The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-27
A CHAPTER Or HISTORY.
Interesting Interview with
General Grant.
The General Answers Taylor
and Welles.
?AYLQR'S NARRATIVE A Pure FICTION.
Lincoln Never Asked Grant for
His Plans.
Nor to Throw Away a Hundred
Thousand Men.
Nor to Do Anything Except to Find
Lincoln Never Asked Grant for
His Plans.
Nor to Throw Away a Hundred
Thousand Men.
Nor to Do Anything Except to Find
Lee and Fight Him.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM GENERAL BADEAU.
General Badeau Tells the Story Of the
Virginia Campaign.
NDHOW GRANT BECAME SECRETARY OF WAR

AND HOW GRANT BECAME SECRETARY OF WAR
PARIS, May Q, 1873
General Grant arrived In this CITY Italy on tho
svssing the TIN Of May. Your correspondent took
occasion bring the Generals attention tho pu BIZ
Richard Taylor, saying In effect that General Grant
had fought his campaign in Virginia against his own
Judgment and in doing so had thrown away the lives
OF o hundred thousand men. Your correspondent
also called tho attention Of the General the article
In tho Atomic Monthly from the pom Of the late
Gideon wsllesin which Mr. wellos srraigned General
Grant, upon the authority Of General Taylor, for
having insutc ed Ltncoln's memory by attempting 70
throw upon Lincoln his fault in the Wilderness
and other campaigns Tho result OF this was an in
torestiug conversation with General Grant, some Of
tho points OF which will rescue from oblivion for
thcir historical value
MR.. wsLLEs AxD GENERAL TAYLOR
$50 far as Mr.. weics is concerned." said the Gen.
eral "he dead, and any resentment might feel
At his extraordinary misstatemonis would now be out
OF place. II isunfortunae for Mr. wolles' fame that
he should spent his years striving 10 be-.
little the very administration in which he held
prominent place. But tho real reason is that
Mr. wciles never republican. He blundered
into Lncoln's Cabinet He remained as quiet as
mouse so long as held high ONCE under the repub-
licans and drew large salary. As IS Mr.. John
son made his.advances toward tho democrats no be-
came loud md earnest superior Of hts admnissra-
tiop From that to the end Of his life Mr. Giles
was in perfect sympathy with tho men who tried to
that ne should belnte and deame those who did their
best TO save the government, men who, whether
they did much or little, did all in their power.
Mr. welIes never sincere In anything in his
life as in his democracy, and nothing that no
ton against myself others for what tried to do
in the would the least surprise vex-
alton. My only sorrow is that gentleman who had
beea secretary OF the Navy during the rebellion
should devote his powers 10 deiame men who did all
they could to suppress the rebellion. l cannot con.
As TO General Taylor's assault ON Mr. Lincoln I am
not surprised General Taylor fought on tho other
SIDE, drew pay the other side ana writes
on tho other side. Taylor, unlike wcllcs, Is
loyal TO his cause, and II he destroy the repu-
tation or Mr.. Lincoln, and those who served Mr.
Lincoln, why, Of course, he has right 10 do so.
That's what the Southern Confedsrncy tried to do for
many years. So far Taylor and are concerned We
are friends and have maintained the best relations
am quite SURE he would not do me any unklndness
a. I would not do him. Taylor Is one or the most
agreeable or mon, who talks we'll and talks great
DEAL and, like Of that KIND, often gets his facts
blended with Notion. mean by that that IL Taylor
said about positive untruth, as he does In this
article Il would be misfortune his part or an in
advertence-not any wiliul error. He would speak In
all seriousness without knowing any better,
rArLoR's NARRATIVE PURE yrcrIox.
"Then,n SAID your correspondent s.this article Is
not altogether trues'
III have no dsubs,' said the General, ssthere are
Some true things in the articles but the part when
refers TO me is wholly false utterly false, withou.
shadow Of foundation. General Taylor says that in
conferences between President Lincoln, Secretary
Stanton and myself, In 1864, tho approaching cam.
paign IN Virginia was discussed No sucn conference
over held. and no such campaign ever DIS
pusscd General Taylor says that I insisted
upon advancing my whole army against Rich
mond By the James River. I never said word 10
che President Secretary Of War, any else In
authority, 70 hox would advance. General Taylor
rsqumsa the intsrposItion Of An army between Lee
ana Warrington. Mr.. Lincoln never said q word re-
sembIsng this, or anything al ali the subject.
General Taylor reports saying that any change
Of route from my swn By the James to another would
soss 100000 mon. This IL puro fiction, ss, In
decd, the whole story Is purc felton, General Tay-
Ior says that the story 10 him we'll authcnti-
Gated and he has doubt OF his correctness There
are only three persons who could authenticate such
. story--Mr. Llncoln. Mr. Stanton and myself Lin.
u q fabrication, and whoever vouchcd Tor IL to Gen.
srsl Taylor voucned for fiction. feel duo to tho
memory Of these great men, apart from any senti-
msnt Of Standardization TO make this denial a. em-
phasie and clear possibIe.n
caAsrs INTERVIEW WITH LINCOLN AND STANTON
This denial OF General Grant led to an interesting
vssums on his part IL remember" no SAID. VERY
wolf my nrst Interview with Stanton You know
did NOS come TO Washington until came 10 relation
10 an order to assume command Of tho armies. had
sscs been snsrs young man, but otherwise 10 was
my nrst trip found Stanton cordial and will-