The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-11
GRANT IN PARIS.

What He says Generating the LOSSES In III
Wilderness.
A Paris correspondent writes: Strolling
under the arcades Of the Rue de Rivoli
yesterday met Gen. Grant. Walking
leisurely along opposite the historic palace
where from one facade-that Of the Louvre
was rung the knell which was the signal
for the massacre Of st. Bartholomew, and
where from the Other-that Of the Tuiler-
ies-the torch Of the petroleum set flame
to the church whereOn the fair Eugene
slept, could not help thinking this as our
hero approached, vending his way over a
path where the Little Corporal no doubt
often sauntered, how different had been
Grants career from that Of his great pro-
tOtype, the first Napoleon. All variations
Of tradition allowed for, all differences in
temperaments Of the people Of France and
America being taken into account, the fact
still remains that one successful warrior
was the usurper Of the liberties Of the
country which his victories had made glo.
riOus. and the other made his country glo-
rious and prosperous by his victories, took
nothing from the country but the honor OF
double election to tho Presidency, both
times freely offered by an overwhelming
voice, and now asks nothing Of history but
that his mode Of conducting the suppress
sion Of a terrific rebellion shall not be false
ly recorded.
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President looks. His step is light, his eye
Of man in perfect health. What a glow
ing and brilliant complexion he must have
had as boy! Looking ut him, it is easy
to see where his daughter, Mrs. Sartoris,
gathered the blooming damask roses she
wears on her girlish, rounded cheeks.
General, said i, your interview with
the Herald correspondent, and the letter
addressed to the editor OF the Herald by
Gen. Badeau, concerning the assertion
made by tho late Gideon Welles and Gen.
Taylor regarding your campaign In Vir-
ginia, are exciting universal comment
Those assertions, replied Gen. Grant,
are an insult to the living and the dead.
To intimate that /, in any way. at any
time, ever cast the slightest breath Of re-
proach on Mr.. Lincoln is preposterous."
Mr.. Lincoln's Judgment Of your militia
~ ability, General, stands on record be-
fore humanity, and nothing could be more
fattering."
And my sentiments Of respect for Mr..
Lincoln's judgment have been frequently,
constantly expressed. am glad Of this
opportunity to again deny the assertion
made by Gen. Taylor. Mr. Lincoln was
in no way responsible for my campaign in
Virginia. fought Lee according To my
own plans and ideas, according To my best
judgment.
And the final result proved that yours
was pretty good Judgment, General"
Gen. Badeau's letter, said Gen. Grant,
stead OF being one hundred thousand men,
as Gen. Taylor asserts, were not half that
number. Forty thousand viii cover the
whole Of the losses"
Why did not Gen. Badeau mention this.
General?"
Probably because he intends TO give
figures OF the most extreme accuracy In his
forthcoming book. There our exact loss
es and the truthful history OF the whole
Of the Virginia campaign will be given
You read Gen. Badeau's letter before
il was sent for publication. did you nots-
Yes. In fact. he wrote the letter un-
der my dictation. though the wording O;
IL was his.
i think. General I venturcd 70 re-
mark. that the country Is pretty well sat-
isfiei with what you did during the war 90
the rebellion. and I believe II the people a;
large could be consulted there would b. a
sentiment manifest to express the national
gratitude in some tangible shape
4 am entirely satisfied with what the
country has already done for me- replied
Gen. Grant, warmly. Everybody has
trea;ed me with the greatest kindness.
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