The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-06

South. N IS M
A correspondent Of the New York
Herald recently had an interview with
General Grant In Pafis on the coiiducs
fthe var between: the States; aud called
attention to publication ia the jSbnth
AmeficGa Reyfe,b from tho pen of General
Richard Taylor, in effect that General
Grant fought the campaign in Virginia
against his own Judgment, and in doing
| 80 had thrown away the lives Of hun.
dyed thousand men. The correspondent
also called Grants attention to an article
in the Atlantic Monthiy written by the
late Gideon Welles, in which Grant is
arraigned, upon the authority of General
Taylor, for having insulted Lincoln's
memory by attempting to throw the
blame for the Wilderness and other cam.
Psigns upon Linco!ns which It s.s!&.ss iL.:s
own fault. The result of this interview
| was an interesting conversation with
General Grant, from which we make the
following extracts:
Mr.. wELLEs AND GENERAL TAYLOR,
i $50 far aB 61r. Wciies is concerned: 8:
said the General, "he is dead, and any
resentment one might feel at his extraof.
dlnary misstatements would now be out
| OF place. 1t is unfortunate for Mr..
Weiles' fame that he should have spent
| his last years in striving TO belittlle the
very administration in which he held q
prominent place. But the real reason Is
that Mr. Welles never was q Republican.
de blundered into Lincoln's Cabinet,
lie remained a5 quiet as u mouse so iunR
| as he held high Office under the Re.
publicans and drew large salary. AS
! soon as Mr.. johnson made his advances
towards the Democrats he became loud
aud earnest supporter of his administers.
ton. From that time to the end of his
life, MIR. Welles was in perfect sympathy
with the men who led to break down
the government, ant. il Is only natural
that he should belittle and defa1ne those
who did their best to save the govern
| ment, men who, whether they did much
or little, did all in their power. Mr..
Welles was never 90 sincere In anything
! in his life as in his Democracy. and
nothing that he has written against nv
self or others for what we tried to do In
the war would cause me the least sur.
prise or vexation. My only Borrow is
that q gentleman who had been Secre-
tary OF the Navy during the rebellion
should devote his powers TO defame men
wbo did all they could to suppress the
rebellion. / cannot conceive o moro
painful and humiliating position. AS to
General Tayior's assault on Mr.. Lincoln.
| am not surprised. General Taylor
fought on the other side, drew pay on
the other side and writes on the other
side. Taylor, unlike Welles, is loyal to
his cause, and # he can destroy the repu.
tation of. NJ. Lincoln, and those who
served Mr. Lincoln, why, of couree. he
has q right to do so. That's what the
Southern Confederacy tried 10 do for
many years. So far as Taylor and I are
concernsd;. we are friends, and have
maintained the best relations. am
quite sure he would not do me any I7Hs-
kindness, as would net do him. Tay-
ior Is one ofthe most agreeable Of men,
who talks well and talks q great deal,
and, like men Of that kind, often gets his
iects blended with fiction. Imean by
That that If Taylor said abont me posi-
tive untruth as he does in this article. it
would he q misfortune on hie part or An
lnauvertence-nota any wiiffui .oTT5T. E5
would speak in all seriousness without
knowing any better"
TAYLoR's NARRATIVE A PURE FICTION.
'"Then. said your corresondent, stthis
article is not altogether true?"
II haze no doubt" said the General
there are some true things in the arti.
Gle but the part which refers to me ia
wholly false, utterly false, without o
shadow of foundation. General TAYLOR
says that in q conference between Pfesi-
dent Lincoln, Secretary Stanton and nv
sells, in 1864, the approaching campaign
in Virginia was discussed. No such con-
ference was ever held, and no such cam
paign was ever discussed. Gen. Tayior
says that insisted upon advancing my
whole, army against Richmond BY the
James River. 1 never said O word to the
President or Secretary of War, or any
one else in authority, as to how. I would
advance. General Taylor reports Mr..
Lincoln as saying that the government
required the interposition of an army be-
tween Lee and Washington. Mr. Lin
coin never said word resembling this,
or anything at all on the subject. GEN.
Taylor reports me rs saying that any
change OF ronte from my own by the
James to another would cost 10O, 600
men. This Is pure fiction, as, indeed,
the whole story Is 9 pure fiction. Gen.
Taylor says that the story comes to him
well authenticated, and he has no doubt
OF his correctness. here arc only three
persons who could authenticate such q.
storylZMr. Lincoln, Mr. Stanton and
myself. Lincoln and Stanton are dead =,
and say the whole story is a fabrica-
ton, and whoever youched for it 10 Gan.
Taylor vouched for q fiction. feel IL
due to the memory of these great men,
apart from any sentiment OF selE-yindica-
ton, to make this denial as emphatic
and clear aQ 0oeaihia ~ 49, % 1900 :
GRANTS INTERVIEW WITH LINCOLN
AND STANTON.
This denial of General Grant led TO an
interesting resume on his part. 81, re-
member" he said, Every we'll my firstiu-
tervieW with Stanton. You ir1,oy I did
not come TO Washington until L came in
relation to an order TO assume command
of the armies. / had once been there as
q young man. but otherwise it was nv
firstitEips found Stanton cordial, and
willing to do anything, SO We suppressed
the rebellion. Nothing could have been
more earnest and hearty than bis treat.
ment OF me. Nov, says he, General.
4 do not want TO know your plans. Teil
me what you need 20 carry them ont.
That is all 1 csge 10 know. And when
yotl go 70 see sMr. Lincoln you will do
we'll 20 observe the came discretion, Mr..
ssss.ei:> ss 50 G = &c. &C l..e,.
ofyour plans than: do, bnt I can under
stand how you might naturally seek The
confidence of,tbe President. Now Mr..
Lincoln is of q gentle and tender nature.
apt TO confde in many people, and what
you tell him about nltlitaru nnnvanents
he may tell 70 the iiext Senator With
whom he has an intimate conversation