The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-09
GRANT IN WAR AND POLITICS.
In Old Soldier Reminds Him Of Some Incl
dents at Lookout Mountain.
REPUBLICANS DISAGREE.
Divided Opinions in Regard to His
Political Strength.
rCLRLLAS AND THE Ex-PREslDEh7.

4 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN VETERAN SCOUTS TIE
IDEA THAT THERE WAS NO DArTLE WHERE
HE yoUGHT SO BRAvELY.
TO RE RDiroR PHILADELPHIA TINES
Seeing in your paper OF different dates articles In
regard 10 battle OF Lookout Mountain concluded
70 give you what know about t. II General Grant
thinks tnere never sucn battle he Will admit
shore lively skirmsh. And II tho ex-olcer OF
day OF the Coniedorates did not hear the firing ne
certainly was not attentive From the point which
occupied during the engagement had pretty lair
Wow Of the neld. stood upon the right Hank Of our
front In CHATTANOOGA just IN the rear Of Fort Neagy
Immediately III our front tho mouth OF Chatta-
nooga Greek; just upon our right and half way be-
tween us and the rebel batteries on the peak OF Look
on. was our Moccasn Point battery, situated upon
sort OF peuinsuls, so close TO The loot OF Lookout
unlxln batteries the peak could not DO
up on The mountain, ON . slope, was cleared space
u several neids. aud here villain TINS cleared
up oSS to 'c cS it, III. Whit. House. To- the right
Of the White Louise the mountain sloped toward the
Wsnahatchee Valley, and 10 the Lett Of Tue WHITE
House The mountain ped toward Chattanooga Crook
AMI IA " here whsro Tue road starts Tor Tho top Vi
Lookout Tho poak oil Inc mountain was occupied by
rebel artillery, but upon tho slope about tho White
House nothing vas cvor noticed but small bodies OF
infantry On the 24ln day Of November, 1868, there
appeared 70 be more lilo about the Mountain than
ususi and tno Moccasin Point Battery shsilsd the
siupo about Inc White House pretty freely Sharp
Rr,ng OF small arms heard IRON the Wanahatchee
Mas OF tue mountain, aud the nriug seemed to be
bomiuK up lively, The Moccasin Point battery
rave the vicinity o. the hte House sound sh.ug.
Tue rebel batteries Peak also tried their hand
Finally blue line was seen advancing from tho Wana.
hatchee Valley aud come toward mo White House
They numbered perhaps reymont-pernaps more.
Thu Line good considering The ground. line OF
slnoks seemed 10 roll IN front o The men, and
pernaps twe nty yards ia advance and as near the
centre could tell was man carrying the
Stars ana Stripes The Moccasin Point battery quit
hring, noth ng heard but The rattle OF small
arms AN the cneurs the adva nciug column. When
the limo the edge OF the lumber cloud
hung the field, That We could see them no
more. Toward tho latter part of tho day our men
pieces OF artillery TO the mouIu oil Chatta-
nocga Crock shol the road leading " the top Of
Lookoui and when nigh. camo we could still The
nAshes aud hear tho report Ole small arms on INC
wooded slope IN the vieinity oil Eiephau hocx, Justto
told that the eoemy had departed from tho peak
81 Lookout and the Chattanooga Valley, ana we were
asked 70 out Mission Ridge, which We did
good style. DO not know what forces tooE part IN
he fight, bot was TOLD That the leading regiment was
froni Massachusetts What there was oil the battle Of
Lookout Mountain brilliant and spirited as any
sngagement OF me war; ana tho importance Of clear
Ing Lookout Mountain OF tho enemy WAS highly apprc-
GATED by the Army CT The Cumtsriagd which at that
time was nall starved us tho csp,6rs OF THIS point
4 SOLDIER OF The Army oF the CUMBERLAND.
WILLIAMSBURG, Pa, August q, 1873
GRANT AND M'cLELLAN-THE NEW JERSEY Gov
xRxoRs REcENr STATEMENT AND THE HAM
BURG INTERVIEW COMPARED.
From The Newark Journal, August IL
Commenting upon tho remarks attributed TO Grant
by the HxRALD's hamourg correSpondepce, tho ST
Paul Globe alter referring to Grant. Sherman and
Sheridan W having emsde tor themselves an endur-
Ing tame successful trio VI generals OF the
present century," says:--"lt WIS unnecessary that
Grant should sheer ut Rosecrans, HaIiscx, Warren,
Mcclellan and other patriotic commanders.
beiittc their services that no might AID 10 his
own glory aud tnat OF sherman and sheridan"
Right here have com nent 10 make IN the form
or u statement Ut fact, TO VITA mouth or Two ago,
during the discussion raised by General Dick Tay-
ors statement, IN effect. that Grant deliberately
agreed slaughter 100 700 troops so as to carry out
Inc Lincoln stanton plan aud save the then admins
ration humiliation, inc HERALD instructed one
or It's atlacnes 10 proceed to Orange Mountain ana
interview Governor Nee elisn on tho subject Tue
interview vas duly Published. General Mcclellan
was asked whal his views wero OF the Wilderness
pampxign OF Tue report that 100, 900 troops had
Sssa deliberately sacrificed. His reply as gwen by
me HEKALD ipterviewer Enthusiastically as
bows:-
General NccLKLLAs-I much prefer to continue the
Geu.ra Grants Desltion having his lights ana in
general ia command is the ouiy one who, having all the
tor General Grant he ANA have always been on 'hs
Induced ~ erteiss ms military movements
Here, IN this one short paragraph, 30 iull OF
kIishtly dignity, courtesy aud chvalroas considera
ton, our ST. Paul contemporary Is answered. And
here shown the difference In The characters OF the
man IN nsbine ana shadow for eighteen years
has been followed the love anu affection oil the
soldiers and tho man Is followed To Europe with
the ardent and uBqusstioned admiration OF sucn
vouier re- ms &c neraI asa-babe BaDcocK Gen.
erai Landauvl illisms General Rob-the soldiers OF
heir-gravestones Beiknap, General Wnskey Ring
Mcdonald. anu all that gang, Who arc now shouting
Justify, '.sive back old commander" Grant
freely INDUCES Ia sDeors al ''Litte Mac" Little
hac' courteously but nrmly dscnnes to make The
slightest criticism, OF map Who as partial history
Will prove aha less aud got more Tor u thousand
tmos than the man who created the glorious Army VI
The Potonac and whose laufeis as the hero Of never
10 bs forgotten Antictam ircshoned with Time
The snosrs OF Jealousy and inborn selnshnesA
yHK FORMIDABLE GRANT spEcrnE-wILL HE
BE HEAVY LOAD TO CARRY YoR THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY!
From tho ST. Paul Press, August 81
The country honors him for his services the
and appreciates tho distinction reflected upon itself
By The honors OF which he rs the recipient abroad;
but neither OF those dsposes II TO wish repetition OF
The which character zed the closing years Of
his administration. SIX years ago II was anybody to
bsa, Grant. Two years honco almost any decent
sf any party can do IT, His nomination means tho
slsciion the other candidate THIS leads up the
narrower danger that Is involved IN tho Grant
mont IL danger, not TO tho couBtry, Uut to the
party danger Of defeat aud loss Of The OF
Tho people, certain as TO excuse a Itlo over
nou IN seeking 10 forseo and AVOID ~. Though Cen
sra Grant n never again be President OF the Uoited
States he may. through the shrcwd manDuvring aud
patient wrepuiling OF a class OF disrepusaDc poii-
means aud through the general apathy or oIindly
aroused enthusiasm OF careless public, become the
tsndidate OF the republican, parry with he double owl
result OF securing the lasting dscredii OF that party
lnd the election Vt the democratic candidate.
IL should not DO necessary TO argue this point
Everybody knows that was only by dropping
GrAut anu ali tnat the word Implies thai the party
tuccecdod 10 1876 Everybody with Dyes to see and
mind TO reason should see that Grant would be u
heavier load 1850 than IN 1875 IL is oniy ucces-
ssry or profitable 10 discuss the Grant movement,
then, with ylew to warn tue republican party from
sonitting this grave error or from allowing Itself