The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-01-06
LIGHT ON 4 DARk STORY.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN LINCOLN, STANTON
AND GRANT.
NNH YHk Wcrlh.

New YsEk WEIRD
| 1t il now more commonly believed thA;
Acknowledged trAt tie eampsiSn which
! began with The advance of the Army If ii,
Potomac u oder General GRAFT, MSy 5, let4
| was upsoidIeriike aud upstStssmSthSe
aud resulted only In the squsnderiuS o
costly haman f;ves. Even ste UiGim ale
I success AZ Apponattox has never TtcoucilsG
| the country 10 that awful series OF bsEGle;
! lCst snd hopeless thanking marches thEoueh
WHICH cur army WAS moved from the Rspi-
dsr 70 the James, b. He'd Sy zoe II ont:
nnm bered three to one s1d leaving on its
bloody way as many men As Lee command
ed. Those who have locked ST events with
the purpose of odisg lSeir true meaning.
and rot with the design Of Interpreters
Them to d. pArtiEan theories, Ion Z ago per-
celyec that Ihe transfer. of The Army OF the
Potomac 20 the James wBs 3 confession OF
the part Of General Grant that the overland
campaign was q failure, ard . vindieatiol
OF the sourdness OF General Mcclellan 8
original plans for the capture of tie rebel
capital aud tke overthrow at the rebellion.
When Grant departed from the course of
Mcclellan be me: with disaster when be
pu: himself in McClellaa's footsteps be met
With sueeess- Tue superiority of the for
msr IS ghtiu { soldier has generally bees
conceded, ba, tie superiority of the latter
IN strategy il beginning 70 be acknowledged,
and, 80 Q Consequence, the righteousness Of
Ills QuSyrSt with the ADM 1iserstior which
recalled him from Richmond ard insisted
upon 8 direct advance from Washingtor
These are themes which now have chiefly
historical Interest, but . statement N AIDE il
some "RemiBiscsDces OF the CIyll War"
contributed by General Richard Tayio
oae Of the foremost Of the Confederate com
panders, 10 the current number of the
North AE,erioaa Estieie reviyes them Re if
by the iGcaata'iou Of wizard. 1t puts
them also, ~e org sorry sn say. in q new
sud noss psinfui iiEhe- Every body knew
;has eis6er the Adm lnlstrsTiou or lis chosen
General had bluuIeTsd III ibst unfortunate
campaign OF the Wilderness, bat few have
Supposed that tie responsibility OF eiIuer
NeLr any tnriEer. General Taylor now
ciears the military reputation OF Grant by
n assertion which involves the Admins
.ration in dow shs crime. Ee states that
The overland campaign was adopted IN the
lace OF Grants explicit declaration that il
would Involve the sacrifice OF 100 90 more
nnu an lives. These are his words:
Alter the battle of ChickamauEa in lSe2,
ienera! Grant Sss promoted - the CO nnand
IF the armies Of the C1ited States and called
10 Wasbir gtou. In conference az the War
dice between him; President Lincoln and
Stanton she approaching campaign
n Virginia was discussed. Grrnt said tie I'D |
-dHce on RieAEoH6 Should Be =dde By tke James |
hireT 1t replied tkat the Government Tsosiyed
Retoa, ard ,rosl5 not ooReent at tAat late dap to
lie adoption Of plan tia: ,coald Be f1kea bv the
DEbisc a. q confession Of prerioas error. GRAFT
'tsered Ae Gus ihdifersat 10 roatss bat II the
preferred its caa-so ettea trisd-to
he he suggested, Il psHsf Be prepared for the
additional loss Of loo 0O0 TaeH. Tke rzca srtre
Promised. GraEt accepted Ge corerxreRflI pLaa |
+ caapdiSE and supported 10 tie esd TRe |
ltcre ccRe 10 teeH dEtkeaticGsed dad kare 70
.bt cJ It's correctness.
This ia certainly horrible story. The |
notation of 100 900 men tn avoid q con |
ession OF error on the part of "a Admins |
ration matches anything in the aunais OF |
he most despoic governments OF earth. To |
believe tbs: the long agony which the "a |
ton en6cTed in 1864 vas borne to make |
good the o!uudeTs of civilians involves 80 |
much thAt Is revolving that nothing bet the !
-epntSTol ct the soldier TO voucbes for ,
The tale could Ii axe Us eatertAia it. General !
Il y1oT expressly aad signiucaoily says thai !
!. cane 10 Ltu on good authority. No !
a1LLoT..! ioI such al accusation can De I
So>G which :: less tSss that of oCe of the !
men directly cor earned. President Lincoln !
Gead before Geuersl Taylor came /
North af:<c she var. EdNin Vi. Station
VS. prcoso:E cspa ole Of the strociSas cal /
ca,s::o0 Charged, bu; he - not ll6e,y ever
10 have Esc So opportunity If comm anica
tag Il 70 General Ia! .or. There remains, /
therefore, buI one source from which j.
eoOld have reached GeDerst Taylor. This
consideration Eltl maze ear readers shad- /
der With Us 81 she probability Of its truth