The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-06
The Controversy About That Interview
Becoming More Exciting.
FIGHTING THE BATTLES OVER AGAIN.
The Surprise at Shiloh and the Romance
of Lookout Mountain.
STARTLING EVIDENCE OF AGRANT MOVEMENT

THE "UNonaANIzEp" GIANT MovEMENT-AN
AVALANCHE OF LETTERS FAvoRING rHE Re-
ELECTION OF THE Ex-pREsIDENT RECEIVED
BY WESTERN JOURNAL.
From the Cincinnati Times, August
IT. as has been asserted by q newspaper hero whose
Grantphopa Is almost MANIA there Is an organized
movement on loot TO make General Grant a candidate
for the Presidency in 1885, the Times has not taken
any part IT, We do not believe that there Is has
any such movement But 1t has seemed 10 US
mat there has been unorsanized movement In that
lirection among the people OF no small proportions
Carefully watching the field through something ike
thousand newspaper exchanges, II SEQ mod TO II
little flame had. OF sudden started by spontaneous
combustion as 1t we're, and spread nke widare from
edge of The horizon 10 the other Anxious 10 dis
cover whether We were right in our conclusions that
the movement was purely popular one, We published
torial:-
There great deal OF talk about republican party
nominating Grant for the Presidency in 1880 a. present
Gu may EASILY ss s shoaa Se glad
right down now. with pencil and write line.
Our weekly reaches vast number OF readers all
sections oi The country, and VI all shades Of political
bclieL They arc LOO. the maip, class altogether
removed from the influence OF what may be called
machine politics. They do not have their opinions
formed Tor them by political managers they
lwayed by hope of personal profits They are men Of
labor-iurmers, mechanics. country NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Conclusions and whose woes control tho results.
From them wa iancied we should gather u frank
preston OF popular opinion The question issuc
and one that should servo q measure Of opinion
Ihrougnous the country.
published; the issuo containing II has scarcely
reached It's destination, ana yet we in receipt Of
more letters ON Tins subject than wc have room even
~ mention. And this Is tue significant feature
about IT, that in all the letters and postal
rclved upon the subject there have boen but two
only ,wo-whicn were not IN favor OF Grants uomi-
nation. One OF thete from Lamarttne, Pa, and
Eraut. but though. the next Prssident should como
IRON The national party. Iho other was from man
anu publishes q newspaper He sent US = marxod
copy Of one OF his snti-Grant edtoriais II was an
upkiud stab oil Hopley's- heudish revenge.
All the OF Inc letters Tar recevcd-and thero
- u basket fu--are warm tor Grant. A few samples
every republican have talked with Is very much
pleased To hear Grant spoken VI Tor Inc Presidency n
1Sso" +. L. Med, OF Chariestown. lad. wrtes:-
III am for Grant tor President, you bet" U. N. r.,
Van Vert, says:-"Hurrun for Grant Tor many rca-
sons. Push things ior Grant Let us have Grant
Let have peace" From q. G. T., oil Philsdelphia,
lud comes the following :-"rhe subscribers for the
Times place are nearly all Of the opinion that
We could DO no better than elect Grant 10 1850 Tor
President" J. G. l. Of Avon Lake, Ohio, says:-
hStragnt In the line OF duty General Grant Is the
man." ID. o. Of Paris, KY, writes:-''I am III favor
81 GRANTS renom ination, as think nim tue best
Tor the head of tho government" NJ. +. A. Of
Charleston, Ohio, Is "for Grant Tor the Presidency
frs. aud last"
Here letter that tain publish In full,
rs II shows that tho Grant movement does not stop
with head OF the family but involves Tho gentler
lex us " oil as the stronger =
MAssrrKi-D, Ohio, July "a. 1873.
TO THK EDITOR 1IMks:-
you wish 70 hear from your readers aud learn their opin
reader. but husband is and win tor
r4 ss s ~ With ~ 20 If .s ss ali
10 hsn. ii out on this line This country Cannot do
%es to Put down one 81 A%s.e.' greatest sys %.
iaiy. TiLLIE A. l..
John C. s., OF Tiosa, Ind, says:--'l the
army years ana i've months (through the rebel
and nil ug la
ncuL" J. l.. NJ OF Psgah, No., wants ''Grant ny all
means. GIVE US "a man 10 tie TO- Weare SICK OF men
Springs, Kansas, is "lor Grant tooth and toe
nail: moro small men IN big places" l.
n r., Of BarSen Mimi, thinks ~ Is tribute tho
country Graui, ana IL Ia help that Cant owes
tue country" r. T. 5. L., of Lawton, Mich,
tniug that bring together the republican party
shattered by treachery OF tho President whom
elsc.ed" Hero Is Kentucky republican whose letter
We give In iuil:-
PAiSrsvILIE. Ky. July 20. 1873.
glad see in this weeks Times arcguost to hear
ssdese "~ a rs ono nov ho deeply Interested %
tue success OF he reDnoea party ana the safety OF Tue
have. low NJ second choice How olsen In tho last
God Grant was Presiaent. A. II. u.
And here rs an en- thsastc Ilnoisan:-
PHiLLIpsrowS ILL.,, July 20. 1873
MESSIAH OF the Times tsinco 1851 respond
MS 10 GRANT and 1850 have inquired particularly and
all without exception a. repubcans, are enthusiast
fear With him, standard bearer down Com
nunism rebel claims and d'organizsrs. Yours truly,
Here is OHIO VINO speaks from tho hcart:-
DALTON. Ohio July IS, 1878.
would tell what they boush. about Gran. as
io ". fSr y ssn sa 10. a aa v. o
son FORGET 70 hammer Tor Grant In your valuable paper
Another Indiana contributor puts 1t IN this way
MoSIon rosr ogrler Tippss.noe county. Ind.
We dom n
pominate GENERAL Grant President. but do
ino~ tina, his nomination would rejoicing u-
.he fall . vicksburg. BILLY
But this is sufficient show tho driit OF opinion.
The oniy anti-Grant lcttcss received are that from
Hopey and tho one IRON the '-Nntional." or the |
others VIC have published only selection We shaIl
be glad to hear iurtncr our readers on tho same
subject We are taxing no acuve'part IN this move
ment either one way tho other Our purpose 10 |
simply TO Get ut tho sentiment OF the people.
THE BATTLE OF SHILOH FOUGHT OVER AGAIN |
AN OFFICER wac SERVED DURING THE |
vIcKsBURo CAMPAIGN COMES TO THE RESCUE |
OF GRANT AND ATTACKS HIS CRITICS.
FRANKFORT, Ill, August =. 1878
To rHs EDITOR OF rsx CHICAGO TRmUsE:-
WIN you permit offer u few comments
article In tho Tribune OF July 20, headed "Gcncral
Grant on Newspaper CrItcisms" You admit tho |
possibility that General Grant mover uttered the |
language attributed TO him. out critolSe II all tho
same IL Is very probable that no DID not utter the
language; nevertheless. m no never gets further
from tho truth In the statements quoted he viii
deserve to live In history the man VINO never told |
. he. Tho newspapers did not make General Grant |
could not destroy him. What course tho Chicaso
Tribune may have pursued toward General Grant |
during tho I do not know; but 1 remember that
uuring the Presidential campaign OF 1872 Chicago
paper charged ia conseque Of the Generals
having refused permit ono OF It's corrcspou deots 10
sccom pany certain expedition alter he bad boarded
sne boat Ia . surrept,ioos manner the Tribune hsd
never an tbiDg good 10 Grant since shat time.
What reply, II any. the Tribune made to inc charge
90 not know.
II not hostile, IT certainly was not very friendly
that OF shiloh. n0Oded tc cvun-
mi