The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-22

the Wing says bothers and corners Us.
Now let the Wing reproduce our whole
article, as we have its whole article. Let
the public see who is e bothered and cor
nered."
TIE SEPTEMBER No. OF SOUTHERN HIS
ToR1csI. SOCIETY PAPERS is one OF interest
and value.
General c. NJ. WILCOX, in his paper on
Gettysburg, brings out some new and
sharply-put points in reference 10 the battle
of the second day, and gives very read
able account of what he saw and heard.
General TRAP1EH's report of the fight of
April I, 1868, in Charleston harbor, is pub
lished for the first time from the original
manuscript, and is an interesting and vau-
able addition to the history Of the heroic
| defence OF the Getty by the Sea-"
The addresses of Major HART and Gov
ernor HAMPTON are eloquent and thrilling
sketches of the career OF HARRIS South Caro-
| lima battery.
General BASIL W. DUKES review OF Colo
mel WILLIAM PRESTON JoHNsToN's life OF
his father, and sketch OF General ALBERT
SIDNEY JOHNSTON, is a most entertaining pa
per, and shows that the gallant caYalryman
yields the pen with the facility with which
he used to handle the sabre. "
In Editorial Paragraphs Dr.. JONES makes
the following reply to GRANTS recent state
ments:
General Grants tahle-talk" has OF late
excited good deal Of attention and COM
ment in the public press. A number OF
northern papers have had severe criticisms
Of statements in reference to different Fed
eral generals, but of these we have nothing
to say; nor do we propose any detailed re-
DIV to his comments on southern generals.
His disparaging remarks about "StoIe-
wall" Jackson, and his opinion that he
would have been badly beaten if Sheridan
or :" any of our great generals" had been
opposcd to him, excite smile and fer
vent wish from an old "foot cavalryman -
that Sheridan, or even Grant himself, had
been in Jackson's front on that memorable
Valley campaign. II is useless to specu-
late on what the result would have been;
but we feel every confidence that & Cavalry
Sheridan would never afterwards have
awakened the poets Tyre, and that the
world would never have had this " table
talk"
His remark, Z" l have had nearly all Of the
southern generals in high command in front
of me, and Johnston gave me more anxiety
than any of the others; was never half so
anxious about Lee" has very naturally
raised the question, "When and where was
General J. E. Johnston ever in Grants
tront?" That great commander, with a
very inadequate force, was in Grants rear
while he was besieging Vicksburg; but
with the heavy Notifications which pro-
tected hun, and in the light OF his statement
in the next paragraph, that he did not know
that &c Johnsten was coming" until he read
General Grants "anXiety."
But the following is, perhaps, the most
remarkable OF all The wild statements Of
this effort to manufacture history:
81 never ranked Lee as high as some
Others OF the army" said the General !;
s that is to say, never had rs much anxiety
when he was in my front as when Joe john
ston was in front. Lee was a good man. q
fair commander, who had everything in his
favor. He was man who needed sunshine.
He was supported by the unanimous voice
OF the South; be was supported by large
party ir the North; he had the support and
sympathy OF the outside world. All this is
OF an immense advantage to Il general. Lee
had this in q remarkable degree. Every
thing he did was right He was treated like
a demieod. Our generals hadi hostile
press, lukewarm friends, and public opln-
ion outside. The cry was IN the air that
the North only Won by brute force; that
the generalship and Valor were with the
South. This has gone into history, with SO
many other illusions that are historical.
Lee was OF a slow, conservative, cautious
nature. without Imagination or humor, al
WAYS the same, with grave dignity. never
could see in his achievements what iuStifes
his reputation. The illusion that nothing
but heavy odds beat him will not stand the
/ ultimate light of history. l know it is not
| true.
"The South and North were more nearly
matched than you would suppose. The
/ The whole population were in the war.
THE 100000 Of negroes were the same as
. soldiers, because they did the work in the
Fields which white men would have to do.
IL believe the South had as many men under
arms as the North. What defeated the
Il southern arms was northern courage and
4 skill, anu this, too, with detraction all
!; around. You cannot imagine how dis
d hearteBing it was at the time, not only to
4 officers but men,
y General Grants opinion OF General Lee
!; lis matter of small moment.
II General Scott pronounced him IS the uery
/ best soldier Iceuer sdao IN the tetd." Gen
:. eral George Meade said that he was shy
.fags the abtest Con- ederate General arhich
The agqr produced "-and the overwhelming
! testimony of the northern press is in the
same direction, while European critics con-
eur In giving Lee place second to none OF
the generals on the other side, not a few OF
them ranking him as the ablest general OF
4 all history.
4 Since such, then, Is. the opinion which the
3 Borld holds OF Robert .. Lee, his friends
4 may we'll afford to pass by in silence the
sneers OF man whom he out-seneralled at
II every point, and whipped wherever he met
i him, until at last, ssby mere attrition," bis
4 thin lines were worn away, and he was
4 compelled to yield to overwhelming num-
i Hers and resources
II Nor would lie seem necessary to notice the
Il 6it-refuted statement that ssthe South had
i us many Haen under arms rs the North. -
VGenerai Grants affirmation is but q bold