The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-12
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:. !, u. ns srant nj whom me spoke IN inc
~, fr,endiv words and terms. He ascrlbeu
= hin, the nossession OF the nooiest a.elt-
,,-,.s az American manhoods anu thaS ne
,,ossesscd all The requisites and taients 10.
ibe nrann,za,ion OF armies. AT the pfesens
Ir,sT. when not o few apprehens'Ve seh,,e.
!, on and reckless partisans are chaTg'h. tne
;ii,,s,r;nus ey.President with C9sar'sin,
and witt, desperate ambitions TO overthrow
he government, 1t will be some Satisfaction
"a his mapy friends to recall the high eslr
tna,e In which he was held by the southeIn
chieita;n. In the generous terms aceorueu
70 the IMPOVERISHED South Grant won hoi
himself iraperishable renown. aud they iui.
nish n shining example OF how braVe'y ne
copld FIGHT his country's battles ana OIL ho"
nobly he could sympatbize with ths ' s".
ouished. In no quarter OF tue ''oIlu t a''
there been such Eagnanlmoy az tha' u,.
nlaved by Grant, and OF all tue iaureis WI .aa
hv tho mighty Captain la our in'tlo' Ia'
sfrpvpIe the rrecAest and 7Teshest OF ," :.
all &c his sp,endid conduct to Lee anu ME
'o .I w;sb. - said General Lee. "to do SIM
x>,,ius,;ce 10 General GraEI when say lnh'
IA "a treatr,ant OF ,fle Army of Southern VIZ.
s,,1,ta is witheutsa parallel in the historySSs
Tho civilized world. Wien my poor sea,
dicrs with faufished faces. had neltheTloou |!
nor rairrent, il was thenEhat Genera eIaat
;n,medis. civ Issued the fhumane order c'H.
fo,tv ts,o,,sanfi rations should be furnisEeu
to the 5r,poyershed troops. And tnae was
mot al, of his magnaniEity. l was gFins
directions to one OF my staff officers, Wheh
mak;nr ont The list OF toings to be surien'
dered. 10 include the horses. Az tnae .io.
ment General Grant, who seemed 70 NC
Dayins no attention to what was eoAhS OH
nuiekIS said: ENo, no, General Lee, DOT
horse-uot one-keeptdem all! Your pco.,
nile will need them for the sprins crops! :,
TWAS scene never to De 1orSo,tsu "
watch Lees manner when. Win sp''te VI
chiyairy equal to his Skill and gaslantrS7 he
| told with moistened eyes lhIs anu haans
other instances OF the magnanlml'y no.
bly, displayed by his INDUSTRIOUS rlVal, c,,ou
the conversation turned to General Sher-
man. The southern papers were criticism
very sharply ,Sher,pan's march threnSn
Georgia and the CarolInas, and l asked
General Lee what his views were OF &he
rrent TANKER. lie said. in substance:
1t has been observed that there 1s no
character SO uniformly bright as not to pos
soss some dark stains; but, while we assem-
TO The general truth of this observation, that
charity which hopeth all things should LEAD
lis TO believe that there are no hearts SO
darkly vicious as not to be lllumlned by
some beams of the light OF virtue. Ie
suppose Sherman an exception to this
ruie would be illiberal. The unbounded
license which he allowed his soldiers
in the States of Georgia and the CarolnaS
has greatly aggravated the horrors OF war
As slratcgiSt and commander OF men Shcr'
man has displayed the highest order OF mill
tary genius. throughout his recent cam
paign, when he had TO pass through an un
known country, cross rivers, support ms
troops. &c, he certainly exhibited single
ness of purpose, fertility OF resource
which wins him high place among the
famous soldiers OF history. He seems to be
cool without aHatby. cautious without beng
dllatory, patient without being dlsplrted.
personally brave but never rash. Judged
bv Napolcon's test, 'Wh0 did all that?' hi
is in nv opinion among the most successful
of the Federal officers who have played 4
prominent part in the history OF the war;
In the course Of the conversation he spoke
Of Sheridan as most brilliant and magnetic
commander. asked him who was The
greatest Of the Federal Generals.
Indeed, sir, / have no hesitation in say
ing General Grant. Both as 4 gentleman
and an organizer OF victorious war Genera
Grant hath eXcellcd all your most noted sol
dicrs. He has exhibited more true courage,
more real greatness of mind, more consum.
mate prudence from the outset, and more
heroic bravery than any one on your side.'
WHY THE c0NFEDERACY PROVED A FAILURE
To the question, "What was the cause o.
81 l., ,, hn
smihngly said:
81 am not very good eXtemporaneous
speaker, nor am q very good cXtempora
neous anSwerer OF questions. The mos
conspicuous reason was the superiority il
men and IN resources Of the North. TIKI
United States had all the adyantages-a lane
of boundicss wealth, cities secure from thu
horrors Of civil war, and constant stream
OF emigrants to ill up the depleted ranks o.
your armies. The numbers against us wer.
enormous. The population OF the Soutl
was never more than seven millions. Witt
i've TO one against them the Soutbcrner
performed mighty work, and made 81
gantic step toward their independence.
| "Anofher cause lay IN the vanity OF many
| Of our pceple. The first battles OF the Wa
| being favorable to us, the South WAS Wllt
with confidence. and the whole country was
thrown into Il fermcnt OF excitement. Il
was doubtful, indeed, whether one in
thousand Of our people supposed for q mo
ment that there was any doubt OF an imme
diate and successful termination Of tht
struggle. The public meetings were it
every case too enthusiastic. The people
were carried away by accamation. The
cheering proved TO be our folly. This eX.
cess Of confidence lost lis New Orleans and
MANY other cities.
| "a mueh more serious difficulty arose
| from the mistaken view Of the southern
cause by the philanthropists Of the Old
World. They were led to believe that we
were fighting for the perpetuity Of slavery,
and that the establishment Of the Confede.
racY would he the re0pening Of the African
slave trade This opinion shook the faith
Of great ana good men in the humanity and
Righteousness Of the South. The conscript
| law was another effective check to our sue
cess. Instead .1f being benefit it was Il
cursc-a badge OF disgrace. The rich were
favored; falsehood and assimilation were
| its natural results. suspicion and mStrust
l,srOSe where confidence and Teliance should
have happily prevailed. The attitude pre-
served by Mr.. Dsyis and other leaders in
opposition 10 the arminS OF tie negroes, !,
policy which l always believed to be eXpe-
dieat, proved most disastrous. The wide
spread poverty OF the country accompa-
MED by the just conviction that oil further
efforts were hopeiess-theSe and OTHER forces
worked to one fiual result, the failure OF the
CaAfederacy."
HIS ESTlsfATE OF WEBSTER, CLAY, &t.o CAL
HOEE.
The conversation now took another eirec-
ton. The Confederate ieader referred de-