, 1881-06-05

| III his capacity for orranizat don md aninistra-
oa as1 fe whsa ae g sn De-
| power of that region would be mado s,,fIicicnt
| not only for its own shfety, but 10 conrributa
| ened East.
| 1t often happens that men do not properly
! rnlue, thor richest gifts uutil tnke9 awny.
| Those Who hnd crroneously and rnfi1at1v cnn
surcd Johnston, convicted Of their error iv the
| rruudeue Of Ills rrynulcU :charatter ininad T.,
asst ne avan s teoe bis oss aas
| manner 1T his death. Nv estimation Of him was
| based on long and intimate ac1uaInta.co; bo-
ginning In our youth. 1t hmf1 urnwn 1s{fh onr
| growth without check or variation. and. when
fbe noer h IN IN me "isa tnat a. ehd @
| Presidency Of the ftonfesfernfe States o
~,1s..<1,,...-,
Az n.,,. ,zoo. o.,.s.ts,..as.::.- '..i>,na..u.
,t ., ;t as military t point and says
! lie tirds no fault with Pcmberton, whom he
| praises as wise anf} natriotfr hnt otfrihi,+es
~ ,;s,et.rt fahap+,,, uu.
tlle o!saste1 " Jo4lilSlollS. .alIcEou 0QStl1acy
| III waiting for reinforcemeuts before moving
forward and IN h;c forc,ntr ,r,on,1,nrinr +oro
~ ,,,nrah T., ~. 49,, w
| verse Ills march Ill the presence OF the enemy
| and to the confusion that existed between the
tzvo commanders frf;n, rtha;r ~ h,,ne ~
| W" -. t,' Ato,t 'ue4A t'oS ootiti' "
seular: ~ ulant at ylcksourg nc says: -.
{ts rnnne x c,,t,ny canai no o1ss ; lria .rGn
suln opposit to Vtcksbu1t, so as to make
praet'eaple passage , lof ne transport R vessels
alpcnnt % vas auto unsunoossfi " anu na wt'otnvet M
credit 1nny be awarded to hts enterprise ppno
can be givan TO US enstneering Ski M rs tne al,
Of heinr swnshed cut t,y the Current Of the rlyer
it was filled up BY its sediment And tho faclt-
ties the enemy @ possessed IN riyof transportadon
| to Mi Uperations where land and nnyaI forces
| could be combined were lost to Grnnt in the in
asro1 aTGn ~ Which ne Was Mklng. ~ Slccsss ~,
failed, as think It should, il surely would bavo
been pronounced an egrcgious blundcr.
GRANT.
| OF Grants Virginia campaign he writes.
IT had. therefore, taken hin, more than n
nnnth ~ rel,ch tha Sorth aIt1a ~ t,,S 1n,nns n
his aaa ne md 81 sposH D
1nunitions Of % War, and supplies to rech % posi-,
tion TO which Mcclellan bud already deulou-
strated there was nm easy and inexpensive route.
-fefed severely, and, though the loss was COM
pur7,t.ycly small to that OF its opponents, 1t
could not be repaired us his might be from tho
larger population aud bis facility for recruiting
in Europe. 70 those who eau Approve the po!lca;
Of attrittot without reference to the number ot
il Gun hardly ee rcgarded 4: Geaeralship Or be
worthy Of imitatI
rms rro1m1 y ,v,r,. IN ,o11Ssroy.
r. as e'... ,-1..,:.,,. ta e,.a IL +bo
IL uppcstts l1uHl pesHH1lhs ~ c4iA " '1o
book that Gen. Johnston anu MIR. DAVIS never
agfeeo oll poilcs a1tet u1o liss ~. p"t1. 49, -
Manasas. oho"lllg w lest'''1oas s.a. 'o.'ll-
Fro7 wat f;o,l tbot l,s tto tho fut,It tbatrrr-
lao .,''.s ., ,, a,,so
its full, he then goes on to show that john
s+,n,s NE ,,;srnrard of s,,ogestio,,s md orders
stons alsree'lfa u suseestlolis *u4u otaols ~,
o,,,tol hin, y ,,,t tina ro,, fadprncv In twain
lie ll says that When Johnston was appointed
see ~ m:.s u,.u'. a.s'a;is" ia s'ns.
"a Tnv eol.s",ns ~efs among ne conuuornuons
presented to Gen: Johnston, at ny ny
Brig -Gen w; T. renuletoa L,,s', Iulet ~ " Vii N
1sG4:
l. 10 tuke the enemy at disadvantage while
cakened u Is belieye By oy, senang ias troops m to
,nush. En- @'''e '''@ @''" >'@0'-
:. 70 break up his plnus by anticipating md
!, 10 to press him in bis present position as to
prevent bis hcuyier massing in Virginia.
1, To defeat him II, butte and gniu great con"
i've i've Territory.
5. 70 preycnt, the waste Of tho army incident
to inactivity. ..-
& 10 jhspirit the troops and tho country by
obgato b1n the neeessty Of failing baok
m heh, n,owed e % u bis plans without
Ge1 5Ssnstou cordially improved Of an ar
n naSo i rs soon ss e
| and supplies, then on the wuy, should reach
him. lie did not approve the proposed advance o.
forcGs @ in Tennessee we're not weaker, put II
anything stronger, thnn Mt Missionary Ridge;
thht defeat beyond tho Iennessee woutu +,
ft,e ms oT bis army, the occupation