New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-22

structons As the details OF the anaI o' 1,'
better known. the chaGrin Of the "eheIa III - il'i
increased; and the vigorous REMARKS VI H'i'''''l.
Porter W no vented his feelings ID an ono'ai ''I'
Of which the Secretary of the Navy sent copy ~
Grant. were probably no stronger u'an INV ~ ,
Citations uttered at headquarters AT Ol'y ''' nv
aeet remained at Fort Fisher while preparations
$50 ,,ado ~ renew the attack under better au-
spces. General Terry was the man selected 10 l'ad
the troops: =
Butlcr received no intmation Of the, renewal Of
the expedition. Grant simply tc@grayhed MN ohi
the md of January: Pleas" Schu MHJ"! 49,
Terry 10 City Point TO see ne thiS m"Ihh5' W.
cannot 90 nm, self lac said 10 the Secretary "l 3r
So long a. Butler wolld hc LETT ~ c"inin1huri
Grant VA, always slow 10 anger, ana 81 Wa no, 'll
tLr accumulated testimony of IA, al and military
officers convinced him That the ill"r, WI 80
solcl, to Hntl.r'- military incapaItv that hc t""k
decided measures. He often seemed - h' wiz"
gradually ND 10 an important I"lut. hH' "h'l "'''
this was reached. lac never Ircri'n' =, ...,.,I
ON the ItL of January, hr asked I'r tl, 49,
~ Iutlrr. " aiu constrained t0 request li' IT.,
moval of MaorGcncral Butler IRON VIZ i,
of the department of Virginia IN" r".lu .,i...r
| do thi, with reluctance, hGt the -""' ~ 'un,fr
yrc rruuirrs it, In my absence brirt.E DUN
necessarily commands. and there Is " ih pi '"i,
lcu.,. felt in hi, military ah.tN. ma >iH MN m
unsafe commander for "a lIrsr army. IL "Ni''l'',
tr,tion of the affairs of his department l. al," 90"
irrtiouahlc" stanton had iuNt left The tpi' % ON y
visit TO Sherman at savannah, and 'I'' '.tV' 81.
first received no answer: bat Grant was now t'if
much in earnest. and on th" 'tl h' l'I'I ai',c"
rect to tine Pre- sidrnt: wrote h''cr 10 Ina,
iary of War. which WAS mailed \'S''I"''' 49,
tn lave General Batter removed ron '".n'H'i'u
Learning that the Secretary left Washington w.,
trrlay. telegraph yon a.An3 ina, pI' 'li"
,i,c n~yt day' and on the 9TH OF January hnl m
vas relieved. lie never received ahWI'I '""'''''N
Ma;or-ticncrll =. q. G. Ord succeeded NM
In November. 1SGi. Grant visited Wa-An-t'n
and sncrt y dav with the President and the >ccl'-
tary of War:
1, tbi. time he recommended tho muster ont ~
81 rbt uainr-rcuer~ and thIrt t-tlIrc hTittdtI~' l"
n,k,. room for o;fr,r> who hai non pI"l.'..u ~" ~.
the hcld. Many OF these h' sam " 49, ,''.,r
advisable to notify, So a. II CIV" 'l'"l 81" "F'
tu,,itv nf re~icnng if thcy eject ~ 10 81" Ih
. with regard To all IN" general officers n"'n'u M
I'm. list am satisfied IN" GOO" 81 the >rTN ~ WI"
H.. .,,i,, urrd hy their withdrawal S"lur "i lIl'H
,,.ro his own warm personal friends, aad nr 'It,'-
dent reminded INN If tins. Hrmt rpii'u '''' I'l
knew il well. hut they were not E'"'' XVIII ''''' W
tie name, remained.
Cr,ut had q profound respect for Nr Lincoln
boln Ne. regarded ass 10y far the ti'~t "i '"'
Presidents since Washington. lir had I'-h APP
pr.,ia,:on also OF Secretary Stanton. with "h.ih ,
relations were entirely agreeable although h' d'
,, a. .,vS ,pprovc of >iauton~ har~l n's~ and was
INDIGNANT at A'> treatment Of Sherman NH'"- 'N
.,r .,.loI.i.n5t.s there were several t'''N'''''H
ia whom lr. took pride and delight. Humphreys
WHO l.,l thc second Corps go TIE Ali"h''''"' '""
,.,i..-, va. 4 man after Grants own h'ait " "A'
attacked without ORDERS and '".tl"ni lear 'I ills
h,rtS'" OF th, corps commanders 80 th' W l.h.r-
,... ,..,.ur,t,p. S.d.,ick va, On" o0" ln """W
Cr.,rt ma. r. most .,it.. ruc". liis "dni'' '''
r..,i-l ,,r sherman eyer, ho'y Knows. l.rtr "t@
,,t ,rI, "a r.r>..l firud-h'p tt7''n i'r U.s."
mon l-. their military i-'i.c.- '."-r> c".''' 'd
,..t g.n.rl Hl'-tu points out >'N'ru r"'' ~ ''-
.,,,..> iu vf.,A tl.. formed 49,. sled. .u.' 'h'
.,,... ,..... vitA,t ,npuI.c .i,h Others iuf'u.
,io.~. When G.iut crHImludcd in r.r-'H at ih"