New-York tribune., 1885-07-26
SOLDIER AND CITIZEN.
VARIOUS ANECDOTES OF GENERAL GRANT.
sroRrEs ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE GREAT LEADERS
CHARACTERISTICS.

sroRrrs ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE GREAT LEADH"0
CHARACTERISTICS.
One of Grants historical remarks was maoo
n Belmont during the Fort Donelson campaign "neA
he was told that he was surrounded anu sin'p' "
.vered: Well then. we must cut our way out.
Anoher of the remarks attributed TO him Is saia ~
Asva been made at the battle Of Shiloh. Bneii hAu
arrived on the field and the aspect Of affairs s'ucK m
"A recurring of prudent general provision ior 'o
abilities Of defeat He asked Grant what had oeeh
in this direction aud received this reply: n"' 49,
despaired Of whipping them yot" When Buell. urseo ~.
Min, GIANT no,ned 10 his transports and said: Doht
Won see those boats 7" sYes." was Buelis reply o
NO have more than 10000 troops and these VIII oiS
carry 10000" ~well," returned Gran" A"''' NV
more than intend to retreat with. ,,,.,
Some Of Grants lettcrs have quaint humor "hen
Che yicksbure campaign was at its neisn''no ~
heard Johnston was doing MS pest ae sn.,an
An army TO rcieve the place He wro'e 70 o"o,
ev seem TO put great deal Of faith in the Lord ana
Zoe Johnston. out you must whip johnston d. .i'""'
nfteen miles from here"
Tho Rev. DIR. G. c. McCabe In talking with lh'DoN"
reporter recently gave this contribution 70 'ne wa.
memories connected with the ex-Prrsidents ha'no
sseren weeks ago had an interview sw''n oeno.",
Grant The conversation turned upon the war; askeo
kin the question Did ycu take Leos sword al APio-
sattox + His reply was In the following iahsu"so'
almost to the letter: No. did not Lee can'o "0'o
wearing the magnificent sword which tne S'"'o -
Virginia gave him. evidently expecting that woa "o
preserved in the archives OF the Government. nu' =
S,a no, van, him Tn surreuder It to mo- sat down AZ
oncc and bused myself with writing rhe terms OF sur
,enser When I han fnished them handed 'hem'o
Cenerai I,ee He road them aud remarked' i"'y
certainly arc very generous terms indeca- i'o ~
me that his cavalrymen owned their own horsos "n'
they werc deprived Of them they couid no. Pu' ~ ~
.ros Then gave tho order: Take yonr HORSES n"n'
With you for you'll need them 10 the spring piousnH
This IA the simple story OF tne surrender ton W o "
cr,r,.s own parior Cesar would have had 'hat swou
Sapolcon would have demanded it, Wellington ~oua
po nave been satisfied without-it but u 3. 'ran' WAS
too great to take 1t" .,,...,,,va
Nm, of Puritan patriots far back to England Hart
sor gentleman having access the first page OF tncA
tttlo memorandum book well preserved In its-sheep'
bindings in which such matters arc noted' onco 0op
the following entries:
Nav the 90 l645 Mathew Grant and susanna or,sv war
ma,ied Mathew Grant was then three anu t@".sOo @
ycarcs Of age nonoths and cygn.ene sn.annah
IN the 1901 October "a Of aSe seven
weeks and dayes; borno in the yeAre iooN Ap''
Mondayc -.,
great grandfather
~, a,o,, xbsn the war hrokc out General Grant was
srInclpally noted for saying little Tie one essential
rcouisIto for successful storckcepcr In a western
town. tho gift OF talking he utterly lacked lie desplsed
tho petty quarres about local politics ana scemea W
have no theories Of government to spread oefore MS
eustomers When OF them attempted to engage him
on OF some such matter he is said 10 nave
replied:
Idon't know anything Of iparty politics. and don't
want TO- There is one subject which feel perfectly
at home Talk to me Of that and shall be happy to
hear you" What is that r. Tanning leather
seuator Bon Wade the bluff old Ohioan. duI ng the
wraugle over the War Oaice with President Johnson
sad to newspaper reporter: have often trec to ma
out whether Grant for Congress or Johnson, or what
the devil he is for bat never getanything out OF
him. As quick talk politics Grant Will TAX Horse'
and he can talk horse by the hour"
While the General acting az Secretary OF war In
1867 an editor Southwest poshcd into his once
and insisted ON wormins out interview Grant turned
the subject The editor promptly came lack to II ana
said Gen sra we you for President, and
want to know what say when return home Inc
General said peremptoriy Say nothing, sir; WANT
nothing said"
General Grant recently told the story OF his appoint
ment to West Point to an intimate friend. His account
of it was substantially follows: MY father was
roo writer and something of politician: indeed good
deal of one had become estrangcd from Congress-
man Thomas L. Hamer. after~ard General Hamer' VINO
district Tue cadet who represented inc
district died My father wanted me appointed but was
too highs spirited to approach Mr. Hamcr about the
I'm fact they did not speak to each other But
II seems that Hamcr WAS anxious for a reconciliation,
and when my mother and Mrs. Hamer came together,
they talked 1t over fashion. The result was that
Twas appointed, without anything being said by Mr.
Uamer To father. was small boy for my age, giving
no special promise OF any kind. but Mr. Hamer always
believed in my future, even when thhgs iookeo eas
I'm talk with friend at Long Branch last year Cen
eral Grant sad had to contend General not only
with foes in front. but with combination In the army
were mysterou. and uufsthomabe. II was constantly
aud actively at work against me- The one thing tnat
bsHei" beIiei" 's"'''' IN '' ''' '''' ' 80
In the summer Of 1888 General Grant spent some time
ct Deer Park, Maryland. lady Of Chillicothe OHIO.
Sso IN ronT rom tSs place where General Grant
then lived TO Chicothe in wagon driven by HIM He
icns ns as deat lin Hi siSr ROAD Tue lady little
time. accompanying her father and mother II grew
became alarmed especially as his pilot was 80 youthful m
But the lad kept saying; Now Just trust me ana idr r
with great deal OF interest and said he remembered
well eyeata ride which he SeosS oss G ne
responsibility habit with him.. ,
disease was discovered he the porch OF hts
cottage at Long Branch The friend VINO Wss % WITH WIN
cra VINO was still suffering from the effects Of his
fall the Of the previods Christmas said; ,..
day awaiting the slow recovery q my inury; have
Often thought of poor Garfield as he lay at Eberon
cera, but slow and tedious approach OF DEATH In such
dying it to me man ms Sa Sea all ,ns
and feel utterly poweress and impotent n s iaee
any any honest man, prepared to meet his Maker, would
infinitely prefer the latter"
The Generals words ma 10 only light impression as
the time. quickly remembered when his disease
was developed.
on another day last summer, while the ex-Presldent
was riding Central Park. his csrriags was stopped
few minutes for soms purpose. AS he sat looking
around him, a soldier named Brady, whom he knew oy
eght man who had lost limb at Vlcksburg, out WHO
IL pretty good pedestrian cork leg. came along
He stopped moment " exchange courtesles Win the
General and said:
-ve only got one sound leg General but when hear
ctv 4 wish
fhe Generals face III hted mp he repci pleasantly
picking up cruchss that Brady could see them
eWhy man. I'm better on than YOU I've four legs, you
see." j..
story is told Of General Grants remembrance OF
dent an old army occr applied for an important arsenal
appnintment at Washington. Grant refused naty 10
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