Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-05-01
GENERAL GRANTS VIEWS in 1861.
The Opinions Grant Entertained of tn,
RebeIllon Before the Actual Conflict.

The Opinions Grant Entertained of the
Rebellion Before the Actual Conflict.
The st, Louis Globe-Democrat recent
ly printed the following letter written
by General Grant to his father-in-law
in this city, prefaced with the editorial
assertion that this letter has never be-
fore been made public. 1t is docu-
mentof rare value, owing to the views
expressed on the rebellion, and of es-
pecial interest just now that all eyes
are turned toward the dying chiefta n:
GALENA, April ~, lsGl.-.M- r. Dent-Dear
SIR: have but very little time to write: but
us in tlnse exciting times we are very anxious
70 hear from you, and know of no other way
We get but little news by telegraph from st.
Louis. hutfrom all other points Of the country
we are hearing al the time The times are in
deed startling but now Is the tIy-n partcu-
larlE,in the border. Slave States. for men TO
prove their love of country. know 1t is hard
for men to apparently work with the Repub-
lcan party, but now all party distinctions
Should be lost sight OF, and every true patriot
ne Tor maintain ng the integrity of the glori-
GUS old stars and stripes, the Constitution and
the Union The North is responding to the
Presidents call in such n manner that the
rebels may truly quake. tell you there Is no
mlstaking the feelings Linz Of the people The
I5010 troops, but ten to twenty times I5,00J 4
II should be necessary, and find the means of
maintaining them, too. II Is all II mistake
about t-ie Northern pocket being so sensitive.
In times ike the present no people are more
ready TO give theIrtown time or of tlier
ceal from himself the fact that in lal
these troubles the iSoutherneIs have been
tho aggressors, and the Admin stration
has stood purely on the defensive
dared TO have done but for her consciousness
of strength and the certain1y Of right prevail
ing in the end. The news to-day IL that Vir-
ginia has gone out of the Union. But for the
iniiuencc she Will have on the other border
slave states this is not much TO be regretted.
Her position. or rather that of Eastern Vir-
ginia, has been more reprehensible from tho
beginning than that of South Carolina, and
the sho,lld be inade to bear n heavy portion of
the burden OF the war Tor her quit. In all
this can but sec the doom of slavery. The
North does not want, nor VIII thcy want to
fuse for all time to give II protection unless
the South shall rctuI soon to their allegiance;
and then. too. this disturbance Will give such
an impetus TO tho production of their staple,
cotton, In other parts OF the world that they
can never recover the control of the market
ag,lin for that commodity This viii reduce
the value OF the negroes so much that they
VIII never will be worth fighting for ever
| again. have Just received n letterfrom Fred
| Frederick Dent, Jr). He breathes forth the
| most patriotic sentiments He is for tho old
| nng as long hS there Is Il Union of two States
lighting under its banner, and when they dis
| solve he Will 20 II alone. This is not his Ian
gpage, but II rs the idea, not so well expressed
| as he expresses H. julia and the children arc
| all well, and Join me in love TO you all. | for,
| with some novel name that have forgotten
1 Yours truly, II, S, GRANT.