The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
GENERAL GRANT IN 1861.

The Opinions Grant Entertained NJ the
Rebellion Before the Actual Conflict.
The 81. Louis Globe Democrat re ,ent-
ly printed the following letter written
by General Grant ~ his father-in-law
in this CITY. pre!accd with the editorial
assertion that this letter has never be-
fore been made public. II is a docu-
men, Of rare value. owing 10 the views
expressed on the rebe Ion. and of es-
pccial interest jus: Eow that all ewes
are turned toward the diving chiefta n:
GALENA, April L. l>cl.-Mr. D. Drnf-pcar
SIR: ! have hut vcry | tie tune To write. hut
n i'm :.c>c exciting times We are very anxious
Ia hSar IRON , on. and know Of no other way
hut bv ~ri, NJ trSt tn YOU. ! must make time
We get bui little news by tsie- raph from -.
LOUIS. but from all other points of the c,untr,
We are hearing eli the time. TIRE times ere in
deed startl ng. hut now il the time. parttcu.
larls I'm the border Slave States. for men To
prove their lovc cI country. l Know Il il bard
for men tn apparently work with the Rrpgb.
iican party. put row all party distinctions
should I've lost SIGHT a., ami every true patriot
bc tor maintain nS the integrity cf the xlors-
Gus old stars and stripes, tue Constitution and
the Union. Tae North IS respond, ng To the
Prcsid.uss call in such a manner that the
rebels may truly quake. j tell you there l. no
msstaa,ng the feelings Of the isoric. The
Government can ca.l into the fe,d rot onl,
.S.0p troops. hut ten t~otventy times .5.jo, II
4; should bc necessary. and md the means of
maintaining them. too. IL u al u mistake
about the Northern poke; being so sensitive
In times Ike the present no people are NOR.
ready TO give Their own time or OF the r
abundant means. No impartial i,aa can con-
Cea, from b mSeit the fact tbst in all
these troubles the Soutacrners have tecu
the asgrc>sors. and the Admin stra;,on
has >.ood purely on the defensive
moro on THO defensive saan sas wuul..
dared tn have done hut foi her consciousness
OF strength ard the certa nv Of right prevail
ing IN the end. Tit news to-day u tina; Nir
gsnia has gone ont q! IN. MOT But Tor the
slave States this rs not much tn he regretted
Her pcSit on. or rather that q: Eastern Viz
GINA. has heseu mcre rc~pr,henSiblcf from the
beginn:uy than that of South Carolina. and
the should be made 10 bear q hca~y portion OF
the burden OF the war for her guilt In all
North docs not want, noe will they want TO
interiors with the institution. but they viii re
fuse for all time tO give u Profession unle>e
the South shall rctus n coon 70 their allegiance
and then. too. this disturbance viii Rtve such
an impetus to the production Of their staple
cotton. ia other parts Of the wcrld that they
can never recover the control OF the market
again for that commodity This VIII reduce
the value or the negroes 80. much that they
viii never viii be worth ayhsinx for ever
Frederick Dent. lr.l He breathes forth.the
most patriotic sentiments. He ID for the old
nag rs long as there 10 q Onion Of two States
fighting under its hannef and when hey dis
solve h viii 20 il alone. This = not his IN
gusse. but II Is the idcA. not 90 well expreeae1
Nil well. and Join ne IN lore % ron an lfoe-
rot 10 mentioa that Fted1 has another hosR
with some nOvelnaue that ] have forg0tte0
YORrs truly Z. 8 GRAn2