New-York tribune., 1885-07-24
THE ZERO or THE WAR.

There arc many lives of Grant and books upon hi,
military carcer-by Badean. COppec. Headley aud
,thers. The briefest estimate Of his militnr,
sohievomcntl is the following from Mr. Roids Ohio
q thc War;:
sueh earesr lnughs at criticism and deaes dcrreca
ton. SuOcesa qHooreds Bet whom fhr pEil0.Op phic
histoan comes 20 anaiyze the fearos OF ogG
He viii find him guilty Of o:rors AMI dlss Nra that
would h3ee 81 ssids any other General in disgrace.
ue vtl fellow nm tsro-sa .tele Of faale caors aud
pose, cor,nins.ed with happy trunps at little coat
lie will marvel at the amazing mental cluipose OF the
d cast down by 30 disaster. eated by no succesS lie
will admire his sroug good sense. M Instructive r.ddns
o @ a' M i sa Viii 1Psn n1 Psf 4s not IN
conception. but sound IN Judgment; not fertile IN erped
ent' bat stoadaS IN execation terrible In detormina
ton tnat was stopped by no question OF cost; soid
70 slaughter or famine or nro. they led 10 his goal
Goud acco"u tor for his being st in o.
aud viii NOT fail 10 observe the comparative poverty
d bis, nse he viii record tho % firm i friendships
that were 40 helpful viii allow for tho nnexamplod
FURNISHED to his call; Will observe how willingness. 10
fight while Others fortfyng rst gave hi powers
how reu9tcncss the ADM uisratoa long preserved
hs from iDterruptIons how came upon broader
sage only when 10 male easier bis tread by tile
failures OF his predecessors and the prestige OF his own
victories and how both combined 70 make him absolute
hut after all these considerations be will fail to mud the
'ertabr secret OF this wonderful success; ana will ut
last be forced TO se II down that Fortumo tho happy
rxpaincr OF mysteries nexpicable-dd from the outset
protraeted failure through clouds and rough weather
ae was still ysteriou,y held ana borne forward
hat at the end he able to rest In hU
-l0na promotion. In peace after many troubles. In
lpnor aitor so olnch oblsquy."
No adequate description can be gwen otthe pop
llarity which Grant had now achieved He was
the hero. not alone of the honr but apparently for
all tir,a. Characteristioav enongh he returned to
Washington without entering Richmond. the city
le had labored for year to take. There nc wit
messed the grand review. ia which tho citizen
army that had gathered for the defence of the
euntry carried its grimed aud .tattered standards
for the last time past their ommander aud all the
of the Government and quietly
spersed TO their homes-a beautiful and impressive
spectacle, the like of which nevsr seen In any
country.l He was In Washington about the time
Lincoln was shot, and IL IL understood that his !
nnrder intended with that of tho President aid
>ecretary Seward. hut Unforeseen eire unstanccs
happily frustrated this brareh Of tho plot. When
N indictment for treason against Lee was found,
rant promptly interposed saying that this was
;ontrary TO the stpustens OF the surrender o.
who laid down their arms were 10 be tnolesteJ 70
Ohg IA they were peacsabla and orderlv, When
resident johnson consulted him regarding the
which excluded from its benuits all officers froIn
,rgadicr general up, arguing that white oil ocors
Who had boon In the regular army and owed thoir
hcrc waa no reason for excluding volunteer who
" his bravery had rison 80 tbs rank Of general,
'et pardonng th9se who bad not had the ability t.
our 10 nSa srsaa saax OF nc
10 was commissioned on July 20. 1854, la August
"a accompanied President Johnson and several f
tho .' as anS e. I. the SSu.
he ecoontTic President Hs rocsivsa st various
ishod TO show thu srautuds which They shsrsd
sith tina rsst OF the pucpis Citizens sf kcw.Yerk
laas IN nnrsa at 4lsaxsns af PllladaE J