The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-31
GRANT AND MccoOK

General Grants extremely unconaph-
mentary reference to General McOeok's
conduct at the battle Of Shiloh, and the
Iatter's more vigorous and none the less
uncomplinssntary reference to Grant
are likely 10 make matters interesting.
Already the animals feel that they are
being stirred up, the newspapers
promptly taking sides in the contro-
Versy which has been inaugur&ted by
the paper IN the Century. Among other
editorial references 10 the matter that
have appeared, IS the following from
the Omaha Herald, which wenld indi-
cate that there is something that Grant
has not told, and McCook cannot tell:
General McCook is going to try to
prove shat General Grant has slandered
MS military reputation, and also
that he (Grant) was surprised
at Shiloh by Alexander Sidney
Johnston General McCook had better
accept what is called history (?) after a
consE- racy OF more than twenty years to !
conceal and warp and belle the truth |
about Shiloh Without the documents /
and reports of Don Carries Buell., which /
were DESTROYED In the War Office at /
Washington, rs Il punishment to that |
able and intrepid patriot and soldier,
who is now weighted down with The I
eulogies of General Grant. after an Oh
stinaJe silence of more than twenty
years, the real truth can never be
known. General McCGok might print
till doomsday against Grant, and he /
would print i'll vain. Buell. himself
could not now get hearing before the
country without the reports and docu-
ments that were destroyed by the enc
mics OF justice and decency. who rioted
IN the Department of War at Washing
ton, under the reign of Edx:in NJ. Stan
ton.
There ha. always been a conflict of ,
opinion as to what was done, how it
was done, and who did it at Pittsburg
Landing, and there has ever been an APP
parent effort on the part of some to
cover up something, As if hunders had
been committed which ii were better
should not be told about. Perhaps the
assault upon McCook may lead to the
of some OF the alystery that
has been made to figure III the conduct
of the memorable battle dltmay have
been wise to cover up something ut the
time, but after the lapse of 8wentythree
years the public can safely be'entrusted
with the facts. Indeed, the public is
entitled to the knowledge of all that oc-
CURED in order that it may bestow what
may be too long delayed praise or cen
sure.
Inithis connection ia may be as well
to state in advance, as an act of justice
to Gen McCook. that however just his
cause may be, and however unmerited
Grants criticism may have been, the
former will labor under great diSad-
vantage in fighting against Grant, or
denying anything the last named may
say. The disadvantage is so great that
McCook's showing will have to be most
convincing, In order to carry any
weight 81 a refutation of Grants allie
CATION. However much or little the
American people owe to Grant, they
think they owe him everything: and
while they do not worship him as they
did before the events of the past few
years, he still holds a warmer place in
their affections as a leader and warrior
than that eIsjoyed by any other living
man IL Grant has written truthfully
of Mccook the language of the former
was not too severe; if McCook has iseen
slandered, thoughtful people who love
justice will feel sorry for him. knowing
how difficult il will be for him to make !.
himself believed against the declarl-
tionS af Grant.