New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
GRANT IN PEA CE.
BY GENERAL ADAM BADEAU.
UNCOMFORTABLE OF THE WRIT
ER WITH GENERAL GRANT.
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Copyright 1856.
fcancral Grant did his country quite as indispen-
.ahe and elicIeat service during ths wears i'm
r,cd,ately after the Civil War as in the field. Many
q. those services unknown to the world, or to
ore IN an a very few of the actors or nearest OBJ
,eryers OF the time. propose to tell the story OF
,o,ae of which was personal witness or in regard
70 when can bear peculiar testimony. shall
treat his relations with the prominent persons
The epoch setting forth his opinions of them and
ms feelings toward them. and lift the veil from
events Of Importance TO history, or to the under
standing of Grants character aud influence pro-
nose also TO make known some OF the circumstances
Of MS Presidency end later career which have not
hitherto been disclosed.
Gcneral Grant always knew that conte nplated
Whiting mis- political history. and approved the In
tention He promised me all the assistance ne
could give in its preparation. and refused his
sanction TO Others who proposed a similar 'asN'
Durng his last Illness when il became certain tnat
hsmilitary memoir would be widely read. urgei
him to attempt himself a political volume. and he
consented TO do 80 if world aid him. The chap
ters now offer will include material that wonld
have formed part of such a memoir whether 1t had
been written hv hi nself or had remain 'd my WORK
.upervised and corrected by General Grant. TO
this shall add personal details too delicate to have
been submitted to their subject, to have been
given TO the world during his lifetime.
Nv relations with General Grant began in May.
1868. On the 5th of that month. Immediately
after crossing the Mississippi River IN
the Vicksburg campaign. he applied for me to
be ordered to duty on his staff He had never
seen me at the time, and made the application IN
the recomme dqton Of General J. II. Wilson, his
inspector general. L was then captain
serving on the staff of General T. W. Sherman. in
Bankss campaign against Port Hudson. My orders
did not reach ma till the 9th OF Nav, just as the
assault on Port Hudson was beginning / was
wounded in shat assault, and unable to report TO
General Grant person until the folio wing Febr l.
ary. thus first him Mt Nashville, where he
had established his headquarters after the battle
OF Chattanooga.
Orr relations at once became more than cordal |
was still on crutohes and he gave me a desk in his
own room at head quarters. threy open his entire
official correspondence to me. and delighted fro
the first to tell me all the details Of his battles and
camDaigns The bill creating the grade of euten-
on--renrral was then before Congress- and had
carried messages to him presagng its 80 ccess. He
discussed the subject freely, tOG me he felt no anx-
iety for the promotion. and W Dud take no step to
1t; bnt. If 1t ca me- he woad do ms best to
fulfil the higher duties it i'm 'osed. If otherwise.
he would neither be disappointed nor any
less devoted TO the cause.
On the Sd of March no was ordered 10 Nasnlng-
ton and 90 { 10 IN assumed command of the arm
ies of the United States He al once assigned me
to duty AZ military secretary, with tho rank of
lieutenant-coonel on his staff. ] remained with
him in this caDacity till the end of the war; went
through the Wilderness campaign and tho siege of
Petersburg by his side. aud present at the fall
OF Petersburg and the surrender Of Lee During
the four years, those of the administration OF
Mr. Johnson was his conf i-ntia secretary an l
ad-le-cAmp | opened all his letters. answered
many that were seen by no Othsr man, and neces-
s@rllv knew ms OPINIONS on most subjects closely
and Intimately. Wherever he went at this time |
accompanied him. In his tour through the South
after the close of the in his visit to Canada,
bis Journey over the entlro North. which was one
long triumpaal procesEon; his stay at his little
Galena home; during the stormy days of Recon-
sfructicn and the struggle between Congress and
the Presidents at the time OF the
removal OF stanton; the impeachment OF
johnson, the attempt TO seud General Grant out of
the country in the Presidential campaign of 1865,
down 10 tine preparations for his first adniinistra-
ton | was constantly in his society ald con-
fdence.
Enjoying these opportunities for knowing the
man, and en- gagged at the in writing his mill
tary hstorY. | naturally took to studying his
peculiar characteristics. For long while he was
lust as mnch of an eng to mo as to the rest of
the world The apparent absence Of vanity, of
ambition Of pride in his success of selhShness
was complete and unusual IN man who had
achieved such success, that could not at hrst COM
preheud him. soon. however. grew into a profound
atfec ION for MIN, which enhanced by my adInlra-
tion Tor his &C lievemslts. bscams the paramount
feeling of IN, life. All my object and ambition
were to help build upor illustrate his fame
He appreciated this regard and. / Thought, re-
III hat he ia
play. He allo wed me to say things to him that
few men gay to each other and at last he permitted
me 20 soc beneata the veil that concealed The
III ,sterY from mankind found him man Ike
other Il with feelings as profound rs those Oh
the nOst passionate, bat with a power OF conceal-
ing .le n Almost without exa npe. His reserve,
bo yever was natural IN part well as IN part the
result of intention. At times there was positive
inability to reveal emotion. sort of inartlcuiate
uul~.nOnstrativene's as far Is possible from
stolidity.
lie haI few Affections bat thess were intense;
be did not hate many, bat h. could be inlpiacable
H.. VA, uot what il usually tlsd ambI ItiOus. bat
sft~ ne hal bean iong IN power he was not Insensl
be 70 TN sweets of possession. ana was decdedly
averse 10 reinquIsling whas he had enjoyed lie
was aOt vaIn. b u ne knew his own ON illtes ana,
tlou,h iie had the faculty of receiving aduiaton
with Il creator appearances OF eqnahlmlV
than any human beng l have known.
he was not Indifferent tJ the recognition OF
the world or the praises of his friends. tie VINO
never betriyod Oh that imp 'rturbaoe countenance
thai - rellshet tue paudits OF the multitude has
tod NE often with dellcIous frarkness atterw"rd
OF the conplimentshe ne had r-coIved; he VINO seemed
socareless Of ceusure or crlhcl n-arter SONS III
tie d. tempt ~ a speech of four or live Ines mas
looked around shyly ~ he sat down, and WIS
oercd. Was that all rlghCs" The disclosure Is
no be1rayai of his coniid-nce, now that bis mod
est can 10 longer be pa led. 1t cannot but make
h. calm and stalwart nature soil more interesting
T. know that 1t covered the ordinary sotDnesses Oh
samlnity The living breathing man Is nearer Z"
IL tue nf sfnne nnraal demI-gOd. Ihe