Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-14
ANOTHER HISTORIC sQUABBLE.
Did HaIeck's Envy of Grant Once
Prompt Him to Betray His Couu-
try.

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From the Net0 York Woyld.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.-Gen. Lew Wal
lace uses the following startling lau-
guage in an interview in the Commercial
Gazette to-day: ''Geu. Grant, in his re-
port of 1865, says emphaticaly that the
Battle Of Monocacy did save Washington.
have no hesitancy in saving that it
saved the capitol contrary 20 the wishe.
Of Haileck. / am convinced hat at that
tune, ouj Of jealousy Of Grant Haleca
was willing TO betray the country ana
permit Washington TO be captured.
knowing tnat such thing would destroy
Grant"
He then continued:
Until Grant VAS called East Halleck
had been COmmander-ln-Ch icf. He was
then let down with the title Of Chief OF
I staff, but NOBODY has been able to discoy-
er oil whose staff be Was chief OF. TWAS
/ this that made him envi0us Of Grant. In
/ June, 1864. when Early made his move
/ ment on W ashingtOn, the first Information
| OF it was when he appeared before Mar
! tinsburg and drove Sizel out. Sigel tele-
! graphed 10 Halleck that Early, with 30,
/ 900 men, was in bis front, aud was benz on
| going either TO Washington or Baltimore.
| Halleck refused TO believe the report and
- F.
party. He also failed to notify Grant OF
! what Sigel mad reported. aigel telegraphed
| the same 90 me at Baltimore. ! thought
would satify myself, but knew il went
Ia the day time Halleok would hear OF it
and remove me. So ! went out 10 Memo
cacy, the limits Of my department, in the
/ night. | soon became satisfied That the
enemy was moving ia force, but just
/ wuat bis objective point was could not be
/ SO readily determined.
II Immediately began concentrating my
small force at the crossing Of the Mono
/ cacy. near Frederick. The road TO Baiti-
more and the road 10 Washington cross
! the river on bridges about TWO miles
/ apart. 1t was an excellent place for de-
/ Tense, and by the morning o. Judy 9 had
/ $500 men posted. A great part Of
! my men were only 100 day men and had
never been under fire. The CJnfederates
| began the attack early IN the morning
/ with about 10000 men, with several tuOu-
sand more at Frederick. Inc battle last
ed until ia the afternoon, when ! with
! drew without the loss Of a gun or flag.
! The enemy Was 50 much discouraged Dy
| tue stubborn resistance That they did hot
cross the river unIl noon the next day.
! Thus they We're delayed Lhisty-six hours.
l had succeeded IL making Early show ms
torce and demonstrate MIS- real objective
! point.
II Immediately telegrapbed to Graot
the result Of the matter. lie did not dis
| believe my report, as Laileck pretended
To TO oigc's, but al once dispatched by
| transports an army corps TO w Washington
ana iJ arrived just ia tlme, as Eariy was
/ shirmishing at tue Outwol ks when the re-
/ Inducements dIsemDaTked. just there
/ was where Grant showed mis- wonderful
/ genius. Other commanders IN attempt
ing % take Richmond bad always left be-
! hind large army TO defend 81 asBingt0n.
| Grant was determined % utilize mis- forces
! and he kept a fleet OF transports 40 CITY
| Point under steam. by winch to send men
| back 70 defend Washington, but in 1864
he would have been TOO late if had not
telegraphed 10 ham instead OF TO Haneck.
For winning that battle llaleck removed
me from command, but Grant autographed
On order restoring me and inviting rae 10
spend a week Or Two wild him 40 CITY
Point. IL WAS the first accommodation We
mad mad for Two years"