Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, February 10, 1866, Image 4
The English Press on Gen- Grant's Report
: G?ncral Grant's report of hia military oper
ation? is attracting a largo sharo of attention
abroad. The English journals comiueut on it
very favorably, and make the Lieutenant
General tho subject of many high compli-.
ments. The London " Times " says : What
renders this report, too, the more remarkable,
is that it explains a new, and as the event
proved, a successful system of tactics devised
for tho occasion. This system was that of
nvailiug himself of his great superiority of
numbers, attacking a variety of points nt once,
nnd preventing the concentration of the South
ern troops. Says tho " Times
Man for manche Southerners wore thc best
troops, partly, perhaps, from natural aptitudes,
but mainly, no doubt, from the great military
ability of their commanders. On a fair field,
and in any one battle, the Federals could not
pretend to reckon confidently, on wiunirig;
but there was one thing on which they could
reckon, and that was on killing a certain num
ber of Confederates. Of course they must
suffer equal or even greater losses themselves,
but that they could well afford. If every bat
tle cost the South a certain proportiou of ineu,
n given number of battles must destroy the
Southern power, even if no battle was a deci
sive victory. So Grant determined not only
to fight, but to fight on without stint or stay)
como what might. Hard knocks and inces
sant blows constituted his strategy and tactics.
If he were to fare os McClellan and Hooker
had fared, ha would not do ns McClellan and
Hooker had done. Ile opened the new cam- .
paign resolved to go on fighting whether he
won or lost, and, as he himself says, " to ham
mer continuously against the armed foree of
the enemy and his resources until by mere at
trition, if no other way, .there should be
nothing left to him but submission." The
literal execution of this policy is expressed in
every linc of the report. While recounting
the events of the Virginia campaign the Cen
ara!, represen ts one engagement as virtually a
failure in these words : " It was the only
general attack made from the llapidan to thc
James which did not inflict upon thc en-,my
losses to compensate for om own losses. I
would not be understood xas saying that all
previous attacks resulted in victories to our
arms, or accomplish as much as I had hoped
from them; but they inflicted upon thc ene
my severe losses, which tended in the end to
tho ovorthrow of tho rebellion." How much
these tactics cost the North we need not say. *
As far as plans can be justified fc>y events,
that justification belongs certainly to Grant.
His system was successful where every other
system had failed. His campaign brought
the war to an end, whereas every former cam
paign lind left the contest pretty nearly as it
'Mood before. It must, be understood, tort,
that wherever military science appears more
conspicuous than brute force, that merit is
Orant's also. The scheme of Sherman's cam
paign was dictated by Grant, as were others
less important and less fortunate. The grand
principle of the whole system was co-operation.
Besides thc two great armies of the East and
West, which, on this occasion, were to pull
together, Grant set a half dozen rfher annies
in motion, to distract, occupy and punish the
-enemy at all points together. * * *
That result is undoubtedly due to the " mili
tary arithmetic" of General Grant. ." Hois
not thc first conqueror who has adopted the
principle, though ho war. tho first to apply it.
to the resources of a whole people instead of
thc divisions of a single army. He is entitled,
therefore, to tfie credit which complete success
confers; and, indeed, terrible though thc cost
* was, it may well he questionnd whetheran in
definite prolongation of tho war would not have
cost both parties still more.
The Liverpool " Post " s iys :
General Grant's report is about to become
as famous as Caesar's Commentaries. It is
infinitely more important, for in the recent
fdv/il war in America Greek met Greek, and
Grant encountered a moro formidable foe than
Caesar. At first the report escaped attention.
It came in a bundle of official documents, all
figure* and few arguments ; but when tits
?tory of tho campaign of 1864 was looked into,
matter was found in it calculated to interest
thc wdrld at present and for all future time.
General Grant -neither writes nor thinks
like an ordinary soldier-ho is a philosopher,
an historian, a profound statesman, and he
?inks self in his narrative, but never fails to
. praise others with a pal pablo conciousness
which bespeaks the utmost sincerity, in per
fect keeping with personal admiration and
friendship.
Tho warhad endured three years when he
Was called to the command of the army. Tho
oall made him tho savior of his country. Un
obtrusive and humble-minded, though full of
profound thoughts, his merits discovered them
selves" when thc opportunity presented itself.
He was tho man for tho time nnd*place, and
he was the only fully qualified ono. Events
approved of Lincoln's selection, for, when
. McClellan proved an abortion, Grant alone
properly satisfied judgment. * * *
G-enerAl Grant's report will.forever occupy the
h., '.\. .
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attention of soldiers, statesmen and nations.
The London Daily f* News " speaks of Gen
oral Grant in the same complimentary terms,
while of Generals Butler aud Banks its lan
guage is contemptuous. It says :
, But able as thc plan sketched out by Gen
eral Grant was, and based as it was upon es
tablished military principles, its execution
would have been impossible if those who acted
under the Commander-in-Chief had been dif
ferent men. In a field of war so extensive os
that of the United States, it is simply impos
sible to give detailed instructions to each of
his subordinates. And so it was with General
Grant. When he is explaining his views to
such men as Butler and Banks he certainly
descends into details, because it is obvious ho
had no confidence in their military capacity.
Butin dealing with Sherman, Meade or Sher
idan, he contents himself with tho most gen
eral instructions.
THE, authorities of a town in Switzerland
recently pardoned a murderer on condition
that he would emigrate to the United States.
The lawlessness now so prevalent in all parts
of the country ruy have probably suggested
this as an appropriate Botany Bay for the Eu
ropean criminals. .
NEW YORK, January 23.-Thc Columbian
Marino Insurance Company have announced
thc winding up of their business. The liabil
ities of thc Company amount to $6,000,000.
They state that $1,000,000 was lost by thc
Shenandoah. Thc Directors report sufiieieut
assets to meet the liabilities.
GOD'S GREETINGS.-God greets many a
one who never.observes, and many more who
never thank him for it. When, for instance,
his sun wakes thee to thc enjoyment of another
day of life and health, it is as if he said to
thee, ".Good morning 1" and when, at even
tide, thine eye closes in peaceful slumber, it is
because God hath 'bid theo " G sod night,"
and when thou sittest down to a well-spread
board with a good appetite, it is God's gift
for thy good.
When, again, thou art enabled timely to
discover some threatened danger, what is, it
but God saying to thee : " Take heed my
child, and turn back before it is too late."
When, on some carly summer morning, thou
walkest about amid the blossoming flowers
and thc singing birds, and thy heart feels light
and joyful, is not God saying to thee : ". Wel
come to thy pata fee garden ?"
And when, all of a sudden perhaps, with
out thou knowing how or why, the heart is
moved to good thoughts, and thou beginnest
to feel sorrow for having done wrong, and a
desire to do bolter, is not thy Heavenly Fath
er saying to thee : u Oh, grieve .not my Holy
Spirit which now sits within thee/"
[/.Vom (he German.
A WORD TO BOYS.-A writer in an educa
tional journal, tho title of which we have un
fortunately lost, has thc following pertinent
and truthful remarks :
Boys listen ! The fir.3t thing you want to
learn is to develop .what force there is in you,
is self-reliance that is as regards your rela
tion to man. If I were going to give a formu
la for developing the most forcible, set of men
I should say turn them upon. their own re
sources with their minds well stored with
moral and religious truth when they are boys
and teach them to depend on selr, and not
on father." If a boy is .thrown on his own
resources at fifteen, with the world all before
him where to choose, and he fights tho hattie
of life single-handed up to manhood, and dou't
develop an average share of executive ability,
then there is no stuff in him worth talking
about. Ile may leam to " plow, and sow,
and reap and mow," but this can all be dime
with machines and horses, and a man wants
lobe something better than either of these.
Wipe out of ypur vocabulary such a word as
/ail, give up wishing for improbable, results,
put your hand to tho plow, or whatever tool
you take, to, and then drive on and never look
back. Don't ever sight your person to see if
it is straight ; "don't be consistent, but sim
ply true." If you go " to sec a reed shaken
by the wind," it, is pretty likely you will nev
er sec anything of more consequence.
THE TELEGRAM SUPERSEDED.-A report
of a most remarkable discovery comes to us
from Italy. An Italian savant is said to have
discovered a process by which sounds may bc
transmitted by an electrical process any dis
tance, so that two porsons--one in Rome and
the other in Purls-may converse together,
recognizing thc pound of each other's voice. '
THE POOR NEGRO.-A joint resolution has
pissed tho Indiana Legislature, requiring tho
Governor, or his substitute, to enforce tho
thirteenth article of the Constitution, prohib
iting the immigration of negroes into that
Stajo, and authorizing him to call upon the
fr?ihtia for th o''purpose, and holding him to
fines, penalties and imprisonments if ho docs
not enforce the law. Poor Sambo fares but
illy among his pretended friends.
Birx ARP IN -We loaVo from tho
Rom? (Ga.) u Courier," that hut vrcok a box
li f.Li'*?.'^*"vr.'.,i,*'.i''yL1!.11gg ". y"..'.""*'."."j1 'i*!1 ?ffffffge!
wns received by express at that place, directed
<c> Bill Arp, from Ilia admirers in St Louis,
Mo." Tho box contained qiiito a largo and
rioh assortment of dry goods aud groceries,
for family use, and luxuries.
" Wno goes there Vr, said a sentry ou the
Rapidan " A friend." " Then stand where
you arc, for by tho powers y'er the first I've
seen in this murtherin country/*
. "VyoMKN aro .indispensable to tho domestic
sphere of life, particularly in sickness. What
would have become of Adam, if he had been
taken sick before Eve camel' Who would
have made his gruel or beef tea, or boutid his
head up in a wet towel !
PENDLETON
MALE ACADEMY.
'"PUIS ACADEMY will opon again February 6,
1 18(50. Thc Rates of Tuition, computed in spe
cie, will bo $7.50. $12.60 aiid $15 per session of
twenty-one weeks.
BOARD..can be bad in good families at a rea
sonable price.
W.NJ. LIGON, Principa;.
Jun 25, 1880 10 4
PENDLETON
FEMALE ACADEMY.
rpHlH?XERCISES of this School were resumed
1 on Monday, January 15, 1800.
MISS H. Ii. DICKINSON, Principal, has charge
of the English Department.
1U3V. A. II. CORNISH of the Latin. '
JP?$f Music Teacher to bc supplied.
Mus. RACIIKI. DICKINSON, so well knowiv, has
charge of the BOARDING, and will give her kind
attention to all Pupils from a'distance.
ROYS, not Over ten, will also be received.
S. L. DICKINSON, Principal.
Jan 20, 1800 19 tf
STATE TAX COLLECTORS '
4 ND COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE PUBLIC
t\ SECURITIES, are hereby notified that the
Act of December, 1805,. "To raise supplies," &0.,
(Sec 8,) requires "Tho Treasurer to came-thc
official bonds of thc several Tax Collectors of this
State tobe examined hythe Commissioners ap
pointed in their respectivo Tax Districts to approve
public securities, and if the said bonds ure found
to bc sufficient and satisfactory, they shall're afiirm
their original approval thereof; but if found i ii -
sufficient and unsatisfactory, they shall require the
same to bo re-oxecuted and renewed with good and
sufficient, securities." The PostOl?c? and Address
of each Tax Collector, and of each Chairman of
thc Hoard of Commissioners, must, be furnished to
me without delay, so that information as to the
penalty of each bond and tho names of thc sure
ties thereto may be forwarded. If Commissioners
should adjudge any bo*id tobe insufficient and un
satisfactory, they will immediately give notice
thereof to the Treasurer or Comptroller-General.
WM. HOOD, State Treasurer.
' STATE TRKASUJUJ OKKICK, Columbia, January
22, 1800.
CO M PTROLLE IU?E??R AL'S ?PFIOE.
'PAX COLLECTORS uro hereby volilied thattln'ir
1 bonds must be approved by the Commissioners
to approve public securities, in accordance with
thc-foregoing notice of tho Treasurer, before the
FIRST Ol' APRI I, NEXT, otherwise they will not
bo authorized to proceed to collect payments of
taxes after making their ossessmeUts.
J A M FS A. BLACK,
Jan. 23. 1800 20 -2. Comptroller-General.
?v,Y>"*All papers in tire State give one weekly in
sert ion for two consecutive weeks.
WILL BE SOLD to the highest bidder, at tho
?V lato residence of Alvan Jenkins, deceased,
on Saturday the Kitti day of February next, his
PERSONAL. ESTATE,
consisting of
O?I? HORSE;
COWHAND CALF;
CORN;"*
FARMING IMPLEMENTS;
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FUR
NITUR li, and other articles.. .
TEEMS-So much in cash ito Will pay coats ;
balance on a credit of twelve months ; secured by
note, with interest and approved security.
t&jF The Land will bo rented on the same day.
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Q.B.r.p.,
; January 20, 1805 _ln_ Ad mV.
THU]
WALHALLA HOTEL,
D. BIEMANN, Propriotor.
fpME Proprietor respectfully informs his friends,
1 former patrons, and thc public generally, that
he has Re-opened this
Spacious, Wc fi H fr II own Slotd,
For the accommodation of transient and permanent
custom, and will take especial pains to provide for
the'anmfort and convenience of his guests.
Walhalla is delightfully situated at the present
terminus of thc Blue Ridge Railroad, and the Ho
tel offers ti pleasant homo to regular boarders.
The Hotel table is snpplied with thc host tho
market affords. Prices reasonable.
Walhalla. Deo 2._1805 .12 If
MILL^TlOU^^r
. NINKTIN? STREET,
?^??LE?t:?^ ?@* ?A,
fpiIIS HOUSE'has boen thoroughly repaired and
1 refurnished, tvivl ?annot bo /excelled by any in
theoity. JOSEPH PURCELL, '
Jan 20, 1806 10 Proprietor.
. 4
NOTICE TO DIST?LEERS.
THE FOLLOWING ACT, passed- at tho recent
session iof the Legislature, is published for thc
benefit of all concerned : .
AN ACT TO UKO U LAT li THU DISTILLATION
Ol? SPIRITUOUS LTQUORS.
I. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of
Representativas', now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That
hereafter it shall be unlawful tor any person io,'
thia State to bo engaged in tho distillation of spir
ituous! i quors from or out of nny grain or other
substance, except raw sorghum and tho ordinary
fruits in their season, without a lioenso therefor'
from tho Commissioners of Public Buildings of tho'
District in which such person,sha!] be so engaged.
II. That beforo the license hercinbefoivo men
lionel shall be granted^ the person or persons ap
plying for thc same shall pay into the hands of th?'
Commissioners,of Public Buildings of the District
in wh ch such application shall be made, thc sum
of t wo hundred dollars, on and for each nnd every
still, or other apparatus used in the distillation of
spirituous liquors, except from fruits, as aforesaid;
which license shall not bo granted for a longer pe
riod than twelve months.
lil. That a violation of any of the provision?
contained in tins Act shall subject the person so
offending lo indictment ns for a high misdemeanor,
und, upon convict inn thereof, such person shall bo
fined in a sum nut less tli ali five hundred nor moro
than two thousand do lars, and imprisoned not lesa
than .throe months,nor more than two years; two
hundred and fifty dollars of whit h fino shall go >o
thc prosecutor, who shall bc a competent witness
on behalf of the State.
In the Senate House, thc twenty-first day of De- '
comber,, in the year of our Lord ooe thousand eight
hundred and sixty-live.
* AV. D. PORTER,
President of the Senate.
C. H. SI MONTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved : JAMI?S L. OUR.
! All persons in Pickons District, who have been'
running Stills since the date of the above Act. or
who expect to distil liquor from grain during the
present year, arc hereby notified to make applica
tion for License, in compliance with tho terms of'
said Act. ?
Applications for Licenses" must be made to tho
Board bf Commissioners of Publie Buildings for
Bickens District.
ROBT. A. THOMPSON,
Chairman Board Commissioners Of Public Building?
Jan 20, 1805 1? 8
G. A. F1SC?IRSS?B,
WA?OliJ?AK-?K;
WALHALLA, S. C.,,
f*:<i IS PREPARED, with all necessary
?&F&Q VlAtcriaW for UEP?\IRING, in pood
h-? ?stvle. WATCHER CHOCKS
M&L>?3?& ' ? Ai\l> JEWELRY, "
Of almosi every description. Work done on short
notice, and Warranted. , ? .
--A?iS?-~
On hand a (Vue assortment of JEWELRY-, ?nd
other articles in mv linc.
Nov 15, 1805 * 10 Jr
J. E.IIA GOO]V "
AG??T FOR THE
SOUTHERrN REAL KSTATKf.OMP'NY
WASIIINGTON CITY, I>. C.
1) ARSONS desirous of SELLING their FAPvMS,.
1 TIMBERED LANDS. MINDS. MILL SHOALS
and any Other kind of REAL ESTATE, can* have
thc same sold for ?A S H through me as Agent for
tho Southern Real Estate Company. I will adver
tise and offer for sale all Real Estate without ex
pense to thc owners until sold.
Eickens C. H., Dog 7. 1805 13_|T
~ TAKE DUllWiOli;
AND ;
Grovern Yourselves Accordingly..
4 N CONSEQUENCE of the death of W. H. Dendy;
* one of the firm of W. H. Dendy & Co., all per
(?uib indebted to said firm, either by NOTE or AC
COUNT, ave requested to will on DR. A. E. NOR
MAN, Walhalla, and make settlement ; KO as it
will cnaltf- me to govern my sat f. Failing to do so,,
I will employ some one to call on you, ,whoso ex
penses von will have to pay.
N. K. SULLIVAN, one of the abovt* firm.
Nov JO, 1805 IO tf
The Ste tc of Sbuth Carolina.
I'lC KKK S-IN OKDiSAHY. ..
L(*vi Phillips and wile |
vs.. Petition for Partition,
.lane Whiscnant. et. als. j
IT appearing to my satisfaction that the hoirs-at
law ol Nioholas WhiscniAUt, deceased; <?corpo>
Whiscnant; the bcii.s fudiiw of Richert Whiseiumt,
deceased; Fleming Bates and wile Polly; -\
Dickey and wile ?Sarah ; Salina Liles :yJeremial?
Johns and wife Rebecca ; do fonda nhs in this case"
reside without the. jnnits of this State; lt is or
dered, therefore, that thor? several absent defend
ants do appear in the ('curt of Ordinary, for Pick
ons District, at PickvnsC. IL, on Monday tho L'Otli
day of February, 1800, to object to thc division of
sale of the Real Estate of Christopher Whiscuanl,,
deceased, or their consent to the same wil\be en-,
tined of record.
W. E. HOLCOMBE, o.r.n; 1
Ordinary's Ott?cc, Nov. 20, 1805. ' 8tn
The State of South Carolina. '
lMOKEX.H-ts OHDINAUV.
George ?. Chapman "j . ? . ,
vs. I Petition for Partition
W. J. Fennel & wife,' et. als J
IT appearing, . omy sallar dion -tba Benjamin.
P. Chapman an t Rebecca Swords, ^dofendnnin
in t d.8 caso, resido witho.it tho limits of thia
State: Therefore, it is ordered, that tho paid at
sent de o dams lo appear Li tho Co ri of Ordina
ry, for Bickens District, at Piqkoas Court Houpekv
on Monday thc 5th day of'March, 1800. to object
to tho division or sale of the Real Estate of Sarah
Chapman, doecased, or their consent to tho sam<y
will bc entered of record.
W. E. HOLCOMBE, o.r.n.
Ordinary's Office, N\v. 27, 1805c, 5oi >/