Calvin Coolidge actually said...

General Lee is reported to have ranked him even higher, saying, 'Meade, in my judgment, had the greatest ability. I feared him more than any...

It is a satisfaction to realize that a change has come over public opinion.

Learning of this, the general requested to be relieved from command of the Army, but his request was disregarded.

The Constitution places in the hands of the President, and he ex-ercises that authority chiefly through the State Department, the conduct of...