orst that is to be apprehended from him is now: he may
revolt and cause more destruction than any Northern man, except it be
the ultra-abolitionist, wants to see. A Northern army may be required
in the next ninety days to go South to suppress a negro insurrection.
As much as the South have vilified the North, that army would go on
such a mission and with the purest motives.

I have just received a letter from Julia. All are well. Julia takes a
very sensible view of our present difficulties. She would be sorry to
have me go, but thinks the circumstances may warrant it and will not
throw a single obstacle in the way.

There is no doubt but the _valiant_ Pillow has been planning an attack
on Cairo; but as he will learn that that point is well garrisoned and
that they have their ditch on the outside, filled with water, he will
probably desist. As, however, he would find it necessary to receive a
wound, on the first discharge of firearms, he would not be a
formidable enemy. I do not say he would shoot himself, ah no! I am not
so uncharitable as many who served under him in Mexico. I think,
however, he might report himself wounded on the receipt of a very
slight scratch, received hastily in any way, and might irritate the
sore until he convinced himself that he had been wounded by the enemy.

Tell Simpson that I hope he will be able to visit us this summer. I
should like very much to have him stay with us and I want him to make
my house his home.

Remember me to all.

ULYSSES.

[Grant has just finished mustering into State service the ten
additional regiments authorized by the Legislature. He then returned
to Galena whence he wrote to Washington, May 24, 1861, to the
adjutant-general, tendering "his services until the close of the war
in such capacity as may be offered." He adds, "I would say in view of
my present age and length of service, I feel myself competent to
command a regiment, if the President in his judgment should see fit to
intrust one to me." He never received an answer to this letter; long
after, it was found not properly filed. Grant's own comment is, that
it was probably barely read by the adjutant-general and certainly
could not have been submitted to higher authority.

The day he wrote this letter he returned to Springfield to find that
Governor Yates had already appointed him colonel of one of the
regiments that he himself had recently mustered into the State
service, the 22d Illinois infant