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Gen. Grant. The Yankees must have a military idol. It is a necessity of their warlike nature. Nothing short of a Napoleon will satisfy the cravings of their martial souls. Their inventive genius has long labored to produce a demigod, and successive disappointments have not chilled the ardor of their desire. At last they flatter themselves they have accomplished their object. The once frantic devotees of Scott and McClellan are now on their knees to Grant, and rivalling the priests of Beal in the vehemence and madness of their idolatry. We have no disposition to underrate the military qualities of the new Yankee demigod. It was a maxim of Napoleon that an equilibrium of brains and courage was essential to the character of a great General — In point of intellect, McClellan is the first man of the Yankee army. In point of energy, Grant is probably equal to any of their officers. If the two men could be rolled into one, which is an achievement beyond the power of even Yank