Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-20
A Tempest i'm m Ten Pot.

The New York Tribune makes great hull
laoalOo over the alleged grievance OF Senator
Grimes, because some days since a domestic or
other employee at the Executive Mansion de-.
clined TO take his name in to the President when
Mr.. G. desired him 10 do so. Thereupon, the
TIibEHs bases an indignant onslaught upon Pres
fdent Lincoln's alleged excluSiveness, In which
De Is charged with being perhaps as inaccessible
a. the Tycoon Of Japan, except TO a favored few
and all that sort OF thing and very unjustI-
fable attack lie made, In the same connection.
upon Mr.. Nicolay, the Presidents private secre.
tary.
Now, we have to say In reply, that everv one
of the 7TithHs'S statements and differences are
utterly untrue
The President when engaged on importan,
sfairs Of STATE military or civil does as ali hi,
Predecessors have necessarily done. He directs
that any calling to see him be informed that for
the time being be can see no one II seems tia;
Mr.. Grimes called to complain to him that he had
been refused admittance to the w Washington jail
by the janitor, vino, II turns out, by the by, did
not know him personally. He called on the
President when that functioIsry was deeply
Immersed In important public business, and re-
ceised the usual reply in such cases, doubtless
Viz thates soon a. Mr.. Lincoln got through with
his business 10 hand, his name would be sent up
stairs We believe that all callers are treated alike
al he mansion; except all Senators, who have the
mrs. preference, and The menlhsrs .. The House of
Representatives, who have the next This has
been customary 1t the mansion since Washing
toms time. The rule is coed one, as il is tc be
supposed that such gsGtf5men call upon n attsrs
Of public business.
Had Mr.. Grimes been IN his usual aIniat!e
mood, he would doubtless have spplauded the
PreSiderts plan Of frs: disposing of the import
ant public business actually in hand, and then
listening to his personal grievance against the
Janitor Of the Washington Jail. But he was In
no temper 10 be reasonable. So he bounced M
70 the Capitol and made a complaint In open
Senate agzlEs tanitor marshal, E1ecutfve-Inan-
sion serya.tsad President, mueb after inc fashion
OF the clS FNS.1h bostswain "D-n ze Sec7etai,e
Of 1e SsSes, soutre re Board Of War, Cd d-p
rs Hresidss: sss Eats Unis, and go to lad
everybody, By Gar
bis complaint, Is then and there made did his
temper IS little credit, as his Judgment; and we
dodetGot he sincerely regretted tie occurrence In
hall an hour afterwards. We know well that when
his usual good sense aud cons!derate bearing re-
sumed their influence over his mind, he cannot
have failed TO regret that the Tribune has seized
upon his really uBjuStihable complaint, to build
upon 10 mountain Of lies to the end of creating
false impression against the President and his
household, than whom no private persons in this
city are more coRsidera;s In their attentions 10
callers, though the unreasonable pei sistence Of
some Persons there Chaving axes to grind especi.
any, IL not unfrequentlY enough to try the pa
osnce OF JOB, and the manners Of Chesterfield.