Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-24

Ionic. !lal "a t,o4lts. .ppl--shAt the Ieopie Of
these States viii be moro anxious for tho plo-
teCtion and enforcement Of our laws than the
people Of the loyal Shtes! They, have expe.
riencSd the fortune Of being Withhold them, and
aFo now In most happy condition to aDpre-
ciate theIr!blegsihgg.s 75.1 C2 ,,a. o"
"No theory Of my ewn will ever stand IN the
way of my execution In good faith, Of any or.
der may receive from those 10 authority over
me, but my position has given me an oppor'
tunity os seeing Whist would nos bo known By
persona away from she eeene OF war; aud /
vspsure, therefore, to suggest great caution Ia
opening trade With rebels. fa,I OF
lam, SiT, very respectfully, your obsdisns
IN d gu. Q. GRANT, Esjor q Gspsral!" 1
Mr. u 3x Quotes Ills letter futnishsd By the
Secretary to whom Il Ia addressed, for the pu,-
pose of throwing the, ,odlhm OF hls own policy
on General Craft, aud then Mr.. Blow exclaims,
$50 says General Grant and go says your Score,
tary of the Treasufy.". We shall see. Gen
ersl Grant says, no matter what the reatsictions
thrown around trade, IL any whatever IL allow.
ed, Ii will be mads the means Of supplying The
enemy" Secretary Chase therefore makes a
lot Of regulations, and thross ssstfioli0n around
trade, although GenetEl Grant says, "is will
bO LAHAO thONAAoeho va bAppiyin6 bAo NnDhys
Ia this doing what General Grsus asks2 Grant
says, ''keep trado out for few months, and
doubt rot but that the work Of subusslon will
be 80 complete that trade can be opened freely"
GO. This letter bears date 2lst July, 1883; "a
few months have passed), and If Granite ad-
vice had been taken by Secretary Chase. the
merchants OF st Louis might have had FREE
TRADE instead Of t'restfictions, which, If
lived up to, make trade Improbable, and hence,
none but dishonest men 90 toip'--a new bun.
die Of which restrictions" Secretary Chase is.
sued on the receipt Of General Granite let
ter. .....
Yoh will observe that General Grant refers
particularly to hla "expefienoe In Weit Ten
nessee" among Chasss agents. He knows
them well, and go does every ofloeg Ia the
army. -..' .......,bl
Since my ignorance of this subjeot hss been
made matter Of rebuke by Mr.. Blow, trust
may be permitted modesty to refer to the
letter which had the "pr resumption to write
to the Presldent," and point to fhe identity Of
sentiment between It and that Of Gen. Grant
The only difference Is That Of "a few months''
OF the time In which free trade should be opened.
The paragraph with which Mr.. Blow intro.
duces the letter of Gen, Grant (above quoted)
is.worthy of being put on record AT this point
OF the discussion. Here IL is: a sd
"Bnt, felloW.sitizens, do not intend to leave
this persecution here. Gen. Blair is Under the
command Of War Democrat and we love War
Democrats, .o lal ..a,GH :Gfg buF m3a
His superior officer Ia that gallanS, arbcess-
fnl and truthful General, who has made our
arms illustrlous by his wisdom and his vsloF.
and wherever this night In this wide extended
country loyal heart is beating with pride for
Western successes, the name of Ulysses 8.
Grant 10 embalmed 10 that heart. Hear what
he, says and apEeadit through the legal states
| Of the Union.", r.s sal 90. on 5t9gs0 T
Would any one believe that Gen Grant (tha.
glorious War DsmocRatso deeply loved by Mr.
Blow has at this moment In hIs possession q
letter asking for bis removal from the head oi
the army of the Tennessee, upon Information
furnished and vouched for by Henry T.. Blow,
10 which that "War Democrat" 10 charged
With the groSsest improprletles, which will
not name, but which, having served under bis
command, know to be false, although vouchsd
for by Mr.. Blow. aE eyed
MIR. Blow, following In the wake Of the Mic.
souri, DeaoeTaf, has something to say about
eacritoing ''the best interests of the country
for few hales Of cotton" meaning thereby
wat the Democrat has said more bluntly, that
the merchants OF SS. Louis, who wish the Mis-
sississlppi river opened to trade, are willing to
sell the Government for cotton. Since when
has It beoome so iguomiuious for merchants to
engage In the cotton trade2 0le Of the pro-
prietoEs Of the Missouri Democrat, q certain
Thomas O'Reilly, who was also on agent ol
he Secretary Of the Treasury, did connive al
and procure the release Of cotton seized In Hell.
ens By she Government, and did receive there
tor $S,0QO In money and pfomlascry notes.
(Fuli particulars OF this transaction can be
found in the testimony taken before General
McDowell's commissions to examine into the
cotton trsuds) Was it this transaction OF the
Democrats proprietor, and Mr.. Blows fellow
radical, and MIR. Chases Treasury agent, one
which entitled them 10 speak of the St. Louis
merchants, who desiro free and honeat trade
as "Copperheads2' ,aa 81.
My time Ia too seriously employed Just now
to ALLOW more than this hasly reply to Mr.
Blow. ~ ati a''e f,'e
| .. .-.. Respectfully, 71 ="
| FRANK RTAIp In