, 1865-06-15
OUR NEW TORE LETTER,
Private History Of the Cooper
Institute Meeting.
Raid Of the New York Politicians
on the President.
S1KE OF FERNANDO W0uD'S RE-
CENT OPERATIONS.

Correspondence o! the Chicago Trabuue.l
NTw foHE, June II, 1EG5.
The late attempt of certatn faction to
embroi1 General Grant In their operations,
by inducing him to chow binselfat tina Cooper
Institute, Was, Is 1t well deserved to have
bGcn, miserable failure apd fzzle. The
meeting was arranged for Wednesday evcn.
ing. 4 committee had been to WashIngtou,
attempted 10 coax Grant to come, failed, and
through tic e1ertions Of tho President, finally
succeeded But the Lieutenant General
dankel The politicians, after all, by putting
In proyi.o that If he went to the show In
the Metropolis, Major Gen. John A.
Logau should accompany him.
Not comprehending his reasons the Com
mIt1ecmen from York said that they wonld
only be too happy to have the bold Illinois
Reeat along With s;a them n' at IL tS nstu,s
House, while Logan made his headquarters
at th- St. Nichoias. The telegraph mas in
formed you how the Lieutenant Gsneral and
his great Captain and General Blalr and 9th
ers were received. There was not standing
be there. Many went axay disappointed,
and walked TO the Actor House, to watt there
until the midnight sezenado to feast their
eyes ulou the most successful General In the
world. And tleF we're rewarded, as Grant
Was s.rcnaded and did show himself at that
cd at the Cooper Institute were successful in
more ways than one. They saw Grant, heard
1ogan make speech, and at the same
limo aided In the discontinue Of
the politicians who had coucoctcd
tie meeting for the purpose OF mixing out 4
were not 10 be humbugged aud bamboozl-d.
They were vociferous and Wild over the SOL
diers who had sayed tho country and brought
tbem the blessing Of peace, but th=y had no
patience with the cabaI Who were cndeavor-
ing, through their brave Genera 10 wire-pull
with the greatest interest to nil that General
Logan had to Eay, but had no stumnch for
the long st-ipg Of resolutions the Sachems
tried to force them to swallow. The people
cried Ont, "gIve them 10 the reporters, we
can read lhem in the morning. ~ DC, g., and
hardly aby one knew a sentiment contained
in The document until tho papers appeared on
Thursday mo, ming, and even then they were
eclnsed and lett entirely behind tie light
house by the mere entertaining reading con-
taIned In the description Of the Generals,
their speeches, and the editorial comments
upon the otcahiou.
Tie Herald of this morning, In commenting
upon the meeting at the Institute-which has
been the great olent Of the week in the city
says:
"a The Developments at the recent CoDpe: 1nsti-
tuie meeting bxve shown the necessity Of PIesi-
dent Jotpsonss immediate returEal OF the Custom
House t1d tntert 81 revenue ofcall In this local
.ty. While reap,ng the beDett OF those pos1uoua
urtcr The government. they re naiag me inio-
t:uiaate the Pre:tdentard dictate his policy THIS
was the express object Of the recent gathering at
ire coonc1 1rs.t'Itr. r. .he resolutions s!early
utfec,p nsc nil tools Of C1sss. Moss OF them were
spputt:td by him, o. through his tnhuence. They
ait utlos all their Influence agtlnst tho Presl
d. nj It'd IN faynr o! chase- Tnc adoption Of reso+
1ut,o, rtnecune upon the President. rrconsttuc-
tiop pc1icy. AID virtually repnd1ahng his decision
on the gu. ston Of negro suffrage, but one oflhe
adva.ce lie interests aud plans Of The Chief Ju.-
rlc~ IT opposition to the President: Many Of them
are tciaCoEuef, ard care nothing fnr the Interests
OF the coEotry II their faction 1s only advanced.
Th.y vonld plunge the South into . soeial war
over the question Of Inauguration with the baeke,
.ctIses Or any 9tesr question, u tnsy e1ala
citcEen1-"
How true theee statements may be, I am
unable to hay. L Is true enough that Gen
ing dodge: for a meeting ostensibly to give
cordial aid and support to the Presid ent, but
IN reality 10 hit him heavy back.handed
lick, behind his back, which should cause
| him 70 IT get the day he dcded the power Of
| the New YoEk politicians. 1t is also un-
Gdubtc1ty true fnaL In senQfng Logan with
Grant. the President perfectly check-mated
the smart wire-pulers. and completed routed
them. horse. loot and dfaeoon. II is well
! enough lor President johnson to Keep IN eye
upon The sly foxes Of this Metropolis They
will bear watchIng. They have been foilcd
cDcc, but The second time may work more
successful. No d.vicc Will be LETT untried,
no s'one uatu'ncd to accomplish thelr pur-
poses. But cannot, with the New York Htr-
aid, 70 50 far as TO tay that President Jahn-
son should, to save himself, remove the whole
batch from office. He can probably attain
lis ends in an easier manner. Besides, there
are many good men and true holding Office