The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-22

:, Auditor Dubois went home and fol /
Soyrnor Yates that Grant would take.
| xlcsburg; that he had no doubt OF N.
| tnat General Grant told him to tell him
30, ana that he must tell 10 to the ryeoplt,
as coming from General Grant. 1t will
De remembered that the promise of Gem
erai Grant was published in the papers
AT That time, and that Governor Yates
repeated 1t from the stump.
General Grants next move wa ia send
Tor General John A. McClerae.I. and
ordered him to march his c,,-ps from
Milliken's Bend to Grand Gulf. Gene
ray McClernand proposed some changes
IN the details Of the plan; but Genera
| grant cut him short by saying that he
nad digested and arranged the entire de-
tails ior the movement, and only requir-
ed nln--General McClernand--to exc
cute his orders. General McClernand
tnen SAID would do that to the best of
MS ability, and departed on his expedi-
ton.
And here 1t may be well to add, that
at this time strenuous efforts were being
made at Washington for the removal Of
General Grant. Not ars -y,-S;5t- 2 ,y-Ifr
was arrayed against him, but republican
members of Congress, some Of them
from this State, went to Mr.. Lincoln and
urged Nis removal taking hack their
former endorsements OF him. Leading
republican papers in this State also loud
ly denounced him, and clamored fol- hi,
supercedure. AT this time leading re.
publican and retired ofiice-holaer nom
this State, who had been down the river
buying cotton, wrote letter tosMr. LIN
coin denouncing General Grant, predicts
ing his failure, aud urging the appOin.-
ment of General Pope to, his command.
He brought the letter to Hon Q. NJ.
Hatch, then Secretary Of s.dte, and one
OF Mr.. Lincoln 8 most intimate friends,
and asked him to diiect It, but did not
show him its contents. he represented
to Mr.. Hatch that Mr.. Nicolay, who had
been Mr.. Hatch's deputy clerk. seeing
the hand writing, would hand it to Mi.
Lincoln. Hearing Of the occurrence,
and suspectlng trick, Mr.. Dpbcis made
Mr.. Hatch write a lett, 10 ne President,
which both signed, are WHICH u1r q
aiA4l - 20 ~, n, aga'ss6 { seral
Grant; that they hso been down the
r. r and, go fer as they he'd anything
ito say In tie natter, they were leriectlv
satisfied WIN him.
Subsequently to the capture of N....-s.
burg Mr.. dubois was in Washington, TO
obtain d sick furlough for bis son, VITO
had been at the pie e and was then in
Memphis hospital. Mr.. Lincoln him
self went to the War Office with Mr.. Du-
bois to obtain the Through. Returning
from the office, and while Nj. L.ycci.i,
Mr.. Dubois and Mr.. ID. L. phillips were
standing st the railing which separates
the Var Office grounds from tssosesf TIC
White Eouse, the following v,nvsaea-
ton, IN subs.ance, took placS:-
Mr.. DuBcIs--Mr presidsr.. DC n.s
like General Grants pafolifg ft9se
prisoners at Vicksburg. We had uetter
leed than fight them.
Mr.. LINCOLN strengthening himself
up to his full height, and his countenance
beaming with that peculiar smile which
indicated that he was highly p,easc6:---
"Dubios, General Grant has foDe SO
well, and we are all SO pleased at the
taxing of vickshurg, iess til net q ~ rrel,
with him about u It MATES. lie also
added, Dubois, placing his foot upon
the base Of the railing, and taking Tess
erect posture, lido you know thaflf ne
time, I stood solitary and al6He Here In
favor of General Grant. Even 49,
meaning 2 membersof Congress nom
Northern Illinois) came and told me
fTar ne (Grant) was not worth d --,
and that would have to remove him.
But remembered that you and Hatch
and others had been down JlHre Ahjut
the first of April, and had ndt eaa q
word to me on the subject t.