The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-05
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A Copperhoed Falsehood Exposed
The speech which the General
did mot mak0-His presence with
the Johnson Party accounted for
Stewards Neutrality-suspicious.
al Grant ana the Bread-and-But
ter Committee, etc.
Especial Dispatch TO The Chicago Tribune, Sept. Ill
PlrfsBURG, Sept. ia misetievous re-
port has been ts%lsgraphed over the county
from Cincinnati, originating IN the Office OF
the Copperhead Enquirer, to the effect that
Gen. Grant had MADE q speech IN Woods
Theatre, In response 10 Demonstration In
bis honor, saying, In substance "The Pes
ident Of the Uhiled States 10 my command
sr-in.ehief. consider this a demonstration
In opposition to President Johnson, aud |
cannot end will not meet you. II you have
any regard for me you will take your men
away to their homes. sm greatly annoyed
AZ this demonstration, for | Game here TO EN-
10y this theatrical performance. ! will be
glad to see you all when tho President ar
~rives."
For the purpose Of ascertaining the facts
in this behalf, ! sought an interview with
the General this evening. He informed me
tina; he made no speech at Cincinnati, at all
that he had a private conversation In his
own box at the theatre, with a gentleman
who called to propose some kind Of a DEM
onStration in his honor that he had told
this gentleman thar the President Of the Uni.
ted States was bis superior officer and that
be (Grant) was under the Presidents con-
mAnd, and that be could not feel otherwise
than annoyed at the deLonsfratIOn evidently
gotten up TO offend the President, 40 II
! would embarFass the relations existing be-
tween them. For this reason he desired bis
friends in Cincinnati 10 omit the demonStra-
ton, and leave him to enjoy the performance
At the theatre-adding that he woul be glad
to see them all at the Burnst House next day
This innocent aud proper remark, made in
private conversation, was distorted for parti-
san purposes, aud sent over the country as &
public speech insulting TO the Republicans
Of Cincinnati, and through them to the Re.
publieans Of the United States, to the gEeaI
annoyance Of the General.
The General added that be had ccOmpa.
MED the Presidential party at the Presidents
Fequesl-that be bad Abstained equally from
declaring bis W political Septiments, Of
authorizing anybody else to do so. He said
lnht helther MT, OeWhfu EOr any Otuer per
son could commit him TO any set OF political
opinions-thht be WAS annoyed at the sue
c%essive attempts which have been made BY
Seward and others to announce to the PEG
pie along the road that bis political views
were in harmony with those Of nv. johnson.
| inquired whether II was true that he had
attended the interview between the Pliladel-
phia Convention committee and the Presi-
dent upon bis own motion. He replied "OI
course not. That being a purely political
gathering, II was none Of my business. !
wNs there at the request of the President,
and a attempts to attach a political signif-
canoe 10 my presence are uawarranted and
impsrtinent."
! inquired whether the statement publish.
ed ome time since In the Lewistown Falls
(Me.) Journal. purporting to detail a eonver-
sation with the General on political topics,
was correct. To this the General replied
that he had had a conversation with the ed
itor Of that paper, but that he had no eGpec.
tatiOn that il was to be published, and that
II he had supposed the remarks which he
then made were to get into the newspapers
be should have refrained from making them
lie was the general OF the United States Al
my, and not a politician.