The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-21
what Gen. Grant said at Cincinnati


What Gen. Grant said at Cincinnati.
Mr.. T. f. Baker publishes in the Gin
cinnati Commercial correct version of
the words addressed to him by General
Grant, of Woods Theatre, in Cincin-
natl, on Tuesday evening last, on the
subject of proposed demonstration by
the soldiers. "The General" says Mr..
Baker, "treated me in kind and cour-
teous manner, and by his remarks left
no impression OF an unpleasant char
acter." When Mr.. Baker, who visited
him in his box at the theatre, had been
introduced, Gen. Grant took him by the
hand and said:
Tam not politician. The President
of the United States is my superior
officer, and 1 am under his command.
/ beg of you, if you have any regard
for me, to march your company away,
as do not thus wish to be annoyed.
consider this political demonstration,
for selfish and political object, and ali
such disapprove of. came here to
enjoy the performance, but / shall be
glad to see you ull tomorrow at the
Burnett House,"
Gen. Grant had conversation at
Pittsburgh with correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, who says:
'He informed me that he had made
no speech at Cincinnati, at all; that he
had private conversation in his own
box at the theatre with gentleman
who called to propose some kind of
demonstration in his honor, that he had
told this gentleman that the President
of the United States was his superior
officer, and that he (Grantl was under
the Presidents command, and that he
could not feel otherwise than annoyed
at the demonstration evidently gotten
up to offend the President, and it would
embarrass the relations existing be-
tween them. For this reason he de-
sired his friends in Cincinnati to omit
their demonstration and leave him to
enjoy the performance at the theatre
adding that he should be gland to see
them all at the Burnett House the next
day"
The respondent continues
1.-THE General added that he had ac-
companied the Presidential party at
the Presidents request-that he had
abstained equally from declaring his
own political sentiments, or authoriz-
ing anybody else to do so. He said thai
neither Mr.. Seward or any other per-
son could commit hun to any set of pO-
Htical opinions--that he was annoyed at
the successive attempts which have
been made by Seward and others, to
announce 70 l4e 1eOpl9 A1Ouk Tue FOuu
that his political views were in har-
mony with those of Mr.. Johnston. I
inquired whether it was. true that he
had attended the interview between the
Philadelphia Convention Committee
and the President, upon his own mo-
ton, He replied: OF course not. That
being a purely political gathering, it
was none ofnly business. was there
atthe request of the President, and all
attempts 10 attach a political signi6-
canoe 70 my presence are unwarrRnted
THE Providence Journal says; "The
Rev. Henry Ward Beecber is undoubt-
elly a man of great pluck and en-
durance. Only the toughest kind OF
the material that enters into the human
constitution could stand the wear and
tear to which he must have been sub
jected in his Hfe-long fight with the
Democratic party, slavery, the devil,
and things Of that description. But il
he can stand the ordeal through which
he is now passing. 1f he can stand the
comuiendatiou Of the men whom he has
taught MS to 4espIse, and the support Of
The Institution and the principle that he
has taught us to hate, he must be made,
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