The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-01
THE POLITICAL WORLD.

wAsHINaToH September 90. The following let
Ter from Admiral Farragut was received here by
Mr.. Dudley, Secretary OF the soldiers and Sailors
National Committee, while he was at Pittsburgh
NEW YORK, September "a, 1866, No. 113 East
Thirty sixth street -Sn:-Your invitation to be
present at National Convention of Soldiers and
Sa'iors to be held at PttsburR on the 25th instant,
has just been received Even II disposed to accept
the time Is too limited, but on principle am, as an
ofhcfr of the Navy, unwilling to lake any active
thanks to yourself for the pleasant tone of your
letter. l beg 10 decline the Invitation.
Very respectfully SoqF GeS6sHt &SaSReTg servant admiral
To L. EDWIN DUDLEY, Esq.
President JOhnsOn's POIicy-DO Grant
and Farragut support It
In speech at Anderson, Indiana, lately, Cover
nor Morton sad:-
But they say that Grant has been swinging around
the circle with the PRESIDENT They tried to maze
US believe that General Grant was with the Pres-
dent an q indorsed hs policy. Tney tried TO wiring
out OF Grant some expression OF ms views, but not
single word could they extract from HIM The pe0-
pie wonld cheer Grant, and the President would
come out and DOW TO them. When he got up to
Coumbus, Grant could stand it no longer. He
came out and said to the reporters :-"Gente men,
have never sympathized with him; have never
approved his policy; came along with him because
Twas invited" He was invited by his commanding
officer, and he could not do Otner than accept.
And there was that brave old sea-dog Farragut, be
" ell, he took occasion at the banquet at New
York, at the earliest opportunity, to explain how
taught TO believe that the invitation of nv COM
mandIng officer was equivalent to an order " When
FaIragut pot to Cleveland some impudent radical
asked him o question. Said he, II would like to
know whether you are johnson man" "Why'.
said he, "to be sure am. He Is my commanding
officer. You ask any subordinate officer under me
whether he is Farragut man or not"
Yet these men were not tor him. They were
with him, but they were not of him. They will not
support his policy. But il they do, If Grant with
ali his popularity and influence, should come out
In behalf Of the Presidents policy, he would be
around TO powder. The cause greater than any
man. 1 have great confidence in the result. I
don't despair of the republic. believe the great
Will ct triumph; that the Union will be fully
restored with tquai nights, with equal protection
IOr aI anu lnaI our country VIII men start upon
career OF prosperity and power such as it has never
known before.
Mr.. Raymond and the French Mission.
To tue E0itor of the N. Y. TriJuRe.-Sir 81 find
the following paragraph in your Washington cor
resp Ondence:-
The FRENCH MIssIoN.-As Gen. Dix has declined
the French miss on, both Raymond and StUnton are
acOrkiVg FOR it, but the President does not feel
kindly the former, 1t likely he will get it.
So far as am concerned, this statement is utterly
untrue. Not OnY have / never 'worKed Tor" the
Nilsson TO France, but have never, directly or indi-
recty, personally or through Others applied for that
OF any othe office at home or abroad in the Ri:t of
the Government Nor have anv reason 10 bell We
that any body has ever sought or suggested my ap-
pointment TO any such place Twice IN my life 1
have been asked TO accept foreign appointment;
III neither case did consent
am aware that this report of my seeking or de.
sir1ng the French mission has been indus riously
ke ahoat IN the new papers for two three years.
1t has served the purpose of explaining upon some
selfish and interested bars. pubic action on my
part which portion OF the press were unwilling to
ascr be to any better motive But 1t never had the
slightest foundation in truth. j do not remember
having ever spoken TO the President Secretary
OF State about the French mission, but once and
that was TO suggest IN case of vacancy, the ap-
pointment of General Dix.
Yours, ETC., ii. j. RAYMOND