The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-10-25
PosITION or eENEaAL GRANT.
a Conversation with Hon. e B. wash
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The Boston Commonwealth pubEshe
editorially what Purports to be the result
of conversation with Hon. E B. Wash
burne in reference 20 the position of Gen
Grant during the recent visit of the for,
mer in Boston. It says:
"Mr Washburne. as is generally vel
known, has bsen 10 Washington, ard o
course continued his intimate association
with Gen. Grant, whose abilities, it is
understood by the country, be was tht
first to discern, while be was foremost
and earliest in securing for him proper
rank and pOsitionin the National army,
and since the war has been his nearest
fIiend, il that term may be allowed in
connection with 50 self reliant. person
age as the General. We violate no conf
dence. We think, in mentioning Mr.. Wash
burne's estimate Olhis prOfegs at the pres
enL time.
"Mr. WsshbUFne regards Gan. Grant as
wholly IN sympathy with Congress and
/ its plan of reconstruction. To the par
ticular inquiry of one of our Senators. Mr..
Washburne replied that he considered
him not only in favor of thorough recon
strucllon, as the advanced man under
stood it, but in favor of standing by the
backs ia all their civil, social and politics
al RI hts, as conferred by the Recon
strucIion acts. He was in constant CON
sultation with Secretary Stanton, Mr.
Washburne stfirms, in regard to the lately
Hinrr oh H. N =;
ing notice IRON Stanton, just before he
went out, that his dismissal would soon
take place. and was urged by him to &C
cePt the place. Not only was this the
case said Mr.. Washburne. put l know
that the letters from Grant TO both the
President and the Secretary we're written
by Grant himself upon consultation with,
aud in full knowledge of, Mr.. Stanton
Mr.. Washburne further remarked that he
should have deemed it criminal negli-
gence in Grant Tot TO have accepted the
place under the circumstances; and that
it is Uow his duty to remain until the
meeting of Congress, even though the
President may want to get rid Of him.
General Grant, Mr.. Washburne fur
Their represented, was filed with as great
apprehension for the safety Of the country
as auy man could be. He had remarked
that, when 10 the war. he was compare
lively easy about the result; be knew
what was going to be the enc, and made
his preparations accordingly. But now
he was filled with alarm; he could not
ioTetell what would transpirs from day to
day, and such anxiety he had never be-
fore had. So urgent had he been that
Congress should DO its full duty at the
late session that he personally eutrealsd
Senator'S to retain the power to dismiss
District Commanders which the House
had granted, fearing what has since trans
pired. (This statement was corroborated
by both our Senators, Mr.. Washburne
adding that Trumbull and Sherman alike
were deaf to the appeals Of The General. }
General Grant, further remarked Mr..
WashburnP, Is not an indifferent or
careless observer of passing events. He
was an tRteilgen', reading man. He
consulted the leading journals, and noted
carefully the criticisms upon his move~
ments. When his le' tsrs see the light
as they surely would when Congress met,
if not before-they would be found as 10y
al. as true to the demands of the times, as
any could ask. He did not know that
Grant would be retained in the Cabinet
ten days longer, but whether or not, the
country could rest assured that be was
with it, and that it would. sooner or later,
recognize in him fast and valued friend.
''As the fiGal remark OF this converse
ton, Mr.. Washburne said that the conf
dence reposed in General Grant was not
misplaced; and that all loyal men could
stand up for him without hesitancy or
the shadow of doubt"