Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-08-20
rom the New York Tribune, August l5.l
GRANT AND CONGRESS.

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Gen. Grants acceptance OF the War Office:
"Through many channels it will be assert
ed that Gen. Grants compliance with the
call indicates his approval of Mr.. Siantons
removal and consequently of the policy
which exacts that proceeding. On this head,
there IS no room for misrepre'
sentation. Gen. Grant has not allowed his
habitual reticence to leav6 The country in doubt
as to his position on the great occasion OF
difference between Congress and the Execu-
tive. He supports tho plan Of Congress, and
is in favor of its prompt and vigorous en-.
Gorcement. The Copperhead counselors of
Mr.. johnson will derive no succor from Gen.
Grant"
Here are certain statements of fact, which
we challenge in the kindest spirit.
|. When has Gen. Grant ever departed
from what is called ''his habitual reticence"
TO sustain Congress, or in any way criticise
the President?
IL. When the President began his attack
upon the policy OF Congress, did he not send
Gen. Grant down South to make q report
which could be used 10 neulralize the effect
of the exhaustive and able report of Gen.
Schurz? Was not the report OF Gen. Grant
effectively used against the policy of Con
gressg
III. Did not President johnson state in
letter recently printed in these columns, and |
had never doubted that Gen Grant was II
supporter of his policyY
~. In the very crisis of the Presidential |
struggle with Congress, did not Grant ac-
company the President on his electioneerng
trip2 Some of his apologlsts have said,
whisperingly, he did it by official command.
Has anybody ever seen the order? If the
order compelled him TO make the trip, did it
also compel him TO visit the White House
Ian nd al q nd ~ thu ui1n n tho Prapidant n
he cried over the Philadelphia ConvenuonY
| V. And now when Mr.. Stanton, rightly
constituting a law of Congress TO mean that
his office is not in the hands of the President,
| distinctly states that he will make an issue
with the President and fall back upon Con
gress, do we not see Gen. Grant step in,
"accept" the Office, ,andby this acceptance"
80 completely disarm Mr.. Stanton that he
Tetiree2 Does not every reasonable person
know that had Gen. Grant declined the ap-
pointment-which being civil office, he
had right TO decline-.he President would
not have succeeded in removing the War
Secretary Is it not well understood that
Gen. Grant is keeping warm this place until
some Conservative may be found to take liz
We arc not complaining OF Gen. Grant.
He has right 10 his opinions. He may hon
estly sustain the President just as other
people honestly oppose him. II is differ.
deiract from his renown us Il soldier nor
from his patriotism and fidelity as citizsn.
But we do most decidedly object to the at
tempt of The Times to make. him Radical
when there IS no written or spoken word that
we have ever seen Or heard TO justify the
assertion, and while all his acts, and the acts
of his loudest friends, lead TO a contrary in
ference. These friends OF Grant nre not so
dishonest. The Herald, until last week ex-
tremely Radical, hoists the name OF Grant
as President, with Lee OF Virginia as Vice
, President, and is now furious in its assaults
upon Congress and Its hOwls over what it
, pleasantly calls "nigger supremacy" in the
South. This we understand. 1t is logical
\ The Herald is probably as well informed as
j The Times, and it openly claims Gen. Grant
/ as its ally. The World writes long article
2 TO show that, in entering the War Office,
s Gen. Grant ''acted OF his own free choice,
+ nand was not coerced by the compulsve
'stringency OF military discipline" Grant
himself notified Stanton OF his acceptance. -
r The word is plain enough to all men.
n As we have said, we are not blaming Gen
a Grant. We are really defending him. Il
I he means to be considered supporter o
l. Congress- he is great enough, and frank
n enough, and has ink and paper enough tC
d make that support apparent. We arc bound
= to consider him as not a supporter until bet
!, ter informed. We shall be happy to fine
N we are mistaken, but we do not want TO bt
10 cheated by The Times, nor to assent to tht
r, proposition that two aud two make five wher
70 we know they make four II Gen Gran
10 thinks enough Of the votes of the Radical
e TO permit his friends to support him as ,
D. Radical candidate, he will certainly pay u
the compliment of telling US what We ar,
Il to vote for. We honor him enough to fee
!, that II he comes upon our platform lie mean
"a to stay there and 10 abide by it faithfully
~ His New York friends ule not upon that plat
y form. They are as lar away as they wer
~ last Summer when they arranged the Phia
H. delpha Convention. II is suspicious tina
the men who arranged that Convention ar
IA now the busiest in 'arrauging,i Grant
W The Times and The Post are as lotlA now a
in they were then, and they follow the sam
~ tactics. They claimed to be Republican, I
4, act in the interest Of the Republican party
mr. and above all to represent the majority 1
aa that party as distinct from fragment
1g seditiOus Radicals. Their Philadelphia Cor
Of yentlon was success, the party was a SUI
in cess, the address was success, the resoll
40 tions were wonderfully successful, the teai
il OF johnson We're the most successful demon
~ stration in history, if we except kiss ono
b. bestowed by Conservative apostle; bu
,ir when the election came, the fragment
4. Radicals swept the country, and these SUI
cessiul and ambitious partisans were gla
enough to be allowed 10 return to line witt
er out being shot as deserters. Shakespeal
a. tells us that treason is but trusted like th
It's fox; and so we trust these people. They al
ys inherently treacherous, bad, anti Republican
Ir- They tired 10 destroy us last year by III
re patronage and strength Of Andrew johnson
he administration. They are trying the sam
tic game now with the dazzling and illustriou
ry name of Grant. We bow before that nam
ng 80 far as il represents valOr and patriotism
he skill in the field, moderation in council, an
" genius triumphant in war. A year or tw
be since we bowed to the name OF Andre
johnson as the representative of seltden,
ed ing loyalty, war against treason, and clamo
he Gus devotion 10 Radcaism But far aboY
IN these names, as high as tho stars, and TO
ist guiding stars, we see certain principle
N. whose life is eternal, and whose success
81 more important to this people than that
es mere men. We follow them, and whoevi
ia carries our banner must lead the way A
,e considerations of availability, OF person
he reward, of pleasing this interest or that, a.
10. temptations to desert, and mean mischie
We snstain no man whose record is not
clear as the sun. We follow no leader wi
to does not tell US which way he intends
ry travel. Above all things, we have as a par
y, been too terribly iugged to run the ris
II. again.
th Therefore We challenge the statement
ct The Times that Gen. Grant supports Co
ng gress and demand the evidence.
,se
IN THE BONES OF BULL RUN.-A correspo