Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-30


hem from the Union cause ont Of every /
Of prejudice, aud particular
y OF Enjnstice, toward them Now let
every. voter consider his responsibility.
Lf he desires to encourage treason let
him vote a stigma upon loyalty. II he
desires the disruption of this Union, let
him vote against the equality Of rights
conferred by the Creator Of men, and
guaranteed by sur Constitution.
But beforp ne votes for these things
Let him carefully consider whether ne
and the natt3n can agord TO bear the
Of such a vote.
,re1EF-y7yoEys LATEST TAF.AaEY-REaEO-
FAL OF SHERLDAN
The Cincinnati Gazetse's Washing
ton dispatches of Monday evening
state that great excitement had been
caused in the city during the day, BY
the circumstances attending johnson 8
giving out part Of the suppressed cor
respondeuce between himself and
Grant. Careful inquiry. discovered
the fact that johnson gave the cores
pondenee for publication while in the
same condition as he was on Inaugural
ton day, that is, DRUNK! tits affirm
ed that he was in that condition all day
Monday The acting President Of the
United States Drunk No wonder
there Is trouble in the Cabinet. NJ
wonder faithful Stanton and gallant
Sheridan are, to use His Accideney'
elegant phrase. kicked OUT of Office
No wonder christian Howard, brave
and patriotic SickIes, and that true
honest and faithful soldier Gen. Pope
are threatened with the same fate. M
loyal and patriotic officer can expect Il
please the besotted wretch who now
BY virtue of en assassin's bullet, oceu
pies the Executive Chair of this nation
None but such unprincipled renegadei
as Jere Black, Buchanau's anti-co
ercion, treason-helping Secretary, car
suitthe depraved wishes and wicked
purposes of the rebel agent and too
of the White House.
That johnson should be guilty O.
infamous falsehoods in reference Il
the Grant correspondence is not sur
prising, Some days ago he denied
having ever seen the Recommendation
by the military court, Of Mrs. Surrat
to mercy It was then proven tha
the recommendation was present ted t,
johnson. by Judge Holt, who had
conversation with him on that yer,
subject. So in reference to the Gran
| correspondence. First johnson de
MED its existence. This being proven
false by the publication of its sub
stance, the next trick of the Actin
President was to declare the cores
pondence private and not in the natur
Of a protest by Grant. How, mucl
truth there is in this will appear b.
the following, which was made publ
On Monday:
a. EXECUTIVE M MANsION.
WASHINGTON, Aug IL, 1867
DEAR SIR Before you issue in
! struetions to carry into effect the en-
/ closed. would be pleased to hear an,
/ suggestions you may deem necessar
/ respecting the assignments to whicl
! the order refers. Truly yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Gen. u. s. GRANT, Secretary of War
Gd Interim.
T. Here belongs next in order, tn
ofleiai order of removal printed las
GRANTS REPLY.
HEADQRs ARMIES OF u. 81,
WASHINGTON, Aug. II, 1867. s
| To His E.cce1lency, Andre50 johnson
President Of u s.
SIR 81 am in receipt of your orde
Iof this date directing me to appoin
.IGep. G. H. Thomas to the comInan
of the Fifth Military District; Gen
Sheridan to the Department of th
Missouri. and Gen Hancock to th
Department Of the Cumberland an
Eals0 your note of this date, inclosin
those instructions, to carry into effec
the inclosed order, saying / wouI
be pleased to hear any suggestions yoI
deem necessary respecting the assign
ments to which the order refers.
I am pleased to avail myself Of thi
! Invitation, to urge, earnestly urge, il
the name of patriotic people VIII
have sacrificed hundreds Of thousand
Of lives, and thousands of millions o
treasure, to preserve the integrity ant
union Of this country, that this Orde
/ be not insisted on. Tits unmistakabI,
the expressed wish of the country tha
General Sheridan should not be re
moved from his present command =
/ This is a republic where the viii 0
the people is the law Of the land
T beg that their voice may be heard
/ General Sheridan has performed hi
civil duties faithfully and intelligently
/ His removal will only be regarded al
an effort to defeat the laws Of Con
/ gress. It will be interpreted By tht
unrecoustructed element in the South
/ those who did all they could to breal
up this Government by arms, and nov
| wish to be the only element consulted
as to the method of restoring order, al
a triumph It will embolden them t.
renewed opposition to the will of th,
/ loyal masses, believing that they hav,
| the Executive with them.
The services Of General Thomas il
battling for the Union entitle him t.
| some consideration He has repeated
| " entered his protest against beinj
assigned to either of the five Militar1
Districts, and especially to being as
signed to relieve Gen. Sheridan.
Gen. Hancock ought not to be re
moved from where he is. His Depart
ment is a complicated one, which vii
take a new commander some time tt
/ become acquainted with. There ar,
| military reasons, pecuniary reasons
and above all, patriotic reasons, WIZ
the order should not be insisted on.
I beg to refer to a letter marked
f" Private" which [ wrote to the Pres
| ident when first consulted on the sub
jeet of a change in the War Depart
ment. 1t bears upon the subject o.
this removal, and, I had hoped, would
/ have prevented It.
I have the honor to be. with great