St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-09-13
The General and the President.


val of Sheridan is one of the chief OF re-
cent political events. 1t caused the New
York Tribune to rejoice that his hostility
to the president can no longer be doubt
ed; while the New York Herald, which
has been idolizing Grant for year, sud-
denly advises him to surrender the War
department to ''other and ADLER brains.
and declares that he has thrown himself
into radical hands. The whole country
has now read and pondered General
Grants letter 1t has seen how heartily
he sympathizes with the national purpose,
how simply and strongly he urges the UNI
doubted wish of the people as the rule OF
action when expectancy alone Is TO be
considered. In few significant words
he reminds the president that the reno
val of Sheridan can crafty only those at
the south who are hostile TO the govern
ment; and the reply of the presiien,
shows how he was stung by the unques-
tionable truth. The letter of Grant Is
short, but it is decisive. We shall no
longer hear that he Is an equally avail
able candidate for either party. We shall
no longer read praises of his conservative
fidelity in the democratic newspapers
We shall no longer hear them chuchle
over the cunning of the president in dl-
viding the republican party by entangllng
General Grant. Two weeks ago We
said that Grant would never be tool i'll
Andrew .Johnson's hands. and week
had not passed before the words were
justified
so rapid Is the progress OF events that,
before these words are read, Gen Grant
may have ceased to be secretary OF war
nd mtanau. Against the instructions
which he gave 10 General Thomas 10
leave all the laws in force which he
should find in the Louisiana District. The
president orders General Hancock 10
change them a. he chooses; and rcver>c>
General Grants order TO Sheridan TO re-
port at Washington 10y ordering him TO
proceed straight TO Missouri. The Gcn-
eral ISSUES the orders but these rcvcrsal-
and the tone of the letter of the president
show that there Is no kindly feeling be-
tween him and the General And how
could there he The president knows
perfectly well that Grant WAS musi
strenuous in his advice 10 congress that
Johnson could not he trusted, and tia
General knows equally well that the
president ordered him into his cabinet IL
ruin him. From this stale OF thing,
some kind of rupture may very easily
arise. BY the publication OF the corrc>-
pondence the country has lcarnci-wlat
few doubted-tlIat the present Secretary
of war Is Just a. hostile 10 the prc>idcE-
tial policy" rs the late secretary. III:
presence i'll the cabinet i, therefore. a.
reassurin. Us that OF Mr.. Stanton. IL i
now, consequently, equally obmoN'ou, Ia
the president ItGcneral Grant remain,
in the department lie l. eii.l"ared 10 til
people as their otlicia! representative and
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advocate. If the president quarrel> with
him and removes him from his post, the
popular enthusiasm for Grant will l.,
simply irresistible.
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