The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-08-29
Gen. Grants Protest to the Presi-
dent.

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Tho correspondence between Gen
GRANT and the President in, regard
to the removal Of sHERlDAN, has just
been made public. We have but
space for the order and the protest
The President in answerto the pro-
test lengthcns himself out to the ex-
tent Of nearly column, attempting
to justify his action: . att
THE PRESIDENT To oRKST. l.
'F Executive MANSION,
WASHINGTON, August II, 1867.
DEAN Sin: Before you issue in.
structions TO carry into effect the en-.
closed | would bc pleased to hear
any suggestions you may deem uec.
cssary respecting the assignments TO
which the order refers. ''' d
Truly yours, ARDnGw Johnson.
Gen. U. 3, GRANT, Secretary Of
War I'D Interim. - ''.. f 300
Hero belongs ncxt in order, tho
official order Of removal, printed last
week. "
GRANTS REPLY.
fIEADouARTERs ARMIEsoF us,
WAsiliNoToS, August IL, 1867.
Ills Eeecllcaey, AndreW johnson,
President u s.: c..
SIR: / am in receipt of your order
of this date directing me TO appoint
Gen. q. ii. Thomas to tho command
of tho Fifth Military District Gen.
cral Sheridan TO the Department of
tho Missouri, and General Hancock
10 tho Department of the Cumber.
land aud also your note Of this date,
iuclosing those instructions to carry
into effect tho inclosed order, saying:
" j would lbo pleased to hear any sug-
gcstions you may dcom necessary re.
spocting the assignments to which
the order r1fers.' OIf. f.rtH .f
| nm pleased to avail mysclfof this
invitation to urge, earnestly urge, in
tho name of patriotic people who
have sacrificed hundreds Of thousands
of lives, and thousands of millions Of
treasure, toapreservo the integrity and
union of this country, that this order
be not insisted on. 1t is unmistaka.
bly, the expressed wish OF the couu-
try that General Sheridan should not
be removed from his present COM
maud. This is republiowhero the
will Of the people is the law of ofthe
land. ] bog that ihoir voicb may be
hoard. General Sheridan has per.
formed his civil dutios faithfully aud
iutolligently. His removal will only
be regarded as an effort to defeat the
laws of Congress. 1t will be intcr-
protod by the unroconstruoted ole-
mont in the South, those who did all
they could TO break up this Govern
mont by arms, aud now wish to be the
only element consulted as to the
method Of restoring order, as a tri-
umph. Ii will embolden them to re-
newod opposition to tho will of the
loyal masses, believing that they have
The Executive with them. ~ rurDIi 4
The services of General Thomas in
battling for tho Union entitle him to
Iouo consideration. lie has repeat.
'dly entered his protest against being
assigned to oithor Of the five Military
Districts, and especially to being as
iigned to relieve Gen. Sheridan. b
Gen, Hancock ought tot to be ro.
moved from where hU is. His De-
pertment 10 a complicated one, which
will take new Commander somo time
to beconio acquainted with. There
are military reasons, pecuniary roa,
sons, aud above all patriotic reasons,
why the order should not bo Insisted
on. fHfh /" tol ..AtHc 'if'+ nnwd
beg TO refer 10 letter marked
/" Private, which l wrote TO the
President when first consulted on the
subject ola change in the War Do
partm0nt, 1t bears upon tho subject
Of this removal, aud, L had hoped,
would have prevented il. - fl
have the houor TO be, with great
respect your Obedient servant,
-'sios1 nvag u. s. GRANT,
General y. S. Army, aud Secretary
of War AL iatcriM, r.tf fIf0..
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1t has been stated, aud, in fact,