The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-19
SECOND EDITION
FROM WASHINGTON TODAY.
The President and General Grant-Flerce
Tirade in Mr.. JOhnsOn's Organ
Another Attack upon
Stanton and Sherl.
dan, Etc.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The TnteHige'1cer discharges fifteen inch-shell
this morning at Grant, In four-column edi-
torial, condemning Grant for endorsing Stanton
in the private letter to the President protesting
against Stanton's and ShOridans removal, which
has just been published. 1t says
endorsing has been the ruin of an end
less number of good men. Its fatal effect
to that end is as inexoraoe in political life it
is in private affairs; and should, therefore,
General Grant secure nomination for the Pre-
sidency from the Chicago conclave of black
radicals IN the canvass which Will succeed
dorsement of the ever Infamous Stanton. The
said issues will 60 to the merits of
the case both as 1t respects 6tauton's
military capabilities and services aud his
atrocious political or civic career. We do not
hesitate to say, in the outset that tens upon
tens of thousands Of soldiers that served under
General Grant and George B. Mcclellan upon
The Peninsula, and in the gloriously victorious
battles of Upper Mary land, will, in a military
sense, repudiate General Grants endorsement of
the tyrannlc, corrupt, and perfdious Stanton.
Latterly, we have made some damaging expo
sures of Stanton's ineffabe if not cor
rupt prohigacy while Secretary Of War;
knowledge of General Grant, who has won
not little reputation by looping off
some of the gross abuses of the former. We
might Just here put the inquiry without fear of
a negative answer Did not General Grant,
upon assuming command on this side of the
Allegbanies, ask that General Mcclellan should
be put in the immediate command of the Army
of the Potomac? Failing of success in this did
he not ask, without success that he should be
put in command of the tortidcations of Wash
iDgton? Did General Grant not ask in vain that
General "Baldy" Smith should supersede Gene
raj Butler in command of the army operating
against Richmond, so considered?
"Can General Grant be justified in endorsing
StRnton'e military conduct at that date any
more than what of political and military crime
he had committed by wholesale previously?
'1n no sense then, can endorsement Though it
shall be called O CLOSING over or whtewashing
of Stanton by General Grant, be approved, ju5ti-
fed, eXtepuated, palliated, or excused by the
country. General Grant has done violent wrong
to the conscientousuess and to the intelligence
OF the American people.
"There can scarcely be but one opinion as il
respects General Grants harsh expressions to
the President touching his action in removing
Stanton"
The Intelli9erce, also charges upon General
Sheridan the responsibility for the New Orleans
massacre, and extols Hancock to the skies for his
administration of affairs in his district, where,
it says, his acts have been mainly to remedy the
wrongs done by Sheridan. This article was
undoubtedly inspired by the President, who
since the impeachment spectre has been removed
from his path, has become bold and aggressive
the evidence of which is his taunting, sarcastic
message of yesterday to both Houses in relation
to Hancock. This message has revived the
fercest passions of the opposition to johnson
and if he keeps on the impeachment projec
will gain strength, and the radicals may even
yet put the machinery in opera tion to depose
him.