The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-09-04
IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE C {

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n-Grant PrOteStS-Che
Presidents lejOin dcR-H c
Complains Iilat sheridan Rem
dered Himself "ObnOxiOus''-
EAe Contrasts Thomas with,
sheridan Sheridan Guilty Os
Absolute Tyranny.
New YoRK, August 26.
The following is the correspondence be-
tween General Grant aud the President:
GENERAL GRANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
| "HEADQ RS ARMIES OF THE u. s.,
WASHINGTON, August II, 1867.
| "Hts Ecceliacy AHdretc johnson, P-eSiden
Of the United States:
SIR: | am in receipt of your order, OF
! this date, directing me TO appoint General
| q. II. THomas 10 the command of the Fifth
| Military District, General Sheridan TO the
Department of the Mi souri, and General
| Hancock to the Department OF the Cum
| barlanj, and also your note, Of this date,
| inciOsin5 the Instructions necessary to carry
| into effect the enclosed order. 1 would be
| pleased to hear any suggestions you may
! deem necessary respecting the assignments
. 70 which tire order refers.
| Il ain pleased to avail myself OF this in
| yitation to urge earnestly in the name of a
| patriotic people who have sacrificed hun.
! dradS of thousands Of lives ami thousands
| Of Mill ms Of treasure to preserve the in
| tegrtty and Union Of this country, that this
order be nor insisted on. 1t is Unmiataka-
| hiy the expressed wish Of the country that
! Gen, Sheridan should not be removed from
! his pre-eDt command. This is republic
where jhe will Of the people is the iIw OF
| thc iaud. beg that Their voice may be
| heard. Gen. Sheridan HIS performed his
| civil duties faithfully and intelilgently.
| His removal will only be regarded as an
| effort to defeat the laws of Congress. 1t
| viii be Interpreted by the unreconstructed
| clement Of the S0lth, those who did all
they could to break up this Government by
arms and now wish to DC the only element
consulted as to the method of restoring or
der, as a triumph 1t will emboden them
to renewed opposition to the will Of the
loyal masses, believing that they have the
Executive with them.
The services OF General Thomas in bat
Ting igr the Union entities him to some
consideration. He has repeatedly entered
his protest against being assigned to either
| Of the five military districts, and especially
OF being assigned to relieve Gen, Sheridan.
General Hancock out not to be removed
from where he is.
His Department is a complicated ono,
which Il will take new commander some
time to become acquainted with. There are
military reasons, pecuniary reasons, and,
above all, patriotic reasons, why this order
should not he insisted on.
Il beg to refer to a letter. marked 'pri,
vote, which [ wrote to the President when
first consulted on the subject of change in
the War Department. 1t beals upon the
subject Of this removal, and | had hoped
would have prevented it.
Il have to honor to be, with great re-
speet, your obedieut servant,
U. S GRANT,
General United States Army, and Secre-
tary of War dd interim. r"
THE PRESIDENT TO GENERAL GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
'WAsHINGTON, D. g., Aug. 10, 1867
g ENERAL-I have received your com
munication of the 18th inst, and thank you
for the promptncss with which you have
submitted your views respecting the assign
ments directed in my order of that date
"When stated, in my official note Of
the 18th, that would be pleased to hear
any suggestions you might deem necessary
upon the subject, it was not my intention to
ask from you formal report, but rather to
invite verbal statement Of any reasons
affcct:ag the public interests which in YOUR
np;n;nY you'd render the order ineXpedent.
Ena.rtnch, however, az YOU have seen fit to
communicate them. in written communi-
cation. il nrop2. lhat I Should make some
lal,r. 20! lara siy urge that that the
,rIer b. rot ir5;,tad N. rcn.alk,nq that 1t
il uilDi~takajdy he axgresse cd wish OF the
county that G. neral Sheridan should not
be removed from his present command -
While am cag .;zant Of the efforts that
have been ma !e 10 retain General Sheridan
in command Of the Fifth Military District,
am not aware that the question has ever
been submitted to the people themselves for
determination. It would certainly be un-
Just to the army to assume that, in the
opiEion0t the nation, he alone is capailo of
co,nnlar ding the States of Louisiana and
Texas, AMI that were he fer any cause re-
moved no other General in the military
service of the United States would be com
petent to fiji his place. General Thomas,
whom have designated a. his successor, is
well knGwn to the country, having won
high and honorable distinction in the field.
He has, in the execution Of the resp9n
.ihla duties Of department commander,
exhibit. j great ability, sound discretion,
and sterling patriotism. He has not failed,
under the most trying circumstances, to
enforce the laws TO preserve peace and or
der, to encourage the restoration of civil
authority, and to promote, a3 far as posi-,
3le, spirit Of reconciliation. His admin
,stratiyn Of he Department OF The Cumbcr,
iand will certainly compare most fayorably.
with that Of Gunaral Sheridan, in the mil
italy district. Those afails appear to be
in ii tprbcd condition, and a bitter spirit
oi ansagonism seems to have resulted from
General Shtriluns management. He has
rendered himself exceedingly obnoxious BY
the manner in which he has exercised even
the powers conferred BY Congress, onl still