The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-02-14
The JOhnSOn-Grant CORES
pOndence.

Mr.. johnson, after weeks consulta-
ton with his advisers, has returned an
answer to Gen. Grants last letter. He
has called on the members of his Cab
met, to sustain him in his version of the
conversation held with Grant, and their
letters accompany his reply. Gideon
Welles, the Secretary Of the Navy,
arouses from his usual sleepy state suf-
ficiently to say that the President is
quite correct; yes, certainly; and then
resumes his slumber. Hugh McCul-
loeb, Secretary of the Treasury, cannot
undertake to state the precise language
used by the President and Gen. Grant,
in the conversation referred to, but has
no hesitation in saying his recollection
of it accords with the Presidents ac-
count Yours respectfully. Alex. Ran
dali, Postmaster General, recollects dis
tinctly-very distinctly-the minutest
details of the conversation. His men,
ory is as good as shorthand report
er's notes. "SayS the President to Gen.
Grant, says he. Says General Grant
to the President, says he." 1t is per-
fectly clear to his mind that the Presi-
dents account of the conversation is
correct. Your most obedient, faithful,
humble servant. Mr.. Seward occupies
three-fourths of column with his re-
ply, which we have conscientiously
read, and confess ourselves totally un-
able to make out whether he is for
johnson or Grant. Secretary Brown
ing, of the Interior Department is not
an important witness, as his knowledge
of the question at issue was more from
heresay than personal observation.
The President and his friends no
doubt think these letters are a stunning
blow to Grant and convict him of false
hood. In court of law they would
have no such effect on a jury; how
much less effect will they have on the
American people who know thoroughly
the natural dupltcity and maliciousness
of the President, and the trucking,
sycophantic character of his Cabinet
Ministers? The Presidents letter to
Grant which accompanies the letters of
the members of his Cabinet, is Of that
character which the term "bullyrag"
expresses. 1t is an impudently scold-
ing letter from one who, accidently
holding superior office, imagines he
is the superior man and can insultingly
reprimand a subordinate for a trumped
up offence. He accuses Grant of in
subordination, and assumes peremp-
tory tone and language poorly beftting
the miserable, drunken, apostate, cow
ardly demagogue that he is.
Gen. Grant replies in brief, manly,
djgnifed note, in which, while admit
ting nothing contained in the state
ments of the Cabinet ministers where
they differ from anything heretofore
stated by him, he notices only the
Presidents charge of insubordination,
and proves its falsity.
The whole matter is now before Con-
gress and the country. AS to the ques-
ton of veracity between the President
and the General of the Armies, the
affair in all likelihood will go down into
official history in favor of the President,
because he has suborned his witnesses !;
of which transaction there will be no
record; but in the opinion of their CO.
temporaries the simple word of the
straightforward soldier outweighs a
whole white house full of politicians,
who
"Orook the plant hinges of the knee,
That thrift may follow fawning."
The New York State Convention,
held last week, unanimously passed a
resolution declaring that Gen. Grant
was the choice of the N. Y. Republicans
for President, and Gov. Fenton for Vice
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