Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-04-18
NUMBER 10.


agreed to go with them to Springfield, the cap
ital of the State.
HIS FRIEND wAsHBURNE AND GOVERNOR YATES.
On this mission be was accompanied by the
Hon. E. B. Washburne, the Representative IN
Congress from the Galena district, who intro
duced him TO Governor Yates, the Governor OF
the State. Mr. Yates did not appear to take
much notice of him at the time but, day or
two afterwards sent for him and asked him
"Do you understand how many men it takes
to make company? And how many men to
make a regiment? And what officers each must
have?'
"Oh yes" replied Grant, s' understand all
about such matters | was educated at West
Point and served eleven years in the regular
army"
"Well then" said the Governor, 81 want
you to take a chair in my office as Adjutant-
General of the State"
Grant remained in this capacity several weeks,
when he made short visit to us at Covington.
While he was absent from Springfield Nh Burke,
a young man employed in our house at Galena,
called on Governor Yates, and, in course os the
interview, the Governor said to him
"What kind of is this Grant? He has
been educated at West Point and says he wants
to 90 into the army several regiments have Of
fered to elect him Colonel, but he says, No
and declines to be candidate. What does he
want? ~
HOW HE BECAME COLONEL.
1
only served in the regular army, where they have
no elections, but officers are promoted according
/ to seniority. Whatever place you want him for.
lust appoint him without consulting him at all
beforehand, and you will find that he will ac-
cept whatever he is appointed to"
Acting on this suggestion, the Governor tele-
praphed to me that he had appointed Ulysses
Colonel of the 2lst Illinois Infantry. But Grant
had left for Springfield before the telegram was
received by way of Terre Haute, where Rey-
nolds q favorite classmate of his was living.
On his arrival at Springfield he was notlhed OF
his appointment and assumed command OF his
regiment, which entered at once into active SER
vice in Missouri, under Brigadicr General Pope.
GRANT AS A SHAREHOLDER.
! At the beginning of the war, Grant, or rather
Mrs. Grant, owned three very likely slaves IN
Missouri but he told them before any Procla-
nation of Emancipation was issued to go free
and look out for themselves
The history of General Grants subsequent
military career of his great western and eastern
campaigns, and of his respective promotions up
to his present rank is part OF the familiar MS
tory of this country and do pot propose to en-
ter upon that. When the great outcry was made
against him after the battle of Pittsburg Land
ing one of his aids wrote several letters in his
defense and sent them to me for publication. l
published one, which seemed to have very sal
utory effect on public sentiment in this part OF
the country; but as soon as General Grant
/ learned of it, he telegraphed to me not 10 pup
| lsh any more.
FAITH IN THE FUTURE
| General Grant wrote to me from the West,
during the war, that the Government had asked
good deal of him, but they had never asked
any than he felt himself equal to. He al
ways wrote in good spirits.
GENERAL GRANT on LEES FLANK.
! On his way to Washington to take command
of the Army of the Potomac, he stopped an hour
to see us. His mother asked him if he not
q afraid to attack Lee" GO Not at all, he re-
piled, I. know Lee as we'll as he knows himself.
know all his strong points and all his weak
ones. l intend to attack his weak points, and
flank his strong ones
! He wrote to occasionally throughout the
war but his time was too much occupied for
him to write frequently at much length. His
mother suffered much less anxiety about him
than she did during the Mexican She
seemed to feel throughout the rebellion that he
had been raised up for the particular purpose Of
that war, aud that the Power that had
raised him up, would protect him.
| A FAMILY INCIDENT-THE BARBAROUs LAWS OF KEN
! TUCKY.
| His family were with us for about six months.
They came up from Cairo just after the battle of
Fort Doneson. There is incident connected
with their arrival at Covington which may be
worth mentioning for in few years it will
probably hardly seem possible that such an event
could have occurred in the United States -
They reached Cincinnati, just across the Ohio
river, opposite Covington, on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Grant hired hackman to take her and her
family over the river to our house. The hack
man happened to be mulatto-a thrifty fellow,
who owned pair of horses and carriage him
self. He took his passengers to our house, re-
ceived their fare, and started back, and had
reached the bank of the river-in fact, he was
actually on the float leading to the boat, and was
driving to the ferry boat-to cross over. Just
| ISL no Marshal hammered
espy him, and under the act prohibiting colored
persons rom entering the State without a pass,
he arrested him. His horses and carriage were
left standing in the street to take care of them
selves, and the was hurried of to prison.
A sable-keeper, seeing the horses and carriage
kindly took care of them. The colored man
sent for me- and called on Mr.. Nixon, lawyer;
but it was on Sunday, and nothing could De
done about getting him out until Monday. On
Monday we had to give bail in the sum OF one
hundred dollars for his appearance before the
grand jury, to answer any indictment wnicn
they might find against him. Inc granu Juiy
indicted him for coming into the State witnout
: a permit Under the advice of his couhsei he
! forfeited his BAIL as that was much less pun
ishment than he would have had 10 Suhe' - ~
had appeared. Governor Bramietle, oh pes
applied to, released a portion OF 'ne Pa;,5ss,, PeHs,
rh;oh ,ro : in his discretion, and the remaihuer
La - ho Maid It seems strange that "neh
Ta.,1 au w ,ros absent, fighting for bis country, a
',en shonId undergo this punishment simply
fnr taking that Generals family in carriage to
their place of destination.
~ 4" Generals oldest boy, then thirteen, accom-
panied him, and was with him under fire at
Ticksburg He is now cadet at West Point
GRANTS POPULARITY.
When Governor Yates, of Illinois, was a
didate for the United States Senate, some of the
friends of Washburne, who rival candi-
date for the same Office, made the port in his
favor that he the man who had brought for
ward General Grant, and they urged that man
who had given such General to the country
deserved to be Senator. Yates, in reply, said
that it was not true that Washburne had given
Grant to the country. 'God,' said he, ''gave
General Grant to the country, and | signed his
first commission" Then, stretching upward
his right hand, he exclaimed, "and it WAS the
most glorious day of my life when these fingers
! signed that commission"