The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-04-18
genera Grant as Pre.Idont.

TheNNew York March ~ corres-
pondent of the Charleston Courier |
gives the report of what purports to
be conversation with an intelligent
and influential secret agent of the
Government and an old politician,
The following is the story, which is
interesting, ifnOt sensational, in these
extraordinary times;
! had few days since a very i'm.
portant interview with an old poll
tician, man whose word, it | were
permitted to mention his name, would
add immense weight to the statements
! am about to lay before your readers
ia regard to the quiet but steady rev.
olution upon which we have already
entered. This gentleman bas been
for several years employed by the
! United States Government as secret
and confidential agent both before
and during the war, His powers Of
observation sUrpass those Of ordinary
citizens, and his acquaintance with
leading men in Washington enables
him to form judgments IN regard to
events about to be developed not to
be equalcd by other lookers.op iu
Jerusalem, He thoroughly under,
stands the under.curreut of public
feeling in Washington, and as such ]
asked him few leading questions, to
! which received replies, which'l pre-
: fer to give in bis own words. No
being permitted to make use of his
name, / will designate him as "agent,
! The following is the substance OF thu
: conversation had
Correspondent Who do you thinl
will be Prcsideut2
Agent-General Grant beyond
! peradyenturc. The Democratic part!
can do nothing to prevent it. Eyel
il the General cannot receive the ful
= number of votes, there arc alread
plans on foot to make him Prcsiden
Correspondent Do you think tha
ID the people are opposed to him?
If Ageut-Yes, / do. But the mi'
'r fortune is that the Democratic part
r, has no great man to oppose hin
to There is no jackson or Douglas in I
y. ranks; thereis no man who can giV
ne wiser counsel to the party IN the
es extraordinary times; to keep 81
party on the initiative. With a lac
r. Of great men nothing remains b.
r. organization and old party tradition
with nothing in the prospective
i'd make it successful. The Republiea
he not only have one, but many gre
names, and the greatest Of them
on is General Grant.
Correspondent--What do you thu
a Of Grant2
Agent---I have had several eOnv'
ar satioDs with him. Imade hima pr
ore ent, in the name of self and Otf
ers citizens Of house IN Ihirtysslx
street, subject to a certain mOrtg'I
TO which was subsequently, taken off
Till the Union League club. Tl
brought me in close contact with hi
ly- and / must say that, considering
outward appearance, | never saw
ind more commonplace man aye, e'
ope in his horse talk vas very comm
But, nevertheless, tell you he
iere vastly underrated. There is m
ial stuff ID him than iu any other n
you living. General Francis Blair o
for the other day told me that Gr
,ver proposes to be President, and W
once in the White House he props
as to stay there. Ho thinks himsel
ONE great as Cromwell, aud has not
least doubt but things will sh
ted, themselves in fashion that viii I
was him in the Presidential chair as
lent tator.
orio Correspondent What indicat
The do you see Of all this ?
len, Agent-A short time since, "
iu inthe ears from Washington to B
how more, General Banks gave me