The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-05
Grants I" Waste BUSEet.o

Soon after it was ascertained that General
Grants election to the Presidency was fixed
fact, letters of advice and admontion poured
in on him from every quarter, until as many
as five hundred accumulated at his head-quar-
tiers in day or two The General turned them
over to one of his military subordinates, with
directions to destroy them. After they had
been consigned to the waste basket, waiting to
be burned. an enterprising reporter surrepti
tiously gained access to them, and thus gives
to the world the contents of few of them:
SILVER SPRINGS, Md, Nov. a. 1868.
To the High and Mighty, the Most Iustrious Ulysses
s. Grant, President of the United States:
Honored Sir: see by this mornings paper that
that received by my worthy friend and colleague
Gen. Jackson, whose administration took prominent
part in running need not say to you that this tri-
umph is altogether occasioned by my insisting that my
son Francis should be placed upon the ticket New
York as Vice President compelled Frank to this
rfce in order to strengthen your ticket, and know
that you too honorable man to hesitate to acknowl
edge this obligation. have one boy, Ny, who has
been out Of work for some time not getting along very
we'll with his last employer, and who would make
very good ChiefJustice in the place of Chase think
you can have no trouble in removing Chase the Sen
ate would not dare to the will of its great leader
Frank himself deserves good deal of consideration for
his sacrifice 1t would not do to call my dear friend
johnson home from England, although think Frank
would do best in the London mission but if you should
send McCuoch back to his Fort Wayne bank and make
Frank Secretary of the Treasury, you will certainly
have the whiskey frauds investigated. have 39S 9TH
relatives, mostly cousins, grandchildren and on,
a list of whom will send you before your Inaugural.
tion with the names Of places to which | wish them
appointed. Yours faithfully, +. p B-R, sr.
p ST. have pleasant room at Silver Springs, and
heaps of cigars, to which you are always welcome.
DAYTON, OHIO, Nov 4, 1865
Gen. Grant You will see by the Republican
papers here that my running for Congress against Gen
Schenck has largely increased your majority. have
made this sacrifice honored Sir because believed that
your election would be the triumph Of true Democratic
principles and that you would confound the Radicals
and utterly destroy them. am not ambitious, but the
noble Democracy of Ohio ought certainly tie receive
recognition from your administrations and am assur
ed that if you will nrust with the portfolio of the
State Department, they will feel that my iabors have
not been in vain. Yours, Z. Ia. N---M.
BosToN, Mass, Nov. 4, 1868.
Respected Sir: am the greatgrandson Of my great
grandfather My running for Governor has given you
larger vote in MASSACHUSETTS, than any President has
before received This sacrifice made simply be-
cause desired your election and my father thinks that
contributed largely to the recent glorious result in all
the States If you have any difficulty in disposing of
the English Mission will be happy to accept, This
do a compliment to yourself because want your
administration to succeed and really don't see how it
can without the active support of my family If you
"''' Yours, j. Q. A-s,jr.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, '6S.
My Dear Grant After the 4th of next March shall
be an humble individual coaxed Seymour to go out
that trip, feeling sure that his journey wond give
you larger majority in each of those States took
trip myself in 1866, and know what came OF it. There
is nothing to help vote better than this swinging
round the circle business have stood by TIL Consti-
| tuition and the Union. commit to your hands the
Constitution and the flag with sc stars My sands OF
| life have nearly out. 1have been Alderman of my
native village, Member of Congress, Governor of the
State United States Senator, Vice President ard Pres
| ident ask nothing for myself, but there are a few
honest men that commend to your attention Mr..
| Dorrx Full in Nnu0 hu an nAa ha
kept in his place. Mr.. Henry A. Smythe, in New York
would make good Secre tary of the Treasury. espe
cially beg that you will not disturb Mr. Fesenden's
relatives who now hold office, interfere with the
contracts of Mr.. Ross and Mr. Henderson. You see
Grast, old fellow that Presidents have got 10 keep
our bargains, and it would be mighty rough man
when he goes back to Tennessee to find his successor
| going back on him. Yours, A-w J-N
NAVY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, Nov. |, '6S.
Venerable Sir For eight years have been Secreta
ry of the Navy am at that time of life when change
of scene isdeporabe My doctors tell that III leave
this office the shock to my nervous system viii be
violent that will hardly survive it, For eight years
it has been to me place of comfort and repose. Fol
and deep blue sea. Now, would you leave me, in thu
words Of the following melody:
| "Here, a sheer hull, lies
Poor Tom Bowling,
| Darling of our crew,
Nomore he'll hear the tempest bowling;
For death has preached him to-
| His form was of the manifest beauty,
Faithful below, he did his duty,
| But now he's gone aloft."
The phrase "gone aloft,'' venerable Sir, is
for mounting to the top of the mast hear stories tt
the effect that you going to put Dave Porter Far
ragut in my place. Pity the Of poor old
and hesitate. Don't begin your administration will
an act cruelty which will bring to the ewes
| every grandmother in the land. l assure you O
my support for every measure of your administration
If you only keep me in the Navy Department you car
send me blank sheet of paper and will write at the
| bottom o it this line:
| Your servant ever to command G-NW-s
| P. o. DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Nov T. 49,
| General: You must not go back a fellow now af
ter all have done for you. Did not send johnson on
ms swinging Round the Circle tack Have not l..
the head and front of this bread busness
Have not contributed directly or Indirectly more :
| your election than any other in the country
cept Mr.. SEYMOUR My acSounts not altogets,y
right here, and things did not turn out well le
year rs expected, and IL you will give fellow
years snow, you will md that will do yor q.
| much good as have done Andy johnson.