The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-13
,,,. Last Letter 10 Genera
Grant.

IAN. Last Letter - Geuerai
Grant.
sidept ,JumSsoN's last letter To
rsl GRANT has been made public
ccsnpanied by letters from Secre-
SEWARD, wkLLEs, BROWNING,
rIoCH and Postmaster General
ALL all confirming the Presidents
,op Of GRANTS bad conduct IN the
NToN affair.
he follo~ing extract from Mr.. JOHN
- ls,,er Of the 3lst of January TO
o.rI GRANT states the result OF a
,,.rsation between them at the
.bipet meeting on the lith of jan
.ry: go,
+bs Cabinet meeting on the l4th OF
'ararv last i'm the presence OF the Cao-
-, the President asked General Grant
.Ss,bar in a conversation which took
lace after his appointment as SecIeta-
= of War ad interim, he did not agree
aitbsr remain at the head of the War
Sanar,mrnt and abide any judicial pro-
,aaSing tina, might follow the non-con-
,,rrarcs of the Senate in Mr.. Stanton's
.,,.n.nsicD. or should he wish not to be-
,a9la @ ;nvolyed in such controversy, to
nnt the President i'll he same position
Ivitb resnect to the office as be occupied
"rsyion. 10 General Grants appoint
m.nt by returning il to the President
- tim, 10 anticipate such action by
-. S.nat- This General Grant ad-
mirr.d The President then asked Cen
.r,I Grant if. at the conference on the
Saturday, he had not, to
tyoid Misunderstanding, required Gen
oral Grant 10 state what he iatended to
Io and further, if in reply To that in
mr. br .Iirueral Grant, had not refer
-.J :, ,brlr former conversations, say
IN, that from them the President under
.,ooI his position, aud that his General
Grnr', action would be consistent
with the understanding which had
b.ru reached. TO these questions GEn-
-r,l Grant replied in the affirmative.
The President asked General Grant If,
at the conclusion of their interview on
II MAS not the understanding
,bat they were to have another confer
eprr on Monday, before final action by
.he Senate in the case of Mr.. Stanton.
General Grant replied that such was the
but that on Monday he
had been engaged in a conference with
tieueral sherman, and was occupied
with many little matters, and asked
# fCIeneral Sherman had net called on
that day.
The truth of the above statement
General GRANT denied. The President
then called upon the members of the
Cabinet, who were present at the meet
So referred 10, and all of them sub.
,rantially ami clearly verify his state
llrnr General GRANT, in his last,
neither admits Aor denies the correct
9r,, of this "cloud of witnesses but
-yades the point and attempts to defend
himself from the charge of insubordi'
nation. implied in the Presidents
urlucr communication.
W presume that few will question
he damaging effect of these Develop
nents upon GRANTS reputation fol
'eracity. We do not wish 10 be under
TODD as saying that they at all impair
lis prospects for the Radical Presiden'
ial nomination. Taking all things In
o consideration, especially the late rev
latious relative to his convivial pro
we think that his chances are
ather improved than otherwise. Sober
ess and truthfulness have lopl
ince ceased to be, if they ever were
equisite to Radical preferment, ant
he nom.uation of Il man who is noto
iously addicted to neither can hardly
all to he regarded as in serene harmon!
With that eternal fitness of things
.hout which moral idea" politicians
40 less than "moral idea" philosophers
ak 80 much.