Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-12
Dur Washington Correspondence.
The President and Grant-Ihe Question OF
The Adjournment of Congress
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THE PRESIDENT AND GRANT.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. I. 1868
THE PRESIDENT AND GRANT. +,
Mn. EpIToR The whole of the three t
cornered fight between the President ana
/ Gen. Grant, and the President and Mr.. stan
! ton ms been fruitful and full of value Ii
/ has caused discovery to be made OF the real
state of affairs at the White House, ana re-
veals the Presidents unconquerable passion
for prevaricatiug. 1t Also places Gen "rant
higber in the estimation of the loyal people,
than did even his letters protesting against
tho removal of Stanton and Sheridan in Au-
gust last
There has been on the part of Mr. John
son. a determination to misrepresent the
nosition of Gen. Grant from his first apos-
: taev. knowing the general esteem in which /
Gen. Grant was held. he compelled nm TO
accompany him on his ''swinglng round the
circle - trip and at every point took advan-
tage of that forced presence to cowardly as
sert. without Il chance of contradiction, that
! Gen. Grant and thro ugh him the army, were
/ with him He ordered him to be present at
/ several interviews that the inference might
d be drawn therefrom that he acquiesced IN
+ and approved all that he said During all
! all this time the General silent, and
c really lost the confidence of many worthy
: men for such silence. Again when he re
: moved Stan ton. he thought he had hne
: Mace to make it appear that Grant was his
It firm supporter and Immediately ordered him
: to occupy the position thus vacated Then
: he received the first intmation that we have
0 ever seen, that the great soldier was too true
" and loyal TO oe issIt y co any of his ahnm-
= Unable schemes. and the famous ." private
a letter was written. Seeing plainly that his
t course assured the nomination of Gen. Grant
y by the Republican Convention for Presiden'l
= ne then sought by obtaining promise to re-
d sist the return of Mr.. Stanton to the War
Z. Department. and plainly and openly to vio-
VI late the law. to bring him into contempt with
:, the people Failing in this he has, ever since
4 the reinstatement of the Secretary of War,
Is been striving early and late, by his own ac-
IN tions and declarations, and through the
- Democratic press of the country, by repre-
n sensations as false they were dastardly, to
e ruin the reputation of the man he had in
ut vain sought to make his tool. In order to
H. probe this matter to the bottom. the House,
n on Monday last, called for all the corrcspon-
dence between Mr.. johnson and Gen. Grant
relative to the Secretary of War. On Tues
dav the call was answered and the CORES
a pondence laid before the House and the coun-
1t try. 1t seems that the President ordered
Gen. Grant to disobey the orders OF the Sec
rotary Of War. The General naturally sus-
pecting the honor of the President in regarl
to these Instructions desired that they might
nj be given to him in writing. Grant then give
us his version Of the facts. The Presiden
66e follows with his story fatty contradictins
tn Gen Grants. The General closes the cor
M respondence on the Sd inst by re-assertior
IA that the statements in his own letter wer,
NV correct, anything in yours in reply to it t,
NO the contrary notwithstanding.
of There is no longer need TO ask on whicl
a. side of the fence Gen. Grant stands. Hi
~ position is well defined. He Is shown to b,
ssc honest, firm and incorruptlble. He Is some
set times too silent, but that is far better thar
'as to be cursed with the everlasting talking o
49, Mr. johnson. There Is little doubt but tha
m the issue is to be clearly between him anC
II Mr.. johnson during this year, and can Their,
% be the slightest hesitation which to choose?
-rn ~" Question Of THE ADJOURNMENT or cox
he CRIES.
'oe The Senate Judiciary Committee have nov
~ before them the question. very important
nat but heretofore undecided, whether the ad
lat journment of Congress over given space o
On, time, for instance the holidays, is such al
"a adjournment as the Constitution contemplate
IN in providing Tor the contingency of the ses
m sion expiring before the ten days allowed fo
to the consideration OF "a bill have expired Oh
- this decision viii hang the fate OF the iur,
m bin passed at the present session. carly il
lld December The President insists that it i
an such an adjournment and the question is t
ny be tested.
ten THE NoNINATIoN OF NR. wIsEwELL.
re Another officer of the Government has beel
Nn the subject of Democratic and Executiv
'M animadversion and misrepresentation Mr.
ia Rollins the honest and faithful COMMISSIONS
the of Internal Revenue has been maligned sian
to dered, abused and in every way injured il
nc his reputation by those at whose practices h
no would not wink and on account of thos
the whose rascality he was determined to expose
nm | could multiply examples of his faithfulnos
- and the known corruption of the Presiden
MI where the latter has interposed specially t
as save men known TO have swindled in til
M revenue to enormous extents So far Ina
NJ this persecution gone that Mt length the nom
nv nation of Mr. Wiscwell has been sent to til
ald Senate as Mr.. Rollins successor From til
of reputation of this man the general characte
be of ,johnson's appointees may he known
rm' heard it publicly asserted a few days ACC
the that he thief and a robber, that til
err President knew the fact when he nominate
lr; him and the Senate had evidence to prove il
80 One gentleman remarked that the first thin
i'm Congress must do for the safety of the cour
in try, if he was confirmed, was to repeal tn
LED whiskey tax. In fine no man could have
I'm worse reputation and he outside the walls {
ed the penitentary.
err THE ANTI-coNTRAcTIoN AND APPROPRIATE
he r,IIs
~ The differentiation bill has become la7
,Iv without the Presidents signature, favorit
in method of operation with him. for he thu
D. escapes any odium which may attend the ap
~ proval or veto of the measure There mr.
he already bills pending in the House to increas,
III the volume of the currency no millions O
OF dollars. 1t is to be hoped that all good
- honest men will enter their emphatic protes