Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-08-28

A ISLANDER NAILED A SECOND TINE.
The New York World having started
a foolish falsehood, intending to impli-
cate Gen Grant in cotton speculation, Mr.
Mack, one of the firm interested, replied
in letter, already published in these col
umns, in which it appears that the gem
eral not only did not engage in any Grim
inal or questionable operations of that
character, but that he resisted the most
earnest solicitations, and has proved him.
self as much above "favor" as he was
above fear" in doing justice to all. If
the stupid ealumny of the World needs
any more Sitting down on, !" it has it from
Mr. w. P. Mellen, formerly United States
treasury agent, from whose letter we take
the following extract =
All tradein territory recovered to our
possession by western armies was conduct
ed under my general supervision, subject
to the regulation of the secretary of the
treasury, from the beginning to the end
of the war. This made it necessary that
| should be constantly comforting with
Gen Grant and other commanders of the
western armies, in regard to their views
and wishes concerning trade in the rear,
and also with the assistant agents of the
treasury department who issued the per-
mits. | am satisfied that no permit to
trade would have been given by Gen
Grant which would not have come to my
knowledge, and | feel certain that he
never gave one to any body at any time
or for any purpose. He steadily and uni
formly refused to have anything to do
with matters of trade except as to general
regulations and orders which the opera
lions Of the army made necessary. |
could name numerous instances illustrat-
ing his actions in this respect. Soon af-
ter he entered Vicksburg he desired to
havethe citizens supplied with necessaries
without drawing from his commissary
stores. This could only be done by ira
ders, and the fewer the number the less
trouble he would have in watching them.
lie therefore limited the number to two.
AS this would create monopoly very prof
liable to those who should receive the per
mits, | insisted that he should name the
traders, but he absolutely refused to do
1t, although near relative was pressing
to be one of them. At another time,
while in Vicksburg, he thought BROTH
er-ln-law had been guilty of improper
action connected with trade there. and
Immediately ordered him north Of the
Ohio. way
We trust the World and the " Demo-
erat, par mobile, scholarly and gentle
manly both, will continue their abuse of
Grant, in all his characters and relations
Every point investigated brings out into
stronger relief the admirable good sense
and the unlmpeachable integrity of the
man. We frankly admit that, admiripo
Grant as much as we did, we should not
have felt entire assurance -considerino
how many good and loyalm men were drawn |
INTO questionable actions by the large and
quick rewards offered them-we saw we
should not have felt any particular assur. |
anee beforehand that Gen Grant might
not have used his position as supreme
commander in the great valley, to allow
facilities to his family and friends. which
wlthoutinjuring the governmentor wrong.
ing any man, might easily have made
them and him rich. We believed Grant
honest; the World has been the means of
proving that he is in the highest degree
honorable-that his scrupulous sense of
military duty and propriety withheld him
from doing what ninety-nine men out ofl