The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-22
JESSE r. GRANT.
An Interview with the Father of General
Grant His Views ON the Political

Situation.
The New York Tines correspondent recently
| had an interview with the father of General
Grant, and relates as follows some interesting
! particulars about the old gentleman:-
MIR. Grant is Postmaster OF this little CITY
| (Covngton, Ky.) How does he look? In the
hrst place he is large and fully developed, finely
preserved in all the physical essentials except
small degree. In physique he is a splendid
specimen OF that nearly extinct class
dauntless pioneers, offspring of the men
who led the way through the vast wildernesses
of the West to civil zation. Hale, hearty, cheer.
ful, good digestion. always awake tduring the
day time(, and to use phrase as expressive as
it is ineiegant, always '.'up. to snuf," which,
being interpreted, means having good common
sense these are some OF the characteristics
visible In Jesse Il. Grant. think he is a six
hair silver gray head not bald, face full large,
and whiskers cut short, and worn like his son
the Generals, except the moustache. The great,
conspicuous, and interstinctive feature Is that
sSoulaers amply broaa to Sola sMauase M nnS
this is the father of the next President"
There he lives in this suburban city, on the
shores of la Belle Riyiere," the Ohio. His home
is the very model of domestic felicity. The
dwelling Is capacious, modern, elegantly COM
Portable and comfortably elegant, without being
pretentious. Already has Mr.. Grant exceeded
the allotted Three score years and ten" by five
years. In January next he will be seventy.fye.
His wife lady of culture, taste, and refine
nent, though growing old in years, is Young in
all the charms which make heaven of "home.
sweet home." Add to these-this aged but not
inhrm couple-the companionshlp and sweet
society of a grown daughter, Miss Virginia
Grant, who is the youngest of the family Of siY
(tbree sons and three daughters), and who is
young lady of culture, simplicity, amiability.
and happy conversational faculties, and we have
ali of the household of Mr.. Jesse r. Grant.
In physique, Ulyssus s. Grant is pretty good
chip OFT the old block-a little trimmed down,
concentrated, sharper edges. The whole world
acknowledges the Divine power of the transmits
sion OF mental qualifications from generation to
generation. Let US look at the question fairly.
The Democracy is unfortunate. Mr.. Seymour
looks back and meets. in an unhappy ancestry
mental gloom. father hands down an inheri,
tance OF horror, which has insdiously crept
through generation after generation. Nothing
hale, hearty, noble, strong, substantial to LOOK
How is it with our candidate? (God bless the
''boysw They constantly interrupt me with
joyous cheers for Maine glorious MameD
Of General Grants name he said to me:-"It
occurred in this way:-He was our first born
and his grandfather, grandmother, and several
others felt an interest in naming him. We dnally
agreed to write all the names we chose Zone
each, there being seven of us), place them in a
Sa Srswn ana 1ra% ao1Rsag Gy the result Ulysses
was Hiram. So, to please my father we per-
mitted it to be Ulysses Hiram but ali know
how they got his name Ulysses 8. on the West
tOihb UoOho. tliSu " RGL IL corrected, but
Ulysses said he didn't like the name Hiram anv-
way and so we let 1t stand. We have never had
any reason to object to it since. 1t seems good
enough for everybody In the world but the
thought that good on Manton Moses Marble.
Mr.. Grant said Ulysses was one of the hest
business boys he ever saw, and had a business
capacity wonderfully comprehensive and COM
pact. Said he:-
"Why Just look at General Grants campaigns.
Don't they show great financial abilities? Who
ever heard OF such results at so small an ex-
pense? Rosecrans stopped In front of Murfrees
boro and Chattanooga six months, while mil
lions of dollars were wasted. Mcclellan spent
untold sums in the Virginia swamps But
Ulysses was always ready to move upon the
enemys works. II you will look into the matter
you Will see the VcksbuIg campaign was the
only expensive one he conducted
This led me to ask:-
What opinion has your son of Rosecrans %
"a very poor one, )" said he; and, continuing.
he said :-"Before the war heard him saw that
Rosecraus was failure, and often during the
war he similarly expressed himself. Why, when
General Grant was before Richmond he needed
general officers but, you remember, though
Rosecrans was idle, Grant didn't take him. He
said he never could trust him anywheren
inquired II he thought General Grant would
trust HIM in diplomacy, and keep him in
Mexico. His reply covered the case Said he's
"Rosecrans. will kick himself out of Mexico
coon enough"