The New York herald., 1869-01-11
GRANT.

A Kentuclkian's Opinion Cf General Grant
Another Straw Showing the Policy Of the
Incoming Observation-Disclosures, Of
Kentucky, "Graut's Old schoolmasc," on
tho Views Of the General.
From the Paris Ky.) True Kentuckian- -democratic-
Mr.. wadsworth, the a6lest ss radical in Kentucky,
onicia favor from the next administration since ne
memorable e. Or visit to Msysvis, was q st % the Bourbon
House some days SINCE and In conversation with seve
rai gentlemen he freely expressed nus views on the
the policy OF Grants regime In short It u quite likely
that Mr.. Wadsworth speaks to some extent .by the
expression OF hts opinions to allow US TO doubt for
moment the propriety OF publishing them In sub
Mr Wadsworth said that tho Legislature Of Ken.
tucky ought to make move towards the adoption
OF an amendment TO the constitution OF the United
amnesty. This would. bring back General Breckln
ridge and many Of the best men In Kentucky. who
are now IN exile M and the democrsts wi, who alone alone
summation devoutly to be wisned.n
As the case now stands In Kentucky most Of our
Office holders VIII have to vacate their Oflces which
would be avoided by the amendment he suggested.
We asked him how 1t was proposed to turn them
Snt Of ner ae wS@'U 1 Us aons
OF the fourteenth amendment and the United States
Courts declaring the acts OF such ofrcers as come
under Its prescriptions null and void. or General
Grant he spoke freely, and OF course admiringly He
considers Grant man OF profound thought and
thinks that he will be found to possess fine admins
trative ability. He IL 'stil water" but ne Is also
s'deepn
The Kentucktan. SAID Mr.. wadsworth, took the
proper view OF General Grants probable course, and
those democrats who expected him TO act unfaith-
fully to the radical party Will be disappointed inc
President elect has NOT the reticence that s gener.
ally attributed 10 hmthat is he hasn't got II quite
so bad as Is believed He will not talk freely to
newspaper correspondents who pump him for sensa-
ful a. Q correct report OF his views. But In the
presence OF his friends he does not hesitate to de-
clare himself He won't ''speak out In meeting" !"
unless II is IN o meeting OF friends He Is like the
blood OF St Januarius, which warns and softens
only on certain occasions.
Mr.. Wadsworth thinks that Grants own inten-
radical nomination, viii cause him TO- carry out
faithfully the wishes OF the party that elected him.
His idea OF Having s the one that prevailed
before the age Of enlightenment dawned upon the
earth; when lords and knights took to themselves
territory and vassals wherever they had power TO
seize them. II Is simply that 1.-THE conquered must
submit to the conquerors" In pursuance Of this
idea Grant will appoint generals and other ofncers
who wlI see that the reconstruction measures Of
Congress are strictly enforced even In their most
obnoxious features, thus affording free scope for
Congress to experiment. In mitaryand nigger govern
Mr.. Wadsworth j0cularly said to the stage
driver that when he got to be President he would
see that the stage between Paris and Maysvile made
unlikely that Mr.. Wadsworth might have control or
the post route after March next He said the ONCE
OF Postmaster General was laborious one and
seemed to prefer that OF Attorney General.
the Goodies, Speeds and other original Kentucky
radicals would see to 1t that "ater day saint like
Wadsworth did not receive the highest once be-
ssowsd on KsnssSky We however remnaed sed S aa
not known positively a. radical until II was clear
that the democrats would not bid for his support.