The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-02-18
Grant and Colfax Formally Mott
fed of Their Election.

The following special dispatch to the
Chicago Post giving an account of the
formal announcement to Messrs. Grant
and Colfax Of their election to the re-
spective offices of President and Vice
President ofthe United States, and their
reception of and reply to the same will
bc read with interest rs in a manner
forcshadowing the character of the adj
miuistIa,iv.. when will begin with
their Inauguration:
Mcssrs. Morton, Wilson and Pruyn,
the committee appointed to notify Gen.
Grant OF his election, waited upon him
at his headquarters, this morning Sat
urday, the 18th inst. at half past ten.
senator Morton made the following an
nouncement in ali appropriate compli-
mentary speech, alluding to qualities
which had determined the country in
its choice, and expectations that We're
entertained of the manner in which
that trust would be discharged.
Gen. Grant, after replying formally
to the compliments conveyed, and say
,ug he should try faithfully and earnest
! " TO discharge the duties of his new
position, said there was one subject to
which he desired to allude at this time:
: he should endeavor to select for his add
ministration, good, capable, competent
aud patriotic men, and in this he hoped
to have the concurrence of the Senate
that il he did not succeed in getting
competent men OH first trial he should
remove them and select others: that he
should have no more hcSitancy in
changing his own appOintees than those
of his predecessor III office. lie had
a
give any indication who would receive
Cabinet appointments until after he had
received official notice of his own cleo
ton. He had not yet advised anybody
whom he had selected for these places.
He had not even conver>ed with any of
the persons themselves. From various
communications he had received and
from what he had heard. he was con-
WINGED that some of the persons he
should choose would be opposed by n
combination of influential men in the
party which had supported him, not be.
cause they were unfit or personally OBJ
iectionable, but because the parties de-
sired the appointment of their own
friends. He must mainly be governed
by his own ideas Of the fitness of the
men for tho work they would have Il
: perform, and that he had finally con
tinueu not 10 give any 1htltallol Oh III,
purposes until he sent his nomination.
to the Senate. Or if he did give person,
selected previous notice il would he
/ only day or two before their names
. were sent in. At thc conclusion OF hi,
remarks, Mr.. pruyn the Democrat,
member of the Committee stepped for
ward and said that although his party
had opposed the Generals election, h'
| could count upon their support in carry
ing out the policy he had just announc
ed. This sally prosluccda general burs
of laughter from the staff OF Inspector
gathered around. The General joined
heartily, and the coHgratulatory con
verSaton and hand shaking becam.
general.
: The Committee to apprizc the mex
President and Vice President of thei
, election, waited upon Mr. ColfaX in Tia
Speakers room at the Capitol. Mr.
ColfaN replied to tho address as fol
: lows:
t "GENTLEMEN-Plcas convey to tn
, two Houses of Congress my acceptanc
Of the office to which have been elect
ed by the people of the United States
and assure them that | shall endeavo
to prove worthy of their mark of conf
dence by fidelity TO principle and du
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