The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-23
asHITY,s NEGOTIATION.


had every good reason not 10 40 ne "''
removed Ashley from tie Office OF 'o'efno'
Of ,bs Territory of Montana. The reasons
for thi. step, which be has directed to be
made known are as, little TO his cred'' a.
was the original appointment pecencs
and honesty cried out against his appoint
mspt, bu, without effect. Not only was the
DYER Case letters cited as reasons why DIS
appointment would be rePFosch 70 'ne
public service, but Democrats and hepuo'
cans protested sgains: the cho'cs OF sHch d
man when the Presidents party contained
hundreds of persons better qualIhed VINO
would have been glad to accept the po'inoh
and against whom no such d"nsR'ng
charges as we're preferred against Ashiey'
copld hs made. But Ashley had been q
pIi.nt willing tool in impeachment and
o,hs, Radical schemes nbd it was supposed
hi, appointment would be particularly DIS
tasteful to the Democrats Of the country. ana
especialy Offensive to the people vi the
Territory whom It was proposed he should
,osern, Hence the President adhered to
his purpose to nominate him, did nominate
him. and the Radical Senate in its eager
mes. to please and hatter President whom
!, expected to cas-, in its mould, nj course,
confirmed him, knowing a; the same time
.hs. the nomination was not BIT one
Mr.. Grant now causes it to be given out
that in the nomination Of Mr.. Ashley he
allowed himself to be oVerruled by the
sluo., unanimous recon- neudRtion Of the
Republican members Of Congress. lie
pre,ends. also, 10 have indulged the hope
that his nomination was 80 much in the face
Of all propriety and fitness that the Senate
would regret the nomination and reject It
BUTT is for none Of these that he removes
Mr.. Ashley. That we may not be suspected
Of distortiug them, we give the reasons
which have led the Chief Magistrate of the
nation to remove a Governor Of q Territory
in the language Of Mr.. Grants Washington
apoogist, Gs follows:
after confirmation, Ashley made q
speech at the West, in which ne expressed
the opinion tina, the X, 7ublicans should no
desert the Administration because OF III
many injudicious appointments 1t must b
conceded il had made; which. the Prssiden
thought, came with very bad grace iron
Ashley. And, lastly, comes the report o
the sreechin Montana, whore he declared, Il
effect, that he was prepared, and quite will
ing, to represent th views OF majority u
the Territory upon the negro question
Such bid for the favor Of the Democracy
the President thought very unpro nisinl
sign, and good ground for removal
Mr.. Ashley is thus privileged to 20 int
private life and that obscurity fror
which onIy the accession of tn
Republican party to power woni
ever have called him, with the President
and the Senates Enforcement OF his whol
career az public man while in Congresi
and fully INDICATED in their estimation frot
any moral guilt in the Dyer Case matter, i
which he openly proposed a collision 7
swindle the government, and no doubi dl
it. Further, ne can 60 with a piiiul whin
that he was dismissed to his fate for n
official fault or blemsh Of moral charac,e
but for the reason that he showed signs
impartiaity in Office and respectsbiIi'y
character. For the mos. fragrant ems
Radcalism he was honored but for in
mating that the President had made son
blunders in his appointments, and {
attempting to get a few Democratic flies in
his paror who had no idea of going, be
at once removed and left high and dry
the shoals Of public station, with no hope
the tide ever reaching him.