The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-04-07
Grants UnfrieGdly Friends,

Auc washington correspondent or
the New York World writes:
1t now appears that in the original
plan of the Cabinet, Fessendcn was to
have been Secretary of State but
when that came to Washburnc's ears,
he distatcd the substitution Of him :
self. Grant now asserts that the
arrangement only covered nomua-
ton to the Senate, aud that Wash
bnCnc WAS never even to qualify
for tho oili,e. Bat once confirmed ),
Washburnc demanded his commission,
which the ahjoct President gave
Then, as premier, Washburno began
TO parcel out the Offices. Appreciate
ing tho pecuniary greed Of Grant, the
Secretary Of State rapidly found eli
glhle places for the Grants and Dents,
ilthe remotcst generation, and thus
narro'isea his victim, while tho chief
appointments at homo and abroad
werc distributed about in the interest
Of the Wnshhnrne family Thus
Gihbs, Sicklcs, Ford, and Il hundred
others, wcro made secure of Grants
promise.
At last rnblic opinion began to
force its way through the Presidents
cranium he made IN effort to throw
Oft the s!,acklcs, but Washburne soon
brought the former toa realizing
sense Of his Independence. At last f.,
howevcr, public opinion began to tell
upon Wushhunc himself. lie saw
taAt the cvnntry WAS .icnring at him
na tho head of the Department OF
S'ate--him nn iSnoramns in intcrna.
tional Jaw, and Incapable to define
the mere geography OF Europc. The
iccriug hastoncd his determination to
leave the department earlier than he
had al G.at intCnlcd, and set off ut
once for Paris, provided he could ut
first bully Grant into tho needed COM
m.ttals for controlling the distribution
O uiliccs.
The Stewart liASco, tho message
thereon that was rejected by tho Son
ate, tho contempt Of his friends, and
tho dcriSiou of his enemies, had
brought prcsidcnt Graut to his mar
row-boncs. An arrogant, and some
say inSolent recital by Washbarne
Of the lnbors and trials, "individual-
l}" Of him who had inspired and up
held GRANTS career from the tunnery
to the White House, aud influence
over the administration of lIincon
had destroyed, or caused to be dcs.
troycd, onS by one, all the command.
crs Of the army Of the Potomac, and
by hurrying on tho reserves during
thc terrible and needless slaug liter OF
the Wilderness had mado possible for
Grant what otherwise would have
been an impossibility-this recital, |
say, had tho fleet Of Il loaded rcyolv.
er at the head Of an unarmcd man.
Grnnt broke down. His answer
was, "Anything, anything yon ask,
Washburnc, provided you leave the
country at once"
Thence came lot of promises OK.
tortcd with Il purpose, on Washbumc's s
part, to make himselfa sort of Amcri-
can viccgorcnt in Europc, and his
friends supreme at homo in tho Troas
Wy Department. From this came
Grants backing away from A. Il.
Stewart.
The President now sees how like a
WHIPPED sranicl he has behaved md
seeks to lay down tho cross, but
Washburne is relentless. And here
comes in ono explanation of GRANTS
playing fast and loose with tho Ten.
ure-of Office law. His rc,l motiv, il
TO have an excuse for sondinp inst
now to the Senate the onno;nemcnts
ptomiscd to Washburnc IF SOMA
Cabinet ollicer would stand hctwccn
Grant and Washburnc, il would be
all serene, but no one volunteers
.~--
REcoN;TRucTIoN.- Tho two houses,
from day to day, nrc reminded that
and TEXAS, is in necd IF ,aeonstrprrr
tion, and from aay to day this work is
nostnonca w, ,b;,l, ,h,t. H.,