The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-11
FIRST EDITION
THE PRESlDENT
What He Thinks VI the Tenure-Of-
Office Act-His Relations To-
wards Gen. Hancock
Phillips Applauds
His Inaugural.
Tire Tenure-of OHics Act.

with 6eneral Grant b. q Sci ator opposed GA
reDeai OF the Civil Office rcnure act. Tue
Sena'or vas laying the groundwork Tor s1nlry
apIl eattoDs Tor office, when his attention. vas
Gated by the General TO tbc division In me
rao rcal party on this Tenure of Ohce que stlon.
"But, SIR" said the General, 'is not he resrl
tion opposed to our theory of govern nentg
The. udges hold ONCE tor lie, but the Pre>l'
dem and men oers OF Congress are subject 70
ccIfetant change. Now IS proposed
10 invest ali subord Date officers with "A
life interest in the positions they hold,
uDlees, lDde ed, charges are preferred against
them, and trial had before the Seua.e, the
same tribunal before which Judges are trlej.
THIS Is certaiuy great stride tovatds revoiu-
ton in our free system, and VI oU.Y requires
smother 10 make these offices hered targ." The
Senator made no effort 10 comoat The Generals
position, but omejly foidiug several papers
which he still held in his hand. he returned
them to his coat pocket and retired. Is Is
understood that the General contemplates
placing a similar 9aietas on az seaa.ors ma op'
tive the legislative manacles imposed by the
Civil Office Tenure act
Hfora the Syracuse journal.
WASHINGTON, March o. On Saturday evening
Representative George W. Julian, of Indiana,
and General B. F Loan, OF Missouri, called On
General Grant, 10 pursuance OF previous en-
gsgement, and had long and interesting inter-
view with HIM. friend, to whom the cn'eI
points in the conversation that ensued were
narrated, furnishes lne With some points, Whicn
give.
Mr. Julian after the usual courtesies asked
In substance what General Grants Dolicy would
be as to local appointments. Dir. Lncoln's
rule was 20 refer all local appointments for
places, such as postmssters collectors,
assessors, etc., to the Representatives OF the
district, aud accept his judgment thereon. 1t
1t was not Incompatible with the Generals
ideas OF proprety, be (Mr. JulaO) would o.
glad to know what rule would be adopted by
tie new admin istratiop, as he was IN receipt
OF many appicatioas, and If expected to give
bis views, would like to have time to examine
fairly into each case.
General Grant replied at once that. except In
lew cases all over the country, where he
might desire to appoint a personal or army
friend, whose ability. etc., he had personal
knowledge o., the rule hlr. Lincoln fo'lo 0ed
would be his. Represen tatives we're directly
re- pousible TO the people, AID they we're tue
proper persons to recommend.
Mr.. Julian then remarked: General the
case is a little different now. In MIR. Lincolr's
time we had no Tenure ot-Ohce act; now we
shall have 10 defer 10 he Senators more"
General Grant 1ephed, speaking quite delibe
ra,els:-'Well, gentlemen, on that matter
can only say, tnat II the law is not repealed
CONSIDER myself bound TO enforce 1t. He had
told Senators in conversation on the subject, he
was a citizen and bound to obey the laws,
which he should 90. 1t tue Law is not repealed
shall remove no map from Office except for
cause' Then remal ked Mr. Julian, the
fact, General, that an otfce-holder Is Demo-
crat ana has been johnson man, will not in
Itself be sufficient cause for removal?" NO"
was the mphauc response. II shall protect
office-hOlders whe do their duty, Whatever may
be their politics, II tue law remains, AGAINST
both Executive and Senatorial lnteriereoce. /
have said this to Senator'S and the justice OF the
view was Acknowledged
There was great deal of quiet humor III the
Generals manner when he said that, and ne
eyiGelty seemed 10 feel that he ban made a
POINT ~hich would worrS the ANXIOUS po!Iti-
ciaps into repeating the medulesome law. A
good deal was said in regard to the law, and
General Grant expressed his regret at differing
wi some of his best friends m the Sanate--
nent oniug particularly Senator Howe, OF Wis
CO.. sn. He seemed also quite Confident that
the Law would De repealed by the Forty-nrst
General Logan, who VIII be remembered as
ore OF the strongest advocates OF impeachment,
remarked during the conversation on the
Iepure-of- Office act. that : l did not vote for
the law; nv policy WAS to turn Johnson ont"
To this General Grant answered, speaking
slowly aud thouRhtfully. well, "a good many
persoDs were AFRAID OF Impeachment and OF the
effect of II as a precedent; but" with enphasis,
''if they hao kno Rn MIR. Johnson az we'll as /
did, they woult not on'y have tavorei the
Impeachment, but eeen that it would have been
just the thug that ought 10 have been done
and mace precedent Of."
The President and Hancock.
The Hartford Oo1rant has the following cou-
cerning the personal relaIious OF Grant and
bancOck:-
The NV York Word blunders IN It's haste
TO make point ags,nst General Gram. 1t
inimaJes that Han cock is assigned to the De.
partn ent OF Dako q in q spirit o. petty re yenge
and evidently snpposes that he Is To 1--we IN
Dakota. II should have related the tact that
after the Tammany Convention General Grant,
sgaiIs whom no upk nd woId or deed aga nst
Hancock Is charged, met the latter In tue streets
ofWashiu q on, and ID his usual good b1mor gave
him a COZ Olal word OF greeting, wnicn Hancock
passed ODnot ced: that is, he "cup the General
1he insult II rendered while they were 90 duty.
would have subjected 6erefa Hancock to n
couri-nartial. Insteod OF viewing the new
assignment OF Hancock as ualicions, tie sBr
caste remark OF the World that lt Is "mag-
raDlmODsn is literally true. The department
OF Dakoan embraces Minnesota, Otkoia. aud
Montana, with headquarters at the pleasant
post 81 s.. Paul-the depar tment from which
General Terry has just been relieved. General
HaDcoc& has been treated ~lth a courtesy an
consideration that his unofic al-like conduct
did not merit.
Opinion of She President and n Is In
augarsI.
FrOm The Antt- Slavery Standard.
We blve ielt and said that the course o
General Grant was Open 70 grave criticism. Bn
we have always judged HIN by MS ac5ion'
always allowing tbst he meant all le said aud
would do all he promised. We propose tbe
fane rule IN time 10 cone. We shall take b iE
wOr0s tor earnestly meant; and We shall waii
for acton before we criticize nim 10 his ne
Office. Thus far we have only toaDks 10 give
HIM. For three things In his iDangural W.
desire TO give him credit. With full heaTG and
mot earnestly, we thank him for his frank
prompt, aud hearty Enforcement OF the consti
tutionai amepdment.
Inc words in which be Iefers TO II shows tha
HE heart is in the right place. and that he cor
diaIiv accepts the lesson of the war. 1
emaI cipation made LucOln the slaves Presi
cent. theae precious aad statespanlike words
make Grant the negIo's President We bai
with srpllsg teelipgs his assertion that hi