Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-02-18
PRESIDENT GRANT.
Official Notification of his Election.
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Icy, 4Beonomy, Retrenc hment, Faith.
fal ColIsction of R-<snue and Payment
sf tbs Public Debt q


Icy, 4Beonony, RetreAchn1ent, Faith
faI CelIsction of Revenue and PsyrAen
Of the PUBLIC Debt.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. l3, 1859.
The joint committee, composed o
Senator Merton and Representative
James +. Wilson end j. V. l.. Pruyn, o
New York, appointed by Congress {,
officially inform General Grant of hi
election as President Of the United
States, waited on him this morning, a
half-past ten O'Clock, at his headquar
ters, and dischargetis sshsaduty assignef
them. The ceremony took place in tn,
Generals private Office. About two
dozen gentlemen were present, among
whom were nearly all the members o
the Generals staff, Representative Rob
ertson, General Logan. aud one or two
personal friends. The whole affair did no
occupy more than twenty minutes
After the usual courtesies. Senator Nor
ton, on behalf of the committee, said:
GENERAL: The joint committee ap
pointed oy the two Houses, of Congress.
visit you this morning to notify you off
cially that you have been elected Presi
dent of the United States for the tern
of four years from the 4th Of March next
The great majority of your countrymeI
nail your election with delight, while
even those who did not support you al
the polls entertain for yon the highest
confidence and respect The friends O.
the country, and the. friends of liberty
Throughout the world, rejoice at youl
elevation to the Presidency. and all be-
lieve that you will bring to the eIform
anee of your duty, unalloyed patriotism
infiexible integrity. great powers of in.
tellect, and all the high qualities tina,
enabled you to achieve such distin.
guished success in another sphere OF
duty. They cherish full faith in youl
ability and virtues, entertain the high.
est hopes of your success, and that
during your administration the work OF
reconstruction will be completed. and
the wounds ofciyil war healed, and that
our country will take new departure
in growth, progress and prosperity
Senator Morton then handed the off,
cial notification to General Grant, .oi
which the following is copy: ..i-7-
"BE IT KNOWN, That Me Seaate and
House of Representatives. of the United
States of america, being assembled at
the Capitol in the City Of Washington,
on the second Wednesday, being the
10th day of February, in the year Of our
Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-nine.
the underwritten President ofttejS Senate,
did, in the presence of said Senate and
House OF Representatives, open all the
certificates and count all The votes of
the Electors. for President and Tice
President, by which it appears that
Ulysses s: Grant was duly elected,
President :.of the Emitted States for four
4
March, eighteen hundred and sixty
pine. ,.t-.-
ss'In witness whereof have hereunto
the Senate, this 10th day of February,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nihe.
b. 4. WADE,
90 President pro tenn. of the Senate"
General Grant, on relieving this GER
tificate, made the following response,
very deliberately and with ev-
ident embarrassment.
i"I can promise the Committee that it
will be my endeavor to call around me
as assistants such men only as I think
will carry out the principles which you
have said the country desires to be sue
cessful- ecoifomy, retrenchment, faith
fal collections of the revenue and pay
ment of the public debt. If / should
fail in my first choice, shall not at any
time hesitate to make q second, or even
a third trial, with the concurrence of the
Senate, who have the confirming power.
| shonld just as soon remove one of my
own appointees as the appointees of my
it would make no differ
ence.i There is one matter that l might
speak of here, and that is the
selection OF a cabinet. j have always felt
that it would be rathersindelicate to an
nounce or even TO consult with the
gentlemen whom / thought of Inviting
to positions in my Cabinet before the
official declaration of the result of the
election was made, although presumed
that there was no doubt what the decla-
ration would be. But after considera
Jon have come to the conclusion that
here is not a man in the country who
,ould be invited to place in the Cab
met. without the friends of some other
gentleman making an effort to secure
,he position; not that there would be
any objection to the party named, but
hat there would be others whom they
mad set their hearts upon having in the
place. | can tell that from the great
number of requests which come to me
N writing and otherwise for this par
;icular person or that one. from differ
mt sets and delegations. If announced
IN advance, efforts would be made to
change my determination, and therefore
[ have come to the conclusion not to an
nounce whom am going to invite to
seats in the. Cabinet until send in
their names to the Senate for con- |
If say anything to them
about it, it viii certainly not be more
han two or three days preyiens to send |
ng in their names. ! think it well to,
make Q public declaration Of. this to the
committee; SO that my intention may
At the eonciussioin, Of Gen - Grants re-
marks Mr.. Pruyn (Democrat) stepped
orward and said -, vs- =, ~ ,.. jsos
General: In the great principles |
which you have marked. .oht for the con- |
luct of your administration, you will |
nave the practical support of thoss with |
whom / am associated, ready to act with
7ou." ..E.;,-,, -, - s-.z.5s. .s-
Gen, Grant made no response to this,
beyond bowing bis thanks. The COM
nittee and most of the gentlemen pres
mt then shook hands with him and re-
,ired. .r,+.-.',.-, a.. :. .s,,s ts..-s
They afterwards waited upon Mr.. Col |
ak at the Capitol, and were received in
he Speakers room. A similar notifica-
ion was handed to him by Mr.. Wilson,
when he handed to the COMMITTEES. his
'esponse in writing, as follows; ;1ls. t.l2
Gentlemen: Please convey to the
wo Houses of Congress my acceptance
If the Office to which have been elect
ID by the people of the United States,
md assure them that /, shall endeavor
o prove worthy of, this mark of conf |
lenGe by fidelity to principle and duty"
This ended the oere meny. 90 's'i =
Legality Of Csin Contracts. !
! In the Supreme Court on Monday il,
ase, No. SO. Frederick Bronson, execu
or, ETC., plaintiff in error, vs.. Peter
aodes in error TO the Court of Appeals
If the State of New York, Chief Justice
Jhase delivered the opinion of the Court |