The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-02-18
GRANT & COLFAx.
Official Notifications Of Election |
Grant Say, a Few Sensible Things !

The Joint Committee, composed Of
Senator Morton, Representatives
James 7. WILSON, Of Iowa, and r
H. Pruyn, of New York, appointed
By Congress to officially inform Gem
eral Grant Of his election as Prosi.
dent Of the United States, waited on
him at half past ton o'clock A. NJ,
the 18th, at his headquarters, aud
discharged the duty assigned them.
The ceremony took place in the Gen.
erals private office. About two do
zen gentlemen we're present, among
whom were nearly all the members
Of the Generals staff, Representative
Robertson, General Logan aud one
or two personal friends. After the
usual courtcsics, Senator Morton, on
behalfof the Committee, said:
"GENERAL-The Joint Committee
appointed by the two Houses OF
Congress visit you this morning to
notify you officially that you have
been elected President of the Uni
ted States for the term of four years,
from the 4th of March next. The
great majority Of your countrymen
hail your elScticn with delight, while
even those who did not support you
at tho polls entertain for you the
highest confidence aud respect. The
friends of our country aud the friends
Of liberty throughout the world re-
joice at your elevation to the Presi-
dsncy, and all believe that you will
bring to the performance of your du.
ty unalloyed patriotism iDAexible in-
tegrity, greet powers Of intellect aud
all the high qualities that enable you
to achieve such distinguished sue.
cess in another sphere Of duty. They
cherish full faith in your ability aud
virtues, entertain the highest hopes
of your success, and that during
your Administration the work of re-
construction will be completed aud
the wounds Of civil war healed, and
that our country will take a new de-
parturo in growth, progress and
prosperity"
Senator Morton then handed the
official notification to Gen. Grant, of
which the following is a COPY:
"Bc it known that the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the Uni.
ted States of America, being assem-.
blcd at the Capitol, in the city of
Washington, on tho second Wednes-
day being the tenth day of February,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty nino, the
underwritten, President Of Senate,
did, in presence of said Senate aud
House of Representatives, open all
the certificates aud count all the
votes of the Electors for a President
and Vice President, by which it APP
pears that Ulysses s. Grant was duly
elected, agreeably to the Uonstitu-
ton, President Of the United States,
for four years, commencing on tho
fourth day Of March 1869. Ia witness
whereof, | have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the Sen
ate, this 10th day Of February, 1869
B. Il. WADE,
President, pro tenn, of the Senate"
.Ge,eeral G~o%s ION receiving this
certificate, made IT, foIIow;n
sponse, speaking very deliberately
and with evident embarrassment
81 can promise the committee that
it will be my endeavor to call around
me Gs assistants such men only as |
think will carry out the principles
which you have said tho country de.
siros to see successlul-economy, re
trenchment, faithful collections Of
the revenue, and payment of the pub.
lie debt. If | should fail in my first
choice, | shall not at any time hest.
tate to mako second, or even third
trial, with the concurrence of the
Senate, which has the confirming
power. l should just as soon re-
move one of my own appointecs as
the appointee Of my predecessor. 1t
would make no difference. There is
one matter that l might speak of
here, and that is tho selection of a
Cabiuet. | have always felt that it
would be rather indicate to an.
nounce or even consul with the gen.
tlemen whom l thought of inviting
to positions in my Cabinet before the
official declaration Of the result of
the election was made, although l
presumed that there was no doubt
about what the declaration would be.
But after consideration | have come
to The conclusion that there is not
man in the country who could be in.
yited to place in the Cabinet with
out the friends of some other gem
tlemau making an effort to secure the
position, not that there would be any
objection to the party named, but
that there would be others whom
they had set their hearts upon hav-
ing in the place. l can tell that
from the great number Of requests
which come to me in writing and
otherwise for this particular period or
that one, from different sets and del
egahons. If announced in advance,
efforts would be made to change my
determination, and, therefore, / have
come to the conclusion not to an
nouncc whom am going to invite to
seats in the Cabinet until l send in
their names to the Senate for con-
6rmation. If L say anything to
them about it. it will certainly not
be more ttau two or three days pre-
vious to sending in their names.
think il well to make a public decla.
ration of this to the committee, so
that my intentions may bo known
At the conclusion Of Gen. Grants
remarks, MIR, Pruyn stepped forward
aud said;
"GENERAL-Iu the great principles
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