The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-02-24
Grnnt Oficinlly Informed Of. 7
~ y - -, ELECTION. -,ti.. -
TO 'rHE'coMNl71rre

February 10th) ut HaI' past ten OcIoci
" a, hjn Headquarters, Enthusiastically
du,yF assigned Them The etlr,hs;S
took place in tho General. prlva,. d
flee. About two t.l9Fn} *rtI.n,,
wcre prcscnt, am ong Whom weSres bMe,,
/ e III III, e. members 81 Inc peRasn
staff; Representatives 2lotfrton, G,,!,
cral Logan and one or:-two pcr.oar
friends. .Thc>>wlIoIe aGair iii yo,p+,i
cury more than twenty minutes. AZ
tor the usual conrtcsIes; ,SeaatSir N.,.
ton, on behalf Of. ;he.! commi.,e&;sail
SENATOR ~ 1oSIS0S'' = sREgcU,@
"GEaEuAr@-: TLEH.Jtointll Commit,
appointcd by the two Houses Of Co..
orr" "rrss visit YOU this morning TO noli,
en-, officially. That you have been eltr
rJ President Of rho, Unitcd ef1tc, 4.
the term or four sycArs. from 0S4hSI
March next. raTiIc :grcaf" mnjoray y
y"ur colintrymcu 'linii your fcicc:h,
with delight, "wl,iIc"cvctl! those, vi,
did not .upport you. At, ths pollttss
,n;u for Won the I,igfastconGllrnrtV
rr,urct, The friends ;af' or i'cydns |
md the frjc;nl$,or ibertYsihronghos
fine WORLD, ytjuice@at your elevation I.
,Lr Presidency. and all believe tlx
YOU will bring io'ithc performance q
your duty, .nnalloyed,. patriotism. H.
flexible integrity, "gruat' powcrEofil.
irIlrct and nh the; high qualities til.
enabled sou nc,'icvc,. such ,dis'in.
,uisheI, northumberland,
duty. Thr: cherish full faith In your
ability and virtues, .cIiertain the high!
est hopes Of your MUCOUS. and 'l'::
during your Administration ihc.wo:i
Of Reconstruction. viii hr complete
and tie wounds of civil war ltcalet
and Tint our country ,Yill hkcn. neg
departure in, growth prpsrcSs> anni
prosperity. .. .i.' ",.I! I&.U -
Senator Morton. then, handed the Of.
llcial notification to General Grnnt,@
which llic following, isa copy, 49,. ~
- THE CERTIFICATE OF. ELEcTiQ$.
"Be it known, that the Scuate aI
House OF Representatives Of the: I nltk
States of America, being nsscinbledI
the Capitol. in the city. al WuSlIin@ios
on the second Wednesdays being. tLs
lcnth lny ofFcbruury, in. The, yev;u
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixiy-ninr. the Wn.leEwrittcm. Prct
idcnt. Of SENATE. did. IN pre.cDGed
the said Scnalcand House Of .Repre
>cntuiiTrS. open all the crriiiicaicn hHd
count all the votes OF the .ElCctOYGIof
President and Vice pr"ei.lnnl, by
which it appear, that Ciyssc. :. GrHnt
WIS duly rl,mIet. ngrcrably Aa., the
Constitution. prcHidrnt of the. Limited
Statrs. for four years. commcucingion
the luurtI day 0fMarclI. lSC9. Iu vii.
ness whereof. ! have hcrciinio ret .u,r
hand and: affixed the. seal oithg Senate,
this 10th day OF February. lSG1. yli:...
-:ur,o. :" h.,s..t"B. i. WApEy T.
President. pro fem. OF the Senate.
! GcnernhGrSnr. on recciving.:his GET.
,iiicatr. made the following response,
! speaking very deliberately and. with
! evident embarrassment: ......
~. KErLI OF GEN. GRANT. ..,-".
IL can promise the committee Inst
il will W my rndrav0r rs call around
mo ms assistants Snli men only as |
think will carry ont the principles
which ynn havr .ai,l tIlr country de-.
! sirr+ 10 seq 0nIv. re.
;trrnchmrnt. faithful COLLECTIONS Of tilc
revenue. and payment uf thu public
debt. IT should fail i'm my fir,
icb0icr. shall not ~ any time hesitate
!t6 n,akrn second. or crcn'a MIRA trial.
with The concurrence of'tlic Scmair.
whirlI has the confirming power |
Should inst ~ soon remove Hnc uc .iur
owTarpoimtcrS ~ the appoiliicc.0fm y
predecessor. ltwOuld make M differ.
frncc. Tlicrr is onr matter thnt'fm1slt
;po!slBly speak Of here. and nGt iS' tic
; selection Of 4 Cabinet. 'lhave aiways
fcltthatiit would" be rathc + i,idclic*c
TO nMnnilucc" or crcI to colfstht with
the "gciitlc4nclI whom ] thought Ef'in.
wiling to positions in ms Cibinct be.
fore tile official declaration or tlfG' sr.
! suit Of the ELECTION was made. nltif,ush
if presumed that there was, Sthp1loHb.
nbbnt Wharf.-The dcctaln.ion ~ N,RA
Butalter consideration I have ;eoIst4 10
Inc 'concl1IsIoMtl,at there ikM0i.x qAan
m The country WHO 'onld'bcinvitti,o
i'd' place IN the 'C'abimt, 'witlGtlt 'the
friends OF some othcf IgchtG:nxH mink
fnS ah'cfIolttu secure TIM p0siti6N;ihot
Etiiat there would be any objcctfSNto
the party named, bnt that there would
DC Others whom they hadrSttifheir
l'rnrts upon having in the placc.uor Cal,
ttcIl 'ilE.t from ilic! great' Number Of sr.
quests which como TO- lmcain writins
aiid otherwise for 'tl1S. li1rti dIiiar'per.
Son or'that ono, from tliHeItn, sets AL
l'delfSaii0ns:7 y EAmxbhtetd III Attphttce
Efforts 'TonId he rRadc to thKjf.srny
dctcrniihation, hknN ithefdfork!lEl 1fnrt
come 20 Tie tontlnsibnnBtioanAbuNct
whom am EoihSto inSItt1r0 p<atViSu
the ,e&binetWiiFi'kehd III their:rdric,
90 ME Senate fot; eo,ilirU,atioi1g nc |
EIsaTahy tiiii,g't6the hfjort'S,. hit Twill
icertaih1y'not be- hiBre q thsiri ~ o;s::as
ihrGc 'days prtvIons,t1 scntsii,s fMihkir
Ghmrs. rfliinkit;wkil' 10 'InnE,.:a:ijub.
Ia!GiTecfarSticlf drtlhNto tlic'cb,h,niittr.
so1''thacniHMtthtibht' inae,lje En6wh.'
l'"f2u juu Ign .".-TH03. 10 sniff y,
''hcAeEAl. GRANT !fp9ke, Witi,spt, pl!
rescnxe 'ond!mi,ls tlle grea tysL 7fta,.l.
mesa and courtcsr,3 dnda hta '1err,i.,.k,
were fcceivcIHbV hks,ra,s n1;sK.bri