Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
From the Baltimore Gazet.e.l

WASHINGTON, February u, 1869,
WHAT GRANT REALLY DID SAY.
For three whole days the Radical pol.
iticians were kept in state of between
ity in respect to the extraordinary speech
made by General Grant on Saturday to
the committee appointed to wait upon
him with the formal information that he
had been elected to the Presidency. 1t
will have been observed that no less than
five different versions OF his remarks
have been given to the public. / have 1t
now in my power to state with certainty
that when speaking Of his removal from
office, he qualified the expression with
the distinct avOwal of the necessity of
acquiescence on tie part of the Senate
"as part of the appointing power" For
some purpose unknown Mr.. Morton sut-
fered the erroneous version to go to his
compeers uncontradicted, and hence,
upon this point, the leaders were put
upon gridiron for three days-the ca
loric constantly aecumulating.
GRANT HAS NOT TOLD ANY ONE OF HIS
CABINET.
Upon another point they have not to
this moment been reconciled. At the
first blUsh each particular magnet was
overjoyed to 6nd that be probably had
not been deceived by his sworn proclaim
annie st the next seat, thst no one had
played 'possum. In other words, there
was still "chance.n Now, without de-
string to be mischievous, it may be men
toned ss q very remarkable fact, that
General Grant nowhere even insinusted
that he had not consulted" others about
his Cabinet. What he said was, that he
had told no one, not even the ''selectedn
themselves, gyko were to compose it. bot
9 sensible man in the nation, upon read
ing this part Of his speech, but must have
thought OF the old saw, "a nod is as good
as 8 wink to a blind horse" The re-
mark, however, OF the new President
that he would make no distinction be-
tween incumbents and those OF his own
(and the Ssnate's) appointment, it did
amount to distinct 0UOsOdL that he
sUoUld not be governed by party consider
dtiOnS This l have from an unQues-
toned source present on the occasion
and Democratic.
GRANT KNOWS OF THE RO1TENN EsS OF
RADICAL LEADERS.
II CONTRARY to what l learn is the
fact) it should nevertheless turn out that
the " coming man" has really kept his
counsel and consulted" no one in re-
spect to his constitutional advisers, then
he has done that which no President
ever did before him, and not only de-
serves high praise for nerve, but at the
same time affords abundant evidence
that he understands the absolute me-
csssity Of devisting from the course Of
his predecessors ss necessity arising
out of the utter rottenness Of the leaders
of the party whicn elected him. Gen.
Jackson without going further back
selected his Cabinet in comfy to the
general wishes of his party; it is known
that he left the Pennsylvania delegation
in 1929 st liberty to choose the ineum-
bent OF the Treasury Department. He
only asked upon personal grounds
single member-Mr. Eaton. HIS Demo-
cratic successors (all Of them) did the
same thing, and everyone knows how
the Cabinets of Taylor and Harrison were
formed.
l have noticed this matter now, be-
cause there is any quantity Of surmises
growing cut of the different readings of
General Grants remarks.
THE LATEST SLATE BY DAME RUMoR.
Many leading politicians are now In
dulging in predictions as to the new Cab
~Nf I
the following, as list generally named
in high circles:
Secretary of State - Fessenden, Of
Maine.
Secretary of the Treasury-Cisco, OF
New York.
Secretary of Wilson, of Massa-
chusetts.
Secretary of the NAvy-Paschal, of
Texas.
Secretary of the Interior-WiIson, of
Iowa.
Postmaster Gsneral-Forney, of Penn
sylvania.
Attorney General-Evarts, of New
York.
The slate, as thus arranged, is the
popular one with the qIid n1acs this
evening, and many give out absurd hints
as to their knowing more than they feel
authorized to disclose. One distinguished
gentleman has even ventured to name
the man who is to be appointed Commls.
sioner Of the General Land Office, but IL
Is not believed that any one has been
promised office under the new Admins
tration, SO that all applicants will have a
fair start In the contest for the victor's
spoils. 1t is understood that no ap-
polntees under the present Administra-
lion will be allowed to hold over any
longer than the commission Of his sue
cessor can be made out and delivered.
MISS IssIPPI AND VIRGINIA.
The Reconstruction Committee of the
House voted to-day to report back the
Mississippi bill, without amendment, and
recommend its passage. This bill has
been published and Is the one objected
to by the Mississippi delegation duriRg