Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
From tie Baltimore Gszstte.l

From tie Baltimore Gszette.l
WASHINGTON, February ~, 1869.
WBAT CRAM REALLY DID SAY.
For three whole days the Radical pol
iticians were. kept ia a state of between
ity in respect to the extraordinary speech
made by General Grant on Saturday 20
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 remaTks
have been given to the public. / have it
now Ia 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
las part OF the appointing power" For
come purpose unknown Mr.. Morton suf-
fsred the version to go to his
compeers uncontradicted, and hence,
uDon this point, the leaders were put
upon & gridiron for three days-the ca
lOric constantly accommodating.
GRANT HAS NOT TOLD ANY ONE OF HIS
CABIcEf.
Upon another point they have not TO
this moment been recODciled. AT the
first blush each particular magnet was
oveTjoyed to find that he (probsbly) had
not been deceived by his sworn proclaim
annie at the next seat, that NJ 4 had
played 'possum. In other words, there
was still g "chsncs." Now, without de-
string to be mischievOus, it may be men
toned as 3 very remarkable fact, that
General Grant nowhere eve insinusted
that he had not consulted" others about
his Cabinet. What he said was, that he
had told no one, not even the SELECTED"
themselves, lUhO were to compose it. Not
q sensible man in the nation, upon read
ing this part Of his speech, but must have
thought OF the old saw, "a nod is ss good
as a wink to 8 blind horss.n The re-
mark, however, Of the new President
that he would make no distinction be-
tween iDcumbents and those Of his OVID
land the Senste's) appointment, it did
amount to a distinct aUolUaL that he
sgould not be governed by party consider
atoms! This 1 have from an unques-
toned source present on the occasion
and Democratic.
GRANT KNOWS OF THE ROTTENNE.S OF
RADICAL Leaders,.
If CONTRARY to what I learn is the
fact it should nevertheless turn cut that
the " coming MANI hiss really kept his
counsel and ~ cOnsultedn no one Ia re-
spect to his constitutional advisers, then
he has done that which no President
ever cid before him, and not only de-
serves high praise FOR nerve, but at the
SANG time affords abundant evidence
that he understands the absolute ne
cessity Of d~eviating from the course of
his predecessors as a necessity arising
out of the utter rottenDess of the leaders |
Of the party when elected him. Gen.
(9ithout going further back
his Cabinet in comfy TO the
general wishes of his party; it is known
that ne left the Pennsylvania delegation
in 1929 at liberty to choose the incum-
bent OF the Treasury Department. He
only asked upon personal grounGs a
member-Mr. Eaton. Has Dsmo-
SUCCESSORS (sll OF them) did the
thing, and everyoRe knows how
the Cabinets Of Taylor and Harrison were
formed.
have noticed this matter nov, be-
cause th2re is any quantity of surmises
growing out Of the different readings Of
General Grants remarks.
THE LATEST SLATE BY DAME Ru,soR
Many leading politicians are now in
GulgiDg in predictions as to the new Cab.
met, and, AS 3 matter Of gossip, 1 give
the following, as a list generally pamed
ia high circles:
Secretary of State - Fessenden, Of
Maine.
Secretary Of the Treasury-Cisco, Of
New York.
Secretary of war-wilaon, Of Massa-
ebusetts.
Secretary of the Navy-Pasehal, of
Secretary of the Interior-wiIson, of
Iowa.
Postmaster General-Forney, of Penn
sylvania.
Attorney General-EvArts, of Nee
York.
The slate, as thus arranged, is the
popular one with the guild nuacs this
evening, and many give ont absurd hints
TO their knowing more than they feel
authorized to disclose. 0le distinguished
gentleman has sven ~ventured to name
the man who is to be appointed Commas.