, 1869-02-28
TIE PENNSYLVANIA BoREs.


nically called pressure with delightful
calmuesa HIS interview with McCinre,
ard half dozen other Pepnsy
has furnished TO the public one OF the |
most pleasing narratives Of the times. |
After Gerera! Grant hsd publicly an
.nouucsd b's intention to keep his own
counsel, and had slated that be should
do 10 tor the purpose Of ssving himself
and others the aunoyance OF efforts
which might be made to In.
duce him to make . different
selection Of Cabinet cf1lcers from thst
which be Ind actually made, It WAS an
set OF impertinence for Mcclure aud his
associates, Or aug other clique Of local
politicians, TO beset him in thst mauucr.
They received q r1erlted rebuff. They
msy COW so home ana expose thelr
wounds TO the people and get laughed At
for their ps,rs. :
The particular thing y aich these Penn.
EylvAnihns wanted. TO accomplish wss,
first, to secure The Ap poinlment or PENN
sylvAnfan 81 = member OF tho Cabinet;
second. 10 drsienhte the particular Penn
sy)ran'an to receive the appointment,
ard third, to prevent any other Pennsyl-
vnnian from receiving m xppoin 'msnt.
In response 10 thes1 dTst request General
Grant informed them that he had al.
ready decided 10 invite q citizen
OF Pennsytrenis to place IN hts Capt-
net. Trey, 'htseupon, inqutfedl.be nssne
q. the Individual The General responded
that Ii they wcn1d walt few dsyB they
would dnd cut! Iuste.d OF bidding him
Good day ard 'akirg themselves cf1 they
msde oes: erae se'-,o Ia behalf of e1-
Governor Cur In, alleging as is usually
the c7se with offco seekers, that the peo-
pie in.en:ely desid>ra'ed Curtin and that
tbeJ Kould lose the nexl elec,aon II Cur
tin were nos appointed. General Grant
replied thas he could no. see how the
next election was to be carried by his
makirg an unHtse selection OF Cabinet
officers TteY pc1: made "drive :"
against Mr. George Il. S uArt,
Of Philadelphia. assuming that
he Was The re1eon selected for
4 Cabinet position. Mr.. Smart by
the way, wss al txho1ter or prominent
member Of The Informed Presbyterian
Church until be was expelled by the re-
Cent Gtaeras Assembly OF thss cenomin-
ntion for " singing hymns," contrary It
rules OF the church, which tolerate only
the PsAius Of DAVID. He is native o.
Scotland, AID was President Of th.
Christian Commission during the war
He e1sA .ri.nd Of General Grant
and is gucd man, no HithssaEdiug hi
propensity for singing hymus, but not 8
sll Likely, ~e judge, 10 be invited to sak'
defended Mr. Stuart warmly, but toll
his visitors that they neea
not asfume thar he con.emplatei
calling MI. Stuart into hi
Pnry Council. S,me further conversa
tion ensutt, At he ED OF which cClur
& Co tes1sed, no wiser hui more cres
fallen than 1beY came. The height 9
impuderce Tas reached on Ssturda.
when anuther par : Of Pennsylvania
walled On tic Prcslleut-e.ect to u1l
him to sppo.nt Moorbtad member
his Cablr Ct It keemz that these peop
werc 1at1Gr enc uragsa than otherwi
by the repusee That Mcclure had rccei
Cd. Th.Y wanted To fet some theu
selves, ard they got it. They ak
him WHITTIER 1t would forsi
the OBJECT they hAd IN "
II tbev snou'd procure petition, sfgf
by .be entire P.nnsylvanM y delss4eaaeeasadf eaaesd
Congress. sstsaerraT Grant replied II
-~srmuoh sa NOS OF The delegation
Eig1ed pe'it1opa Tor other Pennsylv
INN Ter cabinet posinons, he d'dn's th'
it would be wcr.h while to take
trouble to get one mp tor Moorhc
Ard 50 Ibis parry rs.tred to comp
notes wl'h MrC,n1e.
There s1e tout working days lefs for
1ea.her-teals ct Pennsylvania, In OF
OF Compress. TO bore and tease
new Prse1teat. It at the end Of t
time they do not accomplish kheir obi
&c supp, sc they Ri't move to strike
the appropriation for the Preside,
salsry-shst bt1rg The way they b,
discovs red 10 ansHer all arguments I
are dis'astetul to them, aud to punish
pelsons who do no. aRzee With them.