Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-30
GRANT AND BUTTER
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The Cincinnati C0fl1neeTctdt pbphSanasS |
the correspondence between Gen. Butter
field and Gen. Grant. on the occasion OF
the presentation of the one h'.ndred ana
five thousand dollar testimonial by eer-
tain New York millionaires. Gen. But
terfield is well known to the country as
the Assistant Treasurer Of the United
States, who was recently compelled to re-
sign because of the grave charges ms6e
against him of completely in the gold
gambling speculations. The CONNER
dial, whose authority in Radical circles
cannot be doubted, thus treats the affair:
Gen. Butterfield was rewarded for his
activity in getting up the Testimonial 10
Grant with the position OF Assistant
Treasurer. having charge OF the SUD
Treasury in New York. /, His appoint
ment was strongly opposed at the time II
was made, on the ground that ne was not
fit for so responsible trust. But sense
Of favors received seems to have had IT'S
weight with the President, and Butterheld
was appointed and confirmed. The am
bilious General was very anxious at the
time the testimonial was raised thai the
documents should not be published, be-
cause, as he modestly put it, many sub
scriptions were made with that under
standing. Since the failure of his specn-
Iations in gold and his resignation, his
anxiety to keep the documents in pigeon
hole has been mitigated, and so we have
the whole matter spread before the people.
1t is to be regretted that Gen. Grant, IN
the first place, ever accepted the testlmo-
NAL, and in the second place, that
should have had any influence with him,
as it cannot be doubted it had, in naming
an Assistant Treasurer for the New York
Office. He would have stood infinitely
higher in the estimation of the American
people had he declined the fatal gift.
The Commercial prints also list OF
names to the one hundred and two thou
sand dollar testimonial which was given
to Gen. Sherman in April last, and says
that $50, 600 of that amount event to
Gen. Grant in payment of the house, lot
and furniture in Washington, which were
transferred to Sherman's possession. The
report of the Treasurer of the Sherman
fund has the following item to his credit:
ssMarch S-by check on Merchants Ma
tional Bank, order of 1t. Gen. W. T.
Sherman, and by him Endorsed to Gen.
| Q. S. Grant, for house, lot and furniture,
$65, O00" This same property had been
previously purchased by some of Gen.
Grants enthusiastic friends for much
| less sum than he sold it 10 Gen. Sherman,
and had been presented gratiSto Gen. Grant.
| So that Gen. Grant not only received the
| house and the use of it while he resided
| there, but the $1O5, 900 testimonial, and
the $G5, 600 paid to him by Gen. Sherman
out of tie Sherman testimonial. Who,
| after this, can doubt President Grants
ability as financier2 But, to the Butter
field correspondence:
'cNEw YORK, Feb. 10, 1S66-Dear sir:
| have the pleasure to inclOse you Gdc
| siHliLe) copy of Lieutenant General
Grants acknowledgment of the testimo-
NAL to which you were a contributor; also,
list of the subscriptions and copy of the
correspondence.
SIN furnishing this information to con-
tributOrs, am requested to ask that no
copy of these documents may be allowed
to be printed, as many subscriptions were
made with that understanding. Please
consider this my receipt for your sub
scription. l am, very respectfully,
| "YouTs, etc, DAHL BUTTERFIELD.
| "IPlease acknowledge }"
'NEw YORK, Feb. Is, 1866-Licul
Gen. L. S. Grant, etc, etc, etc
General In accordance with the re-
quest of many citizens of New York,
whose names are herewith transmitted, |
have the honor to ask your acceptance of
the inclosed testimonial of their appre-
citation of your services.
Il am, very respectfully, your Obedient
| servant, DAN'L BUTTERFIELD.
enclosed find:)
Mortgage interest. .................. $50, 437 so
Ffty-fve thousand 1868, q. s. first
| series. 54,72j on
Cash. 1887 SO
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ssHEAn4UARTERs ARMIES OF THE UNITED
| STATES, Washington, d. c., February II,
1S66.-Dear GeneTal-YOur letter of the
] 9TH inst, inclosing me the very hand
some testimonial of the citizens of New
York, with names of all the too generous
contributors to it, is received. | feel at a
loss to know how to express my apprecia,
ton of this substantial token of the friend,
/ ship of the citizens named in your letter,
and for the generosity of the citizens OF
| New York generally, and especially to-
| ward those who they conceive have rend
cred service in maintaining the integrity
| of the whole Union. Suffice it to say
that shall always appreciate their gen
crosby toward me, and endeavOr to pur
sue a course through life, and to max,
e | such use of the means thus Unexpectedly
placed in my possession, as will mec
with their approval.
Through you | wish to thank tn,
/ gentlemen whose names you have in
= closed to me, Individually and collectively
p have the honor to be your obi. serv't,
U. S. GRANT, 1t. Gen"