The New York herald., 1869-02-25
REMOVAL OF THE. REMAINS OF WIRz.
The Copper Tariff Bill Passed Over the Veto
in the Senate.
The Postal Telegraph Bills Re-
ported Back in the House.
The Bill 10 LegaliZe Sold Con-
tracts Passed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A, 1869.
Grant and His Cabinet--.Who is TO be the
Lucky Pennsylvania s--The President Eject
Besieged by Anxious and Disinferested
People.
The politicians here have not yet got the ut
terances OF Grant yesterday at his interview with
Senator Thayer and Congressman Dickey, Morrell
and Roots. The silent President elect spoke more
freely than he has heretofore, except in one instance
hast week, when he had q talk with a prominent re-
publican OF Connections, to whom he said just the
same thing as to his intention not to appoint
military or naval officers to Cabinet posi-
uons, and full account of which you pub
lished in Mondays issue. One effect Of the
half disclosure Of Grants intentions will not in all
probability be much relished by himself 1t has
emboldened Others to go to his headquarters in the
hope OF getting further information. To-day he was
crowded with VISITORS among them great many
Senators and Representatives, who were eager TO
try their luck at unrddiing the Sphinx Senators
Edmunds, Poole, Howe, Cattel Ferry and Howard;
Senator elect Carpenter, of Wisconsin; ex-senator
Harris OF New York; congressman Moorhead,
Mercur Pettis, Dockery ami Whittemore; General
Longstreet, Straw Hat Cummings, Generals Harney,
Townsend and Brce, al had interviews to-day. Mer-
cur, Moorhead and Petts went TO Grant to
certainty OF representative In the Cabinet The
General received the trio with unusual cordially
In the course OF the conversation he said, in sub
stance that he did not intend to overlook Pennsyl-
vania in choosing his Cabinet officers. II the Cabinet
nominations were to be sent to the Senate to-day he
had In his MINDS eye the name OF the gentleman
VINO would be chosen nom the state OF PennsJva-
MIA, and that name would be sent in to the Senate.
For reasons already made public he declined to men
ton the name, and the lucky person himself
was not aware OF the fact that he had
been selected. lie could not say what
circumstances might transpirc between this and the
4th OF March to render change OF his present pur
pose necessary, did he know whether the gen.
tleman he had selected would accept the appoint.
ment; but it was settled that Pennsylvania should
be represented in his Cabinet.
The mysterious Pennsylvania thus to be honored
remains, therefore, still unknown; but that does
prevent speculation. Everybody Is still guessing.
''Who can 1t ber' say the Pennsy,vanians. ut
can't be Jones, nor Smith, nor Robinson, For
ney nor Curtin, nor Cameron, little Mcpherson.
Then who the deuce can 1t bep one thinks
It must be Borie retired merchant of
Philadelphia; another says 1t is certainly the
ancient Meredith; but no. Meredith is
too old. Another declares It's Smith, after all who
belongs to the Loyal League OF Philadelphia and
tive it must be Stuart or Bnney, or Allison, or
Grow or Kelley, or Porter, the admiral. How can
II be Porter, who is ia the navy, and who is from
New Jersey? The answer TO this Is that Porter viii
resign, and that he now has residence III the city
of Brothelly Love. Another says Mcclellan mas
residence there too, and that he's the Another
mentions General Meade who viii conveniently re-
sign also; While stlli another suggests sInngiy that
IL must be little Charley 0'Nel OF Caleb y. Taylor
And 20 the guessing Eand speculation go on, with
out coming, perhaps, q bit near the real truth.
There were some things said at the interview yes
terday that have not yet found their way into print
and are therefore still fresh. It appears thai
Grant spoke about General Schodeld he remarked
that he intended to make that officer an exception
to the rest OF Johnson's Cabinet. .'He Is man who
has always been side,'' said Grant. s'He was
appointed as one Of us-i mean as of the party
which elected me. fIe has always been with us IN
our struggles with Mr.. Johnson. ana don't intend
he shall 90 with the rest OF Mr. Johnson,s bag.
gage want to make distinction between him
and the rest Of President Iohnson's Cabinet aud
to do something that will be recognition OF his SER
vices. Therefore intend TO send MS name TO the
Senate as Secretary OF War but not as permanent
Secretary, for have resolved to appoint no purely
military or naval man 20 n Cabinet position. General
Schofeld prefers not to resign bis commission and
intend to keep him in temporarily while am car
rying out some lplans.n Ne then stated what tee.
grapned you yesterday about his desire that the SEN
ate should understand thas he intended 10 appoint
no military or naval officers to the Cabinet.
From the fact that Grant yesterday, in
his conversation with DIckey Morrcl ana
Roots said, 81 have already selected a
gentleman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the
Inference Is drawn that rhe coming man u TO he
from Philadelphia. II not say the Pcnnsyvanians
check himself and say Pennsylvania The Pennsyi-
vanians believe Grant was near letting the cat en-.
fireiy out OF the bag when he said PhiIa., But
though they all agree about ths much, II certainly
has not helped them much in guessing VINO the man
really s. In the course Of the conversation Logan
II. Roots, or Arkansas. said that "a 4 representative
of the South he only wished 10 remark
that the people lroDl his section would
be satisfied with any man to represent
ythem IN the Cabinet VINO might be "a thoroughly
posted on The wants OF tho south as Grant himself
fc Rad no suggestions 10 make az nl a. to who the
man should be, relying entirely upon the Judgment
patriotism and good intentions of General Grant
Another subject also came up incidentally. some
opc OF the gentlemen prescn, alluded to Evarts
Sad this pentleman;--"Genera if you intend to re.
tain schoned by reason OF his bcisg member OF
Johnsons Cabinet, who was appointed ~ one OF US,
~ you say II would seem iiktly that you win not
have Evarts. Erarts was appointed Tor very ar
fercnt reason, mainly because OF his services TO
johnson" To this skiiful thrust Grant only re.
wponded by pun OF his cigar. Hc remained silent
ana attentive and the longer the gentlemen waited
for reply The more vigorously he puiTed puncd,
pulred.
One OF my iniormants who was present at the in.
torvicw, said 10 to-day, ~ have seen good deal
I'm the newspapers about General Grant and his
cigar Yesterday ! saw them myself together. It
was amusing to sec how the General did pun away
whom mention was made of Eysrts' name. lie