Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-02-18


to achieve such distinguished sue
cess in another sphere of duty
They cherish full faith in your
ability and virtues, entertain the
highest hopes of your success, and
that during your Administration the
work of RECONSTRUCTION will be COM
pleted and the wounds of civil war
healed, and that our country will
take new departure in growth,
progress and prosperity"
Senator Morton then handed the
official notification to General Grant,
of which the following is a copy:
THE CERTIFICATE TE-oFeELECTIoN.s
"Be it known that the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America, being as
sembled at the Capitol,in the city of
Washington, on the second Wednes
day, being the tenth day, Of Febru
ary, in the. year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine, the underwritten President of
Senate, did, in presence of the said
Senate and House of Representa-
tives, open all the certificates and
count all the votes of the Electors
for President and Vice President.
by which it appears that Ulysses S.
Grant was duly elected. agreeably
to the Constitution, President of
the. United, States, for four years,
com mencing Jon the fourth day of
March 1869. In witness whereof, l
have hereu.Ito set my hand and
affixed the seal of the Senate, this
10th day of February 1869
"B. F. WADE,
Pres't, pro tenn. ofithe Senate"
General Grant, on receiving this
certificate, made the following
response, speaking very deliberately
and with evident embarrassment:
REPLY OF GEN. GRANT.
II can promise the committee
that it will be my endeavor to call
around me as assistants such men
only as think will carry out the
principles which you have said the
country desires to see successful
economy, retrenchment, faithful
collections Of the revenue, and pay
ment of the public debt. I'll should
fail in my first choice, I shall not al
any time hesitate to make second,
or even a third trial, with the con
currence of the Senate, which has
the confirming power: + should
just as soon remove one of my owr
appointees as the appointee of my
predecessor. 1t would make nc
difference. There is one matter
that l might possibly speak of here
and that is the selection of Cabi
net. / haveF always felt that il
W ,uld be rather indelicate TO an
nounce OR e, en- to consult with the
gentleman whom I thought Of invi
ting to positions 10 my Cabinet
be fore the Official declaration of the
result of the election was made
although 1 presumed that there wa:
no doubt about what the declara
ton have come to the conclusion
that there is not a man in the coun
try who could be invited TO place
IN the Cabinet without the friends
, of some other gentlemen making al
effort to secure the position, no
tha there would be any ohjectio n
to the party named, but that ther
would be others whom they had Sc
, their hearts upon having in tn
place. L can tell that from tn
great number of requests whicl
come to me in writing and other
wise for this particular person O
that one, from different sets an
delegations. If announced in ad
, vance, efforts would be made. t
change my determination, and there
fore / have come t. the cOnclusio
not to announce whom I am goin;
5 to invite to seats in the Cabine
, until l send in their names 10 th
Senate for confirmation. III sa
anything to them about it, it wi
: certainly not be more than two O
three davs previous to sending i
: their names. I think it well t
rake a public declaration of this t
i the committee, so that my Intention
may be known
5 At the conclusion of Gen. Grant
remarks, Mr.. Pruyn stepped forwar
and said:
SPEECH OF MIR. PRUYN.
, General-In the great principle
which you have marked out for til
conduct Of your Administration, yo
will have the political support o
those with whom | am associates
l ready to act with you"
+ Gen. Grant made no response t.
this beyond his thanks.
The committee and most of tn
gentlemen present then shook hand
5 with him and retired.
| VISIT TO SPEAKER COLFAx.
They atterward waited upon MI
Colfax at the Capitol. and wer
received in the Speakers room !