The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-22
NEM YORK September Is. 1870.

eral Grant Euchred," which reads as
follows: THE President went to Long
Branch on the steamer Plymouth Rock,
on Tuesday last, and IN going off the
boat, exhibited pass on the New Jer-
sey Southern railroad; but as Admiral
Fisk hak given orders not to pass any Of
Generals Grants family on any boats OF
the Narngansett Steamship Company,
his railroad pass was repudiated, and
the Presidents fare was demanded, not
withstanding his right bower, Colonel
Tom Murphy. tried to push him
through. John Hoey. of the Adams
Express fastened TO Grants rescue, got
him a ticket and he passed along"
This order, now going the rounds of
the papers, is so different from the real
orders issued TO the commanders Of
steamers owned by the Narragansett
Steamship Company, chat | an COM
PEELED, in justice, not only to the cor
poration ! represent, but also to the in
iividual against whom the garbled or
der appears to be specially aimed, &C.
cupying the exalted position of Chief
Magistrate of this country, to lay before
the public the genuine o:der, and to give,
at the same time, my reason for its issue.
That there was any intention on the
part of the subscriber tc this letter that
the President of the United States or
anv of his family or staff, while travel
ing on the steamers OF the Narragan-
sett Steamship Line, should not be
treated with the greatest courtesy as
ladies and gentlemen, is. entirely errO-
ne,us. ri simple truth, and the whole
truth, is that an order was issued to
allow them the privilege of paying for
such accommodations as they might
call for, and this is the beginning and
ending OF the order. ] issued an en-
tirely different one, yol will observe,
from that copied into your Journal from
the Boston transcript. My reason for
taking this course, viewing the matter
in common sense light, was that | was
weary of furnishing freq transportation
/ to the President and his: many relations,
over sea and land, as J did to a very
great extent last sumnS,r; particularly
as | had not the satisia{Ii n Of knowing
that the civilities exteS lied were appre-
ciated. never having be- even thanked
! ior the effort | had ma4e in the matter.
On reviewing the traS'actions of the
! ..,.. I t,unl tlar.i had NOT only
| furnished large amorSt Of free trans
portation, but that h$i been allowed
the great privilege {. subscribing to
| Mr.. Grant charlie In the final
settlement of the gol, populations Of
the fall of 1869, in witch ] supposed
and still believe the resident was a
PARTNER with us, | hail the following
item charged to my account.
cone half of Grants subscription to
the RawIins fund, five hundred dollars. "
The circumstances are simply these:
4 subscription was started tor the
widow of the late lameuted Rawlins.
The President placed his name at the
head Of the list for one thousand dol
lars Mr.. Gould followed for similar
amount, and their signatures were fol-
| lowed bv others for various sums. Mr..
,iould, having himself paid the amount
sci opposite his name, was called upon
hv an agent ofthe President to advance
! the money for his, the Presidents sub
ycrip,ion. and this he did, taking it for
,ranted that this disbursement was a
part and parcel of other moneys pass
| inc through the hands OF Mr.. COrbln.
| was, of course, charged my proper,
ton. but should never have found
fault with this, nor would have even
mentioned it were it not for the
manner ~ which the President gossip
ned ABOUT me in the fal of 1869. Why
he dill 80 after what had done for him
is only known to Him who makes the
applGs round. Taking all the circum-
stances of the case into consideration,
and feeling not like Micawber, waiting
Tor something to turn up, but, to GER
tain extent,.broken in spirit, not even
thanked for what had done, | deter
mined, after quietly communlng with
NV own heart, 10 restore my peace OF
mind by henceforth treating the Presi-
dent of the United States, and all con-
nected with him, as becomes the high
position he occupiesz.at the head OF
this great nation, Ignoring his treatment
ofIme, and never, for one moment, as
Shining thatI deserved any thanks from
him. or bear the slightest resemblance
70 gentleman.
The result of this determination was
the issue OF an order that whenever the
President, or any of his family or staff
travelled on any of the steamers OF the
Narraeansettt line, they should be treat
ed with the greatest respect but mol
upon any other footing than that OF Ia
lies and gentlemeH.s That the artcies
reported in your paper a. having been
sent to the Boston Transcript were puo
lished either TO beliule HE or 70 make
5 political capital, there can-be no douo'
J and for some few days there have beer
whsperings that it emanated from ons
upon whom the President has recent!
I bestowed the most lucrative office II
his gift, in spite Of the notorious fac
that this lucky individual has steadil,
\ voted the Democratic ticket for the las
! twenty years.
Mr.. Editor, I beg OF YOU, in justic
to myself, to make this letter public
Give me the advantage Of having m,
= side of the story read | trust tina
d some will believe, if not many, tina
/ now, in my waning years, the best PAL
of my life having been given to the eel
vice Of the public, am determined, n
matter what treatment / may receiv
:, personally, | shall never forget the dut
u owe to the public, the corporate
whose interests / represent. and to m.
self and / shall take care that no ma