Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-03

The Grants and the oVoins, la1heI anu
son. are all Republicans. Jesse r. and
his daughter, Mrs. Corbin accompanied
the elder Stoms, father OF the late Asses
sor. to the Chicago Convention which
nominated U. s., the elder stoms being
delegate to that convention. Afterwards,
Stoms, ST.. procured tickets for jesse K,
and wife to attend the Inauguration of
his present Excellency. But in the course
of time Jesse r. used his influence with
his Presidential Son to have Capt. Stoms
decapitated. The reason therefor is thus
given in aletler from Capt. S. to hisd Ex-
cellency, the President: ~
c1NorSNArI, O., Jan. 16, 1S7I,-Gen-
U. 8. Grant, President Sir: under
stand that, through the influence of MIR.
Jesse Il. Grant, Messrs. PuAan and
Weitzel have been appointed as Collector
aud Assessor of the First and Second Ohio
Consolidated Districts. Mr.. Jesse r.
Grant has favored my removal for over
year for the following reasons, viz. de
requested of me the reappointment OF
removed gauger-displaeed fol-. miscon-
duct in office accompanied with propo-
sition which sincerely trust may never
be compelled TO disclose to any one but
yourself. He (Mr. Grant), in converse
ton with me, made use of these words,
substantially $50 and SO has offered
me five hundred dollars for q reappoint-
men as gauger. He is a rascal; but if
lyou will recommend him will take his
money and give you one-half of it" /
declined, hence his opposition. be
In explanation of this letter, Capt.
Stoms said TO the reporter: r..
You see my duty required me, soon af-
| ter the commencement Of the Grant adj
ADMINISTRATION, to recommend the whisky
gaugers in my district. / did so with
| great care and caution, although was
Immediately overwhelmed with applica'
lions. The most persistent in his impor-
tunities was old Jesse r. Grant; he pnr-
sued me like a shadow. He haunted the
office at all hours, and if he could Hot
| find me OF my brother he went to the
store and annoyed my father. Although
| put on my list two of his names, that
| did not content him, and he was SIS re-
| lentless as the horse-leech, whose cry wa'
| Giyel give On one occasion Mr.. Gram
| called upon me and requested an inter
| view. invited him into my private of
fee, but he expressed desire to &C
| somewhere else. After going into the
street told him we could be perfectly
I =. e,4l aS
reply was: as there not some lager-beel
saloon near here where we can go to ge
back rOom2" l took him to Bsrtlett'l
wine-house. After some preliminary tall
he asked me why had removed gauge
Pease? My answer was, mainly becaus'
you told me that his official record across
the river was not all right, and that h
tCOuLd bear GOGtching.
In reply to an inquiry of the repOrte
whether Father Grant had any pecuniarI
expectations in Pease's retention, Capt
Stoms says:
| cannot say as to that, but he wa
even more persistent about Pease's ap
pOintment (for he had been removed a
that time) th8n he was about the reap
pointment of the man referred TO in N,
letter to the President, and who had mad
him the offer of $780, Mr.. Grant no
only insisted upon these appointments
but sent several gentlemen to interced
for them, among whom l will mention
the Hon. Mr.. Kramer, brother-in-lsw o
the President, but who, by the by, onl,
recommended the $500 man.
| The following further interesting cor
versation occurred between Capt. Stom
and the reporter, Nh. B.:
Mr.. Bid Mr.. Kramer have an
money interest in the appointment of th
| $500 man?
Capt. Stoms-I do not know; be use
strong language, and was persistent in hi
efforts to get me to promise to recon
mend. ell.
Mr.. B.-Was Mr.. Kramer an acquaint
ance of yours2
Capt. Stoms-I had never seen BIN be
fore.
Mr.. B.-This is very serious charge
Capt. Stoms Have you any proof bt
side your own wordto sustain it?
Capt. Stoms-Yes, sir. My father wi
say that at the last interview he had wit
Father Grant, he told him of the offe
that he Father Grant, had made TO mt
NY father said that such a procedul
would ruin us both. Father Grant the
said as sort of justification, that the tw
guagers for whom he labored were
couple of rascals, and for that reason B
: would take their money and divide wit
me.
Mr.: B.-Then he was willing TO fore
rascals on you, so he got their money!
} Can't. Stoms may also ad
that Jesse r. Grant told gauger, who:
written statement / have, that the $50
proposition had been made to him. Il
told my father in this connection, in Il
presence of Hon. Geo. Crist, member {
the State Legislature, that if / did NJ
r reappoint the gauger alluded to | won
lose my Office. My father said that / woul
not degrade my manhood for the be
office in the Presidents gift; and tnSt b,
= my father, preferred to see me scrape th
streets for living first.
Mr.. BIS it lot highly penal, undo
the revenue law, for revenue officer
, accept bride, or for any one to atteml
10 bride revenue officer in the discharG
of his duty2
Capt. Stoms.-Yes, sir; the offense
- punishable, not only by fine, but by in
: prisonment for years in the penitentiar,
If had accepted the Presidents father
, offer, / should have rendered myself lii
t BILE to that penalty. He rendered himse
j liable to it, but plying his infirmsty, b
inordinate love of money, / said nothir
about it, and should have said nothil
even in private conversation, had it n
been for the disclosures in the Times Il
/. other day, made by the President
father.
, If the Grant family do not make mon
: out of official patronage it certainly W