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tho scaetaryof War:iilcver noticed;
tho. nalne ! OH: tho ! nomination

| Nh. iEeSiueHt! Ntt ilot tile AlOr-
mons be likelyto argue { from fli$
! ptusi:. receglf ton by. tare a,vern.
ment of r"Iygalny, in'the appoint.
n,cnt uf'tho'soi of Young 10 W est
Point, that theW other and larger
claims will be t;,voraLly j. considered
twhvn Freses,ted?" E&*ss
! t;Ii don'ts1llin.< they will. They
Know very well slr,w cadets are ap,
pointed. Had known of lInoper's
intention L. certainly would have
asked the Attorney General
whether | had the power under the
law to prevent the appointments
and if advised attirIllativcly Won d
have settled tue matter there and
then" G a..
.-"As tic affair now stands what
do YOU propose to dn, sir?,"
i have not determined on doing
anytling. lam entirely blamelss<.
andanh not accountable &tor what
has been done. Yuu stntcd tLc:
the case strongly, lloweyer, and [.
WILL THINK OF IT. ~
"A good deal Of c0mmcnt, MIR.
President" l then remarked, twas
npigG i1rdemocratie papers on ,ao-
,cnua ;fm ynnr supposed unwilling
ness to appoint the son of the late
General Thomas Fraucis Nleagher
to West Point Academy,
j: And just as b.'sGess AZ the
charge against Inc concerning
Youngs son. Certain parties
came to me and asked the appoint
mcut Of Meagher's son.2and mark
ell his application to be f;.vorably
considered When some time af.
ter, 4 sent the appointments to the
War Office, Mcagher's was return.
cd to me will, the endorsement that
tAeaPplicant had already sbccr,ap-
pointed: .3hy Mr.. -ltooserelt, Anew
I ork member or Congress.
THE CASE OF MR.. MEssnEn
was one.yery inrerestillgto me, and
wae within tlseSrtilea / have explain
e,l to you. Ills friends were too
imputicnt:.' ':..yrAG2 - ~ s:%:.
You made no promise TO-: the
parties, Who went to- you, sir, that
yonld ccrtpi1Iy :lpoints Genera!
Mragher'S son !".-,.is
"Why no; told y on before wha,
/ thought Of f'Itasty promises. II am
rcticrnt ont such occasions. = .,,,s..
( d c."W i'll you. mea!s.r, for recalling to
your recollection 4 statement t1Iat
some tine since ~ the re-
publican candidate" - =
, az FOR TIE ,pEEsEDEScYi?.H1
l don't think that it. Was ever con.
tradirted."' - " =.
: 'fke President laughed and
,hrcw away his cigar os; Hi;-r !
Il N!sn't sorry to be a candidate,
but I .was, very sorry to leave the
commanded the army. 2'Tllere ap-
Feared to lie Il unauimity in tue
public mind before the. nomination.
was made that ! should be the ,nola-.
inecDfathe republican, t;'artf,~ and it
scemcl to Inc that it would be in,-
l,ossi!,:c to concentrate on amy other.
candidate. Of course [ went Say
that amy other candidate could not
be eIcctca5by the !epuh|w;.is, lbet
my acceptance relieved the party
from the danger OF disagreement
and diSsensipn. and; na:.dc it solid
and compact. 1. c.msented tozg give
mp II iifeNtiicc y, ,forr, q temporary,
though Il. higher one, for good
reasplls. I believed that if :. :. ~ n
"a '-7 ~. A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT
was elected there would be Iittlr
Glance for those who fought for thr
Union. They would certainly ,have
rot rid of the office of ComuaudGr-
.ii.Chicf otIthe. Army. and so .shelvcd
:nrc. Believing this l. went into the
contest in e,riieSt. These. were the
motives that actnatcd me. i think
they were correct. At least Lam moi
sorry that l.actcd on n,thrn'," g.. n: -
-"ticncras Sherman alr. President
isfuarhed ~ Your successor. Moha
he. take the nomination q ...,-s .-;,-.5&
We'll, (attcr a pauscl ! don't know
Sherman and are warm friends, and
! aa, not authorized to speak lor,him.
IOf ono thing | feel pretty certain,
however, aud that is, that Sherman
won't stand on any platform The dem:
ocrats will tnake- See what the; Ohio
democrats ar.ioing. In their new
departure platform they adhero to
the r.'pudi,ltion plank. That issnot
much Of u departure from the Old
staud." -,.r.c.-f
!"But they4havc, thrown overall the
other dead issues" - -. -. :, =. ,,,is..
THAT docs not matter Pendleton,
Davis and e.. .r.s...a. =: -: SO = . -
TIE FlRE-EATINd soCRBERNERss
will pull 'thvm back. III <%factr. 1llpy
have done it now. No, sirrShtR,,lai'
can have no atatb.lion with such n'etl
lie is no> dcmNfat, aud ncvsnswaS
He. p.'obably ki1swss scry wctt that il
the drmoc'5itg. susteeded ! lhl; South
trn leaders, who ase s;s;ill h9sHlc Eatt
lthe Union Of TIC States, and, III tia,
view, enemies Of, tile2 rcp''hlir, wou!l!A.!
gain possession oi-thc governments