The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1872-09-25
Remlnlseence Of Grant.


war in Missouri, Gov. jackson, OF
that State, was organizing his mill
tary camps he felt greatly the need
of educated military talent to in
struct his new recruits. The State
was young, and none of her sons
who had been educated at West
Point had risen to any distinction
in the army. The Governor saw
the best blood of the State was rush
| ing to his standard, but he had sa-
gacity enough to sec that something
more than raw valor was needed to
make an eff lent army. In his
trouble he consulted with Professor
D., an intimate friend. Professor
d. recommended his friend and
kinsman, Capt. Grant, as he was
then called. Tic spoke Of him as
man of decided character, who
had graduated reputabIy at West
Point, had afterwards abandoned
the army, married into a respecta-
bic ST. Louis family; was a con-
sistent, well pronounced, proslavery
Democrat; had lived q long time in
the State in fine was in all res
poets just such a man as the Gov
ernor wanted. Prof D., by the
authority Of Gov Jackson, wrote
to Capt Grant, then resident in
Illinois, Offering him, in Gov. Jack
sons name, position in the Mis-
-ouri insurgent army. Capt. Grant
accepted the of-r, and while at a
railway station awaiting the train
for St. Louis, letter was handed
him containing a Colonel's COM
mission from the Governor of Illi-
nois.
lie accepted the latter and thus
became an officer in the army in
the North. The Governor Of Illi-
nois bad outbid the Missouri
Governor and got his man. And
this, man who thus narrowly es-
capped & position in the ''rebeI ar
my is held out to the black man
as his peculiar friend, his especial
champion Professor D, whom 1
know well to be truthful man,
related to me in person the above
facts in the city Of St. Louis since
the close Of tie war shreveport
Telegraph.
The matters detailed in the above
were made known to US by a repu-
table citizen of Houston, who was,
personally cognizant of the facts.
There was. however, according TO
oor recollection, one slight though
not material variation, viz. that
the proposal was first made to
Gen. Price and through him to Gov.
Jackson, and that the place offered
Grant in the Rebel army was less
n rank than that offered by the
Governor of Illinois. Our infor-
nant was upon Gen. Prices staff
1t the time, and an intimate friend
IF the Professor Grants relative
y marriage,) when the proposal
vas made, and through this infor-
nant it was communicated TO Gen.
Price. The witnesses of these mat
ers are yet living, and the facts
an be proven. Our informant
5 now absent, but will ere long
eturn, and We shall submit the
natter to him for his evidence, and
uch is his position that it will
Tot be questioned by any candid
nan. The facts show that Grant
7as mere adventurer, ready to
raw his sword in favor of the
ide offering him the largest place
r position. 1t is also charged
ginst Grant that he declared that
e would not fight to free the slaves
ut the evidence of this we have
ot so positively as the other,
till, if he could accept of
be larger place on the I'm
on side at the very time
e was negotiating for place Oh
be 'rebeI' side, be was capable
f anything for his own aggrand
sement. Without a Rawlins to
Ian for him, be never would have
ttained a name, and when the for
ner died, his good genius died with
in Houston, Texas, Telegraph.