New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09


United states in that campaign on the st July having
already made several speeches previously, ana continued
I'll the day of election, the 6th OF November with the
exception of about ten days. when was utterly broken
down by fatigue and had 70 take some rest spoke IN
the States Of Wisconsin, illinois, MISSOURI, Indiana, Ohl0
Pennsylvania NewYork, New Jersey and Connecticut,
Travelled great many thousand miles, and made II re.
member correctly, between TO- ana no speeehes ana
found that all the compensation i had received
actual expenses railroad fare and those Incidental out
lays connected with travelling OF that nature more,
over. having given myself entirely mp to me iaDors OF
the campaign completely negectng my private affairs,
found myself surrounded by disagreeable embarrass-
II had received only onehfh part of what The Times
charges me with; should have overcome those EN-
aud refer 10 this because mention has been made OF
tins subject IN debate in the Senate that as prudent
man, ought to have done something like that which
The Times charged upon me- although, OF course, in
may be expected TO go ont at their expense and
make speech now and then in promotion of political
campaign into campaign, year after year, for sew
ea months al time, utterly neglceting their private
they entirely independent in fortune they cannot
afford 10 do 40 without reimbursement and compensa-
pagns when lists of appointments. covering and
months, were sent 10 me, did a. extent protect
myself in that respect, In moderate way, however,
while in other campaigns 1 neglected, even after
my previous experiences, TO look after my
The Times article, undertook to figure up how much
time had spent in public speaking for the Repub-
lean cause since 1856 and found II to be
from 10 TO 70 weeks, about year and five months.
ana, addlng.up also all that received committees
during that whole time, find that il amounts in the
aggregate to less than popular lecturer VIII earn IN
Illuminating one because 1t shows the meanDess OF the
warfare which Is carried against certain members OF
but II is sti humiliang that paper the organ Of
Administration which stands at the head of party
borously Ivy Just such lbors those i'll which with
many Others, was engaged should make such eXplana
ton necessary
The Major. Generop. Commission.
The third charge Is that when 1 returned from the
Spanish Mission asked from Mr.. Lincoln MajOr-Gcn
erals commission in the army and threatened him If he
would not give it. This Is a alschOod, again. did not
AJAX of HIM Major Generals commission when l re-
signed the Spanish Mission; but he offered Briga
dicT's commission. The assertion which find III tins
article ia quotation marks that threatened would
a: once withdraw my 100000 Germans and oppose the
Administration ia 80 supencly ridiculous It II so child
ISL absurdiy that do not think 1t requires any Sc
rious comment.
the leadership of the extreme Radicals, nay
Radical Of the most proscrptiye type rms Is false
hood again. II well known that iii the National Con
vcntlOn of 1865 had the House 10 introduce inc fesou
tiOn in favor OF general amnesty The charge - tat
took it upon myself to defame Mr. Henderson before the
him, that might be elected to the senate This Is
sons defeat that time owing to his attitude IN the
impeachment rlal, as the public then stood The next
Convention and went there with revolutionary intent.
What thar do not know exactly; hut one Thing
highly praised 10y The Netc- o,k Times
Oate Bocgipp
term was one of the most persistent bOres in Wash
ineton for appointments in the Civil Service. II that
were trc then the President must have had paTtcu-
lar liking for being bored for remember very well
time during the early days Of the Administration, when
met him outside of the White HOuse and he asked me
very kindly why dd not come 10 WISH MIN more Ire
Il is further stated 10 advocated the cause
OF citizen Of Missouri for prominent position VINO was
entirely incompetent and unfit TO- discharge the duties Oh
Gen Pile who, having been Member of Congress was
first presented for the Post Once aJ ST. Louis. then for
the Pension Agency at st. Louis, BY the delegation at
S. Louis then nominated for the Hission 10 Venezuela
and then nominated for the mission TO Brazil, when the
senate declined 70 confirm his appointment. did, TO
certain extent support Mr. Pile FOR some OF those noln
state Of Missouri, with the exception Of one
or tive members Being ,,a. young senate" o
extent proper TO take care Of constituents. When Lhe
ouent lectures on Cvl Service Reform might mention
giving detailed history Of them beg to say tnat Is
On Cvi service Reform give as one Illustration OF rue
lbsurdities the system and OF tue curious coseIoe
Who ~ was presented for a Post-Onice for Pension
PgeniTSe1tary's position then landed Cover
nofshp Of Territory, and then taken out OF that to
originally nominated; and l always mention my per
sona connection with the case; but consldeflng DhtL
poetfon of Minister Resident in Venezuea.this uIne
certainly without suggestion or solicitation 9n my
n,r-I beg leave TO say That, II that gentleman be en-
tirely UNIT public employment as Ihe Times dsscrt
il l. the President VINO onght 70 pear @ that
thcy be a little more careful the selection If tnclr OF
ga and instruct them from indiscreet state
ments.
The Last charge is this: Gen. Schurz pressed upon
the President the appointment brotherinaw SIR.
Jusscu Of Chicago az Collector the Chicago sric"
This is a falschood again. / pressed upon the
President any body elsel hatIappOintment, as my
friend from InOa, who sits by side tMr TrumbulD
win distinctly recOect. Mr. Jusscn originally
commended without my knowledge or anything about it,
by delegation coming from Chicago and by the Repre-
MI.
came with the request to 60 10 the President and
press bis appointment positively refused but after
urgent solicitation their part at last consented to
ndOrsc their paper, with additional remark 70 this
effect chat the large German Republican element OF
Quonty been called upon aid the Republicans there,
ana could testify to that fact" This was my whole
through the newspapers that Col Jussen I've
moved, the President expressed himself to a friend in
there existed any connection between Mr. Jusscn and
myself but that never spoke the Presi
dent about lis appointment IN single instance, to
e eT and ABSOLUTELY rrfrained from pshn man
Just because Mr. JusSen, very able gentleman,
was a brothcrInlaw of mine
Coattap.ng IN De A1,M
Ihad almost forgotten one OF the charges where
again accused of having made Of my alleged nGu
euce with the element to benefit myself by
tinung in commission for considerable time after the
war friend had the curiosity to investigate that case,
and have now IN an official report from the War De
partmeut before me- the surrender OF the Rebel Cen
I was then in sherman's army in North Carolina.
As soon that surrender had taken place at once a
ped for leave OF absence 10 10 Washington Tor the
nurpose OF Offering my resignation, and ala so, and
this official report cerhes that the first two resignation
Of major generals after Gen JOhnsons surrender were
those Of Major Franz Sigel accepted May 4, 1859,
and MaGr-Gen. Carl schurz Niay 1860 IRON which
IN aDpears that after virtual close Of the OF all
the major generals in the army Gen seel and myself
were the very first to resign their COMMISSIONS lhstead
OF using their alleged influence with the German ele-
ment 10 continue in the pay OF Government
The hoire for ne St1HdTa