New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-11
"SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.T
10 ne Edttor Of The Trilnne.

To ne Editor Of The Tribune
| SIR: Permit ne to say a word III regard to
! the address of MI Burnside published in your number
OF the 9th INST inviting the soldiers and sailors who
served in the late assemble On September H. at
Pittsburgh 10 aid and abet the eanddature Of o. s. Grant
As one of the soldiers IespectuIy beg your attention
| 70 the following:
First. Mr. burnside says We believe that should
be placed in high positions Of star who in the hour OF
! our eountrys greatest danger never faltered" The
American people believe 20 too excepting L. = Grant
| He became President because L. a successful
soldier but he has laughed al ali .aimants for political
honors who based their claims up services IN the field
excepting the THO in the White Holse-Babcock Porter
and Dent Last August he exclaimed 10 a gentleman
who spoke to him about officer who served III the
| Army Of the Tennessee, "Oh pshaEl
Second Gen Grant has appointed fewer soldiers or
sailors to Office than Andrew JohnOn who never failed
10 favoraby consider the applications OF soldiers or
sailors for public employment, and has removed mere
than any other Pre- sident.
tn rd: Proof Of the prec edinE alegaton-on the ah
Of March, 1899 the following exsoors and sailors heid
Office az Ministers aud COnsus: Gen. Dix, Minister,
Paris: Cen Bartlett, Minister, Stockholm Gen Ewing,
Minister Hague; Gen Fitzpatrick Minister, Santiago
Gen. ROsecraus, Minister, Mexico; Gen Hovey, Minis
ter Lima Gen. sullivan, Quito Col Gleason, Consul.
BordeauI; Capt. Farrrel, Consul, CadiE Col
Dun Consul GLASGOW G hld OF AT ATtneTy on
Navy and broth ~ the great Union orator l. starr
kng Consul canton ana s2n, otne5s MON bas nav
planted by warriors Ike Tom Murphy lnYlnelbe IN
peace, invisible in war. The Conuls have had TO make
for others OF the same cias Ibe Coio1e AZ DOT
deaux had 20 get out % accumulate the relative OF
New-York merchant the Captain AT Cadz was Tnty n
the heinous Ofense Of compelling certain Chdn heI
chants 20 dsgorge and pay INTO ne United states 1T a.
| ohlge Scotch friend OF tf head usner az tle
White Hou-e, Cen +. I. Dent the Lieutenant
displeased the great Capt. Ammtn while IN Chna ana
when bis LAmmensl ehum OF 20 years ago Oeean.e
President he remembered ~ installation, IN den
uce OK the rules and customs OF the Navy Department
head Of an important bureau, anu me- tyInesI We
acceded 10, namely, the remoy1 o. Lieut. Edward NJ
King Of the most accomplished Of living sailors ana
Of the bTayest OF ihe many brave men VINO con-
maAded on the Mississippi ane tributaries uuilhs 'Ae
Fourth OF the remaining parts Of the address beg
10 say nothing except the reference 10 the Peaeefu
man" sc. Il would bee a sorry day ior Cen Grant snu
the Dent family When ihe IorieI @.'yntrS - - 90
his power a. personal governor" Mhen any Que
attempts 10 do mark NY words there WILL De nHsio
Fidh The vindlctive mean aud vulgar hostility Of
Grant toward Rosecrau and others Is not the Least o.
the many shotcolnIug OF the sreat anu .,
remembered by those who followed them 10 victory OF
death upon cAe hardest Iongh neGs OF We ~ pnI
dress that their belief won't oblterRte the studied
elect OF Grant u tie interests Of the soldiers ana
sailors, who did as much am deserved az ush, 40 pr
portion their spheres, az Gen. Grant ana the eAat
ton 70 Office OF profit and honor OF Murphy, Cornell snd
Latin Of New-YOrk; Mclean, Eastman LWln; ana
Campbell OF Chicago; Foulds tePhen;0n, and PIlnah
Jersey, LOngstreet of New-Oreans and me dishohes
Major Thomas Settle President OF the Plilade pAia Coz
ventOD who, with the ana ana assistance Vi fesluen
Grant and the knowledge OF Hamilton FISH, dld Iecev,
In April 1871 the OF $4,000 in gold, az Minister zap
ponted) Peru where he never went, aud which once
he resigned In the City Of Washington IL March, 1874 bu
never left the United states for his post Of duty and did
not refund the $4,000 received IN 1871.
You by the above exhibit SI, that some OF te sol
diers have good memories are az ardenty attached 10
the victories peace and her generals those OF war
are heartily sick OF fighting battles over again 70
keep weprovded families N ofce are, unfOrtuhateii
cOgnzant OF the inefciency OF tie present Executive
for his high station and most profoundly impressed VIII
the capacity competency, and integrity of that emmett
citizen who for forty years, never false 70 himself
God, country fellow man, and whose large keah
land understanding exceeding much" have done mot
10 alleviate human suffering, and 70 contribute 10 huIp
happiness than the united families OF Grant ana DeI
and the addenda OF BabcOck Porter, and settle
An E1-OPFICER or THE ARMY or THE TENNESSEE
NeU- York, July =, 1874