Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-08-01
A CAMPAIGN OF sbANDER.
Another FaIsehOod About 'GIffs'' EN-
pOsed.

gOScOs
The Greeley organs, big and little, are
making this campaign of Islander and OF
Drag. The Greeley organ of this city yes
terday followed up its formerlie on Grant
by anew batch relating to the Bowen-Sher-
man house in Washington city. 1t re-
publishes the forged letter from Grant to
Butterfeld, dated 1869. Every intelligent
man knows that the New York Testi-
monial fund was given to General Grant
three gears before the forged letter of
1862
But as to Bowen's abusive letter about
Grant, here is an answer full and fair. The
following letters from reliable and good
men settles this lie:
TO THE PUBLIC.
S. J. Bowen, in a letter published in the
World of Saturday last, states that in a
business transaction General Grant"
cheated him out of S25 900 with GOODNESS
and deliberation that would do credit to
any blaCk-leg.
Familiar with the transaction" refer
red to by Mr.. Bowen, truth and justice re-
qured me to meet his vituperative state
ment by brief narrative of facts
/. General Grant" was the owner of
house in this city, on [ street, which Mr..
Bowen agreed with Messrs. Kilbourn &
Latta, real estate agents, to purchase, and
paid TO them 81 900 Oh account of the pur-
chase money. Ne $50
.. Shortly afterward, the property was
desired by friends of General Sherman for
the purpose representing it to him. The
President accordingly addressed u brief
note to Mr.. Bowen, who, after some delay,
consented to give up'' his claim to it.
This he did deliberately, without any con-
sideration, except return of the 81 900
advanced by Mr.. BOWen) and without any
artifice or fraud Oh the part of the Presi-
dent, and the property was then purchased
for General Sherman. rr- ~
5. When Mr.. Bowen consented to the
suggestion of the President prepared a re-
lease of the property from Mr.. Bowen to
Gen Sherman so as to make the title per-
feet, and took it to the President and then
to Gen. Sherman. Mr. Bowen accOmpan-
led me, and when we left the War Depart
we rode together on the street cars to the
office of the recorder of deeds, where Mr..
Bowen paid for recording the release.
4. The World some time afteward con-
tanned an article severely rejecting on the
President in connection with 1.-THE trans
action" alluded to Mr.. Bowen's letter. He
promptly drew up reply vindicating the
President from the ceIsure of the World,
with the intention of publishing it. The
publication was inciden tally delayed until
it was deemed unnecessary to publish it.
1t was in my possession till few months
ago, when he requested me TO send it to
him, and in company with Mr.. VIM. T.. |
Mott / left it at his residence. A copy of
it may hereafter be found among my pa
pers, --...- -.- s. |
g. | might add other facts, tending to
show that Mr. Bowem's accusation againt |
the President is entirely untrue, but the
pressure of various engagements on my
time will not now permit me to do so. A
letter from Mr.. Mott accompanies this
statement. WM. A. Cook.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., July %, 1872.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July %, 1872.
Col. IFnl. Il. Cook:
DEAR SIR: remember very distinctly |
The vindication of President Grant by Mr..
Bowen from the old charges of the World
the purchase by Mr.. Bowen of
General. Grants residence on street. and
his subsequent REIMBURSEMENT of the same
when the friends of.Gen. Sherman wished
20 purchase it for that gentleman, 1t was
N your office, in pencil, in Mr.. Bowen's
II was written, as ! under
stood, both from you and him, for publica
ion and I was with you some months ago
" hen, at Mr.. Bowen's request, you, left it
1t his residence on X street.
Very respectfully,
WIN. T.. MORT.