Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-08-29
Another Slander Nailed
Letters from Hon. G.. DelanO and
senator Wilson.


p. Cameo, Upper Sandusky, o.:
DEAR SIR: have received your let
ter of the 22d instant, inclosing print
cd slip containing letter addressed by
Rev. G. w. Denison, of this city. to j.
7. Warrington, Esp, Of Carbundale, Pa,
in reference to the drinking habits OF
President Grant.
The only name given by Mr.. Deni-
son to substantiate his charge is that
of Senator Henry Wilson, of Massachu-
setts. The inclused printed copy of
Senator Wilson's reply to Mr.. Deni-
son. (Which you probably have seen be-
fore this reaches you,) shows conclu-
sively the falsehood of the Charge
When the other persons cited as wit
nesses bv Mr.. Denison, but whose names
are not given, are produced and their
character ascertained, we can better
Judge of the value of their testimony -
do not hesitate to express my full con-
currence in Senator Wilson's statement
as to the Presidents habits, and his be-
lief that if the truth could be known in
| regard to these anonymous cases refer
red to by Mr.. Denison, it would appear
that each one of them was cruel and
malignant SANDER.
The charge is plainlyintended for eff-c
abroad, and, by all who know the Pres
ident. is known to be false. Here, where
Mr.. Dneison is known, it would have
little if any weight. He was clerk in
this Department until something over
| year ago. Before that, he was con-
nected with the military service. / am
informed that in neither position did he
win credit or inspire confidence; that
| he is regarded by those who know him
best as anything but trustworthy, and
| that his statements unsupported by 9TH
| er evidences, would be en- titled to slight
| credit.
Very respectfully,
c. DELANO.
BosToN, August 23.-The Boston
journal of to- day publishes the FOL-
lowing letter from Senator Wilson
in reference to the recent charges of
drunkenness made by Rev. G. w.
Denison, of Washington, against
President Grant:
NATICK, August q; 1872.
ReU. D. w. Dennison:
SIR: 1 have just read in the
Sprinfield Republican Of this date
your letter on the drinking habits of
General Grant. / am astonished at
seeing myself quoted as saying to
you in conversation last winter ::
"President Grant drinks too much.
I have told him So" 'Senator
Wilson," you say, "will not deny
this" do deny, in the most en-
phatic language, that 1 have ever
said anything of the kind to you, or
anything that resembled it. Your
statement is false. During the last
nine years I have seen General
Grant hundreds of times. l have
seen him in his camp, in his family,
at his own table, at the table of
others, at home and abroad, and
have never seem him under the in
fiuence of Intoxicating liquors. l
remember distinctly in our CONVEX
sation you referred to the ISLANDERS
concerning the Presidents drinking
habits. ] said to you what 1 have
said to others-that 1 regretted that
the President used intoxicating liq-
uors at al; that / wished he would
take the pledge, and that had a
mind to ask him to join the Con-
gressional Temperance Society.
What l said of the President I have
said of all our public men who use
intoxicating drinks or furnish them
to others. I have for many years
felt that if our public men would
wholly abstain from their use as g
beverage. they would confer lasting
benefit upon their country and upon
their race, nor have any doubt, sir
I that if the truth could be known in
regard to the eases referred to il
your singularly reckless statements
it would appear that each one oil
them was cruel and malignant
SANDER. II. WILSON,