Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-04-30
S',SEP sTiSN -
The Presidents 30; and Phil.
sheridan.
From the Ohio siatr Journ,l.

From the OHIO State Journrl
III NEST ) 'r ll:4iev' ou-ut to be sat
! isftct1gy authority to ,lIti-A Il. uiSt..,-
ton i,urntls H writes tnc II ,r,f,,rd
Coartt.t rs follows, i'll exp.altt.on OF the
d-Iiii of II l.. Grant lor stiff duty with
General onerltn. m Ter tie nominal
RANK of lieutenant cotuucl. Gen. II Nv
ley says:
Lieut.. Fred. D. Grant, son OF the
, President, has been ASST ,ne,i - daty A.
an aid on the staff o. Li-'.t. Grit. SAeI-
iiin, and while Oh ia Il duty ne has the
pIrely no anal f.tak ut Ii utrn.nt
colonel q; c,.v.I.y. Thi. nominal r.nk
Ceases the m'.ucdt IL Is relieved from
stuff duty. "a thr suppnSition that
Lieut.. Grant uas letn prom ,ied fro II
secoui ii utenInt to lieutenant colonel
four GRADS over the ur.,iS oil veteran
soliirc>-m.lny ptp,r> have Ii ,>tiiy pa
mittrd sever. criticism o. tie P.:l,Si ir.i;.
Were this tr.ir i, wDnii intred provoke.
cenSurr.
"A staff app ointment Is 4 compliment
to IA jIn.ot, out np. on al tn actual
lieutenant coon is vi cav tiry. VA, .tte
AL veterans, wIl.i consider NUS IT
complinIeuted 10y al Il, I-;nru IL, mercy
gruer.tls. q IL. >ue.ln!u. Ii at. q +.
Sheridan, aud ali the .ll1 II aud b, ~
dier generals select ia IL own st IT. ial
such has been the us;i.e AIS, courtesy.
with reason to D,cn x. U>,.e give,
tnt.m the n -,it to take ;,u officer of ANY
grade, ANIL with lie Is selected ne II
given nominal ami Temporary rank. !
For example, an aIi to G-n. Sn. -TInau :
has tn. nominal rank oi colonel: al AID |
to L,eut. Gen. Sheridan til. nominal ,
rank of lieutenant colonel. Usually .
also. there Is some addition to ,i.e pay
o1 juniors 81 selected. because staff day
requires IN orn exp; .n1itu e til. Ill .i... Hty.
Every one knows thu extr-m-l, fli.-n'i:.y
aud intim tte Relations :n:we@n G-h.
Sheridan and the President. WitIpnt
doubt tn. selection Of yosin, Gt..nr AZ u
III .mb-=r III STl-TI,i,n's ili;afy family
was Sheri iah'>osn work. Pr,lni'i; he
thought ii wnu'd piat>r :h@ President;
pr ~ s.',y 1t does pi,';'' III ii.
Tue last assertion Il "a -es.,-'. ( :.-''--
tail WIS first midr with ',it IL. nn,W-
ledge u, til" Pr,sisl:-i.'; = Ii n he i,-:,lu,-l
IF it he ,'nj ,,.:-i. U, co;iese / - mt
pet-nt iur i'm to rxsrciss n,s authority
and order NJ. GrtiI: t, htS f=-iHi-i.:
II the Pres. In. sti - III i,.it.. II
tn. SENSE iiSi his ..t;ictiel - mat
word, he would h w. az ,s.rp,t bis s.ti - 5
his comm md, aithpI.,t, unls.. a,-r,, sti-
! lette Snch Interference with i ''.3,l.tara
amily" of a sub ,r,lil.it, wuil Is; co.,
sidered utterly dis rnrgenI,. fh, Pr-s- :
d mt dill not proceed t" this extremity
Probably he dues ~; personally care :
much about it. one WAY cr the 9TH, r /,
i.neral Sheridan ; chaia= 81 Il staff !, ,
,filcer WAS undoubtedly NOR pl asantly .
by the other n,t.alb rs of the, f
= family than ~ The President e
himself. 1t is probable that we shall he h
Ible to worry through, without serious, =
lisaster to the nation, if Phil. Sheridan c
3 allowed to exercise tn army privilege,
# selecting his own ''milit ,ry family :
ven if he il not exempt from the ordi-'
lary leaning in favor Of old comrades ori
0ns of old comrades
TIE P0PE il still in precarion. r
tate Of health and much anxiety il .
cit concerning him.