The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-13
BOSS GRANT AND ms sTRIKERs.
How they Tried TO Lew upon MIR. George
Wilkes.

FfVNi Nf ohtftt ~ me IfGfS, Oct q.
The ties iimony yesterday in the csc ofD. H.
poois tha' te iouse Of Representative viii pr,ba6y
to q nd lnnucnc,s which .. ocufci lie sps
el ha.A.- oi HE Tnitec Sat- GoSern',asit IN
b eT 's Pb9m,meHt IS the pubic So reme.
p'srs oI tni, sFidenee that preliminary 10 It an
g. Louis ncnt the boherin-law Of me Ppeid 1 ~
o.nth ~ the proats to be derived from the anpolnt.
sogl MOI BE- Ices he SON q teo0o S,ar Tiu.
The rc-drt and the constant Intimate OF he MI, Ii
House eneaged IN the business of selling, al hig h
100. wnicl not only seemed to "i w mt r.
s ses 70 the af Fry . r,'usG ~ heavy q
S far ~ n ana; 9ssde II should not
vine, h. ~ W., ,nn W.. " no, Tue ony instance n
b, ms brother'in- the prcsidtnt.-aaa, o. :.
The above statement and the problem inyoly-
Ell within It, though 1t may astonsn some Deo-
PIE, does not IN the least surprise the editor Of
ths paper.
In tic spring Of 1860 Mr.. Wilkes was apprised
hv conhdental letter from Washingt IA that
zen. Grant nad chosen him for United states
Minister to Mexico, anl that in a few DAYS his
nlpNlntWcnt would be proc lined. On the d ~
following this communication Nj. PAGE. Of the
ilrm 't Dent Page, LAWYERS OF Washington
twhlch Dent by the bv, Is the same Louis Dent
alluded To IN the above Cheuycr casc), came TO
nus cry, and applied To tho Treasurer II the
Lower Call ornia Company. In which Mr. Wilkes
Was iNiGeN Interested for u fee, IN order to and
Mr.. Wilkes Ia making sure Of the Mexican mis-
SION; ana Tor this service the seid Page 4 Dent
were whiting tn take money and stock of the
Lower California Company. Mhen however.
tins communication was made TO No Wilkes. he
promptly refused 10 entertain II, and even de-
cliucd tu nave n interview with Mr.. Page Tins
overture from Page Dent was made on , Fri
day ON the next day Page returned to WASH
ington, where, doubtless, he made his report on
sunday 10 the parties who had sent him and
we result was mat, on the next dav, Mon
day, the name OF Mr.. Wilkes was removed from
the ulplomntic slate, and an untb ought. Of per-
son appointed IN his place
a short time afterw ard Gen. Grant seemed IN
Wye ttkeh Tue notion TO make ame nds 10 Mr.
ton was received by Mr. Wilkes that he h.,d
ceen chosen tor the Chinese mission. where
upon rage appeared here, in manner as before.
MT. wilkes treated this overture however. pre-
csely a. he ID the nrst, 10y pay ing no attention to
" WhrteupUn he received no further signs from
thls Mr.. Wilkes went 10 Europe on pleasure
ttlp, and while in Paris, in the middle uf JulV
MT. Arson BurugaWc, Minister from Caina,
came 10 Mr.. NilkeS : room. ~ the Grand Hotel,
accompanied oy other friends, To congratulate
him upon the unuiistakable news, which tad
just then teen received, That gen. Grant had
chosen him for the Chinese mission. Mr. Wilkes,
however, qulckiV cooled the enthusiasm Of ms
friends bA renalkinK int ne must take the hO-
erty Of douOtlns the contamination Of Gen
left no one behind him in the United States To
deal with Dent Page. HIS judgment proved
10 be correct, Tor soon ufterMaTd another per-
son was APPOINTED to the Chinese mission.
lhere can be no doubt that had MIR. Wilkes
consented To have gone TO Washington and lob
ped Tor either 81 the above named posts, and
had been kind, at the same time, to Pane q
Dent, rs II seems Mr.. Cheeyer WIS, he might
nave securely made his choice between either
Oh the above named missions.