The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-28
GENERAL GRANTS DOUBLE.
.xp1koE STORY sTRAN0hLf
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
,ocsm.ut. Found In a Dead Mans Or,pe'
Was-A Revelation wh'c" Explains wa.
,.s. ,,,tber,o Incomprcbensibic' ana YIN
s,ca,,. the Hero Of the Late Civii ""r'

,,a.,.. The Hero Of the Late Civii war;
Or Iosrpu. Mo-, May 20. 49, Mr.. Henry |
p,ur,cres of CLYDE, Ohio, came TO th's o'V
n,,,s more than two months ago, and reg's'e'e'
At one OF the leading hotels. Tic s''u '"'' ~
WAS an invalid, ON his way to Colorau" !" so''N
OF health. No enc who saw th'S Ue"''."
could doubt that he WIS In TIE Ia', t'"t' W ~
,,narv disease. In fact he coulu p'".e.' W.
further on Bis hopeless quest rue 'o"A w "'o
bed soon after coming mere ""u V'' ~. A..
,hon , ,oriuight, car0d for to the Iatt ny mr.
.'"" '..,..n,s,or the kind. hearted proprietor
Of the hotel. " -. ~,
rourocre. retained full possession OF his mental
,culucs lie had no family relatives living
ne told Mr.. wcsiormever, ana no property other
man the baggage brought with him to the hotel.
The disposal Of this he left to the discretion OF
MI wetictmcyer, instructinR that gentleman to
hold unoueusd a vslise containing papers until
answer should be NJ ade to a sealed letter placed
in Mr.. Westermeyer's hands to be mailed i'm
mediateiy after the death 81 Fouracres. Ibis
bitter was addressed to the President Of the
United States.
The last wishes OF the dying man were faith
fully executed. The letter was enclosed In a
note stating the circumstances OF Mr.. Four
acrss's death, and mailed. few DAYS ago the
following answer was received:
WASHINGTON. May 7, 1870.
Mn. J. G. WEsrHRNEYER-D Dear SIR. | am d.
recied to sav that the President knows not hing OF
the Henry Fouracres whose singular communica-
ton YOU have forwarded, and has no interest Ia
any documents which may have been left by the
oeceased. He thinks thnt foutacres must nave
been either lunatic or AN mpostor. Ii is Dos
sibe, however, that these papers may contain
crazy imaeiniDgs or baseless ISLANDERS which
might start some sensational newspaper story.
In case this r. done, the President would be
happy to be OF service TO you IN any way IN MS
power. Respectfully, yours, H.
Mr. Wcstefmeyer, who hid no reason for re-
garding the late Mr.. Touracres either as INSANE
or as insincere, saw 1T to adopt a different
course from that suggested by the President.
He opened the vallse and carefully examined the
papers found therein. Some OF these papers
were Of so extraordinary nature that Mr..
wesiermeyer feels justified in making them
public.
To comprehend the matter which Ia to follow,
II will be necessary for the reader to recall the
political situation eight years ago, during the
last months of President Johnson's administra-
ton. The estrangement Of the Executive, the
prospective failure of the impeachment pro-
reedings, and a number Of minor causes had
seriously weakened the Republican party. II
was evident to the managers that the only key
TO continued supremacy was the nomination Of
come candidate whose personal popularity was
such that he could be relied upon to carry the
country In the Presidential election the next
h taIl.
the man for the emergency. Ulysses s. Grant
VS. beyond comt arison the most popular man
IN the United States. His dazzling military sue.
cess. his modest, unass um lng demeanor under
circumstances that would have turned the head
q All ordinary hero, the glamour of his remark
abe career, had won for him the adn ration
ALd gratitude OF the country. Both parties were
hoping TO put his name at the head OF their re-
,pectlve tickets That name would insure sue
cess. The Republicans were not slow to recos-
ME the fact and act upon It, On May 49, 1868, a
convention OF army veterans at Chic go nomi-
natei Grant for President. Two days later the
Republican National Convention, held in the
Fl same city, followed the example of the veterans,
ard put SCHUYLER Coitax's name In the second
n plsee on the ticket.
Grants character was pretty well understood d.
Making I'll allowance for the eI ,eserated esti-
mate q a people ready to spotheosIze. OF at
eas, to idoize, the hero Of the civil war, lie WAS
beyond question the foremost citizen Of the Re
public. Beyond his splendid military genius, he
had the higher qualities Of statssmsnship. AOil-
hy. honor. VigoT, and maniness were his char
icterstics. 10 sincerity Of purpose he added
hrmuess Of conviction, steady sef.confdence, a
v. rare moderation in judging Others, rich common
Y tense, and practical knowledge OF Affairs Per
,onsllv be was pure hearted aud un. us picious rs
Achild He was modest to a fault, and generous
with praise for Others. He was slow TO anger,
and never uttered rude word, profdne ex-
clamation, or vulgar Jest. lie ", temperate
even to abstemiousness. In his relations TO
others he was scrupulousy polite, humane, and
c0nsiderHte, and In conversation good humored,
,brswd. and fluent. In short, Gen. Grant was a
ccar-headed and true-hearted man, whose char
ate..
selfish ambition.
At tue time OF his nomination Grant was at
The army headquarters In Washington. On June
81 he left the national capital for u summer trip
Ia the West, accompanied by his family, two OF
three Of the Dents. and Gens sherman aud Sher.
idan. Arriving at Omaha, day or two later tn
gentlemen OF the party proceeded further West
Up to this point the movements Of the party b ad
beea faithfully chronicled by tho telegraph. For
two weeks thereafter the East lost sight of the
Presidential candidate and his companions, and
their progress ceased to be chronicled by even
50 industrious and watchful reporter US the
Associated Press.
TIE documents found In Mr.. Fouracress car
pet bag refer principally to this period.
To II. FouRAcREs, CHEYENNE CITY.
CLYDE July 3, 1868
Ny DEAREST HARRY; / am so delighted that
ynu got that position OF steward with Gen.
Cant ana Iarty that don't know what to say.
Nhat wilt you have to duS Pour out Oh sm-
pogne' .uppose, and whi-key and things. You
saN the aides were not to go west Of Omaha.
no" ana Mrs. Graut dross2 should like TO see
goa travelling round with all those big bugs
Just think uf 1t! / suppose Gen. Grant viii
~ mHns yoH senator or Governor or something
II Nu'n ne gets TO be President You muet lie
IL ,NelNl 10 he refB attentive and respectful "a
HlIi. - = the General have mucn 10 say u
~ N.Nf Nov do you Ike HUMP Write me all
"n"nt ',r-. g ana hnw sue LOOKS. Does she 90
- =, nrr hair In d waieifalY / want p0rtictl nh
hhnN iia, for | WAS disputinS with Mrs
III -" about 1t Yesterday. III warrant you
II &c having GOOD time on your grndfr party
A." ueLa'v Yourself. Your own loving
ELLEN.
Il RS mt forge, about Mrs G.'sh,tr.
N'I among ,he documents, In order of time
c'h' Two tee.raphlc dispatches, one copy in
L the lndwrtiug Of Mr. Fouracres, and the other
Va 'u-'ual despatch, on blank Of the Western
lhon lnpuy.
tori - IELYcRAPnIc DESPATCH
Il az ~ f. hNslff tfN9r Washington. Tcrrib,
~" iffii4 accident 10 L. 5, u. What SHAH ~
i 'A4l4.yl Co.,. Julys.
Il THK ANswRR.
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