The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-11
GRANTS CRUELTY TO CUSTER.

self into very dsreputable position In the Custer
business He first aIronted the cavaryma and then
tried disgrace him. not improbable that Grants
treatment OF Custer may result in committee OF in
curry which Will lay bare tho indecent warfare waged
by the Executive, not only upon Custer, but other
soldiers who have in obedience Congress- testified
army abuses In the Custer Grants conduct
sounds like chapter from the history some Eastern
despotsm Tho facts in the present the President
tho United States In OF the humiliang and
dlsreputabe Of the many humiliatng and disropu-
table plights that he has been put 10 this winter.
republican member, interested IN the contr0-
vcrsy has taken pains to inquire tho status tho
case and from him these facts arc obtained First,
Custer, Is the etiquette among army people, called
upon the President he arrived in Washing
ton. He refused audience He called again,
three successive occasions, and was met by the same
response that the President engaged and could
not him. Within days republican Congress-
man learned that the President finally unable to
tain his anger and desrin. paralyxe efficacy Of
the committees work and punish those TINT gave EVIL
dcncc directed an order 70 be issued supcrseding
Custer in command Of the Indian expedition assign-
ing his stead Mayor General Terry, who has never
had experience the frontier and who knows nothing
OF the Indian service. Last week Custcr, who has
been anxious 10 get of for month, Italy obtained
consent the committee to return to his command.
subjcst to their summons II they needed him. he
visited General Sherman stating the To him
plicitly explaining that no had fundamentally In
causing himself to be summoned. nor did no take any
part in the examination which demanded OF him
by the committed General Sherman expressed per-
fcct satisfaction with Custers conduct lamentcd the
Presidents stupid wrath and advised Custer call
on him and explain the iruo condition Of
affairs According to sherman Custer had on
several occasions visited the President for tho
o. and ssSns ss mind n Of any
SANDER that he going out OF his way to bring dis
grace upon his former companions in arms sherman
could why Custer should not visit Grant
and explain the SITUATION and nnaly his suggestion,
Custer did call This was Saturday afternoon and
Custer had his tickets Tor his Western journey lilo
waited, however, over Saturday Sunday ana Monday
to comply with Shermans advice, and promptly
O'Clock, tho Presidents reception hour be-
gins he was In attendance There were several people
who arrived with Custer all Of whom instantly
admitted sending in thcir cards The entire COM
pany who came with Custer passed IN and out, and
others and passed IN and out, and still he
tho antccnanibcr unbidden. From ten o'clock until
one he waited, dozens o, people OF all kinds
and conditions handing in their cards aud gam
ing access to the President, while the lackeys
stared at him. About two O'Clock General
Ingalls,, passing TO tho President,
Custer, and asked him how long he hal boon waiting
Learning tho situation, he informed Custer that he
would call General Grants attention TO his presence
and hurry matters up. ingalls,, on going to the Pres-
dent told him OF Custer's being in the antcchamber
said III Is lair to Custer TO him In lhat
way II you do not want 10 hm you should have
sent him word this morning, and not kept him ous
gals went on stating further his opinion Of the propr
ETY. treating officer Of Cuscrs distinction IN such
fashion. II seems that his upbrading met with no
response, for at three O'Clock having waited ten.
Custers card returned 70 him with message from
the President declining to hum, stating that he
going 10 lunch.
President relieved General Custer from his command
because he witness in tho Belknap impeachment
trial Is denied from Washington. II Is said 10 have
been tho wish Of the President that General Custer
having been subponacd Witness, should remain
expedition should be placed under command o&soms
other officer Il Ia little remarkable however, this
Is reliable that tho order Following him should not have
been issued until after he had been discharged by the
committee and had reached Chicago his way 10 j0l
his command.
Oakland tCal) Nescs:-Gcncral Grant is beginnngu
str back and from his we'll known character
expect exciting news IN short time. There IL NJ
power In the United States that Genora
Grant restore Custer 10 his command He has fahere~
reports against many OF the Presidents friends that
Acct very seriously on the President General Grant
iorgcs and he has never been known TO forgva
Newport az. ~ Daily Nsscs:-rhc reason or Custer's
removal from his command does not appear very
clearly, and the explanations attempted are strangely
contradictory An Associated Press despatch Friday
says:"lt the wish Of the President that General
Custer, having been subpGnacd witness, should
until no had testified aud that meantime the
mand OF some other officer" But he had testihed and
boon discharged by the committee, ths des
lions was that the command OF tho expedition on The
Plans was gwen 70 Terry because Custer couldn't yet
there in time But Custer started for the West a
once aud was likely to reach his post good
when he was delayed on the way by order report
to General sheridan, and General Sheridan was in
siructed 70 allow Custcr proceed to his post but not
10 leave with the expedition because he might be
needed a witness in Belknap's impeachment The
been explained tina. the President ordered
Custer TO the Plans because tho inpcachne
managers SAID they d,dn't need him. special do
spstc the Boston Adrerfiser dated at Washington,
Sunday, says that Custer ordered Wost first, DO
he came East volunteer witness and had
been away from his post for t~o months without leave
Second, because he had gwen false testimony. Third
because the impeachment managers didn't need him;
expedition that no was needed q, the posi- In regard
TO first point Custer asked leave 70 answer ely
mers questions "a writing w.saou. . csm.ng last pus
be martiacd ms cad OF ordered to duty
with his regiment The third point Is contradlctcd
and to the iourh we believe the expedition had nos
lett last week We papers rejoice that Custer
has been disaraced because he was swiit'' witness
against Bclknap Possibly this ~ the explanation and
Ia try,ug 10 mako the case appear otherwise tho WE'LL
meaning newspaper correspondents contradict each
other.
got print the GoaeraI he needed
his post aud asked u the questions he desired
TO answer could nos 20 sen. - Nun anu ms rsples 70
and Caster eamo East ~ obedience to a subpoena iron
Clymcrs committcc1
wilhamspors pal Sna:-Grant has rcyenred him
self on Custer tcstfyg IN the matter OF the
post-tradcrEhip frauds by relieving him Or his CON-
nsnd- Grants conduct IS SIMPLY outrageous
Eufaua tAIa) Ttmes:-GcncraI Custer has given
mortal offence ~ Grant by pursuing honest straight
forward course and exposing the rascates connected
with tho post tradcr-hips much that the Prcsi
dent has relieved him OF hts command General Sher-
and Secretary Tan both to The Prcsdcnt aud
procscd against such course hut without awaiting
any thing Grant seems to DO nlcxbie aud Is deter
mined " wrcak vengeance on ali who expose tho
rottcnness OF his admin and thus dccs pub
lie opinion and disregards tho advice OF his iriendA
Proof enough thai he Is ia sympathy with thieves,
" he docs not directly share the spolis
Wnona Mimi Repvbiicaa:-By direction o. tho
President General George a. Custer has ordered
20 hrs regiment IN Dakota, aud lon WASHINGTON
Tuesday night lie is relieved from further duty a.
commanding officer under the brcyct rank goes
hts regiment SIMPLY it's lieutenant colonel Gen.
m AZ
were undcr him before he became politician Gen.
eral Custer seems considerably chapfalcn this -
the hrsi time he has done any outy, except gen.
era officer since he lcft HIS regiment line o0cee
n ho La