The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-09
TIE Troops ar NEU ORLEINs.
The Secret History Of Grants Order. md
How Don Cameron Countermanded 1t.

There are some curious and interesting
fact, connected with this matter. which the
Tho President issued thr order mentioned by
Col Levy. just ~ BE- agreed o.. 1t WAS sent 10
FOR somc reason no President lid not submit
the order to tho secretary ut War. nor did the
S.er,tary kpow that j, had been issued nntll
tant- Generals hands for TRANSMISSION 10 NV
Orleans. He Immediately ordered the Adlu-
tant- General not to send il. Us II had not come
through " the proper military channels. mean
INK the War once. Gen. Townsend tried to
say that the President and Gen. sherman -
" Damn the President and sherman, too
broke in the angry, Pennsy lyanlan. am
either Secretary 81 War or | am not. Grant.
tsr than to DO IA thing which is deliberate in
suit 10 me-"
He directed Gen. Townsend to notify Gen.
sherman that the order To Gen. Augur to re-
move the troops from the state House IN I.oui-i-
ann, was withheld by the Secretary Of War for
Gen. sherman went Mt once to tho President.
md said that whlle be would send the order
one OF great importance. 1t had better go
through the proper channels and DO signed ~
the secretary, q War. and that he thought
Cameron had better be sent for
Tho President himself wrote Cameron n note
md asked Mr. Lucky his Private Secretary,
great importance. Mr.. Cameron immediately
went TO the White House, and found the Presl-
dent ana Cen Sherman lif ma, ewatiIng Aiml
| order day for the removal Of the troops from
| the Louisiana state House. ! learn that you
Mr. reSilcnt. said the Secretary, you are
| M old soldier ana a very distinguished one. |
| do not helieve you would put an insult upon mo-
| Yet lnd you diSrreardng the panest prin-
! ciylr OF official etiquette hy transmitting orders
| which should 70 through my hnnds without my
| rank Gen. sherman lie is my subordinate.
| lie has no right To- forward nny order, hot even
! from you, unless II goes through the regular
! channels Your conduct was Irregular stop
! ped the order. II You insist upon It's being sent
/ iy Gen. sherman, shall notify Gen. AuSur to
| disregard any orders not signed by me. While
! am Secretary Of War, am entitled 10 thrcon-
sideratlon that belongs to the pos ition. II it IS
/ not accorded 10 me by my suhordlnutes will
| take care tO See that its neglect Is properly re-
| sented' Gen. Shormans ince was n study,
! The President sat stun, his face ms motOnlr-s
and impasslYe rs that Of Secretary Stanton, that
| stood near to his right hand, carved in stone.
! A. Cameron rose to 20 he said; Mr.. Prcsi-
| dent. have only two days more TO serve in your
| Cabinet II YOU desire my resignation, 1t Is ut
Meanwhile. the Loulslanians. who were inter-
e-trd IN the success OF the Conservative cause,
/ wore very unrhsy
| The best informed 81 them know the order
! had neen issued. Grant had told GOV. Penn
/ and Malor Bark that he meant 70 send II. and
"14iu s' WA, IL Ttnl ~. on , li'2 o,ieg oo-
/ leg" friend aud clnssmHte Of Cnmerons in
/ Washington. II WINS known that the friendly
I although the onr WAS "A Republican and Se're-
tary of War. while tho other Is one Of tho most
] NdHh'lOuS anu lhl -nlEHl'h 81 southern lllllt-
cinns. As this gcnil"man's personal relations
! with Cameron We're Of q character That gaYe HIM
the ,,,ttr to the War once at any hour. lie wns
/ requested 10 find out what the matter was.
He called. and. ol course was AZ once admitted.
| Don, hc said, what j. the hitch in that u
! der of GrantsY | know II was issued at ~ VI.
| to-day. aud also know that II has never lett
| this city" The Secretary replied that Grant
| had tried 10 send the order without his knowl-
/ edge and that he had stopped it. Tie gave MAJOR
/ -- his reasons and said that while he was a
/ Republican, h. iet that there ought to be "A
| change in the management u southern affairs
| that he had withhold the order IA much from
been treated as he should have been in the mat
i tor as anything else.
Two days after this Cameron went out OF Of
| nce with Grant.