Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
A BIT or SECRET HISTORY.

TROOPS FROM THE PACKARD STATE
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Colonel ". NJ. Levy has given TO
the Natchitoches Vindicdtor an inter-
esting account Of somc Of the inside
workings Of the Grant administration
at the close Of its last term. Concern.
ing the order which President Grant
issued to General Augur for the with.
drawal of the troops, Col. Levy says ;
On the I'd of March General Grant
showed to us the draft OF the order
directing the withdrawal of the troops,
in accordance with his previously de-
clared intention, which he said he
would send to General Augur by tele.
graph. That General Grant did direct
this order to be sent, am fully sus.
tained and convinced how or by whom
it was suppressed or withheld an,
unable to state, and in time, perhaps, a
disclosure may be made which will fix
the peridy where it belongs.
There are some curious and interest
ing facts connected with this matter
which the Times can now properly
give to the public. The President
issued the order mentioned by Colonel
Levy. 1t was sent TO General Sher.
man at l2 NJ, March 2. For some
reason the President did not submit
the order to the Secretary of War, nor
did the Secretary know that it had
been issued until by accident he learned
that it was in the Adjutant Generals
hands for transmission to New Orleans.
He Immediately ordered the Adjutant
General not TO send it, as IT had not
come through "the proper military
channels" General Townsend tried
TO say that "The President and Gen.
eral Sherman -" "D--n the Presi-
dent and Sherman, too,' broke in the
angry Pennsylvania Il am either
Secretary of War or am not. Grant,
who is an old soldier, ought to have
known better than to do thing which
is deliberate insult to me-" He di.
rected General Townsend to notify
General Sherman that "The order to
General Augur to remove the troops
from the State House IN Louisiana was
withheld by the Secretary of War for
sufficient reasons" General Sherman
went at once TO the President, and
said that while he would send the order
himself if the President wished, yet as
it was one OF great Importance it had
better go through the proper channels
and be signed by the Secretary of War,
and that he thought Cameron had
better be sent for The President
himself wrote Cameron a note and
asked Mr.. Luckey, his Private Sccre-
tary, TO be the bearer of it, as the mat
ter was one of great Importance. Mr..
Cameron Immediately went to the
White House and found the President
and General Sherman awaiting him.
Cameron, said the President, al
issued an order to-day for the removal
Of the troops from the Louisiana State
House. learn that you have sup.
pressed it. Why did you do this 2"
" Mr.. President" said the Secretary,
" you are an old soldier and very
distinguished one. do not believe you
would put an insult on mo yet ! find
you disregarding the plainest principle
Of official etiquette by transmitting
orders which should go through my
hands, without my knowledge or con.
sent. AS the Secretary Of War ] rank
General Sherman. He is my subordi-
nate. He has no right TO forward an
order, not even from you, unless it goes
the regular channels. Your
conduct was irregular stopped the
order If you insist on its being sent
by General Sherman, shall notify |
General Augur to disregard any order
notsigned by me. While am Secretary
Of War am entitled to the considera-
lion that belongs to the position. 1fit
is not accorded me by my subordinates
will take care to see that its neglect
is properly resented" General Sher-
mans face was study. Upon the
point of etiquette Cameron was right.
The President sat still, his face as
motionless and impassive as that of
Secretary Stanton that stood near to
his right hand, carved in stone. As
Cameron rose to 60, he said "Mr.
President, have only two more days
to serve in your Cabinet. Ifyou desire
my resignation, it is at your service"
There happened to be an old Louisiana
college friend and class.mate of Cam
eron's in Washington. As this gentle
mans personal relations with Cameron
were ofa character that gave him the
entree to the War Office at any hour, he
was requested TO find out what the
matter was. "Don," he said, "what
is the hitch in that order of Grants |
| know il was issued at I'm. today; and
| also know that il has never lett this
city" The Secretary replied that
Grant had tried to send the order
without his knowledge and that he had
stopped II. He said that, while he
was Republican, he felt there ought
to be change in the management of
Southern affairs that he had withheld
the order as much from personal
reasons and n feeling that he had not
been treated as he should have been in
the matter as anything else. Two days
afler this Cameron went out of Office
with Grant.-Nao Orleans Times.
RADICAL Fus.-The venapgo Spec.
tdtor says The Lawrence county Re.
publican Convention on Monday nom.
mated William A. Stewart, a colored