New-York tribune., 1878-07-25

inand ~ troops would in my opinion have become gat
and famous general II the command OF the ALI o ~ ~
Potomac had over become vacant world nave given u
ingalls,. Horace Porer was lost IN tho staI Like In-
gals, ne too useful to be spared Bn as " i rom
mander Of troops Porter would have Tiseh III my oh-
ION 10 a very high command. Young hackenzie AZ the
close Of the u most promising soldier lie ~ ah
officer. / think. httcd for th" higHeSt coinHl""S
ALBERT SIDNEY johnston AND JOSEPH Y. JOHNSTON
knew Albert Sidney Johnston before tho war. when
he WIS sent to Utah bad high opinion Of his talents
When the broke out ho was regarded as tie coming
man OF the Confcdcracy shared hat opinion Bragg
had n great reputation in tie SOuth. Bragg was the
most contentious OF mcu, and there story In Mex
that he put every Ia arrest under him an men
put himself in arrest. Albert sidney Johnston mgnt
have risen I'm fame. and all HGd confidence IH hi3
dong So hut he dIed too soon. ~ sioncwaIi
Jackson died too soon for us to say ysiat he
you'd have OOnc under th' later and altered con1tonS
Of the war. The southern army had many good gen
erals but 10 not know that iborc was any brLer man
Joe Johnston. / have had nearly oil OF inc ~outhpTn
generals in high command in front OF me- and Johnston
gave me more anxiety than any ~ the others. ! wa
never half anxious about Lr". rake az In aI' nc
south in my opinion, had better soldier than Joe
JohnstOn-noue at least, that gave me more trouble
The TUIRD TERM.
did not want the Presidency, and have never quite
forgiven myself for resignng the command OF the army
to accept IL but # could not be helped. owed my
honorS and opportunities to the Republican party, ana
my name could aid it was bound 10 accept The sec
opd nomination was almost due TO mo-if may use 'hc
phrasc-bccause of the bitterness Of political aud pc"
al opponents. My reelection was great grauhcaH"n'
because IL showed how tho cuuu try felt Then came
all the discussions about the tUlrl term gave ny
vi vs. on that IN my letters Senator White, " Penn
sylvanl. II i not known however, how strongly was
pressed 10 enter the canvass as a candidate. was
waited upon formally by distinguished man
representing the influences that would nave
controlled the Republicans IN the SCUM, anu
?skcd to allow my to De ed. Tbs Iequ' 81 was
supported by In the Northern states whose pOsllo
ana character are uuqucstiOned. said hen that under
no circumstances would become a candidate. Even II
nomination aud election were assured would not
run The nomination II T+n would be AftcT sJIugge,
and before IL had been III. uImDus. The rlcc'loi
should win wou.d be after IL struggle, and the result
would be different from what 1t was before ii sue,
cccGcd aud tried to do my besi, ny YrIy Dc>i bhOuiu
stil have a crippled administration TINS was the pub-
lie view. Personally | weary of office. ! never
wanted TO get Of place much as dd 10 got OUT
OF The Presidency For sixteen years, rom the opening
when the third Term was seriously presented 10 me-
peIemptOTly declined 1t.
with reference to the annexation OF st. Domingo the
President said that ne did seek it, The propo-
,itop came and he was bould to entertain It. lie now
believes that the requirement Of ST. Domingo would
have been great gain TO the United states