The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-15

Tho following incident was then re-
lated on this very subject, and il is =
! pretty study of Grants domestic life :
THE sTANToN-JoHNsoN INCIDENT.
Il went TO Washington, and in the
course OF general conversation with
Grant and his wife touched on the IN
oident of Stanton resuming the War
Office, and said If there was an expla-
nation no time ought to be lost in hav-
ing 1t published. Il was one of those
things impugnIng the personal honor
OF Gen. Grant, which was dong him
harm in lofty minds.
His wife, who was one of the truest
women and wives in the world. A wo-
man all over - she has more influence
with that man than all the statesmen
in the country-said 10 me:
You are right Judge Hilton. Il
ought to be published. But Gen.
Grant will not allow a word TO be said
about IT. Now | want to tell you, be-
fore him, the circumstances Of that
taking back of the War Office By Mr..
Stanton
Grant sat perfectly inmoVable
while Mrs. Grant told the story. Grant
had only taken the War Office t. keen
peace In the country, and had promised
johnson not TO give IL to another with.
out telling him. Grant was A strong
friend of Stanton, and went to Stant54
and told him he had thought It right
and duty to take the War Office.
Said Stanton: General Grant. there
is not living man would give il up
TO but you,' and he did give It M.
Time passed on, and the Radical San
ate resolved to put Stanton back. One
evening Gen. Grant was about to 90
out OF his house with acme ladies' to
spend the evening, when a messenger
met him in the hallway. Grant bad
his hat and cost on; the lsdiea
were behind him, and the Carriage
ready. The messenger said: sHere
is something for Gen. Grant Grant
took the parcel. He was then rcceiy-
ing papers and all sorts of things by
multitude, and he merely saw that Il
bore the inscription, Senate of tha
United States He thought it mat
ter to be looked into next day and went
out with his ladies. Next day be arose
and breakfasted, and along toward off,
cial hours took up the papers AZ his
dwelling. He found the thing he had
laid down the night before was reso-
luton OF the Senate non -concurring In
Stanton's displacement. This was
rqul TALENT to Stanton being the lawful
Secretary of War. Grant walked right
up to the War Office. where he found
chst stanton, Ir"m An early asar sfs
the morning, a sJrnn.ly in taiiad
himself aGd Vas prepared tor a II tnt.
He had, in faci, t,ken Advan se ~
Grants late knowledge of the subject
and took the office by strategem near
daylight. Grant had no alternative
but to go away. Mrs. Grant, finishIng
this story, said
Judge Hilton, there sits that man
(GranD who knows that story TO bc
true, and he will not let it be told To
acquit him of any duplicity with Pres
ident Johnson"
Grant sat immovable, aud did not
wag his head either way. Mr.. Stanton
told Judge Hilton that such We're the
facts. Anticipating some point of
honor on Grants part, Stanton had
selzed his own while the Secretary od
interim slept. But" said Hilton.
Grant never was cordial with Star ION
after that, and always looked at him
aekant. He nominated Stanton, as q
dying man, to the Supreme bench, but
never took him into his counsels or
What must be the men,
,al discipline Of a man who will let a
SANDER, easily corrected, go riotinQ for
years, preferriDg to trust time TO Law
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