The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-09-12
GRANT AND STANTON.

romance OF tue summer III O. VI INV
John Furber redeemed for Leonie's sake.
GRANT AND STANTON.
The following anecdote is new, aud be-
ing related by Judge Hilton, notwth-
standing his acute perception Of Grants
weakness, attests the curious hold Grant
has partly got even upon bis critics:
Nothing injured Grant so much, said
Judge Hilton, In the minds of gentlemen
as bis alleged behavior 10 President John.
son in breaking his word TO johnson
about the war office, which he promised
instead. II was that which disgusted
Commodore Vanderbilt. Mr., Grimmell
said TO me, that man il not gentleman.
II ia still the subject of the principal criti-
cism on Grants individual honor. Now,
continued Judge Hilton, In that matter
Grant was not bit guilty in any way,
aud Stanton exercised coup d'etat on
the office, but Grant, though iucensed at
Stanton, would never open his mouth to
explain. In ono Of these spells Of silent
obduracy or obstmacy which seem to
reach the depth of his character, Grant
let mankind rail on and closed his lips.
Not even johnson got an explanation,
aud abused Grant without answer until
he died.
The following incident was then related
on this very snbject, aud It isa pretty
study of Grants domestic life went TO
Washington and, in the course OF general
conversation with Grant and his wife,
touched on the incident of Stanton re-
suming the war office, and said if there
was an explanation of it no time ought to
be lost in having it published. II was
one of those things impugning the per.
sonal honor of Gen. Grant, which was
doing him harm in lofty minds.
His wife, who was one of the truest
women aud wives in the world, woman
all oversize had more influence with
that man than all the statesmen in the
country-said TO me: You are right,
Judge Hilton. 1t ought to be published. +.
But Gen. Grant will not allow a word to
be said about it, Now ! want TO tell you
before him, the circumstances OF that
taking back Of the war Office by Mr..
| Stanton.
1 Grant sat perfectly immoyable while
Mrs, Grant told the story, Grant had
only taken the war office to keep peace 10
the country aud had promised johnson
not to give il to another without telling
him Graut was strong friend OF Stan
ton au went to Stanton aud told him be
had thought il right aud duty TO take
4 the war office Said Stanton: General
4 Grant, there il not living peron
would give II up 10 but lou, aud he did
give il up. Time passed on aud the rad
icsl Senate resolves 20 pat stanton back.
One evening Gen. Graut wss about TO go
out OF his house with some ladies tospend
I the evening, when messenger met bin
in the ball. Grant had his hat aud coat
on; the ladies were behind him aud the
carriage ready The messenger said ;
Here is something for Gen. Grant. Grant
took the parcel. He was then receiving
papers aud all sorts of things by multi
tude, and be merely saw that It bore The
inscription Senate of the United States
lie thought il matter to be looked int
next day aud went out With bis ladies'
Next day be arose aud breaktasLed and
along toward official hours took up The
papers at his dwelling. lie ionnd tbt
thing be bad laid down the night before
was resolution OF the Senate uon-eon
curing 10 Stanton's displacement. Thi'
was equivalent TO stanton being the law
fnI secretary Of war Grant walked
right up to the war office, where be ioand
that Stanton, from an early hour In th'
morning, had strongly installed blmsel
: and was prepared for a fight. He had II
fact taken advantage of Grants lat
knowledge Of the subject and took th
Office by q slrstegem near daylight
; Grant had 90 alternative bat TO 90 away
Mrs. Grant finishing this story, said
T Judge Hilton, there sits that man (Graoi
who knows that story to be true, and b
J will not let il be told TO aequit him Q
2 any duplieity with President Johnsoni
G Grant sat immOYsble aud did not va
|. bis head either way Ar. stanton toll
| Judge Hilton that such were the facts
Anticipating some points Of honor o
. Grants part, Stanton bad seized bis ow
r While The secretary Of Interim slept. Bal
said Hilton, Grant never was cords
/, With sianton after that, aud aisay
). looked 81 him askAni. lie nominate
stantss. A. dying man, TO The supFem
i bench, bat never took bin into biz eoat
d sels or confidence.