Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-08-28
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. %, 1876.
CARoNDELET P. @.

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MY DEAR GENERAL: Your favor of
the 4th instant reached me in New York
on the 9th, the day before left for the
West. l intended to reply to it before
leaving, but cares incident to departure
interfered. Then again, since my ar.
rival here l have been so occupied with
personal affairs of a business nature that
have deferred writing from day to day
until this moment, and now I ind nv.
self IN debt to you another letter in &C
acknowledgement Of your favor of the l7th'
received few days since
l have concluded to leave here ON the
29th (to-morrow) P. NJ, so that NAV
be expected in New York on the 3lst
instant. 1t has been cold and dreary
since my arrival here l have worked
"like Turk" Il presume that means
hard work) in the country, in making
fences, cutting down trees, requiring
buildings, etc, ana am at last able to
say that st. Louis is the coolest place in
Winter, as it is the hottest in Summer,
of any that l have encountered in a
temperate zone. / have known st.
Luis in December to have gentle wealth
er throughout the month; this Deceu.-
Der 1t has been frigid, and the river has
been frozen more solid than have ever
known it,
When | heard the rumor that / was
ordered to the Pacific Coast thought it
probably true, Considering the past dis
cussion on that subject. The possibili-
ties seemed to me to point that wav.
Had it been true, I should, of course,
have presented no complaint ncr made
resistance ot any kind l would have
gone quietly if not prepared to go
5 promptly. certainly would have been
relieved from any responsibilities and
amxieties concerning
PRESIDENTIAL MATTERS,
WL:ch may fall to those near the throne
or IL authority within the next four
months, we'll as from other incidents
or matters which / could not control.
aid the action CONCERNING which could
not approve. l vas nos eSactly pre-
pared to go the Pacific, however, and |
therefore felt relieved when l received
your note informing me that there was
no truth in the .rumors.
Then, l did not wish to appear to be
es,caping from responsibilities and posi-
bic dangers which may cluster around
h military commanders in the East, es
pecially in the critical period fast ap
preaching. Ais we'll that ends we'll
The whole matter of the Presidency
seems to me to he simple and to adu,i
, of peaceful solution. The machiner,
for such contingency as threatens tt
n present itself, has been all carefully pre-
N pared. 1t only requires lubrieation
% owing to disuse. The army should have
nothing to do with the selection or in
auguration of President. The people
e, elect the President The Congress in
N joint session declares who he is. W,
Of the army have only to obey his man
20 dates, and are protected in ST doing snl,
so far rs they may be lawful. Our com
missions express that.
- LIKE JEFFE! SONS WAY
OF Inauguration; it suits our system
He rode alone on horseback to the Cat
itol Il fear it was the "old Capitol"
. tied his horse to rail fence, entere
H. and was duly sworn, then rode to th
Is Executive Mansion and took posse!
o: sion.
sr; He inaugurated himself simply b
ch taking the oath of Office There is n
Die other legal Inauguration in our system
sn The pecp,, or politicians may in~titu.
parades in honor Of the event, and pu;
r. lie officials may add to the pageant b
assembling troops AID banners, but a
that os!y comes prcasrly after the il
auguratiop-not before; and it is not
= part OF it. Our system does not pr
- vide that one President should inaug'
rate another. There might be dangt
a. in that, and it was studiously left out I
the charter. But you are placed In
= exceptionally important position in col
:. neciion with coming events. The ca
ii. ital is in my jurisdiction also, but l q
subordinate, and not on the spot, and
we're, SO also would be my superior