The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-06

View of DoInsa Ia Louisiana when Tha
Order Was issued and the Event 1ha
Called IL OUT.
CISc1SHATl, October 5-The Gasats thil
morning publishes long letter from DR.
@. H. Fowler, prominent Methodist
minister, wLo says that he has Just had 4
talk with Grant, who detailed to him the
inner history Of ordeE, No. 40. Grant
says: 1.-THE Legislature OF Louisiana had
passed q law authorizing the Issue OF 81.
900 900 leyee bonds. The Governor and
Commissioners to place these bonds were
about to let them go for thirty.four or
thirty-6ve per cent. in violation OF law.
Just at this iuucture, TO prevent these men
from deffauding the State, General Sheri-
dan took of the heads OF the Governor
and Commissioners so quick that they did
not know what allied them, and appointed
good men In their places. For some
reason the removed men were very
anxious to be reappointed. They
employed Reyerdy johnson and
another lawyer to work for them,
aereeingto pay them s250. 900 Il they were
reinstGted. This ia great deal ot money
for four men TO pay for position unless
there Is some special gain in the case. Rev
erdy johnson came to me, but was 80
stupid and stubborn that could not be
induced to reappoint them. He then went
TO Andrew johnson and made his case.
and Andrew johnson sent for me, and
asked me to reinstate those men. re-
fused 10 do so. He said, 'Reinstate them
even II 1t is only for one day; l will pro-
mise that they will resign I Thought
johnson might not know OF the motive
Why they were so anxious TO be keinssated,
and thinking would do him q great ser.
vice in keeping him from q great blunder,
l told him that one hour would do these
men as well as one day, and l uniolded
their intent, but johnson insisted on their
being reinstated. refused and excused
myself. Johnson then removed General
Sheridan and appointed Gen. Hancock"
Grant says he called on Hancock, and
explained the situation. ~
swell, am opposed to Niger DONNA.
ton" said Hancock.
General, 1t is not question OF niger
domination. -Four millions OF ex.slaves,
without education or property, can hardly
dominate thirty millions OF whites with
all the education and property. 1t is a
question OF doing our sworn duty"
swell, Pm opposed to Niger domina-
ton"
II saw that my only chance tointlu.
enc him was by the remnant Of authori.
ty left in my hands. He was determined
to please the Democratic party and the
South. He went South and removed the
Governor and Commissioners that Gen.
Sheridan had appointed. l instantly
telegraphed him not TO appoint to
office the men who had been removed and
TO give me his reasons by mail for remov-
ing the men. He telegraphed in long
reply, costing the Government $3.50, his
reasons. telegraphed him that the reas.
ons were not sufficient, to send me by mail
other reasons. He again telegraphed about
the same points. only not quite so long.
costing only $3.50. He telegraphed that II
he could not have his freedom TO act, his
usefulness would be destroyed and that he
would have to ask to be relieved. l tele.
graphed him to revoke his order. He
asked johnson to relieve him, as no one
else could. .,.
"That is the inner history and spirit Of
his celebrated Order No. 49," 80 II