The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-10-20
GRANTS MALICIOUS ATTACH
UPON HANCOCK.

GRANTS MALICIOUS ATTACK
UPON HANCOCK.
The Cincinnati Gazette publishes,
and the Republican press are trying
to make a sensation over, an inter
view which DR.. G. Fl. Fowler, the
notorious political parson, claims 10
have had with Grant. Below are
specimen extracts from Grants ut
terances:
Down to 1864 he seemed like d man
ambitious to do his duty as an officer,
but in 1864, when Mcclellan was nomi-
mated, Hancock received one vote, and
that greatly excited and changed him.
He was so delighted that he smiled all
over. 1t crazed him. Before that we
got on we'll; after that he would hardly
speak to me. l was working to enforce
the laws of Congress and he was work
ing for the Presidency. Perhaps he
thought did not praise him enough.
But, any way, he hardly spoke to nae.
1t was on my nomination he was made
Brigadier General in the regular army.
When was made General, Stanton told
me it was a compliment to me, and that
| could name the men to fill vacancies
in the Lieutenant Generalship and Ma
jOr Gcneraiship, caused by my promo
ton. I nominated him for the Major
Generalship in the regular army. He
acknowledged it manfully. He was
fair corps commander, but was never
thought Of for any great place. When
the Army of the Potomac was hunting
for commander it took almost every
body. 1t came ever into the West for
officers, but nobody even suggested
Hancock for the place. After he re-
ceived that vote in 1864 he had the bee
in his bonnet, and shaped everything to
gain Democratic and Southern favsr.
He has watched and planned and waited
till at last he has received the Demo
cratic nomination.
OF Order No. 49," Grant said :
johnson removed Sheridan and ap-
pointed Hancock. He called Hancock |
to Washington to instruct him in de-
feating the laws of Congress concerning |
reconstruction. As seen as I learned |
that Hancock was in town l called at |
his hotel instead of sending for him. l |
wanted to see him privately in his own
room. found him in his room, per-
haps before he had his breakfast. l |
said, General, you and 1 are soldiers,
army officers, we have live positions;
we serve under successive administra-
lions without regard to party, and it is |
our duty to enforce the laws of Con-
gress. We are not responsible for the
wisdom of the laws. Congress bears |
that responsibility. We simply enforce
them" He said, "Well, I am opposed
to niger domination" I said, General,
it is not question of niger domino
ten. -Four millions of ex-slaves with
out education or property, can hardly
dominate thirty millions of whites, with
all the education and property. 1t is
question of doing our sworn duty" He
said, "well, l am opposed to niger
I saw that my only
chance 10 influence him was by the
of authority left In my hands.
He was determined to please the Demo
cratic party and the South. He went
South and removed the Governor and
that Gen. Sheridan had
appointed. I telegraphed him to re-
yoke his order He asked johnson to
relieve him, as no one else could That
IS the inner spirit and history of his
order No 40. This order re-
suited in the loss of many lives. l know
# cases and can give them.
Since the above was put in type
| dispatch from Chicago, Of the 5th
ays that General Grant most EN-.
,hatieally denies and repudiates the
.lleged interview printed in Gin
innati Republican paper, in which
e was made to denounce General
hancock as scheming politician
nd a vain and incompetent soldier
lie says he never made any such
tatements to Rev. G. H. Fowler or
ny other person and is at a loss to
now how they could have origina-
3D."