, 1880-06-28
HANCOCK AND GRANT.

HANCOCK AND GRANT.
Their Quarrel Over tho Alleged Military
"Ovcr~tnugi.tng" Of tho Former by
ti,s lataor.
r'httad.1phta 7ykafapn.
Tint tmrt Of Ocn, iIRnct,cke 9 lntur cnrnsr which
has ca,lstaf tho most comment IL Ills complaint
Of being "uyee*lAughod" In tho nrlny at tho
time OF tho tlcath Ut Gen. Tho1as. In having hs
juniors III rank ptnccl over him. nnd bis iicrcu
quarrel with Gen. Grant. On tho 18th Of April,
1870, Con- Hancock nArossosl tho following tolt-
graphic atAratch 10 uen. W. r. Btcrtnan, dated
st. 1s'nla: :" II my rank will not entltls mo to
1ivinlon, nnh tho changes ID Departments nro
stlcll IA to mike It practicable, l vonh prufcr
ihis fst. Lonts> station. leayp at once fur II.
f'aul."
rho next day tho following telegram was sent
In rury.
WAsHlfHTos. April II, 1s70--t1cn. y: >. HIM
f sl i"".: i% or if ,I!.ata fta 81. *s; s,: IT, ~;
bcun received, un.l viii hnswrr yni i,y mill.
Il Il a!:sssa ss esss: sAaS Xxx re- sI 0'
,v !" 11gAnouARrEna uE.IEp ErA?Es Anxr,
WAs",x1sS s'I Apri' I! ,s;ugen y naM,
"!sh fr1tn 81. i.,'ia !atore Inc l'r:arlo:lt, who
t.y 6lviso1 q ,he Pacific. 'i,ials vnsHnt by
oi. G: Tns oa wsfs iiy s9,s5e a
Missouri, ia oasu IF uhnilgn In i1s commander,
were. also k,N.",, IT, hinl, but hs hts or-
sny u ynu thnt It l!csuixs u Iss utilcu IL select
tho commanding Gennrlls ~ Dlvssluns Afd l):-
.n. mi nt ha ts c'iiy [aSt % ~ ya"y a,s's a to
s,,lvn blu trom rcRardlnH your peisonal profor-
e'itGs. .., ,,.
hc nm1siu p',lio IN very taw days antl TINY vilt
mt tp,.sh tho lleparsmSlt oi htkotn or tt!y NIL
.ss ssS Sss'' ySsas ':s Ct tic ''' H. J. ss1s s: VIZ re-
"mEAnoEAnTERs DEPARTMENT. - Or nATarA, 4,
$is'.:, i,;.si"st;a.; o b: u g:o!ixsr14ns 4 Ys'r @
iho i pmsiirnt rIvcs wi,y ,ny ui'ttu,s 10 a r.ore
!nportnnl co'atllA,l! sh'i.ll ,1pt lo regarded. !
in,"n!lsl hy ny ,!!snatnt, t, ask frM .!lsslunl Y
etanEca rsi..!e it rr,eiicahio, met as y favor,
hut ~ etll1n ~ s''IntnAnd to which Thought
As @ tii ir"sSiuns leads rnc to po1Iovc that 10.
eA,:a hns. N NJ! h!a js'rs2nni t Sympathy tt,yy
this subject. Int w!lt NIL III c,s,cI,,aun tl,at
Ilsb t!at military ,r.,k IL tiino Of pence, es-
lnchilly ~ tho nsstgIisHit Of general n!iccrs tu
, bSs a .se1 st%Hs I'M hSp4i Snir,srss a sh1 y
It, utl, yGrr rcspoctt:,liY, yt,Ir oleIent surv-
mt, wastIEp y. 1sANyOcK,
| "Atntvrtierefal, u. :. A."
Tho reference In 0rn. sher,uan.s lottor to tho
"rratjply' Will, i;r,,. jia,cpc* "rI,,,uo ~ ns-
sAlnc t"Mnr'ls him this !'r'slsarni, octaIly artl
t1rIlt14 Uell. liancek's trssoHa! preferences, is
thus cxpn.e'l. Al tic tl:Ae The constructing
W. WIZ .rasf.rts1 WH n1i fr r. i,I' liz aS.ct Att " M
Missouri to tls li.,riot Of EInlleisa, md tlci,.
uns ~ ne a. Iiul,eo.k snr!,s 10 Witch she % iai.
~ .,%k strung P.rso';;n! ssss!t!o,s. ,shortly
iee: ,ys " "plGt r. Il t , ,. " @ Hut DiVisSn ,sf M
! thn Atlantic, unI uN1t,t, Il, Washington: lie
w"ut Ia s;.1t. u,,lit's hosll1lsnsser, lid isto.t,l
tt.r.,i bs utIse, which Nus unlIsi,ui, IL iot ill.,
cn,,rtsDlts.
bcsa ws p 'ha1 nn nns ask m w"s % GF %ar1!, r!
htnl. nettnk nm on tho slree. shartiy atter;;
ts,rk ,,fitiu no v"rs,ni response, hit merely
to,ltc.i liz hit and pnsscl t,;l, ,,o t,ule sui
f;ra. liauStnk t!lrncti his nnck 81! hu, uun.
jr.t via nlso niu,ine.i ti,at Uu1.. I1assck ha,
ln.sttr "r s ,lisaotlrtesy 10 h!u, in tio stsuct.
s,s,o,,,,r,,ee took t,iacc hctwosn tau two Ges,u.
uny.,nr. which wns Considered tiisrestn.etf,st
nnl inssllnsii,nte y hIs superior ot,,scr. Whcn
t;g. hss 'e .i.e's Sa Msf9 ,aa1 Left ror aar:
C,mst, ai,i. jul scrsrnj uni a to1u nf .jnty:
Wcu,ls. wt,o wis 0[erc tho con,s1lund ns sic.
To- III IN Fl TIM H.
cnoire lly itdtwcc,. ilnI,cosk anil schot,ci. Tho
sy at,Sr % ". snSit' ,S1 , tS 1s . r5fasa q .o, 1S q
tiIo iclt!r, leaving fintieT i,ist wi,er,, he was
mmsly: M in cttf.l1.al,l af onv uf tho mos. impor-
respo,nlcs,cu l.ctwern uens s,crinan i!t,d lia1,-
tDck. tho ToiiowuK lnlssaKcs from Il letter ,,f
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