National Republican., 1880-07-17

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THE HANCoCK-GRANT DIFFERENCE.
1t is quite evident that an unpleasant
uess has existed between Generals GRANT
and HANCOCK for more than decade,
with only an occasional cropping out of it
on the part of HANCOCK, until General
GRANT in 1870 had an opportunity to get
in his ROLAND for HANCocK's repeated
OLIvERs. After the death of General
THOMAS during the early part of President
GRANTS first term, General HANCOCK
asked to be stationed at st. Louis. The re-
quest was made TO General SHERMAN, who
submitted II to General GRANT. The re-
ply to that request was made by General
SHERMAN in the following terms:
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ARMY,
WASHINGTON, April II, 1870.
General W. s. Hancock commanding Dep1rtD,ent
Of Dakota, Sc. Pdd Minn.:
GENERAL l have laid your dispatch from
st. Louis before the president, who author
izes me 10 say that your wishes and claims
for succession to the command of the military
division Of the Pacific made vacant by Gen
eral THOMAS death, were fairly considered,
and also your preference for the department Of
the Missouri in case of a change of its com.
mander, were also made known to him, but he
has ordered otherwise. The president author.
izes me to say to you that it belongs to his office
TO select the commanding generals of divis-
ions and departments, and that the relations
you choose to assume toward him officially
and privately, absolve him for regarding your
personal preference.
Tho orders announcing these changes will
be made public in very few days, and they
will not touch the department of Dakota OF
the military division of tho Missouri.
am with respect, yours truly,
W. t. SHERMAN, General.
What was the nature and origin of thl
"relations" alluded to by General sHER.
MAN are not generally known to the pub
lie, and the only explanation of them that
has fallen under our notice is furnished by
the Philadelphia Telegraph, and reflects
very little credit on General HANCOCK
either as a soldier or gentleman. The" "ex-
PLANTATION is in substance that at the time
the reconstruction acts were put in opera.
tion General HANCOCK was transferred
from the department of Missouri to the dis
trict of Louisiana, and General GRANT, a
general l-in-chief, modified or revoked on
of General HANCoCK's orders, to which tn
latter took strong personal exceptions
Shortly after, by order of the president
General HANCOCK was assigned to the com
mand of the division of the Atlantic, ant
came to Washington. He went to Genera
GRANTS headquarters, and instead of call
ing upon him personally simply registered
his name which was unusual, if not dis
courteous
General GRANT, having no knowledge o
apprehension that General HANCOCK wa
offended with him, meeting him on tn
street shortly afterward, accosted him il
friends way-"Good morning, Genera
HANCOCK" To this General HANcocI
made no verbal response, but merel,
touched his hat and passed on. Some tim
subsequent the two met at wedding party
when General HANCOCK turned his bacl
TO him. General GRANT was also informed
that General HANCOCK had boasted of hi
hlHtOhlNG5l " ulul III Tue btICct. hutl
HANCOCK issued an order for the Iemoya
Of certain persons in New Orleans, CORE
spondence took place between the two gen
erals on the subject, when General HAN
COCK used language which was considered
disrespectful and insubordinate TO his su-
perior officer.
This is the case as presented by the Tsle
graph, and as its correctness has not TO ou
knowledge been denied by either Genera
HANCOCK or his friends, we feel ASSURE
that there is something in it, if not eutirel
accurate. There is enough in it at least +
show that General HANCOCK is of an irrita
BILE, petulent and uncOm mfortablc tempera
ment, which does not reflect a high type o
manhood suited to the most elevated posi-
tion in the world. When HANCoCF
truckled to the rebels in New Orean
G eneral GRANT felt in duty called upon t
revoke some of his "statesman-like" order,
and hence these unmany sullss on the pal
of the superb" since, lie will never sui
in the presidential chair unless he shoul
chance to slip in when the president is out
and by his own act become "a nabob 70
IAN hour"