The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-27

Gtnaral Grant Aud senatorial C0uTteSy,
wVhVs once or twice alluded, In the
discussion OIL Oonkling's case, TO the man
S1lu which General Grant snubbed the
lIIsEsnsttr Sumner In the matter Of Sen
Iptll courtesy, BO.Called. He appointed
htIustaucs, collector at Boston over hit
pplst-lhe notorious Simmons. And
y&hs thinks that Garfield ought to have
been governed by Conklibg's wishes In
6lliuG The New York Custom House. He
WI everything through Conkling's third
term speCtaClss,
The Boston case is not the only one in
ISkh General Grant Aagrantly disre'
Etded what ls termed Senatorial courte'
E Here iS another case, just rssurrected
from The records:
When John Mcdonald, tex.whisky
thIeil was made Supervisor Of Internal
Revenue at 81. Louis the two Senatori
from AlssOur-Dtake and Schulz -.were
ou very friendly terms with General
Grant, both objected strsnously to the ap.
PonImsnt @One utterly unhtto be made,
J" NcD'nsld was appointed against their
protest, notwithstanding, on the Oh oI
October, 1859, and afterwards confirmed.
The proof Of Senator brakes objection,
and ol itS being known to the President,
l'Contalned In the following letter:
"TREAsrRY DEPARTMENT. !
-. OFFtCE OT INTERNAL REyRSrp |
WARRINGTON, D. G., September q 1893
"7b PrsGdtni Grant:
DEAR SiR:-General John Mcdonald
presents eXcelen! reconnpndA in,S n,
supervisor oil Missouri, vice SIr, Mari, the
Incumbent He proposes to see yon and
resent his papers. Judging from what 1
tnoE oI MI. Mcdonald, a. we'll az iron hi
9SSCisemenI9s, ! presume he will make An
sntient and faithful officer, ganath,
phEe urges Slrshuonsly Maria retsntion.
.aa ! dislike, in view Of this fact, to make
..SllnSe Without your appreciation and
'''ce' | am very sincerely, ETC.,
Hu, u.,..,., 70. DRLANo.
IN NJ. Schntl's objection Is shown by the
%.OSing .,.o, letter, which followed a tele
tas Sal begging .l, that MCDonald's commits
HOa should be withheld.
lin sT Louis, October I, 1869.
IN Hon. G'otg' S. Bout,rtit, ,Srcr,tarv o.
W w l"atury, Washington, D. G..
s.s,,1. Sl,;nT' !, h. have today learned by til,
Nbb,.ms N,bnsI1 Oh our daily papers, that Johf
\ J'Senalu, Sva, ol this place has been appoint
~ supervisor oil Internal Reyen1si arr
tS.,sOed Ssed LOT duty 10 this district, "a hat
NV NY 70 assure YOn that lhe tsnutsttoh y
Ss,sa 'I ulAu and his associates are stch thS
a,rSa.V Ssa Ghns no moral support 10 The Gov
Suloss,' Isu' n III The enforcement Of Inter
S.a.Il yna' revenue laws, and that 4 IA n1il,
,slu SsusI! 'uat his qualifications, natural n
pS'SIS, pS,eu, are such as TO render the ap
baliAss ~ NJ uuut one 10 be made, WI
bS,I,., ,s .ass by hIs being placed la go i'm
p5tIntan Office ths collection Of iSI ~ pSrtnt, I'M
is., s 4 \ riarf'd, and he combinations VIZ
%5T SIj = tN'to'or' sriatd against ihg GoSsrnmSy
y" " h tSablhM wv '''''''"'''
~ schuRz, U. SIS,
~ P DYER, NJ. O.,
JOHN N. NoAtR. II AI,,v
"C. A.NRwCoNB, d, 8, Mstsbsl
t,.. Ia' letter WAS ihdofssd IN lelpo,Sm
W. vsses by y. A, FinkelnbutV and r i
S,sa. sa Horn, Republican mem6etS St Uor
,Ss ~ l'Im Missouri, and ffom ObepleT II
Sa.I SS,sn, United States Attorney. AMI b y \
Nv, NY collector. Here, indeed, was A Or,
son,i1H ssitom = Senator that deserved ssrIoH
SSS,s.,Tpe,aSSlton, SS,.T inasmuCh az Il sliese
SnSaI., ANNA .S,ollqulty On the part OF The pefSo
SSssI9'ed SSSoIi9'ed asa reason why his comniaiIo
gs.ld gcSold be withheld. He iSet IA Nh
TsaSi SsaSlAl Grant refused TO llsieu "a af
"sOSSSs%ItnlehdalionS concerning he Nilsson
SSS SSSSgV,ln'Ene1tS ,IGE from either oi ihS Senator
S,,s,qI M ,qok the whole patronage Of IL
A's lnIo hIs own hands.