Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-01

the frst-named had given any Instructions upon
the preceding Cabinet day (Tuesday, July 2sd1 |
the subject of the Tennessee troub es had been |
O US. the ks
order; This; said the , President: $50. was the the
could scarce kesp fom Smiling SAT- at the readness
with which the Secretary proposed to do in Ten, |
nessee what he and Grant earnestly opposed |
land"
Mem. By Moore,
March 27, lS6S.-The President said that ever |
since Mr.. Stanton's removal the President had
been kept in Ignorance of the military prepara- |
tons and precautions that had been going on,
and he ought to have an officer in command here |
who could investigate what had been done az d |
inform him Of all that transpireed. AT any rate,
he continued, the order would be issued before |
Monday the day set for the Impeachment trial, |
as its effect might be good.
It will be observed from tine above that !
Gen. Grants position as to Maryland was |
one of policy. Maryland, in the Radical |
view, was only a 5emi-rebei State to be |
treated with, whereas Tennessee was
wholly and entirely rebellious, wss not to |
be treated with, and had no rights that he |
was bound to respect. Is was under the |
ban of reconstruction. Gen. Grant did |
did not always so feel or express himself, |
but under the guidance OF Secretary STAN |
| ton he changed, and continued thereafter
steadily to change until at last he became
| the tool of the Radical leaders, aud helped |
to postpone restoration and prolong recon- |
struction, 10 the Serious detriment of all
| the best interests OF the South and of the
Union. But enough has here been given
to dlSprove the assertions Of Gen. Grant, |
| through Mr.. Depew, that President John
son was truculent and basely subservient
| to the interest of any class or classes at the
| South, aristocratic or otherwise and to
hof rbila ho f,r
| urged the restoration of the States to their
| places in the Union he continued to en-
| force the repugnant measures as a sworn
| duty, and that he did this consulting
| always with his Cabinet; that he had no
| policy or purpose that its members did not
share, and that be was loyal even to stub
bornness in the performance of his duty
as the Chief Executive Of the nation.
| The Mexican Mission,
| 2. Shortly afterward the President sent
| for Gen. Grant, and said to him that the rela-
| delicate aud he wished him to go to the City Of
| Mexico at ouce on very important mission, The
general knew that this was to get him out of the
| way and put 1t in the power Of the President to
call, as his successor, to Washington some officer
upon whom ne could rely. lie replied that il the
it. Ii it was n military one he refused to obey,
dered to a foreign country with which we are at
| peace. The interview was stormy one, but the
subjset was dropped. One day the general was
| Gen. Sherman was to be his successor, and in
him he had absolute confidence. The ocptspoken
loyalty of that great lier prevented the project
ever being renewed. tits at this date needless to
| speculate upon what might have happened had
the esiden NJ one doubts the ynnd
obstinacy of President Johnson, and only man
prevented most calamitous and unfortunate
strife at the most critical period of the recon-
structiOn of the republic.
Z Il. AZ
the authority of Gen. Grant, Gen. Horace
Porter of Few York, vice president of the
Pullman Polace Car Company, and at one
time president of the West Shore railroad,
said recently to a reporter of the New
York Herald:
Gen. Porter generally corrobOrated Depew's
shoty and said: Secretary seward and ten? Zen;
| the mission to Mexico. A curious complication
4 been ordered to Washington to take Gen. Grants
place. it being taken for granted tn 1t Gen. Grant
| would GO upon this mission, and sherman was
Communicated with him and asked to see him as
soon he arrived in Washington. Gen. Sher-
Grants Hoase, Where the General told him
Of his alarm, in. regard to the state Of
l had transpiFea ''hfH' With tie Prasident and
they stand be had taken ip the matter
and with the rromptness and fFankness ebarac-
teristie of the man said; You did right, Gran, I;
< IT,.
: executive then was what excuse he could make
r fer having ordered Sherman to Washington. As
he hs there he vas ordered on mlSstGn idhti
y | by Lew Campbell OF ohis. ash,t !, about the
: secret history of the matter. There is no doubt
O that Gen. Grant, by his force Of character and
y determination and the strength he had on account
: If the confidence Of the people in him prevented
: occurrences at that time which might haze been
g very disastrous.
3 The answ er to this statement of Mr.. De-
4 pew, thus sEibellished by Gen. Horace
4 | Porter, was found already prepared in
! Gel. Moore's Diary as il in anticipation oi
e this wapton, unprovoked and who ly in,
E excusab;a sttaek upon the character oi
Andrew Johnson. 1t covers AID contro
verts all the points raised by Mr.. Depew
= and is as follows:
, | THE MEXICAN MISSION AND GEN. GRANT
OCTOBER, 1866.
Q The Cabinet had for some time had unde
Of Aaexic.. y the military forces of the French
1t was fully de- eTHn- ID that defui instruction
| should be given to Lewis b. Car,nbell, who ha,
e. Mexico, but bad been prevented from proceeding
% to that country by its disturbed condition. Cpol
20 | the Presidents CWn suggest on it was dectde
70 that, in order that prestige miglt be given to HI
mission, he stoUid proceed in 2 war vessel and b
| accompanied by Gen. urant. THIS, however, wa
N defeated by the general who, although he ha
lg been con lifted upon the subject by the President
es and when he had urgeu nc 90 ~ ,r. e !
u | Washington upon the assembling 60
E. had been told that he could easily do so 9TH
a moral iniCence of his presence with our Ministe
ts 4 and his advice being al that desred), de
clined to receive instruc ions from the SeIretar
g OF State at the hands of MIR. ,anrbelI, allegin
| that, being in the military service of the Unite
"a States, he not subject to orders from the Stat
NJ Department. The letter, Of Secretary Seward
Id President, request you to proceed to Mexico,
its vicinity to act in concert there with and
cd fieaipotentiafy Of the niteI States to the Re
u public of Mexico" Mr.. Stewards letter bore dat
d, To meet this objection of Gen. Grant, on th
he 9TH of October, 1866, the PRESIDENT proposed
Y. w. these terms: You will please instruct Ger
VI ulysses 5 Grant, commandi,g g he armies Of u
United States, to proceed to Mexico, or ITS wen
ity, there to act in esncert with and advise
u OIL. d. Campbell, Esq. This letter. however,wf
Il submitted tp the Cabinet the day next pr,
~ ceding its date. when, after full consider 'ton
II, | was decided the opinion of the heads of de
| partments that, as the duty asked % Gen Graz
"a vas of civil eli lracter, might, if questioned
II give rice 10 daas as 10 The authority OF the GOV
Il munication for the Secretary Of War W 5 mod
10 fed so as to sta'e the object of the embassy, an
be coed to some point on the Mexican frontier mo-
ha suitable and convenient for c1mm unication viii
he Uceompany him to his destination in II Mexic
and to give him the aid of his advice in carryin
b out the instructions of the Secretary OF State,
as as The above quoted letter was dated the 26th
% October, 1866, and was sent to the war Depar
G Ger the same day tho Secretary of War inclOsed Il
as as reply of Gen. Grant as follows;
ago to-day, verbally, to which returned write
on | reply, a copy of which is herewith inclOsed. {
~ | the I'D instant the same request was renewed
M Cabinet meeting, where was invited to be pre-
ott ent, ghen ! again declined. respectfully as
~ could, the ission rendered TO me, with reason
.; | now again beg most respectfully to decline Il
ssal sl proposed mission for the following addition
re- | reasons, namely: Now whilst the army is beiI
ire | reorganized, and troops distributed ia
"" | as organized, my duties require me to ke
W within telegraphc communication of all the
| partment commanders and of this city, fro
he which orders must emanate Almost the entl
a;s frontier between the United States and Mexico
81. embraesd in the departments commanded
Tar Gems. sheridan anu Hancock, the command
IN | vision under Lieut.. General Sherman-three
~ | ficers in whom the entire country has unbound
ng eonsdsnce. Either of these general officers c.
IDS be Instructed to accompany the American Min
~ | ter to- the Meyioan hour dairy, or the one G.
Nv | through whose command the Minister may pl
ng pose to pass in reaching his destination. If
in | Is aesiEqble that the Minister should commnI
cate with me, he can do so through the otfic
| who may accompany him with but very little d
of lay hey md what would be experienced if ! we
of to accompany him myself. / might add that
lti- ter beyond the stationing of troops on Unit
ust States soil without the concurrence of the a
ant minstratiop That concurrence renee gould be mo
the the fro ntier. The statoning of troops would
on as fully within the control of the commanding
NV | NAY be escusei from undertaking a duty
ny, fOreigu 10 my oieee and tastes az tnat contel
an The President expressed some surprise at IL
ion result. lie said that when on Wednesday, Oct
ing | Der IL, 1866 he sent for Gen. Grant and me
ncy | toned the subject to him, he thought t
nee general evinced satisfaction, if not pleasure
md the proposed Arrangement Immediately aft
of the interview the President visited the State i
Var partment, and informed the Secretary of the
the suit The next morning. according to sppOin
ext ment Gsn; Grant called A. the ExeentiEe Ma Ma