The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-29

v ogo ,.i :. H. viii di'oiey The order
Hfha presidenl aoemad sofy much
SURPRISED, aud said that no bed very
ourAT nruAnD fUn OENInAa unANf,
fuI s0ulI not like ~ 1O anything
that Was dlltsslafnl ~ him. yet he
thungh' a would no o. tho Interest of
tho auvornmoni " hn would 10 down
with Mr.. Campbell aud present him 10
sho Juarez governments. After some
further conversation, I roDlirdi
"'Woll, General llancoak'a command
extends To Ei Paso, ana General Nher .
dAn'a south at that 10 tins gulf Either
at them would oEeDrt our minist0r 10
Mexico 10 his proper destination anu
present him a. tho governor 10 which
he IL accorded. But n 10 would ra-
llev0 tue executive ol any ombarrnss'
ment, my command lueludes boih OF
theirs aud / viii 20 down myself
"Vsry we'll, ifyOu viii go, thai ant.
tlos 1t, said tho ptes,lant 'and " viii
be lust ~ wolp sud no asked mo %
cali on tho secretary Of tho navy,
which / did, aud hva days later, took
tho steamer tor ths guilt.
anus wAsTitg DIFFICULTY
40 Jar ~ GeuoraiG rant was cOncerned,
heing bridsod over, and no was kept
from au 7pan m lturo with the oNocd,
two. Ny opit IN IL that they desired
40 got lid OF hin aud keep him nom
being aandilate for tho prest-
doncy. What thay wanted OF me, In
case Genersl Grant was ssnt out OF
the country, | do nog know. Tho dis
cussion between hepresidens aud my
SELF never gUt that far
In relation % the b0lligerent side oi
President JoGuson's acts about this
iimc, aud the organization Of u toroe
10 su stain him In an Cpou rupture win
Congress, OF which General Horace
Porter speaks, Mr.. Burr continued:
GESERAL GRANTS DIFFERENCES WITH
ANDREW JOHNSON
were continued without an open con-
illct during all of his term as president.
AZ the difficulties b0two9n Grant and
the president grow, General Grant was
informed that an arrangement WA be-
ing made In Maryland for the organi
cation Of force To support tho prosi-
dent Ia case thoro was open rupture
between himself aud Congress-. lie
directed tho officer commanding Ia
Washington ~ tho time 10 send u
trusted officer into MARYLAND TO ascer-
tain the strength of the force, aud what
was being done IN the way OF armins
and drilling IL. IL was no duty OF the
first officer sent TO Only
report as 10 the strength Of the force
and he performed that duty, aud his
present recollection Is that tho militia
force OF the State did not exceed 5000.
After this officer had reported ON the
strength and location another otficer
was dispatched, who reported on its
operations, how IL was handled, etc,
Both Of the officers are still living who
were sent upon this duty. Oniy day
or so alter the report OF Tho last officer
upon this subjec4 Governor Tom
Swan, of Maryland,
MADE n RRQUIsITIoN
for al! the field artillery 10 which the
State was entitled. This requisition
General Grant pigeon-holed, aad re-
marked 10 friend, an officer OF high
standing, who WAS sitting near: u
have mind to write the governor OF
Maryland and notify him that L am
fully aware OF what is going on, and
intend TO keep my eye upon w.
"rheD, alter moments thouBht,he
said:
UsNo.I think l had better keep STILL
Only day or two after this Presi-
dent Johnson came over TO his Office
aud spent AN hour talklng about com
monplace matters. But just before he
started to go he turned 10 General
Grant and said:
s"General,I am very anxious TO know
in case there should DO an open rup
turs between myself and Congress
with watch side you will ba foundT
."That will depend said tho general
with some earnestnesH, upon which IL
the revolutionary party
awhile all this Yves Transporting, Con.
eral Grant WAS made aware OF the taci
that in the City of Washington there
was an organization of 5000 veteran
soldiers, under command of MAJOR
general, who Is still living, and was
one of the conspicuous volunteer OH
GERS OF the late war. This organiza-
ton was VOL Differed and ready to be
ARMED BY THE DECLARATION
of hossilitIes between the president
and Congress. Mr.. Stanton WAS the
master spirit Of the organization. and
It's purpose was TO be ready to meet
any emergency thai might arise. The
president was c0mmander-ln-chta OF
the army, aud neither side was able TO
find out what General Graut would do
in the emergency; whether he would
obey Congress or tho president. So
zach side had in little hostile force
prepared for the clash, and General
Grant, fully aware OF this state OF
things, stood between the two like an
impossible barrier, warning.
BOTH SIDES TO KEEP THE PEACE.
IL was well known about this time
that President Johnson asked General
Grant the important question above
described. Confidential letters were
sent by the secretary of the navy 60
leading naval officers, several of whom
are still living. The letters asked for
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