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son 20. or any other OF his cabinet officers.
me me president told mo frankly that
taey we're going to send

son s or any other OF his cabinet oflicsrs.
me president told ms frankly thai
taey were going to send
LkW cAMrBELI. AS MINISTER
W Mt Sicc, accredited to the Juarsx
sovernrnent, and that 1t was Thought
pest TO send General Grant along Win
nim; that his high position and his
known friendship for Mexico wonld
give shis act hign standing. and Mace
our minister In commanding nosi-
uon with the government to which ha
wa accredited. asked where Jugrez
WAS. The answer was that he was
eltner AZ HI Paso or near Monte l
".Mr. President,w why do you want to
sena General Grant upon this SER
"'well,' said the president, ,hebas a
grest reputation there, as we'll as here,
aud will properly INTRODUCES Our renre'
sentative.' l said:
"'Mr. President, this Is diploms attic
mission, and General Grant viii moi
10 upon it, He will disobey the order
II tt Is issued.'
"rhe president seemed vory much
surprised, and said that he had yary
GREAT REGARD FOR GENERAL GRANT,
ana would not like to io ANYTHING
that was dlstasteful TO him. vet he
thoughs IT would be to the interest of
tne goyernment If he would go down
with Mr. Campbell and present him To
shs Juarez government. After some
further conversation, l replied:
Wsll,Ganeral Hancock command
exton0s to III Paso, and General Sherl-
dams south OF that TO the gulf. Either
Q, them would escort our minister to
Mexico 10 his proper destination and
present him to the governor, to which
ne is accorded. But il II would re-
iioVe the executive OF any embarrass.
msnt. my command Includes both OF
taeIrs aud Will so down myself.n
| VERY we'll, you viii go, that set.
flea IT. said the president .and Ii will
% Just az weli' Snd he asked mc to
cau on the secretary OF tho navy,
which did, aud five days later, took
the steamer for tho gulf.
| THUS WAS THE DIFFICULTY,
30 lar ss GeneralGrant WAS concerned,
psiog oridged over, and he was kept
lrorn an open rupture with tho execu-
1--WE. MY opinion isthat they desired
10 gstrid OF him and keep him from
being candidate for tho prosi-
dsncy. What they wanted OF mo, in
case General Grant was ssnt out oi
the country, l do not know. The dis-
cussion between the epresident aud my.
aelfnever got that far.'"
In relation TO tho bellisareut side oi
! Prosident Johnson's acts about this
| itne, atid tho organization OF q force
W austaiu him III an open rupture with
congress, OF which General Horace
PJrt6r speaks, Mr.. Burr continued:
GENERAL GRANTS DIFFERENCEs WITH
ANDREW JOHNSON
were continued without an open con.
il'cs during all of his term as president
As Lhe difficulties between Grant and
The president grew, General Grant WAS
informed that an arranSement was be.
Ing made in Maryland for tho organi
cation Of force to support the presi-
dent In cas0 there wsS open rupture
Detwean himself and Congress. lie
directed the officer commanding In
Washington AZ the time 10 ssnd q
trusted officer into Maryland to ascer-
tain the strength of tbs force, and wha,
was being done In the way or armius
and drilling 1t. IL was ne duty OF the
hrsL oiiicer seut to only
report as 10 the strength Of the forcs
and no performed that duty, and his
present recollection Ia that the militis
force Of the State did not exceed 5000
After this officer had reported ON til,
strength and location smother office
was dispatched, who reported on iti
operations, how IL was handled, etc
|, Both ct tho officers are still living VIII
were cont upon this duty. 0nly 8 da,
: or so after tho report of The last office
{ upon this subjsct Governor Ton
, Swan, of Maryland,
MADE A REQUIsITIoN
for all the field artillery to which til,
/ State was entitled. This reuuisitiof
, General Grant pigeon-holed, aud re-
marked to friend, an officer OF higl
atanding, who was sitting near: q
have u mind to write the governor o.
Maryland and notify him that l an
iully aware OF what Ia going on, and
intend to keep my oye upon IT,
said:
"'No,I think had bettor keep still.
only a day or two after this Presi-
dent Johnson came over to his office
aud spent an hour talking about com.
monplace matters. But just before ht
Btartod to go he turned to Gsneral
Grant aud said:
"Goneral, am very anxious to know
In case there should be an open rup
turo between myself and Congress
with which side you will bs foundS'
"That will depsnd,' said the general
with some eRrnesiness, upon which ID
thereyolutionary party
"While all this WAS transpirlng, 4 Gen.
eral Grant was made aware OF the fact
that In the City Of Washington there
was an organization OF 5000 veteran
soldiers, under command Of a MAJOR.
general, who IL still living, and was
one OF the conspicuous volunteer OH.
GERS OF tho lste war. This organizn.
tion was VOL oflicsrod and ready to ba
ARMED DY THE DECLARATION
OF hosiilitles between the president
and Congress-. Mr.. stanton was the
master spirit OF tho organza tion, aud
Its purpose was TO be ready to meet
ANY emergency that might arise. The
president was c0mmaudsr.in-chlaf OF
tho army, and neither side WIS able 10
find out what General Grant would do
IN the emergency; whether ho would
obey Congress or tho president. So
oseh side had its little hostile force
prepared for tho clash, and General
Grant, fully aware OF this state OF
things, stood between the two like an
impassable barrier, warning.
DoTH SIDES To KEEP THE PEACE.
1t WAS we'll known about thls time
that President johnson asked General
Grant tho important question above
described. Cunhdontiai letters wore
sent by tho secretary OF tho navy to
leading naval officers, several OF WHOM
are still living. The letters asked for
much tho same information"
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