The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-13
GRAN VS..
How the GrrSt General saved the Coun-
try FROM the Tickle Politician

The discussion over the recent lctter
of thauncey ". Depew. showing the
patriotic and fearless att tude assumed
by General Grant toward President
Johnson and those whom the former
considered ipirnicGl TO the ~permsnercy
Ut the Nations existence, has brought
forth MAN. strong c"rroborat.ons Of
Mr.. Dcpcw's statements:
AZ Old STORY.
Jane i,Orlc. OF the Cincinnati Commercial
~ T-.ftc. has unraTrasf -Ofus very interesting
Iaci- lend ~ =" SHOW tina; Nj IcFt-ws Ia
formation . not unis corr'ci bat = O. d new
t. a T-aui GER al E'7JTas General Grant prob
ani. had un more .tts mate friend than lrIl =
l.. Swing. 81 Bats. la -. ID" General Old
Ep;u". I'D = hisH tar sam" -trTg VA tod il
S~"Tt"mt~T. Ls.L ri "a : home ia that csiF. Gen
era Grant r".a''-l -" cTcu'n-tanc''- 30 detail
at thai { Inc. aud ip-- !tyMOr" Z" .hDratr.f tIan
Ia Mr. Dcp"W. E".'g. A!s death JEG-" :" tnE
placed the STORY e.. ~. EGLl- rt "a family
. hoih bIIu,ac- 81 winch y"t ~:r"Ditcct q In
March. -. J'fLy. jaime u wing .; bH-
tas-a- Ib.hi 81: 1ne Grant johnson story IN
the 'galrrnnUt county '"H5ssr - tod him by
hEs ;stlseT T-aH. Jude Phl.p Judy" Peter
! Swing. q: i:ufaEla- Z rrslJ Judge. Also rec
objects .A' circumstance. al 81 'nc D"p"~
sjDry b. nu. ou.y rl.'u n fun but D. entirely
crrrpb,rGtc1 bS 'Ae published statement re
ICTrud q.
,.su.ruaL,HrY A%vBITEOUS.
" iI4 si.tcF VIZ 'bF ~ H-i4iAl4 -Nf-'s "a
f'Is'H -rn. says Wa Win NJ ""hi -"n
( frequently. ana had many private cpuycr-a-
r,u- - ia H.IH about tbr questions then al -
sue. I UfI prepare! to c1Utrm tu' statement
that johnson va a. man Of d.-yrrIt" q edI-
"ui> ana ln' y ciIE 81 an LHCDnrIo! abe usHhi-
ton ! LsEI -s.'ra. Iui'rN l'W- NiiI NJ Johnson
dur ~ IT," period referred - hy Mr. H"Pe".
J I-aru-3 from Ollie al sources OF The schemes
that s'Tr tc.U- woven % Mr. Johnson :
brain III" a-yu 40 Hir" was ~ad a. public
arSIr y Is, that time wa tr.ai3-" %! tI- utter
#FHFaTLr.H. To- carr an. oil FIHTI mo EGs.f
Ih. purposes -: Nr johnson Wen" not the
na- lTIug of ANY ir-a-ouai a. designs, but
rather ~. hItt-rLr-- -! has resentment
~ INFA~- ABLE ESiiIgIFL
Colonel Frank :. Burr. al the Philadelphia
TtDrs who f,us I~t finished g. memorial vol
am, 81 ~" lI- . General Grant. has this To
-, regarding thc tel gogout SIDE oi President
johnson - ara. anu tu' organization of q force
Ia ~u-ialH bun ia an open rupture win ton
gr"-s -b"uera! Grant - differences Win An
drew johnson were continuous without an
open conflict during az 81 hI- term a. Frs-si
GrIt 4 th" q iacG.i4c- between Grant ana
Tho Precedent grew. General Grant was i'll
formed that All arrangement Va- being made
ia Mary !unG for ar organlZat on OF II fore. tr
huIpgr- the President i'm case there was AN
ou,n rupture between hiIU-".: and Congress.
liz a r"ctci the oi4crr commanding ia Wash
iugrrH M III" tim" L. send Il trusted officer
into Maryland fo H~c"rta n The strength of the
force and what wa bong don" In the way of
arWlng ana drilling IL Il was the duty of the
Tir-I officer lent to onIy report IT. Ia the
strength 80 the force. and hr performed that
dUfG. aud ms present recollection - that the
militia fore. OF th- stat" dad not exceed tte
Thousand After this officer had reported on
tn" sir Myth ard locdf ON, another officer re-
ported upon its operation. how u was handled.
etc. Both Of Inc officers ar' Still living who
wrrc sent upon thi~ duty. ONLY a daN or 80
after IA. report a.; ia" ItSt oiaccT upOY this
suBj"ct Governor Tom swan, Of Maryland
made u f"4uIr ipu itT All tie G'ti n~rilii"rE Ia
winch ia" state was entitled. IhN rcuug-Itiun
General Grant riEcpn-hoi~d and remarked 20
a friend. An officer of h.gh standing. and who
. 49,. Z Ha .aE Il IaAIa - FHHFHA 4. ~ FFs- f.
i.r Governor uf Mari land and not - him
that aUu fuzzy aware Of hat - going IN aud
intend la keep nay ~" upon IT Alter Il mo
mcu' : Thought hc said No. ] think | had
better keep NtBll'
'Duiy ii day nr two after this. President
.5'hu-on came over 10 his nihco and spent Hu
hour talking about tommuupiHc- mgtfcr-. tut
Just before h. started t. go turned u General
Grant and sad.
"rGcu"ruL / am very anxious 70 know. in
ca-C there should bC an sl"n rupture h'tNren
my self aid Congress, with winch SIDE VIII
you 70" iourI,
'Tha; Mil depend said the acue-ai. with
suIuc 'aruc-tnc--, upon which j. The rcyuiu-
rtuuury party. While al. lhi> wa~ Transporting
Grant vu- made nwar" OF iho ia.t THAI IN ttc
'ts al Washington there was an orGR.ilHi on
ot three thousand Veteran soldiers under
. command OF "a Major Gcr"ru.. vino l~ ~;ll ly-
Ia. and - one OF the most conspicuous Volun-
t,.r officers 81 the iufp WAR. Ih.- urguniZa-
fDa was vel uilC.Tri ana ready H. - armed
al 'he declaration o' hu~rIHtlc~ between uc
President uUi Congress Mir stanton wa
Iip mH- frV-Np.TEi Rl Tho organization and it,
E"Tgrn~c MH- To- Nc ready - meet &HN "Ipcf
+ rcuyy thai might arise The lr,NIl",lt vas
Commando. rim G - Of the army au4 ucfHrr
side Wa able Ia find our what Gcu,-I Grant
would dr lf Hu ctu'rgrrCy-w neither ho would
rl"N Congress uT fH' PTr~.8C1I 20 zach SIDE
hsG it, little force prepared for the clash:
aud General Grant fully aware of this STAT"
ct Things. stood between IA" TWO .kr an i'm
lI~~ibIr barrier. warning both sides - keep
Ia" peace II was Ncl. known that about Tia"
time Pres 3,nt Johnson asked G"u,-ai Grant
. Tho ss.F..-F rHF .rIFs.-f San HfLs,s IL $50 E,F-
hdcui "a. letters acre sent hs ;hr >Ocrtars #
tno Navy 1" leading naval Officers, several of
whom are siil LIVING. The letters asked fur
much the SAM" information
>TIIL \ SECRET.
General George III. Gordon. who, -
ErtEIi.cr General. commanded the district
al Eastern NrEiu'a ~ lNR. -avs that the
sc,r", HISTORY oi The change Il POLICY OF
.IuhnSon'> Admin ~;uutluu - ~ul "a secret
He gives the names Of IN riy->iN rrtsl had
"r-, luglIdu Hampton. Ear,y. Vs.. buld.
lorE>ir'"G PRYOR and Huston. who were IN
diC'ci for high treason 10y TIL Grand Jury ct
the I uI'd States District Court at Norfolk al
the iu~Iauc" Il the Government. md >ty>
thtt on june :. lSh. IN" Government made
inquiry oI hilu. through General ord. how
Ia, proceed ug~ against the >urT,HIc.ci OH
Gers wcr" progressing II - N"TN evident
thrr the terms ui tho CAp'tulHtiou OF General
Lee vuuid not lc made 20 cover thu eases ~
seldom, VINO was In" rctv. Secretary Of War
up tu the carlS part oi l>,i. or EaIkrr-. or
MISE. for they were not surrendered officers
of the Confederate army al \orihvrn Nir-
. YUM 'HfEAifsAA thAfAH .faA ~Alfi ~ ifNff kff'N
WHY err how the proceed ny were glra~hcd.
nor what changed Johnson purpose. hut b.
l. confident that n MAS not the agrcclrspt ol
u brokcn-Iumu aT.stovracN.
General Porter generally Cprrphp-afc- Nj.
bH}cw story. ana SINS Secretary Seward
and General sherman praised Genera! Grant
for not HCCt VIIng the mission la Mexico \
serious complication lay IN the tact tust Gen
crai sherman had already lccu ordered To
Washington to take General Giaut : uiaCr. II
BEING taken for granted That General Grant
would 40 upon tul> IN - on. and sherman " ts
ALREADY ou hs> way 10 Washington. t-aacri!
Grant communicate with him and asked u
-" him ~ soon a. ne arrived III Washington
General sherman arrived in the morning ana
went L. t,,Ucrsl Grant house. whcre tn"
General told him ~ his alarm IN regard Ia the
state ut things NJ Washington. mvuthoRinG
what hae tran>,irei with Iac prc>ldCrI and
the stand hc haJtlk"u M the matter. General
ShcrInanS patriotism WAS at IN aroused.
aud. with TIA" prpGugTnc<> ana .ranknc>S char
LCtrrg>t.c 81 the man. Ec said: You ord
rguj. nraut: YOU did exactly right The
qucSt on with the executive then MAS - hat
excuse h. could make for having orb -esa
sherman Ia " Arlington. - hC had arrived
accompanied. if I remember riChtl,. by ie~
Campbell. et phio- Thai = about ;ho >ccscf
history 80 Ia, matter. There - Ro doubt that
General Grant, ny h.> furcc 81 character ard
Lrirrm;nsitun ann tn strength he had ON -
count of t5s confidence oi tire people IN h IN.
prevented uCru-rvaScs al thr time which
IL shI have been VERY disastrous.
4 SAD AWAKENING.
Eusin.S. Depression Under the frcs0s