New-York tribune., 1885-10-25
NO VIOLENCE INTENDED.
GENERAL SHERMAN CALLING ATTENTION TO PAPLKS
IN HIS POSSESSION.

I'T'iN7iO-''
rGENERAL PRtss DIsPATCHl
ST IOI.Is Oct 24-Ihe Globe Democrat to-
day contains long interview with General sherman in
regard to the matter The General starts
out by saying:
do not wish to say anything in regard to this CON
in my possession and assure you u has not bee lot
gotten. l think the papers are getting 1aun Iu,i
n, mony given the more complicated It becomes
never understood General Grant to express any "ar
that Mr. Johnson conteln plated violence. MI John
son firmly believed that the Constitution ana the law,
then existing all sufficient Tor the @,
the Southern States Congress thought otherwise anu
In quarrel between that body ana inc PRESIDENT
Grant was in danger of being made a scapegoaL
General sherman here produced large bundle OF
letters from General Grant and continued:
These letters the period In question They arc
ali of friendly and confidential nature. but there Is
nothing I'm them which would 20 TO show that Grant
apprehended any National danger. when stanton was
restored to Office Mr. johnson accused Grant OF hay-
iPs Tga, Was tho Cause Of the quarrel. 1t
was fight between President and Congress. ana Cen
era Grant willing that they should wge IL over
his shoulders Mr. sanon being backed by Copgress. ,
him in bis Cabinet. General Grant
c cny s let the President and Mr.
Stanton fight It among themselves / think the
papers are making too much OF TINS eoHFoye1sy m ns Is
has long since psno dea n,enSca oSt to do more 1Ps
than than to report from memory the statement
made by General Grant at the dinner table lie r. an
honorable gentleman, DuI nc no uOuDt Nn"hEHb
was sonnet hing In this matter But there was nothing
more in Mr. JohnsOns attitude than ordinary political
differences which exist between men OF different artes
1 repeat again that there violence Intended.
Everybody was sick and tired Of war Nobody thought
OF lighting except paper After Mr. Stanton was re-
moved [ wanted President Johnson TO nominate Gen
eral Jacob d. Cox as Secretary OF war, and his
confirmation by tho Senate would have
settled the whole controversy. Rcverdy
Johnson conceded with me In this particular but
President Johnson would fight II out III ms own way.
AS | have already stated Mr.. johnson was
Impressed with the belief that with the
| ~ laWs ho could successfully
reconstruct the South Mr. Lincoln think, was OF the
same OplLion. Congress. however wanted to provide
machinery and dictate the terms by which the states
that had seeded might be admitted into the Union.
Between Congress and the President General
Grant had unhappy time for about
year. Then when the question was asked
who will he President JOhnscn's successor the an
swer invariably was General Grant" or course,
there was desire the part OF TO crush General
Grant there WAS, after the Mexican War, 10 defeat
General Scott, which they did and General Taylor.
| which they did not When General Grant
was elected President 1863 these things ceased to be
talked about hut they being stirred up again now.
All the correspondence and documents relating 10 that
controversy havo been saved however, ami they will
| G made public.