New-York tribune., 1885-07-07
ANECDOTES OF GRfNT.
INGALLs'5 CHANCE-ANDREw JoHNSON-TIiE
BODY SERVANT.

Warrington letter 10 The ClersiaHd Leader tRspJ .
"Grant and Ingalls, were great TRENDS, TINS
Oreuon statesman continued. They were together al
West Point and they believe good friends TO this
day During the war. while ingalls, was the quarter
OF the Army OF the Potomac, he ana
Grant we're sitting together one night about camp
lire when Grant said Ia ingalls,; Rufls an gong 70
But ingalls, objected he nsr WY % " me ,ner " b,m m
and he dil not want make the change. Grant per
sisted but alter long talk he inay acceded 10 Insas
wishes. aud did not appoint MN ia"d ,s , ,en
cral, the United States aud perhaps the lieutenant
scnci al nsiea he Is retired o'cer. a1ae. ny' h e
regrets what must have been tho great mistake oi MS
life. Grant had higl opinion OF lnHaiIs Nhiie no
s ~ ag@s Of s .. nry nv Sns a he sad ingalls, as one OF
tho very best men to have con mnnded to ARMY OF ,ne
Potomac and In saying this he did not htehu uIspaaso
In an ld magazine OF tho valuable collection In the
Congressional Library nnd the folio slng story The
actors I'm the scenes relates for the most part dead
and the chief IL nov dying AT Mount Nedrrgor Iue
storT II told snund say by the editor OF the ma<aLine
aud H. may be that IA republication will develop the
proof OF it, truth faisehood Andrew Johnson say
this man. became very anxious duuDg the latter part oI
hs term 10 get Grant out Of the country He sa~ at
he could not manipulate bn TO suit ms desires ahi
thought that II he out Of the way and sherman was
At head OF the army he would DO moro kev 10 COZ
troll events might occur lie got u INTO us
heal that lie would send Grant on uipohhuc hISson
to Mexico Win this IN view he called The General 70
to the White IL onse aud there told nm ne wan,en
him 20 Mexico General Grant at oncesaw through
the scheme and declined to go johnson n,stsd. tnt
Grant continued 10 decline and hnally sent deeInom
to the freHli IN writing shorty ner tnis tue % y
goes. Grant summoned To Ca lnet meeting Mhen
he arrived his INSTRUCTIONS us "'Ai'o
were -lo wn him. Iney were prin ed and were READ
aloud by the Secretary OF State a. toigh ne had sc
cepted Instead of declined the mission. Grant at once
aud IN the presence OF the ante CABINET urc'"eu MS
nnwillln gne-s Ia 10 such an eIrand Al TINS frcr-
dent Johnson became angry. and asked the Atoihey
General IL there was any why Grant should not
Obey the orders OF tho President. his superior oncsr
t VAS his opinion ho said that an officer OF the army
could he employed In the diplomatic service Az tns
General Grant started 10 his feet aud exclaimed Mr.
President, that question Without appearing
to the Attorney General. an American citizen anu
have guilty OF treason other crime ana am
eligible Oice 10 which any other American ci'Leh
l. eligible. But this Is purely civil duty 10 whch
You would assign me- aud I cannot be compelled To un
dartaAe IL. Any legal military order you may give me
will obey hut this Il civil not pituitary ana deone
the duty No power earth can force me 10 IT, 90
SAYING he LEFT the room aud the Cabinet meeting
Grants ol body IL employed In the depart
mrnts here. His name is William Barnes aud ne was
with Grant from sG2 until the second year OF MS fres
dental term. william IA a good-lo0&ng colOred man.
VINO, though he must be than forty-lve years on
does not look twenty-five He IA very proud oi MS
serylec with Grant aud delights 10 TAX OF te ielhn'S
cenccs OF the time. lie Grant was tue khues. o
masters always the In temper and never yetthB
excited or angry. whatever the proVoca0n. III was
William Barnes who probably saved Grant from Delng
assaasnated the night that Lincoln was Killed. nlan.
intent nn 10 go with the General 70 the theatre tat ngh
had ordered that their baggage be taken 10 tne Motel
bat william misunderstood her order .and hnl IL uas
ferred the Baltimore and OHIO depot Ihis was NV
discovered until 100 late to 90 10 tho theatrr " t
Mrs Grant decided they would 20 on I" New Jersey
and let the theatre 'go Had William not made the mis
take Grant wOuli have been Of that party III Lincoln
box that night As II was he had hardly gotten out of
the city before the arrived that President inco
N and Ie had 10 return.