National Republican., 1885-08-10

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note the girl then retured TO the bureau
and secured the position she desired.
When Andrew johnson made his cele'
brated "swing around the circle" IL will
be remembered that he took Gen. Grant
with him as a sort Of "star attraction"
Among the party were Gen. Rawlins
and Col. Wallace Warden, the latter
President Johnson's private secretary.
Both Rawlins and Warden were law.
yers, and on the trip they became en-.
gagged in an animated discussion involv.
ing some point of international law.
Each maintained his position with con.
siderable warmth, and neither would
admit that the other was right. Finally
Gen. Rawlins said Lets refer the
question to Gen. Grant"
"What does he know about inter.
national law2" said Warden, who at that
time had not very exalted appreciation
OF the abilities of Gen, Grant save as n
soldser.
"Well, don't know" responded
Rawlins, "that he is posted upon this
point, but you can never determine just
how much Gen. Grant really knows. He
hos the most extensive information, and
upon wider range of subjects than any
man | ever met, and its just possible
that in his reading he may have come
across n decision in regard to the sub.
ject upon which we differ. II he ever
has you may be sure he remembers il,
for he has the most remarkable memory
of any man ever heard of.
Warden agreed to the reference, and
they both went into another car in which
Gen. Grant sat smoking, and informed
him of their differences. Each argued
his position in the most vigorous man.
ner, and when they had finished awaited
the generals decision. Grant removed
his cigar from his mouth, and turning to
Gen. Rawlins said : "Col. Warden is
right. You will find this point settled in
such volume Wheaton's Reports, and
upon such a page, and about half way
down the page"
Col. Warden, in telling the story, said
that he was never so surprised in his life as
he was when Gen. Grant made that de.
cision. Although it was decided in his
favor he could hardly believe that Gen.
Grants memory was correct, and at the
first city they reached he and Gen. Raw.
Inns went to lawyers Office, and taking
down the volume of Wheaton indicated
by Gen. Grant, found the point settled
exactly as he had stated
''l remember very pleasant incident"
said Col. Warden, illustrating the gen.
tie treatment which Gen. Grant accorded
to every one, even the humblest person.
Business took me to the white house one
day and when l entered the Presidents
room | found him engaged in converse.
tion with couple of ladies. The elder
was evidently the mother of the younger,
and both were from the medium class in
life. l could not help overhearing a
portion OF the conversation, and
cleaned that they were urging Gen.
Grants interposition in regard TO q son
and brother who held small postonice
somewhere in the central part of New
York. The sister seemed to bo the most
earnest advocate of her brothers. cause,
and told the President how lie had
served in the Union army and had sent
his money home to her mother; how he
had been an earnest and active Republi.
eau, and had faithfully performed the
duties of the Office which he held, and
that his removal was sought by u man
who did not need the place and whose
only object was to secure power in the
county which neither his abilities nor his
popularity justified.
"The President listened attentively to
her story, and then told her that the
matter rested entirely with the Post.
master Generrl; he believed that there
had been two reports submitted to that
officer, one in her brothers. favor and
one in behalf of his competitor; nothing
could be done until those reports had
been considered. He promised that
there should be u fair examination of the
papers, and if it were found that her
brother had been guilty Of no dereliction
of duty, and that in the change it was
sought simply to put one man out and
another in, her brother should not be re.
moved.
But said the young lady, you have
so many things TO think of is il not likely
that this matter may pass out of your
mind and action be taken without your
knowing about it?'
g MY good GIRL said the President,
Il have given you my word that | will
personally look after your brothers. case.
| never break my word, and never for.
get any thing that is of interest to Union
soldier
"That appeared 10 satisfy them, and
they started to go out. The President
attended them to the door and handed
them out as courteously as if they had
been the first ladies in the land. He
then turned to me to learn the business
| had with him. | was curious enough
to make some inquiries after in regard
to the case Of that young man, and !
found that when the matter was settled
he retained his Office, and Gen. Grant
had not forgotten his promise"
"When Gen. Grant got hold of man
who was ellicien, in any particular direc.
ton he didn't want TO let him co." said
Pop Talcott to a REPUBLICAN, reporter
yesterday. "rhat was strongly illus
trated in the case of Tom Morrison, who
was q telegrapher at Grants headquar.
ters. When started the fire alarm tel.
egraph in this Diatrict | wanted to get
Tom as an assistant, no | had him ap.
pointed and went up to headquarters to
get him. Gen. Grant wouldn't let him
go. He said that he had perfect conf.
dence in Tom, and that he did not think
it would be for the interests Of the gov.
ernment to part with his services at that
time. So | had to get another man. |
finally got Tom, however," continued
Talcott, "and then fixed him com.
fortably in the State Department, where
he i s now"
Every one remembers the day OF
Grant second inauguration in 1878. It
was bitter cold, and driving northwest
wind which blowcd fercely all day aud
night added to the discomforts Of the
parade and the ball. The parade was
the most brilliant that had taken place
since the war, organizations coming
from al parts of the country. The bail