The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-22
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Colnno Frol Grant;
Now Yorf DOT. 70 1885,
AY DEAR CoLONEL-ln answer 20
your request ior tho Particular Of the
conversation had With your father,
aud 20 whish | alluded IN a speech bs'
fore tho chamber OF o0iamBrcc, the iol-
loving "a my beat recollection;
About four yoari ago SAT beside Gen
eral Grant ~ dlnnor. There were
many coursna, slowly served, and she
entefigiumant lasted several hours
Wa discussed many matters,
suggested by his travels hTounc
the world, and among other
things he said 90 mo that
whoa no wAR In China Prince Kung,
VINO was regent and tho real ruler duf,
lug the minority OF the oTnpsroT, told
him OF their controversy with Japan;
War was about 90 he declared ana
the PRICE thought 10 wouid
bs long aud bloody one, aud ASKED
General Grsnt II he would oct as arbl-
traitor. The general declines for want
of time, but principally because he
vgs y private person ana hpd no pow
err 10 enforce HIS decision. He
suggested, however, tho ierms
OF compromise. Wheh IN "a
pan, shortly .fter~ards the
MIX adO's minlstera told thsm thoir
side Of the trouble aud revealed tho
t,ct that several of the European gov
ernmeuts wars actively engaged IN
airing up tho strife on bo'h aides,
hosiug 20 be benefited bv the war The
same request was made 10 Lhe
general Oh the part OF tho japan
government n oct ~ arbitrator, nnu
In again declining he statod ma sub
siauco OF thu compromise he had ad-
vised for Chins. The two nations
adopted substantially tho tsIms pro-
rosad by General Grant, and dis.s-
irons conflict was avoided.
the conversation tnen oriited
into consideration OF his
relations with President Andrew
johnson. His srr0tivc of this period
waB one OF tho most graphic deserts
lions 10 which / over listened. " Is un-
fortunate tor history and p0sterity
that it cannot be preserved
IA it WAS told. IL had tho locsl color
ing Of a conversation with aud state
msnts by one OF the chief actors, ana
OF Jho situations Of parties ana
persons az ths events occurred,
and would have been invaluable
as portrsiturs aud eNtlna;o Of
the times. | s.id In my address thar
General Grant performed sorvlc.9 FOR
his country, which were unwritsan,
quite as important as any that were
recorded, and ] think this narrative
will beer ne ont.
"Uhis ia the substance of tho story:
"Johnsron began, tae day aiter t1e
asssssination of Mr.. Lincoln, 60 loudly |
proclain, ut al times and places, with !
constant rei,era.ipn, the shibboleth,
.Ureasou is udioGs and rlu 8
be punished, and the chief
rsbels shall be hung To |
give effsct 20 tho sentiment, ds soon !
Us he was inguCurated he insisted |
upon the u aitsd ) at9s courts IN Viz |
giuia finding indictments against
I'll the leading membsrH Of /,
the ConfederRCy. He also wsntod !
the oficcys N th5 col army, who had |
lefS the regular 1rny 10 jstn tho r6'
.eliion, to b. sum ~ SILLY dealt with by !
court InGr'i l.
mChgRs movements of the president |
produced the greatest Consideration,
throughout the Souto. The Confedsr |
ete leaders Cppesled To Gr&nt TO protect |
them 90 che parole no mad given. He |
s2W johnson ON TOO au'J9ct, only 20 |
be- Informed thag the president was,
by the constitution, uommspder-jn-
chiel 81 the armq, and that anything |
Jne field was done subject TO his sp- |
pcoyat ar rejection, end he rejected |
the terrng. General Grant urged that
the Esheis had surrendered On tbdas |
conditions, disbsnoed their ORGANIZE
ZION, submitted universally 70
the siJua5ion, and were csr-
rying out in. good faith
tler part Of the agreements, and
every consideration OF b1th honor end |
expediency deDsudod equal sood
faith ON the part OF tas overnnent.
The other course ~oQld have
led to an endless guorrill9
warfare, conducted 10 g. country
admirably adapted for l.,
BIZ desperate and hopeless men. John.
son ohstinsCeiy adhered 10 his view,
snd Grant ii ally told hm II there were
to DO any courtmsrtials one must be
called to try General Grant
first; that he would, by
every measure in his power,
protect his parole, e9d appeal TO
Congress and the counCry. In the
halt called by thus attitude or General
Grant very remarkable change 90
cured in the views aud policy OF
President johnson, and General Grant
soon discovered that tho most frequent
sno favored visitors 10 the WHITE
House were the Abn whom the prest-
dent had prescribed. In the generals |
opiaion, JohnAon's lofnlty was sub
ord nate to, il not euticely dependent
usoD, his intense hatred OF the slave-
holding oligsrchy. He was q
poor white, had beon journey
msn taller, and, Notwithstanding
the distinguished pablo position he
mad held, ho could not break through
the glass barrier, and WAS treated go
cialiy with contempt by the proud
aristocracy of tho South.
"When they plunged into tho
rebellion he saw his opportunity, |
he believed, in tho power
OF the government, aDu thonght ina.
the time had come VIII IN he could de-
feat his enemies, con,i1sse their prop. |
erty, humiliate their prloe ard possibly |
destroy them. The abs Sbing ambition
and psssino OF his life had b9en TO Do
received and treated 50 On9 OF them, |
by the oligarcHv, HAving failed in |
that and suff red insnlis and indigna-
ion in Tho IF irt, he became ono OF The
most vindicative OF men. He saw
them foiled In their rebelit0n, |
defeated and imprisone aud now no
waited 20 XII tnen. Wn1ie no was
devising means to overcome tho gen |
ers's resi ssance 10 this SaJ purpoae,th |
leaders of the fsudaiism called upon
MIN, TheY admitted their former |
treatment o. him aud justified IL. |
Phey aid that in ali sgss snd coun
tries where casts distinction existed,
conditions were always ppssib Die which
pro noted mon who had achieved sue
cess rom tbs lower into tbe noblar
order. A. president of the
United Stsies, he bscame, |
unIy 3 memo scr Of their order, but its |
leader. johnson was wild with de- |
light. Ambition aud pride We're |
both gratiEad He became az anx-
Ious TO sustain and perpatuate !
in some form system which hsd |
gwen the highest social and political
distiaetlon to few greaS families, as
he ad been 30 destroy 1t.
"Grans did not have long to wait for
"a 4, 10 Ia.r.