Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-10-29
Wilmington, Thu,suay Oct 29,Is85,
Johnson,s Revolutionary Proiocl,

Iohnson,s Revolutionary Project.
Uhauncey Nj. Derews letter TO Colonel
Fred Grant regarding General Grants |
revelations OF President Johnsou's revo-
lutionary project, has very naturally Mt
tmcted great attention and elicited much |
comment IL is story which will not |
he allowed 10 lccome chapter in |
Amciiean history until II has been
thoroughly aitcd. Granting that Mr..
{ Dcl@N's Remembrance of What General
Grant sni,i is correct and that he has
faithfully Ielioducrd that after-dinner-
cousels,itionl. the issue to be settled is
one that Affects, ON the one hand, the
honor aud yoracily of the lately deceased
soldier whose memory is precious to the
nation, and, ON the other hand, the 10y
nlty and honor of chief magistrate who
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mas 'ee" Az Se'u' ~ "is s'"'e an" "Ho'
whatever his shortcomings, guided the
.I,i,, of state ,v;selv and ,rell tb,o,,ab tha
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breakers OF reconstruction.
The New York He,YEh devoted n whole
phBe OF lnurSuiiy issue 10 cilllclslns anu
comments upon the Depew letter. The
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the desire of President johnson that Gen.
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ene siioutN PiOeeeu W hieAioo' hnu 'lo
latter's declination, after consideration, TO
do an. The verb;age of tbe reouest ,vos
ny ieduesV "''
that General Grant should proceed to
b some point on our Mexican frontier most
suitapie ana convenient Tor communion
tion with our minister, or (if General
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'"-' u's''' .s's oes1 " "oooin p''ny nii'
TO bis destination in Mexico. and to give
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the instructions of the Secretary of
State.n and. in HIS final letter of declina-
non, GATED washington, October Nth,
1856, General Grant saws.
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estah1 ~ mission IorLne iolipw
s "nu,.i y ie'isons, 10 Wow, Wnlle
5is,,,,,,,ad o9 IA sanou anu tro9ps
REQUIRE me 10 keep within teIeeranbic com
munication Of all the department eomman-
emanate " AImost he antire frontae, ii W.
tween the United States and Mexico is
e @ais ~ NY uepatsn1 i comnahded Dy
mand OF the latter being embraced in the
military division under Lieutenant General
has unbounded conildenc a Either Ter Of t tbess
general officers can Do Entrusted TO accom-
tront,er or ibe o1a csn ,hro ,ne s ,nbasa
command the minister may propose to pass
r. Ie' " T. ais nost tiia.
communicates with me he can do SO through
tns oilicer VINO may accompany him with
experieneed il / wero To aeenm , m him Inn
myself.
sei ths mipster IN any nat,a c' ann 1 dos
tioning the troops on the United States soil,
Wl.nou n,, ING concurrence OIL the administra-
speedily Ind with me here than II / were
upon the frontier. The stationing Of troops
accompanying ofticor rs il III wonIS 'c Of n mine
l sincerely hope maybe excused from
and tastea as tbnt so M sUrsn 70 my once
After tla,,.;t;,o l;,,a,;,,,, - c.,
'7e fO9ANA w N'eeAiii''iOnO VI N'enei"
Grant General Sherman was sent for and
eyinced entira ,v;1l;r,,,,aee q, ,,,,,1a,.to,,,
19s ~ '''n'
tne duty, much to the qualification of the
President, inst about this fine III,
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papers puphsneu rulnor that Santof
was about to resign Ms Seeretarv ne Wa,
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70 accePN inc spanish mission, and tina
noi'A lni''n WINS 70 succeed stanton
Ae'ie''ry' 'hus becoming uenera
lam ''peiioi'
Hon' rs .elegthpnlc oispatci
Nv '.0' U'N ss. h'ouis 'olrespohueh'
o'Aieu upon "erer"l onerinan las
s W in''if Wow 'iie oiu WARRIOR upSi
N'es-o'uie' VI 'iie DePe" iel'er' In
" o'en iiis NOUN Vi
~ ouSyO .'iiei 'nui 70 say 'l"t ne wa
i"Nii'i''r WIN inc conultloh 0
io ~ .n' 'iiiie fo'erfeu TO- Du' that II
ousn' 'ne eVen's or those SURFING time
D "o9' ie""ul u'wri''eh, that the'
'oonei "o purieu IN ooii'lon' In
ae'pon''eh' eonciuues pS saying
dent that he tbonoht n ni,ue IL vety e ~
trnth, but only part OF it,
and Iotterso u ore gme ~ ~ PPel
eyidenns- t.4ovIng just what transpired
aIiltlon 70 the matter; but | will neve
the Information i possess / will never in in
part to living soul" And he babe the re
Of losing his temner. va 'Ae 'oie
oolono, Frod Grow. ,ros soo,, ,,,.
onlv so;d tbot he lnow tho ,o,.or :
Denew 70 bo s,hstont;ol,,, IN noao.1 ~.
monv coryoroo,;o,,s 10 "a ,,as III, -
father ON ti,o s,t;oot A. la -.
co,a,.ol tIou..o Da,... ~.
so;d oroot AL "ou,,,,,,sa.; -, 81 a.
D.now storv conorol No., n GIL
Who ,voo q, oo,,,,o,,d 90 .,o aa,,a-..'a,,4
tbo oarol;nos drr;no a nort;,n of Jo.,,
.o,,,s .dr,;,,;,.~ot;o,s III G.,
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o,oo, tooa,so oe a. ;,,,ara,a -:
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sen unu INC Freslueht, also spoke as
he found in Depew's letter n satisfacto
av,,1.,,o4;o.. - I.,,,
VI 'OiiA'i suuueh ohAh
from vindictive to what he styled
ttlul.ewarm,, aoutbarn nol;o,,
On the other hand the Hon. A.
Kelley and Mr.. w w poslro write a. 81
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Her1@ IN protest ana contradiction
the revelations of Mr. Depew Mr., Keil
credits President Johnson will, endaovo