Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-30
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Dishonorlng the Dead


one n the mes, remarkable plll
cauons ~ ihe dev De- un uI'n letter
wni,tn Go Col I u Geut H.,
Chaunc,1 VI nepeN At thr r'uu'a'
~ the former. deiai tnF whtt "a
ports tn le the secret hsf,n ~ iu'i
d.uis ~ lho rlpso ~ tie VA. WITCH
u i- claimsd had Il not boon fnr Gcn
GAni. might have lei Co comphca.
tons Witch would have resulted u
another conhci 81 arms Tho main
points stated IN this letter are that
soon a. The heath ~ Mr. Lincoln
hal placed Andrew Johnson IN the
chair ~ Chief Executive. he au
nouncei ~ hts shibboleth Treason
must be made odious aud tho chief
rsbsls punished that lhi. detsfmi
nation created the greatest eonsler.
nation in the South. the Coufodor
ate leaders appe aling 10 Gen Grant
20 protect them on the parole he had
given. that he demonstrated With the
President. only 10 be informed that
he (,hs Presiientl was. by the Con
stitution, Commander Ia thlef ~ the
army, and that anything done on the
field was subject 10 bis approval.
and that he rejected tia terms on
which peace hsd been declared
ths, Gen orant urged. ~ vain, the
fact that the rsl,els had SURRENDERED
on terms prescribed by himself. a.
General ~ command. and had ac
eep,sd In good faith the condition.
imposed. implying general am
nssty. that he would maintain those
terms FL all hazard, aud use every
means 10 protect his parole. aud
that he veald appeal TO Congress
and The country 30 sustain him
against the Presidents policy Of re
taliaticn. The President adhered TO
HE purpose for . while. but the de.
tsrminsd attitude of Gen. Grant.
The letter maintains, finally defeated
The schemes. Soon afterwards Gen.
Grant discovered thu, tho mos, fire..
Qusni visitors al the White House
we're the very men whom the Presi
dent had 20 vigorously prescribed.
and u became sppsrsn, 10 the Gen
sral that Mr., Johnsoh'a loyalty.
which had been subordinate TO IN.
ml,y ags,ns, the slavs.hold,ng oil.
gsrchy. had by some influence an
dssgons . radical change. The es.
plasasion given 10 that having been
. jossssymsn tailor. Mr. johnson
had never succeeded In breaking
down the barriers Imposed by caste
distinctions. Notwithstanding the
distinguished public positions he
he'd held. ssd that be bad been 10.
eislly treated with contempt by the
proud sSissoerscy of the South. AL
THE sGovds very plausible hypo,h.
ssis ios The remarkable revelation to
fellow. The pcs.homous biogra-
phsf thus states II A. this June
tass. President johnson received
ovsssussa from The class Of people
Who had hitherto In,ssposed walls
Of sdsmsnt 10 bic social recognition.
10 not esly remove oil disilre,ien ii
casts. bus 10 recognise him ~ their
leader. They said that In oil ages
asd eesatsies, these differences en-
listed. bat that conditions we're al
wsys possible whereby men who had
achieved distinguished success could
sseesd The social ladder end stand
81 The very top. Thess ovsrturss.
the letter says. Allied johnson with
dsllght. Ne fell q, enes into the
net. aud ths passions of . Nero we're
speedily supplan,ed by the sspiss.
iioss Of . beau Brummsl. Acting
upea THE Incentive. he sent fef Ger.
Grant and laid bsfoss him his peace
prcaxmIne. He declared that the
radical measures u Congress were
revolutionary anil would destroy The
eoasssy, that the VET wss over. the
seas,sy wanted peace. aud this
could only he secured by q union 81
oil sections The provisional govern.
msn,s provided fos The seeded
States we're only . temporary cape.
dent, without constitutional su-
thesisy. end the States had all the
authority and should have all the
power possessed before The var
lie proposed 10 issue proclamation.
directing the Sosthern States TO
send 10 Washington their foil quota
oi Cessressmse. be had received 80
sarsness from enough members from
the North. who. united With them.
would make . quorum In one branch.
Of least, u not both, the Congress
thus formed he would recognise and
Install o, the Capitol. Mere again.
this vesiisbls history shows. Gen.
osast stepped forward aud saved
The nation from the horrors Of war
The General declared tha, he would
Drive the ceneress. 90 constituted,
from The Capitol, e, the poin, Of the
bsyenst, give possession Of the
baildisg 10 the loyal s,a,s. and pro.
tee, them. II necessary he would
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