Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-22


country The war was OVER and the re-
public wanted peace, and that was pos.
sihle only BY union oi an sections.
The provisional governments provided
for the seeded states were temporary
cXpcdients without constitutional author
ity, and the states had an the rights and
should possess all the power they had be-
fore the war. He had perfected a scheme
TO accomplish this result, With Gen
Grants assistance its success was as
sured lie would by proclamation direct
the rebel states 10 send to Washington
their full quota of senators and represent
atives. lie had assurances from enough
members from the North, who, united
with them, would make quorum
of one house at least The congress
thus formed lie would recognize and IN
stall at The capitol. u the other North
crn members did not CHOOSE 10 Join they
would be u powerleSS rump meeting In
some hall. To the generals suggestion
that this would start the civil war afresh,
the president replied. "They who do II
will be the rebels, but If you sustain me,
resistance win be impossible lie APP
pealed 10 Grant TO stand by him in the
crisis and they would be the Sayiors OF
the republic. After cndeaVorlng for a
long time In vainto convince the presi.
dent Of the folly of such q course and its
certain failure, no matter who sustained
1t, Grant finally told him that he would
drive the congress SO constituted
out Of the capitol az the point of the
bayonct, give possession of the building
20 the senators and representatives from
the loyal states aud protect them, Ii
necessary he would appeal to the
country and to the army which he had So
recently mustered ont of service. Mr.
Johnson asked him II he did not rccog-
niZc the powers vested In the president
by the constitution and If he would re-
fuse to obey the cummandel-n-chici
Gen. Grant said that under such clrvum-
stances he certainly would not. shortly
afterwards the president sent for
Gen. Grant and said to him
that the relations Of our gov
crnmcnt and Mexico were very
delicate and he wished him TO go 20
the City of Mexico 40 once on very inn
portant mission The general knew this
was to get him out OF ihc way and put it
IN the power of the president to call as
his successor TO Washington some officer
upon whom he could rely. lie replied II
I the appointment was q diplomatic one he
declined; IL it was military one he re-
| fused to obey because the general of the
army could not BIZ ordered to foreign
country with which we arc Mt peace. The
interview was Il stormy one, but the sub
/ iect was dropped one day the
/ general was sent on Il tour OF
/ inspection. lie knew that Sherman was
to be his successor, and in him he had
absolute confidence The outspoken
| loyalty Of that great soldier prevented the
1 project ever being renewed. 1t is need
less To speculate upon what might have
happened had Grant asSented or paSsively
obeycd the president. No one doubts The
courage and obStnacy OF Andrew John
son, and only man of equal hrmngs,
and determination could have preycnto,
a most unfortunate strife at the mos
critical period OF the reconstruction OF
the Republic. Yours, very truly,
CHAUNCEl NJ. DErEW.
To Col Fred u. Grant.
cot GRANTS REPLY,
NEW Yula>, October -
DEAR Mr. DurEW Il am i'm receipt o
your letter, and thank you for your re
Spouse TO my inquiry. / have read YOU
account with the greatest interest 1t 4
substantially correct and ! hNc bcel
able to verify the facts from documents
letters and personal recolluctions.
Yours, very truly,
+. ID. thStN'r.
TO Hon. G, NJ DcpcW.