The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-24
A DEPL0RABLE ISSUE.
RtiS=O BY DEPEW.S LETTER ABOUT
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Que Man Who Charges Gen. Grant with
Hatred of JOiinsnn-Gen. Porter's Kec-
oI!ec!i"ns ID pew Reatirms His
Statement - Other Peo-
pie Talk.

NASHiNGrpN CRY, OF. ~ -Chauucey
b5poW's litter Ia Ers GRAFT and the other
contributions to the controversy, especially
Gen. Horace rorte,'s statement in The New
York uernli are evokiny a good deal Of
animated debate here. Gan. Porter
generally C. rroboratei Mr. Depew's story
and salt;
Secretary Seward and Gen. Sherman
lfhl el C'tiL 1rhht Tor not accepting the
mission to MtXlco A serious complication
lay III tie fact tuat Cen Sherman had al
IetiS teen orierei to Washington to take
Gen. Gralts place, it beiu. taken for
granted that Gel. Grant would 20 upon
ready ca his wtf to Washington
Gen. Grant communicated with him
gin. ASKED 10 To sea him a. SON as he ar.
rivai ia Warrington. Gen. : GERMAN ar
rived in tie morning anl went to Gen
Graut' house, wn-ra tn. general tol him
Of hi alarm IN regard To the state of things
ut Washington, mentioning what had tran
srred with tls president an tho stand ho
ha! taken in the matter.
Gen Sherman's patriotism was at once
rC.I |, and, with the pr mptness and
fr.akue.s characteristic Of tine man h
sid: You dill right, Grant; you did ex
agt'y riga''
Gn ftll}e s. San lers, Of Tonnes oe, who
had bacl prominent III the p-l tics of that
statc Tor many years, in taking TO re-
porter Friday morning declared in the
strongest terms hi Ii~lrlief in Mr. Chaun.
cey NJ. nepew's account of Gen. Grants
recullections of certain interviews
betwaen himself an, President An.
drew johnson. "Wn,," said Gen
Sanders. Grant hated Johnson worse than
amy man alive In 1871 | was sitting in ex-
President JOhnson's library with him, in
Greenville, Tom. He was talking of his
experiences as president, AMI remarked:
l'li show you some unwritten history Ho
reached up to the book-shelvas and took
down large vo!ume-larGer than the ordi-
nary ledger of "A business house, and opened
it at a place which was marked by torn
piece OF ne wspaper. II was detailed account
OF what had taken place at a memorable
cabinet meeting. These volumes contained
the minutes Of all the cabinet meetings of
John -oa's administration. The proceed
ings wero set forth in clear hand read
toe record of tho lnsetins to which he had
called my attention. IL contained the ex-
pressons of opinion of tie cabinet members
concerning Grants COURSE with regard to
tao secretary hip Of war. In that very
meeting he was accused by the president
ant his cabinet ministers of treachery and
double-aoaling. Gideon Wales employed
tie strongest language in denouncins
Grants conduct, and never road such an
cxcoriation as the president gave Grant in
language as forcibls as Johnson couli m
pioy, and he knew how to uSs torcible
English. 10 denounced Grant for his de-
ception and treachely. lie charged
him with having niayal the spy upon
the administration mn the cabinet. After
having read the dsnunciatiom, asked Mr.
j Jhn,on where Grant was at the time lie
+ piled with great carncstne,s: - him!
rs close to me as you are; ana during the
delivery Of my remarks | shoo!; my finger
right in his face
He tGranD' continued Gen Sanders,
"neither looked up nor replied, SO President
j J1nsun told me-