The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-29


rebels should not be admitted to seats
in Congress, not becsuse their States
were out of the Union, nor be-
cause they were not entitled TO
representation in Congress, but be-
cause of the unpardoned treason
OF the nnembers-elecr. That
no State or district should
be denied representation, if the MEM
Der elect WAS loyal to the govern
msDt.
"Hon. C. NJ. Dspew must surely
at that dinner OF many
courses and several hours
duration. His recollection must be
bad and his imagination vivid"
Colonel T. a. Burr's Version OF the
matter,
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-The pend
Ing controversy between the friends of
General Grant and those of ex-Presi-
dent Andrew Johnson iscreatiuG great
interest here, where many OF General
Grants friends live, and are, III
greater or less degree, familiar with
Geusral Grants expressions upon the
subject during the latter years of his
life. Colonel Frank A. Burr, OF the
Philadelphia Times, has just finished
his msmorial volume of the life and
deeds OF General Grant, aud it will
DO shortly given to the public. 1t
has been written under the patronage
of General Grants closest friends, and
win CONTAIN q thorough discussion of
his differences with Andrew Johnson.
The chapter OF Mr.. Burr's book, which
deals with tue relations between john
son, Stanton and Grant, furnishes The
evidence of many living witnesses OF
distinction as TO the correctness OF the
statements made, and there can be- no
serious differences of opinion az to the
fact that Grant stood b9tween Johnson
and d
SERIOUS ARMED DISTURBANCE.
The part of Mr.. Burr's chapter upon
this question, which introduces Gen:
eral Sherman, is most important.
After dealing with the dif-
ferences about the arrest of the
Confederate officers. Mr.. Burr writes:
SIT would appear that General
Grants interest IN Mexican affairs
kept coming back to plague nj dur
ing all the boisterous times of john
sons administration. General Sher-
man and Admiral Ammen, both tell 3
most interesting story. Admiral
Ammer takes it up narratively,b say
Ing; ar,
Grant, ct his OWL n3, General
Sherman appeared 90 ,orning be-
fore bre akfast. VIII oral Grant,
with twinkle in his 'ked:
"Whst are you loing here,
Sherman, do you know that
under existing laws your leaving
your station without my authority
subjects YOU to grave penalties
AYES replied Sherman, shat ia
very true, but have como mere upon
a telegram from the president, and
Is in tho wind
81 never inquired of either party the
status which seemed to nae to be ex.
planned by subsequent events. Gen
Sherman now, in speaking to me OF
this incident says:
81 Iecall everything clearly In con-
nectlon with my being called 60 Wash
ington by a telegram from President
Johnson during his troubles with Con-
gress. My headquarters were then at
st. Louis, but I was down in New
Mexico among the Indians. l did not
know what was going on, but came
to Washington as speedily as possible,
and on my arrival went to General
Grants house to find out. When we
were alone together, asked him what
was up. His reply was that he did not
know, but that there was something
going On. He said there was a dispo-
sition in the
CABINET TO GET RID OF THEN.
The proposition had been made to
send him TO Mexico, but he had deter
mined not to go. He said he would
prefer to stand o court-luartial. He
Then told mo that Mr.. Seward had
formulated some sort of paper.
had been read and agreed upon at re
cent cabinet meeting. He remarked
that he had said at the time that he
was not in the habit Of receiving or
ders from the secretary OF state, where
upon they had said that could be easily
remedied, that it could be made to
read as an order from the sec
rotary of war. General Grant then
urged that it was diplomatic
mission, and one undcr which he could
that if they wanted to send the army
down, with him at the head, that was
a very different thing, but that he COLD
not be ordered by the secretary OF war
upon any diplomatic mission what
ever. After this explanation / said to
him:
"swell, what do they want of me?'
Il do not know was his reply.
"After this conversation went over
Immediately and called upon the pros. |
ident, without visiting Secretary stan
ton or any other of his cabinet officers. |
The president told me frankly that
they were going to send
LEW CAMPBELL AS MINISTER
TO Me xic0, accredited to the Juarez
and that it was thought
best to send General Grant along with
him; that his high position and his
known friendship for Mexico would
give tfais act high standing, and place
our minister in q commanding posi-
ion with the government to which he
was accredited. / asked where Juarez
Was. The answer was that he was
,ither at Ell Psso or near Monterey.
hen said:
"sMr. President, why do you. want to
lend General Grant upon this ser
7ice? |,
nswell,' said the president, 'he has q
yreat repntation there, % well as here. |
md Will properly introduce 0ur repre-
tentative 4 said: IS, Il n ( &. 4.
q mi. President, this Is q diplomatic |
aud General Grant. Wall NOS Y