The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-26


NEW York Oct &c Another co,rtrihu-
t on to the controversy raised hy Mr.. Ds
pew's statement regarding Gen. Grant and
President JohnSon was published Saturday
IN ,ruiGg in the ahaps of an interview VITA
Frederick w. Seward, who was assistant
ccretary of state uniar Lincoln and John
.on. Mr.. Seward, when shawa the Depew
letter. said:
While can not doubt that MIR. Depew
truthiully states any conversation with
G II. Graut, it seem, to me like one
of the many misarprehonsion5 of
President johnson, VINO | founi in four
years Of official and personal intercourse SO.
and resolute man The fact that he was
determined AMI even obstinaion his upin
ion' aroused the opposition of others who
were equally determined and equally patri-
lem of rec obstruction from different
standpoint i never doubtel that both
pnrte' were sincerely da,irou' to re;
,t}ro the states to their original aud
Of debate nnd controversy to find out what
that way was, and to ace ,mplisa it, Mr.
johnson firmly believed that ha was carry.
ing out MIR Lincoin's policy, his opponents
b lievcd that they wern carrying out what
woulI have been Mr.. liEroln'' policy, aui
that Mr.. johnson was thwartng their,
1 had the most implicit belief IN )ohnaOl'a
loyalty, aud hEva never seel any reason to
chanco that baiief.
Still another statement brought cut h0
the pppew letter is that of Senator Arl>ail,
who said to a reporter at Cana junare t'r-
day night that in the latter part nf hi i'll
ness Gen. Grant boca mo much intcra.tel in
book called The Dowofal of the RI.
public satirical work which wa,
put into his hands, as many
amusing him and enabling him for a mo
4 hi. sniff In
ing with his physician about ths book Gsn.
Grant remarked. u have boon oallel as
commander of ona army tp conclude the
suppression OF the re bollion AMI have boon
personally the means of preventing a sub
sequent civil war, menacing and dangerous
yet Of which little is known"
Senator Arkell adds that Grants physi.
clan in repeating this remark attributed
it to possible mental wanderines
from ply steal weakness. The gentle
man to whom he repeated it, how ,ver,
a formerly eminent Wall street
tinancier, replied that he remembered what
Gen Grant referred to. A rumor reached
tle street that some portentious disturbance
was brewing in Washington Govern.
ment securities dropped suddenly
from some unknown cause. subsequently il
was learned that the troabe originated in
tue fact that ID johnson, President John
-" t'ii'hbo acSicthi tti'lSh sthi
portions # Ethe draft of an intended
proclamation in which President lhnsou
proposed to declare congress aijodrned.
ani demand a full representation from the
southern stat tss as requisite in any congress
that he would recognizs as constitutional.
This, Senator Arkeli thinks, was the scEe ma
which Grant defeated.
Gen. Butler on the johnson Controversy.
BosToN, Oct. &c. A reporter asked Gen.
tutler if he kifew any thing about the Con-
troversy started by Mr Dspew's recent let
ter regarding Cen Grants relations with
President Johnson. The general said hs
knew something and possessed important
documentary evidence which would not be
made, public until after he was
aA.d orobably He had carried