Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

possible" lie regretted there could not
be n greater communicating between The
ciiincs ol the two SECTIONS, "and particu.
larry those entrusted With the law-makmr
power He enforced the necessity ol
teaching 10 the freedman self.rcllanrc.
lie was dcnunciatory to cloQucnce
against the coddling and panpcring policy
mhuddling southern negroes, but lately
slaves, In military camps In iimcof peace.
As an old aud always essentially an
Ingram nccocnli. ten. ,,ranl was as one
with the changed purpose VI President
lolnson-as he understood IT.
Many months aiterward ten. Cram
was forced TO regard himself as having
been grossly deceived. The occasion Was
the second remarkable private interview
which hc had With President johnson. al
the lailer> request,
Al Thar interview President johnson
said to Gen, Grant;
81 mean to order elections In the south
for congressman, state officers and lesis.
laturcs nnder the old law. y
"lnu cannot do it," said tho general
"rno Southern states are now under
provisional governments, established hy
the laws of congress-
''But,n ntcrposcd The president,
those laws are unconstitutional. The
south VIII acl under my orders aud
choose representatives and senators.
With them the Democratic representa-.
tlves aud senators OF the North will
unite, Together they win form the con-
greSs VIII recognize. The other con.
gresS will then be IN rebcllion.M
To this statement ten, Grant raplied
81 VIII oppose and prevent any such
thing.n
"liow2" was the inquiry,
"iiy marching enough of the army into
the usurpng congress TO dispense or To
arrest and lmprls0n all lis members, 4
was the reply.
The two men eyed one another from
top To toe, but parted formally nnd With
out further collision ol view,
Shortly alterward President johnson
let Con, Grant know that he Intended tu
send him ON an official and trumpet up
purpose to the city of MtNico. Suspect.
ing a scheme 10 yet Hun oul of the way. I
ten, Grant pointed To the regulations aud |
the law aud said,
~ commander of the army, In time of /
peace, cannot be ordered ont ol tho !
United States unless he consent. dol
not consent n
That ended the rndeavar.
\ little while siterwarl Gen Grant |
was suddenly ordered ON special service (
TO California and, OF course, had to 10. I
At the same time very impnlslyo and on .
occasions desperate officer was ordered I
from the West 10 Washington. To him. I
rs each was travelling toward the other, .
Grant telegmphedl
ARRANGE To meet me Tor Il day az --.
Indispensable"
They met, Grant disclosed the entire I
plan; the other officer came ON To WASH 7
ington, he took the same ground Grant I
had taken aud the plan fell through !
The other incidents of conflict between (
johnson and Uraut aud Johnson aud con 4
gress are well enough known---eNcrpt tho \
fact that had the senate convicted .luhn-
son, instead oi acquittmg him, The prola-
billty Is that johnson would have cleaned /
out congress with trusty troops, who I
were available under willing officers for
that purpose. The Intention was known /
toat least some Republican senators. nj
Is believed by those who were then bc.
hind the scenes that the knowledge OF
that Intention influenced az least two
votes for acqnltinl. II Is known two /
more could have been had aud would |
HuNN P''h lhih ~ iiNN lNiN .pffl ntfi'Uf /
Just enough votes were east for ncquIi-
tal-pnc more than one-third The oN-
nctly rcquisitGnumber was due neither
TO argument nor accident. AZ the roll
was called Alphabetically, knowledge thai
the requisite number was secured was
by The two senator's prepared 60
vote for acquittal IN time 10 obyiate the
necessity of their overtly breaking with
their party by doing SO,
The Democratic leaders Of The South
came indirectly 10 learn of .lohnson's
to hung them, The DEM
bcratlc leaders of The North did not
know of Jolinsou's hlca of max
my them participants In revolution
irom inside the government, Both pro-
ccts were never carried beyond an inco-
tate stage IN The mind Of Andrew John.
son. Essential 10 eael project was The
army Essential 10 the getting of The
lrmy was the getting Of Grant GrMi
'oud not be goi and ny neither matter
vent beyond proposition into attempt, il
Hid not become any part of The charges
ormally lcreled AZ The ganle-Gnck in the
lrcs dental chair Brooklyn Eagle.