New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-19

II implied that he should not have remained
in tho Cabinet against the will of his chief.
and it made it imperative on him Immediately
Ia resign,
General Schoficld was 1t once nominated by
the President for the position OF Secretary OF
War. Grant still retained some Of the heat
OF the contest and wrote to Schofcld, who
was then In command at Richmond: Under
the circumstances sdyse you p TO- DECLINE SRe tRf
visit Grant, who revised his opinion, and
Schofeld entered the Cabinet with the full
concurrence of the General-in-Chief He dis
played rare ability in his difficult position.
lie was able to perform his duties with elf
cheney. to satisfy the President. and and
Legislature nor the party that had sought TO
overthrow his chief The subordinate Of
Grant in the army and his personal friend,
owing indeed to Grant much Of bis advance
ment, he behaved to his great inferior with
consummate tact and delcacy, defcrring to him
whenever this was proper, and nevertheless
maintaining the dignity of his own position
Their relations were always extremely cordial.
With Evarts and Schofeld in the Cabinet,
Grant was able even as the candidate of the
party that was so hostile to the President to
retain something like concord with the Gov
eminent. ADAM BADEAU.
EXTRACT FROM LETTER OF HON. EDWARDS
PIERRtPONT TO GENERAL BADEAU.
] knew johnson personally not very well. but
well enough 70 see that he had immense cunning
and persstency and II seemed clear to me that In
the contest with his Secretary of War the Presi-
dent clothed with all the powers of his great Office
would in the end prevail, and that Stanton would
sometime. somehow be Ousted from his place, and
our long intimacy. | thought. warranted me In
writing him the most earnest letter that could
pen, gng him to resign In tho very beginning OF
the contest with his chief. | now have his reply IN
which he says that his wife warmly Endorsed my
letter. but that every other friend against II :
that those in the Senate aud the House vino had
stood 80 faithfully by him during the war lmpiored
him to remain and that duty, patriotism and
fidelity to party all demanded that he should
s1ick" . . | was IN Washington and dlped
with the Secretary ut his house in kst. on the day
when General Grant announced To stanton thai
the President had urged him General Grant TO
accept the Office of Secretary of War, ana that
| the General had accepted the offer. The day was
warm and during the early twilight we sat IN the
wide hall with the street door open. talk ing upon
| this very subject when General Grant came slowly
M the steps After the usual greeting and the pass
inc of few words the Genera, said 10 the Secretary
| that he wanted to speak with HIM. and the two
retired 10 the library. They were absant from ten
to fifteen Minutes and both looked troubled on
their return. The General went away. only saying
Good evening" Stanton. with suppressed
agitation which rTy marked. but IN calm
language told me the purpOrt OF the interview ana
of what sumner and other Senators bad SAID TO
| make him stick" He then said fou and Mrs:
Stanton are the only ones who gave me good
advice and ught to have followed it,