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New-York tribune., 1886-08-15
GRANT IN PEACE.
BY GENERAL ADAM BADEAU.
NO XII
GRANT, STAN NrON AND JOHNSON.
Coprri0ht 1886.

During the spring and summer Of 1866 both
Gmnt and Stanton were opposing their common
superior for both believed that superior was OPP
posing the declared will Of the people, to whom %
in the Cabinet for the express purpose of pre-
venting johnson from carrying out his OppOsl-
tion to the law. His course was approved by
the nj .ss of those who had been friendly to the
GoyeI1nnent during the war. 1t was approved
hy Grant. with whom the fact that the people
lad spoken WAS paramount. Had he dlsap'
proved the law he would have felt it his duty
To enforce it, and he was shocked as well as
pajncd at the spectacle of the President and near
ly all his Cabinet devOting their energies and
ar ! to plotting the obstruction and evasion OF
the Law.
If he had felt some twinges of annoyance at
Stanton, brisgue dcmranOr, he put away the
remembrance now, and throughout this entire
crisis the two were heartily in accord. They
concerted constantly how best to execute the in
tent Of Congress in spite of him whom Stanton
at least deemed a guilty conspintor.. Stanton,
indeed being in the Cabinet, probably knew eveI
more than Grant Of the designs and mach:na-
ticns of the President. He had never rclcnied
fIom his original austeI1ty toward rebellion,
ard Grant, once so lcnient, had been gradually
brought to a frame of mind in which he was able
to stand by the side of the Secretary.
The situation was unprecedented in the his.
tory of the country. A Cabinet Minister and
the General Of the AImv were doing their ut
most to thwa't their chef-the President: the
two men oI III ''rn HNi.ng WHO nu Dcfn Io't-
most in the struggle against rcbel lion were OPP
posing the successor OF Abraham Lincoln. The
President himself and all but one of his legal adj
visers were engaged in the effort 10 subvert or
pervert the declared will of the people, and those
who in ordinary times should and would have
been his most faithful supporters, now deemed
it their highest duty to watch him, to check him.
to detect his plans. to disclose 10 each othcr his
movements. to unmaSk his designs to circumvcnt
and restrain and b,filc his schemes For they
rooarsled the man who should have been the first
servant of the State ~ mt this moment It's most
dangerous enemy. They Thought he WAS nndo
inc all that they had achieved. b,inging back the
l1ilc they had 0veltnrned. defying the decision
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seize any opportunity to recover what they nad
lost there was population of millions recenuy
set free, living among their 1omer mas'eIs .s
there were the Unionfsts Of the South in the
midst of the unsuccessful Confederates there was
every cause for anxiety, every passion ana senu-
ment to be appeased. and allayed, ana controiieo'
All these SETTLING elements of disorder were
stirred up BY Johnson's obstinacy.. Inc oontl'
erners would have submitted to the lnevi@ple,
but he encouraged and melted tli,m 10 holo ous
still. II the decision of the North was accepted
by the South there would be All END or me
trouble, but by the stimulating conduct OF the
President by his incessant public ana private
provOcatOns and persuaSiOns and exhOrtatohs'
he prolonged the struggle and made worse things
probable. Ii was the apprehension or sui iur-
thcr confusion and reawakened strife that made
the situation critical, and Justihed O,ant ana
Stanton to themselves in their anomalous ana
extraordinary course. They believed that py
steadily carrying out the will OF Congress ana ana
the people in spite of the President they would
put an end to the chaos and bring back peace
ard the Union on the only terms which the VIC
toriOus North would tolerate
This feeling of his subOrdinates was OF course
krown to the President, and 1t was no secret
that he wished to rid himself Of his War Secre-
tarv. But the friends OF Congress, Grant among
them. cOunselled Stanton not to reslgn. 1t WAS
feared however, that johnson would peremptor-
ily dismiss the Cabinet Minister who was no
longer in his confidence, and Congress took
extraordinary means to prevent this action. The
wll-knOwn Tenure of Office bill was devised in
order to make it impossible for johnson TO re-
nove subo'dinates who were not in harmony
with his views. The President naturally de-
sired to have onlv his own supporters in office at
such crisis, while Congress was determined
that those whom Lincoln had appointed should
not he displaced by the successor who had cer-
tainly betrayed his party and who they thought
was ready to bctrny his country Sc the law was
passed, against the protcstntions and over the
veto of the President prohibiting him. without
the approval of the Senate. from removing officers
whose confirmation required the Senate's ap-
pr0val The rule was extended, with certain re-
st,ictions, to members of the Cabinet; and the
President wis not Flowed to di'miSs Minister
before the end of his term. lie was at liberty,
however, during the recess Of Congress, to sns-
pend any officer for cause. but must rrnOrt the
tl,n. the Senate cOncurred, the Officer was dis
missed if not, he WAS re-tored. This law. it
was matter of notorcty, had especial reference
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Of the faithful North, installing setition in the
place OF loyalty. On the 9TH of June Grant
wiote to Sheridan follows:
was absent from here on my way to West Point
wheD the correspondcnco commenced between you
and the Secretary of War which eliminated IN
tue remov .l of Gpvernor Wells. knew nothing
of il, except what was published IN tn" papers.
until my return here Yesterday. The Secretaiy's
dspatch was in obedcuce To an order from tho
President written on Saturday before starting
south but not delivered to tho Secretary until
Monday after left my office. | know Mr.. stanton
il disposed 10 support yon, not only IN this last
measure but every official act of yours thus far.
lie cannot say 80 because IT is in Cabinet he has 10
40 this, and there ls no telling when ne may not
be overrulcd and 1t IL not IN keeping with his
posii ion to announce beforehand that bo intends
To differ with his associate advisers
In fact both Giant and Stanton were frequent
~ compel. d TO issue orders whose purpose they
abhor. cd orders which, though clci.y designed
TO conflict with the intenlOn OF the law, were
shiliuiy framed 30 Tvs u be technically within
il, terms. They then more than once discussed
Tic means by which they too could apparently
obey the directions OF superior and yet nentiill-
ize his intent and puIpose.
This veIy letter to SHERIDAN was written under
peculiar circun, ,tlnctS, 10 expLn away the ap.
parent dssippl oval of the Secretary. Grant had
cone To West Point, where ! accompanied him,
bur his visit WAS >udd, My terminated, and here
tuiued To Washington because Uf a telegram tiCan
tho Assistant AdJut;ut-Genei,I at his own held
0um ters, containing only these wOids: iOu
Hle ueested helts Ills was III consequence OF
an agreement he had made with Stanton that lie
should be summoned in this way, ii necessary.
THUS the telegram from a captain was III reality
= message from the Secretary vi War. 1t meant,
and Giant 10 understood it. that the President
of the United States WAS plotting mischief, and
That the General of the Army Was required to
help Illustrate the design. Grant at once gave
mo his engagements and hurried back " Nash
iuxtOn.
In considering the behavior of both Grant and
Stanton ut this period it must be bolne in mind
that this WAS no ordinary political crisis. IL
WAS not struggle for office. or about tariff or
bankrupt law III which they were engaged. but
\ dispute that followed haid ON terrible civil
war. 1t was the reconstruction OF the Union
that was at issue. The question was whether the
States that had seeded and tile population that
had r~belled should be retdmitted to their former
place with or without the stipulatiOns and restlic
lions which the vctors had decided to demand.
More than this the hopes held out by Johnson
OF easier te ms had revived the ambitions and
disturbed the quit Of the South. Naturally,
after great and disastrous cOnvul,iOn there were
many psrturbed spirits, some perhaps ready 70
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vstely on tho subject of tho conversation we nad
this morning, feeling as do the great danger 70
the welfare of the country should you carry ou' 'n0
First, on the subject Of tho displacement OF the
Secretary Of War His remos al cannot 20 enec.oo s
against his will without the consent OF the senate
Ii il but short time siuce the United States Sen
ate was in session and why not then have asken ior
this removal If it was desiredf 1t certainly was ss
the intention Of the Legislative branch OF the
Government to place Cabinet Ministers beyoud tne
power Of Executive removal. ami II is pretty "oa.
understood that, no far as Cabinet Mnstsrs arc
ed specially TO protect the Secretary Of War. whom
the country felt great confidence in. The meaning .
of the law may be explained away by an astut1
lawyer bat common sense and the views oi ioyaI
people will give to il the effect intended Dy i''
In conclnsion. allow me 10 say as friend, desiring
peace and quiet the welfare of the whole country
North and South that 1T is in my oplnlOn ihore
tnan the loyal people of this country mean tnose
who suppOrted the Government during the great
Rebeion will quietly submit to. to see the very men
of all others hO they have expressed confidence
/ wonld not have taken the liberty Of addressing
the Executive of the United States thus, but ior
the conversation on the subject alluded 10 IN tnIs
letter. and from sense OF duty, 1eellnY tnat hho"
am right in this matter.
With great respect, your obt serv't, .,
u. s. GRANT. General
There were several interviews within the
next few days IN which the subordinate str0ve
to change the determination Of his superior, Dut
johnson renamed lmInOVaDle. UIsinC n"u ''o
once informed both Stanton and Sheridan Oh
the Presidents purpose, as well as others In his
confidence. These last were few, for Congress
WAS not in session, and the principal people
whom he might have consulted wee aDsent.
He discussed, however, with stanton the coailse
he should pursue III case the President persisted.
1t was agreed that his duty in that event was
to accept the position proffcred, and as far a. a;
possible prevent further mischief. lie couu
take up Stanton's course when Stanton was no
longer in the Cabinet, and thus mitigate some
of tho evils of his removal.
The protests of Grant DELAYED John
sons action just five days Then, on the
9Th of August, in q formal letter, the President
requested Stanton's resignation. The same day
Stanton answered, also in writing, that "pnblic
considerations of high character constrained
him from resigning before the next meeting OF
CongreS,.r Again johnson hestated for
week but on the 10Th of August he issued an
order in strict accordance with the provisions
OF tho Tenure of Office act, suspend'ng Shntsn
New-York tribune., 1886-08-15
NE W-ORLEAN Ms.
WANTING TO FIGHT MEXICO
-DISINFECIiON.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.


NEw-ORLEANs, Aug l4.-Several military
compau les have formed to volunteer In case OF
war with Mexico huge crowd assembled at tue corner
OF Baronne and Terpsich0re SITS. Thursday ni2ht
where figure lynA Ia the street appareled IN Mex
tcan COSTUME, highly embeshef with tar aud 10 Tiers
The eihgy bore legends Down witu all such Mex
icans" 50 ahal II come to all haters OF Americana
Judge Miguel Zuba," and others. Tao demonstration
was express the Indignation OF the t1ons In
that vicinity the OF Judge Zuoa iD the Cutting
trial
Tho act passed by ths late Legislature limiting the
hours OF labor OF straet drivers to twelve went into
eject week The law provides a penalty OF hne
and imp for violation OF its PROVISIONS and as
doubt that the authorities will eDorce IL the
rsIroau officials Will have Ia obey IT, 1hoy have now
iUsde an effort tO evadn by liking tue conrnsa-
ton OF By the hour ints VI OF rs htrrtnc so
u al the mau who works only twelve hours day VIII
sucer reduction OF nom % tO 80 cents day On tho
formerly received rbe contemplate strfke,
but Will probably not take that step until next wibrr
In the meantime committee OF ttty Council Is try
ing d"vire neaiir to crmIsel tho cOnpAneS 10
comply with tho spirit se the letter OF the Law.
Dr. Holt president Of the Board of Health. dser-
mined the sent system OF disB lection at
tie aIstanIIns stAOu az dust wuIca there has been
greet aud welt foundod complaint bccauso Of tbs dam
u cio and other articles by obeI icas Dsinec
lion OF veal lug apparel aud be'idue according to tho
Oil system douo ny free uso OF solution or Di-
cordy of crcu ry, which Is dissolved In 300 tmo. its
weight aud the articles To ns dsnfrct-d are
hun, IN In drying and br tue AID of heat the
process concluded Br Hofs Ian IL to hav- the dry
inr ron SUI rrcu,rged with ocore OF mercury vapor
Thereafter appyinx increased heat by tbo process Tie
ttsining OF ihe articles will be reduced TO minnuu
Tue OF the Beard OF Health ior tb~ inonth snow
III. past July to have been the beathIrH since 1857
the death rate being only "a 80 per thou'anu or uo
whites and 81 02 for the Deeroes, total VI %Hio.
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Tile YOUTH OF KIYG LOUIS


An honest an emil .htrnct king, VI Ixmili H. Ia
private lI.e particularly gen AL and bOh his sous,
Louis aud OTTO. had been brought Alth great strict
aud SIMPLICITY. Their tatier allowed them no
Is'cke money hut wha they e,rn-d by good marks at
tEcir lessons the lest scale or pteDuing per
MARYLAND he wolld ine them thslcr without com.
punctiOn II they were rrportsi idle Their table was
frugal than that Of tho sons of most country gem
tlemcn Wren Louis attained his majority a. eighteen,
he provided with ostblistmeu OF his Own aud
sat down he fist day OF his emancipation 10 lis
usual dinner nisn OF and ci-esc: Am I
my mt,tcri" he asked vita "A smile Ot his SER
V nts Yes All, Was the answer. Then yoL may
bring me some oh cken AMI "a ehspiesen puddlngl"
The famous DIR. Dolinger OF the Tutors wLo ex.
erclsei the happicst uluencc Prince Louis Giving
general direction 10 his pups studies the learned and
able churchman acted the prucplc that tLe futurs
king ought TO know little VI every lhln2. aud 10 choose
for himsr The one or TWO subjects winch ne would like
to study thoroughly Rc has often SAD, however, thae
he ..Oucertei by the arOr with which the Prince
applied himse to brsneD OF study except poli'
col economy and mahemSt cs Qnick AT lea uing lam
qua es ancient or mo irrn passiOnaey Ono OF hstOrvt
deeply interesiei in theology aud Intelligent IN his
comprehension OF books relating the O'
Prince Louis was equally assriuous III his music and
drawing less ,ns and in all corporal lie
learned drill ~Darty be ame graceful cnccr, and
uOli rider But sensitiveness his cba aeter
shown by the deep m0rtcatin be oxprrieuc sd wheo'
tie met with any mislAp Ia his atnlotics
posed him to rdicule-and tie dreai OF this riicuie
caused hun - to tbs riding school tho gyuuastis
room with uch more serons face than be when
s'ttnk down 10 his books In thls. Ia many other
things he tue opposite of Orin .Iy Young men.
OF the riding school, his military tutor Colonel IIccke
auehed Prince Louis turned 10 him with white face
and said:
Pray teach me. colonel. fail In way tina. shall noe
oe cOmical There ought 10 be nothing habs 10 an
accident which might happcn to gooi rder before
u hundred Thousand men.
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and appointing Grant Secretary or War nd in
term.
Grant theleupon addressed the following let
ter tO Stanton, of which preserved the original
diait, with the lines struck out by Grants own
hand:
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES or THE UNITED STATES, !
WAsnI>GroN. ID. c.. August IL. 1867. \
SIR: Enclosed herewith | have the honor TO
transmit t. yon copy of letter just received from
the President of the Unit-d States notifying me OF
my assignment as Acting Secretary of War. and
directing me To assume those duties at ouce
In notifying yon OF my acceptance.i cannot let the
opportunity without expressing to YOU .Dy ap-
probation of The zeal. Patriotism. hrmness and
ability with which Won have ever discharged tho
duties of Secretary of War.
with great respect your obt serv't,
u. :. GRANT, General
TO- Hon. EDWIN NJ. STANTON. Secretary Of Var.
To this Stanton replied rs follows
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WAsHING1ON CIiY. August IL, 1857. !
GENERAL: Your note of this date. accompanied
py u copy oi letter addressed To You. August II.
by the President. appointing You Secretary of War
ad interim, and informing Inc of your acceptance
of the app0ntmcnt. has boen received.
Under sense Of public duty | am compelled to
deny tho Presidents right. under tho Constitution
and laws of the United States to suspend me from
other person to enter upon the discharge of tie
duties of that Office to require me to transfer
you OF any other person the records. books papers
anu othe' property I'D my official custody and charge
as Secretary of War.
But inasmuch the President has assumed to
suspend mo from office as Secretary of War; and you
have notified me Of your acceptance Of the appoint
ment OF Secretary Of War al interim. have al
Tentative but to submit, under protest, to the
peror force Of the President.
You Will please kccept my Acknowledgement of
the kind terms in which you have notihed rne of
your acceptance of the Presidents appointment and
my cordial recprocatiOn Of the sentiments OK
pressed.
am. with sincere regard, truly yours
EDWIN III. SIANIOA, Secretary Of War.
General ULYSSES &. GRANT
Grant was not quite pleased with this letter,
which seemed to imply that he was in accOrl
with the President or at least that he should not
have accepted the post. but Stanton could hardly
have been in An @niable mood when he was
dispossessed, even toward the unwilling instru-
ment OF his removal.
But the annoyance Grant felt made no differ
ence in his action. The crisis was too moment
Gus for any personal feeling to be allowed 70
Interfere. He had been thoroughly loyal 10
Stanton and to tho country, aud he became
Secretary OF War with the Intention to do his
removed for perdsting to execute.
ADAM BApEAu.
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to tho Secretary OF War. 1t was passed in
March, and Congress adjourned on the 10th OF
July
Eleven days aftcrwar,l, Mr.. Johnson sent for
Gant and informed him that he intended to
suspend Stanton. and at the same tmc remove
Sheridan fr,m Ncw-Oreans. lie stated also
that he meant to appoint Grant himself Secle-
tary of War nd interim. There could be no
was intended to nuliiy as far rs possible the
action of Congress, TO punish men for striving to
execute thr law, to hinder tho Reconstruction
policy. Johnson could hardly have hoprd to
accomplish much by putting Grant IN St;inton's
place. Still the soldier was less unbendIng III
manner than the Secretary, less uncompromi.Ing
in the appearance of hostility his military habit
oi subonlinatlOn aEty even yet have mlsled the
President. He certainly WAS less skilled IN the
arts OF political chlcaneIy, aud johnson may have
thought it possible still to nvtigle or Ovcleach
him. But the especial object doubtless was, not
SO much to manage Grant rs To affect the peOpe
to produce the impression in the country that
Grant was In accord with the AdmlniStl atiOn
and that by entering the Cabinet ut this crisis
he was Offering proof OF his sympathy with the
President.
There was personal reason why johnson
doubtless wished to foster this idea 1t WAS
plain BY this time that Gmnts popularity WAS
likely to make him u Presidential candidate and
the belief that he sustained Johnson would de-
stroy his hold upon the Republicans. Grant
tor to the President tra1n the public knowledge
that the mass OF the people could easily be led
To suppose he was JohnsOn's adherent This. OF
cOulhe, would antagonize the Republicanswmle,
with the Presidents party the President him
sell was chief Grant was probably the only
rival that johnson feared. He tatteIed himself
no could defeat any other candidate Of the Re-
publicans, so that by making Grant impossible
he would secure his own success. Thus the
Administration undoubtedly hoped TO enjoy the
benefit of Grants popularity at tho very moment
they were seeking to undermine it a bit OF crRft
worthy of Machiavelli
But Grant protested earnestly against the en-
tire proposition. lie did this at once in con-
versition, when johnson declared his design,
and on his return to his headquarters he wrote
the famous letter marked "Private," which had
already been given to the world / quote the
portion referring tO Stanton,
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES or rHR UNITED STATES
WAsHINGTON. ID. c.. August !. 1887.
tPrivate.l
His Ercellency A. JOHNSON, Prssideat Of tia Gated
Stdtes.
Sir: take the liberty Of addressing you pri-
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CHICAGO.
PHILO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
tBI fxLE0RAPa TO IHE TRIBCaR1

CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-The funeral OF Phiio
Carpenter the pioneer. who died this week. occurs to-
His carer, apart from the fact that he vas
of the earliest settlers Chicago, ably
connected with several National crusAdss. He wa an
original AbooDst. close friend OF John Brown. and
emo the chief promoters OF the Underground Rail-
eOed for fugitive slaves. He was likowiss aiwzysa
opponsnt Of secret societies. dating from The
mysterious death OF Morgan Ho resided 70 the day OF
his death 10 worry uupr~tsn;ious rsne building In the
senre eutro block Of land otherwise unoccupied
froutius on Washington boulevard.
Tue local OF the United Order OF Poresters held
their annual parade this weok having 6000 msrohers In
line.
Civil Engineer Herring has procured q number of
bottles h~ris ticay SCALED numbered hoh will 10
distributed vafious intervals along the the
regular lake steamers and ny their return him ho
hopes ttls the question Of the lake
with the waisr sspply aud sewerage prob,sm,
which lac " sndsavoriux to so,vs for tive city.
Major Johs A. Fitch. Deputy Collector 1T this port
ths Il VI Fsisra 0ricai. Tue
Collector nls petition aligned by nearly every
rosidrut vessei f0f his retention, but party
pressure c0mpsilsd his removal
The patronage the this week has been the
ushlcst Of ths year. No now bills were presented
6ammss night sttrxot,0ns at Cbctcuhsm Beach. which
fas nbaly passed. under tho control OF J. H. HAvery,
have again begun 70 dysw large crowds and this ex'