Wichita eagle., 1888-03-21
The Claim Made that He Corrected
and Revised His Chiefs
LabOrs.
The Negotiations Which Have Been Going
On to Remunerate Him for
His Pains.
The Santa Fe Business Unobstructed-The
g" Says it Has Men Enough-For-
eign Affairs-Politics, Etc.
WEATHER REPORT.

WEATHER REPORT.
WASHINGTON. March q, l a. m.-For
Missouri, light to fresh northerly winds
becoming variable; warmer, followed by
cooler fair weather
For Kansas, fresh to brisk northerly
winds; warmer followed by colder weather.
New YORK, March 2O-The Sun will
tomorrow publish General Adam Badeau' S
version of the controversy which has risen
between himself and General Grant IS
family in regard to the claim which Gen
eral Badeau makes for compensation for
services to Gen. Grant in the preparation
of his personal memoirs. The statement
is addressed "The American Public and
fills several columns of the Sun. General
Badeau is somewhat severe in his stric-
lures on the course pursued by Colonel
Fred Grant in the matter. He says that
General Grant called him away from his
own literary work, to assist first
in the preparation of magazine articles
and then in that of Memoirs. +"
They thought this would occupy
perhaps three months whereas, in fact, it
had occupied seven months when he re-
might realize $4,000 to 600 from the
work and, of his own motion, since it's
publication would stop General Badeau
from realizing fully on his intended Life
of Grant" gave him (Badeau) the already
published contract to pay him 5000 from
the first $40, 600 profits, and $1,000 from the
next SO 600; that General Grant insisted on
this matter being kept secret; that when
he received his first installment of $1,000
he paid General Badeau $3.50, thus ratify-
ing the contract: that he (Badeau) finding
that the work was to be such remarkable
success, and realizing that his own work on
which he had spent sixteen years would be
correspondingly injured he wrote General
Grant suggesting new contract: that to
this he received his letter of dismissal, all
in the handwriting of Colonel Fred
Grant, except his signature General
Badeau asserts that Colonel Fred Grant
when it appeared that his father would be
unable to finish the work, suggested that
Badeau complete it and allow it to be pub
lished as his Erred Grant's) work General
Badeau goes on to say that love and loyalty
to his chief has sealed his mouth as to the
part which he actually took in the prepara-
ton of the work. and that he has waited
and negotiated for a settlement when he
might have gone at once into court and
enforce his contract. He declares that the
%l.sp
was subsequently raised to $1,000, and he
agreed to take that sum, but condition
was attached to draw from him state
ment as to the authorship of the work,
which he refused to sign, and negotiations
were broken off.
His part in the work he states as follows:
For months l spent four or five hours a
day at his side, and many hours besides in
my own room, at work on his book. When
we were together we sat at the same table.
and often as soon rs he had written a page
he handed it to me- | did not write the
original matter, and in that sense, did
not compose the book. The thoughts
were General Grants, and in most
cases, the original draft of the
i told him when to insert descriptions of
scenery, where to place an account of a
character, how to elaborate picture of a
battle. i recalled scenes and incidents to
his memory in which / had participated,
or with the story of which / was familiar,
and | verified his statements / did not
compile data as Col Grant supposes The
data were compiled and ready in my own
history, and that he always took as
his authority. l read up, however, several
works on the Mexican war and then went
over what he had written on that sub
Ject, verifying or correcting it, and almost
making this portion, so far
as construction and style is
concerned / discussed his statements
and the advisability of his expires,
sions of opinion and often persuaded him
to change the one or withhold or modify
the other. And then when the subject
matter was settled, took this rough ma
terial to my own room and made any
changes saw fit in language or style. l
took out whole pages | transferred others
from one part of the book to another. |
M WIFI nh 7 Il
or disapproved, and there was not page
in the first volume, nor in the second down
to the Wilderness campaign, which did
not contain a dozen alterations or modifi-
cations entirely mine. | broke up SEN
fences, softened or heightened the effect,
/ corrected the grammar, and all
with the knowledge and sanction and
of General Grant, especially constructed
the work. General Grant had very good
power of clear and forcible expression in
matters with which he was familiar, or in
which he was interested, and passages of
his were often felicitous. These l always
retained, and always sought to preserve
his simplicity and directness and even rug
gedness OF language-never to betray my
own share Of the work. But he never
knew whether what he wrote was good
English and his slips in grammar were
constant. The work was labor of love to
me, and he appreciated this and enjoyed
seeing the book take different shape
and color in my hands or rather seeing his
own thoughts and dreams brought out
more clearly and more absolutely accord
ing TO his own idea. But the book could
not have been made what it is without me.
There was no one else who had both my
peculiar knowledge of the theme and liter
AIRY quality. There was no one else whom
he would have allowed to do what did.
but he knew how l loved him and how de-
voted l was to his fame, and he trusted
me. l did my work Loyalty if ever
a man did, and never betrayed him.
have done nothing to precipitate
this question. would not have told what
] am writing now if it it had no, been en-
torted from me by the imputations re-
ferred to by his son. General Grant once
said to me, "Badeau. know I could not
do this work without you. | think could
tell plain story that people would under
stand what meant, but could not write
such book as this without YOU You
have been invaluable and Indispensable to
me. not only in verification and revision,
but in suggestion, and / am very CRATE
full"
BURGLARS STOW OPEN A SAFE.
MANHATTAN, Kan, March 2o-Between
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