The Irish standard., 1895-12-21
service or the country. More than once did
it happen that movement miscarried be-
cause the officer charged with its execution
had imbided too freely of Kentucky bour-.

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cause the officer charged with its execution
had imbided too freely of Kentucky bour
bon. .:ss.. s5 /. I'll. ssi .4,S. @ .ss
In all my Intercourse with Gen: Grant,
Icontinued in speaking to Mr.. Lincoln, IN M . !,
never saw him taste Intoxicating drink
Tt has been charged in northern neWspa
pers that Grant was under the influence o.
liquor on the fields Of Donelson and Shiloh
This charge is an atrocious calumny VIC
kedly false. | saw his repeatedly during
the battles of penelson, and Shiloh on the
field and If there were any sober. meI
on. the field Grant was one, of them. MY
brigade and myself gave him Fourth O
July dinner in Memphis in 1862. He o1
course as guest sat upon my right, and as
wine and something stronger We're passed
around he turned his glass upside down
saying None for me- Lam glad to brine
this testimony to you in justice to much
maligned man: . '.,',
1t is a relief to me to hear this state.
mert from you" said the President, "for
though have not lost confidence in Grant
I have been good deal annoyed by reports
which have reached me of his intemper-
ance / have been pestered with appeals
to remove him from the, command OF thai
army. But somehow have felt like trust.
ing him, because, as you say, he has ac.
com lpIisKed something. knew you had
been down there with him and thought you
could give me reliable evidence, for havs
desired to get the testimony of a living
witness Your direct and and positive
declaration have given ME much satisfac-
tion Delegation after delegation has called
upon me With the same request, Recall
Grant from the command Of the Army o1
the Tennessee. as the members Of the dele
cations were not willing their sons ano
brothers should be undere the control o1
an Incorporate leader. [ could not think
OF relieving him, and these demands be
came very yexatious. therefore hit up
on this plan to stop them.
EO,fe day delegation headed by dis
tinguished doctor Of divinity from New
York, who was spokesman for the party
called upon me and made the familiar
complaint and protest against Grants be-
ing retained in his command. After the
clergyman had concluded his remarks
Issasked il any others desired to add any
thing to what had already been said. They
replied that they did not. Then, looking
as seriously as / could, said
NSH'"
Grant gets his liquor?
"The doctor seemed quite non plussed
bnt replied that he could not. then said
to him: ....s ~.
"i am very sorry, for ii you could tel
me would direct the Chief Quartermastel
of the army to lay in q large stock Of The
same kind Of liqucr, and would also dlrec
him to furnish a supply to some OF my
ether generals, who have never yet WOE
a victory" ,E.
Then, giving me hunch, as one vii
sometimes do when he thinks he has sale
something good, Mr. Lincoln lay back j,
his chair and laughed most heartily. He
then added: '1r e
what I want and what the people wan
is generals who. will fight and who vii
win victories Grant has done this, and
propose 20 stand by him. I permitted this
incident to get into print and have been
troubled no more with delegations protest
ing against the retention OF Grant in com.
mand of that army Continuing. Mr.. Lin
coin said:
''Sarnehow or other ] have always fell {
leaning toward Grant and have been in
cl:ned to place confidence in him. Ever
since he sent that memorable message K
Buckner. at .Donelson, when the Latter
asked for terms OF surrelder-'No term:
blut unconditional surrender. l propose L
move immediately upon your works -
have had great confidence in Grant an(
h;a We felt that he was a man I could tie to
though I have never seen him. 1t is {
source of much satisfaction that my conf
dence in aim has not been misplaced.
The conversation then turned upon
other subjects. the condition of the coun-
try, politics, the rebellion, and the pros
pects of being able to suppress 1t. Wha1
seemed to cause Mr.. Lincoln his greates'
trouble was the state of feeling in certain
portions Of some OF the Northern states.
Their embittered hostility against the
prosecution Of the war; said he, gives
me more anxiety than the state OF af-
fairs at the front The enemy behind
us is more den gerors to the country than
the enemy before us" He said it was in.
comprehensive to him that men, living
in the Northern states in peace, and Sc
cure in the enjoyment of every right and
blessing of citizenship, should seek By
every means in their power to defeat the
government in this great struggle, tc
maintain it's own existence. ".N = ~
Once in a while in the conversation he
would cease speaking; then his eyes
would close aud an expression Of sadness
would spread over his face, lasting three
or four minutes. (, Of course, remained
silent. 1t occurred. 10 me that during
those minutes the dread consciousness
Of the tremendous responsibilities rest
ing upon him vas crowding upon hi:
mind. What would be the outcome was
the question uppermost in his thoughts
At length his eyes would open and he
would resume conversation with SONS
pleasant remark or anecdote. He WoulL
frequently say, 81 must tell you story,
and his anecdotes were always pertinent
to the conversation.
.#FIt will be remembered that at This time
I.cuis Napoleon was attempting to force
monarchy upon our sister republic O1
Mexico by the musket, the bayoneE, and
the cannon He had fitted the hauble
of an empire across the sea before the
easily impressible mind of the Austrian
Archd,lke Maxi1nlian, and his ambitious
con sort, the beautiful Carlotta, formerly
Duchess Of Brabant, and sister Of the
king Of the Belgians. They caught al
the bait. and Napoleon sent a Freneh
army to seat them upon the throne, = This
action OF his and that of Maximtliau
were exceedingly offensive to the officers
and soldiers Of our armies in the field. i
occurred to me to learn Lincoln s views
on the subject. So I said to him.
ts4r. President. how about the French
army in Mexico9'' s 1. lS.. Sssss .sts
Struggling up his should ders and Wrink-
ling his eyebrows he said:
I'm not exactly ''skeered. but dom
l;Irc f1,a fnols Of + 2a s., N1f1Olefyn has