Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-24
GRANT AND GREELEY.

thought he was right, you could not
move him
GRANT AND GREELEY.
Where did Grant fl st meet Greeley
"ltwas in New York. General G. ant
was stopping 10 the city at the time, and
| was anxious that he and CIR, eley
should become scquainted; So one day
| asked him IL he would object to meet
in Greeley. He repi d mat he would
no, and then arranged to have the two
to come to breakfast with me together
at Delmonico's. In the first place. l
asked Gree ey il he won I'd Object to
meeting Grant, and upon his saying that
he would like to meet him, we fixed The
breakfast Tor the next morning. " h N
we met at the table. Greeley opened the
conve sa,ion by asking Grant some
questions about farming in the West
suppo,e he mere did this expecting
10 turn 1t later on 10 more important
| matt rs At any rate, he first referred o
G ants STAY on the Pacific ope and
asked him how deep the people plowed
there. Grant told him, and this con-
versaton was continued. Grant knew
more about farming than did Greeley,
and to my intense disgust; Tor. to his
day, | hardly know the diff renee be-
tween calf and h iler; they kept the
farm TX up throughout the breakfast,
an they lett the table wit lout being any
closer together han b fore.
81 again a,temoted to bring the two
together while Grant was President"
continued Mr. Young General Grant
was anxious to be Greeley's friend, and
in speaking OF this in the White House
one day told him that il he would write
letter to Greeley would take it to
HIM, and that Greeley would come over
10 the White House and see him. Gen
eral Grant thereupon sat down and
rapidly wrote letter OF three pages.
He was a fast writer you know, and
rarely changed word alter it was writ
ten This letter W rs cordial invitation
to Greeley to come over to the WI lite
House and talk things over. presented
it to Greely at New York. and lew
days la er he came to Washington. He
called upon Grant at the hite House,
and the, spent an hour or so together.
but somehow or other they did not get
close to one another. Tney were both
very modest men. backward and retiring.
Had third person, mutual friend.
been present they might have teen
drawn on end have become friends. but
there was no one. Greeey sail little.
Grant was rather reserved, and Greeley
went away evidently thinking him duh
and not realizing the great capacity
which he had"
GRANT AND STANTON,
''What were the relations between
Genetai Grant and Edwin NJ. Sisntonr"
81 don't think Stanton az pre- ciated
Grant," replied Tin Russell Young
Stanton was very great man, an /
man whom he people did not under
stand. Giant looked upon him as his
fir end, and think that Grant craved
Stanton's friendship. Still, the two men
did not & t close iogethtr. N iher oil
them made friends easily. Grants shy
ness was so great that II was hard to be-
come acquainted with him. He felt that
Stanton mad treated him very w, II while
the latter was Secretary Of War, aud he
always was graf, fui to him. One Of the
fist Ihings he did when he was President
was to show his appreciation fJr Stanton.
ca led at the White House. They said
to Grant: Mr.. Presid nj, Mr.. Stanton is
very i'll. He has no money, and he has
given his fe TO his county. He nov
needs rest, and # you could give him The
mission to the Ne herlands or 10 Swiizer.
land or to b .lgium the income from the
place would be sufficient to support him
and he might recover his heallh'
Upon this, General Grant replied:
~ think Mr.. Stanton deserves the high
est honors that the county can give
him. The places you have requested
are Of minor Importance. There is,
however, vacancy on the bench of the
United State S SUPP eme Court, and ii Mr..
Stanton is willing will send his name in
for that place at once. | only wish |
could do him still higher honor
"When the doctor told this to Mr..
Stanton he received it with tears. He
was given the appointment OF associate
justice, and was confirmed by the Senate.
This was the 10th of December, 1860,
and four days later he died.'
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