St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-03-07

STANTON TORE UP THE ORDER.
greeted Mrs. Clay in his parlor, heard
her story in silence, then struck bell
and told the attendant who answered
it to send Gen. Badeau to him. Grant
introduced Mrs. Clay, and said: "Ba-
deau, please look and see whether
Clement c. Clay is brigadier general
in the confederate army"
In very few minutes Badeau re-
turned with the statement that Mr..
Clay's name appeared on the roster
as Il confederate brigadier, and ut
once Gen. Grant wrote an order for
the release of the prisoner. Hand
ing it 10 the grateful woman, he
said: Take that paper to the secre-
tary of war. I don't think he will
throw it into the waste basket" The
general then politely excused him.
self as he had barely time to reach
a train which was to take him out
west that very night.
On the following morning Mrs.
Clay called upon the secretary of
war, and was rudely received even
by the messengers who had seen
how CURLY she had been received the
day before. She was told that it
would be useless for her to send in
her card, as the secretary would not
see her. No farther than the mes
sengers could she get until an army
officer came into the room. Size
did not know him, but told him that
she had a note from Gen. Grant,
Showing him the well known sigma
ture) and that the messengers re-
fused to take in her card. The Of
6cer said that he would do SO, and
she gave him her card. In few
minutes the bell rang, and mes
senger was told to admit Mrs. Clay.
When she entered, Secretary Stanton
did not even look up, but grimly
said: 81 suppose you want to tell me
that story all over again, but it will
be useless, as am too busy to listen
to it. That is all; good morning"
But Mrs. Clay did not tremble af-
frighted this time. On the contrary,
she placed the order before him, say
ing: "That is all. Good morning"
She did not stop to even glance at
him. She knew that he would not
tear up that order. On the contrary,
he approved it, and Mrs. Clay left for
Boston that afternoon, where she
secured the release of her husband;
and both Of them, to their dying
DAYS, blessed the memory of U. s.
Grant, the great soldier who was
gentle man, even in his hour of
greater triumph. /
When Grant was president no mem
Der of his cabinet would have dared
to tear up one of his orders. One
of his cabinet officials dared on one
occasion to disobey an order; and
he was incontinently sent forth into
the outer darkness of unofficial life.
One of Grants friends in his young
manhood was the man who became
Senator Nye, of Nevada. When
Grant was president Senator Nye was
dead, but Grant remembered his old
friend. One day at the white house
there was sent in card. bearing
the inscription, "Charlie Nye, son of
Nye," and Grant ordered
that he be admitted at once. A hand
some young man was ushered in and
Grant received him with great kind
ness and cordially. The young man
said: "Mr. President, have been
employed in the government print
ing office; but I liked whisky too
well and 1 have been fired for the
last time. They won't take me back.
I have not drank drop for two
weeks, and believe that can keep
sober, if / have a chance. But they
are all down on me, and I deserve it.
If there had been any other show,
[ would not have come to you to inn
pose upon your friendship for my
father"
President Grant told him that he
had done right to come to him, and
gave him an order for appointment
n the interior department.. Charles
Nye thanked the president, went to
he interior department, and showed
he order to the secretary, who said:
There are no vacancies, and hence
cannot appoint you.'
This word was brought to Grant
he next day by Charlie Nye, and
Grant wrote another order saying:
Make vacancy; or will"
The secretary did not make
vacancy, and, at the next cabinet
Meeting, Grant informed him that
lis resignation would be accepted;
md he went out Of office. Grant
made vacancy for another cabinet
rficer, and also made vacancy for
Charlie Nye, who was appointed at
,nce. SMITH D. FRY,
Was He Accepted