Year: 1867

sympahizng with Congress In ts action and appreci
ang the Importance OF Us being in session urged aud
necessary When that session came he pressed Che
most serious fears OF the effect Of long ADJOURNMENT
ana WIN tarTeaebng sagaoity, anticipating the pre-
state OF things that has occurred he scd al his in


ence with Senator's 10 have them aGop fhe HOuse pro;
scnaSe the removal Or tie district f connisnders
Fayoring the Reconstruction 1cts no effort az is has
becn wanting 10 secure tholr eDwrcmant their letter
and spirit 20 the end tat the Upien might speedily
and fully restored He believes there Is no protection


Rebel states Sss roS s4- ~ ys5 s,s5rse gspT The Re
contrucuon acts having reGogIize the entire equaity
he believes that consistency wei as Impartial justice
demand that there Should be Discrimination against
thieF, his eonyctions and his hopes are they


iwsys have been with the great patriotic aud loyal pcD
fayor OF uphodng the honor and credit OF the National
Government and holds that al our obligations must be
were contracted He thinks that there should he
ment a more rigid and searching economy IN
I the expenditures OF the public money. ann AM
on every useless expense aud reformed every abuse
Gen Grant occupies at the present the position OF
Secretary OF War. al interim. IN the Cabinet Of Mr. John
subject OF great deal of comment IL excited the FEARS
atIohs Of enemies and brought forth the excuses Of


friends He accepted that position. not, has has been
but FROM stern of duty country. The Presi
dent had determined to remove tho secretary OF War at
President Thought to reieve himself from the odum Of
Mr. Santons removal, and draw attention from that
action by Offering the place 10 Gen. Grant What WAS 10
be donef Should the General step into the shoes OF Mr.
Stanon and WELD all the legitimate powers OF the De
partment In aid Of reconstruction and In support of the
District Commandersn the management OF the Indian
warand the supervision OF cOntracts' Should he be


there 20 the raid Of the thieves aud pundere and
war-clam agents. whom Stanton had held at bay. and
who waiting thrust their into the Treasury
20 fcb untold millions Of the public money or should he
refuse and permit that most important position 70 be
filled by a COpperlead and johnson man. who would
hinder reconstruction, who would demoralze the army
who would sanction fraudulent and bogus claims OF
Rebels and bring reproach generally upon the public
service Gen. Grant did not therefore hesitate TO accept
the position and all s responsibilities and his action had
the OF Mr. stanton. Indeed steps were
taken in that whole business except upon full consuta
ton and understanding between these two distinguished
Under such circ Instances the loyal men OF tine
country would have had good cause 20 censure Gen.
Grant had he refused the position, The very who
had censured him most for taking it, would now have
been censurUg him for not taking II. They would
have said that protesting to be In sympathy with tho


loyal and in favor reconstruction, he shraDk from
the responsibility OF place offered TO him In which he
could have been Of nestimable service TO the country
and by such refusal the Wsr Department went into the
hands of enemy. But the General wants no other VIM
dcaon for his action than will be furnished by hs record
when It shall the light, and by his official acts lie
he speaking OF Gen. Grant q candidate for the
Presidency, ior he had right 10 speak for him In that
regard He had spoken he had because many OF his
fellow citizens had asked hun IN relation TO the position
tile General occupied questions OF the most over
wheming public Importance. and what were hIs views
sentiments and convictions touching matters IN which
all good citizens felt so deep an interest