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Another Reminiscence Of Grant

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Day
13
Month
September
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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iho HoustOTi Ti'lfcr.ii'h. Whn in tho begiuning of the var in Missouri Governur .Juokson, of that Stütc, was organizing his military oamps, he fult greatly the need of educated military talent to instruot lita new recrnits. The St.itc was joangi and nono oi' her sonR who had been eduontod at AYost, Point had riifen to any distinction in the army. The Governor snw tho best blood of the State was rushing to Lia standard, but li" !':il Sagacity enough to sto that soraetliinf; more tban raw valor waa i ed to make u eifioient army. In troubk" hc consulted with Piofessov 1) , on intímate friend. P )). recoinuiendud bis friend a:a kiniman, Captain Grant, as he was then oalled. He spoke ofhimnsa man öf dööided fcharheter, who h ited reputably "t fl ■ i . had sfterwarda ubundonfid the army and married into a respectable St. Ijuuís fainily ; was a oonsistent, well-pronoanoed, pio-slavery Deniocrat; had lived a long iiini! ia tho Síate tu flne, waa in all rospeots just sucb a ninnaathe Goternor wanted. Prof. D., by the authority of Governor Jftckson, wrote to i':; ■!, !i raui lentin [llinois, offerin, in ! ü'v. naiue, i position in the Missouri inrargont army. ;'i Qrant acoepted the olïer, :md while at 1!ü' rail ; tation awaiting the train foi letter was handod him oontaining a tolonel's colmuíhsion frotn the Governor ol' lllinoisi lic aocepted the latter anti thua bec:i!üc :ni OlHoor in tlie army of tho North. The Govefnor of Illinois had outbid the Missouri Governor and got bis man. And thig ruan, who thus narrowl) capud n ;.i the " rebel army, is beid oul to the blaak man ís lús peculiar t'iii mi, hi.N especial chanjpion. i'rufessor I)., whom 1 know woil to be a truthful man, related to me in person tho aboye faota in the city of St. Louis binco t li ; close ot' tlio war. - Shrewport TeleTho mafte. detsiled i.'i tho ubove were made known to os by ■ reputable oitia n uston( who ■..■ ■ penonally cognitaflt of the faots. Tliore was, however, aooording to our recolleetion, onu slight i not mati'ri;ii 7ariatioü, ..: that the propogal was lir-t made to General . and through hiia to G,vernor i., and that tho place offoml Graut in the rebel array was less in runk tban that offered by the Governor of Illinois. Our iaforiuant vv'iis apon'Guneral Price's ; that time, and an intímate friend of the Professor (Grant'a ralative byuiarri;ige) wheu the proposal was made, and through tlii.i informant it was oomoiunioated to General Pii'.;-.-. The v.-ituesjoc; of thoso mattürg aro yot living, and the fttcta can be proven. Out informant is now it, but wil) ere long nitura, and We shall submit the matter to him lor hisev, and suob is hia position that it wül not bu questioned by aoy candid man. The faots show that Grant wis a nturer, re.idy to draw hia Bword In favor of the sidt; offering him tho iargest place or pouitiou. It is also nt that ho deolarod jht to free the alavés, Vjut tho evidenc h kve not so positively tis the Other. Still, if ho could accept of tho largor place on tho Union sido at tho very tilne hè was negotiating for a place on tho " robol" side, be was capable i anything for bis own tiggrandiaeulent Without i Rawlina to plan for him, ho never would havo attained a name, and when tho forraer diud hisgood goniu3 ditxl vvith him. A clergyiBan in n Lawrence church, on a recent oocivsion, diseovered, after commencing thc service, tbat he htwü ten bis notos. As it w:is too Lito to Bond for them, ho sui'l to lii audience, by way of apolofcy, that this morning he should have to dopend apon the Ljr.l for wint ie niight say, but in tho afternoon he would como bettor prepared.

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