The Man Who Saved the Union (108 page)

CHAPTER 71

“great wrongs and frauds”
: from Davis, Jan. 6, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:10n.

“This may cause”
: from Davis, Jan. 11, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:10n.

“The act of the legislature”
: to Davis, Jan. 12, 1874.

“Gentlemen”
:
New York Daily Tribune
, March 31, 1874.

“silent contempt”
: Hamilton Fish diary, March 27, 1874, Library of Congress.

“The importance of doing something”
: from Morton, March 22, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:68-69n.

“I know from information”
: from L. Montgomery Bond, April 15, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:70n.

“Who are these men?”
: from Redstone, April 18, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:72-73n.

“In my intercourse”
: from Martin B. Anderson, April 15, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:70n.

“This bill is a violation”
: from Edward S. Jaffray, April 16, 1874,
New York Daily Tribune
, April 17, 1874.

“inflict a stain”
:
New York Times
, April 16, 1874.

“I deem this course”
: Draft message, April 22, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:65-67.

“He had given it”
: Fish diary, April 21, 1874.

“The President thought”
: Fish diary, April 21, 1874.

“I must express”
: Veto message, April 22, 1874, Public Papers.

“God Almighty bless you”
: from Pierrepont, April 22, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:77n.

“It is Vicksburg”
: from Manning Force, April 23, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:78n.

“I do not forget”
: from Elias Derby, April 24, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:79n.

“You have done
your
duty”
: from McCosh, May 4, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:80n.

“noble stand”
: from Drexel, May 9, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:80-81n.

“The president is mistaken … next term”
:
New York Times
, April 23, 1874.

CHAPTER 72

“I believe it to be”
: Memorandum, June 1, 1874.

“He speaks”
: Hamilton Fish diary, June 7, 1874, Library of Congress.

“A wedding at the White House”
:
New York Times
, May 22, 1874.

CHAPTER 73

“I heartily approve”
: to Baxter, April 22, 1874.

“Frauds may have been committed”
: from Williams, May 15, 1874,
Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate
, 43:2:12.

“all turbulent and disorderly persons”
: Proclamation, May 15, 1874, Public Papers.

“Even our opponents”
: from Kellogg, Aug. 19, 1874,
Executive Documents
, 43:2:9-10.

“We assure your excellency”
: from Ward, Sept. 4, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 25:216-18n.

“En route they were all shot”
: Kellogg to George Williams, Aug. 31, 1874,
Executive Documents
, 43:2:11-12.

“The purpose of the riot”
: S. B. Packard to George Williams, Sept. 14, 1874,
Executive Documents
, 43:2:14.

“Under Article 4”
: from Kellogg, Sept. 14, 1874,
Executive Documents
, 43:2:13.

“Turbulent and disorderly persons”
: Proclamation, Sept. 15, 1874, Public Papers.

“The result of our election”
: from Blaine, Sept. 14, 1874, Grant Papers, Library of Congress.

“Not before the meeting”
: to Cameron, Nov. 3, 1873.

CHAPTER 74

“There is no duty”
: Annual message, Dec. 5, 1870, Public Papers.

“The rules adopted”
: Annual message, Dec. 7, 1874, Public Papers.

“I never sought the office”
: to White, May 29, 1875.

“I followed the President”
:
Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant
, 184-85.

“The whole subject … of sectional interference”
: Annual message, Dec. 7, 1874, Public Papers.

CHAPTER 75

“I think the terrorism”
: Sheridan to William Belknap, Jan. 5, 1875, in
New York Times
, Jan. 6, 1875.

“Coming among us”
: Cotton Exchange statement, in
New York Times
, Jan. 6, 1875.

“The Administration”
: Statement by Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, in
New York Times
, Jan. 6, 1875.

“They seem to be trying … No trouble is apprehended”
: Sheridan to Belknap, Jan. 7, 1875,
Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate
, 43:2:25-26.

“I am not afraid”
: Sheridan to Belknap, Jan. 6, 1875,
Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate
, 43:2:25.

“The President and all of us”
: Belknap to Sheridan, Jan. 6, 1875,
Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate
, 43:2:25.

“You had better mend”
: from “Conservative,” Jan. 7, 1875,
Papers of Grant
, 26:19n.

“If you cannot well back out”
: from “Deadshot,” Jan. 15, 1875,
Papers of Grant
, 26:19n.

“There will also be”
: from “Charles Howard,” Jan. 18, 1875,
Papers of Grant
, 26:19-20n.

“To say that lawlessness”
: Special message, Jan. 13, 1875, Public Papers.

CHAPTER 76

“currency of a fixed known value”
: Special message, Jan. 14, 1875, Public Papers.

“honest graft”
: William L. Riordon,
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
(1905), 3-4.

“Let no guilty man escape”
: Endorsement on letter from William Barnard, July 19, 1875, forwarded to Bristow, July 29, 1875.

“Poor Ford is dead … Sylph”
:
Cases Determined in the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
(1876), 3:593, 610.

“To General Bristow”
:
Testimony Before the Select Committee Concerning the Whisky Frauds
, House of Representatives, 44th Congress, 1st Session, Misc. Doc. No. 186 (July 25, 1876), 3.

“The President manifested … in the negative”
: Hamilton Fish diary, Feb. 8, 1876, Library of Congress.

“How long have you known … Never”
: Deposition, Feb. 12, 1876.

“The President then”
:
Miscellaneous Documents of the House of Representatives
, 44:1:369.

“Belknap felt very much hurt”
:
Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant
, 190.

“The President spoke”
: Fish diary, March 3, 1876.

“Did you ever know Orvil Grant”
:
Alleged Frauds in Contracts for Government Surveys in Wyoming Territory
(1876), 26.

CHAPTER 77

“I feel sorry for Belknap”
: William Sherman to John Sherman, March 4, 1876, Sherman Papers, Library of Congress.

“Being thoroughly of the opinion”
: from Ely Adams et al., March 17, 1875,
Papers of Grant
, 26:85n.

“I would like to start”
: Sheridan to Sherman, May 1, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 26:89n.

“Such an expedition”
: from Hare, June 9, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 26:87n.

“A general war”
: from Delano, June 9, 1874,
Papers of Grant
, 26:86.

“We have had great difficulty”
: Speech to Sioux delegation, May 26, 1875.

“I do not believe”
: Red Cloud statement, undated,
Papers of Grant
, 26:122n.

“We might just as well settle”
: Sheridan to Sherman, May 29, 1876,
Executive Documents Printed by Order of the House of Representatives
, 44:1:14:54.

“The President has just”
: Sherman to Sheridan, April 28, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:71n.

“Please intercept him”
: Sherman to Sheridan, May 2, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:72n.

“The recent reports”
: from Sherman, July 8, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:171-72n.

“I regard Custer’s massacre”
: Interview in
New York Herald
, Sept. 2, 1876.

CHAPTER 78

“excellent ticket”
: Speech, June 19, 1876.

“I am not aware”
: to Hayes, Aug. 16, 1876.

“It seems impossible”
: from Chamberlain, July 22, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:200-01n.

“The lives of white”
: from Simonton, June 3, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:239-40n.

“The scene at Hamburg”
: to Chamberlain, July 26, 1876.

“Our people are being shot”
: from James Major et al., Sept. 25, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:332n.

“Guns and pistols”
: from “Detective,” Nov. 2, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:335n.

“Insurrection and domestic violence”
: from Chamberlain, Oct. 11, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 27:330-01n.

CHAPTER 79

“See that the proper”
: to Sherman, Nov. 10, 1876.

“There is such apprehension”
: to Sheridan, Nov. 11, 1876.

“All they ask”
: from William Stage, Nov. 12, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 28:20-21n.

“We have a government”
: from James Rusling, Nov. 14, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 28:21n.

“The President must be”
: Hamilton Fish diary, Nov. 14, 1876, Library of Congress.

“The course you have pursued”
: from “Baltimore Secret Government,” Dec. 11, 1876,
Papers of Grant
, 28:35n.

“Hostilities there have grown”
: Annual message, Dec. 5, 1876, Public Papers.

“again the Louisiana trouble”
: Fish diary, Jan. 7, 1877.

“To do so would be”
: to Kellogg, Jan. 7, 1877.

“These different kinds”
: Special message, Jan. 22, 1877, Public Papers.

“The bill may not be perfect”
: Special message, Jan. 29, 1877, Public Papers.

“In my daily intercourse”
: from Asbury Hanes, Dec. 18, 1877,
Papers of Grant
, 28:132n.

“There is 200,000 men”
: from John Adams, Dec. 18, 1877,
Papers of Grant
, 28:132n.

“Wherever you can”
: Sherman to Sheridan, Dec. 11, 1877,
Papers of Grant
, 28:37n.

“While he most earnestly desired”
: Fish diary, Jan. 17, 1877.

“Three weeks remain”
: to Pierrepont, Feb. 11, 1877.

CHAPTER 80

“After an unusually stormy passage”
: to George Childs, June 6, 1877.

“I have no plans”
: to John Long, Jan. 28, 1877.

“There are books enough already”
:
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
, April 2, 1877, in
Papers of Grant
, 28:183-84n.

“Through your statesmanship”
: to Fish, March 9, 1877.

“I feel overcome”
:
New York Times
, May 18, 1877.

“What was my surprise”
: to George Childs, June 6, 1877.

“Once an emperor”
: Pierrepont to William Evarts, June 27, 1877,
Papers of Grant
, 28:261n.

“He has been the recipient”
: Badeau to Washburne, June 8, 1877,
Papers of Grant
, 28:215n.

“My reception”
: to Fish, June 22, 1877.

“Yesterday and the day before”
: to Ulysses Grant Jr., Sept. 23, 1877.

“My reception has been”
: Speech, June 28, 1877.

“There is no reception”
: Speech, July 3, 1877.

“There is one subject”
: Speech, Oct. 17, 1877.

“We have now been in Paris”
: to Borie, Nov. 19, 1877.

“The weather in Paris”
: to Daniel Ammen, Dec. 10, 1877.

“All the romance”
: to Ulysses Grant Jr., Jan. 7, 1878.

“I have seen more in Egypt”
: to Fred Grant, Jan. 25, 1878.

“Our visit to Jerusalem”
: to Badeau, Feb. 22, 1878.

“The Russian army”
: to Fred Grant, March 22, 1878.

“These horses”
: to Edward Beale, March 6, 1878.

“They seem to me”
: to Fred Grant, March 22, 1878.

“My impression of peoples”
: to Ammen, March 25, 1878.

“The General saunters … I believe so”
: John Russell Young,
Around the World with General Grant
(1879), 1:409-17.

“I propose to stay away”
: Interview, Aug. 29, 1877.

“The United States should always”
: to Ammen, Aug. 26, 1877.

“The country, and the country’s credit”
: to Sherman, March 21, 1878.

“It shows a willingness”
: to Drexel, March 22, 1878.

“It looks to me”
: to Abel Corbin, March 29, 1878.

“They have designs”
: to Badeau, March 22, 1878.

“I cannot tell you”
:
New York Herald
, July 24, 1878.

“Everything that our armies did”
:
New York Herald
, May 27, 1878.

“It is bliss”
: to Washburne, Oct. 7, 1878.

“We have seen the capitals”
: to Edward Beale, Dec. 6, 1878.

“Anchored outside the harbor … trade of the East”
: Grant journal, Jan. 23-July 26, 1879.

“I am ready to admit”
:
New York Herald
, Aug. 16, 1879.