He was now altogether unwilling to submit the report of Mr.Schurz to Congress as an _ex cathedra_ exposition.

If not in some way counterbalanced it would necessarily be considered authoritative, and in a certain sense accredited by the Administration.
It was the President's desire to neutralize the effect of Mr.Schurz's representations, which led to the report of General Grant, the chief points of which have been already quoted.

The Commander of the Army was necessarily in close relations with the Executive Department, and was recognized by the President as possessing an extraordinary popularity in the Northern States.

During the months that had passed since the war closed General Grant had been received, wherever he had been induced to visit, with a display of enthusiasm never surpassed in our country.

The people looked upon him simply as the illustrious soldier who had led the armies of the Union to victory.