Ah but unlike Stephens' Cornerstone Speech there is a evidence that Grant never said that. Here's a discussion from a forum that I think you tried once.
"After due consideration the administration determined upon the arrest of the Chief Justice. A warrant or order was issued for his arrest. Then arose the question of service. Who should make the arrest and where should the imprisonment be? This was done by the President with instructions to use his own discretion about making the arrest unless he should receive further orders from him."
Likewise the fact that none of the Rogery Taney biographers found the claim of a Taney arrest warrant supported by enough evidence to justify including it in any of their biographies of the Chief Justice is evidence that it never happened. Unlike the Stephens' speech.
The point here is that you don't get to just declare something "true" simply because someone printed it.
Likewise the fact that none of the Rogery Taney biographers found the claim of a Taney arrest warrant supported by enough evidence to justify including it in any of their biographies of the Chief Justice is evidence that it never happened.
I think you once listed names of Taney biographers, and my recollection is that it was the typical class of Northern residents and graduates of Northern Universities which even today is going through another set of politically correct convulsions.
There is corroborating evidence for Lamon's claim. I read something the other day indicating there were three or four examples of corroboration for Lamon's claim. I recall reading a reference to it in a book about Baltimore which mentioned it, and the book was published back in the 19th century. I posted links to it last time this topic came up.
You do not want to believe historical facts that undermine your world view of Lincoln, and so you chose not to believe them, even when there is corroborating evidence.