▁attacks ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁often ▁bed rid den ▁for ▁periods ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁forty ▁days . ▁ ▁Post bell um ▁career ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Johnson ▁appointed ▁E wing ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Minister ▁to ▁Holland , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁This ▁appointment ▁may ▁have ▁drawn ▁the ▁i re ▁of ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Republic ans , ▁for ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁James ▁G . ▁Bla ine ▁ur ged ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁that ▁E wing ▁be ▁re called ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Charles ▁E wing . ▁Bla ine ▁told ▁the ▁President ▁that ▁Hugh ▁was ▁' act ing ▁badly '. ▁Bla ine ▁himself ▁was ▁dis ingen uous , ▁having ▁represented ▁to ▁prominent ▁polit icians ▁in ▁Ohio ▁including ▁Senator ▁John ▁Sh erman ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁doing ▁everything ▁possible ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁his ▁close ▁personal ▁friend , ▁former ▁Ohio ▁General ▁Ro el iff ▁Br ink er hoff , ▁for ▁the ▁post . ▁Non eth eless , ▁Bla ine ' s ▁request ▁to ▁recall ▁General ▁E wing ▁was ▁never ▁acted ▁upon , ▁possibly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁his ▁sister , ▁whose ▁husband ▁General ▁Sh erman ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁friend ▁to ▁President ▁Grant . ▁E wing ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁Bla ine ▁through ▁Bla ine ' s ▁mother ▁Maria ▁Louise ▁G illes pie ▁Bla ine . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁event ual ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁E wing ▁retired ▁to ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Lanc