New-York tribune., 1867-08-23

bss DIV tfc War Office and the Dcpatment 9i te id ITO
m ins S thar have prompted these removals nor IN
pt ba to tc additional light they shed Oh the eharAc
ter OF AndTow Johnson .
Prom The Cincinnati Enqurer
Gen. Sheridan will OF course be sort Oh one
horse Radical martyr for few days There wh DC ere"'
promis53 and perhaps some threats IN h's Deha anu
same people may talk fooshy about turning him INTO
P~osident: after which they VIII let him suddenly sl,B
rom their memories. 1t is rather py that he woTn
dome MIN kindness by taking him away from q pIaee
where his fantastic tricks, although appanded Dy m
having Radicals would have ended in making hn IIlln
ous Gen Sheridan is not naturally DaaII-eIsfhOsS
fellow hut simply binmnded HE great d tcre is
mo- import OF such indications & as
Of being led by those Who fateTSa 6o h we're 10 nppy
music, and hence lie has MADE "eSS Vi ii''
ton. -,
tTro,p The Fisbkll ~ ~ Journal ,
rr,o,o ,,,ho - erst were disposed TO sscnbe
%, ct,s occentance Of the seerctaryship OF war 10
'no,,iotic motive 10 prevent the Office rom ianE n'O
worse hands begin to suspect rat in the aT"s 10 Ge Cen
Grant continues 10 occupy the oecroI ga prcrlthn js
nne which the president can invent 10 retSIu thc o
ssiona plan OF IN f Cabnet serve bat to his
nrcsijcc to initiate against the Union party anu NM NM
injon man can far prostitute his charity as 10 pGheEe aye
a Grant has any other intentions than to assist IL de
featug the policy OF congress-
= From The Hartford Press
The Presidents course is not consistent with
he
Congress and the people who carried through the war
though differing with to the manner and that he
would gladly avoid public dissensons between He e1ee
tive and legislative branches 1t time whch lhs appI
ent unity loyal purpose and action is as important as
1t in the crisis OF the war HIS course 5pIea.S M
sstent upon the suppoSilOn only tt ne % 1C ~ ~ ~ has
sruct and spwreck the plan Of Reconstruction that hs
been finally and decisyey adopted ana that LS eesI III
to eXasperate and defy the lOyal sehtlment tn' tT
dressed the Rebellion, and comfort ana lhNpolae It
unsubdued Rebels As surely as ooIgress t 10 frst
Onportnitv that the omission was an error was re-
TO convince the country that Impeachment cannot ue
avoided.
IFrom The Philadelphia Buletlnl
The one path for Gen. Grant, if he is at heart
in sympathy with Republican principles is one that has
always been dlsaseful to the great commander com
nlete change of base We desire TO sustain Gen
! Grant against all comcrs, and so 90, the
RsSe for Of SUCCESS 9s Rs TIE
unless he very soon sets at rests an d9uot uo e @
the portfolio OF the War Department. let him insist
tary duties; lot him make known to the people
that he is openly pledged TO the policy OF Congress ana
ry tS and al t6e JoHfons ana Stewards in cieaion
incak him down. Solomon sah that there is time to
keep silence and time 10 speak" Gen GIahls ume
would seem TO have arrived
From The Ant.Sarory Standard Of this weekI
When men offer poor excuses for an act, be
sure they have good TO give. The journals be-
tray lurking dstrust of the proprety Of Gen Grants
act I'm assuming the War Department 10y the haste they
make 10 invent poor for IT, They te us tha e
General obliged as military subordinate 70 opey
the Presidents order II the act was without hy 9ouut
good why seek TO excuse on the grohnp OF com
puson When Chase accepted the ChieiJIsticeshlp no
body about TO find excuses for nm An getengn,
this act Of Gen Grant you cannot tnk good one cse
you would not seek 10 f9o mn OF s is m af o DO e,ci
discredt the leading Journals OF the Repubch pae as
to suppose they believe their own statements cen GRANT
is the Presidents military subordlnate-not clvl one
The President has right 70 order hun 70 report Tor du
ON military commission All such orders Grants Obliged
to obey But the President has no right 10 order Grant
prepare report for the amendment of the Tariff or do
any other civil duty Now, the War Department Is a
civil office. These same journals alege that Johnson
cannot remove Stanton because that is 1orbddei ny te
Civil Once Tenure act thus clearly cOnfessng tha the
Secretaryship of War is civil office, OF course II -
Mr. johnson might therefore, rightuuy order Grant
hoe potatoes behind the White House as to assume the
War Department The journals know this. So does Gen
Grant Indeed the President, in his communication 10
Grant does not order him. but authorizes and enpOw
ers" INN 20 act Secretary And although Grants let
ter to Stanton speaks conusedy OF the Presidents di
rectiDg me 10 assume the office, stu he has sense
enough add In notifying you Of my acceptance"
Now subofdlnates DO NOT accept ojdGrs hey o9ey t.e
Let us hear no more OF Grants Peing ODIgrd 20 taAe
this office. it said, he was obliged 10 accompany
Johnson on that disgraceful Western tour. On both
occasions such statements were only nimSy excuses
invented by Grants toades to cover up The mistakes
excuses give MS painful doubts of the mood In which
Grant and his friends at tins moment. Congress
that Is his ofense in Johnson's eyes If Grant Re
publican, by what rule OF party fidelity docs he accept
the Office out OF which stanton has been turned simply
for being Republican According TO all the wellknown
rules OF parties, Grant declares himself not Kepuhhcan
Any who remembers TyeT's time Will recall facts
proving this The President put Grant into stantons
place only 20 divert public attention and soften the indg
nation aStantOns removal with the content ut Grants
Appointment Grant will serve 10 bridge owe from stan
ton steedman, some other hangerOn OF the Whse
House No doubt the President intends to the
District Commanders Then lie sees Grant must either
hold and be responsible fOr it resign, make way
for JohnsOus creaturs The only other
tive that Grant should subm to sherdans removal and
still hold office under the plea Of preventing mischief
This is the plea which Stanton has remained IN
office. He has II 10 This a sacrifice
Of all personal honor. IL degrades from Cabinet
OhceT into spy At such time as Buchanans last six
mOnths-he whole Government hOneycOmbed with trca-
son-such course is allowable IL Is in But I'm
OrGinal times no theCfy OF cltizenshp calls on man 10
spy and listen under the windows and stand before the
Tofd responsible Tor policy he abhor IN order by such
ueeradauon 70 serve ms country 81 Will de to serve
my country" said the old Scotsman, but i viii
not 90 mean thing 10 save her" 1t is time Ameri-
cans learned TINS lesson Forgetting 1t was the poi
son that ate out all the national charaeterin times past
Beside, honest men consOrting with knaves, IN order
10 prevent their dong mischief, is false philosophy II
B the presence OF honest men In the that enables
II TO 40 mischief II two years ago Stanton and other
reputable men had quilted johnson Oh the plea which
they privately allowed, that he traitor he would
have been checkmated and thrown overheard To-day,
Grant had answered the President according to what
Is asserted 20 be his private opnion Sir YOU have no
authority to suspend stanton, and denying that right as
well detecting the policy which leads You TO wish his
suspension decline to accept the place." Johson could
not have suspended Stanton. Cheered taught and sus.
tanned by such an act on Grants part the public would
have exhibited such Indignation at Johnson and such a
prOval Of Grants gallant fidelity TO his comrades and
his principles as have Overawed Johnson II after that
he had dared 10 suspend Stanton decent man would
hare accepted the post and the moment Congress
Grant is the staff which holds up the traitor President
Without him johnson could neither stand nor walk.
Grant 10 dav enables the President to 90 on and reoye
Sheridan 1t will be in vain for Grant to resign when the
act u done, and cry out, dsapprOve" As veil might
the accompce who hands, sthe dagger to the murderer
q WENDELL PHILIPS.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF REVENUE.
! At the meeting of the Metropolitan Revenue