The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-08-21
Tho President and tho Soorotayy OF War,

! 'no Baltimore Sun, writing on tue 9th,
gives tho following particulars of The
| Presidents request for The resignation
/ Of Stanton:
For some weeks past, and until u day
or two ago, no mention of The rrobaLl,
withdrawal Of Mr.. Stanton has been
made in these dispatches. Your cor.
respondents essays on that anbjrc' cigh,
or ninc months ago, when he informed
yon that he had positively determined
to remove Mr.. Stanton and place Gen.
Sherman in the War Departments, tenn.
porari!v, to perform the ,lu;ict 1f Sccrc
,ary, lajlcd to be realized, as did one or
| two additional statements tclrmraphcl
| by him on tho same subject, and vet
every word OF my tclrgra'ns WAS true,
and the statements therein set forth
were obtained from the highest autholi.
".
The facts were that Mr. Johnson, at
the time mentioned, did resolve 10 sup.
| plant Mr.. Stanton, and ,rrgraphcd
| General Sherman, then of in the West,
to come here. General Sherman came
accordingly, but. until he arrived here
was not advised OF the purpose OF lis
| coming.
Meantime tho telegram scn. North
announcing so positively Mat Stanton
was about to be displaced arrested the
vttcn'ion OF Mcssrs. Weed and Ray.
mond, fast friends Of Mr. Stanton, and
at that time supposed TO DC friends and
supNor.crcrs of Mr.. johnson
These gentlemen came krrc and held
a consultation with Mr.. Stanton. WHO
informed them that he had no knowl.
edge of the purposes of tic President
on tho subject OF his withdrawal
Moss"s. Weed and Raymond then cali.
cd upon MIR. johnson, and urged him
to give over his intention, if any he had,
ot removing Mr.. Stanton.
These councils and those OF Il certain
high official who joined them prevailed
and The President gave up his purpose
for the time being.
From that time onward the inter
course between the President and the
Secretary Of War; though respectful.
has not been ascordial nor 50 conf,!cn
tial as should be Tho r,l,!ions between
the Executive and mGn.bcr Of his
! Cabinet.
| Recently various matters have trans
rrcd, not, however, Of political charac-
ter which proved that it would be i'm
possible Tor Mr.. Johnson and hln Stan.
ton to get along tremendously, AMI the
lormcr gave the latter Indications scvc-
raj times III the past three or lour weeks,
that he would be pleased TO receive hr4
| resignation. No rcsnongc came from
| AIR. Stanton, and yesterday tho Pres.
dent sent Kim note, rs mentioned in
| last nights dispatches, stating, substnn-
lallyn. that "publlc interests Of moment,
constran h;m to inform the Secretary
that his resignation as a member OF the
Cabinet would be accepted
To-day, at about ll.l5 O'CLOCK, Mr..
johnson received written reply, dated
August 9th, from Mr.. Stanton who
acknowledged the receipt OF the note,
rccitos tho Presidents language, ard
, adopting in part Mr.. Johnson's words,
says "public interests" which alone
have induced him to remain, constram
h'm to continue in the Cabinet until tho
meeting Of Congress.
! AIR. Stanton, was not present at the
Cabinet meeting this afternoon.
Uudcr the Tenure Of Office law MIR.
johnson is not fully satisfied that the
Executive Is clothed with The power to
remove Mr. Stanton, upon the phrase
ology that the members shall hold their
Offices respectfully during the term Of
the President By whom they have been
appointed" sc. But whatever may
: hereafter be his construction Of this
phrascology, he, nevertheless, regards
the power to suspend as being ample
under that law, and proposes tn cx-
crclsc 1t, should It become ncccssa.
, ry.
1t Is understood that The President
will not recognize Mr.. Stanton as Sec.
rotary Of War, and tho latter will not,
therefore, DC rerm'!tc,! to Sit in Cabinet
! Sessions.
The following is tho full text of tho
correspondence above referred TO
Executive MANSION,
WAsnINGroN, Aug. s, 1867.
| SII:-Pnblic considerations OF Il high
character constrain me to say that vour
resignation as Secretary Of War will be
accepted.
Very respectfully,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
To Ilon. Ed,ctn II. Stanton, Secretary
@ war.