Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-08-08
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The following is
the correspondence between the President
and Mr.. Stanton concerning the resignation
of the latter:
August 5-Mr. johnson to Mr. Stanton
Considerations of public interest will
persuade me TO accept your resignation if
rendered.
This Mr.. Stanton received to-day, and
Immediately Tepflcd>
August 5-Mr Stanton to Mr.. johnson !:
Considerations of public interest have
prevailed with me to hold this office for
many months past, and considerations of
public interest will prevail with me to hold
it until the assembling of Congress-"
At the special request of the President,
and by his authority, it has been widely
telegraphcd that Mr.. johnson was not
aware until two months since, and then
through a private source, that any mem
bers of the Commission united in recon-
mending Mrs. Surratt to mercy. He also
authorized and requested a positive denial
that the recommendation was ever officially
brought to him. Having thus publicly
joined issue with Judge Pierrepont, the lat
ter made the following forcible statement
concerning the matter in open Court TO
day:
II want no misunderstanding about that
/ do not intend there shall be any. That
is part of the original record which have
produced. 1t is the handwriting of one of
the members of that Court, tO-wit: General
Elk n. The original of that is now in his
possession, and in the handwriting of the
Hon. John A. Bingham When the counsel
called f0rthat record, | sent for it on the af
ternoon of that day To- Judge Advocate
General Holt, in whose possession the rec
ords are. lie brought it TO me with his
own hand, and told me with his own voice
! in the presence of three other gentlemen,
that that indentical paper, then part of
the record, was before the President when
! he signed the warrant of execution. and
that he had conversation with the Presi-
dent ut that time on the subject. That is
my authority. Subsequently to this, hav-
ing presented 1t here, the Judge Advocate
General called to receive il back, and reit-
Grated in the presence of other gentlemen,
the same thing. That is my knowledge
and that il my authority
This statement of Judge Pierrepont raises
direct question of veracity between the
President and Judge Holt, but it is well
understood by all in official circles here,
that the whole thing ON the part of the
President, is deliberate and malicious
falsehood.
THE PRESIDENTS WAR UPON SECRETARY
STANTON.
New YORK, Aug. 6.--The Ucra,ds
special says OF Secretary Stsnton's reno
wax
III appears that for more than year
(and this have from the best authority.
the resignation of Mr.. Stanton has been
looked FOR. Week after week, and month
after month, the President waited, expect
ing each new day TO hear from the Secrc-
tary, but no word came, AMI, at last, a let
ter was drawn up by the President asking
Mr.. Stanton to resign. This letter was al
SO held back for. some time, because the
breach between the Secretary and the
President was daily growing wider and
wider. This hostility was so decided that
it was thought Mr.. Stanton could not go
on much longer without rendering his res
ignaiion, but Mr.. Stanton did go on, i'm
spite of hints and the evident desire for his
vacating. AS have already stated, it was
not until this morning that the letter was
actually sent Should Mr.. Stanton decline
to Weld | have authority for stating that
the President will undertake TO remove
him, and the Tenure of-Oflicc bill itself, is
claimed, will sustain him in this exercise
Of power. The President believes that the
first section of the bill does not take away
his power ofremoving Mr.. Stanton, as the
latter was appointed by Mr. Lincoln, and
not by Mr. johnson. 1t reads thus: Pro
rided, that the Secretaries of State, of the
Treasury. of War. of the Navy, of the In
terror. and the Postmaster General, and
Attorney General, shall hold their offices
respectively during the term Of the Prcsi
dent by whom they have been appointed,
and one month thereafter. subject TO reno
val by and with the advice and consent of
the Sc late' The President takes the ground
that he can remove all his Cabinet except
the three appointed since his accession TO
office.
"As III who will succeed Mr.. Stanton
nothing has yet been decided. Ii is proba-
bic that Gen Grant will be summoned to
act temporarily, and the President considers
that il would be the best choice for the
present Gen. Grant being familiar with
army affairs and the chief of the army,
would undoubtedly be an admirable selec
ton In making this statement about
General Grant. lam but giving the impress
sion of people OF all shades of opinion
here 4"
The New York Irib,tnc's special says:
The rupture between the President and
Secretary Stanton is still tie chief topic of
conversation here, and Stanton's friends,
who have been with him to-day, state that
he gives out that he will not resign. He
Says that if the President wishes TO get rid
OF him he will have to do so by violating
the law and removing him; that he will
never yield. On the other hand, the John
son men, who claim to be posted as to the
Presidents opinion. assert that the Presi-
dent will remove or suspend Stanton if lac
refuses TO resign. The contemplated re-
moval of Sheridan is lost sight of since it
has becom known that Johnson has stated
that Stanton must go first, and all interest
is conferred in climax 10 the johnson
Stanton quarrel. Stanton has been run
down with visitors most of the day. lie
is preparing 4 written response to tine
Presidents note.
THE LdBORS OF CONGRESS-.
Speaker Collars Speech in Reply to
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