Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-16
WASHINGTON. Aug. IL, 1867

Acceptance Of the office and retire
ment Of Mr.. Stanton.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IL, 1867.
The President this morning wrote
the order suspending Secretary STAN
ton from exercising his duties as Sec
rotary Of War. under the provisions
Of the second section of the Civil
Tenure act, and directed him to turn
over the department to Gen. Grant.
This was sent to Mr.. Stanton this
morning at the War Department. Af-
ter he read it he sent written pro-
test, earnestly and bitterly controver-
ting the action of the President, and
closing by saying that he yields only
to superior force. This was at once
communicated to the Executive.
Following the order suspending
Stanton a written order was sent to
Gen. Grant detailing him to act as
Secretary of War ad interim. By
this time there was considerable ex-
citement among the officials at Army
Headquarters and the War Depart
ment, and the latter persisted in de-
claring that Mr.. Stanton had sent his
resignation to the President, but this
was of course untrue. In the mean
time he remained at his desk in the
War Department. Gen. Grant soon
entered, bearing the Presidents let
ter requesting him to act as Secretary
of War temporarily, and held a con-
ference with Mr.. Stanton. The re-
suit was that Gen. Grant commenced
at once to act as Secretary of War
and soon after attended the Cabinet
meeting.
Mr.. Stanton will remain suspended
until the Senate meets to act upon the
charges preferred by the President
and to sustain or reject them as re-
/. quired by the terms Of the Civil
Tenure act. He adheres to MS usual
2 rule and refuses to furnish copy of
: his protest for publication.
p At the writing of this dispatch the
President had not decided to give q
copy of his order suspending the Sec
rotary to the Press, but it is learned
: that it briefly recites the cause in the
5 premises, but does not contain the de
y tailed charges which the President
+ will send to the Senate in November
Gen. Steedman is generally men
toned for Secretary OF War, it beins
the intention OF the President to hay,
= Grant act temporarily. He is called
n on because there is now no AsSistan
g Secretary of War. The events Of to
? day have caused profound sensation
10 all circles here.
: Despite the fact that the Washing
II ton evening papers actually had tn
Y enterprise to come out and contradlc
It the matter, there is high authorit
n for stating that while the rumors ar
:. untrue that Secretary McCulloch an,
, Postmaster General Randall will re
y sign, there is no doubt but that ser
n ous differences have arisen betwec
lie the President and Secretary Seward
It at least on the part Of the latter
II which NAV compel the Secretary O
State to withdraw from the Cabinet.
II 1t has been stated here Oh yer
n good authority that one of the reason
ID which actuated Secretary Stanton
Is when he refused to resign at tn
-. Presidents request, is that he has II
ceiyed information OF a scheme, which
- it is said is on foot, arming the mil
TX tary organizations i'll the late rebt
N State, whose ultimate object is al
Re other assault upon the Government
, and he has determined to remain {
his post to thwart their designs.
y is said further that one of the cause
Ill of the late rupture between the Pre-
ident and Secretary Stanton was I'll
refusal of the latter to assign to
IN militia company Of Maryland, col
posed mainly Of returned rebel of
w GERS and soldiers, battery of lig
a. guns, for which they had applied
es The President, it is said, directed hi
to to furnish the battery, but Secretal
IL Stanton declined and still refuses
30 do so.