Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-31
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NEW YORK, August 30.-The Herald's
special says: The truth in regaui to va
rious rHmors afoaf relative to- a rupture
between Gen. Grant and the President is,
that no rupture has taken place that the
i've are on the most friendly terms, and
that the, General has not offered or ihe
President asked him to resign his Office.
The General did protest against the re-
nioval of Sheridan One ground for the
protest being, ii was unjust to remove
Hancock to New Orleans while the yellow
fever was raging there. He also suggested
that he alone was empowered to control
matters in the Southern departments.i but
after lengthy interview with the Presi-
dent, which was conducted in the most
friendly and unimpassioned manner, he
asked permission 10 Withdraw his protest,
which was granted. The President in his
conversation confessed that Congress had
Invested Grant with the control Of South
ern districts, but contended that his pow
ers. were necessarily subject 10 the super
vision Of che supreme Executive head.
The General without venturing TO offer any
refuting arguments assented to the Presi-
dents views.
The Tribune's special says Gen. Grant
it is understood, has recently come to the
conclusion he had inexperienced his
powers Under the reconstruction act and that
his last letter to the President in reference
to the removal Of Gen. Sheridan and the
relieving Of Gen. Hancock, was issued upon
a misunderstanding of his functions. i. is
stated by those who are well advised "A 10
the movements at the headquarters of the
army, that Gen. Grant on TUESDAY last
addressed a note to the President. with
drawing the letter first above mentioned.
and it was Immediately surrendered by Mr..
johnson. The only correspondence now
remaining unpublished, is the first letter of
Gen. Grant, upon the subject of the re-
movsi of Stanton and marked private
which the President still refuses to allow
to be published. Gen. Grant, however.
By his referring to it in the correspondence /.
on the removal of Gen. Sheridan, already /
published, the privacy is removed and he
has no objections to its publication. But
at the Same time, he cannot give it out for
such purpose, for the reason it would be
breach Of military etiquette. ea 4
When Gen. SickleS views on the sub. 4
Ject were communicated to the President.
he said that if Gen. Grant thought it was
no longer private, he ought to give it for
publication, but he would not do go. Ia /
now hooks as though neither this letter nor
that written by Grant on the 9th, on the /
subject of assigning Hancock to relieve
will be made public until Con-
gress meets and calls for them. Secretary
Stewards friends say he is not going out of
the Cabinet, as his presence in the State
Department is absolutely required, at least,
for some time to come, for the completion
of negotiations with Great Britain, con-
cerning the settlement of the Alabama
claims which are on a fair way of pro-
gress, and upon the basis Of the cession OF
British Columbia, and negotiations with
other powers involving the cession of terri
tory to the United States have also been
opened by Mr. Seward, and il is believed
that he alone can bring them to favorable
conclusion. The continuation of his servi-
ces as Secretary Of State is therefore deemed
rs transcending in public importance ali
temporary political issues growing out of
The late proceedings of the President.
Jerry Black, Coyle & Co., don't think 50,
however