Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-08-20

From the Now York Tribune. RADICAL
Although the Presidents action is I'M
;ustified. and likely TO have evil results,
vet on the whole the country may gain
by IL. Mr.. Stanton's presence IN the
Cabinet may have restrained the Presi-
dent Int did not change the policy
of his administration. II was
negative protection. AT the
same time Mr.. Stanton shielded Mr..
johnson from great deal ofindigna,ion
that Justly belonged to him, and pre-
vented his policy from fully working out
It's own destruction. Now We are 10 have
the lines deeply drawn. The Senate
will determine whether the suspension
was legal; and in the meanwhile
Mr.. Stanton has put it on record
that he has yielded only to superior force
He could not resist the combined author
nv ofthe commander in.chiof of the army
and the General of the army. When
Gen. Grant agreed with the President, and
sent word to the Secretary that he had ac-
cepted from the President the position,
Mr.. Stanton had no choice left. Had
General Grant refused to have anything
TO do with the arbitrary and possibly the
illegal suspension of an officer whose
only crime has been fidelity TO his duty,
Mr.. Stanton might have taken aHother
course. AS it was, resistance would have
been useless
From tho New y ork Sun, Independent
So far as public interests are con
cerned, this change is of but little conse-
ouence The duties of Secretary OF
War are not apt to be very onerous in
time of peace, aud in any event the
country will feel easy with Gen. Grant
in the position which Mr.. Stanton has
lust vacated. The political phase of
this subject, however, presents more
interesting picture. 1t is noticeable
that Mr.. Stanton refused to be driven
out of his place by hints, sights or in
suits. He patiently awaited his first
kick, and then hurriedly took his
departure. His undoubted object in
thus awaiting this indignity which he
received was to throw the responsibility
of removal entirely upon the President,
and at the same time make OF himself
6rst class martyr. If he had resigned
there might have been less chance to
make political capital against tho
President, and likewise his chance
Co. h;msalf to get up the repu-
,ot;on Of martyr, for he then
oanIJ moi have showed as he now can,
,La ;nnression Of the Presidents boot toe.
Tbsre Is M evidence. however, that the
President was in the least timorous about
taking the responsibility of removal, and
the probability is that he put much
lever estimate upon tne importance o'
that act than dia MI stanton: lu cou
slderlng the consequence Oh tnis reul1Val'
it is not difhcuit 10 see ln Tue nrst piace,
that stanton VIII at once oecouie QUE u
the Radical Idols ana conspicuous can
didate for toe Presidency yen urant
on the contrary, Is poiltlealiy doom W SO
far as the hadlcai r0ad 70 tne "hi'e
House is concerned. Inc lact una! ne
has consented 10 take stanton posi!lou
temporarily VIII az once nring MN iu'o
disrepute with the extremists, hotwlthI
standing the fact that ne has only ooeyed
the order OF his military superior py
becoming Acting Secretary OF war.
From the New York World, Democrat
TL;a woIcoma art af vioor. though
IaS Iii S,rongtban The confidence of
". .aluaS, r ~ IN prss;dent Johnson's en-
1ne sJ e.nnoss II &c moro meri.
Fry uu ox - &c Execntive independ.
VIZ hv ,ha fact that II crosses the wishes,
enJ ia Understood to have been done
AGAINST the circumstances of seme nomi-
nal friends of the President.
From tho National Intclligcnoer.I
Tic noonla of the country will rejoice
- haor hot the War Department and
Ne EJm;n;s,ration have at last been rid
we .ho ;nonbns that has 40 lopr weighed
-. dnwn Notw;tbstanding the efforts
of tboso in whose service he had EN-.
.,IoSaa - oaLe him hero; notwith-
p p,s,,',;,,T ,bs;- gattering encomiums of
,ha Paa;oaI 9 Cornotn of the war. who
boJ soId himself 10 Radical influences.
~ oon.srted N became simnlv snv
~ ano ,Lo Adm;nistration in which from
~ nos;t;on he was entitled to nprtic;-
n.te there are Grave charges against his
loyoitv and sraver still against his
49, Standardization Of affairs He
p,ay have heen q most excellent DO liticaI
Secretary of War, but he was certainly
not frugal one. he may have admin
istered the affairs OF the War Depart
nent in the interest OF such men Us
Holt, Ashley, Butler, Conover 20 but
most surely he has not conducted them
for the benefit OF the people OF the eoun'
try.
P,or t,o Albany Fvsninc.Jourpal1
nj m. ~ 49, &c canoroI Grant "a
ne Sppc,e oL IA nortg Tho dema-
oacGo1a o tt 10 w Im ,ransact;on The
gosue.su " sno 49,, mn' ngnor orI as sncb
ueneeIl 70 , Im % H. of IL commander'
must oDey uuc V,uSio y, mo :,