The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-08-13

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the Legislature is postponed until further
orders.
The Quarrel Between President
johnson and Secretary stanton
1.-The Mrs. Surratt Trial DOcu-
mentS.
New YORK, August 6.-The Herald's s
special says of Secretary Stanton's re-
moval: 1t appears that for more than a
year, and this / have from the best au-
thority, the resignation of Mr.. Stanton
has been looked for. Week after week,
and month after month, the President
waited, expecting to hear from the Sec
retary, but no word came, and at last a
letter was drawn up by the President ask
ing Mr.. Stanton to resign. The letter
was also held back for some time preyi-
GUS to the breach between the Secretary
and the President, which was daily grow
ing wider and wider. This hostility was
SO decided that it was. .throught Mr.. Stan
ton could not go on much longer without
rendering his resignation, but Mr.. Stanton
dia go on in spite of hints and the evi-
dent desire for his vacancy. AS have
already stated, it was not until this morn
ing that the letter was actually sent,
Should Mr.. Stanton decline to yield, |
have authority for stating that the Presi-
dent will undertake to remove him, and
the tenure of Office bill it is claimed will
sustain him in this exercise of power
The President believes that the first Sec
tion of the bill does not take away his
power of removing Mr.. Stanton, as the
latter was appointed by Mr.. Lincoln and
not Mr.. johnson. 1t reads thus: "Pro-
vided, That the Secretaries of State of
the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, Of
the Interior, and the Postmaster General
and the Attorney General, shall hold
their officers respectively during the term
of the President by whom they have
been appointed and one month thereaf-
ter, subject to removal by ard with the
consent Of the Senate" The President
takes the ground that he can remove all
his cabinet except the three appointed
since his accession to Office.
As to who will succeed Mr.. Stanton
nothing has yet been decided. 1t is
probable that General Grant will be sum
moned to act temporarily, and the Presi-
dent considers that it would be the wisest
choice for the present, General Grant
being familiar with army affairs, and the
chief of the army would undoubtedly be
an admirable Secretary. In making this
statement about General Grant, am but
giving the impression of the people Of
all shades of opinion here.
The Times Washington special says:
The Recommendation for mercy for Mrs.
Surratt, made by members of the militia
ry commission which tried the assassina-
ton conspirators, has at last been un-
earthed and reads as follows: The under
signed, members of the military COM
mission detailed to try Mary E. Surratt,
and others, for the conspiracy and the
murder of Abraham Lincoln, late Presi-
dent of the United States, etc., respect
fully pray the Presiden in consideration
of the sex and age of the said Mary E..
Surratt, if he can upon all the facts Of the
case find it consistent with his sense of
duty to the country, to commute the SEN
tence Of death which the Court have
been constrained to pronounce, to i'm
prisonment in the Penltentiary for life.
Respectfully submitted.
The petition was signed by D. D. Hun
ter, Major General, President. Aug. Kauts,
Brigadier and Brevet Major General, R.
N. Foster, Brigadier and Brevet Major
General, James Aiken, Brevet Brigadier
General Charles H. Thompkins, Brevet
Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster.
The Recommendation was drawn up by
Hon. John A. Bingham, Judge Advo-
cate, and the following members of the
Court refused to sign it: General Lew.
Wallace, A. 2. Howe, T. M. Harris and
Colonel u. r. Glendenning.