The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-07

Secretary Stanton Refuses to
Resign His Office.
Prolonged Cabinet Discussion
on the Subject
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Probable Summary Dismissal
Of the Secretary.

The Secretary Of War has refused the Presidents
note is vsy BRIEF only four lines in iesgth, and SIMPLY
states thai 'gave public considerations constsin him
t,hs Presiden reques. Mr.. stantons resignation"
Mr. Stations answer also very BRIEF and intended TO
bs severe and outing The Secretary acknowledges tbs
receipt Of the Presidents requesting his resignation
and that grave public considerations constran
him continue the position Of Secretary OF War until
tho nsxt meeting Of Congress-"
At the Cabinet meeting to-day Secretary Stanton
not present Tho subject discussed at much isas,h
and the session was quito protras.ed.
Il is not decided what step Mr. Johnson will next take
but think will notify Mr. Stanton that hs is no
longer Secretary OF War and must vacats forthwith
After the adjournment Of the Cabinet meeting the
President was olosetsd with his secretaries Colonel W.
g. Moore and Colonel Robert Morrow until ten O'CLOCK
tonight II supposed that this unusually ats CONFER
encs With his secretaries had reference Stanton
imorogio.
The subject OF Mr. Stanton's removal has bean the
absorbing topic OF conversation TO-DAY every CIRCLE
there has been much speculation TO iesrn what will
next trauspe In fact events that have occurred
In tho affairs government within the past year hava
created % profound sensation here this impending
removal Of the Secretary Of War For upsccoqat
able reason the prospect Of Mr. Stations
early retirement 70 the shadss OF private life
seems 70 have awakened an interest," among
all Glasses Of Warrington society. from Tho
heads OF departments. who have long bscn expecting
crisis in tho relations between the President and the
Secretary Of War; 70 the humblsst civilians appear
a. much sstoashsd as the announcement - they had
believed that the war Minister was in once for the
period sf his natural lns Among prominent odicisis
may add to b. tho genera. opinion that the
President has power 10 remove Mr. Stanton under the
provision Of tine first section Of the Tenure Of Once
BILL to which alluded in my dispatches yesterday.
Mr. Stanton kept himself almost completely shut up
In bis private Office to-day BY express orders no
visitors except special favoritss were granted
an audience All applicants for interview were pre-
ssnssd to General Psiouss Chssssrnsdtas style Of
edcial who expressed the sscresays instructions in
The mdess and poatsss General Psieuss asked
each applicant the Of his business bat all sxcsps
in very few cases unable TO give any satisfactory
answer and the applicants wore bowed politely
thsy wore bowed in but without much fruit from their
labor Many Of the visitors indeed the War Depart
mont and White House we're nswspapsr mon in search
Of information which Of course coud afforded By
subordinatss.
IL said thas Secretary Seward IL altogether in
favor Of the Presidents action this matter and that
he and Thurow Weed arc about strive save STAN
tons head again. year ago. whom there was serious
thought Of removing Stanton. Weeds and Raymood's
Influence coupled with Stewards sntrss.ss Induced the
argued that stanton had been very badly abused man.
and that, though he might have committed small
offences, still, view Of his great services.
such tribes should b overlooked. II is aow
said by the friends Of the President that
ssanton's offences ara nos mere tribes. but amount
to deliberate system OF shwarsing the President OBJ
structng his policy every way and insulting him re-
pssssdly in his ofacia intercourse The President 10
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has put his foot down nrmy.
The Correspondence Fail Betwees Prssi
dcus Jehnsss and Mr.. staatss.
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Secretary Stanton % substantially ~ follows
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