New-York tribune., 1867-08-08
WASHINGTON.
MR. STATIONS PosITIoN-THE PRESIDENT AND
THE PETITION FOR MRS. SURRATr-CEH.
sHERIDAN'S SUCCESSOR.

sIR. sTANToN's posITIoN--THE PRESIDENT AND
THE PETITION FOR MRS. sURRATr-GEH.
sHERIDAN'S SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, Aug 7, 1861
Much interest is manifested TO hear what viii be
the upshot of the refusal Of Mr. Stanton to retro
from the Cabinet. 1t was made known TO the Pres-
dent from apparently reliable source that Mr.
Stanton would vacate the Office in the Departm snt
should the President demand peremptorily that be
give up the office. 1t is the purpose of Mr.. Johnson
to allow tho whole matter to remain in allegiance for
few days giving time for reflection on the part
of Mr. Stanton and the friends who advise him as to
the no should pursue. If in two three days
he shall still persist in the refusal to resign the
President will suspend him by giving him notice
substantially that he is thereby suspended from the
further execution of the functions OF the
Office of Secretary Of War, and that the
for their suspension will be submitted to tho
Senate at the next session Of Congress. The subject
was fully discussed in the Cabinet yesterday and the
course above indicated was unanimously approved
as being within the third section of the Tenure of
Office law The Cabinet nearly unanimous
in the opinion that the first section of the law
gives Mr.. johnson power to remove Mr. Stanton, who
was never regularly appointed by Mr. johnson and
confirmed as his appOintee by the Senate This point
will be discussed again in the Cabinet ON Friday
next The President to-day ordered that no commu-
nication be held with Mr. Stanton as Secretary OF
War. The following is an exact copy OF the cor
respondence between the President and Secretary
Stanton taken from the original tonight;
.--- WASHINGTON, d. c., !
EXECUTIVE MANSION Aug. D, 1907.
SIR: Considerations OF amgh character constraln IU
me to say that your resignation as Secretary OF war
wiz O0 "'''P'''' lT ANDREW JOHNSON.
To tho Hon. E. NJ Stanton Sec'y of War;
WAR DEPARTMENT, }
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Aug. 8, 1856!
SIR: Your note of this date has been received.
stating that public considerations OF nlgh enarae
Secretary of War will be accepted In reply, have
the honor say that public considerations OF hgn
character which alone have induced me to continue
at the head of this Department, consrain me not 70
resign the office of Secretary of War before the next
meeting of Congress Very r1EsPSSfsqM Ep%fH ~ STANTON
The President still denies that the recommendation
of mercy was among the papers presented to him by
Judge Holt on the 5th Of July, 1865 when the Execu-
tive approval of the sentences of the assassination
conspirators was written out by Judge Holt and
| signed by the President Mr. Johnson further
asserts that the sheets on which the Court record
was written not fastened together when pre-
sented to him. but the whole matter has since been
made up and fastened together by eyeet, showing
! that the recommendation for Communication must
| have been separated, and kept in a different
refers to Ptmans official account of the trial. which
| he says has no mention of the recommendation OF
the Court though it purports to give copies Of ali tho
| papers connected with the case. This publication,
he SAYS was prepared by the authority of the Secre-
tary of War, and under the superintendence OF Col
| Burnett who, TO use Judge Hollis words, would bo
responsible to this Bureau Military Justicel
for its strict accuracy" Three months
after the trial Col Burnett certfes to the faithful
ness and accuracy of the compilation aforesaid No
copy of the paper being found in the book, Mr.
Johnson takes Col Burnetts certificate as corrobora-
tive of the theory that the recommendation for COM
mutation was not placed with the other part of tho
record until long after the trial, and that conse
ouently he could not have had it before him when
the sentence was approved Ii will thus be seen that
the whole matter has settled down to question OF
yeraety between Judge Holt on one side, and the
| President upon the other.
There is no truth in the paragraph announcing that
Gen Rousseau has been selected the successor OK
! Gen Sheridan. Gen. Rousseau is called here from
| New Orleans upon dispatch from Mr.. Seward, for
the purpose of comforting with the Russian Commits
sion sent here TO formally deliver possession of the
| recently acquired territory Gen. RouSseau's COM
nand viii include the territory received by our Gov
| emment, and as no appropriation Is made for ex-
penscs rs Commissioner onr part 20 take posses
son it is advised by Secretary Seward that probably
il would be best TO empower military officers already
under salary 10 act commissioner DenalI lne
United States. Gen. Rousseau is expected here to-
morrow.
The President has been waiting for information as
10 the condition OF commanders Of military depart
ments, so to determine who of the officers OF the
| grade of Brig dier-General can be charged with
the command OF the Fifth District in place of Gen.
Sheridan The successor of the latter will undoubt-
! edly be named in four or five days.
| The War Department has issued order that here
after mileage shall be computed by the shortest routes
usually Travelled, according to the 0ihcial tables Oh
distances be prepared by the Quarternastel eT,-
era, and approved by the Secretary of War. Mileage
| and from stations west Oh the Rocky Mountains,
when either of those routes is IN the order
for the Journey Paragraph LII, Regulation OF 1868
| is modified in accordance with this order.
Messrs. Philip & solomans OF Washington have
been awarded the stationery contract Tor supplying
the Internal Revenue Department ives: Of the Rocky
Mountains.
Dr. Frederick Wooster Owen, Chief Clerk OF tho
Freedmen's Bureau has resigned that position tn
| resignation 10 take effect on the 18th inst.
The receipts from Internal Revenue sources TO-
day were less than $5OOOOO