Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-08-16
From the Baltimore Sun.
FROM WASHINGTON.

4 pTr. Stanton's Refusal TO Resign-gistory
of the War Office TroubIe-mr. Johnson
Objections to the Secretary of WARM
| terestfng Facts or the Case, sc.
WASHINGTON, August 6.-For some weef:
past, and until day or so ago, no mentor
of the probable withdrawal of Mr.. Stanton
has been made in these dispatches. You
correspondents essay on that subject eight
or nine months ago, when he informed yOU
that the President had positively determin
ed to remove Mr.. Stanton and place Gen
eraI Sherman in the War Department, tenn
porarily, to perform the duties OF secretary
failed to be realized, as did one or two adj
ditional statements telegraphed by him on
the same subject and yet every word of my
kilograms was true, and the statements
therein set forth were obtained from the
highest authority.
The facts were that Mr.. johnson at the
! time mentioned, did %resOlve to supplant
Mr.. Stanton, and telegraphed General
| Sherman, then of in the West, to come
here. General Sherman came according
| ", but, until he arrived here, was not adj
vised of the purpose of his coming.
Meantime the telegram sent north an
nouncing so positively that Stanton was
|
ton of Messrs. Weed and Raymond, fast
friends of Mr.. Stanton, and at that time
supposed to be friends and supporters of
Mr.. johnson.
These gentlemen came here and held a
consultation with Mr.. Staunton, who in
formed them that he had no knowledge of
the purposes of the President on the sub
ject Of his withdrawal. Messrs. Weed and
Raymond then called uIon Mr. John
son, and urged him to give over his inten-
ton, if any he had, Of removing Mr.. Stan
ton.
These councils and those of a certain
high official who joined them, prevailed,
and the President gave up his purpose for
the time being.
From that time onward the intercourse
between the President and the Secretary Of
War, thought respectful, has not been as
cordial nor 50 confidential as should be the
relations between the Executive and q
member of his cabinet.
Recently various matters have TRANSFERRED,
not however, of political character, which
proved that it would be impossible for Mr..
Johnson and Mr.. Stanton to get along lar
moniouSly, and the former gave the latter
Indications several times in the past week
that he would be pleased to receive his resig-
nation. No response came from Mr.. Stan
ton, and yesterday the President sent him
note, as mentioned in last nights dis
patches, stating substantially, that "public
interests of moment consMain him to in
form the Secretary that his resignation as
a member of the Cabinet would be accept
ed"
To-day, at about H. IS o'clock, Mr.. John
son received . written reply, dated August
9th from Mr.. Stanton, who acknowledged
the receipt of the note, recites the Presi-
dents language, and adopting in part Mr..
Johnson's words, says 'pubhc interests,
which alone have induced him to remain,
constrain him to continue in the Cabinet
antll the meeting Of Congress.
MI. Stanton WAS not present at the Cabi
net meeting this afternoon.
Under the tenure Of office law Mr. John
son is not fully satisfied that the Executive
is clothed with tie power to remove Mr..
upon the phraseology that the
" members shall hold their Offices respec-
lively during the term Of the President by
whom they have been appointed" &C.
But whatever may hereafter be his con-
struction OF this phraseology, he neverthe-
less regards the power to suspend as being
ample under that law, and proposes to ex-
erclse 1t, should 1t become necessary.
1t is understood that the President will !
not recognize Mr.. Stanton as Secretary of
War, and the latter Will not, therefore, be
permitted to sit il Cabinet sessions.
Mr.. Stanton was in consultation with |
Judge d. X. Carter, Judge Pierpoint
and other o. his friends to-day, to deter
mine what action he should take upon the |
Presidents request that the Secretary re-
sign. DATA.