The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-16
PREsfDn Rr1AL DEkporrsM.


The President of the United States is .
despot, and Congress had not the nerve, the
honesty or the sagacity to curb his tyranny.
he has dismissed the Secretary Of War. and
appointed Gen. Grant As q temporary pre-
tsncs preparatory to placing tool of llis
own in the place, to aid him in setting aside
the Reconstruction Act and carrying out his
own policy Of restoring the rebels to power
in the South.
We publish the correspondence between
the President and the Secretary of War in
full, for it will in the future constitute very
remarkable page in the history of she coun.
try. Stanton stood out in bold relief in the
very Inauguration ofthe Rebellion as the firm
and sagacious opponent Of The rebels, and
held the Buchanan Administration from fal.
ling completely under the control Of JEFF.
Davis and his myrmdons. Stanton, in the
words Of Seward himself, was the "Carnot of
the war and the organizer Of victory" and
since war closed Stanton has stood firm Is
rock against the assaults of traitors, North
and South, and hafiad AL tho plo4s, of their
new leader in the Presidential chair. He has
been an impeachment to the success of the
rebels for six years, but he has been removed
at last, and now with another turn Of the
wheel 10 put SteadmAn or Rreckinridge in
his place and the rebels will have it oil their
own way. asa
Here is the correspondence in full, and it
viii b noted thss notwithstanding the CON-
mand of the President requiring him To
percede Stanton, Grant goes out Of his way
to pay the retiring Secretary We highest pos
sible compliment.
TIE PRESIDENT TO sICRErARY STANTON.
'ExscurIvK MANSION,
WASHINGTON, August II. I
Sin: By virtue Of the power and authority
vested in me a. President by the Constitution
and law Of the United States, you are hereby
suspended from Office as Secretary Of War,
and will cease to exercise any and al func-
tons pertaining to the same. You will at
once transfer to Gen. Us. Grsnt, who has
this day been authorized and empowered to
act % Secretary Of War ad interim. all re-
cords, books, papers and other public prop
erty now in your custody and charge.
Very respectfully yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
40 tue uon. GuW'n N. ctdntob, cecretary OF
War.
STANTON 70 THs PRESIDENT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CirY,l
s7f4 August IL, 1857.
SRA, Your note of this date has been re-
ceived informing me that BY virtue of the
power and authority vested in you, ~ Presi-
dent, by the Constitution and laws of the
United States, am suspended from the OF.
Gee ~ Seceetssy Of War, IND zwiir cease TO
exercise any and III functions pertaining u
the same; and also directing me at once to
I tfaeefer 20 Gv1sU &. 61nh who - this
day been authorized and empowered to act a.
Secrssarys q Was al ietsFia, all records,
books, papers and other public property now
in my custody and charge. Under sense Of
pebble duty I N Compelled to deny your
right, under the Constitution and laws Of the
United States, without the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, or without legal cause to
suspend me from Office as Secretary of War,
and the exercise Of any or all functions per.
tanning to the same; or without such advice
and consent to compel me to transfer to any
person the records, booSs, papcrs and public
property in my custody - Secretary. But,
inasmuch 80 the General Commanding the
Armies OF she United States has been an.
pointed dd interim. and has notified me that he
has sccepts that appointment, have no al.
tentative but to submit, under protest, to an.
perior force. F4
Very respectfully, yours,
ISigned] EDWIN NJ. STANTON, SIS
Secretary Of War.
To the President.
GRANT TO STANTON.
HEADovARfERs or TIE ARnrEsl
OF TIE UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON, August II.