New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-24
GEN GRANr AND MR. JOHNSON
THE QUESTION OF vERACITY IN THE MATTER OF
GIVING UP THE WAR OFFICE.
From The y. Y. Herald, Jan. o.

GIVING UP THE WAR OFFICE.
From The " Y Herald, Jan. %.
WASHINGTON Jan. Pill =. m.
THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND GEN
GRANT
So much of contradictory character mas
bcru said and written lately about the understanding be-
tween President Johnson and Gen Grant regarding now
the latter would act ia OF the reinstatement OF Nr
stanton by the vote OF the Senate that tne pubic
sorcy puzzled TO get nj the real truth ON the suect
According to the Presidents friends tram mas psUns
himself deceiyer, trckster tool OF Stanton ana
willing instrument In the hands of the Radicals 10 Doister
M their fallen fortunes According 10 the other slde
however Grant is much abused Innocent ana worthy
patriot who has been maliciously represented by J0h-
son men who have inculcated unblnshng lies ISLANDERS,
and bels against his character one sue mas II '.no
Grant made solemn promise not ITO 80 OaoR on .he
President The other side contends win equal zea thaI
Grant never did anything the How is IL possible
10 come to any satisfactory conclusion where there is
Monday last through its Washington correspondent,
assumes to give what facts sa ie controversy
whie the writer asserts on his Gown respOn-
sibilty," whatever that may be Ihe Imes,s state
represented as agreeing with the President that II he
Grant should refuse to give up the Warofce at the bid
would be 10y legal proceedings but that Grant made no
promise so to act that Grant subsequently examined the
law he would obliged TO the office the moment
the Senate should by resolution declare Stanton rein
stated that the 18th inst Grant Informed the President
OF this his conviction, in order that Mr. johnson might
be fully apprsed thereof in advance that thereupon the
President endeavored To obtain from Grant
that Grant would assist III keeping stanton out anyhow
but that Grant would give no such assurance that Grant
day. and fact that the entire story circulated by tho
Presidents friends nothing but series of well CON
trved lies This Is substantially the statement OF me
Times THE TRIBUNE OF yesterday contains what Is called
an official contradiction OF the runor that Grant aud
sherman have advised stanton TO resign. -.
have taken little trouble TO get at the truth
through all this complication OF assertion contradictions
and Justification and though donot, like The Itness
philosopher state IL on my own responsibility nave
slightest hesitation In asserting tho RESPONSE
by OF Others, that the statement about TO GIVE
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but he truth
so far as cOmeatable. On Tuesday JAN H. MT stanton
was reinstaed in the War Office and on the same day
there Cabinet meeting, at which Grant was pres
ent by request Of the President but OF ms own lee
will and motion. Before the meeting Grant hau sent
note TO President informing him or what had occurred
The note was delivered by Col. Comstoek, who at the
same time remarked that 'Gran would himself shortly
see the President" Tho latter, in answer, said ho
supposed Grant would be Mt tho Cabinet meeting.
the only thing that said on the occasion that
could be taken to mean request TO Gen. Grant TO
attend the Cabinet council Grant, however though
protesting longer Secretary OF War. went TO the
council and there, jim the presence OF the Cabinet
nterrogaed as why he had broker faith with his supe-
ror by surrenderng the War Office 20 Stanton contrary
express understanding. It has been repeatedly salu
that Grant and there denied that he had ever hau
any understanding with the President on the SUBJECT
that he told the President that he had given him notice
OF what he Intended TO do the saturday preceding
and that he had not promised TO call again On tno Mon
day preceding the reinstatement. am sorry that ex-
ncaton stand. There Ia record irrefragabe evil
dence show what Grant did say and do at that mono
rabe Cabinet meeting There Is not the slightest DOUBT
that Grant admitted In the presence OF the CABINET IN
promise either to resign the Secretaryship Oh war or
compel Stanton W get mapdamus to put 4m lVranV