Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-06

reinstatement by the Senate had ceased
to be Secretary of War ad interim, and
who saw the President open and read
the communication, brought back to me
from the President message that he
wanted to see me that day at the Cabil
net meeting, after / had made known the
fact that l was no longer Secretary of
War ad interim. 77ls
At his meeting, after opening it as
though l were a member of his Cabinet,
when reminded of the notification al
ready given him.that 1 was no longer
Secretary of War ad interim, the Presi-
dent gave version of the conversation
alluded to already in this statement. 1t
was asserted that in both conversations
/ had agreed to hold on to the Office Of
Secretary of War until displaced by the
Courts, or resign, SO as to place the Pres
ident where he would have been, had ]
never accepted the Office. After hearing
the President through l stated our con-
versation substantially. as given in this
letter. Fifssi "a y gsfd Il
I will add that my conversation before
the Cabinet embraced other matters no,
pertinent here, and is therefore left out
i in iiowise admitted the correctness Of
the Presidents statement Of our conver
sation. though to soften the evident con
.tradiction of my statement, 1 said, al
q luding to our first conversation on the
subject, the President might have un
,derstood me the way he said namely
that / had promised to resignif / did no
resist the reinstatement. Imade no sucl
statement. .s}51
/ have the honor to be very respect
fully, your obedient servant, W =
o5 .as7 U. s. GRANT, General.
Ias GEN. GRANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
~ HEADo'Rs ARMY OF THE U, S.,
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1868.
HIS Ercelleney, Andre,o johnson, Presi
dent Of the United States. z2eet
SIR: l have the honor very respect
fully to request to have in writing tn
order which the President gave me ver
bally on Sunday, the 10th instant, t,
disregard the orders of the Hon. E. M
Stanton as Secretary of War, until
knew from the President himself tina
they were his orders. s.si
have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
.-s..,1-.-.g U. S. GRANT, General.
THE PRESIDENTS ENDORSEMENT.
The following is the Endorsement OF
the above note: sls,a
g As requested in this communication
Gen. Grant is instructed in writing no
to obey any order from the War Depart
ment assumed to be issued by the direc
: ton of the President, unless such orde
is known by the General commandin,
the armies of the United States to hav
been authorized by the Executive.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
January 80, 1865.
GEN. GRANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
HEADQ'Rs ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES,
f- WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 30, 1868.
Has Ercelzency Andres0 johnson, Pres,
9t dent: . t9 ff ~
SIR-I have the honor to acknowledg
the return of my note of the oath inst
with your Endorsement thereon, that
am not to obey any order from the Wa
Department, assumed to be issued b,
order of the President, unless such OF
der is known by me to be authorized b,
the Executive, and, in reply thereto,
say that I am informed by the Secretar,
of War that he has not received fror
the Executive any order or instruction
limiting or impairing his authority to is
sue orders to the army as has heretofor
been his practice, under the laws an
custom of the Department.
a While this authority to the War d.
partment is not countermanded, it vii
be satisfactory evidence to me that an
orders issued from the War Departmer
by direction of the President, are autho
lied by the Executive.
/ have the honor to be, very respec
fully, your obedient servant, :.
100 U. S. GRANT, General.
THE PRESIDENT TO GENERAL GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. 81, 1868
GENERAL: 1 have received your con
munication, of the 2Sth instant, reney
ing your request of the oath, that
should repeat in written form, my We
bal instructions of the 10Th instant, vi
That You obey no order from the Ho
E. NJ Stanton, as Secretary of Wa
unless you have information that it W,
issued by the Presidents direction.
submitting this request, with which
complied on the 29th instant, you tai
occasion to allude to recent publication
| in reference to circumstances connect,
with the vacation by yourself of Il
Office of Secretary of War ad interi,
with the view of correcting the stat
,ments which you term gross misrepr
sentation, and give at length your ov
recollection of the facts under, whic
without the sanction of the Preside
from whom you had received and accer
ed the appointment, you yielded the D
1 partment of War to the present incur
/ bent. f, 2 ---ta5. q strasT ,-s. .u n
As stated in your communicate
some time after you had assumed duti
as Secretary of War ad interim, we
terchanged views respecting the cour
that should be pursued in event of Il
non-concurrence by the Senate in Il
suspension of Mr.. Stanton. I soug
that interview, calling myself at Il
! War Department. My sole object
then bringing the subject to your atte
tionwas to ascertain what would be yo
own action should such an attempt
i made for his restoration to the War D
i partnent. That object was accomplishe
for the interview terminated with the d
tinct understanding, that if under refe
tion you should prefer not to become
i party to the controversy, or should co
clude it would be your duty to surrend
the Department TO Mr.. Stanton upon a
tion in his favor by the Senate, you we