The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-28
EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK

son should feel whose recent action has 80 VII
Iently disturbed the equilibrium of the countr
In place of grave and troubled expressian
coun tenance, the General wore all the looks {
one whose serenity and good humor no chang
of circumstances could alter. he had none
the sinister Cassius-like expression OF q revc
look OF defiant meaning which might be readil
assumed as {. consistent characteristic of on
who has ventured to act 80 daring part. 4
seems about iixty years old, tall in stature
with silvery head Of hair, mild, benevolen
voice and plepossessing smile.
"Well, General" remarked your correspon
dent, .you appear to take this business com
placently."
"Yes," he replied, "I don't see any reason
why should not; my conscience is periectl.
easy in the matter. I have been appointed tt
perform certain duty, and intend to do it.
'fDo you recognize it in the light of com
mand from your superior officer, which you, OF
military man, are bound to obey2"
''No, purely as civil appointment, which ]
have accepted in good faith, and intend tx
fulfil"
'But how will you manage it if Secretary
Stanton refuse to let you perform the duty to
which you hnye been assigned-win you use
force?"
swell, I never contemplated using force, and
all the rumors to that effect are groundless.
The story Of The case is briefly this: called
on Secretary Stanton last Friday and told him
my instructions from the President. he re-
piled, as has already been stated, that he wish
ed some time allowed him 10 collect his papers
and books, and to this Of course 1 very readily
assented, and soon after left the department..
The next morning, about O'clock Marshal
Gooding, accompanied by two other men-and
what he wanted with these two cannot un-
derstand, unless he thought intended to re-
sist arrest-came to this house and served
Judge Cartters writ upon me. I accompanied
him as soon as got dressed, though had
to leave my breakfast behind, and the entire
four of us went before the Judge. The latter
received me very kindly, and in response
to my inquiry whether the decision ne might
make in anywse interfered with me in the per-
formance of the functions Of the Office to which
I had been assigned. replied that until had
been pronounced guilty of a misdemeanor, Of
course was free to discharge whatever duty
had in the government. He said, however, that
/ should remain in the custody Of the marshal
until furnished On amount OF bail equivalent
to the fine attached to the offence with which
was charged. The man to whom I looked for
furnishing tho necessary recognizance lived
out in George town, and I told the Judge it
would be necessary to send for him. Fotunate-
ly he happened to be in town to hear what was
going on. The messenger met him in tie
street, and, in company with another gen.
tleman, came to the Judges room, and
gave the recuisite bonds. hortly after
wards when what was happening became bet
appearance, and volunteered any amount
Of bail that might be demanded. Among these
were several Republicans, who said if mil
lion dollars were necessary it would be fur
nishcd me forthwith. The Marshal who never
for moment allowed me to quit his sight,
apologized when all was over for having such
disagreeable duty to perform, and remarked
might bo raise1 against him by the Radicals.
In tho interim, however, while waiting for the
ball. asked ard received permission to go and
acqualnt the President Of what had taken
place. Tho Marshal accompanied me, and both
of us were ushered into his Excellency's
presence. The President, on being acquainted
with what had transpired, simply told me to
return md give the necessary bonds and en-
ploy counsel to conduct my case. This was
done, and whom the proceedings were over
1 repaired TO the War Department TO en-
ter upon my duties. This was about eleven
O'Clock. communicated to Secretary Stanton
the purPort OF nJ MOTT, ena tho Son 'oIs.t'e..
which Lod, published in the papers, Is
entirely correct. When Stanton decided not
10 surrender Vi the Office, and when I conclud-
ed it was useless to say any more on the sub
ject, we both sat down and had O brief but
pleasant conve rsation on other topics. 1 re-
marked, jocosey, that had eaten no breakfast
that morning, and that it was o cruel thing Of
him to be the rlcans Of depriving me of it. He
replied that nothing so inhuman was contem-
plated, and thtt tho circumstance should be
attributed to over zeal on the part OF some one
else. That was my last interview with Stan
ton; but tomorrow suppose we meet again"
"And then, General, how will you act2"
''Well shall 60, down to the War Depart
ment at the usual hour as Secretary OF War
ad interim, to Ill intents and purposes, with
out any reservation or doubt that my powers
as such as arc perfectly legitimate, as were
those Of General Grant. I shall set about
The business o. tho department, ISSUE orders
in the name o. the President, give instruc-
tions to subor Innate officials and direct the
general work of the department. OF course
it will be very unpleasant for ME to find Off
GERS there who may be prepared to disregard
some personal friends OF my own; but
have no other resource than 10 use the pow
cr conferred upon me and order them under
arrest if thoy refuse to obey the legitimate
''But what about the Great Mogul himself ?
Is Stanton to be left severely alone?"
''rhat's the question. He has already re-
fused to vacate, and suppose he will persist
in his refusal. On my own option should de-
cline to use anT force; but If the President IN
struct me to employ forcible persuasion, 1
must, to be consistent, do 30. However,
shall await the further development OF this
dsagrecable business before saying what 1
shall do"
Bidding the General adeu at his hall door,
he remarked, pointing to policeman who was
IN the act Of disappearing around the corEer,
while at the same time casting furtlve but
significant glance in our direction, "Ihat
man," said he, "has passed up and down here
forty times this morning, and is evidently o
spy set to watch every person calling upon me
in the course Of the day, to detect II possibly
whether any oi the Presidents supporters are
among my visi :ors, and to infer from that that
am receiving counsel to net tomorrow with
force in expeling Stanton; but perhaps he
may have some other object" And, with an
expression of doubt on his face as to that
poiceman's specific motives i'll doubling, the
corner so frequently, the General withdrew,
serene and coed humored as ever.
THE PEOPLE READY FOR THE IssUE-PRoFFERs
OF MEN AND MONEY IN SUPPORT OF THE
PRESIDENT.
Numerous letters and telegraphic dispatches
of encouragement, and profering aid in SOL
diers, etc., have been received by the Presi-
dent. From tie dispatches the following may
be selected as specimens
clear raise one thousand men to sustain you
from my (sccord) district, New Jersey, if nec-
cssary."
''You were right. The friends OF constitu-
tional liberty il, New Hamphire will sustain
you-Anson s. Marshal Chairman Democratic