The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-02-19

Of max ing this decision known ahd did go
nuke IL known. In doing this I fulfilled
the promire made Ia our last preceding con
verration on the ,ul jsct. The President,
however. instead Of excepting my view Of
tile requirements Of the Tenure OF Office
Bill. contenicd that he hal suspended Sir.
Stanton un,ler the authority givrd Ny the
Constit.tion, aui that the came authority
did not preclude him from reporting as al
act Of court-sy bis r-asons for the susreu.
sion TO the Senate. That having appointed
me under the authority given by the Com
.titntien. and not under any act Of Con-
gress. could not he governed hy the act.
I stated that the law w's binding on me,
Consti, utional or not. until set aside by the
proper tribunal. An hour or more was
consumed each rei,ersting his view, on
HE sn'jret until, getting late, the Pt-si.
dent said he would zee ne again. did
no. agree TO call again on Monday. nor at
any other d.6nite time. nor was sent for
by the President until the following Tues
lay. From the llth, to the Cabinet meet
ing on the 18th, q doubt never entered nav
read about the President fully understand
ing my position namely: That IL the SEN
ate refused to concur in the suspension Of
MIR. Stanton, my powers as Secretary Of
War I'd interim would cease, and Mr.. STAN
toms right to resume at once the functions
of his Office would, under the law, be indis.
puiahle. and I acted accordingly. With
Mr.. Stapton had no communication, di
rect or iu.lirert, on the lject Of his rein
statement, during his suspension. l ksew
IT, had been recommended to the President
to send in the nnns Of Governor Cox, Of
Ohio as Secretary Of War. and thus save
all embarrassment, a proposition that ain
cerely hoped he would entertain favoratly.
General Sherman seeing the President nt
my particular request, to urge this. OH the
18th instant.
On Tuesday. Che day Mr.. Stanton reeu
tered the office of the Secretary of War;
General Comstoek, who had carried nv
official letters, announcing that with Mr..
Stanton's re instatrment by the Senate,
hal ceased 10 be s. cre'ary of War al interim.
aud who saw the President open and read
the communication, brought back TO me,
from the President. messag. that he want"
cd TO see me that day at th. Cabinet meet
ing after hal made known the fact that I
was no longer Secretary Of War ad inter,a
After this meeting. after opening it ~
though I was a nember Of his Cabinet
when reminded of the notification already
given hin, that was no longer Secretary 81
War ad inferim, the President gave a YER
sion Of the conversation alluded to already.
In this statement It was asserted that ia
both conve. sutious / had agreed TO hold on
to the Office o, Secretary Of War until dis
placed by the Cuurts or resigned, so as g.
place the President where he would have
been hHd never accepted the office.
Alter hearing the President through, ]
stated our conversation snbsiartiaiiy IA
given in tliis letter. 1 will add that my
conversation before the Cabinet embraced
rth"r matter not pertinent here, aud is
therefore, left out.
in nowise admitted the correctness Of
the Preshl-nt's statement "f our conversa q.
pehs' though Z" sof'en The evident contra
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way We saw "a"''y iha' mao PROMISE"
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10 request to have IN writing the order