New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-09

had no. then given thought AMI could not then decide either
Mr. said that so far as the related to the
Interview with him at the krkwood House, u was not
correct lie eod not remember me exact woras tha
passed. but he did remember that Mr. Colfax came 10
him with Notwithstanding it for granted that no extra
session would be called and not once suggesting the
priey OF calling one but merely informing him how ne
Cofax might be overaken on his Western trp with the
.has one was about to be called snOu az o o
settling the reconstruction question sand the President
Secretary Wees viii tell you that MIR Lincoln said to
they meanng the ADMINISTRATOR had TO work
ard get all out OF the way before Congress met to fuss
THE MARYLAND TROUBLES.
He poke OF tne threatened troubles OF year ago III
rebellion that might possibly involve Washington ana
thus get hun out Of the way by shorter cut than I'M
peach ment knew what they were after, and had de-
tenIned they shouldn't succeed had forces here ready
to put down any attempt at disturbance and when they
for correspondence the subject, but there is
good deal behind yet that they haven't called for and
ator Thayer his responsibility as Senator" during
the fall campaign in Ohio that he ohnson was about to
gress he said he never had been able to find out exactly
what meant but he believed Thayer had got his inior
nation here in Washington from high source.
SOMETHING ABOUT STANTON.
One Of stanton's last suggestions in the Cabinet he
which would put it Mt nearly 900 men, also. TO have
order issued making desertion punishable by death
these two points, reduced to writing The President ex-
pressed hs establishment and inquired II Gen Grant ap
We" said the President, II opposed to each OF the
propositions, and especially TO both OF them stanton
went on TO say the army was deserving IN paIoons anu
nothing but enforcement OF the death penaity
would stop It, The President said he never heard OF such
thing shooting for deserton in time OF peace stan
ton piled that there law on the statute BOOKS
now, authorizing it. but he couldn't find it.
The President said that the country would DO unable 10
bear the expense OF the army filled 10 the maximum u.
would be hundred millions year. but stanton insisted
that IL ought 10 be done When Gen. Grant came into
the Cabinet the President asked hun II nc had approved
OF Santos propositions, and he replied that he had not
that he had Mt seen them ana knew nothing OF tnen1
81 could never approve OF thing like that said Dir.
Johnson to bankrupt the North in order To raise big
army TO overrun the South There's 100 mucn OF an army
now, and it's too expensive already"
IL will he observed from the above that tne American
Cannot had backacon idea I'm view, which was to re-
IL down to minimum. The original Carnot never equaled
that IN brliancy OF conception.
Thss good place TO tell what conceive 10 DO
good Joke Grants expense perpetrated by so grave
a person Attorney General Stanbery. My authority
is unquesonablo as. In fact 1t always Is soon after
Grants accession TO the Cabinet he brought up PROPOSE
ton m Cabinet meeting I'm regard the abolition or
whipping as punishment for CRIME In the South. Tho
ought 10 be abolished All the Cabinet officers agreed OH
that point but they differed TO tho proptey OF inter
ferng against the penal laws OF State Sucn punish,
ment was being gradually abolished anyhow: ana would
disappear entirely. But Grant believed that some
thing ought to be done by the army to prevent It's con-
nuance IL was 80 barbarous that II ought 20 be
eral and said, ia quiet way believe that You stll
buck and men, aud tie them up by the thumbs In the
army, within mile OF this house, don't your
yes" the General said, that had to DO done some
times"
We'll It seems to me-" replied stanbery. "that it's
little 10 buck and gag man Tor getting tpy tan
whip him for larceny. II You had to choose, would you
rather be whipped or gaggedp
The General had to acknowledge that between the
two he'd take the whlppngand he postponed further
remarks the barbarsm OF the whipping to some
future meeting. MACK.