The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-02-19

office. After you had withdrawn, I care
fully read the article of which you spoke
and found it's statements of the understan-
ding between us was substantially correct.
ON the 18th caused it to be read to four
of the five members of the Cabinet who
were present at our conference on the l4th,
concurred in the general accuracy Of the
statements In respectful our conversation on
that occasion.
sIpreply to yonr communication, have
deemed it proper, to prevent further mis-
understanding: to make this simple recital
Of facts. hItil5.
Very Respectfully, yours,
ANDREW. JOHNSON,
Gen. U. s. Grant Cond. rs. A. - =
GRANTS REPLY TO THE PRESIDENTS LET
6FFlI aa35'a TER. @ aSgkaa83J@
4 q HEADQUARTERS ARMY, LIST (
Washington, Feb. 3. 1868. )
To his Excellency Anare,c JOHNSON President
ofhe United States: q 'f'}a' i
SIR-ls have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication OF the
3lst ult,, aud after careful reading and
comparison of it, with an article, Of the
18th ult., over the initials J. B. s. in the n.
tx, World supporting to be based upon youIr
statement, and of members of the Cabinet
named, / find it to, be q reiteration only
s"mswhat more in detail ol the many
o T MISREPRESENTATION ,i contained in these
art;c]es and which INV statement of facts
90 III fGrth in nv letter &C the oath nit,
.r. 81 ;ntenIad IL correct. and herein reas-
s a The correctness Of nv statement III
tbat ,after ranvthinp, in, yonrs in .reply, to
tho t,.,I CONTRARY YSotwitlsta1ding. confess
NV NV snrnr;se fhat fhe Cabinet officers so re.
fayred a. 50 Greatly misapprehend the
fSnts Tha assert;on alleged to have, been
mod s br me- ~ fha Cabinet meeting on the
24tf ulf.. asking them to suffer their names
"a he made the basis Of the charge in the
nnwsnaner article referred to, agreed to the
accuracp Won affirm. they do account oil
what ocenred at the meeting. You know
w1 narted nm o4fh.. without any promise
on nv ,,art avnresaed or imnlied. to the eff:
faot hat would hold ON to the Office Of
Se SY st. of War ad interim against the ac
t;nn If the Senate OF declining to do so
wci,ld surrender to YOU before such action
nos nod mr. that T would sea Won again AT
a NV t f; Il t;,na IN The subject. The per.
farmance Of tho promise alleged to have
haan made nv me would have involved q
rs s;stance IN fhe law and an inconsistency
with tha whole HISTORY of nv connection
WIN t tbo s m If Mr. Stanton From
onr conysrsation and nv written nrotest 81
Anonst ist. 1867. against the removal OF
Mr. stanton you must have known that
nv createst objection to bis removal was
tbse fear That some one would be appointed
in b;s stead who wonld be opnosed ia the
Laws vs. p r r. the restoration az the
Southern States to their proper relations
in the government Won would also e,nbar.
ras ST tie Army in the .perfornance Of its
dnties and esnecially those imposed Tpon
| II Inv the Reconstruction laws. And that
IL was To nreyent such an appointment Of
secretarv of War ad interim. and not for the
nurpose Of enabling you to ret rid of Stan.
ton by withholding from him. in opposi-
tion to the law, OF not doing so myself, to
surrender to one who as the statement and
assnmntion in your communication plainly
indicates was sought. and it was to avoid
this danger, of we'll as to relieve you from
the personal embarrassment which Mr.
Stantons reinstatement would place you
that urged the appointment OF Coy, Cox
believing that It would pc agreeable \? s 70 you
and also 20 NJ Stanton sa u.s. y was
1nat IL was lof sbouid ~ dis
n nuo i On the I3fh' nit in tina pre.
ss can If Gem sherman. I stated to YOU THAT
| thought Mr. Stanton would resign, but
did not say that / would advise him to dc
SO. On the 18th / did agree with General
Sherman to 60 and adylse him TO tna'
course, ana on the lssh hna an -. !,
alone with MI. stanton, W1aca Aeu ,, Ms - y
sae LTD son' ana 80 ;msormsd Gan sherman
Useless Useless anu anno az = aSu;ss M stantor
to ' resipn understood him, in a converse
tion on the subject, Immediately after biz
| reinstatement, thatit was his opinion that
| the act entitled IAN act temporarily to sup
ply vacancies in the Executive Depart
ment, in certain cases, approved February
2oth 1865 was IePea.ea ~ suoss9ae 10y 10y
lsiatlon WM NY l M haa - Jomht hn,
Nous ~ - Low - Iesa uas Still n force and
wa. :ue . .aa;.a NV. nv aot;on on Gamma
no."a.a 4%a ,an aavas - rras,;on IN NJ,
tlon " s Sae -" not = - ranoaled Th;s
nu a tnsao =. I oouiS mt e9v;ss h;a ran
ne,ns sng ,o Sas. tba DANCER i annrehand or
a s.Ot r .sTs m;abt follow The ccu,sf
u,s n.ss ENID ,anu,d bave q understood that
sas ~ = m nnrsne was n v;oiation Of Law
As.1ea ~ pl sar. uor mh;io tho course
anu any U.u.,o a ~ ,S;ch nauer donhted hn,
ance with the law, and not disobedience t.