The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-26

judicial proceedings 1t was then I'M.
,, dcrstood that there would be y tu,,hnr
conferences on Monday, hv which time |
supposed you would be prepared to in
form me Of your final decision. You
failed, however, to fulf,l the engage
men, and on Tuesday notified me in
writing OF the receipt by YOU Of Official
notification Of the action of the Senate
III the case of Mr.. Stanton, and, at the
same time, informed me, that according
TO the act regulating the tenure Of Ger.
tain civil Offices, your functions as Sec
retary Of War cd mtcyim ceased from
the moment Of The receipt OF ;hc notice.
on thus in disregard 81 the under.
standing between MS, VACATED the uilico
without having gwen me nouicc OF your
intention TO do 50. 1t is ku' ius,. how
ever, to say that in your communication
you claim that yon did inform me Of
yo,r purpose, and thus 'Iulflcd the
promise made in our last preceding con
vcrsation on this subject" Tia, fac,
that such promise existed is evidence
o. an arrangement of the kind lav,
mentioned. You had lourl in our frs,
conference 'that>,liu President was l,.
sro,lS or l,nnno N, c,
,,nI,,,, wv, '' w
wy "'''','' sCS'',''eo III nc SuSp"n
SION or POI. on knew what reasons
had induced the PrcsiirM, 10 ask from
v"u promise. Iou also knew that in
case your views oiduly did not accord
with his own convictions, IL was his
purpose to fiji vour place h, ,nn,j,or ,,
pom'mrnt. Even ignoring the ryis,rncc
Of Il positive udrrslnr,l,n,, ho,wo
these conclusions w.ro ,l,;,I,.lj.,
, . l''! "'""'''"c
"'""' conversations. IL Is
Ita'h. however, That. even under these
circumstances, vou did moi oIl,rr,n r,turr
the place to nv no..oc,;,,, ,,, ,I
~ '''''''''' "'''' "ccoih-
WI "'"''''''n'' P'a''" your
'o" III P"s'''oh Where, c"'l'd | lave
"n'c'PaIcd your action, | would have
been compelled to ask Of yon, as was
compcnrd tn oel, or vour ,u. ,,> :;
,b. wa D,,,,.>,:, ~" '" NI'"'' III
'''''''', " e''e' "i r'S,S-
''''""' ~ e'Se W resort 10 the more dis.
aSrceanlc rNprulrnt OF SuSpcnuinr vou
by successor
AS stated in your letter, ;hc uomin,iion
of Governor Cox, of Ohio. tor tho No, 80.
Secretary Of War, was supres,cd +, mo ,lis
appointment as Mr.. SIauIon's snnn,s.,,
was urged in your name. and !, wrs s,;l
that his selection would save further ruh,r
rasSmcnt did not think lh,, in ,Ln 80.
lection Of Il C,binct officer sLoulI ho
lramncllcd by such con.d,,,,;on. ,
prepared to lake The vrsponsibiilv Of d"c,'
ling the rueatiNu in accordance with nv
IDEAS of constitutional duty ,.o;, I'M vim.
del prlnl nrU u I .lonTnpl r-,.;,,k
and proper, was anxious to learn tho steps
70" would take should the possession Of the
war Departments be demanded by Mr.. Stan
'"h liau your action been in conformity 10
,ne understanding between us, do not be-
i'cFe thnt the embarrassment would have at
'"'licu lts prcsrn' proportions, on hat the
Propao,i'y oi us repetition would have been
81 ere"''
l know thal with view TO an early ter.
lni'i'''o'' o! Il STATE OF affairs so detrimental
~ 'nc Puo,'c interests, you voluntarily Of
'erGo' pom on "cunesday the 10th instant,
aao on me succeeding Sunday. TO call upon
Mr' o'nn'oh ana urge upon him that the
gooo ol INC service required his resignation.
coEless that considered your proposal as
sor' oi rcrara'ioh Tor 'he failure on your
paH' 10 act IN "ccorlancc with an under
s,"hoins moro thah once repeated. which !
thought mad received your full assent, and
uh"ep "hich you co"iu have returned TO ne
,ne ,n', once Shlon m" conterrcd upon you,
mus sa'ine yo"fseit from embarrassment,
"nu le"v'ns me responsibility where it pro.
perry nc'onseu' "i'h tue President, who is
"oco''h'"o'e lor tue laithiol execution Of
inc laws.
nave no' yet been informed by you
whe'h hSr' rs '"lcc proposed Y0urScli.you
ma canea upon Mr.. stanton, amt made an
ehorI 20 induce l''m voluntarily TO retire
rom inc war Department. lou conclude
your communication with n reference 10
;nn, Ln,5 90 ~ ., NV I'.I""S % 'nc ""o'
van, onoa,,,, ar.'.h ~. 'i'n , a'st"nt. IN
i,at nftnr ,l,o r"n.;la m;I '".n oIou,io" you say
sion oC vor, nr.ri",,a ''a """ S''c" MS Ver'
s,o, u y ynus ih n,; r'o,ao"? Conversations y""
Irt,or ,ha, r"'' n";'""r'"'y - "s gwen IN your
cnrrnn,n,s, T.; Nv wy "''''''"a INC
.Ihomah ,o sor,on 10 - .I'* "";Io,', .. men,
~, s,ninn, '',' =. ~, '"''c''"n
n,.,, onm,.ov.n. na" ;''uaS 10 our
Iont n,;ai, n,n" ha, - 49,. "",9oo' '"e rreS'-
In sa;J Vi, ,S,, ""II'aiDU" hnI ] '"1 III inc way
;fI III ill., -" ",". n't' p'o"i'se" 10 resign
no onon @ Nv, ,;, 'sS's' y ,"e 'e''s'''o"'e"'' made
A'o oeS' P'o'h'SC.