The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-02-19
The War Department Difficulty
Correspondence Between General
Grant and the President-Grant's
Statement Of the Affair.

Grant and the Presldent-Grants
Statement Of the Affair.
Goarrat Grant Ias,ucted NOT TO Obey any
80 Order. ,ismed BY Mr.. ,Stanto,, c;ih Ria
- Reply Yhsrrto--7Re Presiiehfs Statement
of tho Conversations wih G.n. Grant,
dc, DC. .a ra..
- 100 i, WasnNesoS, February 4, 1868.
The Speak-r laid before the IIouse to>day
q eoinmunieations from the War Depart.
men' encl, sing the following Documents:
Wan DErARrN,Nr February 4. 1868.
ID SiR-In anewer TO n resolution Of the
House ef The sth ult., transmit here
with eoTiee furnished me 10y General Grant
cf correspondence between him and the
President. relating to the Secretary OF War,
and which he reports 10 be all the CORES
'rondeHee he has had with the Pr, sidcnt on
the subject: .@.
i have had no correspondence with the
President since the l2ih of August last
After the action OF the Senate on his al
legged reason Tor my suspension from the
Office OF Secretary OF War. resumed the
duties Of that office as required by the act
Of Congress, aud have continued to dis.
charge them without any personal or writ
ten commupication with the President. No
orders have been issued from this Depart
mont Ia the name Of the i'residen., with
my knowledge, and have received no or.
ders from him. The correspondence cen,
herewith embraces all the correspondence
known Ia me on the subject referred TO in
the resolution OF the House Of Repr, sent
atives " "-' ~t,.sas n
I-have the honor to he. sir, with great
fespect, your obedient servant a- ..
5.sE EDWARD NJ srsxrcS.
Ia Seer tary Of War:
Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives
TIRApo'Rs Amy OF TRI u s..
@s wssHIsGroN. ID. c., Jan, 2s. 1868. J
TO His Ereelleaey, n. Jolnsor, Presiient of
the Uni'ed States: s.-'E q.
Sn--on the gath instant requested you,
in writing 10 give me The instruc' ions
which yoa had previously given me ver'
bally not to obey any orders from Hon. E.
M. Stanton, Secretary Of War. unless J.
knew that IL came from yourself To this
written request received a message that
left doubt in my mind Of your intentions, -
To prevent any possible misunderst andiny.
therefore. renew the request, that you
will give me written Instructions, and till
they are received viii so.rcnd acticn on
your verbal ones. i am G. mpel'eil To ask
these Instructions IL writing ia consequence
OF the many grnss mis-, representations az.
fsctiag my personal honor circulated
through the press for the last fortnight pur
porting 10 come from the President or
conversations which occurred either will,
she President privately in bis Office, or IN
Cabinet meeting What is written admits
Of no. misunderstanding. IN view Of the
misrepresentation referred to, 1t will be
well 10 state the facts in the case.
Sometime after assumed. the duties Of
Secretary Of War ad ints.ims the Prssider,
asked my views on the course Mr. Stanton
would have TO pursue In ease the senate
.sboald not concur in his suspension to oh.
taip possession Of his ifics. Ny reply WIS
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