The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-29
The DEMONSTRATION Tmbrnrlio

The special of the St. Louis Republican, under date
Of Washington, Jan. l4th, says:
Possibly Mr.. Johnson is much surprised at some
features of the transactions in the Stanton affair of the
past tortyeight hours any body, tor it appears he
had understanding with Gen. Grant some time ago
| and renewed its details, recaptnSted from time to
time, and finally repeated Saturd y last that he
Gen Grant) would either hold the office as Sec
retalv ad interim until the rights Of Mr. Stanton should
be adjudicated in court in the latter should de-
mand possession Of the Department, or else he would
give the President timely notice of his intention to re-
sign Secretary I'D Interim aud thus enable Mr. John
son to appoint other person to the Office who
would refuse surrender Mr. Stanton until deci-
sion could be had. As it evident on Saturday
last that the Senate would not sustain the suspension
of Mr.. Stanton, the President and Gen. Grant had
another interview the subject, and full understand
ing, substantially above set FORTH the result 1t
also agreed that Gen. Grant, in pany with
Gen. Sherman, should call the President on Mon
day, yesterday to determine finally whether he would
resign Secretary ad interim continue in the Office
and test Mr. SantOn'S right, as before stated Gen
Sherman called the Executive yesterday but Gen.
Grant did not. Meantime, Sunday last suggestion
had been made to the President by certain Senator's
that if the name Of cx-Gov. Cox, of Ohio, should be
the Senate for Secretary OF War, his nominal
ton would probably be confirmed and thus get rid Of
the Stanton mbrogio at once AR. johnson, however,
proceeded to have the matter take the he had
decided it should especially as lie had doubt Of hav
ing the cooperation Of Gen. Grant or another Secre-
tary ad interim in the manner before stated. What
caused Gen. Grant to change his mind or to depart
from the arrangement Or why he did rot notify the
President of his intention TO surrender to Mr. Stanton
has not r4nspired fully. The first notice the Presi-
dent had however Of such change of purpose, was
upon the receipt of the following note from Gen Grant,
to-day, at about 1:31 F. NJ:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY UNITED STATES, J
Washington, january H. 1868
His Excelency Andrew johnson, Presiaentof the Uni
ted States:
Sri have the honor to enclose herewith COPY
of official notice received by last ming of the
cotton of the Senate of the United States the case
of tie suspension Of Hon. E VI. Stanton, Secretary Of
War /
According to the provisions Of section of an act
regulating the tenure Of civil officers my functions as
of the receipt of the within notice
have the no to be, very respectfully, your ODE
dent servant, T. s GRANT, General.
Here followed copy Of the resolutions Of the Senate
This letter handed to the President by one Of
Gen. Grants staff, Just hour after Gen Grant bad
surrendered to Mr. Stanton and of course the latter
WAS in possession of the War Department. that length
Of time before Mr.. Johnson advised Of what had
TRANSFERRED 1t appears certified copy Of the Senate
resolution served upon each (Gen Grant and Mr. |
Stanton) last night about o'clock, by Col Fornev l.
Clerk ct the Senate, III person. copy left at |
the White House abont o'clock last hight but the
President wa engaged IN the reception and he did see
it until 1 o'clock this morning.