The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-02-25
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The Great Smoker Smoked.
A Fit Tool TO Carry Out the
Radical Revelation.
The Radical Candidate for Presi-
dent Convicted by J0ll1sOn and
His Cabinet OF Falseho0d.
Grant to the President.

H;e E,.csHo,, c.sf a A,,f7yosn q III bneo,, pyoc;;
e.,e,,t of the f,a ;;,sd 9,St,5s..
sIR-I have the honor sto aekowledoe
the recent Of youreo rpmunic.tion Of the
31st nit, in answer to nine Of the 2sth
ult After a careful reading and com.
tparison of the article ia the National
intellieeucer of the 10Th nit. with the
initials j. b. s.. in the New York World
Eof the 9th ult.. purportlne to be based
| upon your statsment and that of the
members of the Cabinet therein named
! / find it only TO be but 4 reiterstiop
somewhat more il detail Of the many
and gross misrepreseptations contained
| in these articles, and which nv statement
lof facts, set forth II nv letter of the
24th nit. was intended 10 correct, and
herein / reassert the CORRECTNESS. of INV
statements il that letter. auy thing is
lvour reply TO the contrary uotwith.
lstapdipg.
| I confess nv sprprise that the sC.bioe,
officers referred Is should 30 rreatly
misapprshend the facts, in the matter q
admission alleged 10 have been made
+ by me at tho Cabinet meeting on the
14tb ult., as to suffer their names to be
made the basis Of the. charges in the
newspaper articles referred to, or agree
to the accuracy, IS Jon affirm they do,
of Jour account of what occurred at that
meeting.
You know that We parted, on the 1Ith
Iult., without any promise on my part, ex-
pressed or implied, that ! would hold on
to the Office Of Secretary of War ad tn
terias, against the action Of the Senate.
Ior, declining to do 50, would surrender
it to you before such action was had, OF
that wonld see 3ou again OF any liked
timesen the subject, The performance
Eof the promises alleged to have been
made by me would have involved re-
fsista nee of the law, and On inconsistency
With the whole history OF my connection
Mitss tie suspension ol mr. etanton 9.
From ouf cenFsrsatlon ana my written
protest OF August i 1901, against the
renoyalof Nj. Stanton, Ton must nase
known that my greatest ooolectiea sso ms
removal was the fear that some s2e mos. y
be appointed In his stead who would, by
opposition to the laws relating to the
restoration of the Southern States to
their proper relation to the Government,
embarrass the army in the performance
Of the duties especially imposed upon it
by the laws, and that it was to prevent
such an appointmentthat I accepted the
appointment Of Secretary of War od IN
term. and NOT for the purpose Of enabling
yoa to get rid Of Mr.. Stanton By With
holding it from him in opposition to law,
or, not doing so myself, surrender to one
who, as the statement tsaud assumption IN
your communication plsinly indicates
was assought; and It was to avoid this dan
ger, as well as TO relieve you from the.
personal embarrassment in which Mr..
stanton . reinstatement would place you
that ! urged the appointEent.of Governor
Cox, believing It would be- agreeable to
yon, and alsosto MT stanton, sahstea as
/ was that it was the good of the coun-
Try, ana net the ONCE, tne latter desired.
On the 18th splt, IN the presence OF
General Sherman, ] stated to you that |
thonghtMr. Stanton would resign, but
did not say Iwould dadyise him to do SO.
On the 18th, ! did agree with General
Sherman to go and advise him to that
course, and. the 18th j had an interview.
with Mr. Stanton, which led me to the.
conclusion that any ADVICE would be
pseless, and 50 informed 6eherai Sher
man. Before ! consented 70 advise Mr.
stanton 70 resign understood rom INN
~ conversation upon inc; supJect lmme7
h;s on;n;on thai the act of gangress en-. n
titled s,ar, act Temporarily to supply va