Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-17
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RumOrs in Regard TO the Situation
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RumOrs in Regard 10 she Situation
The Bad Faith of Gen. Grant.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The Stanton
matter and what the President will do with
it, continues in discussion and variety.
Rumors are current to-day that President
johnson gave instruction that no commu-
nication with the War Department would
be sent or received, and that Stanton would
under no circumstances be recognized by
the President as Secretary of War, or adj
mitted as member of his Cabinet. There
is also report that the President will for,
maIly proclaim that he will not recognize
Stanton az Secretary of War. and that
Seward and Stanberry were closeted with
him the greater Part of to-day advising
him in that respect.
Possibly Mr.. johnson is as much sur
prised at some features Of the transactions
in the Stanton affair as any body, for it APP
pears he had an understanding with Gen.
Grant some time ago, and renewed its de-
tails, recapitulated from time TO time, and
finally repeated on Saturday last that he
{Gen. Grant would either hold on to the
office as Secretary ad interim until the rights
Of Mr.. Stanton should be adjudicated in
court, in case the latter should demand
possession Of the Department, or else he
would give the President timely notice OF
his intention to resign as Secretary al Il, /.
term and thus enable Mr.. johnson 10 an
point some other person to the Office who
would refuse to surrender, to Mr.. Stanton
until decision could be had. Al Il waa
evident on Saturday last that the Senate
would not sustain the suspension of Mr.
Stanton, the President and Gen, Grant had
another interview on the subject, aud full
understanding, substantially as above act
forth, was the result It was also agreed
that Gen. Grant, in company with Gen.
Sherman, should call on the President on
Monday, to determine finally whether he
would resign as Secretary ad interim or con-
tinue in the office and test Mr.. Stanton's
right as before stated. Gen. Sherman
called on the Executive Monday, but Gen.
Grant did not. Meantime, on Sunday last,
a suggestion had been made to the Presi.
dent by certain Senators, that if the name
Of ex-Gov. Cox, of Ohio, should be sent to
the Senate for Secretary of War, his nomi-
nation would probably be confirmed. and
thus get rid of the Stanton embroglio at
once. Mr.. Johnson, however, preferred to
have the matter take the course he had
decided it should, especially as he had no
doubt of having the cooperation of Gen.
Grant or another Secretary ad interim. in
the manner before stated. What caused
Gen. Grant TO change his mind, or 10 de-
part from the arrangement, or WHY he did
not notify the President of his intention to
surrender 70 Mr.. Stanton, has not tram
spired fully. The first notice the Presi-
dent had, however, of such change of pur-
pose, was upon the receipt of the following
note from Gen. Grant, yesterday at about
ll:30 A. NJ:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY UNITED STATES.
Jan. Ii, 1868-His Excellency Andrew
johnson, President of the United States
SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith
a copy of an official notice received by me
last evening of the action of the Senate of
the United States, in the case of the sus-
pension of Hon.. E. NJ. Stanton, Secretary
of War. According to the provisions of
section 2 of an act regulating the tenure of
civil officers, my functions as Secretary of
War dd interim ceased from the moment of
the receipt of the within notice.
| have the honor to be very respectfully,
your obedlent servant,
Us. GRANT, General.
This letter was handed to the President
by one of Gen. Grants staff, Just one hour
after Gen. Grant had surrendered to Mr.,
Stanton, and of course the latter was in
possession of the War Department that
length of time before Mr.. johnson was ad.
vised Of what had TRANSFERRED.
Grant declares he distinctly told the
President in ease he General Grant, re-
eeived from tie Senate official notification
that that body did not concur in the reasons
given by the President for Stanton's re-
moval, he would be forced, under the tenure
of Office bill, to at once withdraw from the
department and close his duties as Secre~
tary of War ad interim. The President,
however charges Grant with grossly de-
eeiving him. He says General Grant, on
Saturday, in reply to the pointed question
if he would surrender his Office without
notifying him. he respnnded he Mnnld mt