Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-05

u,ent Unless so authorised BY direction Of
the President. On the 30th Gen. Grant r.
piled Am Informed By the Secretary OF
War thai hs has not received from the Ex-
ccutivs any order or instructions limiting
his authority n issue orders 10 the army -
heretofore under the Law and customs OF
the Department While his authority TO
the War Department il not countermanded,
il will be satisfactory evidence that any or
ders issued BY the War Department BY d.
rection Of the President are authorized BY
tae Executive. Under date Of the 3lst the
President replies at length 70 Gen. Grant.
His version Of tbs conversations between
himself and Grant on the lth Is - follows
You said 40 il had been agreed upon In our
first conference, you would either return
the Office % NY posssssaon tn time TO eos
BILE me 10 appoint . sucoeeScss besose the
| final action II the Senate upee NJ. Seaneen's
suspension, or wesld Fsoaio q ise Aesd
awaiting decision b Judicial proeee9isss-
| Il WAS then understood these Wo0ld Be
further csnfsrsucs % Meaday, 81 which
Gas suppossd 700 weald Be prepared to
inform me Of your decision. Yen failed 70
| fuif1ll your snGaeo0e04.
| The President pSecseds 70 say ''Could
have anticipated your action. would have
bsss eempsllsd 70 ssk Of yea, - Was eom-
PEELED to ask Of Jour predecessor In the
War Depastment, . little moro Of sesig-
nation, or to 70 :ort - = more dissgssea-
BILE expedisnt -suspsnding you by appoint
uent Of successor. A. stated in your
letter Of nomination, in reference TO what
took place q the Cabinet meeting on the
14th, the President says his recollection
Is diamss,ically opposed 70 thas Of Gen.
Grant, The President Ssvisws the CONVEX.
sation to show that Gen. Grant reiterated
his former pledges % Interpreted BY The
President ID cossectueos Of biz recollection
He ssys that members Of the cabinet pres.
snt unanimously agree that Gen. Giant in
his reply dated Feb. I'd. ssys-l rsassssi
the correctness Of my statements 10 that
letter, anything in yours in reply to shs
contrary Notwithstanding. Upon the re-
moval Of Secretary Stanton, Gen. GRAM
writes: From our convsrsAliea end ~ writ
ten protest Of Aug. LIST, 1887, agsinst TIN
removal Of Mr.. Sssnton, yeu Most hsv'
known my greatest objsctioa to h,s sewova
was the fear that eems oWs would be ap
pointed In his stead who would by bic op
position to the laws relating 20 the fsstora
iion Of Southern States 10 their proper rsls
,, tions 10 lhs govssnasat. embeSfass III
army In The pesfosmancs Of IT, duties -
psciaily imposed upsn il By law, and tha
Il was 70 prevent such appointment that
aseeptsd the appoistmsse Of Seesetssy .
War I'd interim, and not for the puepess .
enabling you 70 ct rid Of NJ. Stanton.
! General Grant concludes 40 follows:
!, Ma. PnEsiDsHr :-Whsa ny honor -
soldier. and my Integrity - man has eesI
90 violently assailed, pardon me for sayinI
that can but rsgAsd he whole matter iseu
beginning 70 end q IN atseapt to involv
! me in resistance Of The Law, for which 70,
hesitate to ASSUME Tie responsibility - .
70 destroy ny chasactss bsebee the country
an 10 . measure een0s0sd 10 this sonclu
: sion by your recent orders from the Secrets
! ~ Of War, my superior sad yeur subordiu
etc. without having eountssmanded his %
therity sm 70 disobsy. he assured, NJ
President, that nothing lees than vinlisa
: ton Of my personal honor aud charsete
: could have induced this correspondence o
nv part.