Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-02-07
NO. Az.

that VOu viii give me written tnstruC-
tiOns, and until they are received will
suspend action on your verbal ones.
/ am compelled to ask these instTuc-
/ tions in writing in consequence Of the
many gross Misrepresentation effect
ing my personal honor circulated
through the press for the last fort
night, pUrporting to come from the
President, of a conversation which 90
CURED either with the President pFi-
vatelY in his Office, or ia Cabinet meet
ing. What is written admits of no
misunderstanding In view Of the
misrepresentation referred to, it will
be well to state the facts in the case:
Some time after i assumed the duties
of Secretary of War Gd interim, the
President asked my views as to the
course Mr.. Stanton would pursue, in
case the Senate should concur in his
suspension, to obtain possession of his
Office My reply was in substance that
Mr., Stanton would have to appeal TO
the Courts to reinstate him, illustra-
ting my position By eiting the grounds
/ had taken in the case of the Balti-
more Police Commissioner In that
case i did not doubt the technical
right Of Gov. Swami to remove the old
Commissioners and appoint their sue
eessors, As the old Commissioners
refused to give up, however, / con-
tended that no resource was left but
to appeal to the Courts Finding that
the President was desirous of keeping
Mr.kssStanton out Of Office, whether
sustained in the suspension or not,
stated I had not looked particularly
into the Tenure -Of-0 Office bill, but that
what had stated was on general prin-
ciples, and if I should change my
mind in this particular case, would in
form him Of the fact.
Subsequently, on reading the Ten
ure of Office bill closely, j found I
could not, without violation Of law,
refuse to Vaeate the Office Of Secretary
Of War the moment Mr.. Stanton was
reinstated by the Senate, even though
the President ordered me to retain il,
which he never did. Taking this view
of the subject, and learning on Satur-
day, the l1th inst, that the Senate
had taken up the subject Of Mr., Stan
tons suspension, after some conveFsa-
tion with Lieutenant-G General Sher-
man and some members of my staff,
in which I stated that the law left me
no discretion as to my action, should
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tended so to inform the President. I
went to the President for the sole Dur-
pose of making this decision known,
and did make it so known. In this I
fulfilled the promise made In our last
preceding conversation on the subject
The President, however, instead Of
accepting my view Of the requirements
Of the Tenure of Office bill, contended
that be had suspended Mr.. Stanton
under authority given by the Consti-
flztiOn, and that the same authority
gsee, ',l e., 1T preclude him from reporting
we articles aaf courtesy, his reasons for
ion to the Senate. That
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A''- Constitution, and not
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