The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1868-02-08
TuE WAR DEPAlsT,IENT.


other end of the avenue" who first
proved false to those who elected him
and has since been successfully read out
by the Radicals, Conservatives and
Democrats as unworthy of political con-
fidence, has just discovered that General
Grant, behind whose retrenchments
in the War Department he found excuse
for the removal of Stanton. has been
guilty of "duplicity," and denounces
him accordingly. This charge is based
upon General Grants action on the rein
statement of Mr.. Stanton as Secretary of
War, which position General Grant was
filing ad interim. tits well known that
in accepting this position at the hands
of the President, General Grant incurred
severe censure at the hands of some of
the more radical of the Republican party.
While We maintained at the time his
acceptance was no evidence of compile
ity in the suspension, or sympathy with
the course of the President, as has since
been conclusively demonstrated. we are
az fully satisfied now that his conduct
in restoring the War Office to Mr.. Stan
ton was an upright, straightforward,
official act, in the strict performances ot
what he deemed his du'y as an officer
His iacumbency of the office was " al
iSttyim," that is from the time of Mr..
Sianton's suspension until he was rein
stated or u SUCCESSOR appointed. On the
13th of January, the Senate adopted u
resolution reinstating Secretary Stanton.
Certified copies of this resolution were
served upon General Grant. Secretary
Stanton and the President the same eve
ming by ;ke clerk OF the Senate in pei
son. On the following day, Gen. Grant
surrendered the keys of the War Office
TO Secretary Stanton at ten O'Clock, and
tion was also signed by every Republic.
an member of tie House, asking Mr..
Stanton not To resign. as he had intima
ted he would. The President, it appears.
was engaged at a reception and did not
see the resolution until the following
morning, a. which time he also received
the following note:
! HEADaUARrgRs Army uxirED STATES, Jan.
/ l4th, lsos.-His Excellency A. johnson,
2 President United States Sir: have the
honor to enclose herewith copy of an OH.
! cial notice received by Inc last evening Of the
action of the Senate of the United States in
/ tie case Of the suspension Of the Hon. Z. N.
/ Stanton, Secretary Of War. According to
;he provisions of section two of an act regu-
\ lating the tenure of civil officers, my func-
tions as Secretary Of War ad interim ceased
! from the moment of the receipt Of the within
notice.
1 I've the honor to Be, very respectfully,
yoUr obedient servant,
T.. s. GRANT, General.
iI-r- follows copy of the Tee olutioh OF
! tie senate.
The tenure of o.fcc bill, whether just
or unjust is law, and General Grant
can do no less than render implicit, obe-
dience to its provisions. Abandoned hy
those whose support he has wantonly
/ forfeited. he who had once firm hold
on the loyal heart and the amplest op-
portunity 20 win an honored name, in
churlish passion, charges one of the ma
tion's noblest sons with "duplicity.'
1t will fail of its object. 1t is rumored
that General Banks is To succeed Mr.
! Stanton. II Mr. Stanton is to be sue
ceeded. there are few possessing better
administrative ability than Mp Banks
who from chaotic fragments organized
in Massachusetts, the finest volunteer
military system in the Onion. His
views and those of the President coin
Gliding on the English question may have
suggested the rumor.
THE Leavenworth Zeitung says there