Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-05

gagged iu a C, n:-r.ncr with General sherman.
ard ", r oc uTi'd wi,h '-InaBy lItfi. as-t r..
sn nd ask d a. General sherman hr| laf alb, d
"a rhaf day Y hat relevancy General -lr~-
mani Visit 20 me on Monday bad NJ. tlta T.
pos = which You were o. have cslI-d i am
81 loss % pertelve a. he ecrtainlV dii MT IN
!orm me Whnths-s YOU had dsi.sr m nad a. r...4ls,
posses non of the oaice 90 aftord rrfe an or
g. iunfy O. app AT a successor o. advance OF
! any aft.npftd 4 r. an statement OF M. ~ Ilt,fn
1 Tbs acCOi M of what passed b.iv eeu us .t
th' G bine: re ting the tfth instant widely
| citcrs from hat contained m your -unmuui-
4 eaton. for a. >hows that instsad OF having
''scl'ec Our cougfrs atIons as given IN tha IT,
tsr.'' which ias made tins reply uufta. -ary.
. You aoulitred that my recitol of them was rn-
[ l7,ty aceurat-. sincerely anxious, how.Ssr.
20 o. core m my STATE ment have tod ~
, reac tn's narration % what occurred on toe
! lrih ms % he metnbers Of the Cabinet. who
! Neie thrn present Th"y, without exception,
I l. Is only necessary 20 add. that on W-In.s-
oay morning, ne 18th. vOu called on rna en-
4 company WIN lieutenant General sherman.
AN'F som" pr hmlnary con Ngrsauoa. yuu r.
marked that an article an the Naf.asfr lstr.t-
gshccr OF that date did You mnch infu.fi.s 4
n plled that had not read the Tafsii i.r.uef- %
hat morning. lou then first told rns foa. AZ
was your intention 70 urge Mr. Stauton 10 re-
sign has ofiic-.
After YOU had Withdrawn. carca1ny read
the article OF which YOU had spoken. aud fsapd
thai It's statement Of the md. rstandinr brtu..en
Us was substantially correct. Con- tlI- l.th \
caused Il 70 be- read 10 four OF the five u.InbsrS OF
ust 'abiiet v &c Wen rff'-tnl ~ our cHnferen
on the l4th, and they concmred in thr general
accuracy of it, siatements respecting oar cSn-
Nersatlon upon that occasion.
In reply 20 your communication ! have
deemed II proper. in Order 20 prevent further
nisunde Outstanding. 90 make the simple recilal of
iaets. Very respectfully, yoUrss
General L. :. GRANT. ccfalnanding I. :. Army.
Go,s,rai Grant 70 Prssids,f JohMsoa-No.4.
HEADonARTEEs AEMY oF tar UNITED
STATES, NAsHINGToN. 10. G. Februlry "a l-t.-
ms E-ceHeEcg =. JAHvoH, Prs fsHf qf f,s fgis, (
Hotes-Sir hsve the honor 10 acknogy lsdc..
tbc receipt OF your communication OF the 3tst
ultlmo. ln answer 10 mine OF the 2S.a ultiuo
Alter careful reading aud compar ~on o. o.
with the article IN the Ngti.gsri Tfef fr.i -,- a.
the 18TH Oltlmo; the article over the iuitals
- is. -, IN the New York World OF the - ih
uliiino, puTpoiung q b. based upon your state
me mt and that OF members OF tn Cabinet therein
named. ! find II only 20 be- hut a reIteratiOn
only somewhat more in detail OF the ~Inany and
gross mlsre presentations, contained thss.,
articles. and - Eich my statemrnt OF the face
set forth In my letter Of the 2-th ultimo was in
tended 20 correct. and here ! reassert the cor
reGiness OF my statements IN that letter. anv-
thing an yours, ln reply 10 n To the Contrary
nOtNlthslanuIng.
confess my surprise that the Cabine. OIL
GERS referred 10 shoUld 80 greatly misappre-
hend the facts I'm the matter OF adfnts-i,ns
alleged 10 have been made by me AZ the g lllin..t
meeting OF the lith ultimO a. 10 sufer theIr
names to be made the bass OF the charges an
the newspaper articles referred TO o. arr.e ln
the accuracy. a. you affirm they do. Of your
account Of what occurred AT that meeting
on know that We parted on saturday. the
llth ultlino, without any promise on INV part.
either expressed or implied. 20 the effec; that 4
would hold on 10 the Office OF SECRETARY of War
dd ,nteJIm against the action of tue Senate. or,
declining to do 50 myself, would surrender AZ 10
you before such action was had, or that would
see you again at any fixed time on the subject
The perfor nance OF the promises alleged by
yeu 10 have been made by me would have in
Nolyed a Resistance of the Law aud an incon-
sistency with the whole history of NV connec-
ton with the suspension of Mr.. Stanton. From
our consultation and my written protest of Au-
gust ], leos. against the removal OF Mr.. stan
ton. you must have known that nv greatest
objection TO his removal or suspension was the
lear that some one would be appointed an hIs
stead who would, by opposition 20 the laws
relating 10 the restoration of the southern States
10 their proper relation TO the Government
embarrass the army IN the performance of the
duties especially imposed upon az by the laws.
aud that II was 10 prevent such an appointment
tnat accepted the appointment of Secretary
OF War dd interim, and not for the purpose Of
enabling you TO get nd of Mr.. Stanton by nv
Withholding II from him in opposition TO ths.
law, or not doing 20 myself, surrender il TO one
VINO would, as the statement and assumptions
in your communication plainly Indicate was
sought.
And it was to avoid tins danger. as well as
10 relieve You from the personal embarrass-
ment in which Mr.. Stanton's reinstatement
would place You, that urged the appointment
OF Governor Cox. believing that n would be,
agreeable to you, and also to M. stanton.
satisfied. as L was. thai AZ was the good @ 4 tn.
country, and not the office the latter desired.
On the 18th ultimo, in the presence of General
sherman, L stated to you that thought M
stanton would resign, but did not say that
would advise him TO do so. On the 18th. did
agree with General Sherman TO go and adyis.
hlm 10 that course, and on the 10Th had an
interview alone with Mr.. Stanton, which led me-
10 the conclusion that any advice TO him of this
kind would be useless, aud 50 informed General
sherman. Before / consented 10 advise Mr.
stanton to resign, L understood from him, IN a
conversation on .he subject Immediately after
his reinstatement, that il was his opinion that
the act OF Congress entitled s.An act tempora-
rlIy 10 supply vacancies in the executive de-
pa pariinents IN certain cases, approved February
20 1865, was repealed by subsequent legIsla-
uon, which materially inf uenced nv action.
Previous 70 this time had no doubt thar the
law OF 1903 was sull An force, and notwiths.3nd-
ing my action. a fuller examination of the law
leaNes question IN my mind, whether Il Is OF
ls not repealed This being the case. 1 could
not now advise his resignation, lest the same
danger apprehended from his first removal
mig ght follow.
The course you would have IL understood /
agreed TO pursue was in violation OF law aud
without orders from you: while the course 1
did pursue, and which 1 never doubted Won
fuily understood. was in accordance with law.
and not an disobedience 10 any orders of nv
superior. And now, Mr.. President, when my
honor as soldier and integrity a. a man have
been so violently assailed pardon me for say
ing that can but regard this whole natter
A-oih ihHihs 70 Gnu, az an attrnpt 10 involve
me IN the Resistance OF law, for which you
hesltated 10 assume the responsibility in orders
ana thus 70 destroy my character before th.
country. am in q meas ure confirmed in this
conclusion by your recent orders directing me
10 dlsobey orders from the Secretary OF War
my superior and your subordinate. without
having countermanded his authority am 10
disobey.
With assurance, Mr.. President, that nothing
less than vindication of my personal honor
and character could have induced this CORES
pondenee on my part, have the honor 10 De-
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. 5. GRANT, General
AFFAIRS IN LoUDoN COUNTY, gA-The
Leesburg correspondent OF the Alexandra Ca
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