The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-15

pondent develops tie fact that the President
assured him he had promised Grant to as
sumo all the responsibility for violation Of
the Tenure of Office Act in case Of the res
toration of Stanton.
The Board of Directors of the Union Pa
ciic Railroad on Friday voted to place their
machine shops, ETC., at Cheyenne, for the
road east of the mountains and for the
mountain division, to make that the grand
turning point at the east base of the mount
| aims. The decision will cause the expendi-
ture of vast sums Of money.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE Presi-
dent to-day transmitted his reply to Grants
letter of the Sd instant, inclosing the state
ment of five members Of the Cabinet present
on the occasion OF Grants conversation with
the President on January IA. The Presi-
dents letter is quite long and pretty bitter
against Grant. 1t says that Grant admits
that from the time that he accepted the War
Office ad interim ne intended to circuMvent
the President. 1t was to carry out that in
not in obedience to the orders Of his supe-
rior, as has heretofore been supposed. The
President says: At the time you assumed
the duties of the Office you knew it was the
Presidents purpose to prevent Stanton from
assuming the Office of Secretary of War, and
you intended to defeat that purpose. You
accepted the Office, not in the interest OF the
President, but of Stanton. If the purpose so
entertained by you has been confined to your
selE-if, when accepting the office, you had
done so with mental reservation to Illustrate
the President, it would have been deception.
In the eyes of some persons, such course is
allowable, but you cannot stand firm upon
that questionable ground. The history of
your connection with this transaction, as
written BY yourself, places you III different
and shows that you not only
concealed your design from the President,
but induced him to suppose that you would
carry out his purpose to keep Stanton out Of
office by retaining it yourself after an attempt
ed restoration by the Senate, and thus requir-
Stanton to establish his right by = judicial
decision" The President proceeds to quote |
Grants language, admitting that he agreed to
hold to the office until the Court adjudicated
upon the matter, or to surrender it to the
before Stanton was reinstated. He
says: AT the date Of this conversation
you did not intend to hold the Office with the
purpose Of forcing Stanton into Court, but
gou did hold it then, and had accepted it, to
prevent that course; in other words you said
% the President-'This is the proper course
md said to yourself-' have accepted this
,ffice and now hold it to defeat this course"
The President goes on to animadvert upon
Grants direct refusal to the only order d.
ectiAg him not to recognize orders issued BY
stanton. He quotes Stanton's letter Of the
Ith inst, amitting he had received no orders
rom the President, nor held any eommuni-
alton with the Executive. He adds: at
hus seems that Mr.. Stanton now discharges
he duties Of the War Department without
my reference to the Pres ident, without using
lis name. Ny order to you had only refer
nee to orders assumed to be issued by the
resident. The President orders you not to
hey any order purporting to be made by d.
ection Of the President until you have refer
ed it to him for approval. You reply you
ave received the Presidents order, and will
ot obey it. but will obey any order purport-
ng to be given by his direction. if it comes
rom the War Department. You will obey
% direct order of the Pres ident, but will
hey his indirect order. If a. you say, there {
as been practice in the War Department
, issue orders in the name of the President
.ithout his direction, the President does
OF know it. The present order you have
.quested and received will change the
ractice." The President concludes BY re-
reaching Grant for insubordination.
The letters appended are from the Secre- I
ries Of State, Of the Interior, the Navy
i'd Treasury, and the Postmaster General. b
,staining the Presidents statements Of the
,nversstion with Grant in the Cabinet
Getting on January IA. Il
WASHINGTON, February ll.-Grarts re.
y to the President is brief. 1t relates only
the charge Of characterization in refusing !
disobey orders issued BY Stanton. He
id he did not propose to disobey any legal
der of the President, but only gave an in