The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-21


The Washington correspondent of the New
York World, writing on the 1Sta instant, says:
Mr.. Stanton continues to act as Secretary OF
War. I learn officially that no Is not and VIII
not be recognized BY the President. Inc
latter will issue no orders to him, and Mr.
Stanton can issue no orders by Nh. Johnson's
authority. The heads OF the Treasury anu
Navy Departments transact official business
with MIR. Stanton, course Ill which the iTesi-
dent does not interfere at present, considering
the necessary business OF tho government. IL
is not proposed by Mr.. Johnson to issue
Mt once the order reducing Mr; stanton
to the position OF mere clerk IN tIe
War Department, when ne soulo W notoJ inaoI
to occupy; for it is confidently expected
that the ox-Secretary will ultimately feel
compelled to resign. The Inteiligencer to-day
calls upon Grant to come out and admit or de-
nv the truthfulness OF the statement OF MIR.
Johnson's understanding OF Grants promises
about the Stanton affair, and that paper wili
to.morroW contain an editorial. in which It IS
oI,eoed That at the Cabinet meeting to-day, the
members compared notes as to what TOOK
place at their meeting on Tuesday, when Grant
was present, and they agree that Giant ad-
mitted the correctness of the Presidents state
ment of the agreement between himself and
Mr.. johnson, VIZ: that Grant las to hold on
TO the office, or give the President timely no
tice to enable him to appoint another Secre-
tary, nd interm.
ed himself to-day in the most positive mn lner
respecting the revolutionary me asures now be-
ING put through Congress. II Congress 30 on
acts as to deprive him Of any portion OF Ills
constitutional authority, the Executive who
was as directly elected and as directly repre-
sents the people as Congress was and does
may be expected to resist such an encroaGn-
ment with all the power at his command. his
right and duty as Commander-in-C Chief OF the
army Of which it is proposed to deprive him III
tho pending Reconstruction bill, are among
the chief prerogatives which Mr. johnson will
consistently defend.
The correspondent OF tho Baltimore Gazette,
writing on the same subject, says:
perceive many erroneous statements and
surmiscs respecting the Stanton mudde. In
reality the only feature OF importance is the
ridiculous position in which it las placed Cen
eral Grant. He now stands convicted OF dis
reputable regeneration, but hD evidently fails
to comprehend his true attitude. In sober
truth, he is, intellectually, q very weak man
Had he performed his repeated promises to
the President, and deyolved upon him the
responsibility OF preventing Stanton from
taking possession Of the War Department, or
of allowing him to do so, he would have plsced
Mr.. johnson in q position from which no could
not have retreated, and either enabled the Ra-
6icals tn carry out their threats OF impeach-
ment, or bercft him Of the last remnant OF po-
puar respect He chose rather to forfeit his
word ut the behest OF tho CLIQUE who have him
in charge, and whose sole object was to head
off old Wade. The upshot OF tie whole matter
now is. that tho PRESIDENT will not admit STAN
ton into his personal presence, but the depart
ment will recognize his official acts. learn
that these facts and circumstances have
very much embarrassed Grant. He seems
to feel, although unmindful OF the ques-
honor, that he has done o deed not war
rantcd by even on act of this infamous
Congress, to use an epithct OF Hon. Fer
nando Wood, and that ho has by no means
thus cemented his party. Ho now goes the
length of playing second fiddle 70 the ''bottlcd-
up'' Bon. Butler. You will see in some Of the
papers that he is reported as now opposed to
tho bill before the House comforting upon him
dictatorisl powers at the South. The truth is
that he merely expressed to luis man Friday,
Washburne, his preference for Buffers amend
ment conferring all power there upon the ne
gro conventions. This is intended as an offset
TO his deception to Wade, by which that func-
tionary swears lie has chiseled him out of tho
only chance he ever had OF ollsting johnson
now, and getting the inner track for the next
term. ~
With Grant commander-in-cllicf OF the army
and dictator OF q third OF the country-with
Logan "Grand Commander Of the Grand Army
Of tho Republic" and Butler generalissimo of
the negro forces, tho Radicals profess them-
selves cert1in Of success. Let the people see
TO it in time, or the programme mny be carried
out.