The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-05

ter Of admissions alleged to have been made by me A.
,he CaDinos mee ing the l4h uit as 10 su.'os
names 10 DO made tho basis OF the charges IN TN. Now"
paper article referred to- agree 10 the accureey
you arn they do OF your account oil what occurred "
thai meeting You know that We parted on saturday,
the nth ulL without any promise my part either
sbe oice ~ sncs,rv OF Wa, d avanst ,Sa acton
OF the Senate declining 10 do 30 myself would sur
render II to you before such acton Was had or that
would soc you at any fixed time on the subject
The performance OF the promises alleged TO have boon
made by ms would have involved resistance OF the
law and Inconsistency with the whole history OF
connection with suspension 0f Mr. Stanton. From
our conversation and my written protest OF August i.
1867 against removal OF Mr. Stanton, have
known that my greatest objection TO bis removal
the fear that would be appointed in his stead
who would by opposition to the laws relating TO the
restoration OF the southern States /, their proper reia-
ton TO the government embarrass tho army IN the per-
formance OF the duties especially imposed upon u by
the laws and that IL to prevent such an appoint
ment that accepted the appointment OF Secretary OF
War ad ie, and not for the purpose Of enabling you
in opposition 10 the law not doing myself sur
render to one who, as the statement and assumptions
in communication plainly indicate, was SOUGHT
and is avoid this danger well as TO relieve
you from the personal embarrassment in which Mr.
s woS yUs a
would BIO agreeable you aod also to Mr. Stanton, salts
lied as 1t the coed Of the country and not the
On the 18th ultimo in the presence Of General Sher
man. stated to you that thought Mr. Stanton would
resign but did not say would advise him 10 do So On
tho 18th did agree with General Sherman to 80
| and advise him 10 that course, and on the
ton which led me to the conclusion that any advice
10 him OF this kind would be useless, and informed
General Sherman Before l consented to advise Mr.
stanton TO resign, understood from him, in CONVEX
ment that u hn opinion THAI the Of Congress,
eauted IAN act temporarily to supply vacancies
In the Executive department In certain approved
February 10th 1861 was repealed By SUBSEQUENT sgs
TO this term had doubt that the law Of 1853
still in force, and, Notwithstanding my notion, fuller
attain If fha Lam v.,tnA
whether it is or 10 not repealed This being the care,
could not advise his resignation lest the same dan
ger apprehondec from his first removal mghtf0ow.
The course you have Understood agreed to pursue
was IN violation OF law and that without orders from
doubted you fully understood accordance with
psrior
And now, Mr. President, when my honor . soldier
and integrity have been violently assailed,
pardon me for saying that but regard this whole
matter from beginning to end. attempt TO involve
nae in the resistance OF law for which you hesated to
assume the responsibility in orders and thus 10 destroy
my character before the country. / am In Q measure
coadrmed in this conclusion BY your recent orders d.
recng to dsobey orders from the Secretary of War;
my superior and your subordinate, without having
countermanded bis authority, am to disobey With
assurance, Mr. President that nothing less than vindi
cation OF personal honor and character could have
induced this correspondence on my part, have the
u 8. GRANT, General
The Western Unsen Telegraph Company in the
Market.
Parties in the INTEREST Of tbs Western Union Telegraph
Company here for the purpose Of inducing the gov
eminent to purchase the lines Of that corporation They
offer them to the government for tho modest sum Of
sixty millions OF dollars while the amount OF nominal
stock barely reaches forty millions, and in tho opinion
of dsnterested parties who well posted in the con-
sruction Of telegraph lines, the whole is not
worth millions The government will not be caught
the line Of the Western Union Company, however
tempting the bait may be. The proposition to give the
nation tho control OF teegraphic lines the
has the monopoly OF tho postal business, is
received with favor and will doubt at some future
day. be adopted but upon entirely different plan from
that which tho Western Union Company is anxious to
have carried out New lines VIII be constructed Of SUBJ
santal and lasting material at cost far less than the
sum named by the Western Union Company for the
poles.
The Secret Service Agents of the state De-
pnrtmenL Abroad.
During the debate Mr.. Patttersons bill in the
Senate to-day, MIR. Sumner read letter from the Sec
rotary OF state, which furnishes interesting
formation regard the secret diplomatic service
abroad. since March 4, 1851, there have been
poyed by the State Department foreign countries
special emergencies and for short periods twenty
special agents, viz:-George Ashmun Edward L.
Plumb, Commander Walker, Bishop McIlvane
Archbishop Hughes Thurlow Weed General GarbaIdi,
A. Yorib Irabalskc George Harrington, Samuel B. Rug
giles, A. Adrian A. II. Schultz, J. Bancroft DAVIS,
Colonel J. b. Mexican. Colonel spauldng, General
Sickles General Schofeld General Sharp, Rev. Charles
Hawisy, r. Van valkenburg, Ii. j. Hastings and Rev.
w. H. Bidwell These agents employed In Canada,
Mexico, Great Britain, the Sandwich Islands, Holland
and Belgium France, Rome, Italy Greece Egypt, Tur-
key Prussia Colombia, the West Indies and SYRIA at
total expense for the years OF sll93 In regard
tn i'm of OF u
sary says that while not anticipating emergency
calling for single appropriation, he thinks emergencies
might which would render a Limitation neon
venent Referring TO the dark period OF 1861, ne
expresses the opinion that II the government could
have sent to England and France at the beginning
OF the year the persons sent subsc-
quently the Vaccinations by which the rebels obtained
recognition Of belgerent rights migrt have been de-
feaied Mr. Seward pays very high tribute TO the
ability and usefulness Of tho agents above named,
say ng The national life might have been lost but for
their services" He states his belief that the
paid to each Of them barely indemnifsd them FOR the
expenses incurred. The list given does not
brace the OF lawyers employed IN foreign tn
bunas li.igaons involving the rights OF government
the rights and liberties OF citizens OF the United
States Otherwise the Secretary states the catalogue
expenditures would be largely increased He argues
necessity for this appointing power by reference TO
cases where born nauralizsd ctizeps require
protection and redress places where regular diplomatic
or consular agents not stationed, or arc absent
He expresses anxious desire to see our citizens every
where protected, aud expresses the opinion that any
abridgement OF executive functions or authority in
fore,n countries would be more than ever incon-
ysnient and mi arious to tae public welwars.
Bills Approved by tho President.
The President has approved and signed the bill pro-
vidng that all cotton grown in the United states aftsr
the year 1861 shall be exempt from internal tax, and
that cotton imported from foreign countries on and
after November l. Of this year shall be exempt from
duty He hss also signed the joint resolution TO pro