New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-24
From The n. Y. world. Jan. y.
AZ OFFICIAL REPORT OF TIE JOHNSON GRANT
AFFAIR STATEMENTS or THE PRESIDENT
AND CABINET OFFICERS AS TO THE CONDUCT
AND PROMISES OF GEN. GRANT.
ZEN. GRANT.
NJ aaHWrns HAN


Az" WAsmISGros Jan. %, 1883
The question of veracity that has been raised
between President johnson and Gen Grant IN certain
Journals compes your correspondent to make known tho
following facts, which confirm his original statement. 70
RE World and which not only the President himself bnt
four of the most prominent members Of his Cabinet VIII
Inst alter the formal meeting of the Cabinet January
II tie article from Tie National Hegencer OF the iotn
Mentioned Numbers Of the Cabinet The statements
made that article which were substantially tnose ro
rahed after an interview with Mr.. johnson by the cor
respondent of ne World agreed to by the President
and all the Secretaries present. but the objection
made that they fell .shOrt Of what actually oecurIes
during the meeting Of tho Cabinet on Tuesday tne ~
instant The first secretary or member OF the Caoins
present at the meeting January IT, referred TO- oO
Served that Gen. Grant acknowledged that he Gen.
Grant had promised either to retain me Once OF 20 'en
point IA successor. He Gen Grant, said his opinion
the time was that the ms must stay In until the ou
could get in by due course OF law" NJ
n make full record Of what occurred here on Tues
The second Secretary said "The secretary's record.
them agrees with this newspaper statement excepnna
Whereupon the first Secretary said: Yes 1t gives .
much more detailed account OF what occurred mere.
Speaking Of his withdrawal from the War Department.
Grtnt said that he boted one door OF the secreaTyt
office the inside locked the other and delivered tns
key TO the AdutanGenera He did not profess 10 Know
The second Secretary added 1t is not at all surprs
ing that he Grant did not recoect He was eVldehty
too much confused TO remember much" 49,.
Then the third Secretary remarked " He Vjranu saio
the law and he had found the second and
first sections Grant remarked that he did not Wish
ident replied: wby.I told you, General that would
take all the Imprisonment and pay all the nne that might
The irst secretary continued "He" meaning Grant,
admitted all. aud made stammerng excuse ,nat has
view terminated Saturday lac was to have seen Tie
President Monday upon the subject" .,,.,. ,c...,
The second Secretary now observed: He tGranp
admitted that II he changed his Views the PRESIDENT was
to notified in season to enable the President to put ths
Office I'm the position as II was wnen Ne tGranU
was appointed Secretary ad interim" .,,,,.. No.,
The third secretary then proceeded to say THE Pres
dent said to Gen. Grant expected TO see you Monday;
Why did you callP Grant replied that he was tcs
much occupied by Gen. Sherman and BY many h'"
The second Secretary amended follows al think 10
engaged in the preparations necessary to az '0'
The fourth member OF the Cabinet present deearea
"And the fact was developed that Gen. Sherman w.
The President now pertnenty said on SATURDAY.
when he Grant referred to the Tenureof once ast
told him that would take all the Imprisonment ana p
all the fine that might be imposed upon Nun unu a,sd
provisions When he arose TO leave the room in
the remark for wanted to know whether or NOT ne
tended TO hold on 10 the office, designing " rcHo'o MN
The fourth member Of the Cabinet went on to say to tn
President: "On Tuesdayyou told him that was INC o''
The second secretary spoke: He referrlng to Granp
did what expected he would do" ,... Aha s..r.
The fourth Cabinet member continued aIter INC 800
tary: ~ did not suppose man occupying us positive
would so prevarcate." .,. a., s,-o,rs,
terms employed by the speaker TO denote his evident d
gust at what he conceived 10 be the bad fah OF oe'
The third Secretary said Ny idea that he suppose
the senate would act Saturday, and he intended1
carry over the President until Monday The Senate nov
having acted then he did not 20 see the Presds
on Monday wishing TO him until the whole 'n's
had been consummated." ar
the President finished the conversation as follows;
desired, 10 know what he Gen. Grant, would 40 ~.
did not think that he could have 50 misunderstoou v"
agreement" -. ...,x
Your correspondent. having communicated not merry
in substance but literally the dialogue upon this suee
which took place at the White House on Friday last
tween tho Chief Executive and his Cabinet adyisersn
m
ali who rendered the testimony would he anhed to.'"
IL should be officially denied j. d. o.