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that Grant showed duplicity in his action ia leaving
the War Office. This correspondence Is ohsehais shd
will probably be published.
The House passed q resolution calling on Stanton
for all copies of correspondence with the presidents
in relation to the limitation Of his powers rs Seere-
taTy of War.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Siautou, III = letter trans
mitting the correspondence betwecr Grsrs SD the
President. says he has had no correspondence with
the President since the 18th Of August ias., srtf tras
discharged the duties of the War Office witscsf sny
personal or written communication with the Presf
dent. and that no orders have been issued from the
Department in the name ii the President
Gen. Grants letter to the President Is dated Jan.
18th. and requests the President 70 give Written in-
structions, which had previously been given verbal
ly not to obey any order from stanton ufiess he
knew it zane from the President He says /; am
compelled to ask these written Instructions IN con
sequence of many gross misrepresentation aGeosa
my personal honor which are circulated throuGhoue
the press, and purporting to come from tbs Presir
dent as conversations which occurred either with the
President privately in his Office or in Cabinet
meetings. What is written admits Of no misandes-
standing, and in view OF the misr p ceentations
referred TO, it will be well TO state the facts in she
case. Some time after l assumed the dutes Of Sec
retary OF War dd fRterita, the PRESIDENT asked my
views as to the course Stanton would have to pur-
sue, IN case the Senate should not concur IN his
suspension. 10 obtain possession OF his Office MY
reply was. in substance that Stanton would have to
appeal to the Courts tn re-instate him. illustrating
. my position in citing the grounds i1have taken in
the case of tir. baltimore Police COMMISSIONERS
J In that case l did not doubt the right of GevefDor
Swami To remove the old Commissioners and APP
point their successors as the old Commissioners re-
fused to give mp. however. / commended that no no
source wasleft butte appeaito the Courts. Finding
the President DESTROYS of keeping Stanton out Of Of
flee, whether he was sustained in his Suspension or
not, L stated that would look particularly into the
Tenure vi Office Bill, and If l should change my
mind, in this particular case. l would inform him OF
the fact. subsequently,. ON reading the Tenure of
Office Bill closely, I found I eoaid not without vio-
lation of law, refuse to vacate the Office the moment
Stanton was reinstated by the Senate, even though
the President should order me to remain, which be
never did. Taking this view of te subject, and
learning on Saturday, the 1lth, that abe Senate bad
taken up the subject of Stanton's suspension SITTER
some conversation. with Gen. Sherman and the r1enr
beers of my staff. in which 1 stated that the law lea
me no discretion Is to my action should Stsnton be
reinstated, and that | Intended to inform the Presi-
dent, / went to the President for the sole purpose
of making my decision known. and did make 10
known. In this l fulfilled the promise made in cur
last preceding conversation on the subject The
President. however, instead of accepting ny view
OF the requirements of the Tenure of Office Bill con-
tended that he had suspended Stanton under
authority given by the Constitution. and l could
not be governed by the Act. l said the law was
binding upon me until set aside by a competent
tribunal. An hour was consumed by each reitera-
ting his views on the subject until, 1t getting late,
the President said he would see me again. No
doubt ever entered my mind about the President
fully understanding my position. namely: Hthe
Senate refused TO concur In the SUSPENSION OF MI
Stanton, my powers us Secretary of War. dd interim
would cease Is - 2 . -
Gen. Grant then refers to some talk about APP
pointing Gov. Cox OF ONO Secretary OF " ar, aRo
then refers to what took place in the Cabinet meet
ing. and says the President gave q version Of the
conversation above alluded 10, stating that IL was
his understanding that Grant would hold Office I'M
tilsremoved by the Courts or resign and allow anotii-
er Secretary to be installed. Grant, after hearing
the President through, stated that the conversation,
as given above, in no wise admitted the correct
ness of the Presidents statement of the eenveFea-
ton. The President endorsed on Grants letter q
written order not to obey any orders unless sathor-
lied by the President Grant replies that, under
H. 49, --I .,,s---. ~ ~ H. lii
Stanton's authority is not countermanded it will be
satisfactory evidence that any orders issued from
the Department by the authority of the President
are authorized BY. the Executive. The Presidents
replies by a letter. dated January 3lst, positively
declaring that Grant gave his tistinct understand
ing that he would retain bis position in the War
Office. or in the event that he should conclude II to
be his duty to Surrender the Office to Stanton he
would return the office TO the President prior to
the Senats's decision in the case, to enable the
President to designate some other man. The en-
tire correspondence is quite lengthy.
CHICAGO, Feb. At is reported that the Presi-
dent will reply to Grants last letter, and will sustain
his charges by the signatures of members OF the
Cabinet who heard Grants admission. Grants Last
letter concluded as follows: sa
las my honor as a soldier and integrity as o
man have been so violently assaiied, pardon me
for my saying | cannot but regard the whole mat
ter. from beginning TO end, as an attempt to involve
me in resistance of the law, for which you besitated
to assume the responsibility. in order to destroy
my character before the country. ! am in q meas
ure confirmed in this conclusion by your recent or
ders directing me to disobey orders from the Secre-
tary of War. my superior and your subordinate,
without having conntermanded his authority.
With the assurance, Mr.. President. that nothing less
than a vindication of my personal honor could
have induced this correspondence on my part I
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
"Your obedient servant, L. S. GRAM. General"
The President is exceedingly irritated at the con-
duct of Grant in transmitting copies of his letter
to Stanton to be forwarded to Congress. To-day
he replied to Grants last letter in very sharp and
singing language: reminding him that he is the
subordinate. and that II Is not becom-
ing in him to use such language as that contained
in his last letter. He further intimates that be will
not submit to such language again.
Why TRAIN Was ARREsrED-LoNDox JAN 2l-
Mr.. George Francis Train has been released by the
at Cork Immediately thereafter Nj.
Train instituted an action against the Crown for
arrest, laying his damages at one hundred
thousand pounds sterling.
The causes leading to his arrest are these: An
Englishman named Gee, "a fellow passenger of Mr..
Train. informed the officers on the tug which board
ed the Scotia at Queenstown. that Train had said
he came to Ireland for the purpose of organizing
the Fenians and commencing a fight. Mr.. Train
arrested upon this information. Gee denied
that he had given such information when he WAS in
Court. A
Mr.. Eastman. United States Consul at Queens
town, was exceedingly active in Mr.. Trains behalf.
Mr.. Adams, United States Minister here, at once
saw Lord Stanley, who, on his representation. or
iered the release of Mr.. Train. Lord Stanley dis
avowed the act on the part Of the Government, and
stated that the local authorizes were solely respon-
sible for it.
Mr.. Adams prompt action secured Mr.. Trains
speedy release-Se1 York Herald.
ST. LoUIs. Feb. 4-Patsey Reardon, who killed
Mccain, in a prize fight recently. has been SEN
fenced to one months imprisonment in the County
Jaii at Belleville, Illinois His companions under
Is years of age have been sentenced to one weeks
ontinemeBt-a light sentence, ON account Of the
belief that Mccain died more from oyer-excitemens
han from blows.
SAVANNAH, Feb "A large negro meeting was