The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-29

nc Coliatc lloin tllc St0r ara E%pTeSS, ol
yesterday afternoon, the description ofihC
| retroccsson of the War Department to Hon
| Edwin Nj. Stanton. IL appears that at nine
o'clock yesterday morning the then Acting
! Secretary Of War, General Grant, came tr
| the War Department rs usual, md. nncl
| arranging some papers, locked the door OF
| the private Office Of the Secretary OF War.
and, taking the key with him, proceeded to
| the headquarters Of the Army, ncn,ly OBJ
poSitc TO tho War Department Abou,
half past ten O'clock Mr.. Edwin NJ. Stan
| ton appeared at the War Department. and
proceeded immediately to the office usually
| occupied by the Secretary Of War. Find.
! ing the door locked, he took scat in the
| an,c.rcom, where he was tho recipient o,
| many warm congratulations from Senators
aud members OF the House Of Representa-
livcs, who had assembled apparently TO soc
what would take place Mr.. Stanton an
pcarcd TO be in unusually fine spirits and
convcrscd freely wi,hai around him
Upon the arrival Of Mr.. Stanton General
Dent, the Acting Adiulan, General of Gen-
cral Grant as Secretary OF Wnr ed interim,
hurried over 10 the Headquarters Of The
Army to inform General Grant fthc fact,
and to obtain tho key TO the Sccrctnv's Of
flee. In atcw minutes lac returned ana placed
the key in tho hands Of Adiutant General
Townsend who, in II sort o! present arms"
style, delivered it up to Secretary stan
ton
As soon rs the reinStaicd Secretary was
fairly cnsconcod in his office. the Radical
member of the Tennessee delegation in
Congress waited upon him in II body to pre-.
sent their congratulations and to ask him
to use his inucncc to continue the opera.
tons Of the Frccdmcn's Bureau in the
Strt"s of renucsscc aud Kentucky after The
10th tf February next, at whic!, fine, by
order OF the President. it ceases IN those
states Mr.. Stanton replied, that so long
"A he had power, he would usc it TO pro.
tcct the weak, and would do his best TO
hnvo the request carried ont lie further
st"'cd that it would be Il few days before
matters would commence to run riph. in
his office.
AS the Tennessee delegation were will
drawing, they were nc. by General Grant
III the hail. Alter exchanging situations
with them aud General Howard, who was
present, and expressing satisfaction Mt tho
action Of the Senate in restoring Mr.. Stan
ton, he walked towards the Secretary $
Office, when the latter appeared At tho door
and shook the General warmly by the hand.
and both passed in.
1t is understood that General Grant and
MIR. Stanton were closctcd together on Mon
day evening, after the passage of the Senate
resolution
During tho interview between General
Grant and Mr StantCn, General Dent traus-
iclrcu his desk TO General pclouyc, VINO
had occupied it during the latter part Of Mr..
Sianton's lOrmcr administration Of the Dc
partmcnt, nnd Gchornl llarlic gave up his
position TO Gcncral Shrivcr
Al hnlf-nAst two o'clock Mr.. San' or wns
locked up IN his private room with several
persons, whose names wcro not asccraincd
III n lew minutes past three clock IN order
was issued by Mr.. Stanton, Informing the
employees of tho Department that he (Mr
81 had again taken possession OF The port
folio OF the War Office. At four O'Clock Mr.,
Stanton loft the War Department for his
residence, giving, in his usual way. varior.
orders to the messengers who have usually
attended upon his particular olilco.room
showing thereby that ho hadquietly settled
down for continued stay 1t is under
stood that MIR. Stanton, during the day,
transacted no official business whatever,
except TO draw his salary Of $4,000 for the
time he was out of Office.
The statement which we takc from tho
afternoon papers, of the circumstances of
tho rc-occupalion ofihc War Department
by the dcposcd Secretary, astonishcd no
ono moro than l. ilont JDLncnn ho ,y,o
crcailv surnr;scL 81 thn s,,r,nmJnr H., co,
Grant of ,be ,rngt rcnn.ol i, linn 30 sncro.
tnry of Wnr od iutcriw rhc nnonlc of ihc
country will doubtless bc .,orIlcI n, ,hc
annuuciation thn, Wr stauinm hns 81 or;n,
" resumed nosscssinn or ,ho Won nnno,,.
mcnt, and win he cur;ous 70 tnnw Lnw !,
was elected In insIircn,;o, of tbc prcsi.
dent. wo arc NJ lihcrtv n siotc Tho fo,,ow;no
additional circ,lms,onccs from which on,
readers will draw ,bcir Avn concl,,sion..
some timc of,cr thc ,nno;r,,rom, nr Cnmo
rol l;ronins SccrcIory nr w,r ~; ;,,c,;,, y,
had conversation Win ,Lc president ,,nnn
Tho suh;cct of ,hc nrohoh;l;,v nf III rof,sni
ofthe Senate lo rrcoonlgo Ihn ensncnsion
Of Mr stanton whom (;cncrai cr.ni .ioicI
th,t in such cyout bc minht M, w;oh n
identify himsclc will ci,hor no,,v n ,Ln
controycrsv INF oIIol n ogao, 81 oh II
in thnt evcnL e;thcr honJ von nv roo;nnn.
,,op ns Scline Sccrciorv nr H., "' = moHnJa
mus bc issued aoains, mo 70 snrrondnr Iho
Office p f'''''''' S " 'N ''~' ~
This conversation wos renewed rrop t;,,c
TO lima. and nm Inst saturday whcn scnoe
Tor Uoword's rcnor, rrom ,ho sonn;o Gam.
miltce on Military AGairs n,f,vor Of sian
ION was un1cr discnssion Connral ar"m,
w." Mo;,,on,v m'' "vt h1 I's1"ss." nonetn' ur"h'