Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-12

..ortlv after your appointment as Secretary
or war. nd interim, you did not agree either
- remain at the head of the War Depart
ment and abide any judicial proceedings that
rn;ght follow the non-concurrence BY the
Se9ate in Mr. Stanton's suspension, or should
ou wish not to become involved in such
.,ontroyersy, to put me in the same position
With respect to the Office as | occupied pre-
vious to your appointment, by returning it
to me in time to anticipate such action by
the Senate? This you admitted Second
I then asked you if at the conference on the
nrecedine Siit;:rtayI had not, to avoid mis-
rrnderst anding, requested you to state what
,.o, intended to do and, further, II In reply
7 r. that inquiry you had not referred to my
| for,ner conversations, saying, that from them
I understood your position, and that your
oction would be consistent with the under
landing which had been reached? To these
/ Questions YOU also replied in the affirmative
/ ifbird-I next asked at the conclusion of our
/ interview on Saturday, if it was not understood
TINT we were to have another conference on
Monday, before the final action by the Sen
ate on the case of Mr.. Stanton? You replied
that such was the understanding, but that
Won did not suppose the senate would act SO
soon that on Monday YOU had been engaged
in a conference with General sherman, and
were occupied with ''many little matters,
and asked if General Sherman had not called
on that day. What relevancy General Sher-
mans visit to me on Monday had with the
the purpose for which you were to have called
am at loss to perceive, as he certainly dIo
not inform me, whether YOU had determine
r. retain possession of the office, or to aifOro
me an opportunity to appoint a successor III
advance of any attempted reinstatement o.
Mr. Stanton. This account OF what passet
between us ut the Cabinet meeting on The
18th instant widely differs from that con
tanned in YOUR communication, for 1T shows
that. instead of having . stated our CONVEX
sation as given in the letter, winch ha'
made this reply necessary, you admitted tina
nv recital of them was entirely accurate
; Sincerely anxious, however, to be correct II
, my statement. | have to-day read this mar
the members Of fhe GaBGnnct VINO E We're Tnei
, present They, without exception, agree il
its accuracy II is only necessary to ad(
| that on Wednesday morning, the 10Th, you
2 called on me in company with Lieutenant
General Sherman. After some prehmlnar
| convers ation YOU remarked that an article Il
the National Iatefiqe1cer of that date di
YOU much injustice. l replied that | ha'
not read the IntehiQeaccr of the morning
f You first told me that it your intentio
! to urge Mr.. Stanton to resign his Office. Ate
you had Withdrawn, | carefully read the al
? tiee of which you had spoken, and ioun
z that its statements OF the understanding
between us were substantially correct. @
. the 18th | caused it to be read to four or fly
{ members of the Cabinet who were present 6
our conference on the l4th, and they COZ
: CURED in the general accuracy of its state
t mcnts respecting our conversation upon tha
n occasion. In reply TO your communication
| have deemed it proper, in order to preyer
, further misunderstanding, to make the sin
= pie recital of facts.
9 Very respectfully yours,
ANDREW Johnson.