The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-16
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.

General Grants Promises to the President in
Reference to the Reinstaie cement of MIR.
Stanton.
From tho Washington Intellgcncor Presidents organ)
Jan. 49,
Tho people OF the country will doubles, DO startled at
the apnunciation that Mr.. Stanton has quietly
sumed possession OF tho War Department and will BE-
curious TO know how 1t effected In justification OF
the President. at liberty state tho following
additional crcum stances from which readers will
draw their own concusions:-somo time after the ap
pointmcnt Of General Grant as Secretary OF War ad
interim he had conversation with the Presidents upon
subject OF the probability OF the refusa Of the Senate
10 recognize the suspension OF Mr. Stanton, when Gene
raj Grant stated that such he might wish
Identify himself with either party In the controversy
but added, in elect-T shall in that event either hand
you my resignation as Acting Secretary or let manda.
mus be issued against me TO surrender the Office"
This conversation renewed from time TO time
and on last Saturday whom Senator Towards report
from the sona.o Committee Military Affairs in favor
OF Station under discussion, General Grant was
pointcdiy asked by he President II he had changed hs
mind in reference 10 tho course no would pursue the
Senate should refuse to make stanton suspension Anl
when he reiterated the promise previously made, tuat
no would either IA mis- resignation AZ secretary OF
War al inim carly enough for Tho President 10 appoint
his take any Other action hc might deem
requisite, allow maadamus TO 70 served upon him
for the surrender Of Tue Office ad ling promise to the
President tat no should hear IRON him ON the sloec
Monday.
Monday passcd without the promised communication
On Monday evening, after known that the senate
had passed Towards resolutions refusing 70 recognize
the Suspension o. stanton as Secretary OF War General
Grant presesl ~ the reception at the Executive
Nansion no greeted the President bat mentioned
nothing OF any change IN the determination previously
decarei The President heard nothing VIVA teveg from
General Grant upon the subject untiI twelve O'Clock
Tuesday hours aftor Mr. Stanton had taken posses
sion Of the War o.ce whom the following commuuica-
ton delivered 70 him by MAJOR Constoca, ono OF
General Grants saii oiiicen:-
HEApquARrrRs AnniKs Uslrrp srArRs
mAsHIsG1os, y Jan IA lots.
His Erccllcncy AsDHxw JonSsoS President Of tAe United
sIi have tho honor to enclose herewith copy Of Official
or The uned states ia tho case 81 the suspension Of lion
T. NJ stanon ocre ary Of War Aceoriias = the Prov;
civil oacss iunc1 secretary OF War al
the be- very respectfully, yoar obcieas
servant u. y GRANT. General
IN ExxcUrrvg SESSION
SENATE or ruE u-iTsD sIAI ~, jan. u ls5s
rresdsn. IN hls report Of the lssh Of De-
o. War Of dwn NJ s.an,2p ne senate o. not concs ~
soon after the delivery of tn communication General
Gran, called In person upon the President during the
meeting OF the Cabinet and upon bong reminded by
the President Of his reiterated promise and especially
General Grant admitted the promise la tho presence OF
members OF the Cabinet
(From the New York Evening Telegram Of ycsterdayl
inc foregoing statement having Deen Communicates
70 General Grant this morning. be said -
That Ia the Presidents version OF the sar but does
me great injustice. ! was pretty well convinced on
Saturday last that the Senate would restore Stanton
and In the conversation mad with the President then
told him that the Senate should restore stanton
was my duty 70 obey the law. ntimatcd tho same W
one or two members Of the Cabinet with whom talked.
and they understood what would d0 consider that
u turning the War ONCE TO stanioa simply obeyed
the iaw and did my duty.
Washington correspondence tJsn 14l :of the Boston
Post--democratIc
The rubicon IL passed. and Grant has placed himself In
the camp the radicaA The ncwsboys are loudly cry.
ing upon the streets, evening papers, Surrender Of
General Grant," and hnd roady purchasers for such re-
markaols intelligence The whole programme had been
fully arranged in advance previously stated IN these
dispatches and here was taken by surprise ex
cept perhaps President johnson, who was not willing
20 believe thai General Grant would abandon his post OF
duty without orders nom his superior officer. Wsen
General Grant assumed charge OF the War Department
he addressed aots Mr. Btanton saying that he had
been directed BY tho President Of the Cniled States 70
assume duties OF Secretary Of War; and Mr. stanton
replied thai he ''yelded only 70 superior force" II
may yet become serious question how far General
Grant justified in surrenderna his pos, without nrst
receiving orders from the President relieving him from
its dutea The action OF the Senate should have been
certified to the President and not 70 General Grant, and
ohaYQed thai the latter as been guilty Of palpabo