Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-21
THE STANTON CASE-A CHALLENGE
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The" National Intslligeacer repro,
duees its statement Of the pledges in re-
lation TO the occupancy of the War Office,
made by Gen Grant to the President,
which we published on the 18Th, and
adds: ek
"The above statement of facts was made
by as deliberately, carefully, and advisedly.
We repeat and reiterate it in the most en-
phatic manner. We knew Il TO BE- true IN all
is Ieneh and breadth, and zee challenge
General Grant 70 ds1y II in single par
tic1aaT."
In this connection We subjoin the res
port of an Interview granted by the Presi-
dent to the correspondent Of the New
York World, to which our telegraphic
dispatches referred few days ago. This
report we observe, has been republished
in Washington, and cannot have escaped
Gen. Grants observation. Being adj
mitted to an audience with the President,
the correspondent says
In response to the inquiry whether an
understanding was had between the Presi-
dent and General Grant previous to the
late action Of the Senate, Mr.. johnson said !:
"Gen. Grant, with Gen. Sherman, vas
here at the White House on Saturday,
when the old understanding was reiterated,
that he should either resign his Office az
Secretary Of War, and surrender it to me
! in time 10 anticipate the Senate's action, or
| announce his intention TO retain the Office
until the right of the Senate TO reinstate
Mr.. Stanton could be put to the proof On
| Sunday it was suggested by Senator Rev
| erdy johnson. with the concurrence OF
| Senator John Sherman, and the understood
| concurrence of number of Radical men,
bers of both Houses, that if Ex-Governor
| Cox, of Ohio. should be nominated by me
! forthwith as Secretary of War, the major
ity in Congress would be willing to let Mr..
| Stanton's grievance go by the board. L
| listened ty these suggestions without as
senting to them. On Monday | had ex-
pected to receive another call from Gen
| Grant. Gen. Sherman called, but General
| Grant did not. The latter was here at the
| reception in the evening. He made no re
ference to the action of the Senate in re-
spect TO the Secretaryship of the War De-
partment, of which ! myself had not beer
apprised. 1t was not until about IL A. NJ.
| Tuesday. that | received the note from
| Gen. Grant, which has been published, adj
| wishing me that his functions as Secretary
| of War had ceased"
/ asked the President whether Mr.. Stan
ton was or would be recognized by him
1.-THE Presidentl as Secretary of War, In
consequence of Mondays resolution by the
Senate.
Mr.. johnson firmly replied: No. The
Senate" said he, has passed a resolution
in which it says ii does not concur in
| Mr.. Stanton's suspension; but this does
not reinstate Mr.. Stanton, according to the
law. The Office of Secretary Of War i;
liable to be reduced to mere cierkship
He can issue no binding orders except by
the direction or with the concurrence o
the President, and az Mr.. Stanton will mo-
receive instructions from the Executive, II
is apparent that his assumption OF chair
in the War Department amounts to tina
and nothing more"
now ventured to assume that the Presi
dent would probably see fit to make new
nomination for Secretary of War within
short period.
"At the proper time" said the President
"that will be DONE
He anticipated, however, that the partie
to the present difficulty, and particular,
Mr.. Stanton's intimate friends, wonld Sc
their way to that gentleman's ultimate re
tirement.
The President observed, in the course G
the brief conversation of which this is tn
substance, that he had been all along cor
scious of acting in this matter with striC
regard to what he honestly believes 10 be
constitutional principle.