Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-18

cal congressman rom Ie0HeSse9 soon j
after called on him aad asked his inhu-
ence to continue the operation OF the
Freedmen's Bureau in Tennessee.
The dispatch says the President was as
much surprised at some features of the
transactions in the Stanton affair of the
past foFty-eight hours as any body, for 1t
appears be had an understanding with
Gen. Grant some time ago, and renewed
its details, recapitulated from time to
time, and finally repeated on Saturday
last that be Gen. Grant would either
hold on TO the Office as Secretary dd
interim uutI the rights Of Mr.. Stanton
should be adjudicated in court, in case
the latter should demand possession OF
the Department, or else he would give
the President timely notice of his inten-
ton to resign as Secretary al interim
and thus enable Mr. Johnson to appoint
another to the Office, who would refuse
to surrender TO Mr.. Stanton until a deer
sion could be bad. As 1t was evident on
Saturday last that the Senate would not
sustain the suspension Of Mr.. Stanton, ]
the President and Gen. Grant had an
other interyieW on the subject, aud a
full understanding, substantially as above
set forth, was the result. IL was also
agreed thar Gen. Grant, in company with
Gen. Sherman, should call on the Presi-
/ uEutO VI hlOludE tHE1NElh1I INV 1EACA MN
finally whether he would resign as Sec
rotary dd interim or continue in the
Office and test Mr.. Stsnt0n's right as
before stated. Gen. Sherman called on
the Executive yesterday, but Gen. Grant
did not. Meantime, on Sunday last, a
suggestion had been made to tue Presi-
IDENTIFY certain Senators, that II the name
of Ex- Gov. Cox, OF Ohio, should be sent
to the Senate for Secretary Of War, his
nomination would probably beconhrmedr
and thus getTid Of the Stanton embToglio
at once. Mr.. JohHsoR, however, pro-
ceeded TO have the matter TAX the course
he had decided il should, especially Is he
had no doubt of having the corporation
OF Gen. Grant or another Secretary dd
interim, in the manner before stated.
What caused Gen. Grant to change his
mind, or 10 depart from the arrangement
or why he did not notify the President
of his intention to surrender to Mr..
Stanton, has net transpired fully. The
first notice the President had, however,
OF such change Of purpose, was upon the
| receipt Of the following note from Gen.
| GRAFT, to-day, at about 1880 am;
H~EADoUARTEBs ARMY UNITED STATEs.l
January Il, lo5S J
His Exceilency Andrew Johnson, President Of
/ the United STATS:
! SIR nave the UDuOt 10 CuClJSs leIe-
with q copy OF an official notice received
by me last evening Of the action cf the
Senate Of the United States, ia the case
| of the suspension of Hon. Z. NJ. Stanton,
! Secretary of War.
According to the provisions Of seetisn
two OF al act regulating the tenure OF
civil officers, my functions as Secretary
of Wa adj interim ceased from the mo-
ment Of the receipt OF the within notice.
Ihave The honor % be, very respectfully,
YOHr Obeiient servant
u, ; GRANT, General.
This letter was handed to the President
by ore OF Gen. Grants staff, just one
hour after Gen. Grant had surrendered
to Mr.. stanton, and Of 0urse the latter
was in possession of the Wa Department
that length of time before III. johnson
was advised of what had t~ranspired. IL
4 appears a certified copy OF the Senate
resolution was served upon each (Gen.
Grant and MFR. Stanton) last night about
8 o'clock, by Col. Forney, Clerk OF the
Senate, in person. = copy vas LETT at
the White House about 8 O'Clock last
night. but the President was engaged in
The reception and lie did not see it until
I O'Clock this am. What course will be
pursued by either the President or Ar.
Stanton, a few hours viii determine.
AS vet there is no indication what is the
final purpose OF Ar. Stanton. The
Presidents purpose will develop itself
directly.
THE NEXT DAY.
The dispatch Of last night furnished
the Presidents view OF the SITUATION, Z
dispelled many Of the prevailing stories.
The President claims that he asked Gen.
Grant if be had changed bis mind in
reference to the course lie would pursue
if the Senate should refuse TO make
Stantoh's suspension fiaal, when the lat
ter reiterated the promise previously
made, that he would either hand in bis
resignation as Secretary OF War cd in
term early enough for the President to
appoInt his successor, or to take any
other action ne might deem requisite, or
allow . HlGRddHtus to be served upon
him for the surrender Of the office add
a promise TO the President that he
should hear from him on the subject on
Monday.
General Grant on being shown the
Presidents statement to-day, declares
that at the interview on Saturday he did
saw he had not changed his mind and
also gave the President distinctly TO un-
derstaud that in case be General Grant
received from the Senate an official nati-
ficatiou that that body did not concur in
the reasons glVen Uy Lhe FFeait5ut LOT
Stanton's removal, be Grant would be
bound, under the Tenure-Of-ofice Law,
to at once withdraw from the Wa De
partment, and cease his duties as Secre-
tary of War dd interim.
The President informs your cores
pOudeut that he did not SO understand
Gen. Grant. If he had known such
was his intention, be should have re-
lisved Grant at once aud placed a man
in the War Department who would not
have given up to Stanton.
Thus the matter stands. The President
has issued no order yet prohibiting
official intercourse with Stanton.