New-York tribune., 1868-02-19

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insy ycsented between the President and Grant with
close ANALYSIS OF these certificates will satisfy any fair
nlefey and triumphantly vndlcated Stripped Of the
mass Of verbage employed by the Preslden he Shsrge
Tst that after Grant appointed Secretary al interim
he promised r ~ GS ' ne oid not surrender the
office to stanton, but would either abide by the result OF
he wond notify the President If he changed ms views in
time the President TO appoint other person IN his
action Of the Senate Grant reiterated this promise In
the language of the President he said that the President
Understood bis position, and that his action would be
consistent with the understanding had been reached"
Third, it then understood that there would be
fulfill Gen. Grants answer is to the first charge, that
when the President asked his views as TO the
obtain possession Of the Office, in case
the Senate should not cencur in his suspension, he
answered that he supposed he would have 70 appeal TO
the Courts but he added that he had not looked pare
ary into the TenureOfohce bill and II he changed MS
mind IN this particular he woud inform hm OF te iact
Second that on Saturday learning that the senate had
satisfied that he could not retain the Office II MI stanton
reinstated, even though the President should order
him TO do so without violating the law That he then IN
formed Gen. sherman and some members OF his STAN OF
ms conclusion and announced to them his intention 10
inform the President OF that conclusion and that he bad
no discretion IN the matter ana that ne prOeee1e9 i
medately to the President for the sole purpose OF an
to the President Third that he made no promise to see
the President again Monday II will be observed that
Grant in the first instance upon any promise condition.
He then only too eager to remove Stanton ana TO
he might bear the brGnt Of any collision with
SSRsss So% re the ctTcSte secretaries 5 Wees and Mcc
Och simply say ditto TO Mr.. Burke and aver that the
Tber Scponepts saw not Postmaster General Randall
says President asked Grant, at the Cabinet meeting
mitted the truth Of them all These witnesses prove al
together too much Like Barkis they are too " willing
According to their statements Grant only answers the
questions in the Affirmative, without qualification or eX
panson TO have gwen ther nadF2Te an w ar tr Ui
mings But this would be treading on dangerous ground
ments G OF secTcaes @ BroWnins and seward annae
these other gentlemen, johnson himself included. Mr:
Browning says that at the Cabinet meeting the President
reced his views and complaints to which Grant rephed
and said:
az e d m ss 91s s3 S ~ % n, S Sn IN % no so os
the President espec, to the Secretary Of War; the question would
that he should change would notify the President in time
sa a to % s d os iG'%5SsS @ % 5 9S S % '' %
sTsHns more carefully the coeason ,h. II ths
sTv he and bat he Grant could not continue thereafter
Secretary Of War ad % without ubeetng himself to u,
eT be change Il h, Sc's 50 GJorM him"
In view of this explicit statement by the Presi
dents witnesses, what becomes or the Presidents
positive allegation, that on Saturday Grant said his
views remained gnehangeG ana that at the G C1Pnet In
dent saturday. What becomes Of the certificates OF
soS According to Browning Grant Informed the PTesi
dent OF his decson n time for the President to appoint
Seward certes that on Saturday Grant informed the
President OF the legal difficulties that might arise nvoly
and that he did not care subject himself to these pen
altles" Here again we have fiat contradiction Of the
the Presidents allegations did not understand Gen.
Grant as denying asexplicitly admitting these state
jISn'' You made them" Both Browning and Seward
state that instead OF PT0fs TO &c Sa eS Ssf hs
President again. the omission to DO which was; as
was no occasion for a subsequent meeting. for satr
day. Grant had gone to the President to communicate his
purpose, and had done in the most unmistakable
terms Thus we that this carefully attack
upon Grant has failed to effect its purpose We behold
which prompted the removal Of stanton sickles, and
sheridan But In attempting 10 destroy Grant the PreS
lOn knight, he lies prostrate uRhoTsed and unlanced
Considering the overwhelming confirmation o. Grants
the conflicting character OF the eertincaes the anms
probability and truhfulness Of Grants Narrative ana
his character AS conscientious ana HONORABLE man
Grant coIoes forth nom this as from every other
conflict the unquestioned victor and the honor OF the
made and highy-polished Damascus blade Loud sp
has placed himself is calculated to put to shame every
American citizen jeaoas OF the character ana dignity OF
sworn TO protect and preserve is his duty to see that
| the laws are faithfully executed Where two or moro
lice or the due administration Of the laws and any act is
done in Of such agreement they are guilty OF
have there other ways to test the con-
case where, If the Presidents Attorney General refused
to allow Secretary stanton quo warranto he could not
/ "a
OF the nation proposes conspiracy with the Generaln-
Chief to refuse obedience to law which had been passed
by twOthrs vote over the Presidents veto and which
! remained in full force Here case where 1t was
proposed to obsruct and 70 prevent not only the due exc
reGnaced the veto the ed Of March 1867 and Is
entitled An act to regulate the tenure OF certain cly
Sic Ind Be ther enacted That when any oneer appointed a.
recess Senate evidence satisfactory to the President
Be & Us 1sSSy S % s S.rm 81 I h. au 5 s % @
other the President suspend sueh officer and designate
the HsIt meeting the ssnas and until tho case sa Be
@ fd 1P1 fs the s,b Sd S. 'i s soDa REQUIRED by
Be E 1sS s :SS . .'R & % s :. 9 d.1 S S % e9tf ssS r e @
y after The a day Of such peI meeting Of Ihs senate 70 M
c9n 2, and th name q The Isr:p. Ss:, t ps
and advise and consent the removal Of sueh ohe they ha 50
certify 70 the President Who may tsPon DSos sn ,'sS SpSs @
such once BVt ne Ss"ss. ;d & , % s."sr q, T. 's ] Sg
ard & q. p@s s5 % @ R1i ,s, 20 .pd H. Sh I
,hs daring belong 70 s person 50 performing the
The NTH section Of the act contains the provision de-
cariDg violation Of the law high misdemeanor, In the
"src Had Be- further enacted That any person shall contrary
to the provisions q his act accept any appointment to o. N
sh ogo or employment he shall be deemed and sbereby declared
be- be & & :. pand Ike I $ I sa Hs H Iassas By %
exceeding Eve years. or both said PuHhmsn " the dis
The President Grant of violating the laws Of
ethics. because he concealed from him his intention 10
obey the laws OF is country Tho conviction does not
His Exeeleney that he eIacting promise which had
binding obligation in law OF morals the performance OF
of which would expose Grant TO FIVE years imprisonment
and a fine OF $4,000 AS TO the President himself this
seems 70 have been regarded light matter On the
question Of impeachment perhaps it is better to endure
the ills have than fly to others we know not Of" Per
haps the time for the application OF that remedy has
passed. But submit, whether on the Presidents own
showing Of conspiracy is not disclosed on which
my friend Oakley Hall could procure conviction before
any Hew-YOrk jury. (Applause There are few Incl
dental matters suggested by this Grant and Johnson
respondence. The country viii find renewed evidence, II
such desired that Grant In full harmony with
the Union party not merely in the fact OF THIS attempt to
and decisive declaratonsas follows: