The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-02-14

MS reasons Tor the suspension TO the Senate.
that having been appointed under tho Con.
stitution, aud not under an act Of Congress-,
| could not be governed by the act.
stated that the law was binding on me,
constitutional OF NOT, until set aside by the
proper tribunal. An hour was consumed
each reiierating his views on this subject,
until, il getting late, the President said he
would see NE again. did not agree to
call again on Monday, nor at any other
definite time, nor was seLt for by the
President until5 the following Tuesday.
From the llth lust, 10 the Cabinet meeting
on the 18th inst, doubt never entered
my mind about the Presidents fully under.
standing my position, namely that, il the
Senate refused to concur in the suspension
OF Mr.. Stanton, my powers as Secretary of
War dd interim would cease, and Mr..
Stantons right TO resrme the functions Of
his office would, under the law, be indis.
putable. and acted accordingly.
With Mr.. Stanton had no commuuica.
ton, direct or Indirect on the subject OF
his reinstatement. Dlring his suspension,
knew that it Ind been recommended 10
the President TO send tho name of Governor
Cox, of Ohio, for Secretary Of War, and
thus save all emharrassment-v-a proposi-
ton that sincerely hoped he would en-.
terlan favorably, General Sherman, seeing
the President, at my particular request, to
urge this on tho 18Th. . .... f. ...
On Tuesday, the day Mr.. Stanton re en-.
tered the office Of Secretary OF War, Cen
eral Comstock, who had carricd nv official
letter announcing that In Mr.. Stantun's re-
instatemeut by the Senate had ceased to
he Secretary of War al interim. aud who
saw the President open and read the com.
muuication, brought back to me, from the
President, q message that he wanted to see
me that day at the Cabinet meeting, after
had made known the fact that | was 10
longer Secretary of War dd interim. AT
tn meeting, after opening II as though
was ~ member of his Cabinet, when re.
minded of the notification already given
him that | was no longer Secretary Of War
dd interim, the President gave version
ot the conversations alluded to already IN
this statement Ii was asserted that, in
both conversations, had agreed to hold
on to the Office Of Secretary of War until
displaced by the Courts, or resign 80 as to
place the President where he would have
been had never accepted the office. After
hearing the President Though, stated
o conversation substantially as given in
lis letter. | will add that my converse
ton before the Cabinet embraced other
matter not pertinent here and therefore
left ont. ! in n0wise admitted the correct
ness of the Presidents statement of our
conversation, though, to. soften the evident
contradiction of my statement, said, allud
ing to our first conversation on the sub.
ject, that the President might have under.
stood me tie way he said, namely: thQt
had promised to resign, if i did not resist
the rcnstatt ment. | made no such state
ment. .- 9l a.- lHyf ts a,. .'1
have the honor to be, very respectfully
your obedicmt servant, U. S. GRANT
sEfN @4fli General
HEADo'us ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, I
WAsHlNGroN, DAN. ~, 1865.
His Excellency Andrew Johnson, President
Of the United States:
Sir-I have the honor very respectfully
to request TO have IN writing the order
which the President gave me verbally, on
Sunday, the 18th inst, TO disregard the
orders of the Hon. +. NJ, Stanton as Sec
rotary of War until knew from the Pres
ident himself that they were his orders. o..
have the honor TO. be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant oershtt,, t1rrs. pen.
T. S. GRANT, General.
The following is the endorsement on the
above note: N 90 eiN.''t' ''f' -'.'i
"As requested in this communication,
General Grant is instructed in writing not
to obey any order from the War Depart
ment assumed to be issued by the direc.
ton Of the President, unless snch order
is known by the General commanding the
armies of the. United States to have been
authorized by the Executive. a.. sS-..a
ANDREW JOHNSON
Jan. 20, 1868" 49,
HEAD QUARTERs, Army OF THE u. g.,
WASHINGTON, d. O., Dan. 30, 1865
His ExceIlency Andrew Johnson, President
of the United States, 10 ss .at. g.rsE.
Sir--I have the honor to acknowledge
the return of my note Of the oath inst,
with your endorsement thereon, that am
not to obey any order from the War De.
partment assumed 10 be issued by urdGr
of the President unless such order is
known by me as authorized by the Execn.
tive, aud, in reply thereto, TO say that lain
informed by the Secretary ofc War tnat he
has not received. from tho Executive any
order or instructions limiting or .mpairing
his authority to issue orders to the army,
as has heretofore been bis practice under
The law and customs OF the Department
While his authority in. the War Depart.
ment is not tcoulsrmapded, it will be sat,
evidence to me that any orders
issued from the War Department by direc
lion Of the President, afe authorized by
the Executive. as3tu,t io tl.g iGsiju
nave the honor 20 he, very respectfully,
your obedient servant, US, GnANT Genl,
ExEcUTIvE MANSION, Jan. 81, 1868
General 81 have received your com
Of the 2Sth hsf, removing your
of the gath that,I should repeat in
written tolm my verbal instructions OF the
18th inst, viz That on obey no order
from the Hon. Edwin N. Stanton, as Sec.
retary OF War unless you have information
that it was issued by the Presidents
lp7 submitting this request,
with which | complied on the 29th Just.
you take occasion 10 allude TO recent pub
LEGATIONS in reference TO the Circumstaisce es
swith the vacation by yourself
OF the Office Of Secretary-of War ad interim,
and with the view of correcting The state
ments which you term gross misrepreseht-
atiois, and give at length your own reco,s
LECTION of tlies facts under which, without
the sanction Of the President, from whom
you had received and accepted the ap.
pointment, you yielded the Department OF
War to the present incumbent. lo aiSilo ?
As stated in your communication, soma
time after you bad assumed the dulles as
Secretary of War al Interim, we inter.
changed views respecting the course that
should be pursued. in the event Of the ton
concurrence by THE Senate in the suspen-
sion OF Mr.. SlRpton. !, sought that inter,
view, calling myself at the War Depart.
ineht. My sole object in then bringing
the subject 10 your attention, was TO asccr.
tain what would be your oW action, should
such an attempt be made for his festota-
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