American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-03-07
BY JOHN i. BOSWoh111 II.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
HIS REASONS FOR REMOVING
STANTON.
Presidential Constitutional Powers and
Duties.

and ordered to be printed. The Sen
ate then removed from it the IpIunc-
ton of secrrsN.
10 the Senate of the United States!
| have received a copy OF he reso.
luton adopted by the Senate on the
21st, as follows:
Whereas, The Senate has received
thr communicates from the fIeSl,
dent. stating that he had remofed
Nr Stanton and had designated tue
Adiutant General oi the array to act
aa interim therefore,
Resolred, by the Senate ofhe t"tte"
Qfutcg. That under the conStltu.
ton and laws of the United states
the President has 10 power TO re-
move the Secretary Of War ana deS.
iouate another officer to perform the
duties Of chat office.
This resolution, as cohilned TO the
nowrr of the President to remove
the Secretary of War and designate
another to perform the duties OF the
office al interim, by It's preamble l.
made EXPRESS V appIicahit t" he re
moyal Of Mr.. Stauton aud the dPSl&-
nation to art dd ,"'i't" VI ,|;+t.a,t +,,3't
Itant Geneiai Q! 'i'. ~ 49,.
therefore, "'tt'''t,t'uS " t(,,Il III
GERS un0n which the SnAPrt refers,
no ey,arssion Of opinion Is contained
in the +, solution. SiaIi CONNIE
myself TO 'hP q'eH''u =, 10. * o",,t,,,,. o,, ,,
.lted power 10 leA,'Ns 80 -. ,,,.'''l,,
5ot War 1t Is aet''. ,,I
ton thal un,.e1 va ~, s,t,t,,s o'.' tLn prr.i,
Jaws OF ''ie : '.,',' .,'', ,,a,Tn,. ~ rnnnvp
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ga ~ ~. - .ft.'..' ana tha lpci.iuns el
t,S'', ~ '.', .tag,t - thp United
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'3''''9' 80 ~, ,,,.af. or tba' President
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;.iN''' ~, - ,'.n '", ,,Y, tbn laws Of 1h
~; ~ 4.''' ',, ,'.,,.s ,I,,t daoy The Pre~t
: "'.'t, ,n,.ar tn rnnnyp tlat off
; ''''', 't'N ,.ar nnt t,,o laws vLir,
|'i n.o ou.st;nn The Grst
va. "i,''r ,i,,o Il tho AIT of Auuus
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!, ''', ,t;',h ,1,nr rrovidiu~ for
v. y a. .,,,, "','' ns if, nliuclpal officer
N'''l'','' ,s faIIovs.
t""',,"' WV . lnJ he il fgf1sy cpGcfca
. nv, - ,I,,ro ,IalI lp in tbe said de
',,amt i'", an infer or officer. to h
,';.,t,,l Ly tbp said piiuri.aI off
'li'',,,' i,n l., rrnIoypd Therein as h
.it ann,.rr,uot, to he caIlrd Chi,
I'''I. u, ia, 3ruartmpnt of War. an,