The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-05
THE CORREsPONDENCE. .RETwEEN
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES AND GENERAL GRANT.

NEf ivan DxrAprnKyr, Feb 4, ~
az ~ IN xnswer 70 eresolutio on "a the Houae Of
nshc1 ne by qeneral Grant OF corresDondence
S9etwscn hin And the Persistent relating I'd Tho
he corresccnScrse as% T nash ne ~ ee az
cent on the subject.
have had no correspondence with the Prcsi-
ton Of the Senate on his aiicgea t tne @S
suspension from the ONCE OF Secrctary NJ wa. I
resumed the duties Of that ofhcc, as required by
charge them without sny ycrsonsi or w ~
communicati with tho President. No orders
have been Issued from this Dcnartmcnt in the
have received no o.Sefs from h,,n c Snr
Known ~ me "a nv h;set
t. IN the resolution of the House Of Representa-
YOUR obedient sspysot SIR WV" s''"' '''p'''
81 GpvtS M SrAxroN
....r .#a. secretsry Of War.
speaker OIL the mouse OIL hepre'en'''''e''
| hhApWSy Asn,s"ras, j r. Jaann1y 81 is.n'
His BIceiienev, A. johnson. President II he mt
| e. Sf9,ss; ~, o,,, a.
SIR On the Ath instant requested you IN
writing to give me the instructions which you
nas p .av,osS rw Hveh me NO. 70 1oey
ap pS nncss tnew IN az 4, eamo o% Sa,,
| III, ~ ~ . nv INV .n. ZANE irom you-
sena ,h.t lar, snnbt a, ~, ,',d ~ ,n,,r entan-
sipn r. nrovsnt an -, nay,hi I ~
Ing, therefore, renew the request that you VIII
sase,nnJ m,i,t s,,sna,, a..' a.u u, a
comMeiisS ~ on yoct ~
~ IL OVERWHELMINGLY 81 the , ~ VII
rug IN sonseq~ a. oi .ne many g,oss miHtep,e-
itn1 tbh I'm my ph n1poI, eir9u
purpoIiing % come from ne President, o. con.
tsnt n,,n, NJ, r., NJ ~ NJ ~ ~ ~ bhi J 100
ns bat y x,itt.n sni ~ nf ~ ,nssn nSs.'
| stsaa,na I ~. - sLa ~ $3.50 y. ~ 49, .
sseasrns, a. - m " a,it tt AZ ny, H.
| tha s.se ~ Wa w ''"'e "e . %
some time after assumed the duties Of ssere.
yicyyv ~ ON The sonrsc Mr. Stanton ,vanlJ nave ~
pnrsae in case Inc Senate sbouia not soueur in
NJ ,csiv ss soSatapcs anat q, hss oe
,yHuiJf g,se - anncai 4" H. sn's, ~ ~
him. iiiustratinr nv positie1 bs e,tins lie
onee Som ln,i, In that ease DID not
the old conmi Is and 70 appoint their sue.
iva m bawcycr coutnnass that ut rose,,,c ~
MAJ ~ pas IS sPpea. 20 inc soJr.s fInd,hs
sns. me r,eslaen, was aesirous OF keepinB hir.
S, a., out oi omeel whethe. sustained IN the
particnlarly into The atenure of oiee Hi mi
that what / md stated was a General nrine,nie
and that IL should change INV mind in this Bar,
| ticulaT ease would inform him Of The fact
subsequently, on reading the tenure Of Office
~ fhc Law ,seasc 10 yac.ae Nv. ni,Ien " sansni
tarv ar w. tbe romem, "s Stanto seor re-
tnyyaV,hH ,hn sa - a =, 81, h ~, rs 49, N
ms. t * WY oena.e, e.eh nougn the Iresi-
n srouia o,1e. me- 70 G AZ, y, when ne never
ing on Saturday, the nth inst, that tho senate
nan nsen ~ 'ne su.g... ~ Ut, ith sus-
M Horai ihorma M ,ao ~ IN nn,,h,n
~ my s,n HI, IN Mnen shaved .na, 'nS iaW si'
St,nton he re,nstat eS and ~ ~ intcnhed - IL
form the President, went 70 the President for
a an s III pu,pos ,s ms % ~ khowh,
a aina ~ SO MAKE soWh. ~ aoing .h,s lui-
n.u nv pfo,,hse Siet oHI asn pfeceag CON
1 aelsatioh On the su,ge,e,.. Inc rresineh., now
eper, anseau u, ~ g., ae,,e.pmg ,cw 1i we re-
tended that he had suspended Mr. stanton under
| inc authory gmehn TX me ~, CONSERVATION, anu
that INC same aathonty aid not preclude him
Tor The sa.pehsion 70 The Senate. fsat having
ppppstptntinn and not mnScr nuv a. 81 San .ne
Souid not be governed BY the act. stated that
wy, nv nM, sn, nsIan rs t ~ N.Y. t,I VI
nv, "n ~ So n ,mv piSPer t. an
NJ ,te,gs 90 ,hts snSinot MIL a,t, w,
Ss on 's a9rS un.' getthg h,e, the
agree w. ali ,yai, on Morbnx ~ ~ m, s n, no.
Ssanitc time nor was scnt IA, nv lie Pryssnpt
nntii tSe roII,xing TncsSav W. W 'he fesi"eh'
un N"e iooe
From me mn TO the Cabinet meeting on the
| 18th doubt never entered my head about the
Presidents fully understanding my position,
namely that II the senate refused to concur In
the suspension OF MT. stanton my powers as
Secretary OF war dd tnerim would cease, and
| MIR. Stanton's right to resume a. once the tune
tions Of his once would under the law be indis-
stanton had no communication, direct or in.
direct on the subject Of his reinstatement during
his suspension; knew IL had been recon.
mended to ne President to send In the name Of
save all embarrassmentIa proposition that
| sincerely hoped he would entertain iavOrably,
Gen. Sherman seeing the President, at my par.
| tIcular request to urge this on the 18th instant
On Tuesday lthe DAY Mt stanton re-entered
| the office OF the Secretary Of War Den. Com
| stock who had carried my ollcial letter an
| nouncing that with Mr.. Stantons Reinstatement nj
| by the Senate had coased to be Secretary Of
. | War ad interim, and who saw the President oper
, me from the President a message that no wanted
] to see me that day ut the Cabinet meeting after
) | had made known the fact that was no Longer
Secretary Of War adj iaierim. After this meeting
after opepipg II as though was a member of hi
D Cabinet, when reminded Of the notification
already given him tn at Twas no longer Secretary
> Of the conversation alluded 10 already In mi,
statement ii was asserted that in both cont ersa
tions had agreed TO hold on TO tho Office of
tary OF War until displaced by the courts or re.
| slqn so as TO place the President where he wand
| have been had never accented thaofflce
| our cnnYcrsat7on snbstantiaiIv as gfycn IN III.
| LII ~ thsx - s - -. ~ ~
letter. VIII huu that ny oon.eIsat i peIort
, the Cabinet embraced othef matter not pertinent
here, and is therefore left out.
] In no wise admitted the correctness Of thu
Presidents statement OF our conversations
statement gave, said ialluding to our first con
yerIstion on the HubJcct) the President NIGH
| have understood me the way he said, namely
e that had promiscu to resign n did mot real