The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-06
GRANT AND THE PRESIDENT.
Correspondence Relative to
the Surrender ef the
War ( flee.
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The 1estion of -racity
BstWeepthe RcesidenC
and General.
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Base ATTEMPT of the Pres1-
dent to Injure the Char
acter of Grant. 4
The Gsneral Expresses His
Opinion IF His Excel
Iency.
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Spicy and Interesting Cor
rsspondence.

Spicy and Interesting Cor
respondence.
s1t1s ab1o
GRANT, STANTON AND THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, February 4.-The
Speaker laid before the House. to day,
a communication frbm the War De-
decument:4 y 81 y - r - ls - ct
R% aAWAR DEPARTSlEST, Feb. A, 1865.
SIR-In answer to the resolution
of the House of OfyRepresentatives, Of
the 3D., i transmit herewith copies
furnished me by General Grant, Of
the correspondence between. him and
the President, relating to the Secre-
tary Of War, which he reports to be all
the correspondence, he has had with
the President on the subject. l have
had no correspondence with the Pres
iden since the 18th of August last
8 After the action of the Senate on
his alleged reasons for my suspension
from the Office Of Secretary of War,
/ have resumed the duties of that
office, as required fbyithe acts of Con-
gress, and have continued to discharge
them without any personal or written
communication with the President.
No orders have been issued from this
department in the name of the Presi-
dent, with my knowledge, and I have
received no orders from him.
The correspondence sent herewith
embraces all THE < correspondence
known to me on the subject referred
to ia the RESOLUTION of the House Of
Representative.
4 hav6a the hehoh6r.Jo be- sir, with
great respect, your obedient servant,
tsl@ p EBw4N NJ STANTON, 20
Secretary of War.
Hon Schuyler Coltax, Speaker OF
the House Of representatives.
GENERAL GRANT TO THE PRESIDENT
HEADeu sIsTERs A AMY CT THE II s.,
WAsfTISeroNR RTanuaIy ., 1865 :
/. $ His Excellency, Andrew johnson
v President of the United States:
" SIR-On the 9th instant, [ re.
auestel.you to give me ia writing j q
structions which you had previously
given me verbally, not to obey any
order from Hon. E. ii. Stanton, Sec
retary of War, unless | knew it came
from yourself. To this written re-
Z quest L received message that has
left doubt in my mind of your inten-
ton. To prevent any possible mis-
Foundersfapdings therefore, renew the
request .thatyou will give me written
instructions, and until they are IRE.
: ceised. viii suspend action on yOul
verbal ones.
L am compelled to- ask these in
structions In writing, in consequence
IL. Fa4
affecting my personal honor, circn-
lated through the press for the las
fortnight, purporting to come from
the PTesiden-. of CONVERSATIONS which
occurred either with the President
privately, In his efice, or in GabiHet
meeting. What is written admits OF
no misunderstanding.
:. In view of these misrepresenta-
tiohs referred to-. it will be we'll tC
sate the facts IN the case. Some
time after [ assumed the duties o.
Secretary of War ad interim, tht
President asked my views as to til,
course Mr.. Stanton would have t
pursue in case the Senate should no
concur in his suspension, to obtain
possession of his Office.
NV reply was in substance tha
nlE. OLd MOuiu nave " oPPOOt y
gthe courts to reinstate him. illustrat
ing my position by citing the ground
l had taken In the case of the BaltI
more Police Commissioners. In tha
case I did not doubt the technlca
right of Governor Swami to remov,
the old Commissioners and appoin
their successors. As the old Com
missioners refused to give up, how
ever. | contended that no Iesourc
was left but to appeal to the courts
Finding that the President vas desi
rous of keeping Mr.. Stanton out o
Office, whether sustained in the sus
pension or not, | stated that l ha
not looked particularly into the Ten
ure- Of Office Bill, but othatc what
had stated was the generii princi
pie, and if 1 should change m
mind in this particular case, W0ul
inform him Of the fact.
Subsequently, on reading the Ter
ure- Of Office bill, closely l found
could not, without violation of Law
refuse to vacate the Office of Secretar
of War, the moment Mr.. Stanton wa
reinstated by the Senate. even thoug
the President ordered me to retain j
which he never did.
Taking this view of the subjec
and learning, on Saturday, the lit