Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-28

the COnduet altd Promises ot eteh'
Grant.
Washington Correspondence Of the New YORK |
~ oi World.
.WAsH1xoroN, Jan. q, 1865 The gues-
tion Of veraeity that has been raised be-
tween President johnson and Gen. Grant
in certain journals, compels your cores
pondent TO make known the following
facts. which confirm his original statement
TO the World, and which not only the
President himself but four Of the most
prominent members of his Cabinet, wall
positively vouch for:
Just after the formal meeting oi the
Cabinet on January IL, the article from
the NationoI fntetiieencer OF the 18th was
read in presence of the President and the
before.mentioned members Of the Cabinet. /
The statements made in that article, which
were substantially those telegraphed after
an interview with Mr. johnson by the
correspondent Of the World, were agreed
TO by the President and all the Secretaries
present; but the objection was made that
they fell short of what actually occurred
during the meeting Of the Cabinet on
Tuesday, the 14th instant. The FIRST Sec
retary or member of the Cabinet present
at the meeting on January 18th, referred
10. observed that " General Grant acknowi-
edeedthat he General Grant had promised
either to retain the Office or 70 tender his
resignation in time 10 enable the President
10 appoint a successor. He (Gen. GRANT,
said his opinion at the time was, that tae
sins must stay in until the 'outs could
Get In BY due course oflaw.D ~
II make full record OF what occurred
here on Tuesday,
The second Secretary said "The Sec
retary's record, then, agrees with tins
newspaper statement, excepting that n IS
more full ... -...,.
'Whereupon the first Secretary said;
q Yes IL gives a much more detailed ac-
eorpt of what occurred here. Speaking OF
| his withdrawal from the War Department,
| Grant said that he bolted one door Of the
Secretary's Office on the inside, locked the
other, and delivered the key to the AdJu-
tant General. He did not profess to know
what transpired aiterwards:"
The second Secretary added IL ls not
at all surprising that he iGrant) did
not recoIleet. He was evidently too much
| confused to remember much
Then the third Secretary remarked
"He (Graut) "said that the discussion
in the papers lad caused him 10 look over
| tbe law. and be had found trouble in the
second and FIRST sections. He Grant,
remarked, that he did not wish to be sub
;ecsed to IMPRISONMENT and fine; when the
President replied: Why / told you,
General. that would take all the impris-
onment and pay all the fines that night be
| imposed upon You.
The first Secretary continued: "He
(meaning Grant admitted all, and made
n stammering excuse that it had no intelli
gibility. He admitted that when the in
teryiew terminated Saturday, he was Z
have seen the President on Monday upoi
the subject.
The second Secretary now observed
Gle" Grant admitted that if he changes
his views the President was to be notine'
in season 10 enable the President TO put tn
Office in the same position as it was whe
he (Grant) was appointed Secretary ad IN
teTim"
The third Secretary then proceeded
say: "The President said to Gen. GraIt
> Il exnected 10 see you Monday. Why di
Won not call p Grant replied that he wi
too much engaged by Gen. Sherman an
by many little matters.
The second Secretary amended as 70
lows: 81 think he was engaged in Il
preparations necessary to an abdication
the War Office"
The fourth member of the Cabinet pr
: sent declared "AHd the fact was deve
oped that General Sherman was here
Monday
; The President now pertinently sai'
a aOn Saturday, when he Grant referred
le the tenure Of office act, told him that
l. would take all the imprisonment and p'
as all the fine that might be imposed up'
'. him under its provisions. When he arc
is 20 leave the room, repeated the .remaT
u for wanted 10 know whether or not he
~ tended to hold on to the Office, designing
lie relieve him il it was his purpose 70 yie
to IT,"
IL The fourth member Of the Cabinet we
O. on 20 say 10 the President: "On Tuesd
" YOU told him that was the object OF yo
Of | conversation with him on Saturday,
n The second Secretary spoke: "He I
e ferring TO Grant) did what ] expected
would do"
The fourth Cabinet member continu
after the Secretary; 81 did not suppos
man occupying his position would so p
varicate"
IYour correspondent deems il best
70 omit the stronger terms employed by
speaker TO donate his evident disgust
X what he conceived to he the bad faith
IT General Grant.
% The third Secretary said: "My idea
P- that he supposed the Senate would act
Saturday, and he intended TO carry o.
the President until Monday. The Sen
not having acted then, he did not come
see the President on Monday, not wish
to see him until the whole thing had b.
coRsummated."
The Presiden finished the conyersat
the az fellows 81 desired TO know what
airy General Grant, would do, and did
ind think that he could have so misundersti
1 the agreement"
RE- Your correspondent having commit
sny Gated. not merely in substance, but lite
hat ly, the dialogue upon this subject WI
tial | took place at the White House on Fri
han last between the Chief Executive and
Cabinet advisers, has merely 10 observe
copclusion. that the signatures of all :
rendered the testimony would doubtles
affixed TO it, ifit should be officially
ne msnded J.B.
Washington Correspondents Of the New 4
Herald. Jan. I'D.
Ga Friday, January 18th, another Z
'ie'- net Meeting was held, and after the reg
AinE deliberations long editorial publishe'
eur the National Iatcliigeaosr Of the l
IN giving an account of the understand
ron between the President and Grant, and
a roborating the Presidenfs version OF
affair was read in presence OF Secre
McCulloch, Secretary Browning, secre
Welles, Postmaster General Randall
Ar. johnson. Each Of these Cabine
90 fcers stated then and there that the s
Ed ment of the case as presented IN thai
,A., Gle was correct, but that il did not 8
90, enough nor represent the matter in az
- - a shape as the truth would Justify. >
80. tary Browning remarked that he had
-. - a prettey full record Of the proceedin
- the Cabinet meeting Of Tuesday, an
Grants admissions al that time, and
: the }ntsllioencer article stated the |
s,-e. = = when il said that Grant had prom
either 10 resign and give back posse
Of the War Office 20 the President in
On to place the latter in the same Positi
when he appointed Grant Secretary a