The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-07

'een authorized by the Executive. to
ANDREW JOHNSON d.
On january Goth Gen. Grant acknowi- as
dyed the recei pt of said written instrue- pl
ion, AMI further said tO
i AM informed BY the Secretary of Y,
Var That lie has not received from the "
Executive any order or instructions linn "
ting or cnlargeing his authority to issue i,
orders TO the army, as heretofore has VI
Seen his practice, under the laws and \
customs of the department. While his "
authority TO the War Department is not a
it will be satisfactory .
evidence 10 me that any orders issued Y
from the War Department By direction S
of the President are authorized by the /
Executive. ,
l have the honor to be, very respect I
fully. your obedient servant. II
saE L. 5. GRANT, General. I
On the following day the President :
sent Grant Il long letter, in which he
reiterates pretty much the same state
ments which have been repeatedly madc
through the newspapers, in regard to I
his version of the understanding be-
tween himself and Grant, as to what /
the latter would do in case the Senate /
rcinstated Stanton. Respecting the /
conversation which took place at a sub /
seguent Cabinet meeting, at which Grant
was present. the President makes tic
following statement 81 1f
-5. JmINseN's STATEMENT.
Nv recollection of what then trans
piricd is Numerically the reverse of
your marathon. In the presence of the
Cabinet asked yen, first, if in eon-
versation WHICH took place shortly af-
ter your appointment as Secretary of
| War dd interim, you did agree to remain
at the head of the War Department., and
| abide any judicial proceedings that
might follow the non-concurrence of
! the Senate i'll Mr.. Stanton's suspension:
or 9bould you not wish to become ill.,
volVed in such controversy, put me in
tho same position with reference to the
Office as previous to your appointment,
by returning it to me in time to antici-
| pate such action by the Senate? This
| you admitted. Second, / then asked
| YOU if at the time of the conference on
the proceeding Saturday, had not, to
avoid misunderstanding, requested you
TO state what you intended TO do; and
| further, if i'll reply to that inquiry, you
| had not referred TO my former CONVEX
sations, saying that from them under
stood your position, and that your ac-
ton would be consistent with the un-
| Outstanding which had been reached
TO these questions you also replied in
| the affirmative. Third. | next asked if.
stt lit SOhCIbSIOiI vi OIL lHlCIStCh Oii
| Saturday, it was understood that we
were to have another conference on
Monday, before final action by9t the Sen
ate, on the case of Mr.. Stanton? You
replied that such was the understand
| ing, but that YOU did not suppose the
Senate would act so soon; that on Mon
day you had been engaged iii confer
| ence with General Sherman, and were
occupied with many little matters, and
asked if General Sherman had not call
cd on that day. What relevancy Gen
eral Sherman S visit to me on Monday
had with the purpose for which you
We're TO have called, 1 am at a loss to
perceive, as he certainly did not inform
| me whether you had detcrmctO ndre-
tain the office, or afford me opportunity
| to appoint Il successor. in advance of +
any attempt at the reinstatement of Mr.. |
| Stanton. This account of what passed !
between us at the Cabinet meeting on
the 18th inst, widely differs from that
contained in your communication, for
| it shows that instead of having stated |
our conversation as given in the letter |
which has made reply necessary, you
admitted that my recital of them was
entirely accurate. Sincerely anxious,
however, to becorrcct i'll my statements, !
have to-day read this narrative of what |
had occurred on the 14th inst, TO the |
members of the Cabinet, who were then
present. They, without exception, agree |
in its accuracy. 1t is only necessary to |
add that, on Wednesday morning, the
18th inst, you ca lied on me, in compa-
ny with Lieut.. Gen. Sherman. After
some preliminary conversation. you re-
marked that an article in the National
Intelligencer of that date, did YOU much
injustice. I replied 1 had not read the
Intelligencer of that morning. You
first told me it was your Intention
to urge Mr.. Stanton 10 resign his office.
After you had withdrawn i carefully
read the article of which you spoke,
and found its statements of the under
standing between US were substantially
correct. On the 18th l caused it to be
read to four or five members of'thc
Cabinet, who were present at our con-
ference On the 18th, and they concurred
i'll the generl accuracy of the statements
respecting our conference on that occa-
sion. 2si @aEns faf re-
have deemed it proper to prevent fur
Their misunderstanding, to make this
simple statement of facts.
Very respectfully yours,
I (Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON.
TO the above Gen. Grant sent the fol-
lowing reply:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE u. D.,
fl1 81 WASHINGTON, Feb. g..
His ErceAency, ARdretc johnson, Pres |
ident Of the United States: 49,.
SIR have the honor to acknowledge |
the receipt of your communication of
the 3lst ult. After careful examina-
ton and comparison of that Of the 18th |
ult., with the article over the initials of
u. Is. S." in the New York W'o5Id of |
the 9th ult., purporting to be based up |
on your statement, and that of the MEM
beers of the cabinet therein named, |
find it to be but reiteration, only |
somewhat more in detail, of the many |
and gross misrepresentation contained |
in these articles, and which my statement
of facts, set forth in my letter of the
9th ult., was intended to correct, and
herein l re-assert the correctness of my |
statements in that letter, anything in /
yours in reply, to the contrary notwfth-
standing. L confess nay surprise that +
the Cabinet officers referred to, should
have SO greatly. misapprehendcd the
facts of this matter of admission, al
lodged to have been made by me at the
Cabinet meeting, on the 18th ult., as TO
suffer their names TO be made the basis
of the charges III the newspaper articles
referred to, or agree to The accuracy, as
you affirm they do, of your account of
what occurred at that meeting. You
know we parted on the 18th nit, with