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MORE OF THE GRANT-J0HN.
SON CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTERS FROM CABINET OF
FICERS.
executive MANSION,

SIR-The Chronicle of this morn
ing contains correspondence be.
tween the President and General
Grant, reported from the War De-
partment, in answer to resolution of
the House Of Representatives. |
beg to call your attention 10 that cor
respondonce, aud especially to that
part of it which refers to the eonver-
sation between the President and
General Grant, at the Cabinet meet
ing on Tuesday, the 14th of January,
and to request you to state what was
said in that conversation.
Very respectfully, yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
FROM SECRETARY wELLEs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 1865.
SIU-Your note of this date was
handed to me this evening. My re.
collection of the conversation at the
Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the l4th
of January, corresponds With your
statement of it in the letter of the
3lst ult., in the published cores
pondence. The three points speci-
fed in that letter, giving your reeol.
lection of the conversation, are cor.
iectly stated.
Very respectfully.
GIDEON WELLEs.
FROM SECRETARY M'CULLocH.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
February, 9th, 1868.
SIR have received your note Of
the 9th inatant, calling my attention
to the correspondence between your
self aud Gen. Grant, as published in
tha Chronicle of yesterday, especial
ly to that part of it which relates to
what occurred in that Cabinet meet
ing on Tuesday, the l4th ultimo, and
requesting me TO state what was said
in the conversation referred to.
cannot undertake to state the
precise language used, but have no
hesitation in saying Your account of
that conversation, as given in your
letter to General Grant, on the 3lst
ult., substantially in all important
particulars, accords with my recollec
tion of it.
With great respect, your obedient
servant,
HuGH McCULLocH.
To the President.
FROM THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
PosToFFIcE DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th, 1868.
SIR i am in receipt of your let
ter Of the 9th Of Feb. calling my at
tention to the correspondence, pub
lished in the Chronicle, between the
President and General Graut, aud es.
pecially to that portion Of it which
refers TO the conversation between
he President aud General Grant at
the Cabinet meeting on the 18th of
January, with request that l state
what was said in that conservation.
In reply, have the honor to state
that | have read carefully the CORES
pondenee in question, aud particularly
the letter Of the President to General
Grant, dated January 81, 1868, The
following extract from your letter,
dated the 3lst Of January, 20 Gen-
efal Grant, is according TO my recol.
lection of the conversation that took
place between the President and
General Grant:
"At the Cabinet meeting ON the
l4th of JanuaFye last. in the presence
of the Cabinet, the President asked
General Grant whether, in a eouver.
sation which took place after his ap-
pointment as Secretary Of War ad
interim, he did not agree either to
remain at the head Of the War De-
partment, and abide any jGdicioI pro.
ceedings that might follow the non, &,
concurrence Of the SeIate 10 Mr..
Stanton's suspension, or should he
wish not 10 become inyolVAd in sneh