The New York herald., 1869-03-24
THE PRESIDENT AVID REPEAL.
The Presldent's Interpretation Of the Tenure
or Once LAW.

The PrebldenCs interpretation OF the tenure
or Once Inv.
(washngfop March 2o) correspondence OF the Chi
cag0 Tribune -Washburne.l
One OF the Western Senators who called on the
President this morning 70 tax about the question
now uppermost IN the Senate asked him what ne
wanted done. ~ want the Tenure OF once law re-
peaed,n he said. But what n repeal cannot be
carried 2" asked the Senator. sThe people trusted
me and elected me to an ofIce did not seek. Now
cannot the senate trust me TO administer the gov
ernmenty' answered the President. 10 this the
trey willing to trust the present President but be-
leved the law wise one and ono that ought TO be
nc 90 onvna s sna besy.d the tona
was made TO restrain Andrew johnson, and as the
purpose for which It had been passed was accom-
standing. The Senator said he was for repeal,
and hoped no trouble would grow out Of
sntagonsm :. was not repealed the President
decides against me shall 90 ON and execute L. I
have nothing to do but recommend the policy. II
laws Ssy axe se sS 10 would ike
to know how the President interpreted the law TO
which the President said:--
read u over carefully The law Is not one thing al
time and another thing Mt another time; It pro-
President and the senate, and don't see how they
can DO turned out Ut any time except for cause.
can ask the SENATE Of course. FOR permission TO re-
move man. have already done that IN three or
four cases without giving any reasons but the Senate
cannot think will do that In the hundreds and hun
ureus OF ceaeb III Wncn poiltCianB want me 10 make
removals. No, sir II the law remains We must all
live up to t. faithfully execute ~ when the Senate g
In session tust az well as when Il is not In session.
The senator then withdrew saying he would
again urge the repeal on the senate.
washington March 22) correspondence OF Phiadcl-
phia Press-FOrncy.l
After the repeal Of the Tenure OF Once law we may
look for steady succession Of Presidential nomina-
tons To the Senate. The necessity for numerous
changes does not grow out OF political so much AZ
public aud economical causes. The accidency OF
Andrew Johnson and the loss OF the confidence OF
the great party which elected him threw him into
the hands OF the desperate politicians Of the times
aud established reign Of unparalleled pronigacy.
30 that for his own comfort and for the public well
fare President Grant Will be constrained to make
many removals. There are doubtlesa good men in
the departments who ought 10 be retained but II In
painful truth that the worst OF the last three
years. INSTRUMENTATION were assisted by the great
majority o. those who hold over. Tnc system was
odous 70 the last degree. lie who would not yield
TO sny Policy" was mercilessy prescribed and pro-
scribed not after decent fashion but In the true in
guisitorial spirit. Failing to get enough republicans
10 Join In this double espionage and cruelty the last
executive invited the expers Of the Old democracy
to help him. To the credit OF the great body OF the
republicans deserves 70 be said that they preferred
poverty to submission.
President Grants ernie or Arslou,,--person.