Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-16
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The Deesrnber number Of tbe Ssr:A
American Resise coatsins = pager By Ell
secrstary Bo1tssIl. oc Jobnson's Plot
ard N0tives.- TAI. interesting article
makes Jobnsos's general position very
clear. and probably ESTABLISHES 70 aboat
80 Il will 20 int history. Mr.. b11iveli
gives also a VIVID aeco1ni Of General
Grants relation % the Ecatter. and Of
as arm conduct. Which bad - much 70
D., vita defeating the johnson policy
and plot. Mr. Boot ssil says
Icon CIV arrival IN Washington 20
attend the session Of Congress which
beran December 3, 1850, received q
I.,fer fro,.l Mr.. stanton, asking ne ~
| call a, the War Department 81 the EARL
81 tnorssut uosslble. | called vi:bo1,
selsy. He directed ne TO bis private
room. xbere be soon joined me-
without pr fscs be sad: Il am more
| eopczrued far the fate Of the country
than vas AZ any time daring the var
| His exact words further cannot recall
ba, be gave NE TO understand that the
| President had isssed orders 70 Officers
Of the army. Of which neither be not
General Grant bad knowledge, AID thu,
tiers vas danger that General Grant
would be sent away from Washington
Al the request of Mr.. Stanton wrote
at bis dictation toe substance OF what
afteruard became the second section OF
the Army Appropriated Act approved
March 2, 1851.
In that section it Was provided that
the headquarters of the General Of the
Army should be at the City Of Washing
ton, and that be should not be detailed
for service elsewhere except 81 his OWE
request, os by the prevloas approval OF
the Senate; that all orders and instruc-
tons relating 20 military operations
issaed by the President or Secretary OF
War should be issned through the Gen
srsl OF the Army. or 10 case of his disa
biliiy, through the officer next In com
mand; and. finally, that all orders
issued in any other manner should b
null and void. and that the officer issu
ing such orders, and all officers who
might obey them, knowing that they
had been issued in any other manner
should be alike guilty Of q misdemean
or.
After the election of General GRAM
TO the Presidency. he gave me an &C
! ooant OF his interviews With President
Johnson. in reference to the project Of
ssndlng the General to Mexico IN ths
autumn Of 1866. II vas, IN substanc,
| this: AT a casual meeting the Presiden
said. Il may have occasion to ask You Il
90 to Mexico said, In reply, i am 81
| situated that il will not be convenien
fer me to leave Not many days aftei
| this conversation the President sent fo
| me 10 come to his offise. Upon my ar
rival found Mr.. Seward and the Presi
dent. Nj. Seward opened his portfoli'
| and read long paper addressed to me
and continuing instructions for my guild
anoe 10 Mexico. When Mr.. Seward haS
concluded, I said to the President, 'Yo'
know l told you that IL would not b
convenient for me 10 go to Mexico tn
President then began to argue With me
| aud TO urge. l as steadily resisted hi
arguments. The President grew warm
and finally, rising from his chair an,
striking bis table violently With his fis,
| be said, 1 wonld like to know IL Their
Ia an officer Of the army who will no
obey my orders.' | rose. took my ha
10 my hand, and said, i am an office
| Of the army, bat | Am a citizen alsC
The service you ask me to perform u
civil service. and, as a citizen. may &C
Dept 1t or decline it, and decline it,
then left the rosm."
The distinction thus made by Ger
Grsst left TO the President authority {
assign him to duty as a soldier in an
point within the United States that tn
President might select, and hence tn
solicituds OF Mr.. Stanton for the pas
sage OF the section Ia the army bill .
the I'd Of March, 1861.