Year: 1867

johnson discovered that he had taken cksh job in hand
The country which the gallant Sheridan did much
will not stand amey by and him sacrificed by creature
who fit black his boots But the presidential wrath
be appeased somebody and that the selected
victim is Secretary Stanton. We are informed in most
circumstantal manner, that


The resignation of Mr. Stanton has been looked for Week
after week. and month after month"; the President waited
expecting each day hear from the Secretary but
word came and at last letter drawn by the Pres
dent asking Nh Stanton to resign This letter also held
back for time because the breach between the Secretary
and the President daily growing wider and wider This
hostility decided, that thought Mr. Stanton
could not go much longer without rendering his resgna-
hon but Mr. Stanton did in spite of hints and the
evident desire for his vacatlng AS have already stated
not until the morning of the 9th of August that the
letter actually Should Mr. Stanton decline to yield,
have authority for stating that the President will undertake
to him. and the Tenure of Office bill ITSELF it is
claimed will sustain him in this exercise of power The
President believes that the first section of the bill does
take away his power of removing Mr. Stanton the
appointed by Mr. Lincoln and not by Mr. Johnson 1t
reads thus Provided That the Secretaries of State of the
Treasury of War; of the Navy of the Interior and the Post
master General and Attorney General shall hold their Offices
respectively during the term of the President by whom they
have been appointed and month thereafter subject
The President takes the ground that he all his
Cabinet except the three appointed since his accession to
office.


But Mr. Stanton will not resign This is evident from the
following correspondence:


Mr.. Johnson o Mr.. Stanton.


considerations of public interest will persuade to
accept your resignation if rendered"


This Mr. Stanton received, and Immediately replied


Mr. Stanton to Mr.. johnson.


Considerations of public interest have prevailed with
to hold this office for many months past and considerations
of public interest will prevail with me to hold it till the
assembling of Congress-"


At the special request the President and by his author
ity it has been widely raphed that Mr. Johnson not
until months SINCE and then through private
source hat any members OF the COMMISSION unlteo IN recon-
mending Mrs Suratt mercy. He also authorized and
requested positive denial that the recommendation
officially brought him. Having thus publicly joined issue
with Judge Plerepon the latter made the following orcbe
statement concerning the matter in open Court:


want no misunderstanding about that do not intend
there shall be any, That part the original record which
have produced the handwriting of one of the members
of that Court to witt General Ekn. The original of that
in his possession and in the handwriting of the Hon.
John A Bingham When the counsel called for that record
sent the afternoon of that day Judge Advocate General
Holt in whose possession the records He brought to
with his hand, and told me with his voice, in
the of three other gentlemen that that identical
paper then part of the record before the President
when he signed the warrant of execution and that he had
conversation with the President that time the subject
That authority Subsequently this having presented
here the Judge Advocate General called receive back
and reiterated in the presence of other gentlemen the
thing That is my knowledge and that my authority"


This statement Judge Perrepont direct question
of veracy between President and Judge Holt but it is
well understood by all in official circles here that the whole
thing is the part of the President deliberate and NAL
iciOus falsehood.


The official statement of the public debt for the st of
August shows the following


Bearing coin interest 81 67S 906 961 80
Bearing currency interest 574964 855 90
Matured debt not presented for payment 15636815 81
Debt bearing no interest 369 164 1854 90
fractional currency 28,554,729 72
Gold certificates of deposit 19457,960 90
Total debt 26S66S5896 80
Amount in Treasury:


Coin S 1O29O5174 90
Currency 72474296 39


!he debt bearing coin interest has increased $6262
mat bearing currency interest has decreased $780,


e qed debt not presented for payment has increased
$1,8l4,25874.


yhe amount in the Treasury in con since June L has
increased 40 1888 and the of currency is less
thah 'hat eHloted IN the last statement 1919 86860


One hundred and twenty-five FARMS comprising acres
were ADDED to the productive force of Florida during July
under the provisions of the Homestead for the Northern
States. -