Year: 1867

the question as 10 whether the repealed section
conferred any power upon the President which
he did not possess under the Constitution, and
the best lawyers in that body maintained that
and that, therefore, the repeal of the section
deprived him OF that power. at least leaving
him nothing but the simple pardnning power
expressed In the COnsti ution. II the President
issues a new proclamation in the face of this
action, il will be accepted as another indication
of hls determination to overrule the will of the
people, as expressed through Congress.


Gen eral Grant and the President.


The interview between General Grant and the
President, which has become the talk Of tue
press, did not occur yesterday, as has been
stated, but took place on Tuesday after Cabinet
meeting. The President found General Grant
as firm and positive In the expression OF his
opinions as he is himself. There are many re-
ports ahoat as to particular things which Gene
raj Grant SAID on this occasion, but no one has
any authority TO put words into General Grants
mouth. 1t is known, however, that he did charge
upon Mr.. johnson the responsibility OF the fail
the South lost more than the North, for thereby
ten organized enemies had been kept out of the
Union until they complied with the proclaimed
conditions of safety.


The Presidential clique here who are urging
changes in the Cabinet profess to-day to be GER
tain of what intmated last night, viZ.-that
the President would take the responsibility OF
removing General Grant within week, despite
all legal distractions, public opinion, Or anv
thing else. General Steedman's name is still
mentioned as General Grauts successor, and
whether he will be Secretary of War or not
depends much upon whether he is willing to re-
linquish his very profitable position at New
Orleans tor the doubtful honor of a seat in
Andrew Johnson's Cabinet Tor the brief period
of seventy days, as the Senate would undoubs-
edly reject him without ceremony. General
Gordon Granger is in New York, daily expecting
an order from General Grant directing him TO
join his regiment He is like wise daily expect
ing an order from the President assigning him
to the Freedmen's Bureau in place of General
Howard.


Ihe Reported Rupture Between tho


President and General Grant.


The Boston Posts Washington special says;-
A rumor of "high words at the White House"
was generally discussed in our reefs to-day
Wednesday,, and 1t was asserted, and conf.
deutly believed, that Postmaster-General Ran
dali and General Grant, happening to meet in
the Presidents audlence-cnamber, had some
sharp words on the proclamation published
this morning, and in which the President par
ticipated. | am authorized TO say that the
story is without any other foundation than the
fact that these two gentlemen did meet as
stated. The interview between them was en-
tirely pleasant, nor was the subject of the
proclamation mentioned.


The correspondent of the Boston Advertiser
says:-"In this interview, while on the subject
of reconstruction, it is understood that General
Grant said to the President that but for mis-
stubborn opposition the Constitutional Amend
ment would have been adopted, aud the ten ex-
cluded States would now have been IN the Union.
Notwithstanding the legal difficulties thought
yesterday to be in the way OF General Grants
removal, it seems almost certain that he will be
out of the War Office within few days"