A.RoVS
rEjtY WEDNKSDAY
Idlng, on Tulin Snarl.
•"` ' • t
, YEAR: 4 II4 AbVANpi.
papF .wpt pc fortibthed,
APO 9( lasi of general in'
?Alfa littentiou;
laudably be eceoinpaillid
• tor, rilbyeatl6ll, but to 1:-
' •
lotions should tie eltdiilial lA
ID. factor OkiheilJers
•
.-• . :
1i Pcir .
bui ISLAND. CONTAINtNt Acßits.,
I ,oooTescli Trees, becrtag. 1611Aff Treat=
t s c, choice trait, 10 D. lane
Tree!,
Quince Trees, A c craTrea;Ari,(4 l . 6 Zete , ''ail
I ::,', Ar ipg,lrlth 50 f InuDa t itouna , frog
elth droomr, good Barn and Ste e, With all the
n aryiont notion connected. ' - ••• -
TERMS, $l,OOO down, the balance tn tiro reitt;_:
su29:tti • tEtIY KINSZT.'
LAVGWING GAS_ t - •
A t l . l. YE THAT HAVE BEEN SUFFERING
Cj the au Id talseries of toothache, and dread- of ex
*On. and yon will fihd that Dr. ; Chandler a Co:
* moody to relieve you. by the nee Of the great pain
dattorre—LAUGHIND GAS—and wake their
tiep k Bonne Pbutinre,rather than of pain.
It.: dental operations perforilled In the beet polaible
pauper, and at reareabletterfde se by any good Den
tis the K county
t . •
WWillem In Bearer Station. Ttor l iester, Pa.
gre7-1.4. T. J. C ANDLER a CO.
Coatand Nat Coat for Sale.:
•
*MB I:NBERSIGNED THANKFUL FOR THE*
I,.petronige heretofore. hestoWed upon blu,_ takes
ot t ax.re ipjnforming theckixens of Rockuder, Bridge
viol", 'poker and eurronedlng comitty, that he le
still tutpiald to furnish* an excellent article of Coal',
and N u t Coal on Short notice, 'either dellvered:or at
the' Bank. on the beet of tenni': • The Bank le located
on Wiiintry's Sun, near Rochester, Pit Orders left
there, or at the Ilion: of Thomas Allison, In Bridgewa
ter; or at the ProthonoteWs office In Beaver:will be
promptly tilled. Capt Seely Is Ag .l ent, Ro OLTEer chest Pa.
, C. MR',
Bridgewater, - Pa.
110iVENSEWINd MACIIINES.
rI , IIE I ,UNDERSPONED,HAVINdIttn.RICD FROM
I the tailoring buldnesp, in Brldgewattr, Pa., will in
tha future, devote hie whole time and attention to the
rale of Howe's Unrivalled Sewing Machines. file
stremomis In tee banding formerly occupPd by hint:
pelf and Mr. Miller. as a Tailor Shop k tchings
range in price from 105 to $5 , and will be el Vered In
food order to persona purchasing them. itlx.peri-1
ene.d penion will. accompany each machine,sold, andl
theptelaver will be thoroughly instructed in Uttnee.
Ile will alokeep o sewing machine needles,' Michino
oil, rilk: thread and all articles needed In sewing, and
dhpose of them at reasonable rates. Thankful to thit
pablic for favors heretofore received, he solicits, in nil
rew bu4luess, a continuance of the•sarne.
lentil:Vat 4 ps}:Pir B4AUN-:.
Polly Seaton In the Court of Common - Pleas of
vs. Beaver County, No. 1.11 September
James Allen. Term, 1867.
Summons Ejectment for a lot or
Owe of land situate lu Rochester townshW.Beaver
mann% Pa., bounded . and described as follows, vie :,
lh at the corner of Mullen's' lot ; thence along,
ratd let 150 feet to Locust alley, thence south 55 IA
pm oast t 9 an alley, thence south 57 degrees west to
Walnut street, thence ,y said 'Walnut a et to the
pUee of beginning,'coutoluing one fourth fan sera
or there. bouts.
now, to vat jai. 15, 1858, on 'motion of ,Platn
lirs 'Monier( the CourOgrant a rule on defendant to
pear and plead on or before the. fourth Mond ay of
• 1.1868. , • -
• Let 1" County. %s : •
. A true extract iron the record.
Attest:
-6;AIL CAIIOI
Prothr
)10 Wirt.
SP.IIING. FASHIONS
•
•,
•
MIDGE STREET, ERIS OE*A TEE,
VEW ASHORTMENT MILLINERY vintt. tilt.
opened at my old stud. lately necnydeg oy Mr.
Qulv. Thursday. Match 14th. 1 wish toltforna my
1.1. tomb , add as many new ones as wlll' p 615 e. pn.
011” m•, that I am bow receiving an elittte new
tack 01 Itillltery, of the latest Bpring fitylr - And. will
h pleased with an ear 4, calL
on, 13.67:1.v.
dieila
-0111, )tOl __ , ZUIBI.IIO to
Oni, Byron Jenktne, for,‘ , .._ ___.. Book Are t
Jed Bolce and Jume4 an. 15.1403, an mbtioh r the
ihrtanari, partners mi• Court Rives Judgmerit against
der Ow name and style , the ilefendnots. i
a the Vint 051 Cp. j Jan r s ism. affilsvit of
elalina tiedne Bled,
i lu e 011 the, ,
iii , ohonotary to 11118C1.11 damage' lin the jit gment to'
N,4!re ii herehy rri . . , :n to till concerned, that Pahl
*fla t :vs will Iht acsomicil at the Ptotlionotaiy's °Mee,
, 'helolll da) of March, A. D. tsiN. at tw o'clock.
Mr, i JOIIN t'AITtl IF.Y..
tnI9V. • ' Protht !lotatY.
Hearmg is Believtng ) but Seeing is
the Naked Truth.
1. , ?7 , 1 1 1 v i t y
rr SZO I R t t: i;
t. larl, , e And %%ell nssortet 4 Sntlt Ur
C 0 n N Cir
t. nod roderclothing, which they Intend to
1,1 Mt per rrtit. It•PY than , tiny Store In the •enunty.
Alin Arid me...hdrnre toin^elpewhere r.nil Nt your
br.3 dollar Cil'ed. n doildr.i , arnt'd,
JtPtlit'll SSE:M.I'2\IIIIUL
Brundwur and Fniir otreet,
New Brighton. I'et.
y0r27 . 0:3m0n
Shallenber - ger Bros.
81:VCESSoltti TO
S-TILES SHALLENBERGEK
rid Pentl7a.:
=I
GIIKERIE I
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Queenswarc, Hai ) clware,
N. !V,- Winn) W GLASS.' WOOD AND WILLy
WARP. BACON, FAII, GRAIN, '
/3E
•
Country Produce
Pr , ViRIOVOI KINDS,
NOTICE
tiEtwily GI‘ I EN THAT lIU COURT OP Al'
? l for the nnvtral Townships and Ikennwhis
V. 1. . ? moiety, held by the County COMM'.
r^ryti. at the time and Pines as folitiwn, viz :
.
'cl"—Toenshipa & Boro. 'Tees othoEug Appeals .
~, . ..r.,5,: ,
, .
ro, 1-; _m oon. ,
William Elliott's. •
3i, Hoppe ell.: \ CalvertaTott 011 . F3 (Sher) ,
-'A 3 .3 . independence. Alex. Thompson 'O.
Boomer, John Porter s.
l ' 11,1,-t n ,• l' l-,, ( • 4‘ ; . .1: "°- . . E. 4 iiinh . 11;:mix ingot's.
tti -II iok,toett boro.. " "
t, Raecooa. • • bavid Ewing's.
- 'it. Etononly, Gco, C. Minis'.
- 31 . Nee. See Wiley, ( - Po. C. litanschei. •
VI. 1 1•Lrion, ' William Buhl..
• ' 37 . 'Franklin, , E. Antenroth`a.
'' 36'":',. North Sewickley. Nathan Ilexan'a. ,
l'aloti, • ' . Dougherty r, S. km's.
,•!: ', industry. John A her's.
~ Georgetown horo., C, Calhooo's Store.
3, Glreow horn - . jegoe. Smith's. •_"
1 . Ohio. , Jamison Elliott's.
' , S. South R.avrr, . Jobe Roxce 6 e.'
. , 6. Tholinglon tP . Anderson's Bola
6 Norlington Tow., . • " "
Mg li , .tror, Johnston's ilonno.
~ ~, '•
Brighton fp., itchei Eakins. . • . ("Ain, wn'. 4 A asrlah Inman'a.
~ • 1/ . ' r attoo.on tr . ".' J. Steriln7'r Store.
1 2, Nee Brighton,' . Keystone lintel.
•
•‘. nillit en. ' E,dpar",i liot,el.
t Bridgewter. - . Aleem's itoKl.
. ...".. fircheoter, Torn„ Ankeny's Hotel) •
i . Bochshter tr.. ~ • .;.
. , rttodom born , Wagner,~ Lowillra B
1 , IL St. Glair horn , •
rr l
! 3
2 , rhWirgbar hg. ' espi. j. Shrodes',P
Borongh 10-. * '
~ • 14 1.4 1 born. COIrII7IIF.OOI3We alike.
• •
By order of Beard.
'JOHN It. BARD'.
Clerk•
En
EMI
VoL:-::6 0,-.4
._,:; .11.11,41161111NG ass ' .
A.DIIIINDITBR&D BY DR: .11IDIBAtitaimeire
zi. Tim PA., rn extracting teeth: IWe added to my
why ether feetlltlee for the eneemertia a
e rnart
. , . en?, Ws tavehmble .paM•Klittag •• AP
,_,.•,... • ,
.2_1112. - r4. ilk i.
out: ,• ' moot any other B:in- ; ago g
/Min dm Vete. , . • . . ~: , , '-. - .A
'-.'•" - , _ .
'seo,ooo $60,000!! s0000ll!
CONTROIIIII3 0};,400
awor-Anievirikroliii4imber 111 M
. .
Miler mama - To icv
../.. 'feet V0.1(1)111' ' . goods wldeb :is
.. Wyman; trim
meat We., v. , • infflitn r . % POI'
os Intereststml-tanuidly In July Jan ry i tt
the este a •txper tea: per aannm
For terms apply top, addr . e, ss •
• • • .. • • IL B. NUNCIO; .
daClB47:lliii. •.• eitl•Portnalrtl:.
Lamps, Glasmiira afill Carbon Oil.
J. P. SMITH & Co.;
•
illanallacturers and 7►hdiNale iDesellys
Lamps, •
Chandelier.,
Glastware•
Carbon, •
Lubri . er a :14 444 . •
NARE PREPARED TO FURNISH AT RE,
tail or to the trade all styles of goods in our line,
which for quality and price del} conipetillon. Our
No. 1 Cuban -Oil, WI warrant to be pare an* at ,least
115 degreei Sr. test •Wti•have ohm on hands, Stamm
Want SUN and SOLAR burners and &honeys. •
J. smrric 8: CO.,
Ltherty
.St., &lid of Fifth,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
jLsi es:iy
IFRUITANb ORNAMENTAL TREES,
Vegetable & Dower See de.
JOHN , dr. A.
lintierytaen,Florist6 and Beedsmen.
F.
:
; EY,
nbtary.
No.! 112 lAIIIIO.T,
Pittsburgh, Pa., 6pp. the P. 41
'
A.4ler
E nit r e tir
( IRE: 1 1 1 Z FILL Gi OED tt .
see. Evergreens, de., Vegetable and Eloweit raDe h red of
best (Mann Onion Setts. Early Goodrich.
and other- variety of seed potatoes, Garden TM
mount and .Greenbonie Plants. We NW sent
mall, when deified, Ml orders for seeds to the amen
of one doilei,or, upwards,. except Corn, Beans - and
Pens.' Catatognes sent on application and all orders
krbmptiv attended to.
Aran: U. - • ' • • ' t -
T► E. BA
no
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, r lIE 111017111 . 1k11f11l liltNl 11 „kV P. 11i1Ci11 4 1tT.Y
1 °palled a Drug Store, on Irvin street, iirAiltft
VALI.% Pa., where there linty eettalautly ha round, a
gout' assortment et,' 1
a I '
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PATENT 11E1)1-
LINES, LIQUORS, PERIUMERY,TOLLET
SOAPS, PR.USIIES ot 4kt ands, • riiity
•
ARTICLY,S . , GLASS; PUTTY, LAMPS,
OILS, ViIINTS, VARNISHES, O,VE
ETUF 1, tOBACCOES. 6.
(3ARS STATIONERY, &C.,
And all other arttclet belonging le the Drug bestrew
Physicians' Proscriptions
Wllt ho carefully compounded at all honot,and alt brt.
litVA In their line attended to promptly. •
ilifirter Falls: Pa.. Nov. la, V.—not:WC:ly.
R. A. Wilson,
(L'at0 1 .W . 11.307 . 4 1 ; RTSW&RT,)
Boots Shoes,
DIAMO.N D,
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'DEALER IN
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11 . 4b!)qts,
OLD STAND, ,
ROCHESTER, PA.
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tiId4COMMUNINIATIONB 0 1 15iiirdi
~.110 THE PAPER, Xtrer lii 244 ' ' - AO
nueumurr. NEW 3316; , , FrA4 - it!
• `.!-- GIPPSOW
Oengraphy, as a •eidetiee ii bilfial:iif
'otinuhison.school edtiCitlon-4 comptrativery
*if: It eras not, saysiCrineet not iri ttnttt
the find quarter of the preseat,eentaiyMtan
BIWA gf*tt mind Made Its perre cr.fekm
reTilitaMe geneii i t lpe i ap,the
to the world by Humboldt,thatitheipint tO be
suspected that geograPhicaFfitcticoold he re
duced to a socialite; bold ',o;d /the
- same !awe. of muinal dependence ef canseuld
6tgo -
sciences.. - It was • much later that- tint : tipirlt
and result ofilitter'slabota feuudihelr way
to the English mind; and it is ter tlielr
onntinued and extended by , his . pupils
that tart dvti the interest in thissnhject which
is 'new,' sn generally awidr enixi threettgboh
rour edd i cated population. ,
1; ? ir -
We vestmv - te Overt . that pity yeana ago,
Wit brills& Of science was not taught In one.
tenon of the schools In tills State, and that not
one teacher in ten' new as much about it as
many of our school children of twelve •
kite* ite*. And eiren at the present thne, i •
in many schools, It is either whollyneglected.
or so carelessly' and indifferently taught a:,
notonly to render It very dry, Irksome, and
repulsive to the pupil, but to accomplish no
profitable or lief Wilted instate. In fact itiost.,
or quite:all, texthotoks upon this subject. con
sist of nothing more than a collection of Isola
ted facts so arranged and presented Nilo call
Into requisitioi no factilty of the mind save
memory.
Our live, earnert teachers have, for several
plus, felt that the subject is a difficult ohe
teach-4o render attractive to pupils. The
text*ini give lib &tilt* hut the ahstr4t,
ideas of mathematical, and the dry, faeteidf
political—statistiml--geography. Of phis
cal geography we have little or,nothint un
less it be in one or two boots which treat
elusively of that branch of the sUbjeet, aM
which have fallen under, the 'notion of very
lbw of our country tesfchem and of still fewer
retina directens.
We ale glad to,
lb now, before'
Scheid
.seieribt ..., Yinit.
Every intelligent person knows that to
teach successfully—to educate in the true sense
of the term—we must begin with the precep.
the fatuities. These acuities are, as all
know, very active and acute in ,yonng chill- ,
'then; and by them, through the medium of
ci ,
t lie.senses, they take 6. nizance or, Clic objects
of the external world. Hy this moms the im
ages of these objects iter the mind of the
child and give rise tot ught. '
Tile next step in Mental training is the de
velopment dr the power of analysis—the pow
er by, which the rind grasps and retains the
impressiond received th rough the preceptive
powers., and by which it is en:tilled to recall
their at , pleasure and to clothe . tbem in words
--give expression 'to them.
After this, follows the devclopinent and Cr ,
ereist of the reasoning faculties. 'By the use
of these faculties the mind rises to generaliza
tions, attains a knowledge of general prinei- 1
pies and laws, is able to ascertain the causes ,
of plieniimens observed,, and from known I ,
causes predict results, or, as the logicians tell
us,,it in able to proceed from one judgment I
to ehellier ' L-tia dedute unknown truths from
principles already known. The work to'.
which we have referred presents the subject',
in the manner we have indicates—presents,
it in a nay that etnnet-fail, in the hands of an ,
intelligent teacher, to prove attractive to his ;
pupils, and to result not only in thorough
mental discipline, but in such an acquantance 1
with the subject as shall prove 'both perma
nent and beneficial.
In order to give a general outline of the
subject as treated in this iieW. Work, let iis be
gin with the Continent of North America. We'
are first; however, to give the child a correct
idea of ate form of the earth, and the use of
maps 'We are not to leave thii point until
we are sure that we have created a true im
pression upon the pupil's mind. It will not ,
do to leave him with the impression simply
that a zigzag line on a piece of paper—on a
map—iS called a rivers orlhat a nettain pm- '
tion,of the paper is caller Pennsylvania. He
must have a true conception of what these
actually represent . : What has he learned, un
less hels able to Me behind the one the beau
tiful Ohio in (la peateful windings through
the fruitful valleys of the Southwest, and
syrnbolize.l by the other the beautifhl villages,
the rich fields, the green hills and lofty moun
tains of his native country? ..
NoW we can look at the continent on which
we live. The extreme southern point we
earn is Punta Mariato, the eastern point
Cape Charles, and the - western Grape Prince
of Wales. The general s torm of the continent
is that or a triangle, The' lon4tat side is
liOunded by.tilli Pacific Otean. That side Is
comparatively little , broken, - wiffiritas 'the
northern and eastern sides dr!: utueit broken
by gulfs and sounds. We it:111m !Hudson's
Hay and the Gulf ofdexico—both_ !rand seas.
,
We speak of the mountain and rivet systems,
arid talk of their indueuees upon tiiti climate
of the country, audits natural production s.
We tell our pupils what a desert, the country
now embraced in the 3lississippi .Valley,
would undonbtedly 'be, ,were it not for the
warm waters .of that great inland sea,, the
Gulf of dlezico; KM impress upon his mind
the evident design Ofthetreator in thus pro-
Eil
MEM
...
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I ,
~. ,:i
IBMS
h r i F
4/
**** -4 a •
Idelllfetfet
ier *ski
tbdiveild.
saroind:
ii cturing,.
living air they
bdank . arit sautes.
States lying'
Tftes4„
most arable knob ,
to that the inhabit
ly altengaged
Neviida are 'hi4
does metala s imi
wealth of those
mines, and most
ly those of the
waiting the min(
• :tiesittutt• net fhb
ftlans in
lima of rain, tl
therefore, 'be
wealth to the
crevices of:"
that these are
grants, and that
dcrfibsses ate sow
13444 1400;
o,,and.engaged
ta444iii; am
bjeet Ter
kelebral ark
phy—we thi,
fay the made'
manner Indic
pupil, and
he will patsuo,
In subsequew
subject In Its
, When A. ,
old 11
initriiedl3o
- his wlf
when the ,
A.wrlt
1;,..• •
11
tune's, then if 1 Is timosl
equal 62-9. If 61.2 ts., and 72.9 Is 11,
one is as many as 7 2-9 is contained times In
11, equal 1 34-65. One-half 26 is 13. but if 1
is increased in value to 99 sixty-fifths, 1.2 of
26 becomes 13 times 99 al hs, equal 1287
sixty-tilths or 1.9 4-5. By a similar process
We find 14 of 27 to be 10 12-260.
CORIU:SPONDENCE BETWEgIt otS. GRIST IRA
PItEBIDENT 4/it:NAN .4
By Telegraph to the Tribune,
WAsinsevroir, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1868,
Tiid Speaker laid before the House a (nth
munidation from the War Department; hiclos
ing the following document:
•
W.ttt DE.PAETNENT, Feb. 4, 1868.
Sin.: Io answer to the resell:Oh% of the
Ilonse of Representatives of the Bth, I trans
mit, herewith copies furnished me by Gen.
Grp,. of the correspondence between him
and tab President relating to the Secretary of
War, and which he, reports to be all the cor
respondence lie had with the riesident on the
subject. I have had no correspondence with
the President since thei2th of. August.Thst.-4
After, the action of the Senate on his alleged
reason, for my suspension from the office' of
Secretary
as requi r ed of War, I resumed the duties of
that office ed by the act 'of Congress,
and have continued to discharge them with-
Mit any personal or written communication
with the President. No orders hdve been is
siltd (rem this Department in the name of
the President, with my knowledge, and I
hate received no orders from. hint. The cor
respondence sent herewith embraces all the
correspondence known td hitt tat ,the subject
re erred to in the resolution of the-House, of
Representatives: I have the honor to be,
Sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of , the House
of Representatives
iIEA,D(VARTEES ARMY oP .TITS UNITED
STATES, WAsIIINOTOA,D. C., Jan. 25,1868.
His extlione y, Amin& Jomisms, President of
1 the United States. r
Sri
'
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Sift: On the 2.4f1i int. I requested yeti to
give me in writing the instructions which
you had previously given me verbally, not to
Obey any order from the lion. , B. M. Stan
ton, Secretary of War. unless I knew that it
came from yourself. Tn this written request
I received a massage that has lett doubt in
my mind of yopr intentions.; to prevent any
possible misimdbrstantking. therefore, I renew ,
the reqtiest 'that oft will give MO titritten in
' structions, and until they are received will
suspend action on your verbal ones. lam
compelled to ask these instructions in writing
in consequence of the many groin misrepre
sentations affecting my personal honor. dr-.
enlated thmigh the press for the last , fort
night purporting to come from the President,
of conversation which occurred either With
the President previously in his office, or in
Cabinet meeting. What b written admits of
no misunderstanding. Inview of , the mis
representations referred to it .will.be well to
state the facts in the case.
Some time after I sianfinxi the dales - of
Secretary of War ad interim, the President
asked my views as to the course Mr. Stanton
would have to pursue, in' case the SEtiatti
shoe net concur in his suspension, to ob
tain po ion of his office. lily reply.was,
in subst nee, that Mr. Stanton would have' to
appeal o the Couitsto reinstal him, illustra-
ting my position by citing the gmunds I had
taken In the ease of the Baltimore Pella
Commissioners. In that ease I (lid not doubt
the technierd 'right of Gov. Swann to
remove the old Commissioners and td
point their successors, - as the old Coniinis
sinners rethsed to, give up. fhwever, I &in
tended that no redourvc , walt left but tft aP•
peal to the Courts. Finding that the presi •
dent was desifinis - ,of keiping Mr. Stanton'
a•Nha .
iliallE
BM
II
El
Mill
ME
ME
ENE
ebruary 19, 1868,
ENE
ItKit °foam whether suat,sinajn thomptia
skin dr not, t staled that" laid not looked par
tietdatirinto- th e 'Teture-of-Othee bill, but
that who'll had stated *as a gtifietill 'Vinci:
pie, and if "should change my, Mind In this
particular case, I'would inform hint of the
km.- ._ . ."ltubsixteently, on reading the , Tenure
orGelles Bill - claselyl fbtoid that I 'mild not,
Without yielation of the law, refuse to 'mate
the.vfilee ofSec, of , Witty .
_WM the ,Inomeni
Mr,,Stentenwas *reinstated by. the Senate,
even thcmgh the President Ordered me tq re
fain. which hi never did. Taking this flew
of theatthjecti. andlearning en Saturday, the
11th Met, Met, the qe.pat4 bad. taken up the
subject pf'Stanton's suspenSion, after: some
cohternitiOn *Rh Lietiteuint Gen.. Sherman.
andeomenteadiens -otray testi, iikokitlch I.
stated that the law left Menodiscietion is to
my - action, should Mr, Stanton he ,reinstated.
And that I intended to inform the President.
I Wont to the neekitiiit 'for the sole' purpose
of making this Alecisiere known, and did so
make it known. %dein th 'fulfilled the
Ittimilte Made , iti owl est p
.. .
,nrcep.ra-:
Lion' on thickiilijeCt. The den o:ivevtir,
instelidef accepting mit 'view of the'reqttife.'
Manta of tius Tenure-of-Office bill, contended
i that,he had suspended Mr. Stanton rimier, the
authority given by the Constitutkm. and that
the. • tame,. authority' did _not, preclude him
from report*, its fill Ad - Of t OurtbiTil his
masons for the 'suspension 'la the Idenitti
I That lutg been appointed , under , the au •
thority given by the Constitutio and not
under any*A.ct of Congress, I coul n, d
.nothe
governed by .the act I - stated that the • law •
westinding on,me, constitutional or not. un
til set-Aside by . tlie proper tribunal. .An hour
or More iftul consilthed, each reiterating. his
idetis on this subject, lintil t -&tang late, the
President, Said he would see Mil iigain, , Iffid
not agree. to call again-oa .1451eilay nor many
other definite time, nor was I sent for by the
President until the following Tuesday,:
From the llthJ to the Cabinet meeting on the
14th inst., a doubt never entered my Mind
about the President's folly qaderstatiffing my
position, namely i Thiti if the Senate refused
to concur in the suspension of . Mr. Stanton,
my powers as Secretary of War :ad interim,
would cease, and Mr. Stanton's, right to ,it-1
mime at once the !Unctions of ' his office,
would, under the law, be indisputable, and I i
acted accordingly. With Mr. Stanton I had
no communication, direct or indirect, on the
subjett, of his reinstatement.durkig his sus
pension. • I knew 'thud been recommended
W the President to send in the name Of. 06i.
Cox of Ohio, for Secretory of Wee and dills
11
save all the embarrasment. a pro hi en that
Iskusirely hoped he would entertai favor*.
lily, Lien. Sherman seeing the Pr !dein it
my paittditiar reqdeSt; to iito this on the
14th inst. On Tuesday, the day M 4 Stanton
re-entered the officeof the Secretary of War,
Gera. Comstock, who bad carried niy offitial
letter, 'announcing tind 'with ldr. Stanton's
reinstatement by theSenato I lied. iic ed to
, b 0 800retery. of War, ad Waite, who
seni:tle 'resident open and read dikn
=Or -• brought w* the
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be Interesi.
to' these thing
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have treated the
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:War untit.disliaced by the warts, or resign,
so as Id place tile President where ha would
have been lied I never accepted thetolECe.- 1 -
Atter hearsng the President titrOuglii I stat
ed our conversation, substantially, asgiven in
his letter. I will ddd that nIY nonterscation
before the Cabinet ensErated after i matters
not pertinent here, and are therefore leftout.-
I in no wise admitted the cOrrecthOs of the
President's statement of our conversation,
though to soften the evident • contrr.diCtion
my statement gave,•l said, alluding to our first
conversation on the subject, the President
Might have understood me the way ihe said,
netuely, that I had promised to rasagn if I did
fidt resist the reinstatement. I made no such
promise, I have the honor to be, very rts.•
slit:Width your obedient servant.
S. GIIAIM General.
. ,
IIEADQUAIITERS ARMY OF TUE UNITED
STATES, Wasiinsoroa, Jan. 24, 1868.
llu Exelleney, ANDREW Jonssox, President
of the Mated States.
Sin : I have tbe honor very respectfully to
request in writing the order which the Presi
dent gave me verbally on Sunday, the 1044
inst., to disregard the orders of the Hon.
E. M. Stanton, as Secretary of War, until' I
knew' front the President himself that they
were his orders. I hive the honor to be, iery
respectfully, your obedient servant,
U.Gnats?, General.
The following is the Indorsement on the
above note : • - ,t
"As requested in thiscommUnicatien, Gen.
Grant is instructed iq writing not to obey I
tiny order from the War. Department assure
ed to be issued by the direction of the Presi
dent unles such order is known by the Gen
eral.commanding the armies: , of the United
States to have been - authorized by the Execti
tied: • • . Azanfeiv JOHNSON.
J,rnturrg 1868.
IIEADQUARTERs ARMY OF TUE I.INYTED
StATES, VrAgIIINGTONI J r an. 30, 1868.
Hid Brellanef; ANDREW ...10111VION, President
of the United Slates.
Etta i I have tbelionor to acirnailledge the
tett:it:it army note (dile 24th inst., with your
indorsement thereon, "That I sin not.to obey
any order from the War Department, assum
ed to be tested by the directons of the p r es-
Ulu ut,.un less such order is ktlown by the to
have been euthorized by the Executive;" did
in reply thereto to say that lam inforMed
by
the Secretark_ of War that he has not reedy
ed from the Executive any-order or instruc
tions limiting or impairing his authority to
issue orders to the Army, as has heretofore
been his practice under the law and customs'
of the Department. While Ids author4y to
the War Department la not eounterminded
it will be satisfactory evidence to me tin t any
orders lissuedfrom the War department, by
direction otthej ci ttaident, are authorized by
the Executive. I In(v. ,e;The honor to be, very
resile.etfaity, your obetilbnt servant,
U. Ft: OnsisT, General.
tXXerytIVE Maksiox, Jan. Bt,lBoB.
trAildfAi; ; I haire received Your commu
nication of the 28th t., renewing your re,
quest of the 24tb, that should repeat in a
written form my verbal
~.tristruetioxia of the
12th Inst. i . viz "That you: &ay no order
from the Eon. Edwin M. Statitod, a 44 Secre
tary of War, unless you have infdni:ation
thatitviiisened by the Eresident:s direction.", I
In submitting - this ' request; with i whiett ;
complied on the 20th inst., you take ocettslen
tb allude to recent, publications in reference
to* circumstances connected the•Va: l
oittioti by ,y.ofirself of the office of Etieritaryi
of War ad interint, and with the View, of oar
reeling the statements which you terra "gross '
misrepresentations," sind•glie at length yous
own recollection of the dicta - Under width. 1 ,
without the sanction of the 'Presidebt, from
whom you luidjeceived andaraptedl the Ali.
pnintment, ypti yielded the Department of
War to the ftrisent incumbent: — As stated lu
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your: communication some dine idler yon bad
assumed the dutka is. Secretary _of War ad ,
in we interchanged views respecting the
cease thrit should be pursued In the event of
the non-concurrence by the Senate in the sus
peridorrof Mr. Stanton. I sought that in trr
view, Wring, myself, at the War Department.
My sole object in then bringing the subject
toyour attention was tnascertain definitely
what would beymir own action, should such
an attempt be Made, for but restoration to. the
War department. That( /Oct was -ncomn
051163. for ,the intervitsw terminated with
the distinct understandind, that if ,aporiji
fiectiOrt "al should prefer not to become a
party to theliontroversy, or should ;conclude
that it. would be , your duty to surrender. the
Department to blr., Stanton, upon sedan in
hie favor by the Senate, you were to return
the 'office to me prkrr tea decision by the
Senate, in order that if I desired to dose; I
might designate someone to succeed you. It
must have been apparent to you that had, not
this understanding been reached, , lt was, my
purposestil relieve yon,froin . the flirther dis
charge of *dee as S-wt. •tary ofWir.ad,infer
im, and to appoint some - other person Id that
capacity. I Other conversations upon the sub
ject ensued, all of them having, on my part,
the same object, and leading to thestuue con
elusion as she first. It is not necesaarn how
ever, to refer to any of theni; eidePthig that
of /311111rd - 941 flit:. nth pat., mentioned in
your communication, as it was then known
that the Senate had proceeded in the coo of
Mr. Stanton. I was anxious to learn your
determination. Alter .a porteacted interview . ,
du rlug which die tilotrisions of the Tenn re -Or
-Office bill were full discuscd, you said that
as it had been a upon in our first confer
ence, you woul either return the office to my
possession in time to enable me to appoint a
successor before final action - by the y Senate
Upon Mr. Stanton's suspension, or would re-
Main.ilt its head ' awaltinga decision of pp
iltfeation judicial proriedingii. It was
then understOod that there would be h furth
er ce.nfereriCe on Minday, by I
supposed you would be prepared to inform
me of your. final decision. You failed; how
ever, to fulfill the engagemen, and on Trim
tiny notified me, in writing, of the receipt of
Your official notification of the Senate m the
ease of Mr. Stanton, tuid at the same time
informed Me that,' acbording to the ant rtgu
biting the tenure of certain civil officers,
your functions, as secretary of War, ad inter
im, ceased from the moment at rece ipt of no
tice. You thus, in disregard ; of the under-
Standing between Us, vacated the o ffi ce with
out laving given me notice of your intention
to do so. It is but Just,however; to say that
in vim' communimlion, you claim that,
you Rid inform me of your purpose, and
thus fidfilled- •the promise made in our last
preceding conversation on the subject. The
filet that such a promise .existed is evidence
of an arrangement of the kind I have men
tioned. You had found in our first confer-
Mite that. the nvsiflez4 ma, desirous of !cher
in Stanton oult tit ' , oflice, whether sus •
tamed in the isiomension or not. You knew
What•ristiseiis lied inguilecl the Xrdaident to
ales knew that
own statens,.._ _ patine, .ton s y,
-where, could Ik- .ve antiapated your action, count of Ilr) Occurreti . art
I would have been compelled to ask of you as know that we Parted oh . .urday, . .., 11th
I was ctimpelled to ask of your predt cettar in ult., without any proM the pa rt,
on my part, ethat lither,
the War Department,* letter of resignation, expressed •or deeniied, to ffect
or else to resort to the more dissigreahltiex- wauld hold on to the office of &reseal hf
patient or - suspending you by the appoint- War ad interim against the action Of the
ment of a successor. As stated in your letter; Senate, or, deelining to do so nfyself, would
the nomination of Gov. Cox of Ohio for the sitrrender it tti yob before such action was
office of Secretary of War was tuggested to Had, or that I would see yonsagain, at any
me. This aPpoinuneut as Mr. Stanton's sue- fixed time, on the subject. Tho perftwmarice
cemor was urged his your name,
.audit was of the promises *'ledge', to hat% been made
said that Ills seVetion Woold save further, em- by me would have mrtilred a resistance of
barritSsment. I did wit think that tri the se. '- he lawond all ineonsiaeney with the whole
leeddis of a Cabinet officer I shmild he t rani- history of my biannection with the suspensien
ate
to t by {
the email I wax prepar- of .M.r. Stanono. Freui our corarersatinii arid
ed to take the re.sponsibility of deciding the my written protest of August 1,1867, against.
question in accordance with my breassaCeou. the removal of Mr. Stanton, pin Must have'
stitntional duty, and having determined on a linen it that illy greats at objection to his
course which I deemed right, and proper, was tismoValogas the fear that
;mwho
it would I .'
anxious to learn the steps you would take; Kajapninied in his stend who - ld, by
•
should the possession of the War Deparbilent tip
be
to the laws relating to the reatora
be demanded by Mr. Stanton. liad,yetir ac- tion of the Southern States to their pm Per
Lion been in conformity with the understand- relation to the 'Government, evil:tames the
ing between us, I tip tint believe that the ens- army in. the perforthance of the diiiia vs.
barrasametit worrier have attained its present pecially imposed upon it by the laws, and
proportions, or that the probability of its rep-, that 11 was to prevent such an apjminnient
carton would have been so great. I know that I accepted the appointment of Secretary
that with a view to an early
-termination of of Wares la:trim, and not for the purpose,
State a ff airs so detrimental to the' public iii- of • enablinr, yen to,get rid of Mr. Stan • '
torea% yoat v oluntarily tittered, both oh Mon- ton, by my ' wit hilidding it from him
day, the 15th lIISL. and oh the succeeding in ' opposition, to the law or, not doing
Sunday to call ',upon Mr. Stanton and iirge in myralf, surrender' to one whoa
upon him that the good of the service *stair- as thestateMent and ammnptions .• In
ed his resignation. I confess that I consider- your communication plainly indicate, was
ed your proposal as a sort of reparation for sought; and it was to avoid this doubt, ass—
the failure On your part to act in accordance well este, relieve you from the personal em- • i
with nn understanding more than once repeat- barraanie nt in which Mr. Stanton's reinstate'.
ed,swhich I thought had received your full inent would ;dace you that I ,urged the ap
ieased, and ender which you could have re- pointmeut of Gov. Cos,. believing that it' ,
turned tome the office Willth I had conferred would he agreeable to yoin and also to Mr.
'upon you, thus saving yourself from ember- Stanton, satialhal as I was the good - of the
rasament and leaving the responsibility where country, awl not thc cis
latter•desired.-
it properly ; belonged, wi th 'the President ! On the lath ultimo, in trelaresence of Gen.
who is azaeountaole for the faithful execution Sherman, I Oated to you that Ishmael Mr.
of the law. I have nut yet. BOW iniornted by St:lntim, would aesign, but did not say I would
you whethet, as titled, proposed by yourself, advise t:tri ti.;12.F41, On the 18th I did agree
you had called uponafr. Stanton and Mole with Gels. Sherman tog and -advise him to
nn effort to inducalaim voluntarily to resign that course, and on the Ifith. I had an inter
from the War Department.' You conclude view alone with Mr. Stanton, which led me
your communication with a'referenceto our bathe conclumien that any- advice to him of
conversation at the -meeting of the Cabinet this Rind woold be useless, and, so informed.
Bract oil Tuesday, the - lath inst. In your ac- Gen. Sherman. Before ' , con : Seated to ad
count of *hat then , oceured you say that vise Mr, Stanton to resign,lorlderstood fsern.
"after the President had given his version of -him. in a conversation on the spbjectinc
our previous conversations, you stated them diately after his . rematatemet, that it *its his
substantially, as given in your letter, and that. opinion that the : art- of Congres.a eiititled
you in no *me atlittittealthe correctness of his "An lAct!Senqintaarilyi to supply vacancies in
statement of theist; though, to soften the the Executive Derailment in, certain cases." '
evideiit. contradiction My statentents give, I- approved February to; lem: was repealed by
said, alluding to our first ceininuniantom ion subsequent legislattliii, Which materially:in- ,
site subject, the -President iniglithave under- flueneed his action. Previous tit this tame I
stood in tits way he said, viz.; that I had had lot deubt.that the law ot OW was still it
promised to resign if I did not resist the rein- forms:and netaristlostatollng my action,* fuller
statement. I Wade 710 such promise: * My examination of the law leaves a question in
recollection of \ilia. then transpired la , din- my mind whether itis or is net repealed.— '
metrically the reY'erse oof your narration., Ist This being the case, I enitld not now advise
iheJ presence of thq Cabinet I astosti. ti',.4 first; his resign:Wen. lest the same .d.anger I ap
If, in a conversation which took plade shortly prehended frontrse his
fin rst rem
ve oval might foil
I.
niter your. appointment as Secretary of War, low. The f ro n t yo ha understood
tad interim, you did not agree tither-to remain agreed to pursue was in violation pf law, and
at the head of the War Department mot abide that without ortle_rs froia.youachile 'becomes
any judicial proceedinga that might f li iw the I will onrsue, t and *hull never doubted you
non-concurrence by the Senate in Mr. Stan• fully, tandetstood,Vfas in accordance' with lay
ton's su.spension, or should you wish not jo and itotin disobedience. to any orders of my
become involved in such a controversy to 4;'ra superior. And now, Mr. President, whet
Me in the same position with respect' to the my moor as n soldier mid ifiagrity as a mat
office eel occupied previous to your Appoi tit- have been insrtMeptly. assailed. pardon me
went, by retirning it to me in time to amid. for saying %last I can bid, , retard this whole
pate "such action by the, Senate? Twt you matterfroni beginning tt, attempt
end 14 =
admitted. "Setond: I then asked ' you if,atl to illViiPre me in the 'resistan;Kiaf law, Gar
thoEsnference on the preceding Faturtia, I which you 'hesitated to assume the reopenharacter
s'.
had ha; to avoid misaanderstandins„ re requests • Wily, in Order thus in destroy m yc
yhuto state what you intended to do: and, I berme the conntry. I , am, in a Mansura eon
further; if In reply to that inquiry you, had l firmed !wilds couclusion by you' tecent Order
not referred tt) ens , hornier couversstidna,; dirsetingineto disobey ordera from. th e Sec
'laying, that front them I understood you r; retsty of War, my superior, and youfol bor
position Ofrid AO yonr action would be con- ldinate, without having osintermadded kis aus
sistent with; the tinthiratanding which had i thority, I aril to di-obey. With assurance
1
been rea c hed? Tsstliese
,ouestiona, yen olio Mr. President, that nothing hats than a vital',
&Plied in the affi Third:, I next ' .t;ation rmative.' a uty. , persoriM honor and diameter
asked 14 at the conclusion of our interview on could have Induced 'this coirespont' tuce on
Saturday, it was not, ,bniler44x)d- that 'we I my part, I Shave: the honor to le very ,respect
were to have another cinifereeec on Mianday, ! fully. plitr klb'jle•lii "lirrautG,
rant. Genera!
before final adieu' hflite seas .
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at rob'. aby*ln f , • trd kf rtixt OM s uch . ' was,
the umieretaiiilliii,.bet OW fon did, n ;, sup;, sup;. •
wise the Senate vre!uld ad. so soon . th a t.on
Monday you had been wigged. in a eonf)r :
enee with Gen. Sherman, and were mimed
with "many little mattera,wand'askpd it en.
Sherman bad Wet 411 ad on that day. ,
relevancy Gen. Sherman's visit fel' od
Maidity.liackalirtt.e jiiittiele for which tin
piet 3mt
were to Bath delimit am ata lON 011 t ve,
aa he certallily did 'not Wrenn me 37 -ether
[you had determined to retain poesesslod of
the office, Otte afford me an opportunity to',
idttritit a atitrteasorkratiee artily attempt 7
ed reinstatement of ~.i.!-Stentipt.!prlis owak . ,
count of what passed betwesd us; it: tlla . '
Cabinet meeting on the 14th instant widely
differs from thateotitained lit your eintimunr •
cation, for it .ebowe that; instead of having
rioted mu e
' ppvtis4itina . as, igiven..hi-the
letter'," 4.lifeh'iliti 78.1ir . fi thisreply necessary.
you adtiiitted thatVey recital 'of them was.,
entirely accurate. SineerelyAnziousilirerev
er, to be etirrect in my atifenient; I • !..;" 141 ;
day read thbjearnition of what micured,on
the 15th inst. to the members of the Cabi net
who were then present. They, witlit,sx-•
ception, agree. in its acturriem s i,,ll- , -arqii .
necessary to add that on Wederiedy dem:l'g;
the 15th, you Called on mo In coiepany with
IdeittAtp. Sherman. After some prelimirut
,ry 'entire:Wien you "marked that an article
in The Nationrii Insdi jerl of that datp did,
you much injustice. I replied that I, ,had
not read The Inteiligenecr of that morriiiir,
You find told me that it was your intentio n .•
to. urge Mr. ;Stanton to rest office.
After yoli had Withdrawn, X Ilyread the
article of which you !tad Blink .Iknii Itnind •
that its statements of the ii ' attar it
tO :
between us were substandilly rivet. On
the 17th I caused it to be read to fur or five
members of the Cabinet who were present at
our ponterenOpii the Iltk, and they uncut •
rd hi titekelieMi acepesey Of it statementi
respecting our cen'rersition.ution Wet owe
don. Id reply to - your communication, I
have debited it.proper , in ordef to prevent
(hither mistiritierstanding, to make the simple•
recital of facts.' Very resliectfnily yours,
Atwataw JOIIN50::t.
, .
Gen. U. S. Grant, Commandingiu. li. A.
. HEADO,U. 1 11FiERs, ABUT OF TEM U. S. }.
WAISIONOTON, D. C., Feb. 3, 1868.
.. 1 . ...
To ITu jrzeedeney Annul w Joecasow, Presi
dent of the Units! Stater. ~ , '
,y i i..
pit :" .1, titVe the honor to SAlliileratige
the receipt oryourcommunication of the Blat ,
ult., in answer to mire of the 28th ult. After
acareful reading and comparison of it with
the article in . The Nativiii Intelligeneer of
the 15th ult., the article over the initiait
"J. BM" in The New York Work, of the 27t
ult., purporting to be based upon your state
ment and that of the members of the Cabinet
therein named, 1 fled it only to be but a
reiteration, onlysomewhitvaore in detail,. of
the many and gross' iiiierelwiterdittiops. etih-
Mined in these articles, and whibli lily state
ment Or facts tit - forth iii ,my,.lbtisr of the
28th tdt. id here
'teassert theoo, ow , i ll
' letter
WEI
INMIWI
El