d, or at any other time and place, he did issue
and deliver to the said Thomas the said letter of authority set forth
in the said eighth article with the intent unlawfully to control the
disbursements of the money appropriated for the military service and
for the Department of War. This respondent, protesting that there was
a vacancy in the office of Secretary of War, admits that he did issue
the said letter of authority, and he denies that the same was with any
unlawful intent whatever, either to violate the Constitution of the
United States or any act of Congress. On the contrary, this respondent
again affirms that his sole intent was to vindicate his authority as
President of the United States, and by peaceful means to bring the
question of the right of the said Stanton to continue to hold the said
office of Secretary of War to a final decision before the Supreme Court
of the United States, as has been hereinbefore set forth; and he prays
the same benefit from his answer in the premises as if the same were
here again repeated at length.

_Answer to Article IX_.--And for answer to the said ninth article
the respondent states that on the said 22d day of February, 1868, the
following note was addressed to the said Emory by the private secretary
of the respondent:

EXECUTIVE MANSION,

WASHINGTON, D.C.,

_February 22, 1868_.

GENERAL: The President directs me to say that he will be pleased to have
you call upon him as early as practicable.

Respectfully and truly yours,

WILLIAM G. MOORE,

_United States Army_.

General Emory called at the Executive Mansion according to this request.
The object of respondent was to be advised by General Emory, as
commander of the Department of Washington, what changes had been made in
the military affairs of the department. Respondent had been informed
that various changes had been made which in no wise had been brought to
his notice or reported to him from the Department of War or from any
other quarter, and desired to ascertain the facts. After the said Emory
had explained in detail the changes which had taken place, said Emory
called the attention of respondent to a general order which he referred
to, and which this respondent then sent for, when it was produced. It is
as follows:

GENERAL ORDERS, No, 17.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

ADJUTANT-GENERALS OFFICE,

_Washington, March 14, 1867_.

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