Andrew Johnson actually said...

Mr. Stanton does not content himself with assuming that public considerations bearing upon his continuance in office form as fully a rule of...

This language is very significant.

I make great allowance for a change of opinion, but such a change as this hardly falls within the limits of greatest indulgence.

It was approved, and at the earliest moment practicable was applied in the form of a proclamation to the State of North Carolina.