Andrew Johnson actually said...

"Mr. Stanton holds the position unwillingly."

"Public considerations of a high character constrain me to say that your resignation as Secretary of War will be accepted."

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

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