Andrew Johnson said...

I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and a report from the Secretary of the Navy, with accompanying papers.

For these reasons, thus briefly and imperfectly stated, and for others, of which want of time forbids the enumeration, I...

My order to you had only reference to orders 'assumed to be issued by the direction of the President.'

The excuse you make in a subsequent paragraph of that letter of the 28th ultimo, that afterwards you changed your views ...