If the President or his friends pretend that I seek to go to Washington, it will be fully rebutted by letters I have written to the President, to you, to John Sherman, to Mr.Ewing, and to Mr.Stanbery.

You remember that in our last talk you suggested I should write again to the President.

I thought of it, and concluded my letter of January 31st, already delivered, was full and emphatic.

Still, I did write again to Mr.Stanbery, asking him as a friend to interpose in my behalf.

There are plenty of people who know my wishes, and I would avoid, if possible, the publication of a letter so confidential as that of January 31st, in which I notice I allude to the President's purpose of removing Mr.
Stanton by force, a fact that ought not to be drawn out through me if it be possible to avoid it.