Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-12-17
Washington Gossip.
REMOVAL OF SECRETARY STANTON.

sPeciaa meeting OF the Territorial Leglsiatuf
Of Kansas, The President forthwith removed him
and nominated to the Senate, as his su ceessor,
Gen. Denver, now Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, who left Washington for tho West last
week
Senator Douglas led of with speech in op-
position to the confirmation, and was followed
by Seward, Hale, TrumbnA and DeoEttle, while
on the Democratic side the actien of the Admin
istra,ion was sustained BY Slidel, Mason, Ben
jamin, Bigier, and others After an animated
deblte of Two hours and hall the vote was
taken aud be was confirmed by vote of 20 to 10
The Republicans voting against and the Dem
ocratc Tor confirmation with the exception of
Douglas who left Just before the vote was taken.
Senators Gwinn and Pugh spoke on the sub
ject in an equivocal manaer, bat finally sustain
ed the Administration. Douglas carried but
one Democratic Senator with him, namely,
Broderick of California.
Doubts are expressed as to whether Gov
Walkers name will be sent to the Senate for
confirmation.
A Washington correspondent says :
g The Presidents removal at Acting Govern
or Stanton is teo late. Stanton has convoked
the ieglaly elected Legislature for December 7
His removal cannot reach him, even by tele-
graph before tho 18th or 18th. Hence the le
gal Legislature will be in session before tho
removal reaches the Acting Governor and when
that Legislature is once in session, it will have
legal power to act. Being Free State. it will
but little respect the Calhoun-snap.ju judgement
Government,
The Calhoun Election does not come off till
December 2l-when the Free State Legislature
will have been fourteen days in session.
Mr.. Senator Douglas will in the end be sus-
tanned by the course of things in Kansas. He
sees and understands the crisis there, while the
President does not
"A noticeable fact, the significance of which,
is very obvious, was the remark that fell from
Senator Mason in the debate of confirming he
nomination OF Secretary Stantons successor 1t
was urged by the Administration Senators that
| there was a necessity that the nomination of
Denver should be confirmed forthwith, as other
wise there would be aa interregnum in the Ter
ritory. There would be no Governor. They
were reminded that Gov. Walker was still in
office, and that he probably would seon return
to Kansas. Mr.. Mason replied that the mo-
ment Gov Walker began to turn footsteps to-
ward Kansas he would undergo the fate or Mr..
Stanton
4 Stanton's friends assign as reason for conven-
ing the Territorial Legislature, the apprehen-
sion that the Topeka government might be put
in motion, and thus involve the danger of a
collision with the Federal authorities.
OfEce-seekers are patriotically indignant at
Douglas opposition, and denounce him as worse
f than Republican. The President is much ex-
ercised also and told gentlemen yesterday
that he would determine on his appointment
next week, unless demolished by Douglas.
Senator Hunters reelection is wormwood to
, the administration and Gov. WISE"
The New York Courier oud Eaquirer's cor
respondent says:
, " The President is stated to have last even.
, ing declared, in a public company, that Mr.
Douglas had ruined himself and had better
suffer the loss of his seat in the Senate, than tc
forfeit the attachment Of the South"
The Herald has the following, dated the 10th
4 "A caucus of Southern Senators (,hirteer
in number) was held last evening, to consider
Wpuu SOuloO eiCJ cuUuiU pNt5uO III IOicT0uCc W
. Senator Douglas [ understand they denounc
ed his course, and unanimously read him out OIL
| the party e.,
y ANTl-BuoHANvN DEMOCRATS. The Washing
ton Correspondent of the New York Post says
g " The term anti Buchanan Democrat is creep
IS ing into use, and those to whom it is applied
l. are already spoken of as distinct combination
Douglas is regarded as it's leader.
The correspondent of the New York Time
thus speaks Of Secretary Stanten's successo
and other matters
in 1t seems that the sufferer WAS Kansas, an
= that Denver really was sent there by the Pres
dent to influence the election of the 2lst an
H. induce the rejection of the Pro-Slavery clau,
of the constitution. His appointment as SEE
C. Rotary cannot prevent the meeting of the Leg
islature or check its proceedings The legi
re lative leaders are pledged only to take steps
is repudiate the late convention, by repeating tn
act authorizing it, and providing for q me-
onvention-pessibly with specific instruction
'' to submit their work to the people. The cffe'
ne of this is expected to be that the election {
- the 2lst will be made nudity and that tt
es President will never get the Lecompton const
re tuition to send to Congress.
on
it, Richardson of Illinois, was confirmed as Go,
81 of Nebraska on the 10Th
10, 10 Tho Commercial Advertiser says the inform,
q, -, ton from Washington assures US that the A,
Va ministraion is maturing its plans for the ISIS,
"1 of the loan proposed by Secretery Cobb.
~ Something of the nature of conference Q
"S this Oil hcct ia cd IF IN ,yol1 -,
y. circles there are limitations OF project of mo
than a mere loan.
"s Mr.. Cisco the U. S. Treasurer of this city
Vi now in Washington in consultation with IL
- President and Secretary OF the Treasury 1t
"" :" slid that there is in contemplation somethii
~, VI like General jackson s plan of bank.
I'd A Telegraphic despatch says:
Senator Mason Of Va. is to continue as cha
es- man of the committee on Foreign Affair
Douglas of Ill.,, chairman Of Committee on Il
ritories Hunter Of Va. as chairman of Coz
mittee on Finance; Stuart of Michigan
ns chairman Of Committee on Public Lands Ba
ion ard Of Delaware, chairman of Committee
ry, Judiciary Brown of Miss, chairman of Co
mittee on district of Columbia and Yulee
ese Fla. as chairman Of Committee en- Public {
er fees.
An effort was made to elect new officers of I
Senate, but the proposition was postpone
- The subject of public printing will come up
bo caucus next Monday. Much interest is ma
,ro tested concerning it.
Nv Mr.. Cli6ords name was sent into the Sena
NJ to-day for confirmation to fill the vacancy on
IN Supreme Bench
est The treasury department has suspended pa
md ment acquisitions to the amount of nearly h
APP million Jollavs are held on the department
. A CORRESPONDENT says:
e Senator Brown congratulated Senator wills
un- yesterday, on the " new Republican ally" a
men many other bitter things have been said by
the Southrons but the bon mot of the vesterda