The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-12-01

important Revelafions.

i ork Herald, turnlsneu Dy lts " hshluS-
ton correspondent, under date Of 0ctobcr
22d:
"When President johnson was on his
late trip in the West, q United States
Senator and two Major Generals OF the
army, who belonged to his party were ap-
preached at indianapolis by a prominent
conservative Republican, who had been
Colonel Of an Indiana regiment during the
war, and who is now Captain in the
regular service, and Fho made the follow
ling startling statement: He had been
making speeches for the Republicans IN
Indiana, in August last, and at the request
of Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, visited
that State and made one or two eonserya-
tive speeches.
"He was told by Governor Fletcher
the most radical of declarations were
wanted in Missouri that the people must
be told that the Republicans had decided
that the Rebels should not vote; and that
| the State was to be carried by force of
arms if necessary. Governor Fletcher al
so told him that he had 5000 muskets
in the State in loyal hands. and that they
should be used if necessary to carry the
State The Indianian told Governor
Fletcher that he was Republican in
principle, but did not approve of such
measures and would not advocate them.
Governor Fletcher thought him merely
weak -kneed, and answered him that he
would come into the harness after a
while.
"A few nights subsequently he was
present on invitation at secret meeting
of Radical leaders at the Lindell Hotel.
About fifty prominent radicals were pres
ent, including Gov. Fletcher of Missouri
Gov Oglesby, of Illinois, and Senator
Yates of Illinois The whole plan of the
impeachment of the President was dis
cussed, even to the arrangements of fill
ling Washington with the armed force of
'.Boys in Blue" to protect Congress, and
also to decide who should succeed john
son in case Vice President Foster, as his
successor. should not prove equally posi-
tive, and pliable to the will of the Jacob
ms
"Butler, Governor Morton of Indiana,
and others were discussed. Butler was
looked upon as lacking courage. and Nor
ton was feared as being too ambitious for
the purposes of the eonspir;ltors Gene
raj Grant was mentioned as too eonserya-
tive, and Sherman was accounted as a
Copperhead Finally Senator Yates was
decided upon as possessing more stamina
and less scruple than any other available
man. If President johnson offered seri.
Gus resistance, and Foster did not act
vigorously, Yates was to be put in to con-
troll affairs.
"W then he was about leaving St Louis.
the informant in the case was requested by
Governor Fletcher to ask Governor Nor
ton, of Indiana, what number of arms he
could spare to missouri. Governor Nor
ton replied when the message was deliver
to spare that there were about one hun
dred thousand stand, with plenty of am
munition in the arsenal; he would see
what could be spared, and confer with
Governor Fletcher
i s'0ut of this correspondence grew the
conference of the Governors at Philadel
phia, which, it is now we'll known. was fer
the purpose, among Others of distributing
arms throughout the country. Outside
of the statement of this officer there Is
lindubitable evidence in the hauds oi
President johnson of the secret distriu.
ton of large quantities of arms throughout
the Northwest on various pretexts. all o
which, however, are legal aud plausible
lenough
awhile the startling character of thi.
Istory causes it to be incrdulously received
. by many, the character of the officer max
] ling the statement, the known desperate
characters of the leaders implicated in th,
scheme, and much corroborative evidenc,
received, cause it to be generally believed
t among the Presidents adherents
1.-The actual facts regarding the rumor
i ed resignation of Secretary Stanton ar,
about as follows He is now engaged il
making out his report, and as soon as i
is finished he will undoubtedly retire.
His resignation has been precipitated b,
by the discovery lately made that Mr.
Stanton has filed nearly all the vacancies
in the regular army without the knowl
edge or assent of Mr. johnson.
He has been for some time making ou
the commissions and forwarding them t,
E the appointees, with orders to them to re
port to Gen. Grant for duty. Gen. Gran
/ supposing them, as appeared from tn
} face of their papers, duly appointed b,
/ the President, has assigned them to duty
Q and they are now at service without tn
, knowledge of the President On learnin,
this fact, the President, very angry, sen
for Mr.. Stanton and demanded an explana
: tion. The result was the retirement G
Mr.. Stanton as soon as he could make ou
his rannrt on which he is now enrrannc