The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-23

and less scruples than any other available man.
II President johnson offered serious resistance
and Foster did not act vigorously, Yates was to
be put in to control affairs.
When he was about leaving st. Louis, the
informant In the case was requested by Gov
ernor Fletcher to ask Governor Morton, OF In
diana, what number Of arms he could spare to
Missouri. Governor Morton replied, when the
message was delivered, that he could not say
that he had any to spare; that there we're about
one hundred thousand stand, with plenty oil am
munition, IN the arsenal; he would see what
could be spared, and confer with Governor
Fletcher.
Out of this correspondence grew the con-
ference of the Governors at Philadelphia, which
it In now well known was for the purpose,
among Others of distributing arms throughout
the country. Outside OF the statement OF th,s ms
hands Of President johnson Of the secret distri-
button of large quantities OF arms throughout
the Northwest on various pretexts, all OF which,
however, are legal and plausible enough.
While the startling character Of this story
causes it to be incredulously received by many,
the character Of the officer making the state
meDt, the known desperate characters of the
leaders implicated in the scheme, and much
corToborative evidence received cause II 10 be
generally believed among the Presidents ad-
berents.
The actual facts regarding The rumored re-
signation of Secretary stanton are about as fol-
lows:-He Is now engaged in making out his re-
port, and as soon as 1t is finished he will un-
doubtedly retire. His resignation has been
precipitated by the discovery lately made that
Mr.. Stanton has filled nearly all the vacancies
In the regular army without the knowledge or
assent of Mr.. johnson.
He has been for some time making out the
commissions and forwarding them to the ap-
pointees, with orders to them to report to Gene
raj Grant for duty. General Grant supposing
them, as appeared from the face OF their papers,
duly appointed by the President, has assigned
them to duty, and they are now AZ service wtn-
out the knowledge of the President. On learn
ing this fact, the President very angry, sent for
Mr.. Stanton, and demanded an explanation.
The result was the retirement of Mr.. Stanton
as soon as he could make out his report, on
| which he is now engaged.
| The belief gains ground that General Sherman
! is to succeed MIR. Stanton pro tenn. He cannot
of course hold the Office and that of Lieutenant
| General at the same time, but at the request of
General Grant, who desires the hearty co-opera-
ton of the war Office IN the work of reorganizing
the army, sherman will act as Secretary of War.
The National Government Will interfere
neither one way nor the other in the Baltimore
matter. The Executive naturally nas an anxious
/ concern about popular turbulence in any part
lieves it 10 be essent1al for him to interfere ID
all questions that may arise between the State
and municipal authorities.
The incendIary spirits who are invoking the
populace of Baltimore to violence will be pro-
perly attended to by the State authorities of
Maryland. In case they prove insufficient, then,
OF course, the National Government may inter
believed to be imminent
The reports in the radical papers that the
| Presidents visit to Bait more had any political
| bea ing or any connection with the difficulties
| IL that city between Governor Swami and the
| Pol ce Commissioners are authortativelv denied
| As stated in their dispatches Yesterday, the
President did not see Governor SSann on his
| visit.