The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-26


pressed. II the King will not march with
them they will leave him behind, wrecked on
the shoals of his own weakness and want of
foresight. He might control the revolution
and establish the monarchy on liberal basis
with united Italy, but he will not be able
long to arrest its progress.
The Case OF Secretary stantOn-Congress
and the President.
From 1se ~ Y. Herald.
"On the 2lst day of November" " said Mr..
Speaker Colfax, in his remarkable partisan
speech at the Cooper Institute the other even
ing, "only twenty-nine days more--I count
the days, day by day-(oheers) ION the 2lst
of November the Congress Of the United States
will again assemble; it will again assume its
legislative authority and power in those halls
(applause); and when twenty days expire from
that time Edwin M. Stanton will go back again
into the War Department tremendous and
prolonged cheering); and can say, in the Ian
guage of one of Watts hymns:-
"Fiy swiftly round, ye wheels Of time,
And speed the welcome day"
This may be considered an official notice
from the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives to President Johnson to prepare for what
is coming. Mr.. Stanton, as Secretary of War,
to resign. Mr.. Stanton pointedly and posi-
lively declined to do so; whereupon he was
displaced, and General Grant for the time
being was assigned to the duties of the War
Office. The President, if he adopted the al
tentative of suspension, did so in order, while
maintaining the dignity of his office, to avoid,
if possible, collision with Congress on the
''Tenure Of Office bill" That bill, passed
over the Presidents veto at the last session of
the Thirty ninth Congress-, provides, among
other things "That the Secretaries of State,
of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, of the
Interior, and the Postmaster General and the
Attorney General, shall hold their offices
respectively during the term of the Presi-
dent by whom they may have been ap-
pointed, and one month thereafter, subject
to removal by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.' The bill further pro-
Widest
"section . That when any officer appointed
aforesaid & creeping lodges Of the U9tsd led states
by evidence satisfactory 10 the President to be guilty
shall become incapable or legally disqualified to per-
form It's duties In such case, and no other, the Pres-
suitable person to perform temporar the duties Of
until the shall be acted upon b. the Senate and
in such case it shall be the duty of the President
OF the 5 @ to to the @
soion IN me case and the u naSe OF the
person person SO designatSd to perform the dulles Of
such suspension and advise and consent to the
Of SSGh a1 Ssey ha Se 80 sne 10
and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
Senate shall refuse in such suspension such
officer shall forthwith resume thu tuncions Of MS
stead shall cease and the official salary and emolu-
belong belong u to % the person perGrmag til duties
ana not to the officer 70 suspended Provided, how:
satisfied that SUSPENSION was made on & insuthcent @
EEeportng such suspension TO the Senate, as above
providsd, to revoke such suspensiop and rein5teGe
oGfG ofice." %rh'ei III 'n0 pefi'""'' 0U''
This explains the prediction of Mr. Speaker
ColfaX, that twenty days after the meeting of
| Congress- t'Edwin M. Stanton will 90 back
| again into the War Department" Perhaps
he will, and perhaps not. What Mr.. Johnson
proposes to do in the premises we do not know.
| We understand, however, from parties who
| profess to know, that Mr.. Stanton's case will
| turn out to be, not a case of suspension, but
| of removal from Office, and that probably
within the twenty days aforesaid after the
| meeting of Congress the name of Stanton 5
chosen successor will be sent up to the Senate
for confirmation; that Mr.. Johnson holds the
| ground that this Tenure of Office bill invades
his constitutional rights that he is, therefore,
bound to carry this question, if necessary, to
| the Supreme Court; that he will, accordingly,
if called upon by the Senate to reinstate Mr..
Stanton decline to do so, and in such manner
| as to compel submission of the case to said
court. OF course, should the decision of the
court be against him, he will reinstate Mr.
Stanton, but if the line of action indicated
has been resolved upon by the Executive, he
no doubt has his reasons for believing that
this Tenure of Office bill will be pronounced
by the court of last resort unoonstitutiOna
and void.
The Speaker of the House, therefore, in pre-
dieting the speedy reinstatement of the dis
placed Secretary of War; may be counting
without his host. We cannot imagine that Mr.
Johnson has superseded Stanton with no othe
purpose than that of depriving him of hi
salary for a month or two. That would be
small game, indeed. 1t is much more reason
able to assume that in resolving upon Stanton
displacement he had made up his mind to pusl
the issue with Congress to the Supreme Court
and it is highly probable that to this enter
tainment the two houses will be invited.
The Washington newsmongers have beel
limiting pretty broadly that if the New YOrl
November election shall result in popula
verdict like that of Ohio, partial reconstruc
tion of the Cabinet, including the War Office
may yet be made before the reassembling o
Congress but, in any event, the case of Stan
ton will suffice for an appeal to the Supreme
Court; and should Mr.. Johnson adhere to hi
purpose, Mr.. ColfaX's prophecy at least will
fail of fulflment. The impeachment party
of the House, meantime, are fourishing thei
whip over the head of Mr. Johnson; but VI
guess that they have ceased to frighten him.
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