National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-08-16
The President and Secrets,v
Stanton.

removal has suddenly become ec Gall
ed by one more exciting if not otnir
important interest. It, is as if so 1U
gentleman, 'all of the olden tio' nr
while considering the proprietr !
disciplining an overseer of a diI S VI
piece of property consigned 70 'I 1l
charge, should all at once find H.; 'lN
self embarrassed by worse cas '''i'.
his own family. Secretary STAN IL
belongs to the Executive famil,'
The head thereof thinks that he a.
Secretary had better retire. and I'
tells him so. The Secretary tbinr'
he had better not, at leafs until C',
grcsS meets, md tells the PRESIDE.
SO with Il f.ankneSs and Sinc.r,,o
that must he edifying to the sheet,
tors of am officially. AndtbnS H.
matter sands at present.
We 90 not see how any chang.
can easily ensuc. The Tennro9,
Oilllc, act, adopted last year. nr
rlde' that every person appojnteI
to aAy civil Office by and with t6a
advice and consent of the Sepg,s
shall hold such Office until a Mo
ceSSor shall have been in like mon
ner appointed and qualified /,
then has the proviSo that the mem
bcrs OF the Cabinet shall Eold tbe,
offices respectively for and durin,
the term Of the President, bv whom
they may have been appointed. and
Tor one month thereafter, subject IA
removal by and with the advice n
the Senate How, then, do the.
members of the present Cabinet
Guiding Secretary Stanton stand
who were appointed by Preshlplt
Lincoln and simply continued in Of
flee by President Johnson f.! Itw.
be enat once that unless THEREON
tlnuatlon is to be regarded uujs
the act as virtual appointment m
President Johnson. all Their s,
have been null and void since "a.
month after the expiration Of PIE,
dent LlnColu'S trrm--a ConcIuNn
sanctioned neither by law nor con
mon sense. The only alternative,
that Secretary Stanton comes within
tie general provision of the bIlla5
is entitled to hold his Office uni.
successor shall have been in lla
manuer duly appointed'-tha:iSr
and with the advice and consent q
the Senate.
AS to the question of his mon
obligation to do so, iLcrc wilhelm
one opinion among the loyal masses
of the Mon. 1t is doubtless m
pleasant to linn personally mt
main WhrW his presence is notd-
sired and has not been for month
and months. But this is not ama
ter of mere personal comfort aM
courtesy. 1t may be dcSirablrton
President that his Cabinet shoudt
q unit; but very few other peop.ea
the country wish it, unless it cog
be Just the unit which he wOG
most dread. The army. all tLuv
devoted men Who are actively G
gagged IN rccOnstructinc the Sou,l
the entire body ofthe LOYAL million,
who have dictated the dominantr4
icy of the Government, ardpntl1a
sire Mr.. Stanton to StaS at his post
y glad that he recognizes tIe.
voice, aud, with one understand.
OF It, approve every thing lpar
Mr.. Stanton during Nh. Lmo.,
administration ; but we know .a
he Was ever a powerful force uta
prosecution of the war. We 5us
that his agency has been myaHo
III the work OF TcCOnStrctiou He's
IN fact, the salt Of a feeble and II
leant Cabinet, and we hore M>n
tlrement is vet diStant-Eo1
journal.
y W ashingtonian wants moufy
start an aerial line to run from
atty to New York in three hou>
Y Hour merchant in Ohio j. n
life insured for 93O0O,COO. lIcl,
anxious about the fall fhrcad>tt,
Father Cotton, aged IS, aldG
oecca Rcchtcr, aged -. WelemU'
n the town OF Union last week
The potato rot has Gppeld
Long Island. Entire fields at
many places en- tirely blasted.
y clergyman III New York Eu.'a
me day while in the pulpit. a.e
ne was accidcntly dscoyuCdio'
woman