The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-07

INTERESTING FOREIGN SUMMARY
GOLD CLOSED AT 14o,
FROM WASHINGTON.

CHlCA0os aug. o.
A Washington special says: The coutem-
with opposition from IN unexpected source.
vising the President against the displacement
Of either Sheridan or Pope. He thinks that
it will do no good, for he looks upon thetime
a. passed when Sheridsn's removal would
have been of any advantage to the Admins.
tration.
The Surratt case will certainly reach the
Jury to morrow. Ex.Judge Pierpont will
conclude in the mornIng the 6nal argument,
and Judge Fisher will at once charge the Jury.
He has his charge already prepared.
New YoRK, Aug. 6.
The Her1lds Washington special says Of
Secretary Stanton's removal; It appears that
for more than year, and this have from
the best authority, the resignation Of Mr..
Stanton has been looked for. At last let
ter was drawn up by the President asking
Mr.. Stanton TO resign. This letter was held
back for some time as it was thought Mr..
Stanton conld not 60 on much longer without
rendering his resignation, but Mr.. Stanton
did not, in spite Of threats and the evident
desire for his vacating. It was not until this
morning that that letter WAS sent. Should
Ari Stanton decline to yield, have authority
for stating that the President will undertake
to remove him. The Tenure of Office bill
itself. it is claimed, will sustain him in this
exercise of power. The President believes
that the frst section of the bill does not take
away his power Of removing Mr.. Stanton, az
the latter was appointed by Mr.. Lincoln. 1t
reads thus:
Provided, That the Secretaries of State,
of the Treasury, Of War, of the Navy, Of the
I,tn..o. .rJ thn Dat Mn.k~. Co....1 u
Attorney General, shall hold their office re>
spectively during the term Of the President
by whom they have been appointed, and one
month thereafter, subject to removal by and
with the advice Of the Senate.
The President takes the ground that he can
remove all of his Cabinet except those ap.
pointed since his accession to Office. Al to
who will succeed Mr.. Stanton nothing has
yet been decided. II is probable that Gen.
Grant will be summoned to acttemporarily,
and the President considers that it would be
the wisest choice for the present, Gen. Grant
being familiar with the army affairs and Chief
of the army, would undoubtedly be an admira.
BILE selection. In making this statement about
Gen. Grant am but giving the impression
of the people of all shades of opirlon here.
The Trthane's special says that Secretary
Stanton gives out that he will not resign; he
says if the President wants to get rid OF him,
he will have to do so by violating the law in
removing him, and that he will never yield.
The contemplated removal Of Sheridan, is
lost sight of since johnson has stated that
Stanton must 90 first, and all the interest is
centered in climax to johnson and Stan-
tons quarrel. Stanton is preparing writ.
ten response to the Presidents note.
1t is understood that johnson unequivo-
cally denies that the papers and finding OF
the Court in the assassination tria were FRS,
submhted to the Cabinet. He says the off
cial record was presented to him by JuGge
Holt, and it was signed in his presence, and
that at that time, no recommendations for
the commuta.ion of the sentence of Mrs. Sur
raft was attached to the papers as the docu
ment is now found in the War Department.
The recommendation for the commutation oi
Mrs. Surratt's sentence, follows all other
matters, and is the conclusion of the docu
ment in the official report of the trial oil
Benn. ri tman, who had access to the records
and documents, BY permission Of Mr.. Stan
toa, for the purpose of making up the book.
Everything appears except the recommends
ton Of the Court for the Communication Of the
sentence. Mr.. Pittman says in the introduc.
ton to his book, that it contains all orders,
findings, sentences, documents, etc. connect
| ed with the trial. IL appears tnAt the
papers were not presented to the Cabinet un.
til an application for writ Of hdteas corpn,
was made, and after the sentence by the
President. The Recommendation for the
commutation, is not in the handwriting ol
Mr.. Bingham, as alleged by some.
The Times special insiss that the Presi-
dent did know Of the recommendation 70,
mercy to Mrs Surratt, previous to her ex.
ecution, and that all the Cabinet voted 70,
! her execution.