New-York tribune., 1867-09-11


BUTLER INSISTS ON IMPEACHMENT - L. C
CALLICOTT'S CASE - SECRETARY MCUbLoCh
DECLINES TO SUSPEND HIM-GOy. FLAhDEks
THINKING OF RESIGNiNG = COLORADO JE"
FITS DISCLOSURES.
ST rELEGHAPa rRIsvsE
WASHINGTON Tuesday, Sept TO- 1867.
Gem Butler who has been here several days pro
claims that he believes the purposes OF Johnson aS
indicated by his acts within the past month"; are
revolutionary and intended to defy Congress ana
johnson must be mpeached at an early day Ill 'hc
approaching session of Congress. Cen Butter coi-
strues the Amnesty proclamation as INTENDED espo-
cially to nulliiy section of the last amenua'ory
Reconstruction act which provides that no person
shall be registered or vote by reason OF Executive
pardon or amnesty He says the proclamation i''oii
laws the foundation for impeachment
In this connection it may be stated, upon autneh'
tc information that the President does not propose
to issue an order opening anew OF interfering WIN
registration. as apprehended by some. lie does no'
regard it as within his province to interfere III any
manner by direct official interpOsition WIN ''0
workings and details of the registrations anu Pi'
nosed elections in Southern States. 1t Is Inns epihon
that whatever may be the Legal effect ana DelnR y.
the amnesty proclamation upon the civh ana poi'io"
status of those who come within It's PROVISIONS
il ia for those persons themselves 10 assert ,''
rights if they be denied. and, If need De- test .hc"
w
of the land But nevertheless it is understood 10
he the unoualifed opinion of Mr.. johnson and the
members of the Cabinet, save Gen. Grant, VINO mas
not EXPRESSED his views on the subject that uhoer
the Constitution disabilities as to registration and
voting are removed from persons who belong 10
either of the classes amnestied by the proclamation
of he 18th inst the aforesaid seventh section to the
contrary Notwithstanding
T. c.. Callicott who is charged with frauds as IN
| ternal Revenue Collector of the Third New-forK
District is still here working up his case. lie OBJ
tanned letter to-day from Secretary McCuioch IN
which the Secretary refuses TO suspend nm from OIL
fee or take action in the matter until DstrctAttor
ney Tracy forwards his charges against Calcole 10
the Treasury Department This letter has Dcen senI
to Tracy and an immediate reply Is expected
Callicott has hosts of friends here helping MN
through his difficulties His opponents are equally
as strong and are very active. The matter has put
the anti-McCulloch and Rollins lobby in motion
again. and they are bearing down on the President
for a change in the Treasury and Internal Revenue
Departments The hungry lobbyists are very active,
whispering TO one another that there is money in the
| thing. The story that Cacott came here to escape
arrest is absurd He will remain here until the mat
| ter is fully settled.
Col Nessmore one Of the members of the Metro
politan Board of Revenue has written to the Secre-
| tary of tho Treasury, asking to be relieved from
further duty on the Board
Adyices received here from New-Orleans state that
Gov Flanders of Louisiana, talks of resigning 1t is
stated that the difficulties arising from Gen. sheri-
| dams removal are the cause of Flanderss contem-
! plated resignation Az soon as the news reached
| here prominent Republicans wrote to Flanders to
hold by all means, that his leaving the position
now would bring great calamity to the Union men
of the State.
Gen. Banks had interviews with the President and
! Secretary Seward to-day. He was sent for by Mr..
Seward to give his views certain foreign matters
now under consideration by the Executive. 1t Is un-
derstood that the President and Seward are pre-
pairing 10 make another purchase of foreign land,
and that Banks was called on TO advise
Colorado Jewett was again to-day seeking an in
terview with the President to make further marvel
ous disclosures of the revolutionary purposes OF the
Radical party but Mr.. Johnson did not give him an
audience. Undue Importance has been gwen 10 the
visit OF .Jewott TO the White House, by reason OF a
newspaper paragraph in n Boston paper, which
| gravely chronicled Jewett's interview with. and
astounding disclosures to- the President Jewett was
taken to the Executive Mansion under the auspices
of the writer Of the paragraph alluded to- Mr. john
son heard the astounding disclosures, which were re-
ceved cum grdHo sails 1t is but three four months
! since Jewett was urging Congress TO impeaeh the
| President He has since Quarreled with the Radi-
Gals, and now seeks To ingIatiate himself into Mr.
| Johnson's family circle.
| Mr. Thomas W. Conway arrived in this city this
morning. on his way TO supcrintcnd the work of or
ganizaton among the loyal men in the States OF the
South under the auspices of the Union Congressional
Committee, and was directed by the Committee TO
delay his Southern tour for 80 days. for the purpose
OF visiting the leading Republicans in the North and
laying the wants of the Southern field before them
for their consideration.
Gen Griffin teegraphed to the War Department
that Brevct- Major Samuel Adams, Assistant-Sur-
geon son of the Rev. Charles C. Adams of Manhat-
tanville died of yellow fever at Galveston Texas,
| on the 9th inst. Brevet-B Brig Gen Potter, Chief
Quartcrmaster at Galveston is doing WELL and Mrs.
Potter is better Both have been very i'll with yellow
fever.
Gen King, formerly United States Minister at
Rome arrived in this city to-day. IL will be remer-
hered that the mission ut Rome was abolished at the
last session of Congress.
Each clerk in several Of the Departments here was
to-day furnished with acopy of the Presidents Procla
nation of the 2d OF September interpreting the Con-
stitution.
morrow Oh business connected with the port of New
York.
Gen Grant was present at the Cabinet meeting to-
day.
Wm. Hemphill Jones. esq., has been appointed
Acting First Controller of the Treasury during the
absence of Mr.. Taylor, who has gone to visit his
friends in Ohio.
JOHNSON'S INTENTIONS.
The Boston Posts Washington dispatch says
The political gossips here excited to-day over
report that President johnson contemplates grand