New-York tribune., 1867-10-19

COUNTERFEITERS OF THE 7.30S-DEMO-
CRATIC PLANS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAN
VASS--PERSONAL.
~. .IELEGRArH TRIBUNE.
. WASHINGTON. Friday Oct. Is, 1867.
1 "A special dispatch TO The Ner- York EreRRg Post,
regarding impeachment has been the subject of some
controversy here That dispatch among other
things states that the members of the Judiciary
Committee now here declare that the majority of the
| Committee favor impeachment, and confident
that the project will receive the appreciation of
| majority of the members of the House. The cor
respondent who sent this dispatch and another party
made wager to-day as to the accuracy of the tele-
gram, the authors affirming that member of the
Judiciary Committee, Judge Lawrence from whom
the information obtained, would, upon interro-
CATION state that he knows, of his own knowledge,
that the statements in the dispatch true. Parties
this evening visited Judge Lawrence, read the para
! graph TO him, and informed him of the character of
| the controversy. The reply of Judge Lawrence was
that the dispatch, taken altogether, is true. His
attention was directed specially to the sentence
| above quoted and he was asked TO say whether OF
his own knowledge he could say it is true that the
| two members of the Committee heretofore opposed
| to Impeachment now in favor of it, To this,
Judge Lawrence replied by repeating that the dis
patch taken as whole Is true but he added that he
| wOud not make an affidavit that the two members
referred to Wilson and Churchill now in favor
| of the impeachment of the President but he be-
leved they were, and he assigned a reason for
this belief that he had received letter from one
| member of the Committe. stating that Mr.. Wilson
favored the project and that he had certain other
evidences satisfactory that Mr. Churchill will agree
| TO report a resolution recommending impeachment
The subcommittee of the House Judiciary Com
mittee had session to-day but did little in the way
of business on account of the non-arriva of wit
nesses. The full committee will meet here on the
18th ult TO the Impeachment investigation,
and to complete the same in order to have their re-
port ready on the day of the meeting of Congress.
| The Democratic managers sent word some time
ago to Gen. Mcclellan 10 return home, the object for
| which he was sent to Europe by the party having
been accomplished. Accordingly he has, as already
noticed, takenk passage in the Persia, and will be
| home in time for the campaign. He is to be the
nominee of the party for President with another ex
military man OH the ticket for Vice-Presdent. The
slate is all fixed, and it is said by those who ought
to know that there is little probability that any
| thing will occur TO change it, Great reliance is
placed upon the new secret society, the Sons of
Jackson which is being actively recruited in all
parts of the country, offset to the Grand Army
| of the Republic. prominent Democratic Member
! of Congress from whom these facts were obtained,
says he looks for much noting, and in all probability
bloodsbed during the campaign, between these two
factions People may believe much of this as
they please.
Chief Justice Carter of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia reached this city to-day from
Ohio, where he has been for several weeks He will
preside At the second trial of John H. Surrat that is
10 take place in December next.
Gen. J. b. Gordon who commanded a division in
the Rebel army during the late war, has written
letter 10 the people of Georgia advising them not to
accept the terms OF Reconstruction offered by Con
gres..
Gen. Candy in his order for the elections in North
Carolina and South Carolina, instructs boards Of
registration in correcting their lists to be guided by
the law of Congress- of March 9d, 1861, and directs
their special attention the supplementary act of
July 49, 1861 his is done for the purpose of pre-
venting any persons registering by reason of having
been pardoned by the Presidents supplemental am
nesty proclamation.
The Secretary of the Treasury will Immediately
make a demand for reclamation on the persons from
whom about $4,000 worth of alleged counterfeit
730 notes were received at the Department, which
claims that in the of business the understand
ing is that until notes. &c. finally and satisiae-
tory examined here they are at the risk of those
presenting them Should these parties refuse TO make
satisfaction the Treasury will take the advice of some
law officer of the Government perhaps the Attorney
General and he governed by his opinion.
Col Wood Chief of the Secret Service Division Of
the Treasury Department, has had all his force at
work since the discovery of the counterfeit Seven
Thirty notes 1t has now been definitely ascertained
that over one thousand of them have been put upon
the market and that the plates were not made in
Europe but in this country. 1t further stated that
Philadelphia has been the headquarters for printing
them. The clue to the whole proceeding is said to
be in possession of the Secret Service officers Ac
cording TO representations Of the gang of coun-
| terfeiters had been successful with his Seven
Thrtes that he forgot his discretion and commenced
putting into circulation counterfeit ten and twenty
dollar bank notes, and upon this latter charge he
was captured when he proved to be one of the very
! men of whom Col Wood and his assistants were in
pursuit. He was identified as having passed num-
! Der of Seven-ThiTtIes IA BROOKLYN banker His
name Cooper aud he is known as one of the gang,
! and is now in prison in New-York awaiting the ac-
| tion of Solicitor Jordon and Col. Wood, who are
both in New-York at this time.
| silas ID. Wood Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the Fourth District Of Texas, has been
directed TO perform the duties of the office of Colec-
tor until the arrival of l.. ID. Evans, who has been
| appointed Collector in place or Bonfrey deceased.
| The articles that have been published referring to
Gen. Kpatrck's resignation Of his commission IN
| the army are apt to convey wrong impression.
Gen. Fitzpatrick rendered his resignation as Captain
! and Brevet MaiorGeneral in December, 1865, upon
his acceptance of the mission to Chilli assigning two
reasons for so doing: first, that no consideration
| could induce him to remain IN the army IN
time Of peace; second, that remaining IN the army,
and performnQ diplomatic duties abroad, would be
10 deprive officers of the position who were entitled
TO il byevery consideration of length of service in
the field and gallanry in action. This resignation 1t
afterward appeared, had not been accepted, and 80
i'm Eehrnnry lsC6 be again tendered bis resignation,