Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-10-25
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
FROM WASHINGTON.

rIr. Boutwell, and the impeachment Move
ment-Hia Charges-The Closing of the
Rebel Archives Ofice-Pacifc Railroad
Directors-Army observation-disclosures i
KiIpatrick- Maryland Witnesses Before
the Conversational Committee-The Rail
road Inquiry, sc.
WASHINGTON, October 16.-In conversa-
tiors within the past three or four days III
this city between Mr.. Boutwell, and several
gentlemen, the former has expressed his
determination to continue his efforts to
induce the House to impeach the President,
and to maintain, if possible, all the charges
he has heretofore made against Mr. John
son, which in his (Boutwells) opinion, will
sustain impeachment.
Among these charges it will be recollec-
ted that one is that the President is guilty
Of completely in the assassination OF Mr..
Lincoln, and that in order to destroy the
evidence of his guilt, Mr.. johnson had
abolished the office Of rebel archives, re-
moved the superintendent thereof, destroy
ed the papers, etc. The following is a copy
of the official order of General Grant, Sec
retary of War ad interim, which shows that
the particular charge mentioned relative to
archives is utterly unsupported by facts:
Var Department, AajWant Generals
O5ice, TTushiugt0n, August 18th, 1867
Francis Lieber. L. l.. D., New York CITY,
Sir: The object for which the archive
office was established having been in the
main accomplished, and the records thereof
carefully arranged under your supervision,
the Secretary of War directs me to say that
after the end of the present month your
services as chief of that Office will not be
required, and to request you to turn over
the office and its records, papers and prop
crty to the Rdjutant general of the army
With great respect, have the honor to be,
your obedient servant,
''E. d. TOWNSEND, Asst Adjt. General. .
The President to-day appointed Hon.
James Brooks of New York, and Samuel
Mckee, Of Pennsylvania, government di-
rectors of the Union Pacific railroad. This
makes up the five directors Oh the part Of
the government; the other three were 8p-
pointed Il few weeks ago. The latter arc
George Ashmun of Massachusetts, John S.
Rallings, of Missouri, and jesse L.
Williams, of Indiana.
Some weeks since the President directed
the heads of departments to notify certain
diplomatic representatives of the govern
ment, who were yet holding appointments
IN the army, and thus enjoying the hOnOrs
of two Offices each, that they would be re-
quested to resign one of the positions. The
only response thus far is one to-day, rece v
ed from General Fitzpatrick, Minister to
Chill, resigning his position as captain in
the army.
Gen. Denison, the nominee on the rad
lcal ticket for mayor of Baltimore, was
before the committee on the Maryland
republican form of government o-day, and
gave testimony. Nothing important was
elected. Mayor Chapman and Mr.. Stewart
are to give their evidence tomorrow.
The congressional committee to inquire
into the disposition OF the government in
terest in the Southern railroads are allhere,
and leave for the South tomorrow. They
go first TO Richmond to take testimony.
The democratic friends of Messrs. D. ".
Vorhees, Montgomery Blair and Thos. B.
Florence gave them serenade tonight
Speeches were made by the gentlemen
serenaded, and other speeches were made
one by n. 2. Sawyer, editor of the Pitts
burg Republic. DATA.