The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-04
Impeachment-Sfnston for President-rhe
Reported scheme.

We have some very curious and suggestive
information from Washington, touching re-
posted radical scheme embracing the impeach.
ment and removal Of President Johnson, and
the advancement pro tempore Of Mr.. Stanton,
| the displaced Secretary of War, to the White
| House. The programme contemplated Is said
| to be this Mr.. Stanton will first resign rs
Secretary of War; and next Mr.. Cameron. Of
the same State-Pennsylvania- resign his
Geary may fill this vacancy by the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Stanton. Mr. Wade is then TO
resign as President Of the Senate, in order that
Mr.. Stanton may be put into his place. Next,
President Johnson Is to be impeached and de-
posed, and then, under the existing law OF
Congress, under the authority Of the constitu-
ton, Mr.. Stanton, as President Of the Senate,
will take the place of "the man at the other
end Of the avenue" Mr.. Wade will then be
reelected President Of the Senate, and Mr..
Cameron to fill the vacancy lef. by Mr.. Stanton,
will be restored TO the Senate.
Now, like the famous quarrel eontrived by
Sir Lucius O'Trigger, this lie very pretty
affair as il stands, and il Is almost pity to
spoil it. AS compromise among the repub-
lican Presidential sspiranh and cliQues it is
sufficiently plausible to justify the suspicion
that there is something in it. Recent events
have SO far strengthened the impeachment
faction that the removal of Mr.. johnson seems
now to be regarded as a necessity and as the
common purpose OF oil shades of the republic
can party. But the alternative of Old Ben
Wade" is serious difficulty among those Con-
gressional managers who have other axes to
grind. The ultra radical and intractable Wade
in the White House, like bull in china shop.
may smash up their crockery and spoil their
calculations. Assuming, however, that Mr..
Wade is, after all, only a sort of good man
Friday to Chief Justice Chase, and that Chase
for the next Presidency is the real object of all
these nice arrangements, the case becomes very
simple and easy Of explanation
The suspended Secretary of-War, as a martyr
in the cause Of Congress, must have his re-
ward. His wounds must be healed, and his
claims cannot safely be disregarded. A few
months in the White House, under the scheme
proposed, will doubtless satisfy him and get
him nicely out of the way in reference to the
main contest Of the succession.
In the next place, n,ither Cameron nor Wade
will lose anything in playing their part in this
beautiful game for, with its consummatiOn,
each will be, as he wa. before in the Senate,
with the addition Of first class claim, frst
upon the party, and next upon Mr.. Chase, in
tho axant NJ hi. por;r a t;or and olactiou m tho
Presidency next faL For example, Mr.. Came
ron with Mr.. Chase and Mr. Seward after
having failed as competitors against Abraham
Lincoln in the republican convention of 1860,
were, after his election, the first among his
Cabinet appointments. Failing again in 1864,
as candidate against Lincoln, Chase was re-
warded for his services with the Office Of Chief
Justice. So, then, Cameron, Wade and half
dozen other Presidential rivals may be con-
ciliated, in view Of the contemplated settle
ment Of the approaching contest. This whole
plan, therefore, involving JohnsOn's impeach-
ment and Stanton's promotion temporarily TO
his place, If we rest it upon the main idea Of
Chase for the succession, becomes beautiful
and feasible plan from the beginning to the end.
hanging to it the parties in this scheme, as
Stunning that such . scheme has been projected,
have been reckoning without their host. They
are playing Hamlet with the part OF Hamlet
lett ont. We dare say, too, that the leading
radical managers in the interest Of the Chief
Justice arc Hattering themselves that General
Grant has so far committed himself IS to be
entirely subject to their good will and pleasure.
We will venture to say, however, that General
err nt's superior claims to the Presidential sue
ce.sion will not be 10 easily get aside or post
poned, but that in all probability, from The
developments OF Southern reconstruction, and
Of the approaching elections in Pennsylvania,
New York and elsewhere, west OF Vermont, all
the radical schemes and schemers against
Grant will be upset by the meeting Of Con-
Rress. President Johnson himself ~ working
tremendously with Grant, may still flank the
impeachment faction, and utterly defeat all
their plans and expectations dependent upon
his removal from office. For the present we
are inclined TO believe that how they are to
get rid of Wade as a substitute Tor Johnson is
the first and leading question with the republi.
can managers at Washington, If they have not
virtually agreed upon the aforesaid compro-
mise between him and Stanton and Cameron.
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Native Dramatic Taleut-Mrs. Lander.
For many years the stage was a foreign in