The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-25

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| mitted without ques ton to every President RON
was WaihtnsaGs t. SII which is uncotu
tonsi It's very face, and which was s lot
an express party R 9rPssie thus serves
| as a contemporaneous construction OF the law by
its own frsmcrs-that there was no intention to
appy IL to the Cabinet officers, since IL could not
be supposed that any man Of honor would con-
sent to hold such position who differed In any
way with the views Of the President. The per
I Gdious stanton was less understood then than
now, notorious as had been his baseness ana
But even the technical bubble OF law does
not stand to serve the evolutionary cabal in the
present case, because all that the President dld
and not a Secretary of War in fact, to replace :
| man who first obtruded himself into the Depart
| held on there by countenance with the Com
manding General OF the army"
Secretary Of War dd interim, when the Senate
10 In session, Is new to us, We do not find such
an officer named in the Constitution.
| The Chronfcie of Monday tRepublican) says, In
| allusion to this matter:
| at Is this act, browning long career OF vio-
ience, turbulence, Inconsistency, and proserip.
ton that has made The Impeachment 81 Andrew
Again, this journal declares thati
"The act for which the Executive Is to be tried
does not stand alone, although upon that he will
succession Of outrSges not less criminal though
better covered by the pretence OF obedience 70
law. Having escaped those measureless expert
| ments upon the patience and the best interests
of the people, he seems to have regarded himself
at last as the Government. One theory y that
the coup together IN the hope Of dividing the Re.
publicans and uniting the Democrats, Doubtless
,se he Of he R%hoe Body Of
, the Republicans to second them"
Z "Dsta," the Washington correspondent of the
/ Baltimore Sun, who does not speak unadvisedly,
having the entire OF the White House, says In his
letter OF Monday morning;
. Comparatively few persons Of any grade or
position seem to have worked out for themselves
the legal and political problems now in process
able to rely for intellsence Of facts and law and
,. for guidance in action, are befogged, and some
II ssI Safs as sSe 81
l. In order 10 reach the peaceful settlement of the
supposed or real Threatened clash OF arms and
D. frsternal conflict Hence There Z general dis
!, quietude.n
80 As to the probabilities of a speedy trial by the
Senate, Data gives his opinion OF what Judge
" Chase will do, AS follows:
mo one who knows Judge Chase can be made
at temperate or anomalous procedure to aid in the
IL Impeachment Of the President, or that he will
!. consent to turning the august Senate into town
lie meeting, and rush things through by simple
luton. .
4, charge of his special functions upon the bench
sufficient of Imperative duties to engage his
a time until the close of the present term OF the
/
to journ for two months. is not probable that he
hi be induced to set aside all other considers
% ceedings, merely to crafty those who seek t6
re dispose Of this grave and vitality important mat
~ aYouf Correspondent feels confident In assert
Ing thus much In reference to the Chief Justice
though Of course there is no positive authority
he for IT, II this position be correct then the i'm
S Sss" trial cannot proceed o''' perhaps "
!, In regard to the reported conversation said to
have taken place between the President and
General Emory, Data SAYS:
81 have the authority Of the President for say.
ing that there is no word OF truth in the alleged
&c statements of Mr.: stanton. y the contrary, the
-s Information reached Mr.. Johnson that certain
es significant movements Of troops had taken place
- and General Emory was called upon to explain
p by the President for soldiers OF anybody for an!
pprPSSis s ,as. ., s,,sctDg the military 10
the orders of the Executive in carrying out tn
nd order removing Mr.. stanton, or in any wa
&c. taking part in the controversy relative to III
w entirely outside OF the white House"
Ut The Portland fMainel Press fRHrnhlican> ha
A, the following in its issue of Saturday:
ne johnson did large stroke of business yester
lei day. He issued an order removing" Secrotar,
U. Stanton, this time positively and without re
err serve, BY the authority, he says that is veste
IN, thority he appointed Adjutant General Thoma
Is to be Secretary OF War"
raj The same paper further says:
lel "Our dispatches Will indicate the feellng /
On. Congress over this attempt to thrust in Secre
- tary OF War without submitting his nominstio
Gh to the Senate stanton is holding the War oiiic,
tie; on his works to-day. In the meantime, Congres
on finding out that there can be no peace so lon
'rt- once, and that the failure to impeach was
great error"
en- The Boston Transcript of Saturday evening
TIA (Republicsn) says of this act Of the President
the "Hc has removed the Secretary of War, a
| though provides
Secretaries OF State, of the Treasury, of Wa
ss Ss of thf tns
use their offices respectively for and during the ter
Of the PresidePt by whom they may have bee
Of the Senate, He nuilia.s this statute in I'll
81 s the y ~ oSS
lon duty" '''' ~ Us " '''' - ''''
-. The Transcript further remarks that
~ "President Johnsons previous action, Their
'ha fore, strongly sustains the view taken by II
by United States Senate, yesterday, that the Pres
N. dent had no power to remove the Secretary
10 War and designate any other officer to perfor
the duties Of that office, In other words, It
re- the deliberate oPinion Of the senate that NJ
.ts. usurpstion. The people will look with gre
h. earnestness and much soicitude to see VIII
nc course the representatives of the people (who
nd will has been dehed) will pursue In this en-
md gency."
ton The New York Herald takes ground again
ven impeachment III loh8 article, from which
make few extracts as follows. 1t says;
"Yet, again, II the friends of Gen. Grant 4
the sire to assist in shelving him as president
~. candidate, and In the substitution OF Mr. Cha
mn for the succession, they have only to assist
cG- this Radical design of the removal of Preside
the johnson. In this view of the subject there
bis stll prospect in the Senate for the defeat
- this design. In any event, as Andrew Johns
ure will come out of this conflict with the Constit
ice tion upon his side, we do not look for the co
fter summation of the projected Radical reyolutio
tan but for another revolution at the ballot boxes
Gh the fall elections which will demolish the RAJ
He cal faction and save the Constitution Still d
as crisis calls for some emphatic expressions of i
mt will Of the people, and so let New York at on
49, speak out. sLet the people speak"
The New York Tribune, (Republlcan,) viii
"o has up to this time opposed Impeachment, nc
says
-, we believe the sdipdffon of the eountrq denldn
'ry The Impeachment of The President We have |
Ost- along felt that we might submit to Mr.. job
,ral sons administration, evil as 1t has been rath
ter than force an angry and doubtful question up,
'ei the country, With the Congress oyerwhel
en- ingly Republican, there was no reason why V
ing should not compel the President to pursue
mt wise policy"
tIai Again, 1t remarks:
via "There Is no longer any doubt The issue