White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-02-27
- Great Excitement /!

Great Excitement!
For slew days past, there bas been
exciting news from Washington. On
Fridsy, the President notified the Senate
that be had removed Secretary Stanton.
and appointed Adjutant General Lorenzo
Thomas Secretary of War ad interim.
EtAntop- refused to yield. and Thomas
threatened to use force to secure the Of
Gee. Stanton then made Affidavit against
Thomas. chargipg him with direct viola-
tien Of the law, upon which Judge Cart
ter issusi q warrant for his arrest. and
plscsd him under bond to sppesr for
trial. Thomas having failed to get
Stanlon out. the President sent to the
Senate the name Of Thomas Ewing. Sen,
OF Ohio. (reputed to be the posaessor Of
the largest private collection Of brains in
The United States as Secretary Of War;
but be viii, fare no better than Thorn as.
Stanton is still master Of the situation.
The President, having signally failed
to make tool Of any of the leading Gen.
erals to supersede Grant, next endeavor-
cd to eyAds the law which. provides that
all military orders shall come through
tbs Hssdqusrters Of the army, by issuing
orders direct to the subordinate comman-
ders. He sought to uae Gen. Emory.
commsader OF the District. who is Ma.
rylander. nnd supposed to have been 10.
clinsd to secession at the outbreak Of the
rebellion; bnt Emory replied that he
should obey The law. and tba. even be-
fore aebsyins any order purporting tt
come from military headquarters. b
would first send to ascertain whether i
WAS genuine-so small is the faith il
Jphnson's honesty, that bis subordinate'
regard him as being capable Of forgery
in order to accomplish his ends. Th'
President next undertook to corrupt G en-
Wallscs. but again failed. Grant is viii
sCoagress and the law, and the army il
with Grant. The old military guard al
The War Department has been relieved
and Grants trusty body-guard placed or
daty there.
The House OF Representatives ct once
took up the matter, and after an anima.
tad debate. passed resolution to i'm.
peach the President, by q vote Of l26 to
Al. A Committee, of which Thsddsut
Stevens Was Chairman, proceeded to no.
tify the Senate that the House had resol.
we'd to impeach tbe President. in The
nams Of the Congress and of the whole
people of the United States, for higt
crimes and nlisdemsanors in Office, and
vosid n due time present articles of i'm
psaehment. and make them good. Il
will be pushed with vigor. and the day'
OF Andrew Johnson's misrule draw to Q
close.
The President is surrounded and ad.
vised by Maryland rebels. the Democrat.
10 National Com nittee. and . throng oil
the very worst characters, who are coun.
ssling him to set Congress at defiance,
and Fastening bis destruction.
Il is reported that the rebel Maryland
militia are mastering, to 60 to the Presi.
dents cid, to disperss Congress. The
Grand Army Of the Republic are unaui-
mously with Congress. and have proffer.
ed 100. 900 men to sustain the laws.
Maryland win be in sad plight, it shs
goes into new rebellion.
Perhaps the Copperhesds. who have
bssn threatenins Congress. and Boosting
Of their readiness 10 6sht. will now have
Al opportunity to show their grit, or to
hast their holes. ss they did before.