The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-02-29

iiltcriin, aud did then aud there unlaw.
fully hold and exercise the said office,
contrary to the provisions Of an act en-
titled an act regulating the tenure Of
certain civil Offices, passed March 2,
1867" The penalty fixed by the bill
for this very singular high 'misdemoan
or of accepting an appointment Ga pro.
ceeding which cannot be construed into
criminal act hy any court in Christcn-
DOM is f-e not exceeding $4,000
and imprisonment not exceeding hve
years. General Thomas gave bail in
$4,000 to appear on Monday morning
at ten o'clock. This hostile action Of
The Rump traitors put the whole gang
Of conspirators in good humor. After
his release, about noon, Gen. Thomas
again visited the War Office (where
were assembled Stanton, Grant, How.
ard, of the Negro Bureau, and lot of
Rumpors) and demanded the keys.
Stanton refused to give them up and
ordered General Thomas from the office,
which order was complied with, but the
General did not threaten TO employ nils
itary force, before night, to secure pos
session. About three o'clock Thad
Stevens destruction committee, which
had been sitting for several hours, re-
ported to the Rump House bill Of i'm.
parchment against the President for ap.
pointing General Thomas in place of
Stanton. The House at once took up
the bill and it was discussed till ad-
| iournment at late hour on Saturday
night, without coming to vote, als
though the Ashleys, Schonks, Coyodes,
and other desperate characters, were
ripe for its passage. 1t is supposed the
bill will pass today, but it is likely the
usurpers may delay it until they pass
Edmond's bill, so as to deposo the Press
ident during trial, and enable them to
get control of the Army and Navy,
Treasury and the whole civil machinery
Of the Government.
A few remarks upon these exciting
events and desperate movements upon
the part cf the Rump traitors may not
be out of place. The indecent haste
with which the Rump acted upon this
matter, upon a simple announcement of
the Executive action and without a re ,
quest to confirm the appointment of a
sue lessor to Stanton, shows how much
of party success the Radical leaders
base upon the retention of that iudivid
ual The manner in which they acted
too, is entirely original, and it would
puzzle a constitutional lawyer to fine
authority anywhere in the Constitution
and laws for the resolution which they
passed. Such resolution might posi-.
bly, come with propriety from the Su
preme Court, whose duty it is to define
expound and interpret the Constitution
and laws, but not from a branch Of
legislative body whose only duty is It
make laws in conjunction with anotbe
branch, and, with the assent Of th
President. But, being hard up the,
no doubt concluded TO do as they hav
so often done heretofore-t legislat,
outside the Constitution" TIE Onl
form in which the matter could proper
ly appear before the Rump Senate is il
Presidential request to confirm the aT
r pointment Of Sta nton's successor; bu
t they did not wait for such a request
their fears cvcrcame their regard 10
regularity and legality. Their extraju
dicial action may be viewed from anotl
: CI s'uut lIlut' pldhNOh may hdNC Sol4
J mtted some act or crime against th
peace, welfare and dignity Of the Goy
ernment, which would perfectly justit
his immediate removal by the Pres
dent. The Rump Senate does not wal
however, to hear reasons, but declares
] blindiy and rccklessly, that the Prest
: dent has no power to remove hin
D Common sense at once condemns sue
. action on the part OF the Hump Senate
= as wrong and unlawful The Presider
t is required to keep watch over the Law
). to see that they be faithfully execute,
0 and he is held responsible for the act
a of the Secretary OF War as we'll as {
t all his other subordinates. IF he is {
: be debarred, without hearing, lrol
a dischargiDg coutumacious or faithle,
Il subordinate, wherefore is he made tn
e executor of the laws and wherefore
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