The Van Buren press., 1868-03-06
NO.39

country, and especially that OF the domi.
nant party, at this particular juncture i'm
pcra.ively demand the admission nj least
of one State under the reconstruction &C;
that It had been ascerlsined that many
Alabama freedmen had deposited their
ballots in the pos: Offices contrary 10 the
instructions OF the military commander
aud declaring it highly improper tha,
such ballots should he lost; and that with.
out further delay Alabama be admitted
into the Union; and that any member OF
any party or any other man voting
agans, the resolution be adjudged guilty
OF high crimes and misdemeanors and be
Immediately inpeached Resolution not
received.
WAsnrSeroS, Feb. 81
Mr.. Merrick, counsel for Adj't Gen.
Thomas, has fled declaration in the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Colum.
bia bringing suit against Mr. Stanton for
false Imprisonment, laying the damages
at $50, ,000,an charging Stanton, among
other things, with contriving and wicked.
ly, falsely, and msliciously intending to
hurt, injure, and aggrieve said plaintiff
without reasonable cause pa
The counsel of Gen. Thomas has decid.
ed to make application for writ of quo
'eGrraAto before the District Court for
Stanton to show cause why he retains
possession Of the War Department
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 26.
A democratic meeting has been called
for in nearly all wards of the city to con.
slider the impeachment question. The
Keystone Club. the largest democratic
organization in the State, has rcsolvedit.
self into military organization a.
New York. Feb. %,
Recruiting Offices are said to be open
in this city for men to support the Presi.
dent, and several hundred names been Sc.
cured
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. rs.
At large democratic meeting held in
the eighth ward this evening, strong reso-
lutons were passed and speeches made.
One, Col. Lechleit, said that before many
days every lamp post would be convert
ed into q gibbet for the republicans us
sAs FRANCISCO, Feb Sc
The Legislative Assembly adopted .
resolution approving the action Of tho
President and censuring Congress in the
course pursued The Independent press
of the coast generally support Congress
The leading democratic papers OF this
city call on the President to declare mar.
-'-i L. - A. n'-.-.-. a n-,----,i- -,
to suspend the civil business, INCLUDING
Congress, till the people can speak
LOUISVILLE, Feb. q.
The Courier's Washington special says
the Impeachment Committee examined
Gen, Emory to ascertain if the Presiden.
had made any efforts TO use the military
garrison of Washington for any purpose.
Emory exonerated the President. a,
Chief Justice Chase is said TO have
spoken in contemptuous terms Of the i'm
peachment question.
New YORK. Feb q
A Washington special dispatch says
1t is given out that there viii bo SIX 81,
ticles of impeachment. as follows w
First, Declaring that the President had
violated the Constitution in making a re-
moval while the Senate was session;
Second, That he made this removal con.
trary to the Tenure-of- Office Act; Third
That he appointed General Thomas Sec,
retary Of War while there was auotherlc-
gal Secretary Fourth, That he had con.
spired with Lorenzo Thomas to obtain
possession Of the War Office by military
force; Fifth, That he had conspired with
or endeavored to get officers of the army
to disobey the laws Of their country and
enter into a conspiracy to get the legal
Secretary Of War out of Office: The sixth
article has not been completed, The
committee do not take up any act Of the
President prior to the removal Of Stan
ton.
New YoRK, Feb. IS
The Herald's Washington dispatch
states that it is not believed that two
thirds vote can be obtained against the
President in the Senate.