Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-02-26
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MONTPELIER. FEBRUARY %, 1865.
THE ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION AT
WASHINGTON.

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oeco"'. lne senate lep"e' OH 'u' same Gay
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NhIN ' ne 2cn.le ma, rc-y''eH anu Vo'-
in~ That he b,i removed E. M stanton as seere.
tary of War. and has designated the Adiutant Gem
crd of the Army TO act as Secretary of War al inc
term 1 Therefore jl,5 9r o...., .. f....l s....
nniar ito ,,n.,it,,tio, ,,i law. oG t, I-,itaj
states. the President has no power TO remove the
Secretary Of War and designate any other officer
to perform the duties OF that Once
The question then Is legal one on the constr
tuhonaIiiy OF the tenure OF oih'e aet or the con-
sttuhonal power OF the President TO remove with
out the approval OF the senate ana against an act
OF Congress This case may be tried by the Sn-
pcnor Court of Washington on Thomas case, aud
go TO the supreme Court on appeal Or as now
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President, and the Senate Try the constitutional
question ON impeachment. The Senate is a court
for that purpose, and may or may not wait for the
other courts to pass upon the question. We're no
inconvenience To orse' we suspect the Senate
would wait but as the case stands, we do not see
how the War Department can be carried on as
the President denies the authority Of stanton and
Congress denies the authority OF Thomas Stm-
ton announces 90 The War Department and to the
army that bis orders must be obeyed and Ihom-
as announces that he only has authority. Certain
ly the President or Congress must yield or the
case must be decided promptly.
Now few words on the constitutional question.
The Constitution declares that the President shall
have power TO I'LL up all vacancies that may
happen during Tie recess Of tie Senate Only
TINS Inc President claims that the vacancy
occurred on the 18TH OF August last, when the
senate was not IN session The fact, however, Is
that under an act OF Congress Stanton was then
only Temporarily suspended to await the action Of
the senate under the tenure o. Office act The
Senate did act. and declared that Stanton IS still
( Secretary oil war and he was IN i1et Secretary
"hen' on the list Oh February me senate oel"g
I" session. the President ordered his removal. II
stanton was lawfully Secretary on the list OF Feb