Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-09

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comes or great interest and Importance
II II be deemed necessary to show that
anything more than the Presidents
daily recognition Of Mr.. Stanton, were
needed to make the latter Johnson's
aecretary.of War. The managers have
not fully decided whether they will put
the document In evidence Mt present or
not. 1t has been ascertained further re-
specting the matter that ut the Cabinet
meeting to which allusion Is made, Mr..
Stanton said to Mr.. Johnson that he had
his resignation as Secretary of War in
his pocket. The President then said he
did not desire TO receive 1t, and then read
the announcement spoken Of In the sub
joined dispatch. The dispatch is one Of
the official series sent. during, the latter
part Of the war each day TO Cen. Dix in
New York frem the War Office, aud by
Gen. Dix given to the associate press
1t is In full as follows: .s .oslr
"WAR DEPARTMENT, April Is, 3 p. NJ.
MAI. GEN. DIX, New York: III,
Official notice Of death Of the late Presi-
dentAbraham Lincoln was given by the
heads of departments this morning to
Andrew johnson, Vice President, upon
whom the Constitution devolved the Of
fee of President. Mr.. johnson upon
receiving this notice appeared before the
Hon. Salmon z. Chase, Chief Justice of
the United States, and assumed its duties
and functions at twelve o'clock. The
President met the heads of Departments
in Cabinet meeting at the Treasury Bull
ding, and among other business the fol-
Lowing was transacted:
"First. The arrangements for the
funeral Of the late President were refei-
red to the several Secretaries, as far as
~ A. - ft,,n 20.
Second. William Hunter, ESQ.,, was
appointed Secretary Of State during the
disability of Mr.. Seward and his son,
Frederick Seward, Che Assistant Secrs-
aTb,rd. The President formally an
nounced that he desired to retain the
present Secretaries of his Cabinet, and
they would GO eli and discharge their
respective duties In, the same manner as
before the deplorab1e events that had
changed the head of the Government,
[Signed] EDWARD M. STATION, 9.
.s,, IT, Secretary of War"
WASHINGTON, DC, April A, 1858.
MANAGERS CLOSE THEM CASE.
The managers closed their case before
the Senate at 4o'clock to-day. The pro-
ceedings were interesting throughout
The examination of l., l., Walbridge, of
st. Louis, attracted close attention. He
produced copy of the Missouri Demo-
president Iohnson. a Juds Iscariot sneech
with ali in inaecuracies of rramn,ar and
observation-disclosures and ali fhe nrincinal
apr;es Of ths crnwd Mr. Walhr,dye swpre
thnt he h.d tahen evary word t6a pres;~
dart S .e,d. hsd three tinss cononared his
netes with the speech as printed and was
ready to swear that the printed copy was
o,,;Sano. ord ihs dafsrss wars ohii.sd 70
sI.uiS ;t ~ or" ts,,th 80 az r,,.t ',tra1a,',s
. "a -, Sacant sns.cb Of oiI oh a r,.c :, nor,
1u Anu pN;Js... 1sth hr. WI g sSiJ1,P,d
Se x1s nea,, ~ Chioaso s.ho foil,,ueS hin,
With testlS,ony resaTdinp the sama
srsao,, raa;nt3ined the rsnntat;on for
op6i IA cIaar iwitnessass as esfeblished
by ali the newspaper men examined
vesterdav 10 ~ fI asl .If
Geueral Butler next proved that In all
| farms AZ com missions issued by the State
Dspsrtmentit had recognized the change
demanded by the Civil Tenure law
ond the phrase pto hold office during
the pleasure of the President, had given
place to words, ito hold office subject to
the conditions prescrioed ny law
Of1iciai documents We're theh ihtrouucea
rom tns otate Dspaftmsht 70 SHOW tnat
WV ohty S"0c VI sho nO"u W Sho IeP"ie-
ment since iouhaat1oh OF thS Govern
menu was shat OF sIunotny flcKeriug,
SecTsGry oI o.aae, "no ueeiineo 70 re-
sign wnen Iequesteu " uoso oy TTssi-
aent Aoams; Auans .nen.teinoVsu nln'
Dut seht N ths h0nhat.on ol success
o 'hg sav nnra.tin, . % ,n;,h 'eh ti,t. ,n,ttas
nAuS. IL tont a",;.n -, ,ns;oh ~
tne oSna% .VoM ..;n, ao..Jm, ~ "Iu e ~
sne S1n -. ""ita at vori"nce WITH ths
hsio III tS.t ~ ~ tha asnats Is n Conrt
| Mr. Butler asked that the Managers
have permission TO use the Journal of
the Senate executive session which con-
tanned the actian of the Senate upon the
nomination OF Pickering's successor. OF
| couree the Court hSd no control over the
| Senate document, but .pr the moment
TINS ald seem 10 oe Ihousnt Oh "nu Seua ta
tor sherman movea thnt .ns use n, " tns
ExecutiVe Journai ps gian.so. ne Dniei
!usuce put tne ineuon anS wss ~.
riso unanimogsly, anusns o'anse .t si.S.ns
as court .oi tinpeaoeens, ,i., eia nu .ntad S'
ousiness whicn can'ohi! oe w
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= ANofhnh =, VI jon NsoNs.
Gen. butier then mace strong PoinC
by producing an original ietter irom
MT. Johnson 10 secretary McCuilocn,
Informing MIN that ne nsa suspsnaed !.
Mr, Stsnton enaer n tne eighsn section 10 h;a .,
| III.