The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-30
POLITICAL SUMMARY.

| IN T6E WAX OFFICE.
The war Office situation remained on Wednes
daxs4ening about the same as on Tuesda
night when Mr.. Stanton vacated. Genera
Lorenzo Thomas had alternate interviews wit
| the President and assistant Adjutant Genera
Townsend this morning. The conference
were lengthy, and the results are given in tn
Washington papers as follows. The Star says
Il The Secretary's Office on the second floor ha
been locked during the day, and the key is il
the hands OF General Townsend, who declare
his willingness to surrender the same when
demand is made by General Thomas, or, al
order given by the President directing him tx
turn over the books end archives of the depart
ment to any one who may be authorized to re
;ceive them. General Thomas declines to make
any demand for the key, and declares that Mr.
Stanton has not resigned the Office, but simply
retired from the same In order to entrap the
President, and that he 49, still claims to bt
Secretary Of War. r. s--zs.s. -.
Cen. Townsend is not discharging any Of the
duties o! Secretary, consequently al business
Thomas contends that the law is explicit, and
Mr.. Stanton, instead of leaving herecords oi
the Department ii the hands OF Gen. Town.
send, should nave turned them:over to John
Potts, ESQ.,, Chief Clerk Of the Department,
who would have held the ssanle until an: ao
t,aie7ine Secretary took spossession. General
Thomas further declares that he will not,de-
mand the key Of the office, as he does not de-
sire TO bring tbs Preaidsnt into any difdculty
or to be the cause Of any new trouble.
Edwin Stanton, Jr., son Of the Secretary,
who has held the position Of confidential secre-
.tary to his father, is still at the Department
and to-day received many OF his fathers
friends who called. Up to three O'Clock this
afternoon no demand had been made by Gen.
Thomas for the key, and everything about the
Department WAS quiet. Gen. Thomas is still
occupying his room on the first floor, with the
key Of the Secretary's Office in his pocket.
GENERAL scHoF1ELD's NOMINATION TO THE wAR
OFFICE.
The President has nominated General Scho-
field as Secretary Of War, and the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs, to whom the nomi.
nation was referred in executive session, have
reported favorably upon the matter. It seems
to be believed that it will receive confirmation
at the next meeting Of the Senate in executive
session. General Schofeld would not be
obliged to resign his commission, as some seem
to suppose, in taking the " Department. BE
can take leave Of absence and select which sal.
ary be will accept, that Of general or Secretary
Of War. General Grant; if elected President
could also take the same course.
NATr1AIIzAT1oN TREATIES.
The Secretary Of State learns that naturah-
cation treaty has been negotiated by Mr. Ban
croft with the King Of Bavaria. The treaty is
equally as liberal as the North German treaty
1t is understood the secretary still hopes tc
negotiate satisfactory treaty with the British
government upon the rights OF naturalized cit
izens. Information has been received at the
Department Of State Of the exchange et Ber.
lin, on the 9th instant, Of the ratifcations o
| treaty 1ivQt hatw6nr
the United States and the NORTH German Con.
! federation, which WAS signed on the 22d o.
February last.
Proposed ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
There is disposition on the part Of q large
number OF members OF Congress to adjourn
about the first Of July, in order that they may
actively enter on the presidential canvass.
| PERSONAL.
Chlef Justice Chsse will leave here late this
week for Richmond, to preside at the trial o
Jefferson Davis, which Is to be contin ued nexI
week.
BETS on MPEAcHMFNT.
The parties who have ma1e bets on the re-
suit Of impeachment are in warm contention
the adjournment OF the court without voting
upon all the articles having rendered it uncer.
tain whether any money has been lost or any
money won on the trial. Some Of the bets
were that Fessenden and Trumbull would vote
ito scquit on every article" and others that
the President would be acquitted on ''every
article" Those who bet against acquittal il
these cases contend that, ss the senators
named have not voted ON s'every article" it il
a drawn bet, and as the President has not beer
acquitted on seyery article" each party mus
have his stakes returned. Those, however
who bet on the square issue of "scquittal" OF
conviction" are paying their bets, tleir being
no loop-holes for escape.