The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-11

Tho President to bc Removed Within
| Sixty Days Legal Action of the Pros
dent Abortivc Tho Negroes Every.
whore to bo D;sfraaohsod
WAsnlNGroN, February 28.-Rapit
strides have been made during The
last twcnty-four hours towards a cen.
tral despotiSm. 1t is known that the
fiat has gone forth that the President
is to be removed in rs short timo as
mere dcccncy will allow, and intelli.
gent men think that the rules strictl,
applicable to that programme will DC
regarded. 1t was hoped that few
Senators-cnough, possibly, to check
the revolutionary aggresSions, ut least
that far-wcrc prepared, from consci-
cutous 'scruplcS, to decide the qucs-
ton between the Executive and lcgiS
lativo branches Of the Government,
with some regard to the law and right
Of the case. But these hopes were
abandoned this morning In less than
two months Mr.. Johnson will be eject
cd from the functions Of Chief Macis
tratc. \ large delegation from In
diana waited tupon Mr.. Colrax this
morning. lie told the Chairman that
he might safely assure his constituents
that Mr.. Wade would occupy the
! Presidential chair in less than sixty
days. 1t is admitted that one or two
senators wall up their eyes somewhat
OF this crowning sacriligious aggrcs-
sion; anil it has consequently been
determined to fence them in BY IN
struutious from their State I.noisla-
lures. Following up the plan adopted
in 1861, the influence of Governors of
States (rcccntiy rcpuLiatcd by tho
pcoplc) is to be brought to bear
They dare not resort to caucus ma
chincry openly; but there arc moro
ways to kill Il dog besides hanging
him.
The cXcrtions OF tho President to
bring the disputed points before the
Supreme Court have, and will prove
abortiyc. The action of ;he District
Court on StMton's prosecution of
Thomas, is abundant proof Of this
The McArdlc case Will not be reach
cd in time. II there be any danger
Of that withdrawal Of tho military
charge will be intorposcd. AS soon
rs the writ of Yuo aOolYamto shall be
make rcturnable, Stanton will present
dilatory pleas. There are, hear, u
thousand means of Dtaving on final
hearing, the case being in The hands of
the vilcst partisan wrctches that ever
disgraccd a judicial tribunal If no
other resource is left, Stanton is pre-
pared, in obedience to the advice Of
Fesscnden and Grant, to resign, in or
der by that means to cvadc u decisive
opinion by tic Supreme Court Of tho
United States
In tho mean time there arc further
aggrcssions in embryo. The moment
the impeachment question shall be
settled tho bill cnfranchising the ne
grocs in all the States will be pushed
TO its passage. Then will follow an
investigation into the domestic affairs
Of Maryland, Kentucky and Delaware.
OH Frank Thomas told u knock
linccd squattcr of his district this
morning that the Constitution of Mary
E;md, and all tho legislation and
officers under it, would be declared
utterly null and void Con tho ground
Of its not being 'rcpublioan in iorm)"
long before the Presidential vote could
be cast. SO they go.
regret the necessity Of writing
these Etcts. have often dealt in disa
grccablc prophecies. Ny warnings
have, however, boon verified inyaria-
bly, by events which now have become
n matter Of The history Of the deplora
bic times in which We live. | soc no
present remedy, Things must take
their course. God forbid that hostile
collision will follow! 1Hcyc must u
time como when the audacious con.
trivcrs Of existing plots to disrupt tho
political and social relations Of tho
country will be brought to II fearful
account. Let that time bo postponed
until cvcry means short of personal
dishonor and public degradation shall
have bcon exhausted.
Men who arc usual y we'll informed
now utter with grcat confidence dia-
mctrically opposite opinions. 1t is
very certain that the President re-
CARDS tho action of the Senate with n
calm which is either sublime or some
thing very different, IEc other has
just appreciation Of tho situation or
no appreciation Of it at all. IIc has
cithcra master mind or one which is
totally incapable of comprchending
and dealing with this crisis into which
he is thrown. lIo really seems to
havono apprehension whatever that
there is any danger to himself or any
one else, or that there is anything
alarming in the violent temper which
is now exhibited by tho dominant fac
tion.
ONE PLUcKY SECRETARY. = Mr.
Stanton was engaged portion of the
day in signing acquisitions, ono #
which, for 100000, reached the
Secretary Of the Treasury just before
the close Of business, who refused to