The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-02-27

lad Interim
Mr. Stanton a third time respond
ed that he would not bc allowed to
do anything Of the kind, adding that
he would do well TO return to his
Office aud go about his duties as Ad-
! jutant General.
Gen. Thomas said he could not do
this
Mr.. Stanton answered with pro
found courtesy, "The Adjutant Gen.
eral can certainly set up here as long
as he plcases" d"
Gen. Ttomas then said il was his
further duty to demand possession Of
the books and the days mail
Mr.. Stanton made reply, "Aud tits
my further duty, as Secretary of
War, to inform you that the only
books aud mails you can touch are
such as strictly belong to the Adju-
tant General"
Gen. Thomas next suggested that
he might be Obliged to issue an order
that Mr.. Stanton should not be re-
cognized as Secretary Of War.
Mr. Stanton replied, al have al
ready ordered that you shall not be
recognized by anybody in the De
partmcut, except as Adjutaut Gcnor.
al Of the Army, aud it is entirely
useless to talk further about your
acting as Secretary al interim.
refuse to surrender my Office to you,
no matter what your orders are, and
again repeat that your duties are
down stairs.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Feb. 22. During tho latter part
of the day the building was closed
and no one allowed to enter it with.
out orders from Secretary Stanton.
Gen. Thomas made q third effort to
enter. BIT was refused admission, and
the officer Of the guard, in answer to
persons having communication ad
dressed to Gen. Thomas, as Secretary
of War, said there was no such per.
son recognized then as acting in that
capacity.
CONGRESS.
At . o'clock the committee came
in with a report favoring impoach-
ment, only two Democratic members
dissenting. The reading of the re.
port by the Clerk was heard by the
House iu profound silence, and full
sense of the importance soemed to
have fallen upon all
THE NEXT STEP.
After the passage of the resolution
the next step will be to direct some
committee to draw up aticlcs Of i'm.
pcachmcnt.
Mr.. johnson held conference with
Geu. Emory, department commander.
in the afternoon. 1t is feared Gen,
Emory is under the Influence Of his
Maryland friends and relations. At
the breaking out Of the war he was in
service on the plains, and rendered
his resignation with the expectation
of going with the State Of Maryland,
if, as he expected, she seeded When
it was determined she would not 90
out, he asked to withdraw his rcsig
nation, aud served gollantly and with
distinction through the war. 1t is
due to him TO say that the latter part
of his career has been all that loyal
men could desire.
DEMOCRATS DENouNcINa THE PREsI-
DENT.
1t is significant that many promi.
nent Democrats to night have bitterly
denounced Mr.. johnson as stupid
deluder, and some of them 90 30 far
as to express the hope that he will
soun be out Of the way Of the Demo
cratic party, through impeachment
THE SITUATION SUNDAY EVENING,
Feb %. Tho city was filled with
sensation reports, all Of the them
false,
The question regarding tho posi-
ton of Gen. Emory has been fully
settled, lie called on Gen, Grant
yesterday, Immediately after leaving
the President lie will not only
obey no order that does rot come
through headquarters Of the Army,
but will first send to headquarters to
ascertain whether the order did really
come through General Grants office
This can be relied upon as the exact
situation.
As to auy force being used to gain
admission TO the War Office, it is
proper TO state that every precaulion
has been taken by General Grant TO
prevent trouble or surprise therein,
and in all the region around Wash
ington.
THE ARMY WITH GRANT.
1t is positively known at headquor.
ters that the army is thoroughly
with Grant in his support of Con
gress, Yesterday General Gran
caused TO be transmitted to all head =
quarters copy Of the order contain
ing the law by which all orders to the
army must pass through his head
quarters, aud making it misdemea-
nor to obey any other.
IMPEACHMENT.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. 2i.
This afternoon at 5;l5 the House
passed the resolution impeaching
! Andrew johnson by vote of 1876 &c
j47 Tho vote was taken amid perlee
silence, aud was followed by pro
longued and deafoning applause: The
following is the resolution
Resolped, That Andrew johnson
President Of the United States, bt
impeaohcd Of high crimes and mis-
domeanors.
The President is reported TO be
} greatly alarmed at the near prospec
of impeachment, and is said TO hav'
prepared a proclamation declaring hi
} only intention TO be TO test the vail
dity of the Tenure of Office law il
the courts, and that he does not con