Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-05

acceptance OF the CONSTITUTIONAL Nmthu-
meut-bonfres would have blazed ON eve
ry Hill and cannon would have rung out
long, Joyous, continuous roar from I
shore I, shore of this continent
Yours, truly
NJ, GOLDSMITH. /
Washington News.
The Trenton n, j. Gazette has a
statement that Gov, Fenton has offered
10000 troops 10 sustain Congress in the
event Of their being required,
There was meeting OF conservative
Republicans and Democrats at Cincinnati,
Ohio, Tuesday morning. A committee
was appointed To draft resolutions for the
call of mas, meeting to sustain the Pres
ident
A Democratic meeting has been called
for nearly all the wards Of Philadelphia
TO consider the impeachment question
The keystone club, the largest Domo-
cratic organization in the State, has re-
solved itself into a military organization.
The call for public meeting OF citi-
zens opposed to the action of Congress is
receiving the signatures Of large mum
bcr Of uCrrharts and bankers ef New
York. II win probably be held early in
March.
While no official action has been
taken by Secretary MeCulloch, il is we'll
known that he would not approve any re-
QUESTIONS signed by Mr. Stanton, as See
retary of War. This has stopped the pay
ment of bounties, and the Paymaster-Gen-
erals business is at dead lock.
Gen. Spinner, the Treasurer of the
United States, advised Paymastcr-Gen-
eral Brice, Tuesday morning to have du-
plicate acquisitions made ont, one to be
signed by Stanton and the other by
IhnmaS aud 70 let Secretary McCulloch
select which he would countersign.
Gen. Lorenzo Thomas was at the
White House, Tuesday, and had an inter-
view with the President He afterwards
went to the War Department and staid
half an hour or so in the Adiutant-Gen-
erals office, but did not repeat his visit
to Mr. Stanton before leaving the build
ing.
The roll call Of the johnson Associa-
tion, whose rooms are at No. POS Broad
way. n. Y, and containing about 100
names, was seized by the police, Wednes-
day Recruiting offices are said TO have
been opened in New York for men to sup
port the President, and several hundred
names have been secured.
1t was thought ON Tuesday evening
that the committee ON impeachment will
report the articles ON Thursday, but may
possibly not until Friday,
At the instance of Gov. Boutwell,
leave was granted to the reconstruction
committee, and also to the committee on
articles of impeachment, to sit during the
session of the House.
The managers OF the impeachment
are to be selected by ballot The Repub-
ican members will probably select a
ticket in caucus, and some ON the commit
tee to draft the articles of impeachment
will probably not be elected as managers.
-Tho,r Democrats who on Monday
threatened foreible resistance to the decis-
ion of the Senate now say that all bills
signed by Ben. Wade will be contested in
the courts Republicans are satisfied
with this peaccablc mode Of resistance to
impeachment.
The Senate committee will in due
time report to the Senate preliminary
programme Of proceedings. The Demo
Gratis boast that they can proloag the trial
for months on legal questions to be raised
before the court of impeachment. This
will not be if the majority can prevent it.
The President is iniuring himself by
his indiscreet conduct. lie exhibits to
Democratic correspondents kilograms he
is receiving, which threaten violence in
case the Senate decides him guilty, and
processes to be delighted with them. This
only takes from him every chance he
might have had.
This is the way the New Haven ,Ct.)
Register throws ITSELF on the impeach-
ment business: Congress has crowned
its bit of Legislative villianies, by order
ing articles of impeachment against Pres
ident Johnson--who is as guiltless of any
"crime or misdemeanor' as was He whom
the scribes, Pharisees and principal men of
the Jews led TO crucihxion."
The cabinet makers at Washington
are still active, and this is one of the
latest states" Secretary of State, Charles
Sumner of Massachusetts, ; Treasury,
Freeman Clarke of New York; Navy,
William D. Kelley of Pennsylvania In
terror, Frederick Douglass of New York ;
Postmaster-G General, John NJ. Langston Of
Ohio; Attorney-General, NJ. H. Carpen-
ter of Wisconsin; Secretary of War, Ed
win NJ. Stanton.
Mr. Stanbery, who will have the
honor of defending the impeached Presi-
dent, thinks it isn'tvery much of a show
err after all, and says it is like two law
yers that take issue upon points of law or
fact, and have the appearance of great
hostility, but after the war of words is
over they are just as much friends as ever,
The House amended its rules on
Tuesday so as to prevent fillibustering and