The Van Buren press., 1868-03-20


Brown" - m ~ n
Mr. Brown Withdrew.
Shortly afterward the President opened
the package and found therein the writ. in
Gliding copy ol the articles OF impeach
ment. ETC., substantially, as snticlpaled in
thc.edispatches in Saturdays paper.
NEw loYk, March II.
I The Worlds correspondence gives the de-
tail. OF an interview with President johnson
Oh the subject of nnpeachucnt. during which
: the President stated that he should respond
, ~ the suinuioi.s ~ appear by counsel and al
I ter long conversation upon the merits andd
merits II TIM cbarea's hrnnsht asaias, BIN.
concluded the Interview by styling: The
gentlemen In the House who originated inn
pcachment aud others who applaud them, are
in a certain scnse consistent. Recalling the
time on The eve of rebellion when stood in
the Senate almost alone in insisting upon the
duty,of the government 60 uphold The Consti-
tution and the Union agaius, the traitors " no
threatened both, recall class of men in and
out ot Congress. who lacked courage todeiend
either. standing on the same platform that
. ! occupied then. look ronnd and seq these
men now grown bold enough in the place of
their former weakness, TO disregard the clear
est provisions OF constitutional law After
the war Is oyeri in which they took nOhe cN-
cept a wOrly part, they have reklpscd to their
original status as politicians who hold the
Constitution at too Slight Il value to be val
iantly defended or treated with reverence.
Finally, it i understood that j, who have "a
honestly strivcn Is knew how to administer
th- government in accordance with the Con-
stitution, shall be sacrificed along with the
Constitution and the prcrogatiyes of the pres
idcntial oilicc to party necessity. Jefferson
Davis, the head aud front of the rebellion i
not brought to trial; yet Congress proposes To
try the President ut once; for what Kind of
offence comprehensive that of Mr.. Davis. the
country and the Senate may perhaps justly
decide HNH.A rt-|.
NEW York, March II.
The Times Washington special SAYS that
the bill admitting .llabana Will not pass the
Senate until after the impeachment trial. 1t
Is contendcd that Alabama j. not able to pro-
tect her loyal people if military support be
taken away, unless there is a change in the
executive. .... ..... ....
Gold 59's; cotton very firm, uplands 2G.
| WASHINGTON. March 8.
Reverdy johnson presented the ciedential-
OF Mr. Nickers, Senator elect from Mary land
IL was w pttlru WI. ' lChcTS atilIls>ion WOUlu
be objected to by some of the Radicals on the
ground that one of his SONS had been in the
rebellion. and tlElt Gen. Sehenck had issued
orders for his arrest in 1862, for communicate
ing with his son, but instead ofthis, Mr. Sum
ner opposed his admission on the ground that
Maryland had not "A Republican form of gov
ernment, and made a speech to that effect
which was replied to by Mr. CONFESS, who
said that the same objection would hold good
against California. This sentiment was APP
planded by the galleries. Mr.. Sumner thcl
withdrew his motion, and Mr.. Nickcrs wa.
sworn in.
The opinion is rapidly gailiing ground that
the Impeachment will failed. II is not be-
lieved that u caucus or other appliances can
drag into the support OF the measure such men
AS Fessendcn. Trumbull, Anthony, Spraguc
Grimes, Pomcroy, Henderson Ross, and Sier-
man. ... 4......# .
General Thomas will hereafter attend the
Cabinet meetings as Secretary of War al in
ATLANTA, March 10.
The 10Th day Of April has been set for the
electionof all civil and municipal officer, in
the STATE, and also for the vote on the Con>ti-
tuition.
,#tIe CoNCoRD. March 10.
One hundred and seventy towns gives IIal-
riman 32696 Sinclair 29,G93.
Lrrlsr-5rbe State las gone Republican BY
about the same majort, as last year.