The Portland daily press., 1868-01-21
Letter from washington.

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| Letter from Washington. ..
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. Is, 1868.
To the Editor or the Press
For the past few days the political cauldron
has been in state of unusual agitation. The
| action of the Senate in reinstating Secretary
Stanton has at last brought matters to focus,
| and his majesty Al. has been handsomely
caught in the very trap he set for Congress.
Those who have been dist ustful of Gen.
Grants sympathy with the Republican party;
and have been importuning him for a formal
| declaration of his sentiments, can now see
from his conduct in this transaction, where his
| sympathies lie and 10 which party he belongs
Day before yesterday, as you have already
been informed by telegraph, Mr.. Stanton quiz
| etly resumed his duties and was at once rec
| ognized as Secretary of War by all the officers
connected with the Department. Since that
| time the widest rumors have filled the city
| in regard to the Presidents plan OF action. II
was given out yesterday, on seemingly good
authority, that he would Immediately order
the arrest and trial by court martial of Gen.
| Grant for disobediencc of orders in sure nder-
ing the Office to MIR. Stanton; and bets to that
enect were ireeiy offered by some of the Pres
ldehts sympathizers- That be will not recos-
nlZe Mr. stanton as member OF his Cabinet
Is certain, ana message to Congress announe-
ing such intention - said to have been already
| prepared and is hourly expected. A large
number ofthe Republican Congrcssmen called
| on Dir. Stanton yesterday and in the course Of
| the conversation he remarked that she sbonld
n',!, no' les'e .ne war department until he was
''ro'oS eJecseu. a letter mas also 0een pre-
sehssu 70 MN signed os hity or more members
=, "a, .A' ..'''.s ,eques's i.in NOT 70 resign.
| so" f'e 'o,,th Cd heu w oi ms oeeupsuon
''' ~. niei posN no rehsrAea tnat u the
o,nos,s VI Tue az Depaftmeot wish TO fur
n'ou .''. 'ai' o'ah.oh WIN once room IN that
pu'iDs' "e us' no particular opiecnons, and
| W See'o'u"S n' issuea oToers 'nat no com
WIZ 'nc war Oepartmeht De sent
" y '"nioush 'i' o'''ii'oh' VINO wouid
- ~ 80 - 1iS oe reooSnhl1eo as SEQ
- - ~ -, ~ ,'i '' Vi sne oaoihet'
',ii ,'t, seem 20 oe IA mighty
-. .aS ~ n's WIN .iie uossea -opst-
ssSs - 'ie iresiuen', 's .. tne pincA q Stanton
- - - 'tah' a anu nesW IN
| pect ahead for bio figbt nv a foot ,aoA asJ,,
| ing the session of the Cabinet vas,ar,,,,
Generals Grant and Sherman caIisa -, ar.
johnson and had a lone private intarv ;o,y ,;,,,
| him the purport or result of which ,oya not
vet transpired. 1t is no. trne az s,,te5 IN
many of the Democratic raners that ,ha ;rs,
official act OF Mr.. Stanton was tn draw so,,o
| S3 COO salary. coveripo ,hs time since ,,;s s,,s
| nens;an IN the con,rory H.. .oC,so, - !.
| eeive anv comnensat;on far that no,;oS on,
contends that ba Ia no, o,,;,loa e. !. N,.;.,,a.
Is II trpe. tba. Cen Gror, y;o,.,.a ,,,o ao,,t
dence Of the p-es;d.,t !, s,,-va,,a.-;,- ~ :,
| flee 10 stanton The f.c, i .h.t ,h. D.,
| dent had endeavored 70 rarsuada e,a,, c..
that Il was his dutv 70 retor, ,,,;ssas.;a -
| office until relieved bv his order. hut instead
of aeauiese;no in this view Of ,hs .asa ~.
ed on saturday last anil d;st;no,Iv =, g,,.,,,aa
him that sin case th. s.n.,n s,,o,,,s - =.
/ NJ, Stapton no sbon,d mo, Go, on.ho.;-oa a,
| oct ,onoo,. 90 saoro,.u, :, W. 60 .,
bn,sa,f ,,atss o., -
pal Of the statenoen, ,rh;ch no. 49, 49, o;ra,,,a.
ed about his action IN tba r,o,,.r .,,a m No.,
that he and the pres;do,, st;,, oo,,,;,,,,a -,
| friend,v t.rms sut, ,riantlv r.f,,as ~. sIaaso.
| --l- II --1 .-' =. NN> - -
I N MD
THE ooo,,s,o,,,oa o.aa. "a ..-,,,:s-
| nroceadinos of tha uonsa 80 oo,s;s,,,,,.
disturbed NV tba he,l. ceron, s,ra,;o,,s =,
the .,i;sti,,,,ishod aa tro, ~ :, Va,
| Mr. Wood ".nd e,r !, ,;,na !. soa,aad -. b.,
nrobable that tho nrossss;on.I s,,r,,;oos ss h;s
eouslIv distinon;sbod coIIoao,,a al. u,
| Mr.. Morrissev" w,uId be coIIeI int ro,,,;a,'
| ton. The wrath of the Hon Earnandv has
been so long bottled nm that he was nnabIa
| longer to contain II and ON Yesterday the cork
| popped out with A most deliebtful tzz. 10 HIS
own very great relief and tI,e entertainment of
the :" floor and galleries. /" A bpt half Of HE
| TRADE had been delivered when ba was ca,,ad
/ to the bar of the House To answer for words
spoken in debate. the country NAV calc,late
on another iustallment as soon as his modestv
has sufa,ientIv recovered from the aaAots oe
the speaker's reprimand Fernanav seemed
| toregard the censure as q mere farce and walk
4 ed to the speakers desk with as much dignity
| and suavity as though he we're about to ad-
| dress 4 mob of "plug .uglies" in the purlieus
| of the Five Points. During the excitement
| the Sergeant-at- Arms sent for the Capitol Po-
| lice force, and they were all ready to march in
and settle things had the occasion required IL.
THE suRRArr rRIu. ls
The District Attornev .nnon,c.d 4, ,,.
| Criminal Co,rt ves,ar,ay tho, ha h.. ,o,,.,,,.
ed surratt', connsa,-Nr Msrrick--in rsra-a
to fixing an early dav for the trial and thai ar.
ranpements wnuld nrohahIv hs ,,ada !, ho,o
il take place sometime merit month s,rratt
l is still confined in the wasbinatou ia;Irana
has been gradually improyinr in health since
DS~- ." SiiSo
his first trial. There seems 70 he Int little
.,,,,,,, n, ,uov.,d
+, = n,no..;,,,s 80, ,,,s,. ,a.o -, ,vbicb
e. ,;I, No., ho :. - ,s,o a, heart
s..,oo.h,.as ,s;.,,' ~. ..,,a. 80. nd who