Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-24
TELECRAFHIC.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-lt is reported that
the President will issue no orders TO Stanton.
and the latter can issue no orders but by the
Presidents authority. 1t is alleged that at
a Cabinet meeting on Friday the members
compared notes as to what took place at
their meeting on Tuesday, when Grant was
present, and they agreed that Grant admit
ted the correctness of the Presidents state
ment of the agreement between himself and
Mr. johnson, namely hat Grant was TO hold
on TO the office or give the President timely
notice to enable him to appoint another See
rotary.
The President expressed himself on Fri
day, in the most positive manner respecting
the revolutionary measures now being put
through Congress. If Congress so enscts as
to deprive him Of any portion of his consti-
tutonal authority, the Executive, who
as directly represents the people as Congress
does, he may be expectes to resist such an
encroachmont with all the power at his COM
mand. His right aud duty as Commander
in Chief of the army, of which it is proposed
to deprive him in the pending reconstruction
bill, are among ~ prepgatves whtoh NJ,
johnson will consistently defend.
LoNDoS, Jan. ls.-When the Cunard
steamship Scotia entered Queenstown last
evening, a strong police force quietly went
aboard and arrested George Francis Train.
Grinnwell and Gee, three of the passcn GERS
from New York. It's understood these gcn-
temen were taken into custody on the charge
OF being active members Of the American
wing of the fenian organization. The pro-
ceedings caused considerable excitement both
here aud elsewhere throughout the kingdom,
especially among American re idents.
WAsHNGToS, Jan. lathe cutlery of the
most influential Radical press of the country
against the reconstruction measure has served
to disgust many Of the Republican members
OF Congress with the bill, but the tyranny of
party will force it through the House.
These men, however, secretly desire its de-
feat, and have hopes that the Senate will
either reject il or strip il of its worst features
II is said that Senators Fessenden, Trum.
bull, and others have been in cQpsultation to
devise means to defeat the Supreme bill in
the Senate.
Reports in the case of Brown, of Ken
lucky, were submitted by the COMMITTEE on
Elections this morning. The majority report
against his admission on the ground of lis
loyalty on which Kerr Schoheld and Others
take issue. The committee unanimously
concur in the rejection Of the claim of smith,
the contestant TO a seat
The expose OF Grants lyeachcry has dam
aged the General among the business men OF
New York city, The President was so adj
viscd to-day by a prominent merchant OF
that city, Nucrupon he smiled grim
Is, aud was no doubt well satisfied. Old
Frank Blair told friend last evening that
he once had great confidence in Grant but
he was mistaken in his man
Cary, Of Ohio, sent homhShel into the
Radical camp by propounding four questions
To bingham, viz;
Cary said As time win not allow me to
give my views on the Tin, desire 10 ask my
colleague, when he closes the discussion,
four questions and as they shall be satisfac.
torily answered my vote viii he determined:
First 10 General Grant shall pcs,cc, or