The New York herald., 1868-03-13

ste your request thak ! should act as one Of your
counsel do not hesitate to meet your
wishes or S resign my osls Ssc under 1Ss
circumstances seems to me Of paramount obligation
enclose my resignation Of the ONCE OF Attorney
your acceptance OF it.
have the honor TO be, with great respect. your
obedient servant, HENRY STANBERY.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1868. }
SIR hereby resign the once Of Attorney General
Of the United States to take effect on the 18th OF
current month Of March, NJ four O'Clock r. NJ OF that
/ have the honor to be, with great respect. your
obedient servant HENRY STANBERY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. O., March IL 1858.
Hon. HENRY STANBERY, Attorney General OF the
DEAR SIR recognize the circumstances which
Attorney General and appreciate ully your motives
In doing So and with deep regret accept your resig
nation as Attorney General OF the United states.
am, with great respect, sincerely yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Stanton Gets Scared-Mosby md tho Nitro
Glycerine Plotters Haunt His Dreams.
Although the greatest has been taken to
smother the matter the real cause for locking the
back door OF the War Department has leaked out,
most probably through discontented soldier, who
happened to possess greater degree Of intelligence
and keener powers OF observation than he was given
credit for and who was not to be restrained
{ rom his tinie-honored privilege Of grumbng
at what he believed to he unnecessary
hardship. Cut and trimmed into the mldest form
possible II cannot be concealed that the hgh.mind
ed occupant OF the War Department was overtaken
last week with great panic that 1t almost result
ed in stampeding him. On that occasion the
doubtable Stanton was positively scared out Of his
customary selfp0ssession, and did call speedily
upon the military for succor That is about the size
fit. When the terrors Of the mitrogycerine consp
racy burst upon him he resOrted to the military
for protection and while the NEST peo
pie regarded the story as very weak hoax Mr..
Stanton saw danger enough in 1t to surround the
| department with a strong skirmsh line, having a
heavy for support located within the build
| ing and camping out on the hard brick floor. But
the nitro glycerine scare was excusable when COM
pared with the panic which fell upon the timid
| Stanton last week. A more absurd story ema
mated from the intelligent contraband Of the rebel
lion than the report which caused such CONSERVATION
| In the War Department on Friday last.
This 1t was:-A detective employed by Mr.. Stanton
to bring him early intelligence OF any danger that
might threaten the safety Of his official sanctuary
appeared before him on that day and impaired
the startling intelligence that Mosby, the famous
| rebel guerilla Of Virginia during the war, had or
ganzed force in the country adjacent to the Poto-
| mac river and was prepared to enter Washing
| ton, surround the War Department and seize
| the refractory Secretary OF War, so called.
| What disposition was then to have been made
| Of the iustrious prisoner was not clearly known,
but uncomfortable visions of a midnight ride on a
Virginia fence rail, exposed to the biting blasts of
wintry air, with other covering than liberal coat
of tar and feathers, or perhaps, sudden dissolution
Of all that is mortal of the great War Secretary and
| his remains thrust into of the half filed
holes that the Bull Bun battle field, filed the
| mind Of the nervous Stanton and he at
once ordered out force Of seventy-fve
/ men. This force was held under marching
orders to move to the scene of action at moments
notice. At night while the weather quite cold
| strong guard was sent to the Long Bridge across
| the Potomac to look out for the approach of the
| enemy and contest the passage Of the river The
guard much to their disgust, bvouacked in the cold
night air on the Long Bridge for two nights, but
were doomed to disappointment, for Mosby
| made his appearance. Then il resolved to lock
the Of the War Department in order that there
| should be but one entrance, which it was thought
| the Forty-fourth regiment, assisted by the Twelfth
regiment OF infantry and the Fifth cavalry would he
able to hold against any force that could he brought
upon it.
The New Electoral Law for the South.
The bill amendatory to the reconstruction acts l.
now law, the President having failed 10 return il
| the constitutional limit of ten days. 1t provides
| that hereafter any election ordered under these
| acts shall be decided by majority of the votes
actually cast; and at the election I'm which the ques-
ton OF the adoption or rejection OF any constitution
is submitted, any person duly registered shall vote in
| any part OF the State in which he shall have been
| registered where he may reside at the time of the
election upon presenting his certificate Of registry
| under such regulations as the District Commander
| may prescribe
Appointments Confirmed by the Sennte.
| The Senate to-day confirmed the following nomi-
| nations:-
the First district of louisiana vice James Ready,
| moved.
| Henry Montague rs Postmaster at White Water,
Robert NJ Lindsey as Postmaster al Boise City,
Charles Van winkcl Marshal for The district OF
| Virginia.
George Martin as Postmaster ~ santa Fe, New
| Mexico.
4. ". Scott, OF Tennessee as Consul at Maiamoros
William q. Burr, as Postmaster at Murireesboro
Samuel X. Allen of New York, and Samuel Mercer
| OF Pennsylvania 10 be second lieuienants In the
| marine corps.
Lieutenant Colonel N. r: Knitting TO be colonel.
| Major Thomas Y. Field, TO he lieutenant colonel.
Captain D. NJ. Cohen to be major.
First Lieutenant Henry A. Bartlett TO be captain
| lieutenant In the marine corps.
| The Senate also confirmed f0rty-ive lieutenant
| commanders.
Judicial Matters.
Both houses have passed the bill authorizing writs
OF error to be taken TO the Supreme Court, where
suits were brought in regard TO the collection OF
nal revenue after the money has been paid into the
Treasury. II also repeals much of the act OF Feb
ruary g. 1867, amen1atory Of an act establishing the
judicial courts of the United States authorizes
appeal from the judgment OF the Circuit Court TO- the
Supreme Court OF the United States the exercise Of
any such jurisdiction by the Supreme Court, or ap-
peals which have beer or may hereafter be taken A
provision similar to this some time ago prepared
| by the Committee on Reconstruction, but was not
| presented to the House
| The Chilean Charge d'AHaines Recognized.
| Don Mariana Sanchez Fantecila to-day presented
his credentials TO the Secretary Of State Charge
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