The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-03-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.
IMPEACHMENT.


On Friday last the counsel of the Presi-
dent appeared at the bar of the Senate, and
asked for forty days in which 10 prepare
his answer. The Senate, after deliberation,
granted the President an extension of time
until the 23d of ch,-next Monday.
There is no conceivable course of defense
which Mr.. johnson can make which would
require forty days to complete, The whole
work can be done, and done thoroughly, in
a single week. The S-nate, therefore, has
done well in limiting the time of Mr.. john
son to ten days.
The proceedings on Friday show disagree
ment of Republ cans as to minor rules of
proceeding, but none of these differences
were upon vital points, and the substantial
unanimity with which the Senate agreed 10
Mr.. Conkling's resolution in favor of pro-
ceedihg with the trial as soon as the Mana
gers have filed their replication 10 Mr..
Johnson's answer, shows how thoroughly all
Union men realize the Importance Of push
ing this trial to conclusion with no unneces-
ssry delay.
TROUBLE IN TENNESSEE.
The rebels of Tennessee have of late been
active in preparations looking to seizure of
the State Government and murder of Union
men generally. Gen. George II. Thomas,
in command of the Union troops, has tele-
graphed for instructions to Gen. Grant. The
dispatches Of Gen. Thomas TO Gen. Grant
are conclusive that a somewhat grave state
of affairs exists in Tennessee. The we'll
known fact that there is no element of the
sensational in Gen. Thomas character, has
caused his communications to be regarded
with considerable anxiety. He has foil au-
thority from Gen. Grant TO employ all
means at his disposal in such ways as his
personal knowledge of the affairs in Tennes-
see may warrant The organization WHICH
is threatening trouble is supposed to be rep
resauted iu the Kuklux Klan. and from pre-
sent indications their Intention is 10 take
possession of the State government. The
character of the communications which have
passed between headquarters here and Gen.
Thomas cannot be ascertained, but it is
known that every precaution has been taken
TO check all attempts to create trouble in
any quarter.
General Schenck will, on Monday, offer
resolution in the House calling for all the
Information regarding the Tennessee trou-
bles which eau beproperly be communicated.
GENERAL HANCOCK.
The President has not yet decided on
General Hancock application TO be relieved
from the command of the Fifth Military
Distcict He has been furnished with CO.
pies of all orders and instructions sent from
headquarters here since Hancock took COM
mand. General Grant is fully advised as to
the situation in New Orleans, one of his
staff officers having just returned from that
city. 1t is extremely probable that if his
opinion is asked by the President, he will
approve Hancock's desire to be relieved.
IMPEACHMENT IMPRESSIONS AND INTEN-
TIoNs.
WASHINGTON, March l5.-The Presidents
friends here, since the action of the court Of
Impeachment on Friday, are by no means as
sanguine Of his acquittal as they were last
week, -
The impeachers intend to press the hal
to a speedy issue, and look upon it as GER
tain that Senator Wade will be installed in
the White House by the Ist of May. The
policy of the House managers, as foreshad-
owed in Buffers speech of Friday, is to cut
the defense short by admitting nearly all
that they propose 10 prove in the Presidents
behalf.
The President, if convicted, will go on a
speaking tour through the country, COM
mepcing at New York and extending to the
far West, during which he will attempt his
own vindication.
THE TENNESSEE TROUBLES.
Referring to the reported troubles in Ten
nessee the newspapers mention, in addition
to the correspondence of Gen. Grant and
Gen. Thomas, that reports have been in Cir
culation to the effect that the difficulty in
that State was in some way countenanced
by the President. Upon inquiry in official
sources your correspondent learns that on
Friday last General Grant received a com,
municatiou from General Thomas, dated
Louisville, March 9, inciosing certain state
ments of parties in Tennessee. General
Thomas says: General Grant viii see by
these statements, as he doubtless has already
learned from other sources, that;the enemies
of the present State government in Tennes-
see are organized for resistance to the laws,
which resistance is an outgrowth of the re-
bellion, and means as well oppression and
hostility to everything representing patriot
ism and devotion TO the best interests Of the
country, although as yet it has not taken
the form of open resistance to the United
States Government. As Tennessee is fully
constructed State, consider that the State
authorities should deal with and suppress
this organization of lawless, desperate men,
and | have not, TO the present time, consid-
cred myself authorized to take active meas
ures against them. shall be glad to re-
ceiye any order or instructions you may see
fit TO give in the premises"
GENERAL HANCOCK AGAIN.
The President has telegraphed General
Hancock to CONC 70 Mashington forthwith