The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-07
tn. Imps.eAm.ns Question.
We find the following in Washington specials Of
the I'd to the Cincinnati Enquirer:

We find the following in Washington specials OF
the I'd to the Cincinnati Enquirer:
The legal question involved In stantons reno
val has assumed new phase since the exhibition
OF his commission. IL was issued in February,
ls62, and proves that he was appointed by Lin
coin during his first term Of Office and was never
afterwards reappointed. Under the provisions Of
the tenure Of Office bill, had il been In force
during Lincoln's administration, Stanton could
have been removed at any time after April, 1865,
or one month after the expiration OF Lncoln's
first term of Office. The continuance OF Stanton
in office under his commission from Lincoln did
not defeat the right TO remove, and much less did
his remaining IN Office by sufferance, and without
any commission from President Johnson bring
his case within the tenure of Office bill. II that
bill was retrospective, ii would decide that the
term OF office for which Stanton was appointed,
ended in April, 1866. This view will be taken by
the counsel OF johnson on the trial.
The leading radicals oppose general legislation
during his trial, and this viii be made pretext
for Fastening the action OF the Senate. They
even talk Of requiring the president to answer ths
summons within two days. His counsel will ask
for ten or twenty days. The radicals who thirst
for place are already predicting that when Wade
is president he will make o clean sweep Of con-
servative oficehol6ers throughout the country.
Several radicals in the House to-day expressed
their disgust at the impeachment proceedings, bat
IL IL impossible to conjecture how Mr.. Johnson's
case will terminate. Democrats and conserva-
tves. whose opinions ordinarily are entitled to
weight, express grave apprehensions as to the re-
suit. They argue that Congress its radical press,
and their partisans, have Endorsed impeachment,
and that this move only will save the party from
run. But there are many others who contend
that the Senate cannot fall low as TO convict on
these frivolous charges.
RADICAL FEARS OF WADE.
A Washington special Of the Sd to the same
paper says:
Wade is so unpopular. even with his radical
colleagues, that they regret elevating him TO his
present position. Leading senators have said 10
would then appear that the Senate were deter
mined in advance to convict the president, and be
selecting another man for the succession. This is
all that saves old Ben. II Is con6dentially whs-
pered that the fact that Wade would become pres
ident in certain event, will operate favorably to
johnson on his trial.
Messrs. Fessenden, Trumbul and Grimes de-
spse him and his colleagues.
Mr.. Sherman charges that his shocking profanity
injured The radical party in the Ohio election last
fall. Again, II Ii said, II Wade should hold the
rein Of power Chandler would be driver, and will
run the machine to serve his own purposes. So
great are the apprehensions on this point by the
radical senators that fears are expressed among
the mpeachers that ii will endanger several votes
Certainly Chandler sways old Wade and embar-
rasses the impeschers, and viii largely aid in de-
featinR their purposes. A leading radical SEN
stor said tonight that he would be far more cer-
tain Of Joknson's conviction IL Fessenden or
Trumball were president OF the Senate.