The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-19
Things In Washington.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE CABINET EXPECTED
THE PRESIDENT AND MIR. STANTON.

The Washington correspondent OF the New
York World writes under date of the 14th inst:
Since the death of impeachment, and the re-
moyal of pressure which weighed against the
Presidents intended action so long, his friends
warmly urge upon and expect from him some
early and decisive attempt to nd hlmself of
the open and covert enemies in his execntlYo
household. The removal OF tho so-cailed
Secretary Stanton at once, and the appoint
ment in his stead dd anterinl OF some other
member of the Cabinet until action can be had
Secretary in fact, is the first move which 1t ID
thought the President might fifty and lawful y
make. At any rate, such removal and ap 1olnt-
ment would render 1t possible for the President
to operate through the new appontee until
his right TO remove an obnoxious CaDl-
net Minister could be judicially decld-
ed. If Mr.. Stanton should refuse to va
cate cat the Office it might be necessary to insti-
tute legal proceedings against him. II he
should vacate it upon the demand OF the Presi-
dent and the Senate should refuse to recog-
nizo the Presidents power to remove him, 1t
might be necessary for Mr.. Stanton, too, to
test his right to re-enter Office before the pro-
per court AS an order from MIR. Johnson re-
moving Stanton would be, according to the
belief OF those who urge that it should be lssu-
ed. perfectly Just and lawful and as the Issue
need not involve anything but peaceful judi
cial appeal on either side, there is considerable
anxiety as to what conclusion, If any, Was
arrived at in regard to the matter, which was
expected by some persons to be discussed In
Cabinet meeting to-day.
GENERAL GRANT.
The insubordinate position in which General
Grant has placed himself toward the President
and Commander-in-C Chief, which position he
fecbly tries to explain his way out of in his
last letter is also mentioned here as cause for
his immediate arrest and trial by court-mar-
tial.
THE ENGLISH MISSION.
The chances arc '.ow altogether in favor OF
General Mcclellan beng nominated as Minister
To England in place of Charles Francis Adams,
resigned.
THE ADMISSION OF ALABAMA.
The correspondent of the Boston Post says
in regard to Bingham's bill:
bill for the immediate, admission OF Ala
bama h,d been carefully prepared and was to
have been offered to-day in The House by Mr.
Bingham; but his party friends persuaded him
to suspend action on the ground that General
Grant had notified them OF the probability
that General Meade would extend the election
in Alabama, and thus secure the ratification o'
the constitution. If this bill should be offered,
it was thought, it might prevent the extension
of the election, and 1t was preferable to have
both chances. If the constitution be finally
defeated, then the bill can be introduced; yet
there is reason to believe that the bill will be
introduced ON Monday without awaiting the
result of the election. The admission OF Al !,
hama is to be followed by the admission OF all
the Southern States. Copies OF the Alabama
constitution have been telegraphed for to be
laid before Congress.