Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-02-26

Washington, Feb. q, 1868.
SIR: BY virtue of the power and
authority vested in me. as President, by
the constitution and laws of the Unit
ed States, you are hereby removed from
Office as Secretary of War, and your func-
tons as such will terminate upon the re-:
cept OF this communication. You will
transfer to Brevet Major General L.
Thomas, Adjutant General of the army
who has this dsy been authorized to act
as Secretary Of War al interim, all re-
cords, books, papers and other public pro-
perty now in your custody and charge.
Respectfully yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON, President.
To Hon. E. NJ Stanton,
NOMINATIONS. =
The President sent to the Senate to-.
day the following nominations: Geo. B.
Mcclellan of Ohio, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister. Plenipotentiary to England !;
JAS Hubbell, of Ohio, Minister Resident
to the Republic of Ecuador; Major Gen
eral Geo III. Thomas to be Lieutenant
General by brevet and General by breyet
VIM. II. Farley, Surveyor General Of
California Augustus Bradley, Assessor
of Internal Revenue Second District Of
| Indiana.
SENATORS VISIT Mr.. STANTON AND GEN
! ERAL GRANT.
Senators Thayer, Cameron, Chandler
and Cattell this afternoon had an inter
view with Mr.. Stanton, and expressed tt
| L ~. T. do,
his post in obedience to the order of the
President, until the Senate should act up
on the matter, and Mr.. Stanton indicated
Il compliance with their wish. 1t is there
| fore, true, as reported this evening, thai
/ Stanton made no objection to Adjutan
General Thomas entering upon the duties
of Secretary of War: 1t is true, however
that General Thomas showed to Mr.
Stanton his order Of appointment tfon
the President, and to this the Genera
received a respectful but not satisfactory
reply.
The Senator'S above named, after
leaving Stanton, had an interview with
Grant, relating to him their conversation
with Mr.. Stanton, and suggesting views
as to what his conduct should be In the
premises. ..
IN THE HOUSE.
About an hour after the Senators part.
ed with Stanton the latter sent to the
House copy of the letter addressed te
him by the President, which was read
and referred to the Committee on Re-
constitution. The committee will have a
meeting to-marroW to conslder this as we'll
as the subject of impeachment proposed
by Representative Covode.
THE AFFAIR IN THE SENATE.
The Senate. few minutes after two
O'Clock, went into executive session, and
continued therein seven hours. The mat
ter of the removal was fully discussed,
and with much spirit, in secret session.
Mr.. E In unds offered a resolution, for
which Mr.. Wilson moved substitute, as
follows:
WHEREAS, The Senate have received
and considered the communication of the
President, stating that he had removed
| Edwin M. Stanton as Secretlry Of War,
and had designated the Adjutant General
of the army 10 act as Secretary Of War
ad interim therefore,
Resotved BY the Senate of the United
States. That under the constitution and
laws of the United States, the President
has no power to remove the Secretary OF
War and designate any other officer to
perform the duties of that Office.
This substitute was agreed to without
a division. The injunction Of secrecy
was removed from it, and copies of the
resolution ordered to be communicated to
the President, Secretary of War, and Ad,
Jutant General Thomas.
OUTSIDE EXCITEMENT. s.
Many persons were attracted to the
vicinity OF the Senate to night, but were
prevented from entering the galleries.
The subject of the removal Of Stanton and
~ether matters connected with it. afforded