Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-29
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The War Office MIDDLE - A HeadlesS
Department = More designations =
The Chase Movement


The War Ofsice MIDDLE = A HeadIess
Department = More designations =
The Chase Movement.
Special to the Louisville Courier.
NJ WASHINGTON, May 27.-The bother
about the War Office continues. Stanton
resigned and turned over the archives,
keys, etc, to General Townsend. Assistant
Adjutant General, when, according 10 law,
they should be in the custody Of the Chief
Clerk. Townsend repaired TO the Presi-
dent this morning for. orders, when the
President said he had no orders 10 give
him and he labofs under the impression
that Stanton, acting under the advice Of the
ADVICE OF the conspirators, had set another
trap to catch him. lie has not, therefore,
ordered Thomas to duty, and, az stanton
has left, there is no head Of the War Office.
The President will await the action of the
Senate on Schofeld's nomination. In the
meanwhile acquisitions for Ten million dol
lars, necessary for the expenses Of the
War Department, are on the ex-Secretary's
desk unsigned, and the Paymaster General
Is without money to pay the ordinary de-
mands. The Senate got into the pickle, and
johnson will let them work their way out.
Sehoiield's nomination was referred to a
committee of the Senate this afternoon.
who reported favorably. Democrats are
urging the President TO withdraw the
nomination and send in the name Of Gen.
Morgan, of Ohio, or Gen. Ewing, of Kansas.
The President listened in his usual passive
way to their appeals, but did not signify
what he'will do. Schofeld is disposed TO
do right, but he is afraid of Grant, and is
now carrying out the policy Of his superior
officer in the details Of Affairs in Virginia
On dit that Secretary Seward and Post
master General Randall will tender their
designations.
Woolley was before the managers again
this morning. and offered to answer their
interrogatories if they would take him be-
fore the House and thar body demand it.
Bnter said be could answer them or not at
all, and remanded him into custody.
Special to the Louisville Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The programme
of the new Cabinet indicates that Mr. Ran
dali and Mr.. Seward are to resign in few
days. Mr.. Stanton's son and confidential
Secretary still remains in the Department,
receiving his fathers friends. Gen. Thomas
declines demanding the key, asserting it a
scheme TO entrap the President again, and
alleging as the reason that the key should
be in the possession of the chief clerk, in
stead of MIR. Townsend's. Gen. Grant has
recommended Gen. Schofeld's confrma-
ton, and the objection made by the Senate
lays over. The nomination will probably
be Withdrawn by the President. Hum
dreds called upon the President this morn
ing, including many prominent individ-
uals.
The hteLiigeacer Of this morning has an
article on the Chase movement which is
now beginning to attract so much attention.
Ii says that the Democratic and Conserva-
tive masses, from desire to insure the de-
feat of the Jacobins, whose recklessness
and misrule so seriously threaten the ruin
of the country, would support Chase if the
conservative Republicans should promptly
and properly present him that the express
sion of willingness to do this comes from
many quarters of the country; and that
the strongest man should be presented, ir-
respective of past issues.