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WAsRis0ToK, Feb. Fl.
The President to-day sent m executiv,
message to tho Senate stating that on The 2Is
Of AuSn3 LIT, undsp anthcrity y1sted b hin
By the COnstitution of The United 6ta1Ds, h
suspended E. N. Stanton, q Secretary ol
War, and nov By the Same authority hs hat
removed Stanton and appointed 10 his pa1et
ad iaferim, Adjutant General Lorenzo Thorn
as. The Presidsat escloses the letter sent te
Messrs. Stanton and Thomas.
The Speaker laid before the House TO-DAY
the following corresps ndence:
WAa DxrAnrnEsr,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 81, 1858.
Sir: General Thomas just delivered to me
. copy Of the enclosed order which yoo viii
please communicate to the House of Repre-.
sentatives. Your obedient servant
EpwIx NJ. SrAsrox,
Secretary Of Wss.
To Hon. s. Collar, Speaker of the House
of Representative.
Executive MAxsloS,
WAsHIxGTos, Feb. u, 1868.
SiR: BY virtue Of the power and suthority
vested in me as President By the Consultation
and laws of the United States, ron are here.
BY removed from the Office ~ Secretary d
War, and your functions o. such will termi-
You will transfer TO Brevet Major General l..
Thomas, Adjutant General of the Army who
has this day been authorized 10 act as Secre-
tary OF War nd interim, all records, books,
papers and other public documents in your
custody and charge. Respectfully yours,
AAnREw JOHNSON, President.
To Hon. &. NJ. Stanton.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the
follrwiun nominations. Enn u Mnrlntt~u
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo.
tentiary TO England; JAS. Il. HubbeIl, or
Ohio, Resident to the Republic Of Equador
Major General Il. Thomas, TO be Lieutenant
General BY brevet, and VIM. H. Farley,
Surveyor General of California.
The members Of the National Democratic
Committee met informally this morning ia
the rooms Of tie present Committee. II
seems to be understood that the Committee
appointed By the Chicago National Convention
will hold private meeting, At which prelmi-
nary matters will be considered; among the
most important il whether the regular ses.
sions of the Committee shall be open 10 the
public, and as to the powers of regularly sp-
pointed members from Southern States.
New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and 81.
Louis, are competing cities for the Conven-
ton. 1t was finally decided at the informal
preliminary meeting this morning, that the
National Democratic Committee appointed
at Chicago, should to morrow at their room
with closed doors, settle and decide npon the
rules which are to govern the regular meeting
OF the Committee.
Senators Thsyer, Cameron, Chandler and
others, this afternoon had an interview with
Secretary Stanton, and expressed to him q
desire that be would pot surrender his pest,
IL. a. 81 II N j
until the Senate should act upon the matter.
The Senators above named, before leaving,
had an interview with General Grant relating
to him, their conversation with Mr.. Stanton,
and his views rs to what his conduct should
be in the premises.
Within an hour after the Senators parted
with Mr.. Stanton the latter sent to the House
. copy Of the letter addressed 10 him By the
President, which was read and referred to
the Committee on Reconstruction.
The Senate, a lev minutes after o'clock,
vent into active session and continued there-
in seven hours. The matter of removal was
fully discussed, and With spirit IN secret ses-
sion.
Mr.. Edmunds ctf.rsd resolution, for
which Mr.. Wilson named a substitute, as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The Senate have received and
considered the communication OF The Presi.
dent, stating that be had removed L. N.
Stanton, as Secretary Of War, and designated
the Adjutant General of the Army to aol ~
Secretary Of War ad interim; therefore
Resolred, 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 d.
vision, and copies of the resolution were or
dered to be communicated to the President,
Secretary Of War ard Adjatant General
Thomas
Many persons we're attracted TO the vicinity
Of the Senate tonight, but we're prevented
from entering the galleries. The subject Of
the removal Of Stanton, and other matiers
connected With it, afforded prominent feais
ure Of comment everywhere tonight.