Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-22
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, Feb. 81. 1868.

| washington, Feb. II, 1868. I
Sin BY virtue Of the power and author
ity vested in me as President by the Const
tuition aud laws of the United States. you
are hereby removed from office % Secreta
~ of War, and your functions % such viii
terminate upon receipt Of this communica.
ton. You will transfer to Brevet Major
General l.. Thomas, Adjutant General Of
the army, who has this day been authorized
to act as Secretary Of War, ai interim, oil
the records, books, papers and other prop
srty, now in your custody and charge
| Signed ANDREW JonNsex,
| President Of the United States.
| To Hon. Z. II. Stanton.
| The President sent to the Senate, to -day,
the following nomination: George b. Nc.
| Clellap, Of Ohio, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotsntiary to England Jas.
| X. Hubbsll, Of Ohio, Minister Resident ia
the Republic Of Ecuador; Msj. Gen. Geo.
II. Thomas to DO Lieut. Gen. by brsvst and
General BY brevst; VIM. II. Farley to DO
Surveyor General of California.
The members OF the National Democratic
| Convention met Internally this morning q
the rooms Of the President. The committee
seems to have understood that the com nit
tee sppointed.by the Chicago National Con.
vention will hold private meetings, at which
many preliminary matters will bs consider
cd. Among the most important are whe,h.
| er the regulsr sessions Of the convention
shali be open to the public, and 40 10 the
powers Of the irrcgularly appointed men
bsrs fren the Southern States. The pre-
lininasy meeting will be called By Ausust
Belmont, Of New York, and will probably
b held tonight. New York, Philsdelphis.
Cincinnati and st. Louis are cempetine ii.
ties for the convention.
Il was finally decided 1t On infosmal pre-
liminary meeting held this forenoon. that
the National DUoocSatic COMMITTEES 40.
pointed ct Chicago. should Net to-morrov
at shsis rooms, With closed doors, and settle
the dstsils BY which to govern The sseulss
mestings.
Committee Of members present q an il.
formal meeting: August Belmont, N. r.;
3. B. Lyman, Maine; n. B. Smith, Yer
mont; W. Converts, Connseticut; w. A.
Galbrath. Pennsylvania /; J. A. Michele,
Delaware; s. 8. Trimbls, Ksntusky r. P.
Rannsy, Ohio; ". Z. Niblask, lodiana
W. F. Storey. Illinois; L. v. Rsess, Nj.
souri,; ]. A. Mckinney, Minneeots; g. H.
Paul. wisconain Q. Mason, BY proxy Of
d 1. Finch. lswa; r. Hullss, Kansas: J.
Patrick, Nebraska; g. 8. Huston. Ala
bama; I. Sweeney, West virginia Jade
Marvin, Florida; J. W. Lifwich, rsnuesees
X. 8. Stevens. Arkansas; and J. II. Pise;'
On, Louisiana.
Senators Thayer, Cameron, Chandler and
Catts'l had an interview this afternoon
With Mr.. Stanton, and expressed to him !
desire that be would not surrender hie poat
In obedience to the order Of the President.
until the Senate should act upon the matter.
and Mr.. Stanton indicated . compliance
With their wish. IT is not, therefore, a. re-
ported this evening, that Mr.. Stanton made
no objection to Adjutant General Thomas
entering upon the duties Of Secretary Of |
War. 1t is true, however. that Gen. Thom.
as showed Mr.. Stanton his order of sppeint-
ment FROM the President, and to this the |
General received . respectful but not satis- |
factory reply.
The Ssnatsrs above named, after leasin7
Nj. Stanton, had IN interview with General |
Grant, relating to him their conversation
With Mr.. Stanton, aud suggesting views %
10 what his eenduct should be in the prem
sss. Abeut an hour after the Senators
PsAsSo WIN - GSS8uSVus VIO iotvvT 800y 20
he House copy Il the letter addressed to
him BY the Prssidset, which wss read and
referred to the Committee on Rsconsttuc-
lion. The Comnittes viii have . mestins
Io- morrow 10 consider this - we'll % the
.uolscs OF impeachment proposed BY Rep
Tue senate, . lev minutes after 2 o'clock. II
+. .ens into Executive session, and eoasinued
therein seven hours The matter Of re-
noval was fully discussed With much sp;rit
Q secret session. Etmunds offered rrso-
ution, for which Wilson moved = suh.,;
ute n follows:
WHEREAS. The Senate has received ana
considered the communication Of the Pres;.
lent, stating that he had removed Edr;,
! S'soscn US Secretary of War, and had
designated the Atjutans General Of The q
lrmy 10 act as Secretary Of Wa, ad interim
hersfoIc,
Resoired, By the Senate Of the United
tstes. that under the Constitution and Lava
the United States, ~ Psesidest ~ s.
oWee TO remove the OocretaYv ~ W., 80 Z