Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-13

IMPEAcHNESrT TEsrIxoNY.-rhe House man.
agers Of Impeachment were again yesterday
takin tet timony relative TO the speeches of the
President and matters pertinent to the articles
VI impeachment. Colonel VIM. G. Noore aud
Wm w. wards n, who were Of the pre- iieni,l
party on the trip to Chicago. were examined.
The purpose of the managers in examining
lie. sons at this time is to discover who can tes-
tify to facts necessary to be proven by the pros
eCution on the impeachment trial.
APARAeRAPH is roing the rounds, to the er-
feet that during the discussion in the Senats
upon the right of Mr.. Wade to sit upon the i'm
D acIment trial, the President 70 tenn. proposed
t. Serator Patterson, of Tenn ssse, to pair of
while the trial progressed, and n at neither OF
sh,se Senator's sbauld vote. Both Senator
wade and Senator Patterson authorize a deni.l
OF the alleged occurrence.
EEsIGNAT TIoN or ATTORNEY GENERALSTA
RLRS.-We announced In yesterdays STAR
that the President had accepted the resignation
OF Hon. Henry Stanbery, who thereupon ceased
To be Attorney General of the United States.
The following is the corresP )ndenc. on the
subject read at the special meeting of the Cabi-
net yesterday:
: "ATToRNEY GENERALS OFFroE, WASHING
TON, March II, 1S6s-7ks President: SIR
be eby resign the office OF Attorney General OF
The United States, to take effect ON the twelfth
OF the current month of March, at four o'clock
p. m. of that day.
! III have the honor TO be, with great respect,
yours, "r HENRY STANBgRRY.''
"ATToRNEY GENERALS OFFICE WASHING
TON, March II, 1s6S.-Hr. President: When you
first expressed your wish that should engage
a. one OF yonr counsel in the pending impeach-
ment, felt an embarrassment growing ont of
u, y official position. i then said that, although
there was no Il gal incompatibility between my
acting as your counsel IN my individual ca
>ftv- h<vd vo+ th.-
OF Attorn' y General, yet as the duties of coun-
sci in such a case must engross all my time
durlng its progress my attention would neces-
sarily be withdrawn, for an indefinite period.
from the discharge Of official duties. When.
after further consideration, continued to feel
the force of the objection, and said to You l
c'uld not consent 10 hold my Office, and at the
same time engage in your defence, you were
further pleased, in view Of the alternative, to
reits rate the request that should act as one of
your counsel. l do not hesitate to meet your
wishes, or to resign official position, that may
perform duty which, under the circum-
stances, seems to me of paramount obligation
81 enclose my resignation of the office of At
toTney General, ana beg you, Mr.. President, to
notify me OF your acceptance ofit
81 rave The honor to bn, with great respect,
yours, HENRY SrANBERY.''
'.EXECUT1vE MANSION, WASH SGToN, March
IL, 1e6S-ffoR. Henry Stah berry, Attorney Generai
the circumstances which seem to make it
proper for you to resign, appreciate fully your
wishes for doing so, and with deep regret ac-
cept your resignation as Attorney General OF
the United States.
II am, with great respect, sincerely yours,
"ANDREw JOHNSON"
During The Cabinet meeting the President sp-
pointed MIR. Browning, Sec retary of the In-
t, rior. TO be Acting Attorney General, as We
stated in the STAR yesterday.
PoLLICAL.-The Massachusetts Republican
tate Convention assembled in Worcester yes
terday. Hon. ID. w. Gooch presided, and ad :
dressed the convention. The names OF General
Grant and Senator Wilson aroused great enthu-
slasm. The following delegates were selected
TO attend the Chicago Con yention w illiam c.
Clafin, of Newton county; Henry Alexander
of Springfield; John Is. Alley, OF Lynn, and
Geo. Cogesweli, of Salem. Resolutions were
adopted pledging the Republicans OF Massa.
Cit usrtts TO the nomination of General Grant
for Pres idtnt and Senator Wilson for Vice
President.
The Rhode Island Democratic State Con-
yentlon met in Providence yesterday. Col. :.
ii. Wales presided. The following onina-
tions we're made For Governor, Lymeon
Pearce; for Lieutenant Governor, Gideon II
Durfee; for Attorney General, Geo. N. Bliss:
for Treasurer, James Atkinson. Delegates to
the National Observation-Disclosures s. Bradley.
Thomas Steers, Alfred Anthony, Edward w
Brnnsen, Lymeon Pearce, VIM II. Allen, Ed
ward r. Newton, Amasa Sprague.
- The registered vote OF Alabama is III. 900
1t is dt fintely known that not over Z $50 were
cast, and not all Of them for the constitution
Not two thousand whites voted.
- The Idaho Statesman nominates Senator
George H. Williams, of Oregon, for Vice Presi.
dent on the Grant ticket.
- John Morrissey has been chosen as a
delegate at large from the Fifth District OF
New York to the National Democratic Con-
yentiOn.
The Augusta (Ga-) Coastitutionalist names
Admiral Farragut as possible Democratic
candidate for the Presidency
- The Buffalo En- ress, in noticing query
as to how JET. Davis would vote il he were q
resident of Portland, asks il female suffrage is
allowed IN Maine.
The Legislature Of Mnness sta will SUBJ
init again to the voters of that State constitu
tional amendment embOdying and affi rmin ng the
principle Of impartial suffrage The question
has ken twice already voted on with the fol-
lowing result:
Ie65-Yes-.i2,17O. No..Hs4O. MAJORITY. 267d
lsG7-Yes..27,4i9. No...2s, 794. Majority. ,3l5
-California has heretofore chosen her
members Of Congress in the odd years so that
She has been deprived of representation in the
first sessions OF some Of the Congresses from
the fact OF their being called together at date
earlier than her time of election. This is TO be
changed hereafter, and. commencing this year,
Califor MIA will choose her members in the even
.eals, The same as most of the other ) ates of
| the nion.
"A republican mass meeting was held IN
fhliaoell MA L. 81 even ng, 10 endorse the action
OF the convention, at the Academy OF Music,
or McMlchael presided. Speeches were
mace by s. nator Nye, Ex-Governor Curtin,
q. A. Grow, and Col. Mcclure
- Tie San Antonio (Texas) Express, Feb
ruary 19 speaking OF the res ult of the election
| IN that Sta'e, saws that ..from returns already
ieceiN ed, 1t is evident that all the delegates
elected vest of the Brazos are out-and-out Re
publicans."
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY CooPER.-As il is
frequently asked why Hon. L. Cooper still dis
Cbargrs The duties Of Assistant Secretary of the
1Ieasury, having been rejected by the Senate,
We would state that the act of February 18Th,
| l..3, provid's that In case of vacancy in the
cn1ce OF Secretary Of State, Secretary of the
I Treasury, OF OF the Secretary Of the Depart
| M MT Of War, or of any Offcar of either of the
| said Departments, whose appointment is not in
| the head thereof, whereby they cannot per.
| Tm tie duties Of their said respective Offices,
II thall be lawful for the President Of the United
States, IN case he shall think IL necessary, to
auihCrize any person or persons, at his discre-
non, to perform the duties OF the said respect
I've tnices uutIl a successor be appointed, or
such vacancy De filled: Prouided, That no one
vacancy shall be supplied in manner aforesaid
for longer tsrm than six months.
| As Mr.. Cooper took possession Of the ofice
on the list Of December last. his time, months,
| does notexpire until the 1st of j June next, al
which time he win retire from the offics unless
a successor be appointed before that date.
| NAVAL ORDERS Chief Engineer Thomas A.
Shock has been detached from, special dnty al