Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-01-22
pumestir Nelus.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHNGToN, Jan. IA.
Gen. Grant attended the regular meeting of the
Cabinet at noon to-day Secretary Stanton was
not present. 1t is supposed by some that the
President will to-day nominate a new Secretary of
War without giving any reasons for superceding
Mr.. Stanton. as he has right TO do while Con-
gress is in session. There is little ground how
ever, for expecting that he will appoint any one
who will be confirmed by the Senate, and mean
while Mr.. Stanton will be Secretary Of War.
Some think there will be partial reconstruc-
ton of the Cabinet and that Collector Smythe of
New York who is here win be nominated as SEQ
retary of the Treasury It is known that the last
summers programme was to appoint the late Gov.
Andrew Secretary Of War and Mr.. Smythe Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
Gen. Grant went to the War Department at
nine o'clock this morning and handed the keys to
Assistant Adjutant General Townsend to be given
20 Mr.. Stanton, Secretary Of War. The General
then had his private papers sent to his office as
General-in-Chief and went there TO devote him
self to his military business.
About 10 o'clock Mr. Stanton entered the War
Department and welcomed by Assistant Adu-
tant General Townsend Mr.. Stanton without
any ceremony, seated himself at his desk and COM
manced the transaction of business though he
had not been absent day.
Senator Wilson and other Congressman called
to pay their respects, and were grah6ed to find
that their action had not been interfered with.
New YORK. Jan. Ii.
! A Washington special states that the President
will not recognize Stanton as member of his
Cabinet. ,a
WAsHINerox, Jan. 10.
There is good authority for saying that either
tomorrow or next day proclamation will be iss-
ued by the President, in which all officers OF the
army are forbidden to hold, or have any commune
cation with Mr., Stanton. as Secretary OF War,
and not 70 obey orders be may issue.
The draft Of such a proclamation is understood
80, La.. hon, h. tIr ri and
read by hiln TO the President to-day.
Mr. Stanton was at theWar Office to-day, trans
acting business as formerly
Secretary McCulloch to-day issued an order to
the heads oil Bureaus in his department, iorbidding
them to recognize MIR, Stanton Secretary of
War until his status in that department was settled
upon. II is said that similar orders have been iss
ued in the other executive departments.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.
The Grand Army Of the Republic assembled in
convention at noon to-day, at Assembly buildings,
AMI have had two sessions which have been held
with closed doors, members OF the press being ex-
cluded. II is stated that the convention is large
7 and very enthusiastic. New England is tulyrep-
resented, with the exception of Vermont, where
the order is Just being Incorporated. The indica-
tons that the order is in a very prosperous
I condition, three Western States already having
nine hundred posts, several OF which have from six
hundred to one thousand members. Generals Io-
gan and Sprague are expected tonight. The con-
vention meets again Tomorrow at A. nj.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.
Senator Sherman asserted positively in debate
last evening that he is not in favor OF issuing any
more United States notes, and il is believed that
nearly all of his associates in the Senate Commit
tee on Finance agree with him, but the advocates
OF expansion confident that they will be able
to carry bill providing for the reissue OF tho
currency Withdrawn by contraction from eircula-
/ ton
Gen. Grant was on the floor of the House over
am hour to-lay. requesting his friends oposlponc
action the reconstruction bin, and Mr.. wash
burn Is probably insisting on the consideration oi
private laud claims 90 prevent an immediate vote
The President this morning accepted The re-
sguaiinn ol IheaSer. aud 10 IS expected that Dish
/ op Of Connecticut will be appointed commissioner
| OF patents.
''Al quiet along the Potouao,N although there
Is much threatening at the White House, and MIR.
Stanton is 30 uss positive ln deelaring his deter
miuslun t. hlhl IL out ON his Nne The President
had the Aitornr, uunorll and the Assistant At
torney General at the White House again this
morning for nearly two hours, aud some thuk that
proclamation or order is being concocied.
Secretary McCull0ch denies that lac ordered tho
clerks OF the Treasury Department not 10 recognze
Stanton as Secretary of War;
Another dispatch says, I
The President seems to be in much better
mood to-day, aud those about him say he will not
resort 10 any extreme measures 10 oust Mr. stan
ton, but patiently await approaching events.
L. w. Stearns, of st. Albans freight eopduc-
tor On the Vermont & Massachusetts railroad, was
found frozen in the Ice at Boston on Monday
morning Jan. l3. No marks OF violence were
found, but his watch was missing aud his money
was not, faff T-l