The Portland daily press., 1868-05-27
WASHINGTON.
RESOLUTIONS OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CON.
VENTION

RESOLUTIONS OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CON
vENTIoN.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The chairman of tb,
committee appointed by the Chicago Soldiers
and Sailors Convention to present to Genera
Grant the resolutions adopted by that bodv
have received letter from Gen. Grant an
pointing FRIDAY next at noon for formal pre-
sehtation. The committee will accordingly
meet at Wizards Hotel, Washington, at II
O'Clock on that day, and proceed to the Gen
erai headquarters, where the presentation
Will take place.
NOMINATION OF CoLoRED MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
The Redublicans of the first Ward have NOM
mated colored man for the Council, having
previous nominated one for Alderman. Thsse
are the only colored men nominated as mem
bere of the City Council
RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY STANTON
The following letter was received by the
President this afternoon, between 8 and
o'clock:
Var department, Washington City, MAJ 26.
looo;-olf:-Ihe resolution of the Senate of
the Z nlted States of the 21st of February last,
declaring that the President has no power to
remove the Secretary OF War and designate
any other officer to perform the duties of that
once "a interim, having this day failed to be
supported by two-thrds of the Senate present
and voting on the articles of impeachment
preferred against you by the House of Repre-
sentatives, have relinquished the charge of
the War Department, and have left the same
and the books, archives papers and property
IN my custody, as Secretary of War, in care of
BreVet Major Gen. Townsend, the senior As
sistant Adutant General, subject to your d.
rection.
(Signed) EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
To the President.
THE THREE BLANKS IN BUTLER's TESTIMONY.
New YORK, May ga Washington special
says that 1t was great disappointment to the
is ~ l1ENn, Il.
names OF the three Senators alluded to as be-
ing counted on by the corruptionists as suita-
Ole material to operate upon.
Coxs TESTIMONY.
Another despatch says no one here after
hearing to days report believes the President
was honestly acquitted. There is more test.
mony than that which came out to-day and
some of the most damaging to the President
was not even alluded to. Sunset Cox swore
that he was offered fee to engage in this SEN
ator buying business, but although he declin-
cd to enter into such negotiations, he contin-
ued to act to certain extent with them.
HENDERsoN's CASE.
The committee on Senator Hendersons case
nave taken some very strong and damaging
testimony to his honor. Four of the Missouri
delegation swear that he told them he knew
the President would make Republican Cabi-
nent and give all his patronage in Missouri to
MN for his friends and for his party. The COM
AiiiopSo tAO hoW iOOhluS lHJO SOno
contracts recently let out to friends and rela-
tons of Mr.. Henderson
FOR "PoMERoY" READ Gross"
Willis Gaylord, brother-in- law of Senator
Pomeroy, who Mr. Cooper, of the Treasury
Department, swore was the party who tried to
negotiate for Senator PomeroyIs vote, is here
and charges that the whole thing is base
forgery without any foundation in fact 1t is
also ascertained that in the conspiracy they
used Senator POmeroy's name as a cypher for
Senator Ross, with the intention of covering
up their tracks as they went along.
THE CHICAGO NOMINATIONS RATIFIED.
The Grant clubs of Washington ratify the
Chicago nominations by mass meeting on
Friday evening.
THE ATTRACTION OF GRAvITATIoN
Another dispatch says the developments in
the Managers report yesterday created de-
cided sensation, the Democrats being as much
astOnished as the Republicans. The course OF
Baker of late has caused considerable uneas-
ness among Republicans. Both Ross aud
Trumbull yesterday gravitated to the Demo-
cratic side of the Chamber