The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-02-28

authority vested IN me az ffeSluent
by the Constitution and laws OF the
United States, you aFs hfreby re
moved from office as Secretary Of
War, and your functions as such will
terminate upon the receipt of this
communication. You will transfer
to BrsVet Major General Thomas
Adjutant General of the Army, who
has this day been authorized to act
as Secretary of War, ad interim, al
records, books, papers and other pub
lie property now in your custody and
charge.
Respectfully yours,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
President.
To the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Sec'y
of War, Washington, d. c.
WAsHINGFoN, Feb. q.
MCCLELLAN NOMINATED MINISTER tt
ENGLAND.
The President sent to the Senate
to-day the following nominations
George B. Mcclellan, of Ohio, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
tentiary to England; James K, Hub
bell, of Ohio, Minister Resident tc
the Republic of Ecuador Major Gen
eral George H. Thomas, to be Lieu
tenant General by brevet, and Gen.
eral by brevet; VIM. III. Farley, Sur,
veyor General of California; Angus
tus Bradley, Assessor Of Internal
Revenue Second District of Indiana
Senators Thayer, Cameron, Chan
dler and Cattell, this afternoon had
an interview with Mr.. Stanton, and
expressed to him the desire that he
would not surrender his post in ohe-
dience to the order OF the President
until the Senate should act upon the
matter, and Mr.. Stanton indicated
compliance with their wish.
1t is not true, therefore, as report
ed this ss-ss.it tg. that Mr.. Stanton
made no oil ,-i.oa to Adjutant Gen
Thomas enLsring upon the duties ol
Secretary of War. 1t is true, how
ever, that Gen. Thomas showed Mr
Stanton his order of appointment
from the President, and to this Gen
Thomas received repectful but moi
satisfactory reply.
The Senators above named, aftel
leaving Mr.. Stanton, had an inter
view with Gen. Grant, relating tc
him their conversation with Mr.. Stan
ton, and suggesting views as to wha'
his conduct should be in the prem
Uses.
| About an hour after the Senators
parted with Mr.. Stanton, the latter
sent to the House copy of the letter
addressed to him by the President
which was read and referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction.
The Committee have meeting to.
morrow to consider this, as well as
the subject of impeachment, proposed
BY Representative Covode.
The Senate, few minutes after
two o'clock, went into Executive
session, and continued therein seven
hours. The matter of removal was
fully discussed and with much spirit
in secret session.
Mr. Edmunds offered resolution,
tor which Mr.. Wilson moved a sub
stitute as follows:
WHEREAS, The Senate have re-
ceived and considered the communi-
cation of the President. stating that
he had removed Edwin NJ. Stanton
as Secretary of War, and has desig
Iated the Adjutant General OF the
army to act as Secretary of War ad
interim; therefore
Resolped, By the Senate of the
Tuited States that, under the Con-
stitutior and laws of the United
States, the President has no power
to remove the Secretary of War and
designate any other officer to per-
form the duties of that Office.
This substitute was agreed to
without a division. The obligation
of secrecy wss removed from it, and
copies of the resolution ordered to
be communicated to the President,
Secretary of War and Adjutant Gen.
Thomas.
Many persons were attracted to
the vicinity of the Senste tonight,
but were prevented from entering the
gallery
WASHINGTON, February %.
SECRECY OF THE PRESIDENTS ACTION.
The excitement for the past twen-
ty-four hours has been unprecedent-
ed in Washington since the assassin
alton of Mr.. Lincoln. Upon compar
ing notes to-day it appears that every
one was taken by surprise by the
Presidents action, not only Republi
cans, but those Conservatives and
Democrats who are supposed to be in
constant comm nunication with Mr.
johnson. As late as the time the
Committee on Reconstruction had re-
ported in the House some leading
men on the Democratic side were
complaining bitterly that they had
received no intimation whstever of
the intended movement, nor had they
any idea of the course In contempla-
ton for the immediate future at the
White House. Even some of the men
in Jere Blacks circle were in entire
ignorance of any step of the kind hav-
lag been decided upon.
THE IyFLuEEcEs REsPoNsIBLE.
The move on the part of TIE Pres
ident is very generally attributed TO
the influence of the men brought here
bv the meeting of the Democratic
Nationsl Committee.