The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-02-28
THE COLUMBIAN BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa

| would advise him, IL you prefer ar
ticlcs of imeaChment, to dcmW both to
your jurisdiction and to that of the
Senate, and TO i~suea proclamation that
while he held himself impeuchab!c for
misdcmeanOrs in Office before the CON
stitutiona tribunals, he never would
subject the office he holds in trust for
the people to the irregular, unconstitu-
tiOnal, iragemcntary bodies who pro-
pose to strip him of 1t. such Il pr0cla-
nation, with the army and navy OF
hand te sustain it, would meet Il pOpu-
lar response that would make an end
of impeachment and the impcachers.
WRIT OF QUo wARRENTO AGAINST MIR.
sTANTON--APPoINT OF THE
HON. THOMAS EWING, SIR, AS
SECRETARY OF WAR.
The President has directed Attorney
General Stanbcry to apply to the Su.
prpmc Court of the United States to-day
iOr Il wri; GHO pdrreHtO against Mr..
stanton, thus bringing the constitution
alily of the tenurc-Of. office law directly
before the court, and obtunnga speedy
adjudication Of the conflict.
lon.ThOmas Ewing senior, today was
nominated by the president rs secretary
of War, vice Stanton, removed. This
nomination WAS prepared on saturday,
but the Senate adjourned before the
Presidents sccrct,ry, Colonel Moore,
| reached the Capitol.
Mr.. Ewing is well known as an old
line whig, was Secretary of the Interior
under President Taylor, is II lawyer of
distinction, was II supporter of the war
for the Union, and is one Of the most
prominent members of The Union con
sCrvativc party.
The excitement has slightly abatcd.
Mr.. Stanton is still lodging and feeding
in the War Department.
wAsuINGTuN, February 2j
TIE FORMAL IMpFACIIMENT OF THE
PRESIDENT.
Al 1880 Mr.. NJ PhCr,On, Clerk Of the
| House, appeared in the Senate, and an
| nOunced in the usual manner that tho
| House had passed the resolution of i'm
| pCachncnt, and sent to the desk of the
Clerk of the Senate II certified copie
| thereof The Senate was proceeding
about its ordinary business, Mr.. Gar.
rctt Davis having the floor, when at I:lC
/ the main door of the Senate opened,
and Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens and Mr.
John a. Bingham entered, attended
| by II large delegation from the House
arm in arm. The Sergeant-at-Arm.
announced Il message from the House
Of Representatives. Mr.. Davis suspen.
drd his remarks, when Mr.. Stevens
| pale, rmuciatCd, deathlike in appear.
ancc, but i'll stern, vigorous voice, and
/ in bold, lofty manner, made this for
! mai announcement to the Senate:
III obedience to the order of the House
of Representatives, we appear before
YOU in the name of the House of Rep
rCsentativCs and of all the people of the
United States. We do impeach An
drew John son, President of the Unit
cd States, of high crimes and misdc
mcanors in office; and we further in
form the Senate that the House of Rep
rcsCntatives will IN due time exhibit ar
ticlcs against him, and make good tn,
same, and in their names we dcman(
that the Senate take order for the ap
pcarance of said Andrew johnson /,
answer said impeachment.
Mr.. Wade announced that the Senat,
would take order in the premises.
Mr. Howard then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Res0ired, That the message Of tn,
House of Representatives, relating t,
the impeachment of Andrew johnson
President of the United States, be re
ierrcd to 4 select committee ofseven {,
be ap JOinted by the Chair to examine
and report thereon.
Mr. Bayard raised the point that tn
matter could not be entertained unit
the :. nate had constituted itself a court
according to the requirements of tn
Constitution.
Mr.. Howard quickly rcfuted thi
point by showing that it was only pre-
llminary action, and that it was strict
ly in accordance with the action of tn
senate in like cases heretofore. Reverb
johnson agreed with him, and the rest
luton was unanimously agreed to.
Inc Chair aiterward appointed tn
following as the Committee: McsSr,
Howard, ,Iruwbull ,Conkling, Edmund,
pOmcrOy, Morton and Johnson.
CASE OF GENERAL THOMAS.
1t il said to-day that if Chief-Justic
Cartier should tomorrow decide to hOi
Goneral Thomas for his appearance q
court TO answer the charge of ViOlatin
the tcnure-of Office bill, no bail will b
offered, hence the General will be con
mittCd to Jail to answer the charge be
fore the Criminal Court. An applicG
tlOn will then he made before one ,
the Judges of the Supreme Court Of tn
United States fora writ of hdGeGS 60,
pHS, and General Thomas will /
brought before that Judge, who wi
mnl cdiaely act in the case, and thu
have the mater brought directly be
fore the Supreme Court Of the Unite
States.
WAsuISGToS, February 70.
DISCHARGE OF GEN. THOMAS.
Since writing the above we learn tina
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