The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-25
THE r TOLUTION N.
ITS PROGRESS. THUS FAR.
THE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION
PASSED THE HOUSE.
ONLY TWO RADICALS AGAINST III
EXPLAINS TO THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February 24.-The public
pulse here is very feverish to-day. More
solicitude is felt by thoughtful persons
than has been manifested since the late
rebellion. There is really in what has
been done officially by either the Presi-
dent or his opponents nothing to warrant
this fear of immediate physical collision
,and bloodshed.
All stories about the President calling
for military force to execute his orders
are utterly without foundation, as is we'll
known here among persons advised of his
movements, and as has been ascertained
by Stanton and his friends by actual iaves-
tigation. Even the Chronicle this morning,
whilst enormously charging that Mr.. John
son applied to General Emory and his
subordinate officers in command of the
Department of Washington, admits that
all these officers have made known their
intention to be governed by orders of
General Grant; and that paper adds that
Mr.. johnson has absolutely not single
military officer or man to stand by the
Executive.
Notwithstanding this showing by op-
ponents of Mr.. Johnson themselves, the
story is kept up that the President is
about to perform some startling, unde6na-
BILE coup d'etat.
Upon authority of the President, and
from information derived from original and
legitimate sources among his adversaries,
this morning, I can state unqualifiedly
that Mr.. Johnson has not directly nor indi-
rectly called for, nor intimated bis purpose
of resorting to, military aid in the
execution of his orders in the re-
moval of Stanton and the appointment Of
Thomas ad interim. Every act that he has
thus far performed has been within the
civil law, as he and Attorney General
Stanbery understand the matter; and
there would be no more authority Of
law for calling upon the military
through Grant, or any of his subor-
dinates, to aid in the enforcement Of Or
ders thus far made, or proposed to be
made, in connection with the War Depart
ment controversy than there would be in
calling for the military in the first instance
to enforce the judgment of a civil court
in favor Of creditor against debtor.
The only use thus far made Of the mill
tary arm in the War Department i'm
broglio, so far as known, is by Stanton him
SELF who has placed around the War Office
double guard of armed soldiers to pro-
tect himself and obey his orders in resist
ance Of the action of his superior officer,
the President of the United States. At
this moment (l2:3O) message for the Sc
nate is in preparation in response to the
resolution of that body Of Friday night
last relative to Stanton's removal.
The general purpose of this message is
to explain why the matter was submitted
to the Senate in the form and at the juno
ture it was. The communication will be
accompanied by the nomination of Hon.
Thomas Ewing to be Secretary of War.
The document will reach the Senate pro-
badly by 2 o'clock this afternoon.
WALLACE.
SECOND DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, February 24.-From a
condition of extraordinary excitement
and anxiety this morning, there has been
gradual transition throughout the day
and until tonight, when we find the public
mind comparatively calm, notwithstand-
ing the adoption of the impeachment re-
solution. The cause Of this abatement of
concern is attributable mainly to better
general understanding of the situation.
1t is now apparent to those who feared the
President would resort to military force to
sustain him and execute his orders that he
has had no such purpose, and those who
expected Congress to rush the impeach-
ment project to dnality, and depose, or
attempt to depose, the President within
ten days, as promised by some of the
Radical members, now see clearly that
the suggestions made by your correspond
ent last night are well founded-namely,
that Judge Chase cannot be induced to
ioin in irregular or Incorporate action In
the Senate; that at least portion OF the
Republican senators will not consent to any
improper or questionable proceedings, nor
hurrying up to conviction without giving
ample time for preparation, argument, and
deliberation, commensurate with the
gravity of the trial and the dignity of the
Office of President of the United States
in brief, that the trial will proceed regu-
larly, and that the decision of the Supreme
Court will be first obtained before the
Senate will take a final vote upon articles
of impeachment. Those who look for the
end Of the impeachment short of three or
four months will, beyond doubt, be disap-
pointed.
The important occurrences to-day were
bnt few, General Thomas made another
demand on Stanton for possession of the
War Department, and was refused by the
latter.
The President nominated Mr.. Ewing to
80 caoretarv of War. and sent message