Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-02-26
nv TELEGRAPH FROM WARRINGTON.

The much talked OF pontlcai crisis &c
at hand, and it will soon be seen whether
an accidental" President can dehantly
act aside the law of the land, framed by
the Senators and Representatives of the
people in Congress assembled. Montgom-
ery Blair intimated in New York some
ten days ago, that before last Saturday
Stanton would have to leave the War De-
partment, but when Saturday had passed.
and no removal had been made, the
threat was regarded as an expressed wish
Lieut.. Gen. Sherman may have had
some inkling of the intended coup detat'
which made him SO positively declare
that he would not carry out Ar. John
sons plans. Many think that had he
accepted the Brevet rank Of General, and
been confirmed by the Senate, he would
soon have been ordered to preside at
Court Martial for the trial of Gen. Grant
on charges of insubordination Gen.
Grant and Lieut.. Gen. Sherman having
declined to pull the policy cheatnuts out
OF the Ere, Mr.. johnson changed his base
and ordered Maj Gen. Lorenzo Thomas
to resume his duties as Adjutant General;
He had not performed these duties since
1862, when Mr.. Stanton took dislike to
him and has since kept him on special
duty. During the past two years he has
been going the grand rounds of the mill
tary graveyards in different sections of
the country
&, This morning Gen, Thomos received an
order from Pres. johnson about IL O'Clock
directing him to deliver an epeloRed letter
TO Mr.. Stanton, and then to act as Secre-
tary of war ad interim. Gen. Thomas
accordingly went up stairs to Mr. stan-
tons office and delivered the Presidents
letter, which Stanton at once read. 1t
removed him from office as Secretary of
War, directed him TO. give up to Gen,
Thomas all books, papers. records and
other public property in his charge. Mr..
Stanton said that be would think the
matter over and give an answer.
Gen; Thomas then returned to the AID.
jutant Generals Office and wrote letter
to the President, assuring him that he
had delivered the dismissal, and that he
had accepted the Office of Secretary of War
ad interim. He then left the War De.
partmcnt, telling some of the clerks that
he should come on Saturday morning to
assume the charge of the department.
Mr.. Stanton at once wrote a brief letter
to Speaker Colfax, transmitting the letter
he had received from the President. He
also sent word to some of the leading Re.
publican Congressman that he should
hold on to his place unless they backed
out and forced him to retire.
When Mr.. Stantou's communication
was read to the House of Representatives.
there was q profound silence, for no one
appeared exactly to understand it. On
motion Of Mr. Washburn it was resrred
to the Committee on Reconstruction, and
the lmpeachers we're not long in discov.
ering that the President had played into
Their hands by violating the provisions
OF the Tenure Of Office bill.
1t had been decided not to transact .ny
business on Saturday, but the order wss
rescinded, members callingIout. when the
vote was being taken by count, Stand
up. impeachers." No Republican remain.
cd sitting.
Later in the. day Mr. Covode iutroduc
cd formal resolution of impeachment,
which was also referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction. The committee will
meet tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
and some believe that the resolution of
impeachment will be reported to the
House tomorrow. ESQ. there will he a
majority in favor Of passing it, for it is
evident that Congress must fight it out
on this line or surrender at discretion to
the President 4a
Meanwhile the President had sent a
message to the Senate. notifying then,
what he had done. 1t created decided
sensation, and the debate on T!econstrnc.
ton was abruptly terminated by q motion
from Gov. Morton to 60 into Executive
session. Senators Cameron, Cattcl and
Ihayer vent at pnce to confer with Mr..
Stanton and Gen. Grant Senators How.
ard. Wilson and Others, wrote to Mr.
Stanton 10 hold on at all hazards, and
Senator Summer sent him the following
sp'graumatical spihls'