Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-25

OVERLAND DISPATCHES
DATES TO FEBRUARY 2aD.
INTELLIGENCE
EXCITING EVENTS!

hours executive session. The excite
ment in Washington is greater than At
any time since the assassination OF Lin
coin. -.
The Senate has fsssed, by a strict
party vote, o resolution declaring tina
the President had no authority for his
course in the removal Of Stanton, anu
ordered copies Of the same to be sent 10
the President, Stanton and General l..
Thomas.
After adjournment q number OF Sena-
tors went to the War Office to consult
with Stanton. The latter ayows his
determination not to leave the Office.
He remained there during the night,
and had his meals sent in. 1t is gener-
ally believed that the Reconstruction
Committee will Immediately report IN
favor of impeachment.
II is reported that Thomas says he
will seize the Office by force, II neces-
sary, but it is not believed such q meas.
ure will be resorted to. 1t is supposed
the matter will be brought before tho
Supreme Court on n writ Of quo parrdnfo
to be served on Stanton, requiring hin
TO make answer why he does not deliver
the War Office to General Thomas.
Observation-Disclosures Senators
appeared befo,e Chief Justice Carter, OF
the District Court, and made affidavit
charging General Thomas with n viola.
ton OF the Tenure Of Office law, and
asking q warrant for his arrest. Judge
Carter Immediately issued n warrant ior
the arrest of Thomas, which will proba-
bly, be served in the morning.
New YORK, February 2?.-The Her
aids Washington correspondent n IN
interview with President johnson last
night relative to the removal Of Stanton.
The correspondent remarked that the
country was surprised Mt his action
The President smiled and inquired: ,
We'll, what do the people say? l
suppose they are surprised; but have
only done what | had determined on
long ago."
The correspondent said: "Tho re-
moval, then, is not in pursuance Of "
recent determination on your part, Mr..
President ?"
Tho President" Not at all, sir; the
pcople seem to have mistaken my
course altogether in this matter. |
never had but one determination on this
subject /; but l have acted carefully,
prudently and moderately. Perhaps
have been too slow about removing STAN
ton, but not because | feared the bug
bear Of impeachment, or that feared
anything that Congress might do. Moth
ing that that body could do or attempt
to carry out would intimidatc or sur.
prise me. l know they are capable OF
doing anything. delayed final action
solely to let the country see and uder-
stand the position of Stanton. We first
intimated to him that we would like
him to withdraw from Il Priyy Coun-
Gil. He did not take the hint. We
then requested him to resign. lie re-
fused. We then suspended him under
the constitutional power which we have
to suspend or remove a member OF our
Cabinet. Tho act Of suspension was
also not in conflict with the Tenure oil
Office bill, though we do not therefore
recognize its constitutionality. As q
matter Of courtesy we sent reasons for
our action to the Senate. That body
pretended not to consider them sufficient
and assumed to reinstate Stanton in the
| office. Well, We still waited, hoping
Stanton would see the propriety OF re.
| signing himself. Generals Sherman and
| Grant offered to 60 to Stanton and nd
wise him to resign. Here is q letter
which indicates what they proposed.
TTho President read part Of the letter
from General Sherman, dated January
18th, saying General Grant and himself
proposed to 60 to Stanton and say that
for the good Of the service and the
country he ought to resign. 1t would
be time enough to contrive ulteriol
matters. The President then continued.
| After waiting u reasonable time We
thought proper to-day to order the re-
moval of Stanton and appoint Genera
| Thomas as Secretary Of War dd interim,
| This is the whole story"
Correspondent-"W Was this step dis
cussed in Cabinet councilY'
President No sir; not precisely.
A general policy was agreed upon som,
time ago, and the removal to-day is in
accordance Herewith. have just re-
ceived a copy of the resolution adopted
by the Senate tonight in executive SEES
sion."
The President here read the resolu'
ton.
Correspondent" What will the Sen
| ate do, Mr.. President, under that rcso'
luton, if you still insist upon having
General Thomas act rs Secretary az
interim ?"
President-"I don't see that they car
do anything. The resolution itself is
the end Of the matter, so far rs the
Senate is concerned, unless the House
presents articles of impeachment, and
the Senate undertakes to try the Exccu.
tive and resolves itselfinto u high Cour,
Of Impeachment"
Correspondent-"Do you think Con.
gress really will attempt Impeachment
President-"I don't know, indeed,
nor do l care. It would make very lit.
tie difference to me-"
Tho correspondent here asked what
tuo EcbiuOuL MOulu w IL Wv SfOhs VI
the passage of Edmunds' bill of Sus'
pension, to which the President an.
swercd substantially as follows {:
"Sir, / would not obey the law il
they attempted to suspend me. The
law is clearly unconstitutional. There
is q point against it which you gentle.
men of the press seem to have altogcth-
er overlooked. The bill of Senator
Edmunds to suspend the President,
pending trial, would undoubtedly be an
ez post Gacto law, SO fur rs my ase would
be concerned. Such q law is declared
unconstitutional by the very letter Of
the Constitution itself. My o%ffense, we
will suppose, is the removal of Stanton;
that is an accomplished fact any law
prescribing a Tenalty for the act would
be er post faelo, and therefore %unconsti-
t%utional. How, therefore, can Congress
legally pass u bill of such u character?"
The correspondent remarked that GER
tain radicals might argue that u persis.
lance in keeping Stanton out Of Office,
after the Senate's declaring his removal
contrary to law, and after the supposed
passage of Edmuud's Suspension bill,