The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-02
CALIFORNIA sUsTAINs THE PRESIDENT.

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CALIFORNIA sUsTAINs THE PRESIDENT.
Governor Haight teleRraphs so the Presi
dent from Sacramento, Califprnas, under dat
Of February 26, that he has been requested b,
the Assembly to transmit the following resolu
| lions:
Resolued oy Me Assembly. of:Mse1 Sale Q
California, That the people OF this State VII
now, as they have in the past, bear true fa1tf
and fealty to the government Of our fathers
that by all legal and just means they Will st1s
tain the President of the United States In tht
complete discharge of his duties.
| ResoiUed, That We urge the Presldent OF the
United States, in the mama of our people, the
freeman Of the State Of California; In the name
| and in behalf OF the cause OF constitutions
| liberty, to be firm and unbendlng In the main
| tenance of the executive department, OF the
! government, and to thai end We pledge him
our undivided support. -
Resoloed, That the Radical majority IN the
| Congress of the United States have tramp cd
| upon and disregarded the great nteresls ol
the people, and instead Of legislating to relieve
tho people from the burdens Of taxation under
which the entire industry Of the country is
suffering, are bending their united effort to
involve the cJuntry in the VORTEX, t9f civil war,
and in the opinion of the Assembly OF Callfor.
mia have proved themselves unworthy alike Of d
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the confidence OF the people,
THE EXCITEMENT n NEW YORK.
The police made descent upon the Office of
the johnson Club" No. 2Oa Broadway, New
York, on Tuesday afternoon, andseized al the
rolls of the organization found in the Office.
This association took its rise in the midst CT
the excitement Of Monday, when fhe e;telegrams
announcing the result OF the impeachment de-
bate we're received. The New York World
says: It r.,
1t appears that Mr. Francis j. Tucker, with
whom were associated Messrs. VIM. Brown and
James Mcclellan, conceived the iden OF start.
lng all organization composed OF veterans OF
the war and others, the object OF which are
best explained by the following declaration,
which every person joining the club was re-
q1ested To sign:
''We, the undersigned, are desirous of form
ing series of associations in support Of the
policy Of Andrew Johnson, President OF the
United Statos, and are willing to resort to arms
to repel any revolutionary attempt on the part
of the Congress OF the United States to over
throw the lawful and constitutional authority
of tine nation"
A large number OF rolls, with this heading,
were placed in various ports OF the city, known
to the initiated; and 30 rapidly did the scheme
take root and blossom, that although started
only Oh Monday evening, the promoters had
secured between four and FIVE thousand sigma
lures by O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
a later account says:
The Johnson Club, which had its list OF
members and other perso- seized under cir:
cunstances narrated yesterday, reoPened its
doors this morning, and resumed business
without let or hlndrance. They have fnodifed
tho headings Of their roll, howeyers so as to
read, I'm favor of supporting the President In
he lawful exercise OF his constitutional rights"
(not as yesterday "by forcesof arms.") 1t ls
still asserted that the seizure wss made by
orders trom Secretary Stanton, zh4t oY that.
there 10 mucn TeysUn to doubt.