The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-03-13

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reserved his acceptance of the resigna-
ton aud of the offer.
Several Radical Senators are known
have expressed themselves, within
The last two days, to the effect that upon
their face the articles of impeachment
do not present sufficient ground for the
of the President of either
high crimes or high misdemeanors.
From twenty to twenty-five Senators,
every Democratic Senator
and some Radicals, are reported to be
OF this opinion; and an effort, it is said
Will be made by the luke-warm Radi-
Gals of the Senate, when it next meets
as high court Of impeachment, to ini-
tiate some plan of dismissing the case
for want ofcause for action, or to toler-
ate any plea of the Presidents counsel
that may be made for this reason.
Those more Conservative Senators as
sumo, rs they assumed to the infinite
disgust of Stevens and Boutwell,, before
the President was finally impeached by |
the House, that the Senate never bound |
Itself, Is not now bound to act in strict |
accordance with the extreme party |
measures that almost invariably orig |
mate in the House, and that it has the |
right as II separate body of Cong, ess to |
decide for itself in this latest and most
important matter without reference to
anything except the sworn obligations
of its members. This is an eXtraordi-
nary admissi ion. The new move of the
House impeachers, led on by Bingham
is an attempt, which the House may
hear of before many days, to bring Al
ALBANIA into the Union, willy-nilly, by
an act of Congress.
Stanton has not left the War Depart
ment since the day when the Prcsi-
dents order of removal was presented
to him and General Thomas attempted
to take possession. He sleeps upon Il
lounge in his Office, and his meals are
brought to him. His only exercise is
an occasional promenade along the
walks adjacent to the building. Mrs.
stanton visits him daily. He said to-
night, in conversation with a gentle
man who called upon him, that he an
ticipated that this whole question
would be settled within the next if
teen or eighteen days. On Friday next
the summons to the President would
be returnable, and on Friday night he
lStanton) thought ho would return to
his family. General Thomas has some
times visited the War Department,
but Stanton said he had had no inter-
course with the General subsequent to
thesecond demand of the latter for pos
session of the War Office. was refused.
AZ ,,,rv,xc sr r,,,,r>., .n~,.n
Tur povnS
o,o., ,,I, H.. IN.
nois, in the House, to-day, that there
were SlS,OOO,OOO of bonds in circulation
which the department protesscd it had
investigated bv the o.calIod Rotronrh.
ment Committee II ia hut init to CO..,
that few men in eithar martr ho,i."o J ,"i
any such story If i hnt a .noc;nen
of Iozens of n similar uaturn which tba
LOBBYISTS here nttrmnt tu tn 1rt m "i,' in the th
nowsnoners e ''0
orrsr rT ro THE .c,,~n .n,,,
ofr9Ti ~ ,iiE nkAND ARMY OF
THE REPUBLIC.
#. ID. Tucker, the party who was ar
rested IN New York on the charge of
uhdertaking to raise troops to support
the President in opposi ion to Congress
= III town for the purpose OF furthering
the Interests OF Il national pOliticO-
iniiitary organlzatl0n,' to be called the
Constltutlonal Alliance" and which
Is intended TO be an offset to the "Grand
army OF the Republic" He asserts
that tWenty-eight sub-OrganizatiOns of
the Alliance" have lready been per-
itcted IN as many States, and that its
ramlilcatlons VIII speedily extend to
every State ana Ierrltoryin the Union.
wAsuINGroN March 10.
ADMISSION OF ALABAMA.
1t is highly probable that the Rad.
icals of both houses will shortly agree
to let in Alabama, NOTWITHSTANDING thc
rejection of the so-called Constitution
framed by the mnngrel convention at
noti.SoilerS. "a move was made IN
t,la' eirectloh IN the House to-day BY
ui .iie plll reported ana presented by Mr..
stevens, rom lhe So,called Reconstruc-
tloli noiiiiill'ee, Mhen tne eproposltlon
" nulil. .he Ssate was before tne same
co,,i,iii'aeu, ~ ,, y ieW weeks ago, MIR, ste
Nets ~ VIII pe reIlehlpereu, opposed IL
on ual.; ine gl9ulu lllat iHaJorlly OF al the
,.S,aivieT ,;d T., ro.els III Aiilp'Iiia had hoi
C., Co.eu in ilNor Vi raiilyiiis the proposed
Gtun11.i.u.ioi' t1' anu, therefore, on" OF the
.n lun,.ii,ieil.al coiluiIloiis III the so-caiied
nlied wifi Uo hos nTorroJ ,,U f.ont ror
however, and now urges the admission
upon the same preteyt set M by Wilson
and Sherman, of the Senate. to wit :.
that majority of those who did actual.
ly vote at the late election voted in favor
of ratifyinp the Constitution. and that
i now held sufficient Notwithstanding
the express provision of the acts above
referred to. which declares that II is not
1t Is evident that these Jacobins will
not consent TO be bound even by laws
suits thoir inmedint", n"e mnti,one, tho II
disrooard ond nyorri,I,t thap, ~ No., H',,
do the Constitut;on of tho r;tod 80 otots o,,os
Wv viz o0'''.'.ioi " w. y '''e'' 7'''''7'
FlsliERlsM.
In the Supreme Court of this District,
to- day, Judge Fisher, of Surratt trial
notoriety, decided on case arising un-
der requisltlon from Governor Pierre
point, of Virginia, for the surrender of
apers0n charged with acriminal ofiense
that Virginia is not a State in the Union,
ana therefore he requisition of the
governor couid not be recognized.
Of ,S Inaai t Jnrc 70 20 s uuouI eqiai N III POM
rnlip%' on , ov ~ ond nui'le " ,ls !risict
nrnorsss Of tho g." Srrn,,t -, t,ioi 'u'ihs 'he