Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-03-04
The President's Prodigious OF.
lense.

PRESIDENT johnson is afflicted with Sec
rotary efWar whoas;hs diSliksg, who has
proved himself the Rresidsnt's sscmy, and
asneating spy utsq bis actions. Knowing
dat the Consultation had always been 90
construed Is togive The President the power
70 choose the members Of bis own Cabinet,
Mr.. johnson believes that he has the right
to do 50 iu this instance. But Congress has
passed law intended to deprive him of this
right This law he and ali candid men be.
lieve to be unconstitutional. But until de-
cided to be unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court Il must be respected. Accordingly
Mr.. johnson takes the only course possible
to get decision by the court on the consti-
tutionality Of this law. He appoints man
Secretary Of War ad interim, who must go
to the incumbent and demand possession Of
the Office, and, being refused, can then ap'
ply to the courts, in claim Of personal
'I0htto the Office, based on his commission.
Mr. johnson himself, could not properly get
this matter before the Supreme Court. An
action brought by him would be treated as q
'politicaT' matter, and, probably, be thrown
out Of that court But his appointee can
bring an action as matter Of personal right,
and, therefore, con get a hearing Of the case
and decision on the constitutionality Of the
tenure Of Office act. It is true, the original
proceedings may be in the District Court, it
being denied that the Supreme Court of the
United States has original jurisdiction in
the case but, In case of an adverse deci.
zion, General Thomas can appeal to the
Supreme Court, and thus obtain final de.
cision. f.a ."-'.r- .r-i w
Such, we take it, is the true state of this
matter, about which all the hubbub Of i'm.
peachment, civil war, ETC., has been raised.
The President simply seeks decision of the
Supreme Court as to an act which he honest.
ly believes to be unconstitutional, so that he
may know how to act in regard to it, and he
has taken the only course by which he can
hope to obtain such decision. This is all
he has done, and it is because Of this SIM
pie proceeding that the country is agitated
(through Radical agency with apprehen-
sions Of presidential impeachment and frat.
ricidal war. '-f
1t is said that General Thomas will not
apply for writ of quo 1oranto, but will
rely upon the decision Of the court in his
own case-he having been arrested at the in
stance Of Stanton on the charge Of violating
the tenure Of Office actor decision as to
the constitutionality Of that act This may
be true, for we presume decision in this
case will lead to proper determination of the
question, as well as would proceeding
bringing Stanton into court. The constitu-
tionality Of the tenure Of Office law is the
only question in the way. If this law be
decided unconstitutional, Stanton must 20
out and the impeachment matter ''go up"
-PhIa Daily Ne,cs. ''' .' s,'I
DEATH OF GENERAL McCALL.-On Tues.
day morning Gen. George A. Mccall died
at his residence, near West Chester, Pa,
aged 66 years. having been born in Phila.
de!phia, March 10th, 1902. He graduated
at West Point in 1922, and served in various
Indian wars, in that Of Florida, and in the
war with Mexico, receiving two brevets for
gallantry at Palo Alto and Resaca de Ia Pal
ma, He had reached the rank Of Colonel of
cavalry, and was one Of the inspectors gen.
eral Of the army, in 1853, when he resigned
and retired to farm in West Chester, where
his death has occurred. r. 4s i. p
When the rebellion broke out he was ap-
pointed by Governor Curtin to organize the
famous Pennsylvania Reserve Corps of
$4,000 men, and these he commanded in
the battle Of Drainesville and in all the con-
flicts Of tho Chickahominy campaign, hav.
ing been taken prisoner when engaged with
superior force on the 30th Of June, 1862.
He was released after short time, and
went to his home in Chester county, soon
afterwards resigning his commission. He
was the Democratic candidate for Congress
in bis district the same year, but was defeat.
ed. He was gentleman of fine literary at
tainments, and highly esteemed in society.
Reading Denocrus. g.,s is..7 ssrn 81
As many at this season suffer from chap.
ped hands, we publish the following remedy,
which is said to be excellent:
Take three drachms gum camphor, three
do. white beeswax, three do. spermacite, and
two ounces olive oil. Put them together in
cup on the stove where they will melt slow
" and form white ointment in few min.
utcs. If the hands be affected annoint them
on going to bed, and put on pair Of gloves
A day or two will suffice to heal them.
AccIDENT.-The rear car Of the up train
on the Northern Central Railroad. was
thrown from the track by broken rail, on
Thursday, the 9th ult The car was shat.
tered and precipitated down an embankmeut
but none of the passengers were killed
Several were slightly injured. Mr.. s. p.
Kase, Of Danville, was somewhat bruised,
but not SO as to interfere with his ordinary
business. -MontoM American. tlst. . j
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