The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.

mare articles OF lmpeachment, held yeSter.
dsy afternoon, tho articles drawn up were
submitted, and in the raain approved,
Several unimportant changes were agreed
upon, however, and the articles were
turned over to sub committee to receive
final touch. This morning they will
undoubtedly be presented 70 the House.
1t is understood that the number of
articles is six. The first and second charge
the President with violation Of the Con.
stitntion in the exercise, respectively, of
the powers Of appointment and removal
without the advice and consent Of the
Senate while that body is in session. The
third and fourth are based upon the viola
ton of the tenure-of.office bill. The fifth
charges him with conspiracy to obtain
possession of the War Office in violation
of the conspiracy act" which passed
the House July Is, and the Senate
July Is, 1861. 1t provides that elf two
or more persons within any State or Ter
ritory Of the United States shall conspire
together to overthrow, or to put down, or
to destroy by force, the Government of the
United States, or to levy war against the
United States, or to oppose by force the
authority Of the Government Of the United
States; or by force to prevent, hinder, or
delay the execution Of any law of the
United States; or by force to seize, take,
or possess any property Of the United
States against the will, or contrary to the
authority of the United States; or by
force, or intimidation, or threat, to prevent
any person from accepting or holding any
Office, or trust, or place of confidence, un-
der the United States; each and every
person so offending shall be guilty of a high
crime," SC.
We understand that one of the facts on
which the charge Of violating this law rests
is furnished by the testimony of General
Emory, to whom the President is alleged
to have replied, when told that according
to law he could not receive military orders
except through General Grant, that the
law was unconstitutional, and he need not
obey it. The sixth is understood to relate
to his overtureS to Generals Sherman and
Thomas in Offering them promotions with a
view TO securing their services in an at
tempt to defeat the laws. AS the articles
themselves have not been shown to any
one, Of course no report as to their con-
tents can be relied upon as entirely accu-
A~SSs AS 4aSosiOu VIA W oSGpiSo eS-Noy >
however, by their presentation to the
House.-Forneys Chronicle of Saturday.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Everything was quiet yesterday in and
about the War Department.. Mr.. Stanton
still remains, and the indications are that
no further attempts will be made to dis
lodge him. General Thomas called at the
Adjutant- Generals Office during the day,
obtained his private letters, and immedi-
ately took his departure without calling
upon Mr.. Stanton.
At an early hour Marshal Gooding served
the summons to appear in the case OF the
suit for damages instituted against him by
General Thomas. Mr. Stanton acknow-
lodged the service, and asked for and re-
ceived copy of the declaration filed in
the case.- Chronicle Of Saturday.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
General Thomas passed half an hour
with the President yesterday, and received
an official copy of his appointment as Sc
cretary Of War ad interim, proceeding
showing that Mr.. johnson is as reckless as
ever, as that appointment will undoubtedly
hc embraced in the impeachment charges.
The quo ,rarranto writ hangs fire some
where. All the papers in the case have
been prepared, but were not filed yester-
day.-Forney's Chronicle Of Saturday.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, February %, 1868.
To the President:
"For the sake of liberty and the Con-
s.itution take and hold the War Office.
"JoHN A. MCCLERNAND."
This is General McClernand, late of the
Federal subjugating army.
HOW A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR WAS RECEIVED
BY THE SENATE.
On Friday, while bill was under dis
cusSion, the new Kentucky senator, Mr..
McCreery, who had just arrived in the
city, came into the Chamber, when Mr..
Garrett Davis asked that he be sworn In.
This very natural request seemed to take
the Radicals by great surprise, and imme-
dately whispered consultations were held,
and suspicious looks directed at Mr.. Nc
Creery, a bland looking, bald-headed gen.
tleman of large proportions. Mr.. Howe,
who occupied the chair, sent for President
Wade, and that gentleman came hastily in
and took his seat, but hesitated somewhat
before noticing the motion of Mr.. Davis.
Mr.. Sumner called out to Mr.. Howard,
who sits a few feet from him, "Oppose
him, Howard %; but that gentleman shook
his head obviously; and then Mr.. Sumner
called over to Mr.. Drake with the same
request he had addressed to the Michigan
senator.
During all this time Mr.. Davis had not
been recognized by the Chair but finally
ascertaining that no plausible plea could
be raised against the admission of Mr.. Nc
Creepy, Mr.. Sumner gave it up in despair,
and Mr.. Wade faltered out: "The senator
will come forward and take the OATH"
Mr.. Davis then escorted Mr.. McCreery
TO the desk and the oath to support the
Constitution was administered to him by
Mr.. Wade, and the iron-clad or test oath
by the principal clerk. A kind of sup
pressed feeling pervaded both sides of the
chamber during this scene; and it was not
until Mr.. McCreery had subscribed his
name to the test oath that all breathed
lreer. He selected the seat formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Nesmith, Of Oregon, and was
engaged for some minutes in being intro
duced to the senators. After he had taken
his seat a Democratic senator remarked
that it would be wise for Maryland, in the
present crisis, to follow the example Of
Kentucky, and send q man here who had
never held an Office, and never made a
speech.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Gazette.
The President to be Removed Within
Sixty Days-LegaI Action OF the Pre-
sident AbOrtive-T Negroes Every