Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-03-27
8eoforo enquirer.
THE NEWS.

the impeachment trial.
IT Is stated in Washington that General
Sehofeld was offered the post of Secretary
OF War I'D Interim before General Thomas,
bat that he declined it very politely and
automatically
THE Republican State Convention Of
Massachusetts has adopted resolutions nomi-
mating General Grant for President and
Senator Wilson for Vice President, endors-
ing impeachment, and congratulating the
Republicans OF New Hampshire on their
grand victory.
GOVERNOR BAKER, of Louisiana. one of
General Hancock s recent appointments,
has been arraigned at New Orleans, before
United States Commissioner Shannon, on
the charge of having eomitted perjury in
taking the test OATH He is charged with
having aided the rebellion
THE Prince of Wales is to visit ireland
during the Easter holidays. The visit is TO
be signalized by the granting of partial
amnesty to the Fenians Reports from the
Turkish Government assert thar the war in
Crete has entirely ended So many similar
reports have heretofore been made that this
one may well be doubted.
THE President has refused to receive pa
pers sent to him through the War Depart
ment by General Grant, and it is said is al
so considering the propriety of ordering the
Secretary Of the Treasury to refuse to rec
ognize Mr.. Stantou's drafts: Army officers
who obey Mr. Stanton's orders are to be
court -martialed
An immense Republican mass meeting
was held at Philadelphia to endorse the
action Of the recent State Convention. The
resolutions Of the meeting endorse impeach-
ment and approve of General Grant as "the
best Of Radicals and the best of Conserva-
tlyes; Radical when treason and wrong Is to
be uprooted; Conservative when Union
liberty and right are to be preserved.
The Washington Star says that the i'm
peachment proceedings are generally conSid-
cred as untayOrable to the President The
Erpress Democratic argues that the resig-
nation Of Mr.. johnson would stop the trial,
and that if his c0uasel are satisfied that
there Is no prospect Of impartial trial, and
that conviction Is foregone conclusion, they
may advise abandonment Of defence by res
lgnatlOn.
THE initial battle of the Presidential cam
paign has been fought and won by the Re
publicans Of New Hampshire. 1t was not
only the first contest Of the great struggle Of
1868 but 1t was also fought squarely out on
the question of Impeachment, both parties
fairly recognizing the issue and the impor-
tance of the decision On each side the
fight was an earnest, a determined and
thorough canvass
THERE is nothing new in the Impeach
ment case, but we have the usual amount OF
rumors as to the views Of the parties most
interested Mr.. johnson 5 counsel will OBJ
ject to every Senator who has expressed an
opinion as to his guilt OF innocence, being
allowed to act as jurors. The question will
be if the trial can be conducted with the un-
reconstructed States not represented, and
whether the twenty-seyen States now rep
resented constitute the Senate.
THE correspondence between General
Grant and General Hancock, IN relation to
some removals made by the latter, has been
sent to Congress. 1t exhibits no import
ant facts not already known. General
Grant tells Hancock that his "order of re-
moval was based on certain charges which l
did not think were sustained by the facts as
they were presented to me. He then adj
ministers to Hancock gentle hint that he
has used the telegraph too freely, and that
dispatches Of such length as his should be
sent by mail
In the House of Representatives the re
port of the Retrenchment Committee IN re-
Iation to alleged frauds in the Treasury De
partmant in the cancellation Of bonds has
been further discussed. Mr.. Logan renew
ed his attack on the management Of the
Treasury Department, and especially upon
Mr.. Clarke, the Chief Of the Printing Bu-
reau, causing to be read testimony in rela-
ton TO the delinquencieS of that officer taken
during a former investigation. Finally the
whole matter was referred back to the COM
mittee, with instructions to report what
changes are necessary in the law authorizing
the printing Of United States notes and
bonds.
THE Committee on Retrenchment Of the
House Of Representatives have prepared a
lengthy report on the whiskey and tobacco
frauds After quoting the testimony taken
before acommittee Of the Thirty ninth Con
gress touching the collusion Of officers oil
the Government with dishonest persons,
the report says that the President had
abundant evidence, in numerous cases, show
ing conclusively the unfaithfulness Of many
officers, yet they are undistuTbed. No at
tempt has been made to prove the fragrant
violations Of law in the cases Of individuals
who have amassed princely fortunes by Gun
niugly devised schemes. Cases Of this kind
have been reported, yet not single crimi
nal has been compelled to disgorge the fruits
of his crime, or to suffer the pains and pen.
alties for violating the law
The Rebels in Tennessee are threatening
trouble General Grant, received a briei
despatch from Major General Thomas,
stating that the enemies of the present State
Government in Tennessee were organizing
for resistance to the laws, and to get control
of the State General Thomas asked for
immediate instructions. His telegram tC
General Grant assured the latter that these
statements were positively founded on
movements of the Rebels and the supporters
of the President Without delay, General
Grant telegraphed to General Thomas to
use all the force at his command TO preserve
peace and protect the state authorities in
the execution of the laws, to the fullest ex-
tent, and to report if more troops were
Eeeded. Nnever, in the history of AmerI-
can politics, has the canvass Of a State been
so exhaustive, so thorough and minute.
We have the result in a glorious ylctory-a
success which coming at this time and un-
der the surrounding circumstances has all
the importance and significance Of a Ma
tional Triumph In the House Of Represen-
tatives Mr.. Stevens, from the Commit
tee on Reconstruction, has submitted a
report in relation to Alabama, with a bill
providing for its admission as a State Of
the Union. The bill for the admission Of
Alabama was debated, the Republicans
advocating its passageand the Democrats
opposing it. A very exciting discussion
took place between Messrs. Logan and Van
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