Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-28
WASHINGTON, FEB. q
,.-'-' AsHINGT0N, FEB. a.
The following despatch was received late
Saturday night


since the war do not merit so high com
pliment and it is now too date to be regarde,
as compliment if conferred for service
during the war. l therefore earnestly reques
that the Senate will not confirm the nomina
ton.
GEO. II. THOMAS, MAJ. Gen.
The city resumed its former state of excite
ment early this morning.
Hundreds are moving towards the capitol
to get seats in the House galleries before lC
O'Clock. Thousands have been compelled t.
return, it being impossible to get into the
| hall.
At the White House there was also SINH
lar scene. Leading Democrats were in close
consultation with the President, sending des-
! patches to various parts of the city in antici-
patton that either President johnson or Gen.
L. Thomas would apply to the Supreme Court
Tor writ OF qtiO iC0rrdnt0 to serve upon Sec.
Stanton. There were great crowds of people
in these places.
No application had been made to the Su-
preme Court of this District up to twelve
O'Clock for a writ Of quo wQrrqRto upon Sec
rotary Stanton.
The friends of the President main ain that
such an application will be made. Judge
Bingham, Senator Trumbull and other law
yers in Congress deny that such writ can
be obtained il the Supreme Court of the
United States, as they have no original juris-
diction in such cases
Senator Doolittle will occupy the time of
the Senate for four hours to day delivering
his speech on Reconstruction.
Nearly all the Senators are on the floor of
the House listening to the speeches on i'm
parchment
At ten O'Clock the House was called to Or
der, and Gen. Ashley, who proposed the first
articles impeachment, took the floor, amid
the close attention Of the House. He spoke
earnestly in favor Of impeaching Andrew
johnson.
Mr. Boyer (Dem) of Pennsylvania, after
Gen. Ashley, made speech against i'm
parchment
Mr. Kelsey of New York followed Mr..
Boyer. The trial of President johnson he
maintained was a criminal proceeding. He
argued that the Senate being the competent
court to try criminal has power to control
his person, and that pending trial he should
should be removed from Office
Mr. Kelsey was followed by Mr. Cake of
Pennsylvania, who after a short time asked
leave to print the remainder of his remarks.
Several members obtained leave TO print
their speeches.
Mr. Austin Blair, of Michigan. obtained
the floor and argued in favor of impeach-
ment
Mr.. f. B. Washbume of Illinois said he
would vote with all his heart for the resolu-
ton now before the House. The path of duty
now to them was clear.
NEW YORK, Feb. Il.
The Hsrdlds Washington despatch says
the present trouble will resolve itself finally
into legal struggle and the final judgment
be rendered by the Courts instead Of by
sanguinary combest of armed bodies
President johnson does not contemplate
the use of force unless Congress attempts to
suspend him pending trial.
will pass Mr.. Stevens resolutions Of impeach-
ment seems to be a certainty, but that that
body viii push the President to the last ex-
tremity by passing bill of suspension and
attempting Its enforcement, is extremely i'm
probable.
Thomas Ewing hasI notified the President
that he will accept the appointment Of Sec
rotary Of War. but the Senate will undoubt-
edly reject it.
The President is disappointed at tbs man
ner in which Gen. Thomas attempted to car
~ out his orders.
Numerous dispatches have been received
from the Grand Army Of the Republic en-
dorsing the action Of Congress. They say
the grand army Of the Republic will not see
Congress oyerthrown and if violence IL used
in ejecting Mr.. Stanton 100, 900 are ready to
come to Washington and put him back.
1t is stated the armed forces of Maryland
are in a state of ready preparation to march
upon the Presidents order.
Gen. Lewis Wallace who has h9en ordered
to report at Washington by the commander
Of the Grand Army of the Republic, has ar
rived and is in consultation with Gen logan !
Several interviews between Gen Emery |
and the President have been held and it is
stated hat,Gordon Granger will take command |
in case Emery is removed by the President.
Berlin, Feb, 80.
The negotiations Of the Hon. George Ban
croft. United States Minister. with the Cabin |
ct of Berlin on the important subject Of the
of Germans in America, have |
been brought to very important issue. The |
North German Bund agrees to fully recog- |
nze all the rights of exemption from military |
dnty &c, of native born Americans and Of |
Germans naturalized as citizens Of the United |
States, after they have spent years in the |
|. 5. The treaty to this effect has been ac-
cepted by the authorities of Prussia and the
North German Bund, and was duly attested |
and signed by Mr.. Bancroft, to-day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a.
In the House to-day the impeachment de
tate was participated in by many members,
among others Messrs. Ashley, Cooke, Kelsey
Beaman, Blaine, Washburne and Wilson in
favor of impeachment, and by Messrs. Boyer
and Woodward in opposition.
The final vote in the resolution of impeach-
ment, stood l26 ayes and AZ nays, 50 the res
olution was adopted by 10 majority.
The President to-day sent to the Senate an
executive communication in reply to the res
olution recently passed by that body, arguing
and insisting that he not only had the right
under the Constitution and Tenure of Office
Law to remove Mr. Stanton, but also to APP
point Secretary of War ad interim.
The document is forty pages long and in
the handwriting of the President himself, lie
maintains that Mr. Stanton was not commits
stoned by him on taking the Presidential
chair, hence he claims he has clear right to
remove him under the tenure of Office act it
self, and that the law of 1898 gave him this
right
The President to-day, also nominated to
the Senate, Thomas Ewing, ST., of Ohio, TO
be Secretary of War, in the place of Edwin
NJ Stanton, removed
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Matters haze almost resumed their former
quiet aspect and the excitement has almost
died out 1t is accepted as a fact that inside
of 20 days johnson will be removed and Vice
President Wade assume the chair.
General Lorenzo Thomas went to the War
Office this a. m. and resumed his duties as
Adjt. General and seems to feel extremely
nervous concerning his own position.
Sec. Stanton remained at the War Office
all night as hitherto. The Committee APP
pointed to draft articles of impeachment have
not decided upon the time Of holding their
meeting yet 1t will be several days before
they are ready to report: 1t is understood
they will summon Gems. Grant and Emery
to testify as to the Presidents demanding
troops to force Sec Stanton out of office and
place Thomas in.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.
The Times special says that it is believed
that the Senate will organize as a Court as
early as Wednesday, and that its warrant