Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-02-28
WasEzxzgEoss News.

From the Washington special to the Chi
cago Tribune of the Gath We CLEAN the fol-
lowing:
1t Is positively known at headquar-
tiers that the army is thoroughly with
Grant in his support of Congress. Yes
terday General Grant caused to be trans
mitted to all headquarters q copy of the
order containing the law by which all or
ders to the army must pass through his
headquarters, and making it high misde-
meanor to obey any other.
The Presidents Democratic loyal friends
give the following as the position he holds:
They say he claims that the clause in the
Constitution regarding appointments dur
ing the sessions of the Senate is silent upon
the question of removal, and consequently
does not forbid him to remove. He there
fore removes Mr.. Stanton under the au
thority of the Constitution. He next ap-
pointed Adjutant General Thomas Secre-
tary 0d anterlno, under the act of 1892,
giving him power to make tempo
rary appointments that then, under his
constitutional right, he now dominates
Hon. Thomas Ewing as Secretary of War,
desiring to have man in the place with
whom he can have pleasant relations Un-
fortunately, the Ewing move, whatever it
may be, was an afteIthought, and really
outside of the proceedings looking toward
impeachment.
1t is not known how the President talks
with his advisers. If their own conduct
is proper criterion, Mr.. johnson must
be very broken down. His warmest
supporters seem to have thought the
united and firm action of Congress i'm
possible. Many leading Democrats are
disappointed. There are many here in the
interest of the President, who will give him
the worst possible advice. Prominent
among these are Maryland politicians,
who are doing all they can to make
trouble, both at Annapolis and Balti-
more; and in this city every hour ap-
pears to consolidate the Republican
strength.
There is much earnestness and determi
nation expressed by all the Republicans
who converse upon the subject. Their
speeches in the House may be regarded as
evidence of the feeling which generally
prevails among members of that party i'll
Congress, certainly in the House OF Rep
resentatives Secretary Stanton has not
left the War Department since last Friday,
his Congressional friends having urged
him to remain there for season. be,
however, contemplates going home after
the House shall have impeached the Pres
ident, as the belief among them is that the
latter will thus be shorn of his moral in
9uence, and will make no effort to thwart
the purpose of Congress, whose authority,
they say, will be supported by General
Grant under the law, the functions of
Executive being suspended in effect pend.
ing the trial
Major General Emory, who commands
the department of Washington, it is said
by the Republicans, will subject himself
to the immediate orders only of the Gen
eral of the Army, and not to those Of the
President.
The guard st the War. Department has
been Dubbed. Colonel Carr, of General
Emory's staff, remained there last night,
by order of General Grant.
Ii impeachment proceedings go on TO
the end, the order is as follows After the
House passes the resolution to impeach, it
will appoints committee to proceed to the
bar OF the Senate, and announce that the
House, in it's own name and in that OF all
the people, Lad resolved that the President
should be impeached of high crimes and
misdemeanOrs, and that in due time the
House will present articles and make them
good The House will then appoint a
committee Of managers to draw up arti
cles of impeachment, and when passed by
the House, the managers will go to the bar
of the Senate and announce this action Of
the House: ask the Senate to fix the time
to try these charges, and cite Andrew
johnson to appear. The Senate is then
bound to fix the time and inform the
House. At the trial the House attends in
body and five managers conduct the prose
cution.
The decision to hold the Democratic
Convention at New York, on the fourth of
July, is considered as hostile to Pendleton
Many Western members express the
opinion that Senator Hendricks, of Indi-
ana, will be the nominee. The selection of
New York was made by a majority of
three over alf other places. The time was
fixed py a majority of two against any
earlier day.