The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-01
Trrom the Cincinnati Fnqairer
JUDGE CARTER TOOL OF srASrox's.

JUDGE oAKrKR TOOL OF STATIONS.
wAsHIseroS, d. c., Feb. l6-i2:40 P. x.-Much
Indignation is expressed OF the course of Judge
Carter to-day in the StantoE-Thomas matter, as il
is now conceded that it was pre-arranged by
Stanton and his friends for the judge to discharge
Thomas TO prevent the case reaching the Supreme
Court. They checkmated the president in this.
as be hoped through this means 70 have tested the
constitutionality Of the tennre-of-Otice bill.
THE PRESIDENTS INTENTIONS AND FEELINGS.
The president to-day reiterated his purpose Of
occurring judicial decision, but both he and his
law adviser decline.to indicate the mode by which
it would be sought.
The president to day, in reply TO an address
from naturazed citizens Of Baltimore said he re.
lied on the people 70 sustain him. and he would
never abandon his post. He Uniformed the CON-
mittee that he would maintain the rights Of Ameri.
can citizens abroad.
COMMITTEE ON THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
The House committee to prepare articles of i'm.
pescbment had Gen. Emory before them to-day to
ascertain il the president had made any efforts TO
use the military garrison Of Washington for any
purpose he might have contemplated. General
Emory exonerated the president entirely. rhe
committee have determined, It Is said, to make
several counts against the president, one of which
viii be bis reconstruction policy.
A prominent member of the committee said to-
day that it would be only farce to send johnson
TO trial for removing Stanton. The original i'm.
peachers however, have IL their own way, and
the new recruits writhe under it, bat they will be
held to the demands Of the former. The public is
fast settling in opinion that the thing has proved
an abortion, and will iDjure only is projectors.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE CONTENTIOUS.
Chief Justice Chase is said to have spoken In
contemptuous terms Of the impeachment question.
THE NEGRO CONSTITUTIONS BILL.
The House has agreed to the amendments OF the
Senate to the supplementary reconstruction bill,
which practically admits all the Southern States
under the negro constitutions. The president will
probably veto it, and it will be passed over the
veto.
THE WHISKY TAX.
At meeting of the ways and means committee
II was sgreed by majority vote TO keep the tax
on whisky at two dollars per gallon.
NEW HAMPSHIRE POLITICS.
The news from New Hampshire is most graft.
flying. The Democrats are confident that they
will carry the State and at the worst. reduce the
majority to q mere song. When Sinclair was
here week ago, be said that the Western policy
OF paying the debt In greenbacks would not hurt
him, and the canvass has proved it. Pendleton's
great speech on the finances has been sent there,
and is doing good work.
coLFAx REGULATING THE SUPREME COURT.
Speaker Colfax declared to-day that Congress
would not submit to a decision Of any court on
the tenure of Office bill bat that the Senate would
judge itself Of the constitutionality of the law,
since there may arise under this the anomalous
case Of Mr.. johnson being convicted for the vic.
lstion of law which. month later, the Supreme
Court might decide was no law.