Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-03-04
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n NI WAsmNGToN Feb. O..
e Gen Emory testified before the conmite ON
Impeachment That the President recently asked
him the number of troops in and near Washing
ton and also his opinion the law to the trans
mission oil military orders through the command
ing General (Grant) 70 this Gen. Emory re-
Pied that he could obey no order that did not
come aecordiugto law. IVA s1A AZ AAA
Gen. Thomas counsel is preparing suit against
Sec. Stanton for false imprisonment. They VIII
also ask a writ of quo ioarrdnto to demand by
what authority Stantonacts Secretary of War. D.,
y There are rumors Of points FOR impeachment A.
greed upon by the committee, but we prefer to a
wait the official report Do .uif .DooId l0 g1iI
WAsniSdroN, Feb. 26.
The room of the Supreme Court Of the District
Of Columbia was crowded this morning with both
white and black spectators, to witness the pro-
ceedings attending the case of Adj Gen Thomas.
Gen Thomas came into the room accompanied
BY his counsel, Richard | Mcrrick and Walter $.
Cox, with Joseph II. Bradley, ST., as advisory
counsel. " "'N' ''
Mr., Riddle introduced Mr.. Carpenter of Wis
consin as associate counsel for MIR. Stanton Mr..
Carpenter stated that being tinwell day and the
subject being Of high Importance he desired the
case to be continued till tomorrow p
Mr. Merrick objected to this on the ground that
great public interests were involved which requir-
cd an early settlement .lHirIi tHl f
Judge Carter was disposed to grant the post
ponement. i'H .i iHA.iD IAi
Mr. Merrick, for Gen. Thomas, asked Judge
Carter TO consider this matter in the Criminal
Court and not in Chamber HHfl ID Do rlOl
Judge Carter deened 20 do this saving that he
sat as examining magistrate. .al. 500 I0rI l
Mr. Merriek said that Gen. Thomas was now
here and his bail surrendered him to the custody
Of the marshal of the District Of Columbia, and he
was therefore prisoner. His counsel asked for
writ Of hdbedS corpus it "
Judge Garter said that knowing the personal
character of Gen. Thomas he would not hold bin
in Imprisonment, as he was satisfied that he woult
/ appear here tomorrow
/ The counsel for Gen. Thomas then asked tia
| he CThomas) be finally discharged. goa
| Judge Carter for reasons stated granted the mo
| ton and informed Gen Thomas that he could q
/ hence. .H 1851
| After General Thomas was so unceremoniousl,
discharged by Judge Carter, upsetting the arrang
ments for getting his case before the Suprem,
! Court by an application for writ of habeds cor
I pus in case he had been held under arrest he wa
| greeted with three cheers by the secesh sympathiz
| ers. ia I t.f I.t+ '.
The friends Of the President are disguise,
/ at their failure to have the eonstitutionalty o
/ the tenure Of Office bill argued before the Su
| preme Court on an application for writ Of hd
/ beds corpus for General Thomas who has doubt
/ less to his regret not been held as a prisoner.
/ ti7t WAsnINeToN, Feb. %.
There are indications that MIR. johnson was es
! pecaly anxious TO obtain control of the War De
! partment that there might be no interference wit
/ a new movement at the South controlled by Sc
/ cret organization. The object of this organiza
1 ton, there are good reasons for believing, is tn
formation of "White Mans Government !
/ every Southern State by elections at which onl
4 white men will be permitted 10 vote.
! The Representatives thus elected with the Den
ocratic Representatives chosen at the North h
fall would be recognized in December next byth
/ President, as the legitimate House of Represents
\ tives. But this plot could never be carried OF
\ with Mr.. Stanton in the War Department
/ MIR. Stanton was served with writ in the Civ
Suit, commenced against him by Gen Thomas
! 10 o'clock this morning, by Y. 3. Deputy Marsh
4 Phillips. He accepted the service. = ilia .an
! tu1. N.iS D" hli'5 NEW YORK, Feb. %
| In compliance with Gen Grants order, Gei
Hancock restored the Aldermen who were recen
j ly dismissed by the latter, and dismissed the pc
sons he had appointed in their places. ~
| $50 Gen. Hancock dare not disobey the orde,
A of Grant. VIII the President send another me
sage to Congress commencing Hancock for
fidelity to the laws of the country? Guess no
under the present circumstances. 1t might en-
barrass his case. go. ......, f..t.