Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-27
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--The Presi |
dent to-day made an absolute removal |
Of Stanton as Secretary of War, and APP
pointed General Lorenzo Thomas, now |
adjntant general of the army, Secretary |
of War, ad intes'iaa-
The President addressed the following
note to Mr.. Stanton:
Si9-By virtue of the power and au-
thority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and laws of the United
States, you are hereby removed from
Office as Secretary of the Department of
War. and your functions as such Will
terminate with the receipt of this com
Imunicaticn.n You will transmit to Bvt.
Maj. Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant
General OF the army, who has this day
been authorized and empowered to act
as Secretary of War Nad interim, all
records, books, papers, and other public
porperty now in your custody and
charge. ~,
Adjutant General Thomas has his
Office in the war Department.
| The real facts are that the Presidents
action in. all that has been done to-day
| is pnrely of n civil character, and in no
wise partak es of the military. His pnr
pose is simply to remove one officer and
appoint another ad Interim. and if the
first refuses to obey the order then proba-
bly, to test the matter by regular legal
proceedings in the civil courts, or, get
ting possession of the Office through his
al interim appointed to compel Stanton
to seek his remedy by a writ of quo acdr-
ranto' or other procedure that may be
lawful to bring the matter before the
courts. ,,z5.,-f+ ~.
Gen. Thomas being in possession of
an Office in the building of the war De-
partmcnt, he is appointed Secretary ad
saafo ln,.
Stanton, and directing him to turn over
to Thomas the papers, property, etc.
{. Thomas calls about noon on stanton;
informs the latter that he (Thomas) has
been appointed Secretary, etc, and has
accepted.
. Mr.. Stanton inquiries, civilIy: EDO you
propose to take immediate possession, OF
shall have time to remove my papers!'
Il Thomas replied: 81 am now Secretary
of War al interim, aud have possession.
You can have time to remove your
papers,"
And so the interview ended.
Afterward the President notified the
Senate, as matter Of courtesy, Of what
he had done. The Senate went into eX-
. ecutive session, and after. q protracted
!, debate, adopted the following and a copy
to the President, WHICH he returned at
1870 tonight:
!, "IYhereas, The Senate have received
and considered the communication OF
the President stating that he had re-
moved Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary OF
War, and had designated the Adjutant
General of the army TO act rs Secretary
of War ad interim; therefore,
"RcsolUed, BY the Senate OF the Uni
, ted States, that under the Constitution
! and laws of the United States, the Pres.
, Iident has no power to remove the Secre
! tary of War and designate any other
officer to perform the duties of that Off
: Ger dd interim" Ht'tF5a y. I,..l
, The President has nominated to the
Senate Gen Mcclellan to be Minister t.
England, Jas. Il. Hqbbell to be Minister
to Ecuador, and Maj. Gen. Geo. II
Thomas to be Lieutenant General by
brevet and General by brevet.
i. The Supreme Court has postponed al
. questions involving the conStitutlonalltN
p of the legal tender act until next term.
q WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Senate-Mili
! tary Committee passed a resolution
! respectfully returning Sherman's breve
nomination, with disapproval of TIN
r proposed grade.
Arkansas will vote five days upon thu
e adoption or rejection of the new consti
tuition, commencing March 10th.
/. LONDON, Feb. 16.-It is generally be
i. lieved that Stanley will succeed Derby
as the head of the ministry.
G Sem; official papers of Paris deny an,
# important ministerial or constitutions
u, change are contemplated.
|. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-McClellal
;. has been rendered the British minister
/. ship by cable, but has not answered yet
!. The resignation of Minister Adam
+. takes effect on the Isl of April. fE
}. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Gen. Steed
i man has resigned the New Orleans in
q tenal Revenue Collectorship, to TAX
4 effect the 10Th of May. --t.
Sumner presented q petition fror
citizens of Massachusetts praying TO
the abolition of the Presidential offic
as dangerous to the Republic.
In the Senate to day Senator Trun
d bull reported back from the Judiciar
&c Committee the House 1reconstructfo1
u bill, passed in the early part of Decor
Der last, declaring that % majority {
Is actual voters in the Southern States sha
% suffice to adopt the new constitution
81 with a recommendation that all after til
enactiug clause shall be stricken GU
and the following inserted:is
10 That hereafter any election as author