THE PRESIDENT'S REBELLION; Johnson’* letter of Siplanatloli. Uto President yesterday sent to the Senate the ♦oßowing message., It waaread in secret session, ]ald on the table, and ordered to be printed. The Senate removed from It the Injunction of secrecy: To the’Senate of the United States: I have received a copy of the resolution adopteu by the Senate on the 21st Instant, as follows: Whereas, The Senate have rfecolved and con sidered the ; communication stating that be had removed Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, and had designated the Adju tant-General of the army to act as Secretary of War, ad interim' therefore, _ • . , •_ / “RcsoleecL h/ the Senate or the United States , That nnder the Constitution and laws of the United States, the President has no power to re move the Secretary of War, and designate any other officer to porform the''duties of that office ad interim.’’ ' ■ ~ This resolution is confined to the power of the President to removo the Secretary of War, and to designate another officer to perform the duties of the office ad interim,, and by Its,preamble is mado expretsly applidablo to the removal of Mr. Stan ton and the designation to act ad interim of the Adjutant General of the army. Without, there fore, attempting to discuss the general power ol removal as to all officers, upon which subject no expression of opinion is contained in the resolu tion. I shall confine myself to the question as thus limited: The power to remove the Secretary of War. It is declared in the resolution, “That, under the Constitution and laws of the United States, the President has no power to re move the Secretary of War and designate any other officer to perform the duties of that office ad int (rim. , _ As to the question of power under the Con stitution, T do not propose at presents to enter upon its discussion. The uniform practice-front the beginning of the Government, as established by every President who has exorcised the office, and the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, have settled the question in lavor of the power of the President to remove all officers, excepting a class holding appointments of the judicial character. No practice nor any, decision has ever,,excepted a-Secretary 9 f War from that general power of the President to make removals from office.' It is onlv necessary then that I should refer to the power'of the Executive, under the laws of the United Btates, to remove from office a Sec retary of .War. The resolution denies that un der these laws this power has any existence, io other words it affirms that no such authority is recognized or given by the statutes of the coun try. What then are the laws of the United States which deny the President the power to remove that officer? I know.but two laws which bear upon this question. The first, in order ol time, is the. act of August 7, 1789, creating the Department of War, which, after providing for a Secretary as its principal officer, proceeds as follows: . . , . .. Bec. 2. Andie it further enacted, That there shali be in the said department on inferior officer, to be appointed by the said principal officer, to be employed therein as he shall deem proper, and to be called the Chief Clerk in the Department of War, and who, whenever the said principal officer shall be removed from office by the Presi dent of the United States or in any other case of vacancy, shall, durißg such vacancy, have the charge and custody of all records, books, and papers appertaining to the said department. It is clear that this act, passed by a Congress, many of whose members participated in the formation of the Constitution, so far from deny ing the power of the President to remove the Secretary of War, recognizes it as existing in the Executive alone, without the concurrence of the Senate or of any other department Of the government Furthermore, this act does not -purport to confer the power by legislative au thority. nor In fact was there any other existing legislation through which it was bestowed upon the Executive. , ~ , . The recognition of the powor by this act is therefore complete as a recognition nnder the Constitution itself, for there was no other source, of authority from which It could be derived. The other act wbich refers to this question is that regulating the tenure of certain civil officers, passed by Congress on the 2d day of March, 1867. The first section of that act is in the lol iowing words: ' . _. . “That every person holding any civil office, to which he has been appointed by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, and every person ■who shall hereafter be appointed to any such office, and shall become duly qualified to act therein, is and shall be entitled to hold such office until a successor shall have, been in like manner appointed and duly qualified, except as herein otherwise provided; provided that the Secretaries of State, or the TreasuryJ/oi War, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the Postmaster General and the'Attorney General, shoal hold their offices, res pectively, for and during «the term of the Presi dent by whom they may have been appointed, and for one month thereafter, subject to removal by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The fourth section of the same act restricts the term of offices to the limit prescribed by the law creating, them. That part of the first section which precedes tho .proviso declares that overy person holding a civil office, to which he has been or may be appointed by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, shall hold such office until a successor shall have’ been in like manner appointed. ... It purports to take from the Executive, during the fixed time established for the tenure of tho office, the Independent power of removal, and to require for such removal the concurrent action of the President and the Senate.* The proviso that follows proceeds to fix the term ol office of seven heads of departments whoßO tenure never had been defined before, by prescribing that they "shall hold Hafir offices respectively lor and during the term of the President by whom they may have been appointed, and for one montb thereafter, subject.-to removal by--and with -the advice and consent of the Senate. 1 Thus, as 10 these enunierated officers, the pro vko takes from the President the power of remo val except with the advice -and consent of the ’ Senate. By Its terms, however, belore he can be deprived of the power to displace them, it must : appear that he himself has appointed them. It is onfv in that case that they have any tenure of of fice" or any independent right to kold during the term of the President, and for one month after \he cessation of his official functions. The pro ■ itaso. therefore. gives no tenure of office to -any one of these officers who has been appointed by a former President beyond one montb after the ac cession of hiß successor. In the cgse-of Mr. Stanton, the only appoint ment underwhicb he held the office of Secretary of War Was that conferred upon him by my im mediate predecessor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. He has never held from me iny appointment as the head of the War Department. Whatever right he hod to hold the office was de rived from ihat original appointment, and my own sufferance. ■> The law was not intended to protect such an Incumbent of the War Department by taking from the President the power to remove him. This, in my judgment, is perfectly clear, and the law itself admits of no other just construction. We find Ip all that portion of the first section which precedes the proviso that .as to civil offi cers-feeneraily the President : is deprived of the power of removal,and it is plain that if there had been ho proviso that power would just as clearly have been taken from him so far as it applies to thfe seven beads of departments; but for rea sons:,twhich were no. doubt satisfactory to Con gress these principal officers were specially pro vided fori as toThem the express and only re ouirement is that the President who has ap pointed them shall not, without the advice and consent ofthe Senatc, remove them from office. The consequence is, that os'to my Cabinet, . . _ . embracing the, seven officers designated iu the first section, the act takes from me tSe power, withoutifcecoDCturence of the Senate, to remove anv one of them that Xfaave appointea, but Li does not protect such of them as I did not ap point, nor give to them any tenure of office be yondmy pleasure. . An.examination of thisntt, , then, shows that while in one part of the section provision is made for officers generally, in another clause there is a clues of officers designated by their official titles, -who are excepted from the general terms of the law, and In ‘reference to whom a clear distinction is made as to the gen ■ , eral power of removal limited in the first clause of the section. ■ ‘ ■ , , This distinction is that as to Buch of these ennmcraled officers as_- hold nuder tho appoints ment of (be President, the power of removal can onlyrhe exercised by him with tbe consent oJt.the Benu& whitens to thosp who have not been apr .thereto no tike denial, ofhts powef tooiaplnce them. It would be a,violation nf rhn ni&in meaning of this-Chactlnent to plaqu, Mr Stanton upon the samer footing os those heads bfdefiwtmenta"vtho boon appointed m : thla'law gives Wito, tenw of Office- The members of my cabinet, whoSavo been Appointed by me are by ibis act entitled to hdldfor onomonth after the term of my Office ihall Cease; bin Mr. Stanton could not, against the wishes of my successor, hold a momentthcreafter. If he were permitted by that successor to hold for the first two weeks, would that successor have no power to remove him? But the'power of my BUCCessor over him could be no greater than my own. If my snccessor would have tpe power to remove Mr. Stanton after permitting him to remain a period of two weeks, because\he was not. appointed by him but by his predeces sor, I, who have tolerated Mr. Stanton for more than two years, certainly have , the same right to remove him, and upon the same ground, namely, that he was not appointed by me, but by my predecessor. Jfeder this construction of the tenure of office act I have never doubted my power to remove Mr. Stanton. Whether the act was constitutional or not, it was always my opinion that it did not secure him from removal. 'I was, however, aware that there were as to the construction of the law, and from the first I deemed it desirable that at the earliest pos sible moment those doubts should be settled, ana the true construction of the net fixed by decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. My order of suspension in August last was fo place the easo in Bueh a position as would make a resort to a judicial decision both neces sary and proper. My understanding and wishes, however, under that order ofsiispcnsion, were frustrated, and the late order for Bta “““' 3 removal was a further step towards the accom plishment of that purpose. I repeat that my own convictions ns to the true construction of the law, and as to its constitu tionality, were well settled and were sustained by every member of my Cabinet, including Air. Stanton himself. Upon the of consti tutionality, each one in turn deliberately advised me that the Tenure of Office act was unconstitu tional. Upon the question whether as to those members who were appointed by my predecessor that act took from me the power to remove them, one of those members emphatically stated m the presence of the others sitting in Cabinet that they did not come within tho provisions ot the act, and it was no protection to them. No one .’dissented from this constmction, and 1 under stood them all to acquiesce in its correctness. In a matter of such grave consequence I was not disposed to rest upon my own opinions, though 'oi tified by my constitutional advisers. I have, therefore, sought to bring the question at as early a day as poMbJe before the Supreme Court ot the United States for final and authoritative decision. , „ ... In respect to so much of the resolution as re lates to the designation of an officer to act as Secretary of War ad interim, I have only to say that I have exercised this power under the pro visions of the first section of the act of Febru ary 13, 1795, which so far as they are applicable to vacancies caused by removals I understand to be still in force. The legislation.upon the subject of ad interim appointments in the Executive De partments stands as to tho War Office asfo.lows: The second section of the act of the 7ih of Au gust, 1789, makes provisions for a vacancy in the very case of a removal of the Head of the VYar Department, and npon such a vacancy, gives the charge and custody of the records, books and papers, to the Chief Clerk. Next, by the act of the Bth of May, 1792, section 8, it is provided that in case of vaeancy occasioned by death, absence from the seat of government, or sickness of the Head of the War Department, the President may authorize a person to perform the duties of the office until a successor is appointed, or the dis ability removed. The act, it will be observed, does not provide for the case-of a vacancy caused by removal. Then, bv the first section ot the act' of February 13, 1795, it is provided that in case of any vacancy the President may appoint a person to perform tho duties while.the vacancy exists. These acts are fol lowed by that of the 20th of February, 1803, by the first section of which provision is again made tor a vacancy caused by death, resignation, absence from the scat of Government, or tho sickness of the head ot any executive department oi the Go vernment; and, upon the occurrence of such a vacancy, power is given to the President to au thorize the head of any other executive depart ment or other officer in either of Raid depart ments whose appointment is vested in the Presi dent at his discretion, to perform the duties of the said respective offices until a successor be appointed, or until such absence or inability by sickness 6hallcease; provided that no one vacancy shall bo supplied in the manner aforesaid for a longer term than six months.” This law, with some modifications, re-enacts the act of 1792, and provides, as did that act, for the Bort of vacancies so to be filled; but, like tiie act of 1792, it makes no provision for a vacancy occasioned by removal. It has reference alto gether to vacancies arising from other causes, according to my construction of tho act oi 181).), while it Impliedly repeals the act of 1792, regu lating the vacancies therein described. It has no bearing whatever npon so much of the act of 1795 as applies to a Vacancy caused by removal. The act of 1795 therefore fur nishes the rule for a vacancy occasioned by removal. Cue of the vacancies expressly re ferred to in the act of 7th of August. 1789, creating the department of war. Certiinh there is no express repeal by the act of 1885 of the act of 1795. The repeal, if there is any, is by implication, and can only be admitted bo far us there is a clear inconsistency between the two acts. The act of 1795 is inconsistent with that ot 18G3, as to a vacancy occasioned by death, resig nation, absence or Bickness, but not at all incon sistent as to a vacancy caused by removal. It is assuredly proper that tire President should have the same power to fill temporarily a vacancy oc casioned by removal as ho has to supply a place made vacant by death or expiration of a ttrru. If, for instance, the incumbent of an office be found to be wholly unfit to exercise its func tions. and the public service should require his immediate expulsion, a remedy should exist and be at once applied, and time bo allowed the Presi dent to select and appoint a successor, as is per mitted him in ease of a vaeancy by death or the termination of an official term. The necessity, therefore, for an ad interim appointment is just as great, and, indeed, may be greater in cases of re moval than in any others. Before it be held, therefore, that the power given by the act of 1795 in casea of removal is abrogated by succeed ing legislation, an express repeal ought’to ap pear. So wholesome a power Should certainly not he taken away by loose Implication. It may be. however, that in this as in other cases of implied repeal, doubt may arise. It is confessedly one ot the most subtle and debatable questions which arise in the construction of statutes. If upon such a question I nave fallen into an erroneous construction. I submit whether it should be characterized as a violation of official duty and of law. I have deemed it proper in vindication of the course which I have considered it my duty to .take to place before the Senate the reasons upon •tybicb I have based my action. Although I have been advised by every member of my Cabinet that the entire tenure of office act is unconstitutional, and therefore .void, and ’al though I have expressly concurred in that opin ion in the veto message which I hod the honor to submit to Congress when I returned tho bill for recon slderation, I have refrained from making a removal of any officer conlrary to the provis ions of the law, and have only exercised that power in the case of Mr. Stanton, which, in my judgment did not come within its provisions. I have endeavored to proceed with the greatest circumspection, and have acted only in an ex treme and exceptional case. Carefully following the course which I have marked out for myself, as a geueral rule, faith fully to execute alllas»*rWj«l} pawedjMfir,. my objections, on the score of constitutionality, in the present instance I have appealed, or sought to appeal,'to that fifial arbiterlixed by the Com stitutlon tor the determination of all such ques tions. To this course I have been Impelled by the solemn obligations which rest upon me to sustain inoiolate tho powers of the high office committed to my hands. Whatever may be the consequences merely personal to mjeell, I could not nllow them to prevail against a public duty so clear to my own mind, and so imperative. If that which was possible hud been certain; If I had been fully advised when I removed Mr. Btanton, that in thus defending the trust com mitted to my hands my own removal was sore U> follow. I. could not have hesitated. Actuated by public considerations of the highest character, ' I earnestly protest against the resolution of the Senate which charges mein whai I have done with a vlolatlon of the Constitution and laws of-the United Bfates Ahdiiew Jons boh; Wabhisgtok, D. C., Feb. 22, t(HSB. THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN.—PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEjB jUARY 25.1868. I , fouutylvama I.eglftlniurc* ' Hajuushuro, Feb. 24, 1868. . ; Senate.— Mr. White, of Indiana.(R,), offered <tbe following: ' . 2) Whireast Andrew Johnson,. President of the Uhlted'States, in disregard of a law the constitutional majority of Congress over hiet veto, issued an order to remove E. ’Mv Stanton, as Sec retary Of War, and appoifited Lorenzo Thomas; Adjutant-General of tho United States Army,Sec retary Of War ad interim; aud: ■ ‘ Whereas, E. M. Stan ton has refused to obey the illegal order to removo him from otHcc, and tho National House of Representatives has passed a resolution to impeach Andrew Johnson of high crimes and misdemeanors; therefore, Resolved, That tho prompt action of theina-. jority of tho members of Congress in passing tho resolution for the impeachment Of Andrew John-' son, President of the United States, of high crimes aud misdemeanors, be and the same is hereby commended and approved. Resolved. That the refusal of E. M. Stanton to obey the illegal order to remove him from oilice, meets with tho approval of the Union-loving, law-abiding citizens of Pennsylvania. Resolved, That the Governor be and he is hereby requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to the Speaker of the national House and to Mr. Stanton. Mr. White moved to consider the above reso lutions, but Mr. Giatz (Dem.) objected, and the resolutions were referred to tho Committee on Fedejal Eola tions. The following bills were introduced: One by Mr. Shoemaker, of Luzerne, author izing companies formed under the general mining and manufacturing law to sell their pro perly on a vote of the majority of the stock holders. Mr. Connell offered a resolution directing the Clerk to prepare a private calendar every Fri day. Agreed to. Mr. Fisher called up a bill prohibiting the share of the national bank stock from being,appraised higher than tho current value of such stock in the market where the bank iB located, and giving stockholders the right to appeal to tho Auditor- General. Passed. House ok Rkekesentativks.— Speaker Davis presented communications from Councils against allowing the Lombard and South Streets Railway Company to remove the paving to lay tracks; alto, against vacating Hackley street;also,against authorizing the Highway Commissioner to remove obstructions from streets; also, against macada mizing rural streets. Mr. William moved to reconsider the vote by which the House refused, oh Friday last, to in sert the word “white” in a bill relative to tlje election of school directors in Lancaster. Post poned indefinitely. Mr. Linton, of Cambria (Dem.), moved to ex tend the provisions of tho bill. to the whole Couniy Of Lancaster instead of merely the qity. The motion was lost. Mr. Armstrong (Rep.), of Lancaster, said that in the City,of Lancaster politics had entered into the selection of school directors, and that the people there were determined to take the manage ment from the pot-house politicians and give it to better men. Mr. Linton (Dem.) said that the majority oi the voters of Lancaster City had no representa tion in the Hohse, and this was the reason why the Democracy of the House opposed the bill. It was to be forced upon the people of the city, which is Democratic; let it be also applied to the county, which is Republican. The bill was passed by a viva voce vote, the Democrats voting in opposition. Mr. Snbers called for iho reading of a petition numerously Bigned, for the passage of a law re quiring the Spruce and Pine Streets and Gray’s Ferry Passenger Railway Companies to carry passengers from one end of their road to the other K>r a single fare. Mr. Stokes presented petitions favoring the re cognitions of colleges aB a part of tho common school System. The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Sabers—lncorporating the Philadelphia and Frankford Land and Building Company. Also, incorporating the Philadelphia Mutual Wall Paper Comnany. Also, incorporating the Cham pion Manufacturing Company. Also, incorporat ing the Extension Coal, Iron and Lumber Com pany. Mr. Wilson presented a general registry law as B greed upon by the Republican cancns of both Houses. Mr. McGinnis presented a bill exempting the Southwark Library Company from taxation. Mr. Bull, one for the construction of a bridge over the Schuylkill at Powelton avenue, and for vacating a part of Bridge street, and the exten sion of Mansion street. This project is to create a loan not exceeding $500,000, and that commis sioners to erect be appointed by the conrts also. Mr.Kieckner,a bill incorporating the narmonia Literary and Social Association. Mr. Thorn, one extending the time for paying a bonus on an act relative to the Middle Coalfield and Railroad Company. . , Also, incorporating the Pennsylvania Wood Hanging Company. „ . . . Also, regulating tho method of improving private alleys when held by one or more owners. Mr. McCamant presented the following: That from and after the passage of this act, all manufacturing, mechanical, mining, and quarry ing companies which pay tax on their capital stock unoer the State laws shall bo exempt from the payment of any additional tax on their net earnings or income. Mr. Beans presented an act to organize German schools in Lehigh, Northampton and Bucks counties. Mr. Hickman, an act authorizing the prepara tion of statues of General Anthony Wayne aud Robert Fulton; as two of the most distinguished citizens ot Pennsylvania, to bo placed, in accord ance with the act of Congress, in the old House ot Representatives at Washington. Mr. Josephs presented a bill authorizing wit nesses in civil cases to demand advance of pay and mileage. Adjourned. _ COMMON COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA, Ci.kuk’.s Office, (_ , Phii-adklfhia, Feb. 21, 1868. J In pursuance of the annexed resolution the following bill, entitled AN ORDINANCE To authorize a loan for the construction of Culverts, is hereby published in accordance with the Act of Assembly, for public information. JOHN ECKSTEIN, Clerk of Common Council. CITY ORDINANCES* AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE A LOAN XjJ*>for the construction of cnlverts. Sec Hon 1. The Select and Common Councils of the city of Philadelphia do ordain. That the Mayor of Philadelphia be, and he is hereby au thorized to borrow, at not less than par, on the credit of the city, from time to time, eight hun dred thousand dollars for the construction of culverts, for which interest, not to exceed the rate of six per cent, per annum, shall be paid half-yearly,on the first days of January and July, at the office of the City Treasurer. The princi pal of said loan shalhbe payable and paid at the expiration of thirty years from the date of the same, and mot beloro without the consent of the holders thereof); and the certificates therefor, in the usual form f Of the certificates of city loan, shall be issued in such amounts-as the lenders may require, but not for any fractional part ol one hundred dollars, or, if required, in amounts ot five hundred or. one thousand dollars; and it shall be expressed in said certificates that the loan therein mentioned, arid the ffiterest thereof, are payable free from all taxes. Sec. 2. Whenever any loan shall be made by virtue thereof, there shall be by force of this ordinance annually appropriated out the income of th. corporate estates, and from the sum raised by .-taxation, a sum sufficient to pay.llie. interest ot. "said-certificates; arid - the' further“Bura ofthree tenths Of one per centum on the par value d suth certificates so Issued shall be ■ appropriated quarterly out of said lncomo and'iaxes to a sink Jug fund, which fund and. its accumulations art: hereby especially pledged for the redemption and payment of said certificates. RESOLUTION TO PUBLISH A LOAN - BILL.: Resolved, That the Clerk of Common Council be authorized to publish in two dailv newspapers of ibis city, daily for four we#ks, the Ordinance presented to Common Council on Thursday, Feb ruary 20, 1868, entitled “An Ordinance to autho rize a loan for the construction of culverts." 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ME W LAYER FIGS, I’BEJrELLOS, PBTJNES, PLUMS, JSEW MPEMHEMi AI.MOSUYS, ORANGES, CITRON, CURRANTS, And a great variety of Goo da suitable for the Chriatmaa deacon, at the loweet price. AI-L GOODS WARRANTED. drB.fibtu.3mi • Ke* Salad Oil, French Peas, Green Cora, Fresh Peaches, Tomatoes, &c., &c. New Messina and Havana Oranges, ALBERT C. ROBERTS. Dealer is Rue Qrocena, Corner Eleventh and Vine Streets FRESH RASPBERRIES, PEACHES AND PEARS* TOMATOES, in Class and Cans, at ~~ JAMES R. WEBB’S, 8 WALNUT and EIGHTH Street*. K/f-rcH L> ■■ - COLO ATE * CO.’S Fragrant Toilet Soap* [are prepared t>f-*HMIeO workmen from the Beat materials, and ar* I known as the SfANO* Ukd bjr dealers and [customers. DAVIS’ CELEBRATED DIAMOND BRAND BOIN clnnati Ham, first consignment of the season, just re celved and for sale at COUSTY’B East End Grocery. No, 118 South 8, cond Street. 1 WEST INDIA HONEY AND Sugar House Molassee by the * East End Grocery, No. 118 Boutbße -VTEW YORK PLUMB, PITTED. CHERMEa_TOt fVr ,?le It COUBTY« e &ai§ GrS«wlto. U 8 Boath Second Street* XT EW BONELESS. , MACKEREL, to!eiJeatCOllßTO'B Ea?t°Encl Grocery,No.UBSouth BecondSttot. M D a d o& S&ri street. ■ • - ...;. aid for ealeat COUSTY’B Eml End Grocery, Mo. US Booth Second etreet* j TiippiA riPAPiM-iiY) jTKfIB ATiMERIAQRAPES, Arch rtrceta. . •; BBn3M%M<<r. Arch mi Eighth ttreato. Areh and Eighth etraetg. - L ¥ew pdbuca'HQNs. TUBT BEADY—BINGHAM’S LATIN GRAMMAR utlowratee. PnbfiJiedby E.?' B ST l ?wth rtreet. ' 187 South Poort^®**^. And for tale by Beotawltew ;: * Treclurei.—Anew<>nt«9 oflieot^®f>Mbr«S«?{h?»^>' JU New Yoik Museum A4"u!£, ro fnr*Youth. Maturity '5SM'i& : ton. ■■'•■■■* fgSgESES&i&r" 1 * Sold everywliere. myUl-tnAth-lyl q£d fashioned lon, at COUBTY>O >nd street. , -■ ■' ■A-l'.'i -* . -cc. IF ITOU WISH TO BE BEAUTIFUL, Cm Oidella de Perda, or Victoria Regia, fo» BeautUYiog toe. complexion and Preoenlni toe BWn. ; This invaluable tellot article wu discovered by a cel*, bratedchemist In France, and itlsto blm that the Ladiaa of the Court, of Europe owe their beauty. with all lta simplicity and purity thorp i. no article that will compare with it ns sbeantiflerof the complexion and preserver or tbo .kin. • > ■ M. C. McClu.ky pnrehnaed the receipt of him no. ten years ago; lie baa .lnce that time given It a perfect trial among hi* penionar friend. and the aristoeratlo circles of Philadelphia, New York. BaltlmOro.Rorion, Now jMeana, St. Louis, Savannah, Charleston., WUmlnten, N. C., Ae, They have used it with unmanned admiration, auA would con.lder the toilet linperfect without this dollghtfij sad purely harmless preparation. Vlctoria Rogla antf e.crlla de Persia has given ouch entire satisfaction Id every instance, that he Is now compelled to ofior it to tha Subtle. This article is entirely different from anything of 30 kind over attempted, and la warranted FREE FROM ALL POISONOUS SUBSTANCES. After using Oscella do Persia and Victoria Regia for a short time, the skin will have a soft, satin like textureEl Imparts a freshness, smoothness and softness to' the .kill that can only bo produced by using this valuable article. It present, no vulgar liquid or other, compounds, and ia nee cannot possibly bp detected by the closest observer. FOB REMOVING TAN, FitiCCKLES. SUNBURN aLD CUTANEOUS SK®. M. 0. McCluifcey hoe every confidence lu bin Victoria Kegfa And Oaceiia do Persia to the Ladies aa being tbo only perfect and reliable toilet article now to use. . ; s " ■ Genuine Prepared only by > M. O. McClusbey, And his name .tamped on each label—no other is genuine. Depot, No. 109 North Seventh Street, Bold by all Druggist .and Pcrfruaeri In tho United States and Canada. oc3-th . tufim} Opal dentau.ina.-a superior article for clench * thoTcoth, destroying enimalcula which in fest them, giving tone to tho gum,, and leaving a Toellno of fragrance and perfect cleanliness in the mouth. It may bo used dally, and will be found to strengthen weak ana bleeding guros. while the aroma and deterelvonret will recommend it to every one. Bclu* composed with the assntnncoof tho Dentist, Physician* and ■tiero.eepirt, it is confidently offered aa a rellablo substitute lor the urn certain washra formerly to vogue., ° ■ ... ' . Eminent Dentists, acquainted with tha constituent, ot the Dents Ulna, advocate its use; it contains nothing to prevent its unrwtreinedemiJoynient. Made only by JAMES T. SIUNN, Apothecary, Broad and Spruce rtreeix. For *ale by DruggiM, generally, and Fred. Brown, la L- Blaikhoure, HaresrdACo., Robert 0. Davis- C. K-Keeny, Gea.C.B«wer, Isaac IL Kay, Cbs^Bhlvera C. 11. Ntcdlre. 8. *L McOoUin. T. J. Husband. AC. Bunting. Ambrose smith, Chao. H. Eberie, Edward Parrish, .. JameeN. Marta. Wm. B. Webb, E. Bringhurst A Co. James L. Biepham, ■ T>rott a Co., A Combe. IL C. Blair’s 8oi». Henry A. Bower. Wyeth ABro. LUMUEB; F. H. WILLIAMS, liUmber Merchant, Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets,^ OFFER A LARGE STOCK OF SELECT LUMBER AND HARDWOODS AT REDUCED PRICES. l<c-3- tu th-Sto VERY DRY LUMBER At l ow Prices. WALNUT AND BUILDING LUMBER. . R, At J.J, WIHiIAMW, Broad and. Green. 1868; aiSSpS 1888. SPANISH FLORIDA FLOORING. FLORIDA FLOORING. FUIHIDA RAIL PLANK AT REDUCED PRICES. 1868. ’tOLiU WAtNUT PDfIT AND PLA.KK* iQftQ 1868. IBbs - WALNUT plank. LARGE STOCK-SfrffBONED. *Tq£Q UNDERTAKERS’ LUMBER. !Ot*Q 1000. UNDERTAKERS’ LUMBER. 1000. Bi£P C bDAK. .. WALNUT AND TINE 1 SEASONED P PLAR. SEASONED CHERRY. A.BU WHITE OAK.PLK, AND BOS. 1868. IOAJO CIGAR BOX MAKERS. IQt'Q 1868. CIGAR HOX MAKERS. IOOO. SPANISH CEDAR BOX BOARDS. tOE SALE LOW. IQ/jO CAROLINA SCANT LING. 1000. CAROLINA H. 'i ..BILUH. NORWAY «tMVILIN(I. LARGE ASSORTMENT. CEDAR SHINGLES. CEDAR SHINGLES. CYPRESS SHINGLES. W. PINK SUINULES. 1868. RED CEDAR POSTS. |Qft« , RID CEDAR POSTS. LOUO, OUESTSi; T PO STS. CHESTNUT PLANK AND BOARDS. 1868. BPRLCK -I' IBT STRUCK .JOIr’TC PLASTEKISO LATH. °MAULE BROTHER <S CO., 2&U, SOUTH STREET^ 1868. jii nnn feet choice 4-4 and 6-4 moulding 0U.66U stuff: Rc<l Odar Posts and Lotefor J. 1 "?!?*’ assorted width Sbclvinß and headed Pencil!*, dry I at tern rtufT; 4 Inch Y eflow I nift BIHb: ebuej Bortag, BheatliinK and Flooring; Cypres* and Whit* PinoSnln *lea. lpw Prices. NICHOLSON’S, Seventh and Umwnter utreet*. T ONG BOAHDS-18 TO St FEET. HR»T. Jj second com.* end rooftn*; also, Board*', 34feet long; Uudei tuner** Cm* Bo&rda for e&lo Aow. N'ICHQLaON. Seventh and Carpenter tta. QalB-2m_S .» BOOKS* I»OHTJEiI!OWWIE»«did no nm.KB. HAHHESB, «ce* HORSE COVERS, ■ Buffalo, Fur and Carriage CHEATER THAN THE CHEAPEST. AT K NluAao S» i «3t Market Street, Where the large Horae stand. In the door. la ir CA»KIA«*S»* r>A^RBIAGE HCII.DKK, description. «r _, ACTOR Y AND WAREROOMS, “TSSa® and 8436 MARKET street, ■ t of Pennsylvania Railroad Depot. Throe squares we y /egt Philadelphia. Ja3B-tu th 8&n8 HBBSIBHIHB noons# OENTB’ PATENT-BPRINQ AND BUT-’ ” ~tbnM WSr GtltewrClo®%ther;Whltf' 3 and brown Linen; Chlldren'e Cloth and every-deacription, very low; 908 Cheitnnfc street, comer of Ninth. The beat Kid OkrTer * or ladle* and gent*, at rI ,,heLDERFBR’B baZAAB. j nol4.tß OPEN IN THE EVENING. ITOFS! TOPS 11 TIP-TOP POPBU! r j J. MAPI E TOPS, Y DOGWOOD TOPS, v ROSEWOOD TOPS. ' • glabs. ch™kBe a^d;^pe mar«leb; BOAP- ; With nn endless variety of Fancy TILLBfU* 8 " le2SBt . v 83 South Fourth street BUBBIEB * «o..RBBonth Delaware avenue. 1868. 1868. 1868. TKfctb CO>H«B£BMr-«EO«!n» gESSIOB. CLOSE OF YESTERDAY'S WtOCEEMHGS, House of HepMsoujtutlves. MB. wfcsoH'B BPEBCII. " l t , _ Mr. Wilson, of lowa, Chairman of JMlciary Committee, noxtobtalued the floor. and tho House In support of the impeaohmeut resolution. ll Mr al BMaker: The public peace is again disturbed by the Prcridentof -tie United States. He denies to tfcr* nation thftt cepose which It bo mnch- needs. He “iil not obey the faw, and by irhe must be judged. . Ido not approach thlscaee under tho spirit of haste t f at.. hr>Af of q&ulqds but Its dctiiflndft I will to— m,ect and Sw K teVaeatattve. ; It is my duty, to see that theJawaof tue Republic arc not defeated ?rimtoal in offleo, If within the terms of the Constitution a remedy, be' found, fc? The °J a criminal Is a palpable fact, a remedy la plain and indisputable, and Jrom the performance or the duty imposed Iw 11 not shrink. An impeachment of the President of the United States Is made inevitable by lite deliberately criminal conduct, as presented to us by the case which now commands onr attention. vVo cannot escape tbis conclusion if we would, for the President would hedge us about with new acts of greater cm rmity, if there be any logic in his course of procedure, which Would at last compel us to take up the gage that he has so defiantly cast at our feet. Heretofore his challenges have not been. In my judg ment, in due forth of law, or striped with tho character of criminal mlsdemcauora, and therefore I have re sisted a resort to tho extreme remedy Which the Con stitution has placed in our hands. Perhaps I have been more cautious than most men would have been, but no regrets come to me on this account, for I still believe that Xdtd my duty The considerations which weighed upon my mind and moulded my arndnet in the case with which the Committee on the Judiciary of this House was charged, are not to be found in the present case. The logic of the former case ismsde plain, not to sayperfect, by its sequence in the present one. The President was working to an end, suspected and known to himself only. His then means were not known to the law as crimes or misdemeanors, either of common law or by statute, end we so pronounced. He mistook our judgment for cowardice, and worked on until he has presented to u it s sequence a high misdemeanor known to the jaw and de fined by statute. If we permit tbis to pass unchallenged by thathigh powerwlthwhlch thg.Con stitutlon has clothed ns, no man can measure the f nture troubles of this Republic. For one, lam not willing to wait for an ascertainment of the unknown quantities of future Presidential crimes andmlsde » meanors. We have one before us, the elements 'known and Its quantities ascertained, and lam In favor of wiping it from the executive blackboard by .an Impeachment of the criminal who placed It tbere. Its presence is a source of' regret to me, and It must be to the people of this Re public, but I will face it, aa will meet it r by asserting the subordination ot the President to the law of tho land. Ho la not a maker of law nor a judge thereof. It la enough for him to know that the Constitution which bo la sworn to “ptesenre, protect and defend.” says that “he shall take care that the laws be faitbftrily executed.” What laws? Thoae which are pasted in pursuance of the terms of that Constitution which he is sworn to “preserve, protect, and defend."’ And how are these laws to bo passed? By the two houses of Congress, with the approval of the President, or In such case os he do not approve he shall return ltwith bU objee tons, to that house in which it shall have originated, wfio shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider It, and if. after such reconsideration, two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the Other House, by wfilch It shall likewise be reconsidered, and If ap proved by two-thirds of that House it shall become a Jaw. Whatkind of alaw» One which the President “shall take care that it be faithfully executed.". The Constitution does hot make him a’judge of the law, but an executor thereof, and he is bound to execute ibat which tbe law-making power decrees to be the law of the land. Whatevcrmay be bis opinion of the law as a mere individual member of the national family, be la bound to yield It to that higher duty which the Constitution Imposes on him as au officer of the State. If his conscience forbids he may re- ; , sign the trust, but he has no right to retain the power of a public officer and subordinate that to the judg ment as a mere Individual member of the comm unity. The nation has clothed him with executive power for the enforcement of its lawa. As an individual he may lie justified in an.assumption of the task attend ant ujxm a disobedience of the law; as a public officer no such plea can be properly entered in hlabehalf, tor "he is not only sworn to execute the tow, but be also possesses therlgbt of resignation. If his conscience will not permit him to execute a given law, he may resign hie trust, and leave to bla successor the perform ance of a duty which his judgment aa an individual will not surrender to his obligations aaa public officer. A willingness to submit to tie penalty prescribed for the violation of a law may, to some extent, excuse disobedience on the part of a private citizen, and at the same time avail notning to the public officer. The latter may, at rny time, by a resignation, become a private citizen, hat the former cannot become a public officer in this country except by the suffrages of bis fellow-citizens. ■ _ If he accepts the result of the suffrages, he merges his Individuality into tnat official crcaturo which binds itscif by an oath, as an executive officer, to do that which, as a mere Individual, he may not believe to be just, right or constitutional. Such an .accept ance remove him from the sphere of the right or private judgment, to tho place of the public officer; and binds him to observe tbe law—Ms judgment as an individual to the contrary notwithstanding. The Con stitution invests tbe President with executive power, in order that he may take care that the laws be faithfully executed: and every abuse of tbis power, whether it bo by on improper exercise or it. or by neglect or refusal to exercise 11, is a breach of official duty. Bat It Is not every breach of official dutv that can bo charged as a crime or mis demeanor against tbe delumuent officer: Whatever doubt may have arisen in other cases of the criminal character of the official conduct Involved in them, the one we are now considering presents no basis on which to-rtst a doubt Deliberately, not to any de fiantly, the President has defied the ppnal statute of the United States, and has therefore committed a high misdemeanor, which the law says shall l>e punished by a finenot exceeding $lO,OOO, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both; such imprisonment or ’ fibe at the discretion of tbe court. I Act of March 2, 1817. Section 6.) ... A 1! of the circumstances attendant upon thlßcose show that the President’s action was deliberate and wilful. There Is not a shade of excuse or palliation in the case, aa it ia presented to us. Perversely he has rushed upon his own destruction; obstinately he has forced upon ns an issue in which we must join, or piove ourselves unworthy representatives of a free sought the issue, but have resorted to every legitimate means to avoid It. We have mani fested no undue desire to exercise the impeaching power, which la vested in this House exclusively by the express terms of the Constitution. Guided by a sincere desire to pass this cup from our Ups: deter mined not to drink itif escape wCre not cut off by the presence of a palpable duty, we at last find ourselves couponed to take its verydregs. A decent respect for tho-Executlvo officer—a patriot ic effort to avoid a co'Usion between two detriments oi the government, ever manifested by this House-- - secniß to have been most strangely misunderstood by the President. Our refusal to abuse a power, or to re sort to It while a mere doubt as to our right to exer cise If could bo urged In opposition thereto, seems to have been construed by mm.toto a license to trample oven bn the penal statutes of the nation. The result is before us. -Tbe President challenges the supremacy of the law, and dishonors his constitutional obliga tion to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Substantially he affirms that his oath of office may be qualified by the "conclusions of Mb private judg ment He defiantly casts before the representatives of the pebble his gage, and declares that he will decide what laws are constitutional, and that such only aa stand the test of hik judgment will he respect enforce orobey. Tbl6 ts Ms case. Ho has eiectedtobaso It on a ponal Btatute, and it is tor us to traverse his case and put it to the country. Anything less than this ■would be a shameful abuse of high trust -and a crimi nal abandonment of duty. To my charge shall neither of these offences be placed: ' , ■ - ' ■ Mr Speaker, it has been urged in this debate, that the President's sole object Is to secure a judgment of the courts as to the constitutionality of .the act regu lating the tenure of certain civil an In tent will not jußttfythe commission of a Mgh crime -or misdemeanor. Suppose the courts should bold the actconsritutlonal, would the fact that his intent , was to have that question decided, be a good plea to an Indictment for a violation of jta provisions. Who .is -rq insane astoasßort so preposterous .a proposition. Whoever acts In the wayanatol thopuipose sug gested docs it at hls peril. The risk fiolongstofto President in this case* and not to the law* . This plea i to his defense demonstrates that hls action was not the result of Inadvertence or of mistaken judgment, and that It is tho fruit of cool calculation and dollb eratepUrpoao. He committed a high misdemeanor In order tosecure a judgmentof the Court . • __ Sir, we will gratify hls desire, by earning this pase -tothe hlghcatcourt known to the Constitution of the Republic, the high court-of Impeachment. To thetaugnst tribunal we will present th B caße. ana with it the law and the criminal. lie shall have hla • day In court, and "be "broughr, tor bis own good and thatof bjs -successors to office, to know tue President of tho United States, clothed frith all tho . - great powers of bis high official station, is as com ~ -purely subordinate to- the law :of thrltepubl to an Is - the humblest of ita citizens. . . ~ The public welfare, the repose of the nation, the ’ interests of our institutions, tnb. aafetv of the Repub lic itself, require that,all persons, official or other wise,shall be solemnly taught that the law of this land is .no respecter of persons; that the high and low, the rich and poor, the pnbllo Officer and the private citizen, are each and all ajike amenable to its imperial demands, Subject to its high commands and subordinate to 11b supreme 'authority: Tho majesty of the law must be asserted, ,though it strike down from'hie exalted position the Chief Magistrate of the nation.-Wo may deplore the necessity, .wo must obey the voice of tho law. I speak not as a purtlsan, but as a custodian of a trust whose sacred character urgee metoa strict observance of my duty. I will vote-tor the ponding resolution to the end that the lawmay be vindicated by the removal of .an unworthy nubile Borvant from an official position which he hits dishonored by bis ,: perverse dlsregtnSiif fP*. i *‘ B Qn i uBtul ‘ lWe con ' i tempt of the supremacy of the law. ,; '•iWHJ 8 BTEbCH< • Mr WoarjKß'ißd*;' OfVormont;'. sdetalhed the Im p“sinentSoluttpti,endrtecl«r©4Jil« t>elief that In no way toold? the majesty uf the Jaw and the future safety of the Kepubllc be maintained. Within the last ten days the President had committed threo acta in direct and positive violation of law, aad under each circumstances and surroundings as to convince hlmlMrjtypodbiidae) that they .were committed with tot act was the' formation of a new military department;’ ! this -second was the removal of Mr. Btairtop, and the third was the appointment of Gen- - eral Thomas as Secretary of War ad interim. It waa a solemn dirty the House was called upon to perform. No men more than he regretted its necessity. No person, a friend ot the President, would have been better plesscd than himself to have seen Mr. Johnson remain in the Bxecutive chair until the end of his constitutional term of office; but the President had assumed a prerogative dangerous to the liberty of the people. The threats of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Brooks) did not intimidate him. Their constituents were looking to them, and expecting that every man wool! do his duty. The commercial centres might for a ftw days be ruffled, and the national securities might be depressed abroad, but a people ever jealous nnd watchful of their liberties would thank Gad that their representatives had courage enough to meet the emergency. If tnmnlt and riot, and bloodshed would follow, they would not be mused by the execution of law. He would assure the gentleman from New York that if such would- be the result, ten thousand swords would leap from their, scabbards, a million bayonet* glisten in the snnshiiie, brave heroes woald illl up the ranks, the honor of the old flag would be maintained, peace and quiet would be restored, and the nations of the earth would again learn that the government of the United Statca was a government of tw. MB. WOOD’S SPEECH. Mr. Wood, of Now York, addressed the House against the impeachment resolution, and said: This proceeding is as unwarranted as it is unprecedented. The President has been guilty of no legal nor moral offense tinder theConatitntlon and laws. The grounds on which this resolution of impeachment are sought to be maintained are all frivolous, technical and ut terly unworthy of a serious-attempt at refutation. It any branch of the government has-been guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors It Is that which would usurp all power, and make all the co-oroinate branches sub servient to Its will apd to Its: seffish psrttsan designs. The President fats been careful to maintain his oath of office, which requires him to preserve, pro’ect and defend the Constitution to the beet of bis ability, and this is the extent of his offending and no more If the House, aided by a like spirit and for a like motive, and the Senate, shall consummate this proceeding and displace the Chief Magistrate of the nation under so slights pretext, It will comnnt an offense greater in Its effect than that attempted by the leaders of secession In 1861. Their effort was to accomplish territorial disin tegration, and this effort la to disorganize and disrupt the government itself. If carried through, the public credit receives a fatal blow, because the instability of our political Institutions becomes manifest, and thin pasis upon which now rests all the monetary and proprietary interests will be shaken, and as a conse quence the great industrial interests will become paralyzed, taxation become : materially enhanced, the currency get farther depreciated, tradeand commerce be destroyed, and the people, taught by the example of Congress, will learn to disregard the aatnorityof official power, so necessary for the protection o£ life, liberty, and property; ->Thns-would eriSal and politi cal evils follow aULko subveralvelof private and public the necessity for the removal of the President S tbe probauilltv of such results : Can the ;an people afford such an experiment at thiß time r Is oar national condition In that secure posi tion to warrant an experiment so fraught with possi ble dangers ? If such considerations have no weight with the majority of this House can that party hear the responsibility It will thus lccnr ? Can it take upon Itself the odlnm of such extraordinary and revo lutionary a proceeding? Can it escape from the eon seqoencealncident to so violent a remedy for imagin ary wrongs, when no motives of public good will sus tain it? T implore gentlemen to pause before these imperulingcalamitles. - Let them reflect upon the' personal consequences ot the step they are about to take. If the danger to the country and to the continued existence ot their party can excite no alarm, let them remember their oath of office, the constituency to whom each must render his account, and the individual liability thus incurred. In our position as members of this House we are not onr agent*. We are here In a representative capacity nor 'do we reflect alone the voice and wishes of the politicians at home. Under tne theory and laws of odV country we are the servants bf the .whole people, whose -wants and wishes we impersonate on this floor. To their hap piness and prosperity let ns devote ourselves; to their best Interest* let us be faithful, nnd to theit bidding let ns bow with obedience, so that warmly hereafter meet them without fear and without reproach. The day vvill soon come when all bf us must render an ac count of onr stewardship, not only to onr friends am’ neighbors, but to God and onr country. Let ns try t. discharge thia duty so that, whether living or dyim in public or private life, In the presence of par tem lies or of our Maker, we can justify and maintain osa conduct. J hr. ramra's speech? Mr. Pnrvjf, of New York, followed on the samo side, arguing In support of the constitutional py wer of the President In the matter which is the gravamen >o£ the charge against him, referring to the great im portance a* hearing on the subject of the debate in First Congress, which" Mr. Woodward had quoted, lie declared that no member should vote on the reso lation without consulting that debate, and averred that at no lime since ITV.e when the question waa settled, down to the passage of the tenure-of-office law, in 1667. had the removal been exercised in any other way than by the President The President had never consulted the Senate in reference to that mat ter. whether In session or not The power of removal was one ondiudivlsible and the Constitution nowhere divided it. Mr. Poland, of Vermont, having five minutes al lowed him, next spoke in support ot the impeach ment resolution. lie said he lud ho;»ed there would I have been lio cause tor renewing the movement of ! impeachment, bnt in that be had been disappointed. The President bad openly and ostentationsly violated a law of the land, as If to Invite impeachment, and'if his conductwcre allowed to pass nnrebuked, it would he'daimed by lximself mid his friends as a triumph over law. Mr. Stokes, having ten minutes allowed him, fol lowed on the same side of the question. Mr. Pike, of Maine, having six minutes allowed him, stated the grounds on which ho sustained tho resolution of impeachment. ' , Mr. Nicholson, of Delaware, opposed the resolu tion, and declared his belief that the assumed viola tion of the tenuro-of-offlee law whs a mere pretext, and that the true motive for the proposed ’mpeach ment was to be found in the determinatiin to remove the President, not as an obstacle ill the path of recon struction, bnt as a decayed obstacle to the unconsti tutional measures to be resorted to for party success. Mr Miller, of Pennsylvania, sustained tho reso lution. It was to be regretted he said, that a repub lic not one century old, should he called upon to im peach the highest officer in the government Heuad been among those Republican members who hud here tofore voted against impeachment, but now the ques llon iirc'-nted a different napect. It was clear-that- r Jtinson, President of the Ignited, states, had recently been guilty of high usurpation by setting the laws at defiance, and offering an insult to Con gress, and therefore ho would vote for the resolu- Mf. Judd, of Illinois, said that his past action in voting tor the impeaenment of Andrew Johnson had met with the approbation, of his constituents, and he had just received a dispatch which ' justi fied his proposed action in voting for thia resolution. The dispatch was read, as follows: . „ - Chicago, Illinois, February 24, 1868. ffon. JV.il. Judd: • The Eepublican press and party of the city ot Chi cago, Unanimously demand the impeachment of An -drew-Johnson, A-mass meeting 4b called Tor_ to morrow evening to give expression to this feeling. ■ LB. Chobman. Mr. Dabbing, of Illinois, said that his constitu ents had instructed him to unite hiß voice and his vote with, the representatives of the loyal mil lions, in demanding the. impeachment of the high criminal who occupied the Presidency.' Mr. Shanks, of Indiana, said that in this conjunc ture the House should speak bnt one word and strike butonOblow, and that the biow should come first. , Mr. Elubidoe, of Wisconsin, addressed the House In opposition to the resolution. He asked whether gentlemen on theother side believed or expected that it was possible for this government, of several coequal departments, to exist, when not only warring with ■ each other, but whan the one had, not only a spy and a common informer in the confidential councils of j' the other, but a known and determined enemy, hold ing his position against his own pronouced convic tions of constitutional right and duty. Ho behoved that this was part of a great organized plan to get rid of the Executive, and to invest Con gress with all the powers of the. government. It was the execution of a great and determined purpose to subvert and overthrow the Constitution and to destroy all the constitutional departinents of tho government. It was tho carrying out of a purpose' tong since formed by the most radical ofthe Repnblican party. In proof of this he sent to the Clerk’s desk and bad read notes of a conversation had laatfall, with a prominent mem ber ofthe RopubUcan-BxeCTrayoCommittdbeEMary-. land, in which the purpose was foreshadowed of ro moving Jfir.Jolmsonrnnd-puttlng.-ln-klB.place.one. who would use the army to carry the Presidential' election if necepsary. Honfad no doubt that this'con spiracy would bo carried out 1 .....; J- ■■', Mr. CAifEf, hnving flvo minutes allowed him, spoke In opposition to the resolution. He declared that fair- 1 minded men, not influenced by a malignant party zeal, could not justify the attempt to force upon the; President a minister whp was his avowed, enemy.- ' Ho; (Mr. Carey) desired that .the Supremo Court should be Invoked to decide the constitutionality of thetenure of.offlce law, and if it shoulddacide that the President' is bound to retain a confidential advl*cr wbd he had never appointed, and whom he did not want; tho President mustenbmlt, orko(Mr. Carey) would unite in (he effort to hurl him from Ms place. '' ,U Mr Haiout? Of New Jersey, having flvf ihinutos al lowed him. protested against the impeachment pro ceedings, in tbo name of bis constituents. ; Mr.NHH.ACK, of Indiana, followed, ou the same side,ofthe question. ttHB DAILY EVENING BtJLLETIN.-PHILAD&PHIA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ,1868. ; Mr. BtDEiDae, of Wisconsin, having a initiate left, said, to allusion to Mr. Judd, that hu(Mr.Eldrldge) Was not governed in ills course by the action o£ any : Mr. Buoosu.u,of Pcnnsylvanlay snstalnedtlie reso lution. If bo had only In view the good of hie party be would bo Inclined to say, let the President of the United State*go on piling op Iniquity ob Iniquity, until he shall fmry lilmßolt and hia followers so deop that the hand of political resurrection shall never reach him or them. . , ; The act for which; tho President was now to be im peached was not bne of bis greatest, but one of his smallest offenses. It was, however, the crowning act. the apex of the great. pyramid of his Iniquity. It was the act which had driven tho American Con gress, against its will and reluctantly, to thopoaltUm where torbearanCe not oUly cearad to be a virtue, but became a positive crime. lie continued in response to arguments on'foe other side that Mr. Johnsons reccgnitlon of Mr. Stanton as Secretary of War made it appointment. If Mr. Johnaon was not/now lin peached. Congress had better repeal the Impeach ing power, anti declare that tbe President, like the King, could do no wrong t ' Mr. Pile, of Missouri, followed on side of thequeerion. Mr Van Horn. of New York, suatained the reso lution, insisting that the act of the President in the removal of Mr. Stanton was a wilfal violation of the - ft Mr. BrTi.rn next addressed the Honse Ineupport of the resolution of impeachment. He said—lf we were certain of purity of intention and patriotism of motive, we might pas* over, if we could not forgive, these violations of law now pre sented. . • ' , , , For a tithe of tbee& acts of usurpation, lawlessness and tyranny oar fathers dissolved their connection with the government of King George For less than jhis KingJnmeslOßi hia throne, and King Charles lost hisbeauT Mr. Bbntoh, of New Hampshire, followed on the same side of the question, - , Mr. Boutweix, of Massachusetts, next addressed the House In support of the resolution. Ho declared that this was a more fortunate occasion for the con summation of this great act than were the former oc casions, when he had sustained the Impeachment of the President with more zeal than he now pwseesed. fie believed such demonstrations had already been made in the House and in the country as showed what the judgment of tho House and of the country would be on tbe question. . _ . In reference to Mr. Cary’s suggestion to refer the matter to the Supreme Court, he said that there were fifty-four Senators, and that the judgment of thirty sir of them must be In fayor of the constitutionality of the tennre-of-ofilce law. The Senate was for this purpose, the highest judicial tribunal of the land, and he not only held that there was no reason or right for the assumption that the Senate should take the judg ment of thelSupreme Court or of anyotherconrt.bat he held that It would be the duty "of every court, the Supreme Court as well as every other, to accept the juaicial decision of the Senate as to whether that law Is constitutional or not. _ , Mr. Kerb, of Indiana, next add Teased the Hosne In opposition to tbe resolution. He would not consider the question as 8 partisan. The President had removed from his Cabinet an of fensivcoffleer. Hehaddone so under the Constitution, and In spite of a law of most doubtful meaning, about which the opinions of Its authors differed widely. He had a right to do this. Every President In the history of tlie government haddoneasmneh. Mr, Barnes, of New York, haying two mlnutea allowed him, spoke against the resolution. 11 Mr. Marshall, of Illinois, followed on the same side, and spoke of the power of a small minority of men of extreme views in the Republican ranks for the past six years, remarking that the majority 9f the Bouse was being whipped Into this measure as it had been whipped into every other measure by these rad- ical leaders. . , ..... Mr. Bingham, rising to a point of order, objected to the words “whipped into.” The Speaker ruled that the words were not par liamentary. Mr. Blcridok desired to remind the Speaker that be bad overruled s like point of order, on the ground that the words applied to particular members, not to a Marshall said, apologetically, that harried as he was he might in the heat of debate make use of language hot etrlctly parliamentary. He regretted that it.was so. but he certainly had not used language as rash as had been used by members on the other side to members on his side during the progress of the debate. He would eay, however, that individual ano private opinion had been swallowed up by the nee*«slties of a party which had entered on a revolu tionary career. They found that they could not hes itate, that they must go on; that cither they or tne country must go down, and they were determined that it should not be themselves. MB. ‘•T EVENS’ SPEECH. Mr. Stevens, ofc-Bennßjlvanis, closed the debate. He said, I ngreqfwtth those gentlemen who have gone before me that this Is a grave subject, and should be gravely treated. It Is important to the high official who is the subject of these charges, and It Is Impor tant to a nation of forty millions of people, now free, ind rapidly increasing to hundreds of millions. The official character of the Chief Executive of this grand nation being lans involved, the charge, if falsely made, Is a cruel wrong. If on the other hand the misdemeanor and nsnrpa tions charged against him are true, he is guilty of as atrocious an attempt to usurp the liberty and destroy the happiness of this nation os were ever perpetrated by the moat detestable tyrant who ever oppressed his fellow men. Tb& charges, so far as I shall discuss them, are few and distinct. Andrew Johnson is charged with attempting to usurp the powers of other branches of the government, with attempting to obstruct and resist the execution of the law with misprison, of bribery, and witli the open violation of laws, which declare his acta misdemeanor, and subject him to line or imprisonment, and with removing from office the Secretary oi War during the session of tin: Bciiatc, without'the advice or consent of the Senate, and with a violation of the sixth section of the act en titled an act regulating the tenure of certain civil officers. , _ ■ in order to sustain impeachment nnder our Con stitution. Ido hold that it is necessary to prove a crime that is an ind.ctable offence, or any act malum, in se. I agree with the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania on the other side of the House, who h<dds this to be a purely political proceeding. It is intended as a remedy for malfeasance in office, and to in event the continuance thereof. What then are all the official misdemeanors of Andrew Johnson disclosed by the evidence on the 2d day of March, ISOTi Congress pissed an act en tiled “An act regulating the tenure of certain civil otlices.” Among other proyteions it enacted that no officer who had been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, should be removed from office without the consent of tho Senate, and that if, ouring vacation, a suspension should -be made for a cause, such cause should, be reported to theSenite within twenty days after their next meeting. If the Senate Bhould deem tbe reason of the suspension sufficient, then the ofheer should he removed and another appointed In his stead; but it the Senate should refuse to concur with the President, and declare the reasons insufficient, then the officer suspended should forthwith resume the functions of hia office, and the powers of tho person performing its duties should cease. It is especially provided that the Secretary of Warshall hold hiß office (Hirin'' the term of the President by whom lift may have been appointed, and for one month tbefcijfter, unless removed by and with the consent of .the Senate, as aforesaid. On the 12th day of August, 1807, during the recess of the Senate, the. President removed the Secretary of War, whose term of office had not expired, re quiring him to surrender the office, with the public property, and appointed General U. S. Grant Secre tary of War aO interim. When "Andrew Johnson assumed the oflice of President, he took the oatli to Obey the Constitution of the United States, and .to t ike care that the laws be faithfully executed. 'Phis was a solemn and endnring obligation, nor canhepload exemption from it on account of his condition at tho time it was administered, being an attempt to obstruct law, pot a mere omission amount ing to negligence, which would have been a misde, meaner, hut a daring apd bold conspiracy was at tempted bv him to induce the General of the army to old In defeating the operation of this law, and when he had suspended tho Secretary of War he ap pointed General Grant Secretary ad Interim, with the avowed purpose of preventing the operation of If the Senate should decide In favor of the Secre tary, and he says that tho General did enter into such conspiracy to aid him in such obstructing the return of the rejected Secretary, notwithstanding the Senate m’ght decide In hia favor.. Thla la denied by tbejGcn eral, and a question of veracity rather angrily dis cussed has arisen between them. Those gentlemen seem to conßjder that that question is one of Import ance to the public. In this they are mistaken. W hick is the man or truth and which the man of falsehood, is el'no more public importance than if It arose betwesn.two obscure individuals. ... If Andrew Johnson tellß the truth, thaCfiu’leq.miity of a high official misdemeanor, tor lfi&fivows his effort to prevent the execution of the law. It the General commanding tells the truth, then the Presi dent Is guilty of a high misdemeanor, for he declares tho same thing of the President, denying only his own complicity. No argument can make this point plainer than the statement of the culprit. If he and tho Gen eral told the truth, then he committed willful penury, by refusing to take carp that the laws should bo dmy this law, Andrew Johnson,on.. 'thefflstday of February, 1808,'Issued this commis slonary letterjof. authority to Lorenzo Thomas, ap pointing nlhißecfetSuyof WSrertf fMtHm? end com manded hlmtotafeopoaseßslon of too Department of : warand to eject the Incumbent, E. M. Stanton, then in lawful possession of toe said office. - . By toe sixth section of the act referred to, It is pro vided that every removal, appointment or empioy ' maht made. had.ot t e*croisfed,; centxary.to toP®., lons of this act, and the making, signing, “““Si coffin terslgning or Issuing Of: any. commission or letter of authority for or in any respect to any such appoint ment or employment, shall be deemed and are hereby declared to be high misdemeanors, and upon trial ana conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $lO,OOO, or by Imprisonment not exceeding flvoyears, or both, In the dfecrettop of tho court. We ehall propose to provQ on tbo trisl that Aporon Johnsonjvaa guilty, of misprison and of bribery, by Off firing to GenerfllGrant,&‘hewoßld:unlte with Mm in bis lawless violence, to assume In his stead the penalties and to enahre the Imprisonment prescribed President lias power tonominate.andby.sndvrith.the advlcaasd conscrt of the Senate toappotht, all onl-- cera of the United States whose appointments arc. not herein otherwise provided for, ana Wbloh shall be 1 a blfshed by law: and to All Op all vacancies that fnay happen during tiro recess of the Senate by. great mg cbinmieeioDß,^ which shaifexpire at the. end of. their ne Ncwf here. noiUier lntbhConstitution or by statute, has the President power tb create a vacancy faring the session of the Senate; and fill it without the ad vice and consentof the Senate; and yet, on the twen ty-first day or February, 1888, while the Senate was In session, be notified the • head of the War .Depart ment that be was removed from office, and his suc cessor ad Interim appointed. i When the so-called Confederate States of America were conquered, and had lain down their arms ana surrendered their territory, fo the victorious Union, the government and final disposition of the conquered country bslonged to Congress alone, according to every principle ol the law of nations. • ■ ... No power but Congress has the right to say wheth er or when they Bhould be admitted to the Union as States, and entitled to the privileges of tho Constitu tion of the United States, and yet Andrew Johnson, ■'with unblushing hardihood, undertook to rule them by bis own power alone to lead them into full com munion with the Union. He is Blnce known to have obstructed the re-establishment of those governments by the authority of Con gress, and has advised tho Inhabi tants to resist the legislation of Congress. In my judgment, his conduct with regard to the transaction was a highhanded usurpation of power, which ought, long ago to have brought him to Impeachment and trial, and to have removed him from his poaition of great mischief. His oath Is to obey the Constitution, and our duty to compel him to do It—aft a tremendous obligation, heavier than was ever assumed by mortal rulers. We are to protect or to destroy the liberty and hap piness of a mighty people, and to tako care that they progress in civilization and defend themtelves against every kind of tyranny. As we deal with the first great political malefactor, so will be the result of onr efforts to perpetuate the happiness and good government of the human race. The God of our lathers, who inspired them with the thought of uni versal freedom, will hofd ns responsible for the noble Institutions which they projected, and expected ns to carryout This is not to he the temporary triumph of a political party, but it 1b to endure in Its consequence until this whole Continent shall be filled with a freo, nntrammeled people, or shall be a nest for shrinking, cowardly slaves. THE VOTE. The House then proceeded, amid great but sup posed excitement, to vote on the resolution, as fol °Besotted, That Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, be impeached of high crimes and mis demeanors. .... Daring tbe vote, excuses were made for the ab sence of Messrs. Robinson, Benjamin, Washbnm of Indiana, Williams of Indiana, Van Horn of Mis souri, Trimble of Tennessee, Pomeroy, Donnelly, Koontz, Maynard, and Shefiabarger. The 6PEAKEB stated that he could not consent that his constituents should bo silent on so grave an occasion, and therefore, as a member of the House, he voted aye. The vote resulted, yeas 120, nays 47, as follows; Ye as— Messrs. Allison, Ames, Anderson, Aruell, Ash ley of Nevada, Ashley of Ohio, Balley.Baker, Baldwin, Banks. Beaman, Beatty. Benton, Bingham, Blaine, Blair; Bontwell, Bromwell, Broomall, Buckland, But te* Cake, Churchill, Clarke of Ohio, -Clarke of Kansas, Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Cornell, Covode, Cul lom, Dawes. Dodge, Driggs, Eckley, Eggles ton, Eliot, Farnsworth, Ferris. Ferry, Fields, Qra 'velly, Griswold, Ilalsey, Harding, Higby. Hill, Hooper, Hopkins, Hubbard of lowa, Hubbard of West Virginia, Hulburd.Hnnter, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Jncd, Julian. Kelley, Kelsey, Ketcham, Kitchen, Lanin, Lawrence of Pennsylvania, Lawrence of Ohio, Lincoln, Loan, Logan, Longhridge, Lynch, Mallory, Mnrvin, McCarthy, McClnrg, Mercur, Miller, Moore, Moorhead, Morrell, Mnllins, Mvere, Newcomb, Nunn, O’Neill, Orth, Paine, Pflrfiam; Peters, Pike, Pile, Plants, Poland, Polsley. Price, Raum, 1 Robertson, Sawyer, Schenck. Scolield, Selye, Shanks, Smith, Spalding, Starkweather, Stevens of New Hampshire, Stevens of Pennsylvania, Stokes, Taffee, Taylor, Trowbridge, Twitchcll, Upson, Van Acrnam, Van Horn of New York, Van, Wyck, Ward, Washburn of Wisconsin, Washbnme of : Illinois, Washburn of 'Massachusetts, Welker, Williams of Pennsylvania, Wilson of lowa, Wilson of Ohio. Wilson of Pennsylvania, Wlndom,. Woodbridge',' and the Speaker—l2o. „ „ aVays -Messrs. Adams, Archer, Axtell, Barnes, Bar num, BeelJL Boyer, Brooks, BUrr, Cory. Chanler, Eld ridge, Glossbrenner. Golladay, Grover, Haight, JjHlinan, Hotchkiss, Hubbard of Connecticut, Humphrey. Johnson, Jones, Kerr, Knott, Marshall, McCormick, McCullough. Morgan, Morrissey. Man gen, Nlblack. Nicholson, Phelps, Prnyn, Randall, Ross, Sltgreaves. Stewart, Stone, Taber, Trimble of Kentucky, Vail Auken, Van Trump, Wood and Wood wiinl—l7. Tho announcement of the result elicited no mani festation. but the immense audience which had filled the galleries and corridors all the day, gradually dis persed till it was reduced to less than one-fourth Its original number. ~ ■ .. Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to, and alro moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the tS The latter motion was agreed to, tills being the par liamentary mode of making a decision final. Mr. Stevens, otPennsyivania, then moved tho fol lowing resolutions: , , . , . Jlesolaed, That a committee of two be appointed to go to the Senate, and at the bar thereof, in the name of the House of Representatives and of all the people of the United States, to impeach Andrew Johnson. President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors, and acquaint tho SenateMhnt' the Ron bo of Bepresentaives will, in due Nnw. exhibit particular articles of tameaeeaent against him, and make good the same; and that the committee do de mand that the senate take the order for the appear ance of said Andrew Johnson to answer to said im ment. . „ , Second. Besotted, That a~pommittee of seven he appointed to prepare and report articles of impeach ment against Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, with poweTto send for persons, papers, and records, and to take testimony under oath. The Democratic members attempted to resort to filibustering, but were cut off, after an ineffectual effort, by a motion to suspend the rules, so as to bring the House immediately to a vote on the reso lutions. The rales were suspended and the reso lutions were adopted—yeas 121, nays 42. The Speaker then announced the two committees as follows: Committee of two to announce to the Senate the action of the House—Messrs. Stevens, of Pennsyl vania. and Bingham, of Ohio. . The committee of seven to prepare articles of Im peachment consists of Mcssi b . Bontwell, of Massa chusetts; Stevens, of Pennsylvania; /Bingham, of Ohio; Wilson, of Iowa; Logan, of IlfiKbis; Julian, of Indiana, and Ward, of New York. . , The Houso then, at twenty minutes past six, ad journed. I PliUadelptala Bank statement. The following is the weekly statement of the Phila delphia Banks, made up on Monday afternoon, which presents the following aggregates^..... Capital Stock $16,017,180 .Loansand Discounts 52,423,16 b Specie I * 204,927 Due from other Banks - 5,057,229 Due to other Banka • 7,635,483 Depositee 36,453,464 Circulation 10,833,4iJ5 U. S. Legal Tender and Demand Notes 17,573,149 Clearings...... Balance... , The following statement shows the condition or toe Banks of Philadelphia, at various times during the last few months: ■ ■ 1867. Loans. Bpecle. Circnlation.Deposlts. Tan. 1 52,312,828 803,633 10,355,820 41,308,327 Feb. 4;; i r^fiSl,lBo " ' 874;664 ''10;430,693 •39,592,713 Mar. 4..,..61,979,173 826,873 10,831qg00—3D,86T,35S April 1....60,780,806 803,148 10,631,632 34,150,285 May 6....63,054,267 . 356.053 10,030,695 37,574,050 Juno 1....52,747,308 334,393 10,637,132 37,333,144 Jnly .1....62,638.962 365,187 10,641,311 36,610.547 Ann. 6. 53,427,840 302,065 10,635,925 53,094,543 Sept 2::::KW4 687 SOLCSS 10,’625,336 38,323,354 Oct. 7....53,041,100 265.303 10.627,921 84,857,405 Nov. 4....52|884,07T 273,590 10,640,820 33,604.001 Dec. 2....61,213.435 216,071 10,646,819 34,817,953 . IC(TQ • Jan, 6.....52,002,304 235,012 10,639,003 86,621.274 Feb. 3....62,004,919 248,673 10,638,916 87,922,.87 "10 52 612,448 287 878, 10,635.92 G 87,896,663 “ 17 :: :62 SOTJMf! 263,157 10,033,328 37,010;620 “ 24. k .62.423,166 204,029 10,632 495.36,453 464 The following is a detailed statement of the busi ness of the Philadelphia Clearing House, for the past week, furnished by G. E. Arnold, Esq., Manager: Clearings. Balances. Feb 17. ■ $5,476,028 63 , $683,705 58 u i □ 5:487,152 32 391,226 22 “ it" 6,523.36269 ’ 578,691 45 .. oa 5,420,643 IS':' 628,779 44 .. 21 4,260,886 27 ; 396,881 48 j'. $20.160.482:99' •, ' $2.578.484 17 COPARTSEKSHIPB Toilet as GenMsi.Ayentßof thoNowEnßlandMutua.! Life Inßuranco Company of; Boston, MaasSchußetta, in the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and West’ Virginia.. . : v ’. Office, 32 North Fifth Street; ... This Comjaany has lust made.a MSH DVIDEIID Of $789,860 3S F«E .1867 i which to now in proctttt of paymentto membflrg^^fglT-IIS , FMAIIOUJi. s4.6oo^«isa«Wo» &8088. BCB:Wa»mt etawt «C)OJi»B9Uto Dm»w»M kvaun*. AUCTION >,l jy| THOHJB ' ' ' ■ "■ nr HandbMi of each; property twoed DannTOy.'- addition to which wo trablhh, on the B»tnirdfly proyjoW to ouch tale, one thonjand catalogued, id pamphlet form. ■ tnron? B saiet are al«oadv«rtt«6d in the ft&MriUk nowßpapent: North Axsrioah. Prase. law»Bt L»a^' INQUIRER, AOB, EVENING BtrUaSTTHI, EVENING 3 ELEGRAJUvOEKMAH DZMOORAT, WT* Furniture Bale* attbe Auction Store EVEBTf THf7RBJ>AY. f*r gales at residences receive especial attention. . REAL ESTATE BALF. MARCH 3. Orphans’ Court Bale—iltate of Elizabeth Rival, dec'll. -TWO-STORY FRAME dwelling, 8.; E. corner of Sixteenth and Lombard streets. MODERN THREE-STORY BRICK RESIDENCE, No; 2123 Spruce street 20 foot Iron', 107 feetdaep. Assignees’ Peremptory Sale—2 BRICK DWELLINGS, Nob. 1012 and 101 l Ward street, between 18th and l#th streets. above Washington avenue.- „ Sale by Order of an Heir—TWO-STORY FRAME DWELLING, No. 012 Reach street, between Green and K Traßteee?B»l*-fl THRERSTOHY BRICK; DWELL INi 8 Noe.i 814 and 816 Mackinaw street. woat of Eighth “ i m6dekn , tureertory brick DWELLING, No'. 1526 North Twelfth etreet, above Jefferson. a . ___ COUNTRY BEAT—LARGE and VALUABLE LOT* 4V AC.KEB. County Lino Koad. Montgoinesy county. Pa. 4J TWO ar6RY BRICK STORE AND DWELLING, No. 1422 ShlPi«nluceL with a Brick Dwelling to ''modern THREE-STORY BRICK RESIDENCE, No. North Thirteenth etreet—has the modem convent CD 2 GROCND d MChB36 and $24 a year. MORTGAGE for $568. 1 GROUND RENT, $42 a year. . , Lease of Wharf, river Delaware, above Vine street, BALE OF MEDICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS. Including a number of German Works, also, a complete set of the Philadelphia Press, Barometer in Mahogany case, Welch’B Surgeona* Bplinta, Surgical Instruments, * c " ® c - ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. February 27, at 4 o’clock. WALNUT BRUSSELS ON MOBOTNO. Feb. 26, at 10 o’clock, at No. 808 South Tcnth street bv catalogue, superior Walnut Furniture. Chamber Fund, tore, handsome Walnut Bookcase, Ercnch Plato Plcr Mirror, handsome Velvet and Brussels Carpeta, fine Ou Faintings, Engravings, Ae. , . . May be seen early on the morning of sale. Bale S. E. comer Third and Arehstreeta. LARGE COUNT ERS.fiEaKS.&e. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. Feb. 26. at 3 o’clock, at the Union National Bank, 8. E. comer Third and Arch streeta, largo Counters, Walnut and Oak Desks, Portable Heater, Carpetß, Ac. May bo scon on the day of sale. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN BOOKS. WEDNESDAY aid THURSDAY. AFTERNOONB, Feb. 26 and 27, at 4 o’clock, English and American Boobs, in the various departments of literature, many of them in fine bindings and handsomely illustrated* Sale at Nos. 139 and 141 South Fourth street. ■ VERY BUPEHIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS, FINE BRUSSELS AND INGRAIN CARPETS. SUPERIOR SEWING MA CHINES, COUNFERd, Ac., Ac. ON THURSDAY MORNING. At 9 o'clock, at the auction rooms, by catalogue, a very excellent assortment of Household Furniture Walnut Parlor, Dining-room and Chamber Furniture, fine French Plato Mantel and Pier Mirrors, superior SowingMaohido, made by Wheeler AJlVitaon: large Counters, lino Velvet, Brussels and other Carnets. French China and Glassware, fir e Feather Beds and Bedding, an assortment ef Stoves, Bookbinders’ Cutting Machine, Ac., Ac, SALE OF LAW BOOKS. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Feb. 28, at 3 o’clock, including the Library of the Is to John 31. Campbell, Esq., comprising all the rare Reports. Execntors* Sale on thePrcraises, 1211.Soruce street. 11ANDSOMjE REBIPENCE ANDJFUJRNITUKE. ON MONDAY MORNING. ' ' . March 2, at 10 o’clock, at No. 1211 Spfuco street br order of Executors, alt that handsome/* hreestory Brick Residence, with two-story Back Buildings and I.ot of Ground, situate on thonorth side of Spruco afreet No. 1211, containing in front 21 feet and extending in depth 120 feet to a2O Feet wide street The house is in excellent rtpfUr ‘ SURPLUS FURNITURE, CHINA. &c. Immediately after the sale of tho t Residence, Hie tur Dina Furniture, including.fine Brussels Carrieta. Feather Beds. Spring Matrcsses, handsome China Dinner Strvice, Walnut and Mahogany Chamber and Dining-room Furni ture, superior Walnut Bookcase, &c. May be aeon early on tbe morning ox sale Stole at No. SOX Spruce.ptrect • ■ . AC " **’ ON TUESDAY MORNING. . . March S, at ID o’clock, atNo.3ol Spruce irtroot by cata logue,the very superior Walnut Farlor, and Dining-room Furniture. Walnut and Cottage'-Chamber' Furniture.lino Brussel* Ingrain and VenetianiCan>cU. Matreaaoe, WaJ* nut fine Linen Soanes, Kitchen utoiuiu, May be mined at 8 o’clock on tho morning of sale,. JAMES A. FREEMAN. AUCTION &UTitreet . REAL EBTATE SALE, FEB. 26.1868. Thin Sale, on WEDNESDAY, at 13 o’clock, noon, at the includo the following- , ... No. 2019 HAND ST.-A threcetory brick dwelling, 7th Ward: lot IS by 44 feet. .836 ground rent. Orphan# CovttSale- Estate of Joseph BhfrlecL de£a. BSO BHIPFEN ST.—2 three-ttory brick hoiMca. Jot I4if bjr .69 feet. Clear. Orphan# Court Sale.-Estate 9/ 1 Tu£po2ocKEN BT.— A three-etory pointed atone residence, south of Adams at, Germnntown: lot 37M by 216>j feet. Clear. Orphan# Court hole —Estate q/ 2 hoe. LINDEN ST.-2 three-story brick dwelling, near Green at.. 22d Ward, each 15 by 75 feet. Clear. QUEEN ST.—A genteel tbroo-atoiy brick dwelling, near Gwen st. Germantown, lot 30 by 155 feet. < Stviebcwe. JEFFERSON ST.t-A neat tnree-etory brick dwelUng, nearMaiußt 22d Ward, lot 37 by 60 feet, Peremptory Sale. Same Estate. _ , ... - ELM ST.—A two-etory brick bakery and dwelling, above 3oth et, Mantua, lot 30 by 170 feet Clear Orphans' C sm LAN CA ST Ell'a V ENU F, tlircMtory brick etpro and dwelling, 34ih Ward. lot 21« by 100 feet. Clear. Half 's'i’AllLK—A two-atory brick atablo in rear of 816 Filbert street, lot2IM by 13. L ; feet Executor's hale, astute of Otcen Sheridan, decca&il. v , . COACH HOUSE—Athree-Btory brick coach house in i ear of 816 Filbert street, lot 50 by 20 feet. Same estate . pr CATALOGUES NOW ready B V B ' BCOTT 3COTT 1 3 ART GALLERY. ROMAN PHOTOGRAPHS, &c. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. . ■ Feb. 26. at 4 o’clock, precisely, will beeold, an invoice of BomanPhotbljraphß, Italian Landscapes, Ac. 1 G. H. BECHTEL'S SPECIAL SALE OF BEST QUALITY TRIPLE-PLATED WARE, Will tako place at Bcott’a Art Gallery, 1020 Chestnut BtrCCt ’ ON THURSDAY MORNING NEXT. ‘ February 27. at 10M o’clock, comprising a full and general assortment of Tea Sets, rrayß, Vegetable Dishes, Cake and Fruit Baskets, Urbs. Castors, &c. Every article warranted aa represented or no sale. Sale at tho Academy of Mr ate* __ _ _ < JAMES S. EARLE A SON’B SIXTH GREAT SALE OF PAINTINGS .. . ........ _ r , Will take place in the Foyer of tho Academy of Music, on tho EVENINGS of FRIDAY, Feb. 38, and SAI UR* DAY, Feb. 29, at7o’clock precisely. ...... ... The Collection is now arranged for exhibition Intho -EaatemGallfirleflof_the PeniisylyanittAcademy of Jnme Arts, and will continue daily, from 8 A- M. until 10 P. M., ''l’urdB t of°fdmiaeion will be required at tho' door, and can be procured without charge, at Earle's Galleries, 810 Chestnut street. and at tho oibcoof the Auctioneer, 1030 Chestnut street. ' i - • - r : WH THOMPSON & CO., AUCTIONEERS. ■ . CONCERT HALL AUCTION ROOMB, 1318. CHEST NOT street and IH* and 1331 OLOVBRaJrajft ' CARD.—WO take pleasure In informing, tho publiqthat. our FURNITURE SALES are confined Btrletly to ontlralJ NEW and FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE, ail in perfect order, and guaranteed ineYeryresp<nL._ __ Regular«a!oaof Furniture ever»WEDNpSDAY.. v. Outdooraaleapromptlyattendeato. - . SALE OF -SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Feb. 26. at 10 o’clock, will be »old, at (be Concert Hall Auction Rooms, a complete oeaortmont. of .entirely new Furniture, boniprising -Parlor, Chamber and Library- Suites,'Wardrobes, Eecretoires, Sideboards, Hat Racks, Tables, Chairs, Ac. QARPETB. ' - i- Also, an invoice of suporior now. Carpets, in qntotitiea to suit the purchasers—Tapestry. Brussels lugraimThrec *ALs°an L |issortmont of Silver Plated Ware, French, China, Ac., Ac. „ . , , Now open for examination. .-r;i;;-- T^ccfrner^s/xtH and RACE streets, > . Money advanced on Merohandiafi generaily-Watohes, Jewelry, Diamonds,; Gold and Sllyer Plate. and on all articlesof YalueiforTOY lengthof time agresd on. Patent Lever jDouble CaseEngliah * e Fo3rSALEL—A. large and valuable Fireproof Chest,; ’ rifth audOtiertnut' '' ' /~i .D. * i °W^ E B * co g IjcCES36RS l jcCES36RS , rO ' : V*i ■ MoCLELLAND A CO. Auctioneer* on Thursday' ufoßtliNG, . it M . Bootß,bhooB,‘Brogana,Balnwralß,Ac* ■ ■_{ , Also, Women’s, Misses’ and Children's wear, TO which tho attention of the trade to oalled. N«. WBWXLNOT «tveBt. HoiaßegoluSale* of • /- ••'. •' ATTHB ptmtwo. durboroW? * ADtmosßgtmr ■ J> N 05.393 and SM MAEfflgg sfaXidt,Tfrn)er.Bai).k «taWC, , „ » SLCCEBBOHS TO WHS jXK *Jif' * ON oiF'muß^^m , Blir§Q. *J ' ' ' Feb. ST.at 10 MOtf Busks*#*t and Lota of Staple and Fancy Articles.-. . r, , >i-*W LAKGE FEEEM PTOKY SALE OjTFPKBIfoH AS|». DRY GOODS. , NOTlCE.—lncluded in otif sale OfTHURSDAIT. F». 27,-wiU be found in part, the following, via : ' * ■ : . . DOMESTICS. ' ‘ t ?,*<v , Bblch warned and brown Mnelins ana Drills. .ri ; do. Dotiiet; Oaiiion.Wbito and Scarlet WOoITIAHikffIKG ' CaaeftCMßbrica, * Wigan*, Corset Jeans, Padding*^h , >Sileclal*v ■; -1 -• t * > do. Blue Stripe* Check*, Ticks, Dcnlfnfl./ . do; Deraeatlc'Ginghaniß, Cottonadoa, KentuckyJbattlf. do* Prints,!. Ininß*, Shirting Flannel* Delaine* * > do. Caaaimere* Keney* Satinet* Tweed* Coatings • • • * ■ LINJSN (iOUUo. Cues Irish Shirting and Sheeting Linens, Hollands. • Drills i • '. ?•.$•. do. Siianisb. ‘Bley and Blouse Linens,Canvas,Burlap. do ' Pieces English, French and Saxony black and bln* do. Aix la Chapellf Fsncy Caeslmores and Coatta*. do. Belgian Doeskins, Oroiaes, Tridote, Meltonj. do. bilk and Wool Mixtures Italiane, Satin, d# Chlnt'R, Ac* ' l n .'ii 1 , f, 12 CASES MOHAIR ALPACAfi, ;. < ._ 12 caeca Black Mohair* from medium.to b"C^at Qiualley a for city trade, of the most favorite make imjioiltfiKl* ATiSQ : " Pieces Faria colored Delaine* PlatoMohiUrPopUafl. do. 1400 Solid Check Ginghams, Green Oil GhixUZj. do. Colored Alpacas, Fancy Dro*a ; Gooda, .Bu»* Shawls. ' - ' -ALBG- . .„ _ Ilonejcomb and Marseilles Quilts, Balmoral aiwtioap Skirts. white Piques, im. Silk* Linen, Madras andQittff ham Handkerchiefs, Hosiery and Gloves, Ttayeliaft“ «gp Undershirts* umbrellas, Suspenders,Ties* Trimmings, Ac. , r large positive sale op carpetings. a» ON FRIDAY MORNING. Feb. 2& at II o’clock, on FOUR MONTHS’ CREDIT, AOO pieces Ingrain, Venetian. List, Hemp, Cottage and Bag, Carpetinga, : . • •' LARGE PEREMPTORY B>LE OF FRF.NCH AND OTHER EUROPEAN DRY GOODS.,Ac. , . ON MONDAY MORNING. Ma'chS, at 10'o’clock, ON FwUK ON I'II3’CREDIT, 700 lota of French, India, Qennan and Bdtfah Dry Qooda. rTHOMAfI BIBCH A i SOTL_AUOWONEEBa AND '‘ - Hear^^^m^sSbraatoirt. hodb «^ j «'l§«Sn^ Boki^ S^of«K Y «S%» Q ri. « th. SALE e OF Ia STATWNERY. PAPER, BLANK BOOKS, ON TbURBDIY MORNING. • • At 10 o’clock, at the auction store. No. 1110 Chestnut street, will be sold— • • , "• ■ f - A small stock of Stationery, comprising—Envelope? of every variety, Writing Paper. Blank Books* Bo bool and. Toy Books, Games. Memorandum Books, Albums, lnJc* Inkstands. Pens ana Pen Holders, Portfolios,Pen Knlv®**. Lead Pencils, Fancy Boxes, die. Bale at No. 1110 ChwHmt street. ' SUPERIOR HOPSEHOtiD FyHNIT.UREj PTA.NO FORTES. MIRRORS, CARPETS, PLATED WARE. CHINA. GLASSWARE, &c., &C.. • .ON FKIDAV MOKNINQ. At ? cfclock, at the auction store. No. .1110 Chestnut street; will be sold— , •-j'i- '•nw— A large assortment of auporfor Parlor, Chamber, Dining Room and Library Furniture, from families declining housekeeping. * ...... Sale at No. 433 Coates street. , HOUSEHOLD FURNmJRIi PIANO FORTE, lie, ON SATURDAY MORNING. At 10 o’clock, at No, 423 Coetea street will be aoli.by order of Administrator, the Honsohotd Furniture, com prising—Parlor Fucnituro, Plano Forte. Carpets, i urni tnro ot three chambers. Dining room and Kitchen Jfunu- an invoice of Wearing Appafot | By babbitt & co., auctioneers. ■- j, CABH AUCTION HOUBE, No.23oMAßKETetreaWcomerofßANKatraet. . Cafh Advanced on consignments without extra cnafOTi NOTICE TO CITY AND COUNTRY MERCHANTS. « ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. , • Feb. 26. commencing at 11) o’clock, by? catalogU®,a|t follows— Lot£«c&?es and. bales Domestic, and FancyEry Ooooa Goods. Ac. 1 200 lola Notion., Sospendorß.&K. . _ - ISA caaes men's and Doya" Felt Hata, UmbreUu, liooli*, > So. inroiccgClothing, Fancy and White Shirts; alK>, Stocks from Retail Stores. Ac, D .AVIS 4 HARVEY, AUCTIONEERS. ' (Late with M. Thomas ASonA) • Store No. 431 WALNUTBheet. _ FURNITURE SALES at the Store EVERYTUESDAIF, SALES AT RESIDENCES wIUT reoehre fcartiedl*- attcution. pa 2013 Mount Vernonstreot. . . SUPERIOR FURNITURE. OVAL MIRRQBU BRUSSELS CARPETS, BEDS, MATSESSES. BEDDING.Ac.: ON THURSDAY MORNING. • . . At 10 o'clock. at,No. 3013 Mount Vernotsstreet, br.cata logue, the superior Furniture, two Cottage Suites, French pfate Oval SUrrors. fino Hair Mettewos. FeatnerßeeU, Bedding, Fine French China, Glassware, Kitchen Utew eilfl, &C... ; ; • . " . T. * Whiffle^SSSSfSSkwk KOURTUSPBI^B^BOOTSAraBnO^. Feb. 26. at U o’clock.we will eell by Catalogue, aww 1600package* Boot*and, 3hoea,embmcinga fine assort nenl of first claw city aid Eastom made goods, to which the attention of the trade Is called. - FOB HJhXiJSs —FOR SALE-ELEGANT RESIDBNCUB, ? NO. Mia 2123 Walnut street. '‘ „ ■ , . JoSL For Sale-Three Story Briclt No. UO3 Ping street For Sale—Three Btory Brick, No. 121 A'Twentioth St •* •• D ouble Brick. Twenty-first St ah. Chestnut “ " Three Story Brick, No. 112 N. Nineteenth St “ •• Three Story Brick, No. 1605 Spruce street, fc22-6t* ' 3. KINGSTON McCdY, 429 Walnntgt. - March street.-for sale-a handsome four-story brick Residence, with tbroo-sto’y double hack build log, sltngjto on sooth Side Arch street west of Twenty-first streot; has every modem convenience and improvement Lot 20 fett front by -110 feet deep. J. M. GUMMEY & SONS, 608 Walnnt street ' M MARKET STREET.—FOR BALE-THE VALBA- Lie Store Properties, situate Nos. 1204, 1108 and 1208 Market street, with lot of ground, 46 feet front by 103 feet deep. Immediate possession given. J, U.GUH JIEY& SOSA 608 Walnut street M WALNUT BTREFT -FOR SALF-AN ELEGANT brick Residence, 2d feet front, built and finished throughout in a (superior manner, with extra- contra* nlencce and in perfect repair, flltuate on the Boutn aide ox Walnut street, above Niajbu houflo, and lot 173 feet deep. J. M. GUMMEY & SONS* 508 Walnut stroot. . .. •. —, FOR SALE.—NO. 818 NORTH SEVENTH ■m! Street. *aL No. 925 Pine street , , No. 2405 and 2409 Lombard street - Hamilton street. West Philadelphia. No. 3110 Pine street .... IVest Arch street, above Twentieth. Flrstclass Mansion, West Philadelphia.. . Apply to COPPUCR A JORDAN. 433 Walnut street MS> FOR SALE—THE HANDSOME THREEJJTOKY Smj brick Residence, with attics and doublo-back. bugd -Mini in cb, fumißbcd with every, modem convenience fin isbed throughout in tho beat manner, and inperfpet or der-, Bituato No. 1114 Vina Btroet Will be soldlow if said wltliin two weeks. Deep lot running through to a street on the rear. . J, ill. OUMMHY 01 SONS, 608 Welnut stroot - M* FOR SALE.-THE HANDSOME, KOUR-STGRY, ■ns Brick Residence, 23 feet front;built in the beat ■Jtii manner, with every convenlcnce-and ln.pertect or der. No. 458 North Fourth street J. M. GUMMEY dt SONS, 508 Walnut Street, < ■- - .- . ■ it aa, catod, well built, and in thoroiiiih repair. Immedi- Ate poMMJflHion. felS b tu th6t* ... 426.Walnut.8t,' MA EPHRATA MOUNTAIN SPIUNQB HOTEL BSf Prowrty. for salo. For particulars‘.apply to J. <Bb Bilf GUMMEY & SONS. 508 Walnut street. ;a* ’TO RENT-A STABLE BACK OF 1008 WALNUT South T)el&ware&yocue*- 1 to COPPUCR A JORDAN, 433 Walnut street. * • Mk FOB RENT-FROM DECEMBERIffKALAB« new Store, on Delaware avenue, below a»estnut st ilPa Apply to : JOB, B. BOBaPDi dtAXki ’ noeti IQB flouth Delaware avenne. -FoRBENT-THE HANDSOME MODERNBESI TTANDSOMELY - FURNIBHED_BOOMB v TO LET. H without bbard, at fit. ■ fe2,7jt* i * DESIRABLE SUIT OF OFFICES TO LET. IN THE and 27 on the premiecß. ?, . - - felBtu«tn^»ofc_ fpo LET-OFFICES ON FIRST AND SECONDYLOOR .1: of Building No. 226 Walnut etreat, vrirefireproofa at to - ■ ' nEAIi ESVAXE SAJLKSs PUBLIC BALE.—THE FARM. .CONTA^g F^Offfc^pfflS*FhSideipfa«. ,^°° , op deUvery of deed. Ho , ua * SONS, AueHMMWV -wstani* 'and SINGING J iSatrecffininSlusiusandontheilamO. ..TmooWWioim. lrairucv (.lasses, limited to four pupila .each .for tho ciano, and to teu for . few advanced scholars, are now being formed. Signor Nuno can be seen pcreouMiy every day. i Mondays and - i VEUY.PBSIRABLR FRONTJtOOJI AND GOOD A. Board for twogSatlomon, at 348 NorthTaath street. Reference glvfajdrequlred.
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