JOHN I'. i(w!5H, l-lniToii.
SATUJU- AY :
FOIl M KM HI- NT IN
GENERAL GREENBACKS.
FOIl VICE 1'IIESIKFNT,
GENERAL LOW TAXES.
iirmocvnllc Slide Couit iiflon.
TIaiiuim.IIM. Pa., Jan. 8, lsr.ss.
Tin; Democratic State Committee of
Pennsylvania have fixe J WEDNES
DAY, tl.c FOUIITII f4tl0 HAY OF
MARCH, lSlM, nt 12 o'clock m., as
the t who, nod tlic Hall of the House ol
Representative, at llarrisburg. as the
place lor hoi ling the annual Conven
tion of the parly.
It is ordered that this Convention he
composed of one meiiibcr for each Sen.
:ttor and l'.epre?entative, who shall be
elected in the usual manner and they
will meet at the time mid place afore,
paid, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the offices ot Auditor Gen
rrnl and Surveyor General, and of se
lectin"; delegates to the National Con
vention for the nomination of candidates
lor President and V.icc-Prcsident.
The members and committees of the
organization and all conservative citi
zens who can unite wiih us in the sup'
poit of ccnstilutiuiial princ'ples are re
quested to proceed to the election of the
delegates in their respective districts.
Ry order ot iho Democratic State
Committee.
WM. A. WALLACE,
CI. 0. Pf.isk. Soc'v. Chairman.
Tilt: SiTl'.tTIO.V.
Iu the prese nt crisis all thoughts arc
turned towards the Supreme Court.
The Radical membcis of the Rump
Cougress are making every exertion
in their power to have the President
tried and found guilty before a decision
on the constitutionality of the Tenure of
Office liill can be obtained. If that do.
cision should be adverse to President
Johnson, we will not, nor will ary man
who respects the laws of his country,
demur. Hut, if on the other hand, the
Radicals persist iu their schemes before
a decision has been reached, ami if the
decision should be in favor of the Pres
ident when obtained, we pay that the
President would then be justified in us
ing every means within his power to
crus-h the infernal fanatics and revolu
tionists to eternal perdition.
Wc hope and trust, fur the sake of
humanity, that civil war may be averted.
Yet it were better to lose our lives than
transmit to posterity such a government
as Stevens, Sumner, Wade, and others
of that iik, would make thia if they sue.
ceed in their hellish dosigus against the
constituted authorities.
JtSTA.T. Stewart and a number of
other millionaires of New York are
flooding the country with the printed
proceedings of a meeting held iu Coop
er Institute, whero they nominated
Gen. Grant for the Presidency. These
proceedings nro generally accompanied
by a printed circular signed by Stewart
aud some dozen others, as ui executive
committee. These men can count their
government bonds by the million
hence it is no difficult matter to tell
why the) aie so anxious to secure the
election of their favorite, to who.u they,
some time ago, presented with a hun
dred thousand dollar mansion in fifth
Avenue. Sharp follows, these. They
know how to :et their money back.
By iVe understand that the project
of constiucting a railroad from Buffalo
to Washington City, is again revLed at
the National Capital. Yi'hen it is con
fiidered that this ionic via Warren.
Elk, Clearfield, Elair, Huntingdon and
franklin counties to IVint of Rocks
to the Potomac is the shortest from
the Lakes to tide-water, the wonder is
that the Government has delayed so
long. Rut the eternal negro is iu tht
way, and the majority of the present
Congross thinks it far more important to
secure the next President by the aid of
negro votes, than they do of developing
tho resources of tho country, and pre
paring it for defence iu case of a foreign
war, and licnc3 we need not look for
any help from that quarter.
JUgyOno of the very best things
President Johnsou 1 as done was the
tendering to Gen. McClcllan (who h
still in Europe), the appointment of
Minister tc England in place of Mr.
Adanii, resigned. Will the Senate
meanly reject Kim ?
SntT-Jiunng the month o! January
last tho national debt was increased al
most twenty millions ot dollars. Is it
uny wonder that gold is still sprint: up
or rat Iter greenbacks 'oiu' down '(
THE RUMP REBELLION.
EXCITING NEWS!
Iterunpt ion of tlio Irrc-
prc-illo Conflict.
THE l'CMP r.VSSKS A UKSOtXTION
lMt'KAt'HIStJ PRESIl'KNT JOHN
SON or uio'i ciUMr.s and
M I S 1) K M K A N tlltS,
WILL THE PEOPLE SUBMIT?
A Pi-nrnhli: ami Lmrful Effort r.f the
IVrm'tl nt in uri urr a Ju.liiinl es
inn vjiin a Hump Art, vhirh Fi tter
him in the lXurharyr if hi Duiii
ami Dtjirircs h'm of vug of hi Cun
utituiu.iml J'ririiintiicn, in met hi the
Hump Traitors icith Violence. Trca
Komililc. lii ttislum t: am! tin: Jlust In
famous IStar-Vhinulii r l'rwceilintx.
On the 21-st, in'. Presidi ut Join sn,
removed , Edwin M. Stanton from the
office of Secretiuy of War, from which
position ho had been suspended on the
12th of August, last by order of the
President, but into wbifA ho was thrust,
a few weeks ago, through the action rf
the Rump Senate aud tho d-jplicity of
Gen. Grant. The following is the or.
dcr removing the interloper.
" Exkcutivk Mansion, )
" Wasiiisuton, Feb. 27, 1SG3.
"Sir.: Ry vi'-tuc of power and an
thoiity vested in me as Presideut, by
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, you are hereby removed from of.
lice as Secretary of tho Department of
War, and your functions as such wiil
terminate upon receipt of this commu
nication. You will transfer to Brevet
Major General Lorenzo Thomas, Adjus
taut General of the army, who has this
day been authorized and empowered to
act as Secretary of War ail interim, all
records, papers and other public prop
crty now in your custody and charge.
" Respectfully yours,
" (Signed) Anduew Johnson,
" President of the United Stales.
"To the lion. Edwin M. Stanton,
Washington, D. C."
Upon tho receipt of this conimunica.
tion Stanton manifested a willingness to
retire, merely asking time enough to
gather up his private effects. lie, how-
ever, immediately had a copy of the or
der written out and sent to his backers
in ihc Rump Congress, where it created
a great hubbub. The usurpers saw at
once 'hat the principal lever for carry,
ing ou successfully their party schemes,
both in the North and South, was in
imminent danger, and Thayer, Cattell,
Chandler and Cameron whose corrupt
practices, more obliquity, and malignant,
fanaticism, would well fit them to act as
a deputation to tht infernal regions r.t
once started off in vehicles to the War
department. Their mission, of course
was lo oidcr Stanton to remain. After
posting Stanton in his line of conduct,
this precious freight of treasouuhatc!iers
was driven to Grant's office, whero, of
course, also, ho was told what he had
to do. Then they returned to their
dcu, and the whole band of traitors went
into secriit session. At tho cud of scv
en hours of secret plotting they couooc,
ted the following :
Ittmh iil. Ry the Senate of the Urn-
led States, that under the Conslitutiou
and laws of the U idled States the Pres
ident bus no power to remove the Sec
retaryol War and designate any other
officer to perform tho duties of that of.
beer.
A copy of (his resolution was imaio
diatcly sent to Stauton by his son, aud
thus fortified, he determined to retail,
his position, and accordingly tuck up
his lodging for Iho night iu the office.
In tho meantime the Rump House re
scinded its resolution for adjournment
till Monday, aud, ou motion of Glory-to.
God, Covodc, received and referred to
Thad Stevens' Destruction Committee
resolutiou declaring th::t the President
bo impeached for high crimes and mis
demeanors. In the Rump Senate a
committee was appointed to wait ou
Judge Curler, the Radical tool of the
District Couit, and make affidavit iu
Mautcu a name against Gen. Thomas
tor violating the Teunrc of office act,
This duty they rerforuied, and the war
rant was iinmcdiutely furnished and
placed in the hands of an officer. These
constituted the prinoipal events of Fri
day and Friday uijjbt.
On Saturday moruiug General Thom
as was airi'sied cn tho warraut issued
by Carter, which charges him with"
high misdemeanor," iu this " that h
did unlawfully accei f the annoinluient
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of the ( ffice of Secrctniy of War, ml
iatrrim, and did then aud there unlaw
fully hold atid exercise the said office,
contrary lo the provisions cf au act en
titled an act regulating tho tenure of
certain civil olliees, parrcd March 2.
1807."- The penalty fixed by the bill
for this very Hingular high 'misdemean
or' ui accepting an appointment (a pro
ceed'.ii'j which cannot, be construe! into
i criminal act by any court in Christen
dom) is a fi e not exceeding S 1 0.O'.'O
and imprisonment not exceeding five
years. General Thomas gave bail in
$5,000 to appear on Monday morning
at ten o'clock. TKm hostile action of
the Rump traitors put tho whole gang
of coicpiritors in good humor. After
his release, about noon, Gen. Thomas
again visited the War Office (whore
were assembled Stanton, Grant, II ow.
ard, of the Negro Rurcau, and a lot of
Iiumpcrs) and demanded the keys.
Stanton refused to give the.n up and
ordered General Thomas from the office,
which order was complied with, but the
General did not threaten to employ mil
itary force, before n'ght, to ccure pos-sr-SMoti.
About three o'clock Thad
Stevens' destruction committee, which
had been sitting for several hours, re
ported to the Ruiup House a bill of im.
peachment against the President for ap.
pointiug General Thomas in place of
Stanton. The II mse at once took up
the bill and it was discussed till ad
journment at a late hour on Saturday
night, without coming to a vote, al
though the Ashleys, Schenk, Coyodes,
and other desperate characters, were
ripe for its passage! It is supposed the
bill vill pass to day, but it is likely the
usurpers may delay it until they pass
Edmond's bill, so as to depose the Pros
ident during trial, and euablo them to
get control of the Army and Navy,
Treasury aud the whole civil machinery
of the Government.
A few remarks upon these excitin
events and desperate movements upon
the part cf the Rump traitors may not
bo out of l-laco. The indecent haste
with which the Rump acted upon this
matter, upon a simple announcement of
the Executive action and without a re
quest to couBrin the appointment of a
successor to S'auton, shews how much
of party success tho Radical lcadeis
base upon the retention of that individ
ual. The manner in which they acted
too, is entirely oiiginal, and it would
puzzle a constitutional lawyer to find
authority anywhere in the Constitution
and laws for the resolution which tl.ey
passed. Such a resolution might possi
bly come wiih propriety from the Su
prenie Court, whose duty it is to define
expound and interpret the Constitution
and laws, but not from a branch of a
legislative body whose only duty is to
make laws in conjunction with another
branch, and, with the assent of the
Piesident. Rut, beinp; hard up. they
no doubt concluded to do as they hac
so often doue heretofore to legislate
" outside the Constitution." The only
form in which the matter could proper
ly appear before the Rump Senate is in
a Presidential request to confira- the ap
pointment of Stanton's successor; but
they did net wait for Mich a request
their fears overcame their regard lor
regularity and legality. Their extraju
dicial action may be viewed from anoth
er standpoint. Stanton may have com
mitted some act or crimo agai&t the
peace, welfare and diguity of the Gov
ernment, which would perfectly justify
his immediate removal by tho Presi
der.t. The Rum p Senate dots not wait,
however, to hear reasons, but doelar-js,
blindly aud recklessly, that the Presi
dent has no power to rri.iove him.
Common sense at once condemns such
action on the part ot the Rump Striate,
as wrong and uulawful. The President
is required to keep watch over the lavs
to see that they be faithfully executed,
and he is held responsible fur tho acts
of the Secretary of War as well as of
all his other subordinates. If he is to
be debarred, without a hearing, from
discharging a coutumaeious or faithless
subordinate, wherefore is ho made the
executor of the laws and wherefore is
ho held responsible for their faithful
execution ?
It is evident to every calm observer
that the action of the President meant
nothing unlawful or forcible. Had he
desired to secure possession of the War
office by force, he would have taken it
by iorce, and Gen. Thomas would not
have gone twice to ask for pocsession.
A mere older from him to Gen. Giant
to oust Stanton would have compelled
the General to pciform that duty or
render himself liable to court martial
fir dis ibedience to the order of his su
perior. 1 he cool ami deliberate tun
nt r in which tho President and General
riiouia jrooeeded cinvinc.es us tint
tho whole and sole object of ll o Presi
dent was an I is to get the Tenure of of
fi: e act before the Supreme Court to
hiivo itt consliiu ionaiity toiled by thit
tribunal. The anest of Gen. Thomas
under lhat net will. f coir so, oacn tho
way, and therefore Wis, no d-mhi, do.
sired by the Pre.' i lent an S the General
This bring the object aimed at by the
Presidjn', the c ui.try , ,-t and will
jus;ity him m Ins ; tac ;iljlo action!)
recover his lawlui s.ut'ni.iilv.
As to the Di-.H.r -f iinpe ichn'cut
against the Presi lent, for taKing'thi-"
lawful course to te t the eonstiluti nali
ty of a law that n-:t- is I, in in the dis
charge i-f Irs swo u duties that move
ment n i st fail, or hones y, pr priely
and jii'lire ii- lonj r abide ar h. II
the Pre.-idi i.t is be dcla red l:o:n
taking pcaet able measures to s '-ore pos-
jcssion of au of ce hi- tift an .1 to nv.
joint suimi dinutia to as.i-t i no in bis
duties, what oilier course is left i" him ;
of wh it i so is there, in fact, I r a Prcs
dent '! becau without the ri-ht to do
that the Presidential idlice must amount
to a n ere e'er's-hip under Congress
The present impeachment i.m v. mi nt,
as we have sti.ted, will and must be has
cl cmirc-ly ujoa the P. t side tit's lawful
and nraeoiM.- action to tela I nv pa-sed
to prevei t hiur fr -m s.- eating an 1 con
tr llin .- ! i-subr inates. and 1 rthefol.
lowing reasons For ma iv months a
n est infamous, e mmittec of the Rump
Ci Duress, sat, taking te.-lin'"OV '
tin. usan 1; of t juices; f;u;;i high plavM
and low places; (even from the p-uiiei
tiaries;) but, after taking thousands of
pages of testimony and spending au im
mense amount of the publio money in
subsidizing witnesses, tbey were com
relied to report, not long ago, that there
was not evidence to warrant tho im
peachment of the President. A few
weeks aero, when Craui delivered the
War Office up to Stanton, in violation
of his promise to tha President, the
same committee resumed investigations,
nd again reported that there had been
nothing iu the acts of the IVsideut to
warrant ihc report of a bill of i npeach
mcnt. This, theu narrows the wholu
ejucstion of impeachment down to l!ic
President's present puaeoable and law
ful movement to b:ig the Tenure ol
Office act before this courts. If this is
a " high crime cud misdemeanor," then
what is Lot, iu Radical estimation, a
" high crime and misdemeanor '!"
These few simple facts show clearly
how disreputably the Radical leaders
arc act im.'. and how necessary it is lor
the icople to cheek their daily augmen
ting desire to usurp CTcry function ot
the Government, and lo subidi;:! o.vry
department to iho vilest party puipose.;.
Let every good man sustain the Presi
dent because he is right, and condemn
the Radical leaders because they are
wrong iufainously wrong.
THE UAI'IC'AI. CoXsl'lTtATOKS l'A S3 TIIK
l.Mi'E.iciiiiEvr wi.r,.
Special Dispatch to the l'atriot Cnion.
Washington, Feb. 25. The House
at five o'clock this afteruoon, pas e l the
bill to impeach President Johnson for
the " high crime and misdemeanor" of
removing one subordinate and appoiu
tiuir auother. The'voto a strict parly
vote, was yeas, 12.J, nays. 47. The
lash was applied unmercilui'y tos-o'.nc
of the fu!i..i!iig RuJii:;:'s, whilst, it is
said, brilliant promises ol iature bene,
fits were ln !,l- ut t.) others. The remo
val ot the President would open thous
ands ot avenues nr Radical ollieo Seek-
els, and provide inniiei se palroinigo to''
Sei.aio s and liepie-.-eiita: i e-.
It is ir.timat.-J that the tr'.-i! iii he
finished liy a e"i;i'-ion in !e- than a
week, it being claimed that tuo birds
of the Senatj are i.l;ead commuted to
a couvieiion. Some ten or a dozen
Radical Senators have already announc
ed their decision against the President,
apparently feeling no disgrace at dec-Ian
iu-i judgment, ahhouuh they are the
saii.0 persons who wtre lately shocked
at the premature announce jjent of opin
ioii.-j adverse to the Reconstruction acts
by vrlain Supremo Judges, aud moved
to have thi'm impeached for so doing.
Considerable excitement was oeeas
idled by the vote of tho lie-use, but no
other result was expected as many of
the extreme Radicals freely and public
ly declared th-dr purpose, durii'ir Satur-
u,iv ,'inu ruuiiuv. iu secure iiuk-cmuu eu
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at every saeiificc. A large number of
Radical members have beeu under the
influence of liquor for the past three
days, and have beeu outspoken in the
determination ot their parly, to " run
the Government to buit themselves."
WATUiMiroN, Feb. 2!. 'flu Presi
dent has directed Attnrucy-Geuerid
Stanbery to apply to the Supreme Ce ui t
of tho United States to-day, for a wiil
ijho irurra :to against Mr. Stiutou, thus
brio :iiig the c la-litutton-iUly of Iho
tenure ol olaeo law directly before tho
court, and obtaining a speedy adjudica.
lion til the coiiilicl.
Hon. Tl onias Evving. fenior, will be
to. day nominated by tho President As
Secretary of War, vice Stanton, rcmov
ed. This ti( -munition w:.s ready on
Saturday, but the Senate adjourned bo.
fore the President's secretary, Colonel
Moure, reached the Capitol.
Mr Kwing is wVll known as an old
line whL', was Secretary of thj I uteri or
under Pn-'oideiit T.i)lor. is a lawyer of
distinct on, was u supporter of the war
for the Ciiioo, and is one of the most
prominent members ot the Uoion con
servative jail.
The excitement has fdightly abated.
Mr, Stanton is still lodging and feeding
in tho War Department.
Washington, l'ebruiy 25. At 10
minutes past I o'clock p. in , to-day,
Thaddeiis Mvens, loaning on the arm
id Judge Rineham, entered the Senate,
mad e a single step forward, and handing
his cane lo the dooikeeper, in a loud
aud distinct voice, said :
".Mr. Prci-ide-nt, in obediercj to the
order of the House of Rtq rc--entat:.ves,
and all the people of the United States,
Thad. lied when he said "all the peo
ple. J we do impeach Andrew Johnson,
President of tho United States, of high
crimes and misdemeanors in office, and
we further inform tho Senate that the
House of Representatives in good time
make good the set. e, and wc do demand
thai the Senate laku older o( (he same.
Wade then said, "Iho Senate will
take such order."
Stevens then took his scat, ond How.
aid moved that a committee be appoint
ed 10 take charge ol the matter. How.
ard's resoiuti- n that the President of
the Senate, appoint a committee of sev
en va then adopted.
'i he course hcroud'ore pursued in cas
es ei imi cuelwiient, and which will be
ioioiv.Ld now, is as follows The com.
o.'uheot two appointed by tha Houso
wiil proceed to tho bat of the donate
anJ inloiiii that body that the House of
Ucpie.-ei.titivi's have impeached Al .
diew Johiiaou of lii.'li crimes aud mi&
demeauors, which they are prepared to
maintain by proof. Tho committee
will then retire, and the Senate will tie
tifv li'-e House that they are prepared
t receive any further communication on
the subject. Alter receiving smell Dies'.
:-.;im from ;he UoiiM, the ci-munttee of
seven appointed by the House will pre.
pare the charges aud specifications, and
pirsctit them to the Senate, and the trial
will then commence.
Wammsut.i.n, Feb. 20 -The delay
of the House committee of seven iu
framing articles ot impeachment against
President Johnson, i said to bo owing
to ihc fact that an impression exists
that he ci.nuot be convicted by the Sen.
aij with violating the tenure of offieo
act. Hence the committee were tu.day
engaged i i framing tho articles with a
view to secuie a united party vote, aud
it po-ilde to avoid all doubt.
'1 he commiiic-e e.t seven appointed to
prepare article's of i mpcachiueut was in
se.-.-ion ail this afternoon, and it is said,
examined General Emory to ascertain
whether the President made an effort to
ii C the garii-son of Washington for the
advance of his purpotcs. Adjutant
Oeneial rtnunai was also examined with
relcrci co to tho i'resideet's order to him
diieeting that ho take posteriori of the
War I'epaitment.
Luter dispatches from Washington
statu thai General Thonas was taken
octore the iMstnei unminal Court, on
the litiih iust , and on motion of his
eoun.'.el, was discharged from custody.
Tias looks as though somebody waa
backing down.
LATEST ITEMS.
Gen. Lorci.zo Thomas, l as brought
-suit against Staiitou for talsc arrest and
imj r.f i n neut, and claims ?15(J,00D
dan ages.
The Radicals are not confident now
that they can have President Johnson
out of the Presidential chair befure the
1st of April. At first it was to bo done
iu ten days. '1 his will give time to
ha'-e a dcciieu uached in the Supreme
Court as to the legality of the Tenure
of Office bill.
New York City has been selected at
the place, and July 4th us tho time, for
holding tho Democratic National Con
vention for nominating candidates for
Pieside nt and Vies President.
Ortr Attention is culled to the two
De n'a! cards which appear in our
columns to-day. Roth of these gentle
men understand their profession thor-
oiiL'hiy, aud wilt no doubt render satis.
foctiou.
mam 0
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