to the duties of so There is no that has such exercise Secretary of War, has Well, well; he was your son, and pretense Congress granted power, attempting and his that the law from him the violated the provision of the fifth section of the act above I will not chide your falling tears; assumption withholding referred aud thereby has been guilty of a high misde- can grow power of arbitrary removal and appointment is unconstitu- to, Besides, no rebel sprout himself to the and is but a sham. meanor, and subjected pains penalties From out your cold, declining years. tional, nothing Andrew Johnson’s sole object since he has filled the Pres- prescribed in the fifth section against any person committing the hills. affiant that a Go, go and toddle to idential office has been to secure the votes of the rebel such offense^ Whereupon your prays warrant bed where wild flowers wave; the said Lorenzo and And make your States in the Democratic Convention and the Electoral may be issued against Thomas, that he nursed you the rills. arrested and before Your mother by Colleges for re-election. may be thereupon brought your Honor, Now let your cradle be your grave. and thereupon that he may be dealt with as the law and The above brings the “crisis” up to Friday, February 21st, in such case appoint. My dear, I scarcely think you know justice and we from the the actions of and Edwin M. Stanton. That God has banned this Irish cause— glean dispatches, Congress (Signed) Sworn and subscribed before me this 21st day of February, That but the vulgar dig below the President, what follows: A. D. 1868. surface of our English laws. A DAY OF EXCITEMENT. ^ The D. K. Cartter, Chief Justice. 22. (Signed) The land is free to pray and sigh— Washington, February THOMAS’ BAIL-BOND. Here church and jail and poorhouse thrive— The excitement for the hours has been past twenty-four General Thomas was released on the following bond : The bees that make the honey die, in since the assassination of Mr. unprecedented Washington United States of America, District of Columbia, etc.: The drones are masters of the hive. Lincoln. notes it appears that every Upon comparing to-day, On the 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord 1868, one was taken the President’s action, not only Go to the hills and save your soul, by surprise by before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District the but the Conservatives and Democrats, who Leave food and freedom to the gross, Republicans, of Columbia personally appeared Lorenzo Thomas, E. A. are to be in constant communication with Mr. John- Your o’erfed lands brook no control— supposed Ellison aed George E. Hall, and severally acknowledged son. As late as the time at which the Committee on Recon- Thus Freedom’s gain is Heaven’s great loss. themselves to owe to the United States of America—that is some of the men struction had reported in the House, leading sum of and to say, the said Lorenzo Thomas, the $5,000, the And those who perished for Ireland’s ills, on the Democratic side were that they complaining bitterly said E. A. Ellison and George R. Hall in the sum of $5,000 Oh! name them not to ears polite. had received no intimation whatever of the intended move- each, to be respectively levied on their bodies, goods and But hollow their graves among the hills, nor had idea of the course in contemplation ment, they any chattels, lands and tenements, to and for the use of the United Where they never can haunt our loyal sight. for the immediate future of the White Even some of House.. States, if the said Lorenzo Thomas shall make default in the the men in the Jere Black circle were in entire ignorance of And, now, sinoe Owen, your son, is dead, performance of the conditions underwritten. of the kind having been decided upon. The move Purge out the fire from your lawless blood; any step The condition of the above recognizance is such that if on the of the President is very generally attributed to While Ireland is first in your heart and head, part the above named Lorenzo Thomas appear before me, one of the influences of men brought here by the meeting of the Believe me you never can come to good. $. the Judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Democratic National Committee. A of Maryland delegation in Washington, in the said District, on Monday, the 24th men from are also here talking in about the style Annapolis instant, at ten o’clock a. m., then the above within recogni- of the old secessionists in to what will do regard Maryland zance shall be void. Otherwise it shall remain in full force INTELLIGENCE. is out of the War Office. has GENERAL if Thomas kept Washington and virtue. not for a time contained so men whose influence long many before me. the President is at the same time and of the worst Acknowledged The Presidential upon great D. K. Cartter, Chief Justice. Impeachment. character. (Signed) Now that the impeachment of Andrew Johnson is a fixed ARREST OF GENERAL THOMAS. THOMAS APPEARS AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT. 22. There were at Stanton’s office this morn- fact, we propose to give our readers the whole developments Washington, February present Secretary the this Moorhead and Kelley, of Pennsylvania; of the case. We the from the Tribune, Much excitement was occasioned throughout city ing, Representatives copy following Chicago Van Horn and Van of New of morning owing to the arrest of General L. Thomas on an Wyck, York; Dodge, Iowa; which opens the case so plainly that any person can see the Mr. Freeman of New affidavit made by the Secretary of War, Mr. Stanton. At Ames, of Massachusetts; Clark, York, of affairs: and ex-member Columbus of Ohio. position seven o’clock General Pile delivered to D. S. Gooding, Mar- Delano, 11:30 a. Lorenzo In judging of the recent performances of Andrew Johnson shal of the District of Columbia, the following warrant: About m., General Thomas, having just acts a been released on bail Cartter, himself at it should be borne in mind that he never without United States of District of to David S. by Judge presented America, Columbia, the door and told Mr. Stanton he would like to see him. motive. He has offered himself as a martyr to the rage of a United States Marshal of the District of Gooding, Mr. Stanton him to with he had Republican Congress for some reason. It was perfectly easy Columbia: requested proceed anything to rid of Stanton a to say. for him get Secretary by nominating I, David K. Cartter, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and his name to the Senate in the consti- General Thomas replied that he had come to discharge successor, sending of the District of Columbia, do hereby command you to At least it was for him to It will the duties of of War ad interim, having been tutional way. easy try. arrest Lorenzo of said forthwith. Secretary Thomas, District, ordered to do so the President of the United States. stand upon the record that he has not, up to the present time, by mr. stanton’s affidavit. Mr. Stanton that he could do no such and sent to the Senate any nomination for the office of Secretary replied thing, of War. He first suspended Mr. Stanton, but he never The following is the affidavit of Hon. E. M. Stanton, on ordered him to his room to perform his duties as Adjutant. nominated Gen. Grant for the place. The Senate decided which the warrant was issued: General Thomas replied that he had been ordered by the to act as of ad and he in- that the reasons for suspension were insufficient. After wait- To Hon. David K. Cartter, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for President Secretary War interim, ing till the Copperhead National Committee had assembled the District of Columbia: tended to do it. to decide several important questions relative to their forth- Edwin M. Stanton, of the city of Washington, of the said Mr. Stanton again replied that he should not, and again him own the the coming convention, he assumed the extraordinary and unpre- District, and upon oath, says that on the 21st day of February, ordered to his room, and denied power ,of held the President to make such order. cedented power to oust an officer of the government, and to A. D. 1868, he, the said Edwin M. Stanton, duly any said he would not that he should install his successor, without consulting the Senate. There office of Secretary of the Department of War, under and ac- General Thomas go; the the President and not the orders of must have been a reason for this, for Andrew Johnson, though cording to the Constitution and laws of the United States; obey orders of obey a to the said 21st of A. D. Mr. Stanton. a desperado, is not altogether fool. he had, prior day February, 1868, The constitution of the United States provides in Article been duly nominated and appointed to the said office of Mr. Stanton remarked, “As Secretary of War, I order you 2, Section 2, Paragraph 2: Secretary for the Department of War by the President of the to repair to your own place, as Adjutant General.” Thomas: I shall not do so. He (the President) shall have power, by and with the United States, and that his said nomination had been sub- advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided mitted in due form of law to the Senate of the United States, Stanton: Then you may stay there as long as you please, if the But cannot act as two-thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall and his said nomination had been duly assented to and con- President orders you. you Secretary nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the firmed by and with the advice of the Senate, and he, the said of War. Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers Edwin M. Stanton, had duly accepted said office and had Thomas: I shall act as Secretary of War. and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other offi- taken and subscribed to all the oaths required by law upon Thomas then withdrew into a room opposite, being General was in the actual Schriver’s room. cers of the United States, whose appointments are not there- his induction into said office, and possession in otherwise provided for, and which shall he established by of said office and performing the duties thereof on said 21st Mr. Stanton immediately followed him. After some con- Stanton “ Then claim to be here as law. But the Congress may by law vest the appointments of day of February, A. D. 1868, and he had never resigned said versation, said, you of and refuse to orders ?” such inferior officers as they think proper in the President office or been legally dismissed therefrom, and he claims that Secretary War, obey my Thomas : I sir. I shall the mails for the War alone, or in the heads of departments.” he does now legally hold said office, and is entitled to all the do, require to I shall transact all It will be seen that the constitution confers upon the Pres- rights, privileges and powers thereof; and that said Edwin Department to be delivered me, and on the business of the War ident the power “to nominate,” and, “with the consent of M. Stanton, on oath, further states, that the said 21st day Department. Grant and aid came in. General the Senate, appoint.” The President has no power to “ap- of February, A. D. 1868, in the city of Washington aforesaid, At this juncture General Grant said to Mr. I am point” any person to office, without the previous consent of Andrew Johnson, President of the United Stales, made and playfully Stanton, “Friend, surprised be at head- the Senate, except in the cases of vacancies happening during issued an order in writing, under his hand, and with the in- to find you here. I supposed you would my for the recess, and then only by granting commissions which tent and purpose of removing him, the said Edwin M. Stan- quarters protection.” expire at the end of the next session of the Senate. There ton, from the office of Secretary for the Department of War, IMPEACHMENT. no case on record in the of the of a and Lorenzo is history government and authorizing empowering Thomas, Adjutant Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, at ten minutes past 2 President an appointment to office and General of the of the United States, to act as making installing Army Secretary o’clock, rose to make a from the Committee on Recon- Senate was the said to im- report the appointee while the in session, until that body of War ad interim, and directing him, Thomas, struction. had the nomination. f enter upon the discharge of the duties pertaining approved mediately The SPEAKER gave an admonition to spectators in the But in execution of the power vested in them to that office; and your affiant further states, that the said Congress, by gallery and to members on the floor to preserve order the of the constitution we have has declared order of removal of him from the said office of provision quoted, pretended during the proceedings about to take place, and to manifest that no whose is made the advice of War is illegal and void, and to person, appointment by Secretary wholly contrary neither nor disapprobation. the shall be removed from office until of an act the Con- approbation and consent of Senate, the express provisions duly passed by Mr. STEVENS said : From the Committee on Recon- his successor shall have been nominated and confirmed. The of the United on the second of gress States, day March, 1867, struction, I beg leave to make the following report: law that if any shall assume such office and entitled, “An act regulating the tenure of certain civil provides person That, in addition to the papers referred to, the committee to exercise its functions to “he shall officers.” Your affiant on oath further states, that the said attempt contrary law, find that the President, on the 21st day of February, 1868, be and is declared to of a Lorenzo Thomas on the said 21st of A. deemed, hereby be, guilty high did, day February, signed and ordered a commission or letter of authority to trial and conviction shall D. in said of accept the said misdemeanor, and, upon thereof, 1868, city Washington, pretended one Lorenzo Thomas, directing and authorizing said Thomas he therefor a fine not ten thousand of of War ad interim, and on the same punished by exceeding appointment Secretary to act as Secretary of War ad interim, and to take possession or not five or left with affiant a of the said dollars, by imprisonment exceeding years, day your copy pretended of the books, records, papers, and other public prope^y in both said in the affiant as of punishments, discretion of the court.” order of the President removing your Secretary of is a “ the War Department, which the following copy: The law provides further, that and said Lorenzo Thomas Secretary of War every removal, appoint- War, appointing Executive Mansion, ment, or employment made, had or exercised, contrary to ad interim, certified by the said Lorenzo Thomas under his \ the D. C., Feb. 21,1868. J provisions of this act, and the or hand as of War ad interim, and on the said 21st Washington, making, signing, Secretary been issuing any letter of authority or commission, shall be deemed day of February, A. D. 1868, in the city of Washington Sir: The Honorable E