Morning journal (Columbus, Ohio), 1868-04-02

              THE MORNING JOURNAL. VOL, XXX. COLUMBUS, OHIO: THURSO A. 7, APRIL 2, 1868. NO. 120. SPRING DRY GOODS. A.C.Headley&Co. WILL OPEX, IN A FEW DAYS, A COMPLETE BTOCK OF New Spring Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, COMPRISING ALL THE Latest rty low in theMnrltet ALL OF WHICH IlaTe been Bought Since the Decline iu Price, and will enable lis to SELL LOWER THAN ANY HOUSE I THE TRADE. WILL ALSO OPE THE BEST STOCK OF CLOAKINGS To Ie found fu the Market. CLOAKINGS! CLOAKINGS! CLOAKINGS! CLOAKINGS! CLOAKINGS! Blade to Order on Short Notice 2SO db South High St. A. C. HEAD LET Sc CO. K N A B E PIANOS The following are selected from the numerous Knabe Testimonials in our possession : Messrs. Wm. Knabk & Co. GenlXemen: I bare great pleasure in certifying that I have tried your Grand, square and Upright Pianos, and iind.them equal, if not superior, to any in this country. Among the great qualities which distinguish them, is the evenness of tone, the easy and agreeable touch and volume of tone. 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A fev minutes past twelve the managers of the House in committee of the Whole and counsel for the President having taken their usual places, the court of Impeachment was called to order by Chief Justice Chase, and the mltutes of the last day's trial were read up to tae mention of the vote cast by Chief Justice Chase to decide on the question of retiring for deliberation, when Mr. Sumner's motion to correct the journal by Insisting the expression of the Senate's opinion that said vcte of Chief Justice was unauthorized and of 10 effect on this motion. He demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken yeas 21, nays 27. So the motion was disagreed to. The question as to the admissibility of Mr. Burleljh's testimony about the conversation betweci him and General Thomas, was submitted to the Senate by the Chief Justice before the vote was taken. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN inquired if .the managtrs intended to connect the testimony of the vitness with the respondent. Mr. EUTLEH answered afllrmativcly, and an argument ensued. Mr. SfANBERRY then rose and said the court hid at length readied the domalu of law on i question requiring careful consideration aul argument, he stated the question to be whether or not the declarations of Gen. Thomas were to be used against the President, though not proven to be authorized by him. It is alleged that the gravamen of the offense changed in the first three articles consist in issuing by the President of the letter of anthoilty to Gen. Thomas. In the lonrth article the offence charged is conspiracy with Gen. Thomas to obtain by force intimidation in the office of Secretary of War. These were the only articles whose consid eration were now necessary. As yet we have no proo." of anything said by the President before or after giving this letter of authority. The purpose of the present attempt was to show the President's Intention iu issuing by the production of Irrelevant testimony about the remarks made by General 1 liomas with out authorization by the President. The President's Intention could be shown only by tue orders themselves. the order and letter of authority given to General Thomas did not make him a general sgent of the President; they authorized him to do only certain specltlc things. When a proper foundation of proof of a conspiracy is laid, then the declarations of one or the sup posed conspirators must be denied to lmnll cute another. In this Instance no such foundation of proof has been laid, even if it were admitted, which he denied, that the letter of authority constituted a relation between the President and Geueral 1 nomas of principal and general agent. It could not be main tained that the letter was In Itself proof of a conspiracy. I he nature of the order was according to the usual formula, to designate an oillcc known to the law and to execute the duties of an ofllee established by law, It would not oe asserted that all olllccrs appointed by the rresmeut nccame his special or general agents. The President and his appointees were allkt olllccrs, and responsible to the laws. 1 u managers say they expect hereafter to shav a connection betweeu the dec laration otGcn. Thomas and the respondent. Mr. BU ILER I did not say hereafter, Mr. STAN BERK Y Did you say you had done it hentoforc? Mr. BUTLER-No. Mr. STASBERY Then If you expect to to do it, yoi must do it hereafter, ami cither meant wha; yoh did not say or said what you did not mean. Ho went on claiming It to be an nif rcccdented attempt to build su perstmctuie before laying the foundation. Mr. BUTLER replied, lie said the nrgn mcnt of tin respondent counsel seemed to show that shcy felt that the question Involved might decide their case. The Managers claimed that th3 President naa ions intend ed to violate t certain law. He called to his aid a General of the army; ho then gave an order to Mr. Taomas to take possession of the War Office, which counsel said was In the usual form. This ho claimed was not true. Ho had certain car-marks about It which showed an unusual Intent. The wording was, "You will Immediately take possession." Mr. Stanton, when ho first yielded, as he said, to sumrlor force, ancr his reinstate ment, he was more strongly fortillcd, and no man not besotted could believe that he would again yield except to superior force, the Pres Ident could not have expected him to yield otherwise. Tho President lntcudcd to do tn unlawful act and Mr. Thomas consented to aid htm, and thus a conspiracy was constl tuted. On this ground tho managers claim their right to Introduce tho testimony In question. They also claimed It on tho ground of the re lation existing between the President and General Thomas, of principal and agent, the commission to do just what the President wanted him to do, viz : to obtain possession of the War office. The declaration of General Thomas was about the common objections made to a man whose support he was trying to secure. No abjection was made by the counsel yesterday to the Introduction of the testimony relating to what was done by Mr. Thomas in the War Department. The President was not there. Mr. STANBEY Gen. Thomas was then acting within his authority. Air.iiu ILJU; continued, and cited authori ties to support his views regarding the admissibility of declarations in the proof of a conspiracy, made by one conspirator In the absence ot another. He proceeded to state that they proposed to show through the evidence under discussiou that Gen. Thomas intended to use force, but was prevented by me arrest. He referred to the remark of Mr. Stan- bery, that they had now reached points of law worthy to be argued by lawyers to law yers, and they had already had questions worthy oi debate Dy statesmen to statesmen; and he (Butler) protested against narrowing the subject down to the argument of attorneys.Mr. ChbVLLS rejoined: It was a suffic ient objection to the first part of the qnestion to be submitted that the evidence sought to oe introduced, was lmmerteriai charges. In issue, whether made by a competent or incompetent witness, it was also an objection that the declaration bearing on the qnestion of what was the Presidents intention, had not been made on oath by a witness shown to come within or recognized except to the rule in brlcl no declaration of Mr. Thomas could show the President's Intent, and if any could, they must have been made as sworn testimony. 'J lie Managers claimed to have shown that there was a conspiracy to remove Mr. Stanton by force, whereas the only evidence they had presented, was an endeavor to show simply that there was a conspiracy to remove Mr. Stanton. Nothing had been advanced to prove that the employment of force was contemplated. He combatted at length the argument of Mr. Butler, maintaining that the authorities cited by the latter were not applicable to the point in dispute. 1 he statement of Mr. Butler that the President's answer admits the intention to remove Mr. Stanton from an office he legally held was not correct. Jr. ULMGiiAM. followed, denying there was ground for assumption that the Senate was restricted In considering this matter by a question whether it had proven that force was intended to be used by the President. He read the fifth article aud the sections of the Tenure of Office bill, and claimed that the President aud General Thomas conld not shelter themselves by asserting that their action was a matter of obeying military orders. Mr. BINGHAM reviewed the circumstance of the suspension of Mr. Stanton, and the subsequent action by the President, which lie said was in accordance with the terms of the Tenure-of-Oillce law. Mr. JOHNSON asked the question, wheth er the managers proposed to prove that the President authorized Gen. Thomas to use force If necessary? and whether the President indorsed the declarations of Thomas after they were made ? Mr. lUNUUAM. said the managers must decline to answer so general a question. 1 he managers do not rely merely upon the declaration of General Thomas to show the intention of the President, they would show from his own written confession that ills long meditated purpose had been to violate the law of Congress; the arguments of his coun sel had been more plausible and Ingenious than sound; Thomas did not act that dav as Adjutant General, but as Secretary of war aa interim, whom he claimed to be. The desire of counsel was not simply to have this testimony ruled out but to obtain some sort of decision by the Senate of the question of the guilt or Innocence of the President.Mr. EVARTS rose to speak, but Mr. Bing ham called attention to the rule limiting de bate on each side to one hour, which time, he said, had about expired. 1 he thief Justice made an Inaudible re mark, and Mr. BUTLER wished to know whether these questions would ever be decided so the managers might know what to rely on. 1 lie Chief Justice stated tho eilect of the rule. Mr. DRAKE submitted to the point of or der that the decision must bo made by yeas and nays. Mr. COCKLING moved that the counsel for tho President be allowed time for further remarks, ns they had been under a misapprehension as to the bearing ot the rule. Mr. hVAKIS said they had not yet ex hausted their hour and Mr. Conkling withdrew his motion. The CHIEF J L'STICE stated the question to be whether the quostlou of Mr. Butler should be put to the witness, liurlelgh. Mr DllAlvb agaiu nuulo his polntof order but was not sustained. Mr. JOHNSON called for the reading of his question to tho Managers. Mr. 1SOUTWEU, stated that they had de clined to answer It, considering It too much lu the nature of an argument. The yeas and nays were then demanded and resulted, yeas uu nays 11. Mr. Burleigh was thou called, uud said that on the evening of the 21st of February ho went to sec Gen. I liomas at his residence, Thomas told him lie had been appoiuted Secretary of War, ml interim; had gene to tho Department ami demanded possession Stanton asked him If he would give him lime to remove his papers. 'ltnes understood Thoinus to say he had already Issued orders as Secretary or Var. He ulso said no in tended to take Possession at 10 o'clock. Iu reply to an Inquire bv the witness, Mr. Thomas stated that he would use fwreo to ob tain possession. If It were refused him. Mr. BUTLER asked the witness If ho had had any conversation with Mr. Thomas while he was acting ns Adjutant uenerair Evarts Inquired to what date was the ques Hon applied? Mr. BUTLER said this apixlutmeut to that ofllee was made about a week before ho attempted to gain possession of tho War Department. Evarts asked what was the purpose of tho testimony. Mr. BUTLER said it was to show that Gen. Thomas had attempted to seduce his brother officers from their duty just as Ab-Balom had set at the gates and tried to draw off the people from their allegiance to King David. Mr. EVARTS Do you intend to put Absalom into your question? Mr. BUTLER No. I use him as an illustration. Laughter. After a recess of fifteen minutes, Mr. BUTLER read the question he proposed to put to the witness, as to what he had beard Gen. Thomas say to the clerks of the War office during the week prior to February 21st. Mr. EVARTS objected on the ground of the irrelevancy. Mr. BUTLER made a short reply. Mr. EVARTS rpioineil. ifpnvlnn- thof th.-. ruling which permitted the introduction of tue qeciaration maue subsequently to February 21. allowed the tions made previous to that time. There had been no proof adduced in support of the assertions and villifylng remarks made about Gen. Thomas, aud they were uncalled iur, veriuuuy ai tne present time. Mr. B1NGIIAN nrmwl hrii.flir ir, and cited authorities in support of the posi . tlon of the managers. The Chipf .inn,. Uled the Question run 1,1 nnt ha nnf ..! dence have been oflered in proof of conspiracy utiuic ruuiuiiij iisi. me question was Submitted, thp. vens nml nnva jj i--nuiH:ii .oiy Vi, and the question was put. Witness heard Thomas make an address to a number of clerks In the War Office about a week or ten days prior to Feburary 21st, in which he said iie lmenuea to relax tue heavy and arbitrary rules made bv hi nrprfppsnr rorarriinc na clerks as gentlemen they could go out and come In when thuv nlpn Spil it'thpir warn ah. sent only a reasonable time. mr. BUiliMt asked if Stanton had acknowledged that the testimony given by the Witness before the House Commit.tPP w,w true. Question objected to, and withdrawn. Mr. BUTLKIl nsk-orl If fi,.n oral T h rttv a j T" vi.uvaax i UWIUis-l had. Since r ubruarv 21f. w.atotwl anv n. , - uihkvv. HUI f'Vl" tlon of his conversation with Bnrleigh about uicuniug uuwii me uoors oi tue war Department.Obiected to bv Mr V.i-n u j ul? Trw (lists several modifications of the question, which was finally put as follows : Have VOU had and pnnvprantlnn nrttl, fin Thomas since the first one, and since his ap ijoiumieuo as secretary oi war, atl interim, wherein he said anvthhi!? nhont. in cettinflr into the warnm nr In nnu nthni way reasserting his former conversation, and ii su, wuat ue said r Witness replied that he had asked General Thomas, last wenk- whv thn promised had not come off, to which he answered tnat. it was because he was arrested by the Marshal early in the morning, otherwise he would h.avp hrnV on In tho ltit-iTa &c. On cross-examlnntlnn 1 Afr stnh - - J ULUUUV ,p Witness Rlllil 111 -it tin n-niit t, tl.n ,i.n..i:, - Hw duw wv bll V.VJ'iV. UlllCHU on business with the Ailintunt rienomi Thomas addressed some remarks to each of ionr or live cierKB as they came Into the office, Stating that he WOllIll lint. lmM thorn tn atr!f accountability about coming to work pre cisely, ui v o ciock, out that on resuming his position as Aajutaut ueneral, he was disposed to relnx somewhat, tho antTAra villas made by his predecessor. He should, of course, expect a faithful performance of their uubius. iiu spoKe ouiy to employes or his own department. fcamuel Wilkinson was then called, and testified that ho hml known Npnornl Thnm.j six or seven years; had a conversation with him on the afternoon of February 21st, at the War Department, in which Thomas said that since the nll'air had become public, be felt free to taiK aoout it witnout reserve; he stated that he hud dnmnmleil nns4paalnn nfthn U'n Office, and Stanton asked if time would be allowed him to remove his papers, which he iThomasl cranied: hn witness his intention to demand possession on the Monday following, and would, If ne-cessary, call on the General of the Army for assistance, which he thought could not be refused. At Wlllard's Hotel that pvpnlnnr ho Toler ated the same Intentions, except that he would carry them Into effect tho. nPTt Mnn. day; he seemed to mean what he said. ross-examiucd by Mr. Evarts Is connected with the press; Thomas told him on Friday he had issued an onlrr tn oinao tim department on Saturday. Witness did not Know whether issued as Adjutaut General or Secretary of War: on illr-t. Miminaiinn heard Thomas say he claimed to be Secreta- i j ui it ur. Geo. w. Ivarsencr had known Gen. Thorn- as many years. Saw him at the levee of the President, on the Oth Inst. Said to him, General, the eyes of Delaware are upon you. The pcoplo ask you to stand firm. He replied, he Intended to, aud In a short time he would kick that fellow out. Hs did not say who It was he Intended to kick out. Witness unecrstood him to refer to Mr. Stanton. Cross examined bv Mr. Stanberrv Saw Gen. Thomas the last time before In New Cnstlc; did not remember when and where he ever spoke to him before; did not como from Delaware to see Geu. Thomas; when In the East room felt a desire tn bpp him nn.l tho rest of tho Cabinet; belug from the same State he wished to pay his respects to him; Gen. Thomas was pointed out to him l. T . 11 . a . ... oynir. tanner; no introduced hlmseir; the Idea of kicking out did not como fromwitness-, did nut know whether hn nmmvi.l n the lino of conduct which General Thomas hpoko or taking. V Itness communicated this conversation to Mr. Tanner that night, anil to m-vpr-ii others the next day. Among them was a Mr. Smith, from Delaware, whose name was not John, but William, and he came from the I, iirnmiywinc. Tho witness was summoned before tho committee about the lllth. Mr. BUTLER Did General Thomas thereupon admit that what you had sworn to was irmn. uujccicu to, nun ine court aujourneit at 5:10. Tho Sennto after an executive session, ad journed. I he House reassembled at a quarter pnt 5 o'clock, and alter receiving the report of tho Chairman of tho committee of the W hole, Immediately ad journed. MAINE. roim.AND, March 31. Tho steamship Pcruvln, from Liverpool the 20th, has arrived.