The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-26

Court u ImpeaoAmsnt.
| From the Daily Albany Argusl
| noSDAf Aosust ~ Tho Journal o( Saturday vHa
Nj Wrgn, moved order rsqusstisg ths Cssrk OF Ne
Court procure Copies of reports or the Aes gsxs
Se-r sIs Canal con also opses 81 NJ Nssh.s
coneuncsuen In reply 10 certain charger sxatnst hun
% .Ds u. n o. the court :.s =
Mnico ~s" not embraced II the order that passed
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Mees ssvsls,. Boskm. Bsnsot., Bristol Clark.
aggsa, sorss Nonree 6sis frssidens. aassiss sasw.
Van y.adsIss $s-s %1ghi Si.a.s
Ibe Presfens rhs Court are now ready to proceed
No response bsinr made
The Pressdent inquired # the Managers prepared
Mr. Loomis naued Bsnry Randall, Secretary Of
6sste the arst Win ess ard
Tie Ciier called the ZANE o. Heary s Randall No
Mr.. Loomis named Mr.. CuyIer Deputy Secretary o.
state
The Crier called the Ga NJ John Caylsr and
Mr. Cuyer came for~srd and "a sworn.
Mr., Le"is put the inter ogas'ons to the Witness
e,umsut isY A Deputy Sscvsts- y O. 5tsts '
Q wb.r. ia she Secretary OF Slater A. I understand
Q All eDt frsm the city, A. Yes, air.
raes~ state from the records Who CONSTANTS Cd the
Canal Bosrdi n 1851 aud 1852. A. sasdford Church,
lsnt Gosfrnor Christopher Morgan Secretary Of State
rho Fuller @ m orosr, Alvsb aust, TseA Lev
: 'hahsld Attorney General; Hexskiah c. Sc 'mour.
Eoile,t ., 4 John G. Matber Capsi Csmni..ion ia
1851 arc 1852 sspdfoyd E. Churoh Lieut.. Gossrnar,
5snr! s Randall sec,etary OF State; John G. Wright,
Com ptolle James Cock Treasurer; Lew g. Chstasd,
Attorney Gsn-rsl W'IsmJ J McAipsue state Eoginssr
ara su'ysyor H.Dry Fitzhugh Frederick Follsst and
Q "ose cG-lsi station did Jonn G. Msther hold In
ths eoys,sneotf A. That Of csnal commissioae,.
WDsn did he enter upon the duties Of his Officer A.
Q wlan viii his term expiseS A. The last of Decem.
Ger next
Q Wa he sworn into ofRces
II. "iDess ~hs oDsble to answer from the record BE-
foie hw bu' the rfirnstye admitted by ,he
81 for the tesoocceDt
@ Who ~as rte su6ier Of the cau~i department in
1861? 4. Mr. RngQles,
M Iocm,e--Ns,hpg further. Mr. L then offered In
eN"erre cr ihed copy of tne proceedings OF Canal
Beard ~ 9, rh-c TO ~ the audit in the
q"d by the statute He begged to remark that hs bad
snofe, sooy prt cu,ed which covered ground
fris hut h. could not rd It.. Mr. read from the
cesdes % n" board the 1874 Of October 1851 De
Sno@r 20 10th, and 3ist OF the same year, IN the
nst'er of 'rstructops to the letting hoard and oher
Of the board In reaton the csnal ieugs
sae oeet his opening remarks 10 regard TO one feso-
luton &c correspond with the minutes of the board
NJ locmis then called Charles Cook and
Tbs Cr'sr calIet the name Of Charles Cook
MT Cook was not present
Mr. l@cuus tbeo called Frederick Follett.
The Cf,er Jerestad the nsme and
w Fredsrisa Fclett Csnal Com missioner. was sworn
[it@ examination Of Mr.. Fcett continued durisg
he morning and afternoon sessi"ns
Considerable difficulty sppeared TO bs experienced In
10 al ysrts Of 'hs rom, and
N, ooe,ev sugps~tsd snd Afterwards moved, that the
Oh snd after 70 morrow. Agreed to-syss H. noes Q.
,djousIed TO ten O'Clock to morro~ morning.
PE0GHFss OF THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES
ONLY TWO ON THE STAND THIS DAY-NOrHlNG OF
IMPORTANCE ELICITBD.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD
ALBANY, August "a, 1853.
The High Court of Impeachment engaged in the
trial ot John @. Mather having settled all prelimi-
naries, aud at late hour on Saturday become pre-
rareo to bear testimony the part Of the prosecu-
ton, the name Of Henry s Randall, the first wit
ness was called. He did not respond. Mr.. Loomis
proposed t. despatch the Sergeantat Arms over to
the State Hall for the nonsttending witness The
Lieutenant Governor informed the Court that Mr.
Randall was absent from the city but would prooa-
by return on Monday. lit was understood tust Mr.
Randall went to Auburn ~ Q witness in the Edy-
moir easel programme Of proceedings having
beea arranged by the managers, and as call Of any
other witness in this stage of the case would some
what disOrganse their arrangement. the Court, for
want OF Mr. Randall, adjourned over to Monday. On
that dsy, the Secretary Of State not yet complying
with the perempt0ry mandate Of the Court, q subor
diDs'e Of his office was produced. whose testimony
in 1851 and who wero engaged in the canal lettings
The sext witness called was Charles Cook. This
gentleman absent, though he was here .. the
commencement Of these proceedings. He was Canal
Commissioner during the notorious canal lettings,
ard is supposed to know whether any extraordinary
villany practised by the Canal Board. He Is
undoubtedly an important witness, and is able t. give
the Court u detailed account Of large portion oil
those transactions,
TIE next witness calle6 was Frederick Follett,
present Canal Commissioner He was q member OF
the board in 1851; was reelected last November,
and by decision Of the House Of Assembly IL excul
pited from 'au charge Of malfeasauce in Office in
consequence Of having been elected to his present
oice since the alleged offences said have been
committed This witness was examined at great
length, detailing all he had to do in the matter Of
the lettings His testimony was conclude yesterday.
George w. Baldwin, contractor, was examined for
AL hour or tSo. Jerome B, Stillson q resident en-
eineer OH the western division of the Erie canal and
. member of the Letting Board Ut 1851 was place d
upon the stand His examination concise and pro-
tracted aEu continued this morning. He states tlat
the Letting Board oeci led not to let any contracts
persons known to be-unable, by means OF inability,
to fulfil theE The contract given so Geo. Law was
awarded to him ut price some forty thousand dol
ebtlInAtc, preparing
to execute the WORK, the contractor would be COM
pell.o " vance outlay Of than fifty thou.
sand dollars. Mr.. Laws known responsibility vas y
guaranty that the contract would be faithfully exc
scted. The most active member In the Letting Board
WAS STATE Engineer Seymour, because, as n member
of the Canal Board he bad In his possession ali the
offers made by contractors. There was nothing sa,d
by members Of the Letting Boaro that cootracts
to be given out relstively ~ persons belonging 10
the different political parties Che subject was
brought up and spoken of by himself and others, in
private conversation, out Of the bard No estimates
parti icUlsry made Of hard pan quick sand, y
out merely of rock and earth. Questions were put
to this wilGess relative " iron bridges, but nothing
particularly elected, he ooes not know who cla ms
the contract. Every body knows that Erastus C,rn
ing, john Townsend, David Hamilton, aud two or
three oheis obtained the contract under whicl for
tunes Ter each one we're predictei. N. L. Pam, Of
Rochester, who OBJ aimed one Of the heaviest con
tracts together with s p. Allen, Il. Peshiae Smith,
and T. H. Hyatt, his associates were nersner ot them
known contractors VI any experience being mostly