The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-07-30

For JUDGE + Pfoh,te. New Haven District.
HARVEY MUNSlLL, Bristol.
NJ. Voo5byid-e ON Irpe,,cImpnt.
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constituents Those who have had oc-
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in hi, indn,aont the evidence. 20 far as
it had been produced before die Judiciary
Committee. was insufficient to suhttnniatc
charscs of impeachment. bat when rcli.
able testimony Wa presented, sufficient to
maintain action, lac wa, as ready as any
OF his colleagues ON the committee to pre-
sent articles & Impeachment upon which
tle President should he tried toy the tr'b
I'm II to which such questions are assigned.
On Saturday last Mr.. Woodbidgc made
Il Personal explanation IN the House oi Iii.
'io~-- which was listened to with market
attention. Ills words are 50 'l'ln ann
dlrt" That they cannot DE misunderstood
m' It Is WITH pleasure We present N'i'W
tl' frank and manly ntt'r"ncis upon TINS
subject:
We publish below Mr. Wo9lhriigc's
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report having mutiIqlcl AMI distorted bis
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Mr.. Nc0untW"E Mr. Hprahor
have never r,-en to vndi"'te }Scf, AMI
would not do 50 now had not The public
/ journals placed me in a false position
before the country, and involving, as
think, my personal reputation.
The Committee on the Judicnry, charg
el with the impeachment oil the President
of the United States. dccme it their dnJ
at the close of The last SEES on Of Coh@rc-S
On account of the magnitude Of the sub
icct, 10 hold an adjourned meeting, anC
did adjourn until about the 1t Of May
u that time they met AMI devoted them
selv most labo'lou-ly to the examination
ol the question before them. About tn
time they supposed they had conpctc'
their labor' motion WAS submitted t'
the committee that under the evidence
before them thcY wouI,l not be justified il
recommending articles OF Impeachment
against the President of tht United States
, / voted for the proposition, aud fer Tia
purpose OF giving the public ret, 50 ia
ns the committee coull do 50, it WAS 80
p ted to give the country the result Of thci
, deliberations.
Subsequent to ihi, vote. and double.
with a desire to elicit trujh, mcrnh,r+ ,
the minority desired additional testimony
i, ,;ubpUnas were sued Cor witnesses, wh
. in their opinion. would testify to materli
facts relevant TO the investigation.
Unlike my friend from Pcnnsylvani,
Mr.. WILLIAMS, had not determine
al that time what my vote would final
1 he. lie, by Sis statement before til
House, had determined the question pr
2 or to the aliou nment in June, and re
= CURED no further te timony. III
Is expression, sir, is more worthy of "A Nei
$ or Jetiicys than learned member
J. the Law Committee of this House.