The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-27
Miscellaneous.

WASHINGTON November 25.-The impeachers ex
pec to make their strong point against the Presden
from circumstances connected with the transfer of roll
ing stock to southern railroads.
Baron Won Haren, Belgian Secrctay of legation was
recently married to Protestant lady by dispensatior
from Archbishop of Spauldng. The ceremony was
afterwards performed under protestant forms by order
of the Archbishop. Regret publicly expressed
lest it should pass into precedent and the announce
men made that, according to church laws any of the
faithful who presume to get married out Of the church.
by the very act incur communication.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Grants evidence covered
three columns but the following tells his story:
By Mr. Underwood, question: understand your
position to be this that you did not assume to orgi
nate naugurate any policy, but when any question
came up and your opinion was asked as to what the
President going to do or had done, you gave an
opinion.
Answer-That is it, exactly, and I presumed the
whole committee so understood me. | have always
been attentive to my duties and tried not to in
terfere with other peoples | always ready to
originate matters pertaining to the army but never
willing to originate matters pertaining to the civil
government of the United States. When was asked
my opinion about what had been DONE l was willing
to give it. originated no plan and suggested no plan
for civil government. | only gave my views on meas
ures after they had been originated simply express
ed anxiety that something should be done to give
some sort Of CONTROL down there; there no gov
see some government established. 1 wanted to see it
done quickly; did not pretend to say how it should
be done, or in what form.
Chairmen of Committees: Committee on Election
Dawes; Ways and Means, Schenck Appropriations,
Stevens; Banking and Currency, Pomeroy Pacific R.
R., Price; Claims, Bingham; Commerce, Washburne :;
Public Lands Julian; Post Offices, Farnesworth Ju-
dietary, Wilson Gold committee continued throughout)
Indian Affairs, Window; Military Affairs Garfield
Naval Affairs, Pike Foreign Affairs, Banks; Terrific
rial Affairs, Ashley, of Ohio Road and Canal, Cook
Freedmens Affairs, Elliott; Education and Labor, Ba-
ker; Patents, Jencks Printing, Lafn; Retrench-
ment, VanWyck.
The majority of the impeachment committee, on
their report recommending impeachment, lay great
stress upon the alleged usurpaOn by the President Of
the pardoning power and the veto power; also the
authority to make removals and appointments and
refer to what is termed fragrant violation
of the Constitutional powers Of the Executive by Or
ganising governments in the Southern States at the
end of the war without asking the advice of Congress
as they assert for personal purposes. They refer to
the pardonng of hundred and ninety three persons
in West Va, deserters from the army during the war
which they state in behalf Of private and interested
parties and in order that they may vote in accordance
with the Presidents opinions their restoration caus
ing great depletion of the Treasury
The tenor of the Executive offences throughout the
entire report consists in alleged usurpaton of the pow
ars above mentioned. The majority assert, also that
oy various Official speeches and public declarations the
President has sought to obstruct the laws of Congress
for the pacifcation of the Southern States with par
cular reference to the Constitutional Amendment ap
proved by Congress. This report is very lengthy, and
signed by Boutwell, Williams, Churchill, Thomas and
Lawrence.
A report was also submitted by Wilson and Wood
bridge dissenting from the views of the majority, and
asserting that there was no evidence presented which
demanded impeachment, but they condemned his po-
ltlcai views and willing to censure The mn0ri
y report by Messrs. Marshall and Eldridge strongly
defends the President from abuse by his political enc
Mes and assert that his only faults consists in not
leding the political views Of the party which elected
lin in subiugatng the people of the South The re-
,ort extremely caustc and abuses harshly some of
he witnesses who testified before the Committee Ba-
er is accused Of perjury, and they conclude with
he President will be held in respect by his country
aen when his calumniators powed in the indy /
ns scorn and indignation of the American people