The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-13

OF Military Justice, shows guilty completely
SonSVSr Tne PeSS m reereSee S 10 this
case. II is evident that there were some appre
hensions In reference to letters and doeu-
ments that might be used. 1t was desirable
on the part OF the oOnspirators to get them
back into their possession; therefore the
terms were made with Conover's wife-Mrs.
Dunham-that "the letters and documents were
u be retained by us'-that is, by Matchett,
clerk of the assassination committee. He Is
the man who was sent to bring on the protes-
sional witnesses, who were TO be examined oy
Ashley and Butler, to see II they and their testi-
mony would suit the purpose From this letter
II is evident that he was acting under instruc-
tions and as agent of the chief of the Bureau of
Military Justice. The letter bears internal
evidences OF its authenticity, but II that should
Holt nor the reverend Matchett. the operator
and manager of the gang of perjured witnesses,
can deny its authenticity. The letter is as fol
lows:-
WASHINGTON, August g. 1se7.-Dear sr;-I received
the copy" safe, for which L am obliged. The case
termination of the trial going Mrs ID. SILL is
e@s nd aRp Re 10 be % Fe g bY
and letters gotten for In either She visited
pees 81 the Ss Sn ee Mr. Riddles s
given her great confidence that you are not the perse
CutOr you have been represented, and that II sh
should fail there Qn getting the pardon). she shall not
fall finally in getting him out, at least under change
am trying, ordered by Judge C., to get the letter.
begins to show symptoms of returning reason" and
justly 70 suffer iittel Your embarrassment seems to
have settled her mind very much and she feels that
She IS satisfied perfectly think they DO ' tee IL that
there g 6Gtn agn Gd 6Gs IL the law yet and
believe it will be all for the best that he has
awhile She knows not hop tong L do II she tCiu
" / Nv Viii inform You of any movements the moment
Addressed ''H on. Judge Holt Judge Advocate Gene
raj, present" Marked personal"
Cabinet RemOvaIG-sOme Historical Ex-
amples.
EL.o9, yJoN INT
In every administration of the executive
government since the Union was formed there
have occurred some differences or misunder-
standings among its members, or between some
one or more of them and the President. Pc.
litical jealousIes and aspirations for the Presi-
dency sometimes disturb It's harmony; while
ever-changing party relations are also prin-
cipal source of dissension. Social relations,
too, have not always been observed among
heads OF departments, and these have at least
in one prominent instance combined with po-
litical influences to produce Cabinet crisis
In the administration of General Washington
there occurred only one instance of q personal
and political character causing the dismissal of
a member of the Cabinet. Edmund Randolph,
Secretary of State, was dismissed on account of
an alleged correspondence in connection of
some sort with Citizen Genet, the French Min
lister, who had placed himself in hostility to the
government and neutral policy of the United
In the administration OF John Adams dissen-
tionS arose not only in reference to the success
sion, but the Presidents policy in relation to
France. This difficulty resulted in the abrupt
dismissal of Timothy Pickering, Secretary of
state, and James McHenry, Secretary of War.
Mr.. Adams anxiety to conciliate France, at q
time when war was expected, and by the Fede-
raj party even courted, was the chief cause of
this rupture: 1t produced great terment in
the public mind, and brought upon Mr.. Adams
the censure of the Federal party
In the administrations OF Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, and j. @. Adams, there occurred rup.
lures on every difficulty, causing dismissal of
every member of the Cabinet,
In the midst of these contentious the public
were surprised by the announcement that the
Cabinet Ministers had all resigned. The Secre-
fnr Of UyOf tho
ing no reason. He was followed by Mr. Van
Buren,, who assigned as a reason tnat circum-
stances had presented him as a candidate for
the succession to the Presidency. and that it
was highly improper for one in that situation
Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr.: Branch,
Secretary OF the Navy, then resigned their COM
missions. which were accepted by the Presi-
dent in formal letter, expressing his
satisfaction with their official conduct. Mr..
Berrien, Attorney General, was absent, but
on his return he also resigned. General
Jackson soon after stated in a public form,
that he had come 10 the conclusion that he
gether, he said, ''in great harmony and as a
unit Under the circumstances in which l
found myself could not but perceive the pro-
priety of selecting Cabinet composed of
entirely new materials, as being calculated, in
this respect, at least, to command public con-
months afterwards Mr.. Berrien made a com
munication to the public which threw much
hght upon In9 real cause Oh Cne aeposlGlon OF
harmony ending in the dissolution had ex-
listed for some time, and that 1t was caused by
q social question that had arisen respecting the
families of the several heads of departments
and that of the Secretary of War
Soon after the accession OF General Jackson
to the Presidency, the question of the success
sion TO the office, at the next term. before pro
minent, between the friends of Mr.. Van Buren,,
then Secretary of State, and those of Mr.. CAL
houn, the Vice-President, though all were sup
porterg of General Jackson's administration,
began to move on different lines towards the
next election. The occurrence of this difficulty
in the party rendered 1t desirable that General
Jackson should serve second term, and he
was persuaded to yield to the request Of State
Legislatures. and other public bodies to that
effect. ,,,-
versy between him and the United States Bank
eliminated in his determination TO deprive it
of the public deposits on the various grounds
alleged. Alter the veto OF the bill renewing
the charter Congress refused, by decisive vote,
to comply with the Presidents recommends
tlon that the deposits be removed. Mr.. Louis
| McIane, Secretary of the Treasury, who had
declined to sanction the removal of the de-
nosits was transferred by the President to the
| State Department. william j. Duane, of Penn
| sylvania, was appointed his successor, and 1t
| was thought he would concur with the President
! on this subject But Mr.. Duane avoWed his
| unwillingness to act in the matter. The Presi-
| dent in his Northern tour in 1888 urged Mr..
| Duane TO remove the public moneys from the
| obnoxious institution, but failed to convince
Mr. Duane of the propriety of the measure. The
| Secretary was soon after informed that the Pre-
| sident would take the responsibility of reno.
| wing the deposits at all hazards. MIR. Duane
| explicitly refused to be the agent of the act.
| He agreed only that he would remove the
| deposits when Congress should authorize him
" The President announced in the Cabinet his
determ mination of removing the public deposits
| from the United States Bank on the lst day of
| october 1888. This was on the 10th of Septem-
her Mir. Duane took the matter into conside.
| ration and on the 2lst of September announced
| 10 the President his determination: first, that
he would not remove the deposits and second