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ia the matter. The statements they were
desired to make were revised and conec-
ted by Mr.. Ashley, and they were ASSURED
by him that in case it should be Geter-
miurd to examine them before the COM
mittee they should be splendidly rewarded.
Ashley also discoursed to them OH the
propriety aud business Of the course it was
proposed to pursue to make certain Of the
impeachment of the President. He de-
clared you were traitor to your party
and country, &C., &c.,; that there was
no true doubt Of your completely in the as
sassination conspiracy. but that the evil
dencc was in the hands Of your friends,
could not be got at; that enough,
however, had been secured to satisfy
most reasonable men of your guilt, but
in order to satisfy the most exacting
the statements of these persons before tho
committee would be requisite that the end
fully justified the means and that every man
who contributed in this way to :he impeach.
ment of the President would deserve we'll Of
the government, and that he (Mr Ashley
would sec them rewarded twofold when
your successor came into power. Suisse
quently the parties were presented to But
Ter. and after being inspected and passed
by him. were induced by him and Ashley
to several Radical members Of the House;
who. it was understood, had hitherto
doubted the existence Of evidence inpli-
eating you in the assassination conspiracy,
and who informally Intercepted them as
to the matters upon which they had been
instructed. A.
Butler desired to have taken the deposi.
tons of these men at the time, but /
would not consent to its being done until l
should be released, as at first agreed.
These facts can be proved by these three
persons, and also my wife. whose charac-
ter for truth ard verocity is not inferior to
Mr.. Ashley's and l shall take pleasure, if
at liberty, in producing them before any
committee or tribunal for the impeachment
Of the impeachers.
But the evidence Of this conspiracy
does not depend entirely upon oral proof.
the letters from Ashley. herewith enclosed,
in themselves speak volumes.
What statements b from me could he
have wanted. and for what purpose
Anything it was in my power to state to
him could have been stated to him orally
dozen times during his previous visits to me.
Tue statement he wanted wns this, and
for this purpose. There were many radi.
Gals, and especially among HE own constit.
uents. who were lukewarm on the subject
of impeachment, who were not prepared to
believe that you were privy to the murder
of Lincoln, and whose corporation was
greatly needed. Ashley therefore desired
to b. able to place before them assurances
that the most unqusstionabls evidence Of
your guilt could b. produesd. He here
fore requested ne to prepare IN elaborate
paper setting forth that sueh pessons would
b. produced Who ksew and would testify
to this. that md the othes Thing. inelud-
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