The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-29
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WASHINGTON, Nov. %. 1861,
III O'Clock r. A.
The Impeachmenf Question.
This has been busy day among the impeachers.l
Alarmed at the apathy and opposition with which the
majority report has been received by the peops and the
press OF all parties they to realize the importance
OF personal effort among the members with view TO
secure majority In the House Since early this
morning number OF the leading spirits have
been at work, going from one members room
to another, ascertainiug whether they were for
or against impeachment Those who hestated
expostuated with while those who gave airma
tive exhorted 70 steadastness and perse
Such declared themselves positively opposed
to the adoption OF the majority report coaxed, and
threatened II is sad that less than half dozen
hacks have been employed all day in driving the i'm
peachers around the city while making their calls upon
their fellow members. The residence Of Thaddeus
Stevens on Capitol Hin, was ,hronged during the
greater part Of the day, and the old Commoner is said
to have dscoursod eloquenty his visitors upon what
he terms the Irresistible force Of the majority re-
port, and 70 have denounced in strong language
what he calls he "nonsense" put forth by Mr..
Wilson in the minority report Whatever may
have been the expectations or these men when
they commenced their days work. 1t certain its close
brought them little comfort and less hope. strict
count Of noses shows that under the most favorable
circumstances not more than forty votes out of one
hundred and ninety be relied upon In the House in
favor OF impeachment. or this number several are
said 70 be doubtful and should the tone OF the forth
coming Message OF tho President be deceny moderate
many who inclined to listen TO arguments urg
ing impeachment will throw their votes and their per-
sonal influence against It.
John Minor Bolts Mt Work ON RecOnstruc.
tfOn.
John Minor Botts Of Virginia. here, endeavoring to
the work Of Reconstruction in his State He
trying prevail upon Congress TO pass decaratory act
defining tho reconstruction acts to include men,
bers Of the present Constitutional Convention In the list
OF State officers the object being to require the thirty
i've conservative members Of the Convention TO take the
prescribed OATH The conservative members be thinks
cannot take this oath. and will hesefo be disqualified
for acting delegates. He deems It necessary that
these conservatives should 30 gotten out Of the
Convention a he claims that IL ia their de-
sign TO do all In their power to make the
new constitution 80 odious 70 the people as
10 its defeat when submitted 70 them for ratca
ton Mr. Bolts is urging Congress 70 do this because
General Schoed. when the question was brought before
him, decided that members Of the Convention were not
State officers within the meaning Of the Reconstruction
ean party can only DO insured BY the admission Of the
Southern States undcr the control Of the socaled loyal
element 3D. c4r
The Pardon Of West Virginia Deserters By
the President.
In the closing testimony taken before the Judiciary
Committee the history Of the letter in relation the
pardon Of the one hundred and ninety West Virginia
deserters fully appears During the latter part
year letter, written, is said BY son Of Z. W. An
drews a candidate for Congress from West Virginia
was addressed 70 the President The letter read fol-
Iows:-
HIS ExcxLLxscY ANDREW JoHxsou, President OF the
sR-The accompanying list embraces nearly two hun
dred soldiers who DISTINGUISHED by the charge OF
sertion. The great majority Of these reside my
Congressional district II would DO doing me great
service 70 have tho charge removed, and thus enable
wIll without doub, DO very close one and feel as
sured the restoration OF these men will result in nv
election, provided II can DO done Immediately.
In May last young Andrews before the Committee
admitted the authorship OF the letter Another SON.
living q Marietta Ohio, obtained possession OF an
acknowledgement Of this letter, written by Colonel
Moore, private secretary TO the President Some time
tion offering to sell him the letter Colonel Moore laid
this letter before the Committee. messenger was
sent 70 Marietta to examine into the existence and
gsuunensss OF the letter. Having obtained an inter-
view with Gilman, under pledge that the contents
Of the letter would not DO communicated GmaA pro.
duced the original, which examined. Upon his re-
turn, under the threats OF the Committee. the
messenger compelled 10 give the name
OF The party through whom no had obtained sight Of
the letter. and stated his opinion that the writing
Colonel Moore'a To examine tho matter more minutely
Gilman was summoned, and, after hesitation, gave
the Of the party who had the letter In his pos
session Gilman also admitted the points OF the letter
which acknowledged tho receipt OF the request pardon
the alleged desse and that the President had ordered
their pardon, which would be sent Immediately. He
also stated that young Andrews offered 10 sell the letter
for 81, $780, Of which Gilman was TO have $500 II the
bargain was contaminated. Tho committee, however,
fully advised Of the validity and contents Of the letter.
did not ind 1t necessary to make the purchass.
Criminal Pardons by the President.
Mr. Schenck's resolution calling upon the President
FOR list Of criminal pardous has put the curious the
alert 70 nnd out what all The general impress
sion at nrst was that Mr. Schcnck had happened on
another big "mars's nest" whereupon something might
be Matched favorable 10 impeachment Rumon few
about THAI Mr.. Schenck knew Of corrupt Influences
over the President that the latter had pardcned noto
ous evil doers without justification, and that
positively and for the last timeno postponsment
account OF the wsather--schenck had discovered
sshigh crime or misdcmsanorn Inquiry, however,
seems 10 simmer the big "marcs nest" down
10 . very small one. The whoIo thing appears
70 have been the work Of two busy newspaper
men, who for some time back have been anxious
70 get ilss Of pardonsd criminals and falling with the
President and the Attorney General, induced Mr..
schsnck TO offer bis resolution for their especial benefit
The President time ago issued sort OF order for
the preparation Of the list In question: but Attorney
General sanbery quietly LEI the thing die out
The Relations Betwees the United States and
the stntcs or North Germany.
The resolution offered on Monday by Senator sumner,
requesting information from the President In reference
70 the relations between ths United States and the
States Of North Germany, viii b. responded 70 on the
part OF tho State Department BY the production Of
translation Of the consultation OF North Germany and
an analysis Of It's character showing sns rsssmbanes
which u bears 70 that Of this country. BY the Hon