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GOLD CLOSED 14O 1-6.
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GOLD CLOSED 40 1-e
FROM WASHINGTON.

Judge Pierpont, Yesterday, in his argument
10 the iury, in the Surratt case, made IN im-
portant ssatement which he verified By pro-
ducias the or;einal record, relative 10 fheex
ecution 81 Mr.. Surratt. Ii haa been charged.
il viii b remembered, that On ordar for Mfs.
6uryets's execs,iou VAS handed 70 lhe Presi.
dent 81 : mea1ber ofthe Csbinst; tASt il w.s
signed without consultation, The following
verbal extract from Judse Pserponts . speech
tells the story: ~ have moi come hsfs for
the rn,rose of nrnv;ne th.f Nra 6nrrAft 80.
understand vhv that subject Nas leeeed into
this case a. il has been. nor do understand
the couneel to denounce the Military Com.
m;ss;orsAho tried her. and Tina indulre Il
cennre r. such manner the President Of the
Un;teil States. The counsel cer.aislv kne1
when they were talking about that tribunal,
and when they were thus denouncine il. that
President johnson ordered, with his own
hand that Commission, and that the Presi.
dent s;cned the warrant that directed the ex.
ecntion that President ,Johnson. when that
record VA brought before him. brought It
before his Cabinet, and that every single
member voted upon il ]: that they hased q con,
firm the sentence, and that the President,
with his own hand, wrote his confirmation Of
il, and wrote with his own hand the original
record. No other man, M it appears from
that paper, ordered it; no one touched this
paper when Il was suggested By some of the
members Of tho Commission that il conss
oueuce Of the age and tine sex Of Nrs. Sur.
ratt. IL might possibly Be right to change her
sentence 70 imprisonment for life. He signed
the warrant for death with the paper right be-
fore his eyes. There it is, handing the pa
per 70 Mr.. Merrick, my friend can read it
4.
- WARRINGTON. Aug. 4, !
There ia the hest authority for contradict.
inr the statement that President johnson has
decided 10 remove the Collector Of New Or
leans.
New York, Aug. s:
The Tribune special says the old story of
the resignation Of Stanton is being revived
This time there seems to be rood foundation
for it.
The Presidents proposed removal of Gen.
Sheridan is opposed by Stanton and Grant.
The President stated last week he would re-
moye Harlan first and then Sheridan. Some
doubt is expressed as to the Presidents pow.
or to remove Cabinet officer under the civil
tenure Of officA law. The Presidents friends
say if he cannot make Stanton resign, he will
suspend him until the meeting of Congress.
The whole matter has been the subject of
much talk here within the last twenty four
hours, it not having been known until then
that there really was . quarrel between the
Prssidsn. and stanton.
Gen. Grant has had several interviews
With the President and Secretary Stanton
Sheridan. Il Is said Gen. Grant construes
the reconstructiou act to place on him part
of the responsibility for its faithful execution
BY oficsrs under him and under his command,
aud hence bis opposition to Sheridan's re;
moval. He is opposed to Sheridan, s remo-
val, and when consulted by the President
gave il a. his opinion that in no one could he