Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-17
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
Conc fusion Of Yesierday's Proceedings.


n after. ID not so announce himself to Chief
Justice Cartier. Appeared only as though Of
counsel FOR Gen. III mas, Had mentioned II
Chief Justice Cartier on Friday that he in
tended TO act for the President, but did not tell
m 50 on the day of hearing of Gene al Th pm
sS',ase. Did not then say that his purpose
was to get out writ of h4lc1s corpss nor did
ne intimate directly or indirectly TO Ulief Jus.
tic CARTER on the bench, that there was any
desire on the part of the President OF the Pres
idpnt for the Attorney Gen raj to test the con.
itutonalIty OF the tenure Of o ice law The
counsel for Il e other side did not know Of the
int nt.on of witness and his colleague. They
rather conc, aied rstir desires from counsel on
q 9 other side. They only supposed it was a
question affecting the personal -rty OF 9en-
eral homas. Witness prepared the inform,-
ION Ter me 9.o 'oerr0nto ON the 9th or I'D OF
Richard T. Merrick swora and examined by
Mr.. Curtis. Witness resides in w Washington; IS
a lawyer and has BEEN practicing nineteen or
wenty years WAS employed as counsel tor
Gene 81 Thomas on the morning of February
Il the Pre- ceeding against him before Chief
Just'cs Cartier, had, with General Thorn Is on
February -, after the action Of Chief Justice
C.rtter an Interview with the President, and
communicated 10 him what had transpired;
General Thomas was present at the interview,
and afterwards the Attorney General, Mr..
>tantcry, came in; the proceedings before
Chief Justice Cartier, in Chambe rs, took place
about 30 O'Clock; witness Immediately after
wards ordered copies OF papers TO be made ami
as soon as they were made took them TO the
l., ecutiye Mansion, reaching there about noon.
The Attorney General asked me whether there
was prospect OF an immediate decision on
this matter. Irepled that could cot then say
The Attorney General tn, N desired me to take
action 10 apply for writ of habeds corpus, so us
to bring the case before the Supreme Court
Witness made an examination of the case
and wrote the Attorney General a note
upon the subject giving the result OF the ex-
summation Saw Mr.. Cox, the counsel for
the President, on the following Monday
or Tuesday, and they agreed to act in concert
IN getting the case before the Supreme Court
by writ OF h1tsGS corpus. On Tuesday, had an
interview with the Attorney General as to the
proceedings which should take place on the
following day. We went into the room in the
CITY Hall in which the Criminal Court holds
It's sessions. Chief Justice Cartier was hold.
ing term OF the Criminal Court and after
dlspoSIng of some business, said he was ready
TO h. ar the case of General Thomls and said
he would mold it as In chambers, the Criminal
Court not having yet adjourned. Mr.. Stan
tons counsel then moved that the case be post
poned, but witness objected to il, after CONSUL
talon with Mr.. Cox and their advisory coun-
sell MI Bradley. on the ground that the har-
mOnloNs action OF the GCyernn1 mt neces sit ited
the immediate disposition of the case Mr.
Carpenter, of counsel for the other side. thought
that no harm could result from the d Jstpone-
mcnt. Witness and his associates seeing a dis
position in the Chief Justice to continua the
case moved that it be removed from tue Judge
acting In chambers 10 the Judge presiding over
the Criminal Court. This motion, after arsu
ment. was oyerruled by the Judge
T.. o. Perrin was next called and sworn, and
examined by Mr.. Evarts Witness resides in
Long Island; has lived there for ten wears
Beiore that time lived IN Memphis. Had known
the President for several years Def re witness
IeIt the state OF Tennessee. AcQnaiEtance has
continued until nov. Was in Washington i'm
February last Came here about the Isl day of
February, and remained until about the Isl of
March. Had an interview with the President
on ftb! uarI ~ III company with MI. S,lye,
h pTest ntaiiye rom the Rochester district New
\ rk. MI. Selye said that while he knew the
Pres Ident. he had never been personally mr..
scented 10 him, and wanted witness to 20 up and
introduce him. TIN. was on the 21st of Frb-
ruaII. Had some difficulty IA getting to see
the President. The usher SAID that the Press,
dent had some OF his Cabinet with him, but
at rewards got in Introduced NJ. Selye as a
member OF Congress from the Rochester dls
tTlCt. Had heard nothing OF the removal of Mr.
) anton before this time.
NJ. Evarts.-What did you then hear from
the President as TO the removal of Mr. Stanton
Mr.. Butler OBJECTED to this retailing of every
conVtrsatIOn which took place between the
Preside ut and every body else.
Mr.. Evarts cOutended that The 1uestion WAS
entirely proper.
After considerable discussion, the Chief Jus.
ticc decided the evidence admissible when SEN
ator Conness asked that the question be sub.
mItted 10 the Senate.
The Senate refused TO allow it-yeas ., nays,
Mr.. Evarts then submitted that the counsel
had reached point where the Senate might
conveniently adjourn, as they would have no
other witness to-day.
Mr.; Butler opposed the adjournment, and
asked that the counsel for the President he
called upon 10 90 on with their case He had
only TO apply TO them the argument made by
Mr.. MeIrIck in the case before Chief Justice
Cartier, that, although IL was ALWAYS ar nm
gracious thing TO object 10 a postponement ON
account OF the sickness of the coun sci, still As
the case involved matter of as much public
interest, IL should not BE- postponed on that ac
count. On that point he would say, " L thank
thee, Jew, for teaching me that word" M
Thomas could not wait on account of the sick
ness OF counsel, and so the Manager now
could not wait on account of the sickness of
the Attorney General. Why should thew
Why should not this President be called upon
to 20 on with this case? There had been
thIrty-three working days since the President
WAS required TO file his answer The MN.
ayers had used six of those, and the counsel for
the President had used portion of SIX. :he
other twenty lone haying been given 10 DELAYS
The legislation of the country was standing
still. The House of Representatives were here
at the bar Of the Senate day after day: the an
preparations for carrying on the Government
could not be passed, because this trial was IN
the way Nothing could be done, and the
whole country was waiting for its close Far
oe II Il ON him not 10 desire 10 have his friend,
the Attorney General, here but pu bic In tere,ts
were greater than the int ests OF any individ
nal. Three hundred thousand men had laid
down their lives in the war, and were they
now 10 stop for the sickness of one man. He
had in his hand testimony of what was gong
on this day and this hour in the South.
Mr.. Curtis, Jocularly.-We object to the in
PRODUCTION of that testimony,
Mr.. Butler said that Its relevancy was this
that while they were waiting for the Attorney
General 10 get WELL a number of their fellow
clIZens were being murdered in the South, and
there was not a man in the Senate chamber who
did not know that the moment Justice was done
this great criminal these N urdrrs would cease
stamping of feet in the galleries. and attempt.
I'd manifestations of applausa, which were
suppressed That was the way things stood
herr. and they were bring asked by every trua
man OF the country why they sat here idle In
Alabama, register in bankruptcy was TODAY
driven from his duties and his kome by the K1
klux Khan, [laughteT,l and the evidence of that
laid upon his table SHOULD they then drlay
longer IN this case, knowing thei- responsible.
ties 10 their counfrymen, TO their consciences
and 10 their God. The true Union men Of the |
country were being murder, d, and on the
XXI Z OF Congress their blood wa, Il they re- |
NAMED here longer idle He also reminded |
Senators that, since the 18th of February last
Ten millions Of gold had been sold out of the
Treasury nj a sacrifice, and Sl2,O0l paid in |
commissions to a mau whom the Senate had
reiust to continue in Office. This gold was
sold at IRON one and half 10 Two per cent
lower than tn market rateS. More tn IN that
he had, from the same sources, the fict that |
here had been bought in the city of New York
since this trial had begun, United States bonds
10 the amount OF ,0jc, la, at from onp-hilf to
hYe-eigGts, and three-quarters, above the mar |
xet RATES.
Some Senator remarked in an undertone that |
he meant below the market rates.