Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-22

Ilo spoke only on solicitation. Interruptions
were kept up during the most Of the time and
were responded to by the President.
Barton Abel of st. Louis was then exam
med. Was one of the committee appointed
by mercantile association to receive the
President in August 1866, and went to Al
ton to meet him. At the request Of the citi-
zens the President reluctantly consented to
make a speech from the balcony Of the South
ern Hotel in ST. Louis. lie told the commit
tee that he would make only short speech
Cross-cxamincd-Th President made |
speech to the committee at the landing, whore
he was listened to respectfully, and was then
escorted to the Lndell Hotel lie went to
the Southern Hotel at about Q o'clock that
night to attend banquet given him. Wit |
ness remained inside while the President was
speaking from the balcony, and did not see
any person try to draw him in so as to get
him to dcsist from speaking.
WAmNGroN, April II.
Proceedings continued.
George KNAPP, proprietor Of the st. Louis
Repu5lican, testified that he and Mr.. Abel
advised the President to respond to the call of
the crowd, and 90 out and speak to them.
The President consented with reluctance.
The crowd was at times very disorderly.
Cross-examincd--did not hear anything
about Judas or John Bull the Republican is
Democratic and published the speech on
Sunday; on Monday gave directions to cor
rect the speech for the second publication
does not recollect that he has ever complained
that his directions were not carried out.
Henry f. Heider, shorthand writer for the
st. Louis Republican reported the Presidents
speech and corrected the report published
Sunday, for publication on Monday; made
only such corrections as were called for by
his notes; compared the report of the spsch
published in the Democrat with his own pub
lshcd in the Republican, made the compar-
son April II and wrote out an accurate
memoranda Of about sixty differences.
Cross-examincd.-Com Compared reports Of the
portion relating to New Orleans recently with
Mr.. Walbridge; gave examples Of differences
to show that the latter had left out qualifying
word. to the prejudice of the President.
Gideon Wee., Secretary of the Navy, was
sworn Was appointed in March 1861, by
Mr. Lincoln. On the evening of the 2lst Of
| February last his attention was called to the
changes in the disposition Of the troops in
this department. His son informed him att
party the same evening that call had been
made for all officers belonging to a certain
company to repair at once to General Emory
at headquarters Sent his son next day to
| tell the President, but he returned without
seeing him, and witness then went himself TO
talk with the President ON the subject, and
told him what he had heard.
/ O. What passed between you and the
President after you made that communication
in relation to il.
Objections were made, hut ovcrruled by
the Chief Justice.
Witness resumed. The President said he
did not know what General Emory meant,
and would send for him to inquire. At the
close of the Cabinet meeting about , O'Clock
the same day, had an interview with the Presi-
dent in relation to the removal Of Mr.. Stan
ton. The Attorney General was there when
| went in and the nomination Of Mr.. Ewing
was made as Secretary Of War and was de-
livered to the Private Secretary to be carried
to the Senate.
The witness could not repeat the Presr
dents words, but thought they were: 81
don't know what Emory is about or II
don't know what Emory means"
Witness remarked that the President ought
to know what Emory meant thought he
said he would send for him.
Here recess of fifteen minutes was taken.
On re-assembling at 2.45, Mr.. Eyarts ask.
ed few preliminary questions, elciting tie
fact that the conversation between Secretary
Welles and the President took place in the
presence of other members of the Cabinet,
and then said the counsel grapssed to gr9,ye
Cabinet before the meeting broke up that he
had removed Secretary Stanton, and in answer
to a question of Secretary Wells, said that
Gen Thomas was in possession of the Office
and that Mr.. Stanton had acquiesced, only
requiring time to remove papers.
Mr.. Butler argued against admitting the
testimony.
Senator Howard put the following question
in writing to the counsel for the President
a." In what way does this evidence which the
counsel for the accused now offer meet any
of the allegations contained in the articles oil
impeachment How does it affect the grava
men of any one Of the charges ?"
Mr.. Eyarts said it is enough to say proba.
bly,, in answer to the question, that it bear.
upon the question of the intent with which
the act charged was done. 1t bears upon the
question of the conspiracy article, and it bears
on the 18th article.
The Senate proceeded to vote upon tn,
question admitting the testimony, and the
f vote resulted yeas 26, nays 23,
| Secretary Welles then testified that til,
. | praai1ant to11 tho Nab;nnt tbat bo LaJ ~,,,o,-
ed Mr.. Stanton and appointed Gen Thomas
who was then in possession-Mr Stanton &C
quiescing-requiring only time enough TO re
f move his papers. This communication wa,
made, in conformity with the regular routine
after other business had been disposed Of
The next day the witness saw the nomna
ton of Mr.. Ewing prepared and in the hand,
of the President The Tenure-of- Office ,
law was first brought before the Cabinet il
February, 1866. Mr.. Stanton was present
with the other members of the Cabinet.
WAsHINoroN, April lS
BY the direction of the Chief Justice the
question pending yesterday was read as fol-
lows:
We the counsel for the President offer te
prove that the President, at a meeting of tn,
Cabinet, while the bill was before the Pres
dent for his approval, laid before the Cabinet
the Tenure-of-Ofhce act for their considera
ton; and that thereupon the members of tn,
Cabinet then present gave their advice to tn,
President that the bill was demonstrations
and should be returned to Congress with hi,
objections, and that the duty of preparing
message was devolyed upon Messrs. Sewart
aud Stanton, to be followed up by proof O
what was done by the President and Cabinet
up to the time of sending in the message.
The Chief Justice then read the article
charging evil intent, and expressed his opinion
that the evidence offered was applicable t.
those points
The yeas and nays were taken and 20 to
% was the result. So the decision Of the
Chief Justice was overruled and the evidence
was not admitted
MIR EVnpta than announced that IN f.r az