Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-04-18

tions he had with the. President, lead to
protracted discussion, but tho Senate final
ly decided that private talk between the
President and General Sherman would not
be used as evidence in favor or against the
President The counse! for the President
made several other Intellectual efforts to in
troduce conversations of the President but
the Senate decided not to hear it. The
question of the inadmissibility was SO plain
that even Buckalew, great spokesman for
the President, voted "Non Ar
The decision Of this question will rule the
main defense of the President out OF order,
and it is conceded that the trial must close
within the next ten days.
WASHINGTON, April ID.
AN EXCITING DAY.
This has been the most interesting and
exciting cay of the trial, and both managers
anG counsel retire from the field, both sides
claiming the advantage. The Presidents
counsel had determined to try again to get
| in as evidence Mr.. Johnson's conversations
| with Lieutenant. General Sherman, and
though they have partially succeeded, what
they have got is no doubt more to their in
Jury than their benefit. They are in high
spirits to night, thinking that the doors
arc now opened, and they can go on and
get in more testimony of the same sort, and
call in General Rosseau and others whom
! the President tried to use as he subsequent.
| ly used Lorenzo Thomas; and the Presi
! dents counsel further allegc that they have
| the Cabinet officers and the Presidents
confidential newspaper correspondents to
put on the witness stand.
| Every inch of ground will, however, be
contested by the managers, though, judging
from the way the Senate voted to-day, there
is no certainty of keeping out or admitting
anything, and no rule by which the future
action of the Senate can be foretold. The
galleries were not very we'll filed to o.day.-
The Senators were all present except Messrs.
Salisbury ana Sprague.
THE CONCLUDING SPEECHES.
Managers Williams, Stevens, and Bout
we'll made an attempt to get the rules so
amended as to give more latitude to the
counsel and managers in the conclusion'of
the case, bnt the Senate seemed restive, un.
der the idea that it would prolong the case,
and tabled the whole question 10y 39 yeas
to 10 nays
LIEUT.. GENERAL SHERMAN AGAIN on THE
STAND.
Lieutenant General Sherman, with all
eyes turned upon him, then resumed Ills
! place at the Clerks desk, and Mr. Stanbery
asked him what advice he had given Mr..
johnson as to the putting of another man
at the head of the War Office Quickly,
Mr.. Butler objected, and Mr., Bingham, in
ten minutes, demonstrated clearly the i'm.
propriety of any such question. Mr.. Stan
berry claimed that he had the right to call
witnesses al infaitum to show the necessity
for Mr.. Stantons removal. General Butler
appealed to the Senate to close the doors
against testimony which was not evidence,
and was only asked for political effect, aud
could not be lawfully admitted. No man
could authorize another to commit crime.
Senator Conkling showed the fallacy OF
Mr.. Stanbery's question, by himself asking
if they proposed to show that the witness
advised the President that the removal of
! Secretary Stanton was essential to the ser
vice, or that the President should nominate
some one else to the Senate. Mr.. Stanbery
said that he proposed to show that the ad-
, vice was that the removal was for the good
of the service. Mr.. Butler demolished this
position, and Mr. Eyarts tried in vain to
recover the lost ground. The Senate re-
! fused to allow Mr.. Stanbery's question by
a vote of thirty-fve to fifteen Senators
Anthony, Grimes, Fowler, Ross Trunlbell
and Van Wrinkle voting with the Democrats
in the minority, while Messrs. Davis and
Norton voted with the Republicans in the
! ulaJOTlEy. MI summer CllU not fOte, llOuSN
! he was in his seat
The managers then felt secure, and san
| guine that the case would proceed in pro-
per aud expeditions manner. Mr.. Stanbery
appeared disconnected and there was lull
for few minutes, when Reverdy johnson
asked General Sherman if he ever advised
the President to appoint another person rs
Secretary of War, and the Senate rejected
this question by a vote of 82 to 19, Senators
q EdmunGs, Fessenden and Henderson, in ad-
dieion to the fifteen above, going over to
the Democrats, and Sumner still not voting.
This discomftted the counsel so much that
they abandoned all hopes of making any
thing out of the Lieutenant. General, and
they reluctantly dismissed him.
RECESS.
Mr.. Ross moved that the Senate take
recess. Half an hour was thus gained for
consultation and arrangement,
GENERAL SHERMAN RECALLED.
On re.assembling, some immaterial tcsti
mony being disposed of, Rever6y johnson
rose, and to the great surprise of the mana
gers, asked to have General Sherman put
upon the stand. This done, he asked,
whether, when the President rendered to
him the office of Secretary of War he stated
what his purpose was in so doing This
was in substance and effect Mr.. Henderson 5
question of Saturday, which was voted
down by 81 to 20, and nearly every one eX-
pected it to be summarily voted down
again, but before the ll-call was half
through 4 murmur spread that it WAS to be
admitted. and soon thereafter it was an
nounced-26 yeas, and 22 nays. Those vot-
ing for it in addition to those who voted
for it on Saturday were, Senators Freling-
huysen. Morrill, (Vt) While Mr.. Hendricks
/ did not vote and Sprague was absent
Then General Sherman made his reply
to breathess audience, and then another
question was asked, If he did, what were
his reasons? Again General Butler tried
: to resist, bat it was admitted by vote OF
26 to 25-there voting with the Democrats,
/. Senators Anthony, Cole, Corbett, Fessenden,
: Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Henderson,
} Morton, Ross, Sherman, Sumner, TrGmbell,
f Van Winke and Wiley. Again the Senate
. Chamber was hushed to hear his reply 1t
!. came, but was so unsatisfactory that Mr..
| Stanbery strove to break its damaging force
d by asking other questions, which General
Butler resisted, and, on using the phrase,
5 the counsel for the President, in connection
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