Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-26
IMPEACHMENT.
The Debate on the Resslutien for Arrest
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( IMPEACHMENT.
The Debate on the Resolution for Arrest
Of Wooliey.
In the House of Represen tafives yesterday,
during the debate on the resolution reported
by the Impeachment Managers for the arrest
~ ao 0nar,ss W Wooilsy 10, SoremR OF the
submitted by the Managers, that he Intended TO
set matters right-First in regard 10 inserting
the names of Senators in the blank, he could
only say that other names were in evidence be-
sides those which were omitted. But he would
not BE- drawn into any further statement on
this subject He, however, would make one
statement so far as the names he collected by
the witnesses were disclosed. There were
names ef Senators voting for conviction, who,
il SAID, attempts bad been made to BRIDE
and If Cooper attempted to bride Mr.. A or Nj
Il, il was Of no consequence to Justice or the
nation whether he succeeded or failed. Had 1t
come TO this, If you fail in bribery, you have
fun liberty to attempt it He had seen publish
ed In the newspapers some kind of testimony,
which, il was supposed, had been given before
the committee, but he wished to saw that not
one word bad gone out from the committee to
the public press to his knowledge, and all the
stories in the press Were either from men who
do not know anything of the proceedings, or
who attempt to prejudice the Investigation.
The committee thought proper to be silent on
all matters, except what was necessary for the
purposes Of public justice: and he, for one,
refused TO give a single item OF any descrip.
ton, although applied to by gentleman of the
press. There was not one substantial word of
truth IN the reported testimony of Col. Cooper,
which appeared in the Nati0nol Inteliigencer.
One thing more. The committee had been at
tackled because Of what was claimed to be a
wholesale seizure of kilograms. No such
wholesale seizure had been made. They did
what, in his Judgment they had right to do,
according TO the law of the land, and exactly
within the power of the House. The sent a
subpoena decus tecum to the telegraph operators
to bring their dispatches, and asking them to
produce kilograms, named OF unnamed. The
difficulty was the corrupt rascals had used
as Il
&c, instead OF their own. and he would say
here 1t was the right of the committee acting
on the part Of the Honse to take every telegram
for the purpose OF justice, and no honest man
would complain of 1t. The old adage of his
namesake was appropriate here:
nNo rogue eer felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law"
And when they struck the kilograms there
was futtering among the gold gamblers and
the whisky gamblers, who consulted how
Senators could be bought. Whatever might be
the result of the Investigation, they had now
demonstrated TO the country that there had
been corrupt conspiracy to buy Senators. II
II failed il was not because no corrupt attempt
had been made, but because there was too much
virtue IN the Senate. The unfortunate and
Illuminating spectacle was presented that there
were men in high Government positions ready
TO meet together, and receive and entertain cor
rupt propositions as TO what Senators could be
bought This state of facts was beyond all
peradventuIe. Whether they succeeded may
or may not be shown. That was another part
ofthe investigation. Mr.. Butler then proceeded
to repeat a portion of the testimony, adding
there was telegram from Woolley saying that
Impeachment has gone up higher than kite"
Under theSf circumstances they looked at the
kilograms, and found the remarkable fact that
every gold gambler, and others no live on
plundering the public, knew what the votes
would be, while honest men did not.
There was one Sam Ward, who dined with
Woolley, Evarts, and Groesbeck, and who tel
egraphed to his son on the 18th instant, that
McCulloch would not sell gold, and TO buy him
$4,000. Ward. on the morning that the vote
was taken, was certain that the President
would not be convicted He would read
number of these kilograms. S. W. to w. r.
Hedge your bet On May 6, the day that
Woolley said his business was all arranged
Woolley telegraphed to S. NJ. Barlow: '.All o
h Twice eleven sure" J. b. c. telegraphed
TO Ward: ''Are you quite sure your statement
relative TO particular person is correctr'
Ward replied Il have it from such a source
that will go TO the bottomless pit of my be-
lief"
Mr.. Butler said There's where he will go.
Laughter
He could state that at twelve o'clock five
minutes, on the morning OF the vote, sam.
Ward telegraphed TO the gold gamblers of Wall
street, 'the Presidents acqulttal is certain,
have Just met Butler, who was going along as
if Fort Fisher was not taken" [Laughter.l He
(Mr. Butler) said he did feel at that time Just
as he felt when Fort Fisher was not taken.
He felt ii to BE- a great calamity when impeach-
ment was defeated by conspirators. as it was a
reat calamity when there was failure 10 take
that stronghold of the rebellion. He felt as
badly of one as of the other He was as will
ing to be twitted for one as for the other. In
both cases there were corruption, perjury, and
fraud: and both the taking of Fort Fisher and
the conviction of the President were necessary
for the security of the country.
This Wooliey expressly declared that on the
night of the 18th o: May meeting was held at
the>house of the Chief Justice for the purpose
of founding a new party. He had supposed
that for purposes of corruption party brides are
as powerful as money brides. He had sup
posed that a Senator could be offered the DO
sltion Of a Secretary as easily as promise of
might be a bride to swerve from honest purpo-
ses. He desired, like the gentleman from New
York, that the investigation should be ample
and complete. No telegram that did not relate
to this impeachment was procured by the man
ayers, either directly or indirectly.
Mr.. Brooks inquired why the gentleman had
not brought forward the kilograms of George
Wilkes and Theodore Tilton. Had he got
them.
Mr.. Butler, in reply TO this question, said he
Tilton or Wilkes which led him 10 investigate
the aff eirs in any form.
After further debate, the resolution was
agreed 10. as we stated yesterday.
Mr.. Eldridge offered a resolution, declaring
that the seizure of private and personal t.le-
grams was violative of the Const tuition, which
provides the right of the people to oe secure in
their persons. houses. papers and effects against
unreasonable searches and seizures, and that
NO warrants shall issue but upon probable
cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and
particularly describing the place to be searched
and the persons or things to be seized; that
such seizure Is an outrage on personal liberty,
10 which no free people can tolerate OF submit.
Mr.: Eldridge moved 10 suspend the rules.
which was disagreed to: and so the resolution
went over till next Monday. The house then
adjourned.