The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-27

and extracts-Dot one WORD from my testimony,
which gives full history OF all the correspondence and
House were testnyinZ in their own behalf they were
the only parties In interest The proceeding was in
the nature OF prosecution against them. As to the
truth OF their evidence nave nothing TO say. have
never seen the whole OF IT, This il not the time nor
selves which settle. But, Mr.. President,
have not a right to complain that the committee
before which my testimony and theirs was taken
should entirely suppress its own proceedings and
ail to make any report at all, while 1t has furnished
to another committee, to be incorporated In its
port, just enough OF the statement against me- in
GLIDING those OF the parties implicated, to
vamp an apparent inconsistency upon my conduct ?
Is this she mode by which truth is obtained |
not all the evidence furnished and published, and if
justice is to be done to me, why does not the other
committee reportY II investigation committees are
to be the mere vehicles OF calumny and detraction,
then this report Is a marvellOusly proper one. II
their purpose be to conceal the TRUTH this Is emf
nent successf AS an evidence OF the corrupt pur-
pose in which this report Is conceived / refer the
Senators to page seventeen where with the usual full
ness Of nnuendO and insinuatiOn, ia introduced the
following
DEAR Mr. PRrsrpENrThe Henderson matter is all right.
EvaIts Truly, COOPER.
The author then makes the following remarks:-
This taken in connection with the testimony shows
that the Henderson matter was made all right BY Lacy and
aan ssen sad ss 81 right
thereby to have Interested himself knowing
informed OF the fact
1t will be observed by the heads of this report that
an attempt is made to show that money was SUBJ
scrbed by the friends OF the President to procure his
acquitted. 1t will be equally observed by the careful
reader That there Is not cnta of evidence going
70 Sa snow mat o WAS paid e or any other
Whether 1t be right or wrong for the friends of an
tmpeached officer to employ counsel for his defence
shall not undertake to decide. The laws OF all free
countries guarantee the right to the meanes criminal
to be heard by counsel II the criminal be too poor
to employ counsel he is furnished Herewith at the
in 10 no nam Of h,,
manity and justice. Some will say that
the President should have been defended in this
when the public viii pay what individual friends
may have left unpaid. On one subject have an
opinion. The opinion is that it Is infamous In the
sidens friends should be knowingly perverted into
charge Of corruption against those who voted for
acquttal The only alleged talk Of bribery anywhere
to be found in this report is by one Leggett,
shown by his own testimony to be the
very incarnation Of corruption and rascal
offered to sell the votes of Senator Pomeroy and
Others all Of whom voted for conviction for $40 OOO
and statement by one General Adams, who is de-
nounced In the report itself as wholly unworthy OF
belief, that he wanted some money for the same pur-
pose. The object OF these two men was evidently to
obtain money for themselves. None was given them
extended beyond themselves. With this statement
return to the note OF Cooper not for the purpose Of
repelng the insinuatiOns made in the comments
upon It, but for the purpose OF showing that the
temptibe author OF that report knew when he
penned 1t what the Cooper note meant. He insinu-
ates thai this note, taken in connection with the es
tmony proves something injurious to me. Why
does he not publish the testimony Cooper, Craig
and Lacy all testified before the committed charge
that he suppressed their testimony explanatory OF
the note, and published the note not In connection
with the testimony, but without the testimony.
This, OF course, was done with the single purpose
Of njuring my character. This fact contains within
itself both species Of lying known to the law-the
cannot conceive what good purpose this conduct
can accomplish. II 1t were larceny Of my property
j could attribute 1t to well known inirmty Of Its
author and suffer the veil OF charity to be drawn
over 1t, but 1t manfests degree OF obliquty and
devilish malice indicating total depravity. The i'm
plicaton here is not only against myself but equally
strong against Messrs. Evarts, Lacy, Cooper Craig
and the President with no one OF whom, up to the
date Of this note, had ] ever had one word OF
conversation upon the subject Of impeachment. Mr..
Henderson here read letters from Messrs Evarts
Craig ana Lacy. denying the allegations and explain
ing the circumstances alluded to IN the report. On
page sixteen OF the report part Of the testimony Of
Mr. Lacy Ia introduced for another purpose, and II
win be seen by his testimony that Mr.. Craig, having
heard that going to resign, called on me on the
18th OF May to advise me against it. quote from
the questions and answers OF Mr. Lacy
ss AL hs DAY 'Sd The fact 70 Mr. S
or The next day got the @ . from sas
going to resign"
Instead. therefore, Of the testimony having the
true meaning OF this note IN obscuy It explains Il
In such manner as to strip the nsinuations Of all
pausibty and to stamp the author as bold will
ful and Intentional falsiier Of the TRUTH must
fer to one other statement contained in this dOcu-
ment intended to affect me injuriously. On page
eighteen appears the following telegram
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1868.
LOCKWOOD.
Then follows the insinuation, $50 the gold room
had the benefit OF Senator Henderson's knowledge"
At another place we are told that Lockwood" Is
Mr.. l.. l.. Crounse, the intelligent and gentlemanly
washington correspondent. Of the New YoriA Times
I'm no me- ma IL tpStimony Of
McClurg, member Of Congress from Missouri, taken
not before this committee, but extracted, as have
said from the unpublished records OF another CON-
mittee, In which testimony appears the following
passage
Senator Henderson handed writing hy reply the
hen staten to me- IN the most Distinct and post language
that the impeachment Of the President would fail that the
fail by either at least about
win no. say which, and the eleventh article would fail Sy
conversation to my colleague being assured air.
native, retired.
now send to the desk the letter of Mr.. Crounse
with whom bad not the pleasure OF personal ac
quaintance until since tie publication OF this re-
port
Hon. joins p. HrSpr7sos:-
DEAR sie-your of the 2th inst s received In re-
founded conversation had with you, and further
drec, on the subject Of resshment The Information on
TO in .ach positive am MEMBER Of The
Missouri delegation that felt warranted in putting in such
Henderson told IN this despatch
sse wholly % sass b By Ss Dc
possession, and may ada, in simply another instance
perveIsons OF the which that gen
has achieved putaton which desire
hope 10 approach.
am siT, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. l.. CkOUNSE.
NY. TINES OFFICE, wAsnISeToS, D. G., July 81, 1scs.
And now, Mr.. President, the following facts ap
pear:-First, that | did not communca ate the facts
to Mr.. Crounse for any purpose whatever; second,
that IL was communicated only in confidence To
Colonel McClurg, an active friend OF impeach-
ment, with the privilege that he might
communicate 1t to the other Missouri members VINO
were equally favorable TO impeachment Third,
that the Information for good or bad purposes,
conveyed by them TO MIR. Crounse and not by me.
And fourth. that the insnuations contained In this
report against me are gratuitous and false. Mr.
President one or two general remarks and / am
done. forbear to characterize the whole proceed
ing az history must receive 10. For selfish and ma
lcious purposes the whole power Of this government
has been given for hiy days. Telegraph Offices have
been ransacked and the operators dragged before q
secret committee and subjected 10 q species Of ex.
animation unknown IN this country. Private letters
have been surrepttiousy taken from the desks OF
the writers; the officers OF banks have been COM