The New York herald., 1868-04-12

ported that to the President and that you got his
| answer to it-al that was not SOL
witnessS(wirh emphasis)-An that was not so
q. Now for another matter When were you ex-
amlned before the committees A. What committees
| have been examined twice.
Q. You were examined before the committee OF
the House, not the Managers, and in answer 10 this
| question, Did you make any report on Friday OF
| what had transpiredr" did you not use these
| Words" Yes, sir; saw the President and told
| administer the Department. When l stated what
had occurred with Mr.. stanton, he SAID to me:-You
must just take possession OF the department and
| carry on the business" Did you not swear that
before the committees A. say, as said before,
Q. That is not the question. The question is, did
you swear itY A. that Is there suppose swore It,
Ses NO. nesee @sed II 5ne wepcs
great many events had transplred; j requested on
two occasions that the committee would let me wait
| and consider; the committee refused, and would
not let me and pressed me with questions
| before that committee on the evening of the trial
| Mr.. BUTLER dnterruptng)- 26f
Witness-Yes. l went there after getting through
that trial; and on two occasions / requested the
| committee to postpone the examination until the
next morning until could go over the matter, but
Q. Did you make any such requests A. did,
| twice.
q. From whoms A, From those who were there
| The committee, think, was pretty full do not
know whether Mr. stevens was there; he was there
portion Of the time, but do not know whether he
was there at that particular time.
Q. DO you tell the Senate on your oath that you
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| question, and that the committee refusedS A.
| requested that the examination might be deferred
tunity to go over the matter in my own mind. That
was not granted There was not refusal made, but
matter that want to say came in to correct that
testimony because there are two things conf0unded in
70 se the % Of as
mittee was asking in reference the drst and that
| Is the reason those two things got mixed up. When
went there to correct the testimony was told to
read it over. found this mistake and found that
taken down, too, that did not say. The committee
would not permit me to correct the manuscript; but
| put the correction on the bottom just in hasty
way and suppose 1t Is on that paper that you hold
Mr.. BUTLRR-we win come to that. Have you got
| through with your statementf
WtneSs-I have.
Mr. BUTLER-very well; did you not come and ask
| to see your testimony 1t was taken down by the
committeef A. went to the clerk and saw him.
Q. Did he give you the report which hold in my
the next day; that day he handed 1t to me, and he
went twice, think, to some member OF the commit
wanted to make the report decent English and 1
wanted to know whether could not correct the
O. And he reported to you that you might make
your corrections in wrtingi A. Yes.
| think did, am not certain.
Q. Do you not know that you dids A. No. do
Q. What did you come fors A. came to correct
this first portion Of it particularly that was the rea-
| son went there.
O. And the first part only referred to m istake as
Of Adjutant General and Secretary Of War ad inte-
7t'ni A. had reference to notification given
O. By the President to be Secretary Of War or Adu-
tant Genersli A. That was mixed up: stated that
I received that notification from Colonel Moore:
not give me notification that would probably be ap
@. And 1t was that that you wished to correct9 A.
| That was the principal correction.
II anything else was wrong did. wished to correct
| any errors, whatever they might be.
rected such e portions mt % as YOU pleasedf AZ had the
privilege to do that, Of course.
And you wrote out = here on portions Of two
A. Yes sir, 1t is my own a. Handwriting l ling .,.
Q. Now having read over your testimony, did you
correct anything in that portion OF where you are
reported as saying that the President ordered you
90 forthwith and take possession and administer the
ONCE A. do not think made any such correction
| as that.
Q. You swear that that was not truea A. have
Q, why didn't you correct itq A. have thought
Redirect examination by Mr.. STANBERY:-
asked this question, what occurred between the
the aist Of Eel Februarys, Your answer given Is this
Witness-I stated to the President that had deliv
cred the communication and that he gave this an
Mr. srANBERY-what answers
Witness-The answer, "Do you wish me to vacate
at once, or will you give me time to take away my
private propertyf ?" and that answered, "At your
pleasure" then stated that after delivering the
Whether w obey your instructions or resist
This mentioned to the President. His answer was,
very well; go on and take charge Of the office and
Mr. STANBERY-Did the President say thatS A.
Yes, sir.
Mr. BUTLER-Then you mean to say, in answer to
Mr.. Stanbery, that you got 1t all right, and that in
answer to me you got it all wrongS A. Yes in
| reference to your examination.
Mr. BUTLER-That is all.
Mr. STANBERY intimated that counsel would again
call General Thomas, after they got In some record
Mr.. BUTLER said they might call him any time.
| EXAMINATION OF LIEuTENANT-GENERAL SHERMAN.
Lieutenant-Generai w. T. Sherman, who appeared
in the undress uniform OF his rank, was next sworn
and examined yam BY % MT; ss,tanbery: ,n..,,
q. What time did you arrive heref A. About the
4th Of Decembey.
months-until the Sd or 4th OF February.
O. On what business did you come heres A.
came az member Of the Indian Peace Commis-
D. Had you any other business here at that time
J A. No other business at that time. Subse'
GERS organized under law Of Congress, to make
articles Of war and regulations for the army.
cure the ORDER which viii be perfect evidence as to
date. II was within ten days OF my arrival here.
think 1t was about the middle Of December that the
| order was issued.
\ Q. Then you had double dutys A. had double
l duty for q few days.
O. During that time, from the 4th Of December h.
the Sd or 4th OF February had you several interviews
| with the PresdeptS A. did.
Q. Did you see him alone when there were no per-
sons present but the President and yourself A. Yes.
| O. Did you see him also in company with General
| Grantf A. saw him In company with General
| Grant once, and think twice.
Q. Had you several interviews with him In refer.
ence to the case OF Mr.. Stantont A. had.
| Mr.. BINGHAM-We desire without delay respect-
fully TO submit objections to this declining how
ever, to argue it. We submit our objection beIiev-
Ing 1t our duty as Representatives Of the House to
do so.
| Mr.. STANBERY-Obecton to whats
| Mr.. BINGHAM-To the declarations OF the President