Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-08

telegram 10 voorhees, The rep art saw: {. He a.d
not designed 10 mention the suliect 10 the = c
retary of War, and the laffsr, through whom
be was bound by usage 20 SEM hiS ordar. " as
contemptuously overlooked aud keni "a total
ignorance OF the existence Of that tsleCfaln aud
the purposes Of it, autb0.. No one can. for
moment suppose that MIR Stanton would have
done anything but disapprove % this hasty aud
passionate step, tending. - a. certainly dad q,
head the troops % the slaughter Of The m..rnir<
81 the Convention ana its friends. aud Mr.
ing in 1t"
In noticing the s.graNe delinquency with
which the President charges Mr.. Stanton. for
his failure 70 show him General Baird's dis
patch asking for Instructions, Immediately az
ter ~ was received. the committee say. Mr.
johnson, In his report. seeks TO throw on from
himself all Tespons ibilty OF the not and dsnie.
that ne was warned in time. THIS denial in
". tacs OF The uncontesied and nncOntroV-rs-
ihie tacfs 81 the ease. admits OF hut one raplv.
and that ~. that a. H. untrue and known In - -
70 MI johnson. He Was warned and fully
Wa ned of the impending violence. and Al A. IN
VAIN ior hlm 10 deny fact 80 well established.
hr. stanton was not warned Gen. Baird's
dispatch did not intimate thar there va an,
danger OF popular violence arising from tlas
threatened arrests on the writs that were % is-
sue There was nothing in IL 90 raise an appre-
hsnsion OF such \ danger. He had thre,t,1.-,,.,
10 prevent the arrests unless he was instrt,,t..f
70 tle contrary by the President Suppo-s.
Mr.. Stanton had instantly shown IA. a.
patch TO the President What vyould bs,-,
be- n the consequence Would he hays an
structed General Baird 10 prevent the arr-.rs
For mat alone would have prevented the rioL
He had just bofore. and on the same dav m
formed VOORHEES,. by telegraph. that the militia
~ Wa expected 10 sustain. and not to ot,Stru,t
or intsri're with The proceedings ofthr Gourr
ne news brouChth General Raird-s talsgram
though IL notified Secretary Stanton that tle
consPiTators intended 20 arrest IN. delscatsS
announced no ARMED violence and no dangar Of
popular outbreak, while thar sent to Mr. Tofr
N Y OnT hes
which SECRETARY stanton never saw till tou-
aftTNards. not only advised that the Graud
Jury were acting on charges against the dele
gai's, but that '-it would b. impossible 20 exc
cute civil process without certainty OF riot
Was not this despatch from The Ideut Cove
nor and AtoTn' y-tTeneral warning 70 NJ
johnson of the approaching rioati
Nr. stanton. a. the evidence shows. had n
knowiedce even thar the convention was galr.
10 assemble save what was contained In &C..
Baird's despatch. L. 10 not prrpoSterOus rl...
10 suppose that n he had NJ once carried q.
Generals despatch To the President. the lat-..-
would have paid any attention 10 ~.
Ihe committee next proceed 10 point out wh4'
the President should have done. aud IN reply
10 the statement that Mr.. stanton should hay.,
instructed General Baird they give Mr. SIAN
tan = letter 10 the Committee on New Orleans
hlot' dated January 81, lsjs, wherein the Sec-
retary explains ~ length the circumstances
under which ne received the telegram in ques-
uon- and hls reasons for not sending instruc-'
uons 10 General Baird.
follows -" And we think thesa reasons t,r
withholding further instructions from General
Baird entirely sufficient, considering the iguo-
rance in which Mr.. Stanton actually uas of
ihe real state Of things in New Orleans Mr.
Johnson. however. can plead no such igro-
rance Tor he was kept fully Informed bv Rn-
zier, VOORHEES,. HerrOu ana Others of what was
going on, and seems dosignsdly TO have con-
ctaled IL from the Secretary. Ought not sucb
alarming facts 10 have been made known by
him promptly and fully 70 the responsible head
nr 1lFs.rI IL.
constitutional advisers He had abundant
time and opportunity 10 make known 70 hin
the proclamation of Mr.. Howell. the l..t-
ter of Monroe 10 General Baird. the d.s
patch of Noorbees and Herron and All thar
wac told him by Rozlsr on the 27th and S-th
Two days before tine riot. ana especially the
iact OF that incendiary and fatal dispatch 10
oorhees on the 18th. and YET deli beraiey with
holds all these pregnant facts from the S.cre-
tary. He now has the heart 10 reproach him
with not having sent the necessary orders -
prevent the not. such an accusation needs no
further comment. The President in a COM
planning mood. says'-sIt IL not the fault or
error or omission Of the President that this
lnlhtary commander Wac lett without inssruc-
hons, but for all omissions. Tor all error. for
all failures To instruct. when instructions might
have averted this calamity, the President Was
openly and persistently held responsible. In
st3ntly, without waiting for proof, the delin-
quency Of the President was heraltiad an
every form OF utterance. Mr.. Stanton knew
that the President was not responsible
Tor THIS dehnq quency. The exculpation
was an kis power, but IL was not given
by him 10 the public, and only TO the
President in Obedience 10 a requisitlon for all
the dispatches" Such assertion as this in
view OF The facts, an accusation unjust 80
bold ana audacious. Will bear no further ex-
animation. When the character Of a faithful
public officer Is thus assailed, and the Chief
MsClstIate, IN order 10 accomplish his ruin,
presents himself A. n false accuser. we think
the duty Of the Senate il plainly 10 refuse their
concurrence an the suspension. The Commit
tee therefore recommend the passage of the fol-
lowing resolution, and that the same be csrsl.
fed 10 the President
''kesotred. That having considered the eyi.
dence ana reasons given by the President in has
report of the 18th OF December, 1-6s for the sGs-
pension from Office OF the Secretary of War, Ed
wan N stanton, the Senate do not concur IN
such suspension"