The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-04-10
The Impeachment Trial.

The testimony of Mr.. Burleigh, after
much discussion, was admitted on
Wednesday by a vote of thirty-nine to
eleven. 1t showed that Adiutant-Gen-
eral Thomas threatened to use force 10
accomplish the purpose Of President
johnson to get possession Of the War
Department The witness told some
damaging facts, showing that Thomas
had announced his intended course a
week or ten days before he began his
efforts 10 remove Mr.. Stanton. On
Thursday, a number of witnesses were
examined. Mr.. Karsener. Mr.. Terry,
Gen Emory, Mr. Chandler. and Mr..
Tinker,-and certain documents were
put in, and read the general effect be-
ing damnatory to the President. Evil
dence that went to show that he APP
pointed Mr.. Cooper Assistant-Secretarv
Of the Treasury in order unlawfully to
get possession Of public money. was rul-
ed out,-yeas -, nays ~ The defence
contended strongly, and were boldly
met by the Managers. The Court ad-
journed at ) o'clock. The vote on adj
journing was 22to p, whereupon Chase.
C. j., voted with the adiouncrs. and
there was close Ia the trial,-for the
day.
Friday and Saturday were consumed
IN the examination of reporters who
took down Mr. Johnson's speeches de-
nouncing Congress. On the first named
day, Col. James K. Sheridan. official
photographer for the Superior Court of
New York, testified that he and two
other gentlemen We're employed to re-
port a speech made by the President at
the White House, on the 18th of August,
1866, in response to the PHILADELPHIA
Convention. He further said that the
report was handed to Mr.. Moore. the
Presidents private secretary, for revis-
ion, and that he did not know what be-
came of il afterward. Gen. Butler then
surrendered the witness 10 Mr. Evarts.
who subjected him TO a severe cross-ex-
animation, la which the whole system
Of Pittman's shorthand writing was de-
veloped, and much instruction on that
occult science was given to the learned
counsel and the Senators and spectators.
Col. Sheridan answered clearly and TO
the point, and the counsel for the de-
Tense failed to disprove the accuracy of
the report.
Col. Moore, the Presidents Secretary,
testified that he revised the Presidents
speech, but that he had no authority to
40 II. The President, he said. however,
old not object TO il, and never question
ed the accuracy of the report
On Saturday LIS. Walbridge, report
ef testified regarding the Presidents
speech at st. Louis, Sept. 1866. He said
he reported the speech for the Missouri
democrat and that ii was correctly re-
ported and printed. Another reporter.
Joseph \. Gear, testified that he Joined
'he Presidential party at Chicago and
accompanied is toSt. Louis as correspon-
cent OF the Chicago Republican. The
ri'eeeh Was fully reported for the st.
LOUIS SUn. He had his notes entire.
anu swore TO his manuscript.
hoper1 ;. Chew, Chief Clerk of the
STATE department., was examined by
"en- butier as To the forms &c. Of the
commissions used in the State Danart-
hleil' and whether any changes were
made In the commissions after the mas
sage OF the civil Tenure law Con pu.-
Ter produced communication from Seq
ferary Seward regarding the apnoint-
ments and removals made bv the Pro-
sldent during the Session of tha Sa,o+o
of heads departments since the heoip-
ming Of the Government. and furnish
ing lis of such, so far as the records of
the departments show, which was adj
plitted as evidence.
Mr.. Chew said that orders for the an
pointnent of acting heads of depart-
ments or Cabinet officers came from tho
president, A letter was read from the
President to the Secretary of the Treas
MY, In which the Tenure of Office Act
vas recognized by the President in his
suspension Of Mr.. Stanton. The Court
of impeachment then adjourned until
to-day Thursday in order TO allow tn.
Presidents counsel time TO arrange
their case and prepare the manner of
defence,