Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-04-10

WAsHINGTov, Apai l-SaN,rE. The
Court was ca.lcd III order s'oL alter /. o =
ci"ck.
T.lr minutes of the last day of the trial
were read by Src'y Fnrnry up'o the men,
tnn ot the vote cast by the Chci ,s.io.'
10 Il, esd the tie NUir "u the question u
refining for Il liberation. when Mr. Su n
ne: n"dc II moti"m 1" correct the journal
hy asserting the cXpressi"n Ot the Senate ;
up.iEun that said v"tr Of th. Cairf Jas
ticr was m,antliDr4zcd and "l M ctf.cI
On ihis nio:ioi he demanded the yeas AN
nays. Whicl, resulted Yeas 81. nt,s 81
ihr question rs - ti,' ad,iil,sih.iltr I"
3nrI.i.h = testimony about cniIversatlu.
Drtur. II III n>, ii a.;l i'!u .,;,s was rubstl
urrd to the Senate h, th,. Ch..i Jas'ic..
b t,rr the vote Was iakr.n Mf. Feeling
huysrn inquired whether the in,nts,'rs IN
tcuI.d to correct the tcSgilii,lt vi t.i,'
siin.s~ With the rr.po .'ent
Mr. iiuIrr said they proposed tn d. 81.
Mr.. Stanhrry then rose aud said iii,
co,lrt had at length reached the do nliio
al law on he qurSiio /, requiring cafcia
t.. u,!d-ratioll and atgu neuI. He state,
t. question 10 be wheillr, az not the dec
l. ra ioas nt Gen Tnnt.ils Were To he used
:. ai.,st lil,. President. thua, II not proven
~ il anlhrrz d by hln 1t Is all.s.'
hat the wri,y,i,rsS ui the otfiicc charged
~, ih first tiirrr articlt.s cunSl>ls III lsS,ithg
y the President of letter ot al iirily III
zen. En- .,,s IL the lo nth afttrlr til
,.feac. { a s,.l is c-,lisp 'act With Gen
In, nas 10 obtain bt tnfcr an unti niuia
ION The oilcc of Scc'v of War TarF'
were the only altIcl's " liusr consideration
,as now u"ecSsafv. Asy"t We hive no:
r.ut ut anything that WAS :; IL hv tnr
i'rrsii.ni b fore or after giving this letter
pi auiii"li Y.
The purrnsr of the present attempt was
20 s!uN thr Presidents ih,rnt III is.ai -
= pfn.lucing irrrietant tcsti nn y al 'ut
t.e rrA,;nks nn.de hy t;rp. IT 'm's. with
.,u authoiz IL ,t,,n by thr President. The
Pr. sdrnt intent codId be sh"w'l My b.,
the orders tIlrm>e YES Thc o'ter aud let
ter of authority gwen to q G,'i. Flnnis i
not max. him :. general agent ut t!l,. Pres
,drnt. Tn"v authorized hin tn do onl.
,tain specific things. When il prnpr,
f,und,tion"f proof "t il conspiracy Is laid
then the d,curali ms of the supposed Goa
.,ira ors may he derr,cd 10 "phcate an
the In this instance IN such tnunda
tinn nf peuaf has been laid. ven il 1t were
,lm,t,rd. who he denied. that the letter
ut authority constituted relation he
cen me President and General Tnunas
oi principal aud general agent.
1t cuald not bc maintained that the let
ter was in Itself proot ut IL conspiracy -
The nature of the o,i.r was. accofdln- /,
the usual formula. to designate an oiicri
...uw tu tue law. Ii would not he assert
I'd That all officers appointed 10y the Prrsi'
lent becO,c his special original agent. -
The President aud his appniutcc were
alike officers and responsible To the law
The managers say they expect lrrealt'
- show II cunncctiuii between the d'clara
ZION "t Grn. Thomas and the respondent
Mr. Bmtlrr-l did not say hereafter.
Mr. Stant"rry-"D,d You cay yoa ha'
done it hr,rtu'orc
Mr.. i;utl,r-'No.
Mr.. Stauhcry--' rnen il yon expect It
i" it yuu must do it hereafter, aud ctl,r
meant What You dix not say or said wha
,ou did not mean. III went on. 81 amin:
II to h.. AN unprecedented attrnnp, To bull,
the Supcrstruclurc before laying the loan
Il, ti",
Mr.. Bullcr replied He said that the ar
.un.n q the rrsp"s'lrn'' : cn',ns,.i 10 shay
gtat inc. lrli tlr question into.ved misn
y. c.,iv tii,i cas-, liie managers e a.u,"'
he i'r's,@ri. had lua. iut-udrd - violat
il 4 r.n.u Iaw. lie ui., Niuiayc II. and thrl
| he uall.u lu Ais all General ut the Ar ny
| he tl Ii CAV. ail uirl 10 Nj. iho.aaS I,
lahr r,ss ,>i",, ol The Var O.iier. winc
the v"anse, s,I's Nae IA t.ir u,u.l bran.
Tu >. H. Iii ui,.f) e,;,a.ra WAS mi true
| Ii ii,u cert IN ras marks al,Uat 1t WRic
s,,"w.,t uu nan u,i interest. The wur,sn
was; 'Yoa NH Immediately take pass..s>
.om Mr. Stanton when lie fist ,i'ldc
did 81, AS hr SAID. 'only t'snp.,ln 'orc,'.
| Al,r his imsiatc n,tnt he WAS more stro,.
/, t"r,iiied, and n" man hot Yet b'sottr
c.u.d hrlie>r that he would again yirl
rXc.pt IL s.,pcrior furc.. Inc Pfrsiirn
cuulu not have expected INN t"yi'iL Other
Wise, The President iatemlrd tn do "A
unlawful act and Mr. Tho mas consented I,
and h,.u. and thus conspiracy WAS c,nsti
tu,e,', On tins ground the manager
CLAIMED their rlsht to lntrolace the trsti
,n"ni III question.
They aIso CLAIMED it on the gro nd ,
the rriaiion EXISTING hetwrrn the Presilrn
aud Gen. rhonas OF principal and agent
rh. uu n,nission has II d" just what til
President wanted him to do, VIZ to oh
tam possession OF the w I Office. Tia
dcelaiallon Nf Gen. Thomas was apuu
the comnun oljecn"Gs made toa ma
whose support lie was trying to secure
No objection Mas made by the Counsel ye.
teriay To the introduction of testimony re
latilIg t" what Was done by Tho mas in til
War Department. The President WASH,
there.
4 Mr.. Stanbery-- General Thomas vii
there. acting within Authority.
MIR. Curtis marked that it was suff
cient objection to the first mart of th