Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-05-29

sumo no tangible or specific form whatever,
and be humbly prays that this papermay be
considered and regarded as his respectful
refusal to answer vague general enquiries
involving his private and personal transac-
tons only, and he begs leave to place this
protest on the language of the fourth
amendment of the Federal Constitution,
which guarantees the right of the people
to be secure in their persons, houses papers
and effects against unreasonable searches
and seizures, and which declares that no
warrant shall issue but on probable cause,
supported by oath or affirmation, and par
ticularly describing the place to be searched
and the persons or things to be seized.
"Your petitioner cannot but regard him
self as within the pale of this great char
ter of the rights of an American citizen,
for if his papers could not be lawfully
seized or searched, except by virtue of a
warrant, issued on probable cause, sup
ported by oath, &C., particularly describ-
ng the place to be searched, Or things to
be seized, he cannot see how he can be
accounts for the public inspection without
the requirement at least of some specific
complaint on oath; but in thus presenting
this constitutional shield against vague
general and unsupported inquiries, your
petitioner intends no disrespect to the
House of Representatives Or it's managers,
and tenders himself ready and willing to
comply with any resolution or order that
may be passed by the House of Represen-
tatives in the premises, and in the mean
time he humbly prays that this his protest
and refusal may be presented to the House
for their consideration and action.
Sin conclusion, your petitioner declares
that he is impelled by this course because
he feels that the rights of the citizen are
involved in this matter, and not because he
is unable to meet the proposed inquiry into
his private transaction, or to explain any
and all the statements heretofore made by
him in his previous examinations. Re-
specially yours w. G. WooLLEY."
I" Washington, d. c., May q, 1861
hereby certify that Colonel @. W. Woolley
is under my professional care, and unable
to leave his apartments, and confined to
his bed by reason of Initiative fever, a
sequel of gastric arrangement.
cd. W. BLISS, M. D."
Col. Edmund Cooper, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, was examined to-day
by the House managers. Col. Cooper was
asked whether he had been approached on
the subject of using money for the acquit-
tai of the President, and answered " that
he had that a person processing to act on
the authority OF Hon. S. G. Pomeroy, Sen
ator from Kansas, proposed that for $40,
900 cash in hand, that he (Pomeroy) would
control four radical votes in the Senate and
his own, SO as to insure acquittal of the
President. Witness professed to doubt his
authority. and then the person brought a
letter from Senator Pomeroy, day -,
substantially as follows -" Sir will in
good faith carry out any arrangement made
with my brother-in-law, Willis Gaylord, to
which I am party. "Signed S. G. Pom
eroy, y. S. S."
General Butler objected to witness testi-
he (Butler) would produce it. Then Will
lis Gaylord was introduced by the person
who first called to witness and read the let
ter to witness and Gaylord. The person
who first came then retired; thereupon
Gaylord renewed the proposition contain
ed in the letter, namely, forty thousand
dollars to secure five votes, and the pat
ronage of the administration to be thrown
in for Pomeroy in the State of Kansas.
Witness believed that this proposition
from the Senator was intended to entrap
him, and acting under that belief deter
mined that he would lead them on until he
could expose them. Witness assigned as
reasons tor this belief, that the Senator
was strong partiZan that he felt bitterly
towards the President and that if money
was his object, the party to which he be-
longed was much better able to pay than
the Administration. In addition to which
the person in enumerating the names of
the Senators which Mr.. Pomeroy proposed
to control, included the name of Morton
of Indiana, and witness did not believe
such an assertion to be possible. The name
of Senator Nye was also included.
The interviews with witness We're sought
by the party protesting to act for Senator
Pomeroy. He brought letters showing his
authority. The terms were not accepted,
and were not intended to be.
The further testimony of Colonel Coop
or was to the effect that he was not advised
of any money having been used to infu-
ence votes of Senators. In addition con-
siderable amount of detail of occurrences
during the past two weeks was given by
Colonel Cooper, but nothing material to
the subject matter of inquiry was brought
out
sworn. Mr.. Newton has been in this city
for about two weeks, and was supposed to
be advised of the movements and purposes
of the opponents of impeachment.
It appears that he had commenced
writing a letter to Mr.. Smyth, collector of
New York, in his room at Wizards Hotel,
that he was interrupted by former &C
quaintance, and left his room before con-
Guiding this letter, and when he returned
his unfinished letter had disappeared.
It appears that some of Buffers spies or
detectives got possession of this part of a
letter and handed it to Butler, and upon
this incomplete epistle to Smyth, and GER
tain dispatches of a private character seized
yesterday by Butler in the telegraph Offices,
Mr.. Newton was examined. A cypher and
the private signature of Mr.. Newton was
also distracted, and was in the possession
of the manager.
When Mr.. Newton was examined some
sharp repartee took place between the wit
ness and Butler as to this burglary, as the
witness characterized it, and the testimony
that followed did not disclose any fact
going to show purpose to corruptly in
fuence the votes of Senators in the i'm.
peachment trial.
Mr.. Samuel Ward, of New York, was
next before the managers. He was sup.
posed to be aware of attempts to buy votes
for acquittal, but his testimony tended to
disclose rumors of efforts to buy up or in.
fuence votes for conviction, and nothing
indicating knowledge of efforts to procure