Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-11

.~.r,.. .,ovv RI al CIVILIZATION. o. that
inius,ice which 10 sure 10 return to It's
The Senate at a,s .. M, took recess for
iffeen minutes
and on examination by Mr. S.anbery. test,-
fed as I" bis rank in the army and his
appo n'meps aud services as Adintsnt Gen.
.rol, Sc. Witness then stated that on the
morning OF February 2is', be received a
note from the private SECRETARY OF the Pres'-
dent. asking him to come TO the White
House. He went, and the President handed
~ papers, being a letter TO ) anton ana
| b own letter of authority; never saw the
papers before had M hand in preparing
them The Pr, sidept said 10 him. iotenf
80 support the Constitution and laws and
! expect you to do the sams." witness
v ut over 10 the War O,psrment with
| Gen. Williams and demanded possession
Stanton asked II time would be granted 10
remove bis papers; Gen. Grant Was present
and showed him his appointment - Secre-
,afy I'D iMt05m; witness then retired to hts
room the same day he reed . letter from
Stanton foebiddiss him 70 iseue any orders
o. Secretary Of War ~ Interim, which let
ter witness peocsoded 70 read.
Mr.. S,anbesy.-Whas was said in con-
versaiion between you and the President
subsequently, on the same day!
| Mr.. Butler objected and an argument en-
ensued between Messrs. Butler, Stanbery.
Evarts and Bingham.
| The Chief Justice submitted the question
to the Senate and the yeas and naysre
suited AZ TO ~. SO the evidence was ID
mitted.
Ire witness stated TO the President that
he had delivered the communication TO Mr.
Stanton and told him that the answer had
| been made. The President then said TO
MIN, VERY well, 60 on. take possession and
obey the orders" This was all that oc-
CURED did not see the President again that
evening. The next forenoon witness was
arrested went with the Marshall to the
White House told the President that he
was in custody and on what charge. The
President replied, Very well, that is just
where want it, in the Conris. The wit
ness narrated the circumstances and the
con versation hich occurred after he went
to the War Once the same morning. by
which It appeared that Stanton and he were
} play full together and drank al Stanton's ex
; pense.
: Mr.. Stanbcry asked If the President bad
ever directed him to use force or threats tt
obtain possession Of the War Department
! Objection WAS made and argued by Messrs
J Butler and Evarts.
Without division the Senate allowed thu
, question to be put, and Thomas replied II
= the negative.
When questioned AZ TO his conversation
+. with Mr. Burleigh he said he never invitct
: him 10 come to his Office. and said to hin
: or Wilkinson that he would call on Gen
: Grant or kick the doors down; know
nothing whatever about Curzenor; sup
. poses be may have sec him four years ag'
| H. 81 Ar CoVy. IN N
j. PRODUCED himself a. an old acquaintance
It and hung on him by the hand while h
10 made remarks several times about DeIawar
O. having her eyes on him Thomas Corzeno
, then asked him when he was going to kicl
!. that fellow out, and he adopted Corzenor'
n words and said he would do II In lev
days; never thought about kicking stanton
- out.
u Crosse examination. From March, 1856;
u to February 18th. 1878. did not perform III
- duties Of Adju,nnt General. Mr.. Stanto
=, took Gen. Grants Recommendation TO retr
l. the witness, but there Was NO unplesAu
70 feeling between them. Had no intimatio
le before the 18th Of February, that the Pref
~ idcnt wished to make him Secretary OF Wa
ad interim; sworc by mistake to the COZ
trary when examined by the House con
miiiec. but corrected his cadence aftel
wards. He swore then he had receive
- on intimation to that effect about tw
:. weeks previously from Col. Moore. II
:, told the President ut the time Of receivtp
= his appointment that he would obey hi
M order; did not expect to receive any parti6
" uar ord T. When he received the not
from col. Moore. on February LIST, did no
r know what the President wanted him fol
II Alter returning from the War Department
= did not tell the President that Mr.. Stanto
- WAS not going TO give mp The office; sue
le witness's opinion; did not snow hiG
e MIR. Slsnton's letter; did not think il nece.
Ie sary; what he said TO Wilkinson about ap
plying 10 Gen. Grant WAS only Boosting
what he said to Burleigh about breakin
;. down the doors was that he felt inclined I
). do SO; he changed his mind on this poin
before he was arrested; the arrest did no
produce The change; his intent to use fore
was in reverse of the Presidents order; h
never expressed TO the President his belle
, that he could not obtain possession withou
force; had suggested TO the President tha
the best way to sc, possession Of the paper
y and mails was by issuing an order through
,. Gen. Grant; the President never said any
thing to him about his pubis dexpression
President has not acted on his euRgestiO
how to obtain possession Of his papers. Ill
., had admitted before the House Commute
er that Corzenor's testimony was correct, bu
explained that he used the words p'ayfully
. Cross xamnaiion concluded Adjourne
, at ,J:2a.