The New York herald., 1868-04-04

A. did not see the President after he left the East
Q. DO you know whether Colonel Moore took any
memoranda Of that speechf A. do not; there was
O. viii you pick out and lay aside SIR the portions
tnat are IN your handwritingf witness selected
portion OF the manuscript.
q. DO you think you have all, sir, now that was in
Cross-examined by Mr.. EsARrs:- E
y You nave selected the pages that are In your
handwriting-you have them before your A. Yes
9. How large . proportion do they make Of the
O Now, was this whole manuscript made as q
transcript % mom your notess A. This part that
Q. The whole was noti A. No. sir.
e Inen II was only the part that You now hold in
your hand that was produced from the stenographic
Srlgnai original notes which you have brought in evidence
@ Did you write it out yourself from your steno-
Or read to You BY any other
A.: wrote 1t from my own notes, reading my notes
@ Have You made any subsequent comparison of
the manuscript now In your hands with your stene-
graphic notess A. have not.
very few minutes M after the speech n was % delivered
O. What did you do with the manuscript after you
went from the table just after you wrote tts A. am
9. And that ended your connection with it A.
Nj III. EyARrs-It is desired that Won should have
your original stenographic notes here
Mr.. BUTLER-Put your initials on them.
e one OF my associates, sir, desires me to put
fore:-Whether that manuscript which you have
produced IN your handwriting was a true manu-
script OF your notes OF that speechs A. It was SIR
won't say 1t was written out exactly as II was de-
livered
9. What was the change, sir, If anys A. I don't
writing we exercise little Judgment; we don't
always write out speech just as 1t is delivered.
g Is that substantially true version Of what the
TESTIMONY OF FRANCIS n. SMITH.
Francis H. Smith sworn and examined by Mr..
9, Mr.. Smith, are you the official reporter Of the
@. How long have you been so engagedP A. In
tine position now hold since the 9TH Of January,
1866.
Q. How long have you been in the business of re.
We're you % empioyed and and Il So By whom to make
report Of the Presidents speech, In August 1s66S
A. Twas ennn!oyea ct the Instance Of the Agent Of
the Associated fres5-0ne Of the agents.
e. '"nho aided in that reportf. A. Mr. James Q,
Clephane and Mr.. James b. Sheridan.
9. Did you make such reports A. ! did
9: Heref A. Yes, sir.
Mr., BUrLER-Produce them. (witness produced
Q. After you had made your shorthand report
what did you do then? A. In company with Mr..
Clephane and Mr.. Sheridan retired to one OF the
Offices In the Executive Mansion and wrote out q
portion Of my notes.
Q. What did the others do, A. Others wrote out
other portions Of the same speech.
q. What was done with the portion that yOu wr0tef
A. 1t was delivered to Colonel Moore private secre-
tary OF the President sheet by sheet, Us written by
me- for revision.
q. How came you to deliver it to Colonel Moore ?
A. did IL at his request.
What ala ss a. with i' A Read it over and
Q. Was the President present when that was being
done2 A, He was not.
@. HadCoone Moore taken any memoranda Of the
speech TO your knowledge? A. am not awa1e whe-
ther he had or not.
@ Did Colonel Moore show you any means by
a Gs.HxV hot 1Anfrt IN
that he couid correct his speechs A. re did not; he
stated to me prior to tue delivery Of the speech that
he desired permission to revise the manuscript sim
ply to correct the phraseology, not TO make any
chGnge In any substantial manner.
q. VIII you look and see If you can find any pOr
ton of your manuscript as you wrote 1t tferes A.
(afrer eXamning) recognize some portion OF IT, sir.
Q. Separate 1t as well as you can. (Wtness disen-
gagged q portion OF the manuscript.l
z. Have you now got the portions occurring In
two different parts OF the speech which you wrote
outs A. Yes, sir.
O. In whose handwriting, II you know A. In the
handwriting OF Colonel Moore, SO far rs see.
O. Have you written out from your notes since the
speechf A. have.
script to wltness) Witness-Itis.
O. Is that Correct transcript OF your notess A. 1t
is, with two unimpOrtant corrections.
q. DO You remember what they are? A. In the
sentence, al could embrace more by means OF
silence, by letting silence speak what should and
what ought to say,'' it should have been "etting
silence speak," and the words and you infcr'' had
been omitted; and there was the word 'overruling''
6rs1-rs.;ss 1s.aipsS ,:.ss psSI9 BY 1 Mr. EyAKrs:-
q transcript OF the whole speech-Of the entire
spccch2 A.. Yes, sir.
q. From your notes excusivelys A. From my
notes lasivciy.
o. Have you any doubt that the transcript which
you made at tue Executive Mansion was from your
notcs-was correctly nadef A. have no doubt the
transcript made from my notes at the Executive
Mansion was substantially correctly made. remen-
ber that having learned that the manuscript was to
oil fhp az EiftUC
visions myself in the language, correcting ungran-
matical acknowledgements the order
Of words In sentences in certain cases, and correc-
O. These are liberties, then, You took in writing
out your own notes. A. Yes, sir.
@. Have you ever made any examination to see
what changes you have NADER A. have not and
cannot point them out.
q. We'll, you have made a more recent transcript
from your notes; did you allow yourself the same
liberty nowY A. did not.
9. That, then, you consider a true transcript of
q. DO you report by the same system Of "sound
photography" as II is caedf A. hardly know,
hand when was boy going to shoOl-the system OF
photography as then published by Andrews and
BOYLE: have Included some changes Of my own
since then and made various changes.
q. Can you photographic reporters write out from
one another's reports A. don't think any one
could write out my notes, SIR, except myself.
n, Could you write out anybody else'ss A. Proba-
bly, not uniess written with very great degree Of
accuracy and care.
James O. Clephane recalled and examined by Mr..
BUTIER--(manuscript sh0wn)
q. You have already told us that you took the
speech and wrote 1t OUT tell us whether that Is the
manuscript Of your writing outY A. 1t is, sir.
@. Has 1t any correctionsS A. Yes; In the first
line
O. Who made those2 A. presume they were
made by Colonel Moore. He took the manuscript as
wrote out.
@. Was the manuscript, as you wrote it, correct
COPY OF the speech al nader A. can't say that;
adhered as perfectly to the potes In the report as
did In that OF the Chronicle.
O. Was II substantially accuratef A. IL was, sir.
q. Did you In any case change the senseY A. Not
at all, sir; only the form OF expression.
q. The form OF expressionf why, sirf A. Oftcn-
times when II 0bscured the meaning to make 1t read
able.
Cross-examined by Mr.. EvARTs-What rules OF
change did you prescribe TO yourself in the devia-
tions you made from your stenographic notes9 A.
AS said, sir; made .hanges In the form OF express
sion.
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