The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28


lsI'y eiost5 q Monday Il laH week
vhea ihs counsel wsro allowed uutil
Weaae ~ 70 prepare tbeir closing ar
garments aad ibe CoaFi adjourned 10
that day TIE Hoase took up AID pass
"a the b.H concerning The rights 4
American citizens IN foreign countries.
II Is spt probable that decision 10 the
Impeachment trial vili be rendered ibis
week.
As The evidence IN tho impeachment
trial Is row al "a, IL Is vel enough %
look back ard V. what hat been Prov
3D. For this We avail ourselves Of the
summary eycn by Harpcrs Waily
"Th. case for the Managers. not
viihstandipg the array q articles, was
really very simple The most q Il Is
q course already familiar. fer al the
transactions have been public That
there isa Tenuro-otOfice law pres
cribiDg the conditions. under which
certain officers, including the Secretary
81 War, are to be removed, is not
denied That Mr Stanton was perernp-
torily removed by the President during
tie session ~ the Senate is IN evidence.
That General Thomas, having been
previously reinsiated by the President
as AdJutant General, was appointed by
him Secretary Of War 0d interim is
proved That General Thomas signed
imself as such, and attempted to ex-
orcise tie duties Of the Office; that lle
declared his intention to obtain poss-
cssion by force if resisted, and that he
stated bis failure TO do 50 was in con-
sequence Of the legal action Of Mr..
stanton, is also proved. It is estab-
lishsd further that the President off
ciaIly acknowledged the validity Of the
law by confessedly acting under its
authority, while he declared that he
did not recognize il as binding; that in
September, after the suspension Of Mr..
Stanton last summer, the President
called General Emery to the command
Of the Department Of the District, and
upon his arrival to assume command
had detailed conversation in regard
10 the available military force there;
that upon the day Of the attempted
removal Of Mr. Stanton the President
sent for General Emory and asked him
again about the troops and what chan
ges had been made; that when the Cen
eral proceeded to explain the NOV
ements Of regiments the President said
be referred to other changes made
within day or two, 10 which the Cen
oral replied that be knew Of none, and
that as all orders must by law pass
through the hands Of General Grant,
If any new ones had been issued, he
should Of course be aware Of them;
that the President seemed surprised.
and when The General showed him the
order directing all orders for the army
to pass through General Grant the
President said it was in derogation of
his constitutional rights as Commander
in-chief, to which General Emory
replied that the officers Of the army
were Of opinion that it was their duty
to obey the order, which was in ODE
dienco TO the law Of Congress. It is
further proved that the expressions
ascribed to the President in the spec
ches during bis Western trip were
actually used by him.
The attempt Of the Managers to show,
in further proof Of conspiracy, by the
testimony Of Mr. Chandler, that Mr.
Edmund Cooper, late Private Secretary
Of the President was made by him
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury in
n order that tho money Of the Gov
eminent might 30 obtained by the
President for bis purposes, was over
ruled by the Senate; the ground Of its
action being understood TO be that the
evidence would open too wide and
irrelevant range Of inquiry This
was the only apparently important point
not made by the Managers, and this
was not essential.
There can be little question that
upon all points susceptible Of proof by
evidence the Managers have justified
their articles and it was illustrative
Of the peculiar tact Of General Butler
that he reserved to tile last ono Of his
strongest points, and somewhat sur
piised aud annoyed bis antagonists
when be produced IT, This was the
testimony Of Mr. Greecy. Appointment
Clerk Of the Treasury Department, and
the autograph letter Of the President to
Secretary MCulloch last August, not
flying him that be had suspended Mr..
Stanton In pursuance Of the Tenure-of-
Office Act, thereby shaming his own
assertion that lie had acted under the
Z Constitution, aud without recognizing
the law in question Indeed, General
Butler has unqnestionahiy had tho best
az tAe weeks work Only one serious