Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-04-10
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TheImpCacimaHi Trial.

On the alst ult, Mr.. Sanfc5y made long
argument against the admissibility OF tcsti
mouv as 20 ten. Thomas conversation in the
War Department, on the ground Of its want
Of connection with the subject. lie was fol
lowed by Mossrs. Batter, Bingham and Cur
tis. on the other side and the question be
ing put, the Senate voted to admit the te-tt-
mony, by % to H. Mr. BurlciSh was then
again called 90 the stand and testified flat
General Thoma + had said he wauldsuse force
% obtain possession Of the Wa Office. Con
siderable argument again cnsucd on the adj
mis-ibiitv Of testimony relative to General
Thomas urging di.1bedience to Secretary
Stanton on the Tart OF subordinate officers OF
the War Department.
Mr. Cha-. said De The thir Justice is
o! the opinion chat no sufficient foundation
has been laid lor the introduction OF this tcs-
t.mony, there having been DO evidence as to
the existence ola conspiracy prior to the
time to which thequcstion relates.
The Senate voted however. y to -. that
the question Of the managers shouldhc put
Senator Morrill, voting y,a, and Senator I'd
munds nag. Mir Burleigh then testified as
70 Gen. Thomas making addresses To- the
clerks of the War Department saying that
he should not hold them to the letter of their
instructions. bat expected them 20 do their
duty.
Samuel Wilkinson was next called 20 the
stand and testified to two conversations with
Gen. Thomas on the 2Ist Of February, in
both which he claimed to be Secretary of
War. said he should demand possession Of the
War Department, and that if the demand
WAS resisted he wouldapply TO General Grant
for force +, enable him to take possession,
and he could not see how General Grant
oould refuse to obey that demand for force
and that as subordinate officer. he, Gen.
Thomasj had no choice hut To pursue.that
course.
Geo. ". Karsener was next called to the
stand and testified to conversation with
Gen. Thomas on the 9th of March at the
White House. IN which Thomas said he
would kick Sec. Stanton out shortly After
which the Court adjourned.
On THURSDAY Karsener was cro7scxamincd,
and Gen. Emory called to testify as to the
opinions expressed in private interview with
him Ly the President.
The managers spent Friday and saturday,
in adducing proofs to support the article of
impeachment covering the Presidents
speeches and assertions about Congress.
Files Of newspapers, telegraph dispatches,
photographic notes and pencil minutes have
been produced, and the entire testimony has
eonclusively proved the assertions Of the man
ayers
On Saturday, L. 5. Walbridgc, "A reporter,
testified to the Presidents speech at St.
LOUIS, and at the close of his examination
the speech was read Another reporter thcn
testified, and then r. 5 Chew, chief Clerk
in the State Department was examined as to
the forms Of commissions and whether any
changes were made in the forms after the
passage Of the Tcnure-ofofice law
Mr.. Butler then produced communica-
ton from See. Seward regarding the appoint
aents and removal, made by the President
during the session Of the Senate, OF heads Of
departments since the beginning Of the Gov
eminent. and furnishing list of such, So far
as the records Of the department show, which
was admitted as evidence
1t appeared incidentally among other
things that the President has made several
attempts under different pretexts to get Gen.
Grant away from Washington, all of which
proved failures, because the Gencral-in-Chief
insisted that his headquarters were fixed by
law in Washington.
The impeachment court then adjourned
until Thursday in order to allow the
Presidents counsel time to prepare. The
adjournment was carried by a vote Of p ayes
81 10 NAYS.