Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-04-11
IMPEACHMENT.


President Wade. The galleries were not
more than half filed with spectators.
After prayer, Chief Justice Chase called
the Court to order.
Sergeant-at-arms Brown then, in his usual
nervous manner, read the customary proc
lamation, after which the Secretary of the
Senate read the Journal of yesterdays pro.
ceedings.
The House Managers did not arrive rs
promptly as usual, and brief pause ensued.
At twelve o'clocl, and ten minutes the Mana
gers on the part of the House of Representa-
tives were announced, and on their heels
came the members of the House. Not over
twenty members, however, were in line,
many of them remaining in their own cham.
Der, after the Senate was in session, writing
letters and indulging in speculative conver-
sation as to the prospects of impeachment.
During the reading of the Journal the
galleries began to fill up, and when the Sec
retary had finished they were pretty well
peopled, the ladies as usual being largely in
the majority. The diplomatic gallery was
completely deserted. The reading of the
Journal was, of course, uninteresting, and,
in addition, the weak voice and indistinct
utterance of the Secretary made it inaudible
except to the Senators in the front row of
u
buzz OF conversation, and several times Mr..
Chase was compelled to rap for order.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE RULES.
Senator Drake then sent to the Chair the
following amendment to the seventh rule
"Orderea, That on oil questions of law
and evidence the vote shall be without divi-
sion, unless the yeas and nays shall be dc
manded by oue-fifth Of the Senators, or de-
manded by the Chief Justice"
The amendment was laid over for one day.
The first witness was Mr.. Korsecner, of
Deleware, who was recalled at the instance
of Mr.. Stanbery. Only few unimportaut
questions were put to him, after which he
was allowed to depart
Congressman Ferry, of Michigan, was then
called to the stand, anG sustained the testi.
moDy of Hon. Burt Van Horn and General
Thomas and Secretary Stanton at the War
Department. ....
General Emory, Commander of this dis
trict, was next called and examined by Gen.
eral Butler r:--Is a Colonel of cavalry and
brevet Major General has been in com.
mand of this department since December,
1867 had a conversation with the President
ON the subject of the forces here can only
give the substance of that conversation; the
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forces around Washington he told him as
nearly as he could the strength of each post
The President inquired if he should not
have more troops here; he spoke to the
President of military organizations in Mary
land told him be did not think it well to
permit them; that they were clothed in uni
| form which was offensive to majority of
our people, aud that their officers we're men
who had been in the Southern army had
an interview with the President about the
22d of February last, and was sent for to
come to the White House.
General Emory was here shown note
| from the Presidents Secretary, telling him
to visit the White House. He then detailed
the conversation which he held with the
President, which is the same given before
the Board of Managers previously.
MORE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.
Mr.. Wilson offered, in evidence, the order
of the President requesting that Gen. Loren
20 Thomas resume his duties as Adjutant
General of the United States Army; also
the letter of General Grant to the President
relative to the reflections of the latter on
the manner in which General Grant quilted
the War Office; also the commission OF
General Emory also the letter OF Gen.
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to disobeying Instructions and orders from
the Hon. E. NJ Stanton, together with the
Presidents reply also the letter written by
the President in response to General Grants
letter of explanation, bearing date March
10th.
coNcERNINa THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
Mr. Stanbery then inquired if the Mana
gers proposed to offer all the correspondence
between General Grant aud the President on
that occasion.
Mr.. Wilson replied that they did not in
tend to offer anything beyond what they
now submitted.
Mr.. Stanbery then wanted to know the
object of the Managers.
Mr.. Wilson said, 1--WE intend to show
that the President tried to prevent MIR.
Stanton from entering on his duties as DO
cretsry of War;" -.
Mr.. Stanbery made point that the Presi
dents letter is not evidence in the ease un
less ell the correspondence referred 10 thereil
was produced.
Mr.. Wilson said II was too late for counse
To object, as the letter had already been reaS
and was now In evidence. The eounse
should have objected earlier.
Mr.. Stanbery appealed to tho Chief Jus
: tice for the ruling ON his objection