New-York tribune., 1868-07-27
SUNDAY EVENING SESSION OF THE sENA
SPEECH BY SENATOR HENDERSON.
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SPEECH BY SENATOR HENDERSON.
WAsu1EGToN, July 2G-In the United States
Senate while the doors closed late on Saturday night
the executive business was interrupted to pass the Dill
for the ref of Wm Griffin, which goes to the House FOR
concurrence The bill granting pension to the widow OF
he late Gen Bidwe was amended so as to include pen
sion for the widow Of the late Gen. sackeeman, was
passed and goes the House for concurrence INC D
relating to peonage IN Central america anu tno tVSe
amendments To tie bill granting position OF the mly
reservation at Fort Leayenworth. were concIfed IN MI
Doolttle introduced resolution Gans on ON 'o
of the iTOn-clad Monitor which was adopted. - .a
In tbe senate on sunday evening. July 2G, Mr. sfER
MAN REP Ohio presented the credentials OF Gen. Var
ner Senator elect from Alabama Tor the term ending
Mr.. SHERMAN made report from the Committee OF
Conference on the Funding Bill
Mr.. CORBETT rep, oregon ntimaed desire to
discuss the report but Nh sherman reminded the sena
tor that delay il would defeat the bill lie explained
the proposed amendment saying that 1t applies TO inc
to say that the Committee had Deeh Obliged 10 Ieceue
from the provision legazing gold contracts
Mr.. HENDERSON CioJ took the floor, to make a per
signed by Benjamin T. Butler purporug to be by author
ity Of the Managers OF Imprisonment called ti3 SeeC
Committee, has recently been published by the House o
representatives,, which requires snort noLeo az t iy
hands. nave learned tnal .lc SIN IS, i @ 80, A.,
committee have had nothing 10 40 WIN ~ anu @ Ca' M
the absence Of such information, know lLem Wen
enough 10 acQuit them Of oil responsibility IN the prem
ises It was my intention 10 cllucsc ue Itloi q" ~
its character deserves. l have abandoned thlt
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for il; and second had could not IN justice 10 NY
self or TO the body Of which am member, use thtul
institHtng an lnyesg cation to the character senator's
waive the utter injustice OF constituting commute GO
only one political party, ana especially h au
the truth Their reports entitled 10 no more cedence
than pariC examinations usually are. Ia ts case he
uent and bitter personal and political feeling whatever
noy admit t6at It's proceedings we're conducted to one
L III
matter of impeachment against the PRESIDENT ne !nl
ity OF this purpose having soon manifested ,clf those
having clrespcct withdrew from is proceedings, when
the hole project degenerdted into low petty Work oi
malice and caunny, disuaccu MOI oy o tIe author oi
the report but dsgraCcu % the character Of an Amcr
can Congress. / iOrbcar 10 comment upon the manner
10 elicit truth and fasehoOd, could bear To Zoe
silent for the casual reader can ind nothing ia s
man or as "A member this body, unless it be dcIogtor
To have entertained did the 18TH Of May lat, the
thought Of rcsguug my seat in the Senate but this sir
a matter between ne and my consuiucnt-one en-,
Representatives; am not now, ana never expect pee,
| rurno,c ~ mine The best Of us sometimes hos
te as 10 what is duty under given state Of circu,
stances Whatever hesltansy may have had resulted
rom the delbcraion OF few moments ~ reference TO
my duty my constituents, Who Were supposedlo 10 am,
with me upon question OF great political concern, ana
ont of ne gard for what was assured was their will In
this dispaceul paper, that wci!hnoWh hGsiiancy oi
mine Is seized upon ana every iact ,oh''Ieu VIII ~
knowingly distorted and perverted 70 accomplish The
base purposes OF us author. rs rs ad'inp'M, p M ga
Testimony taken not before tie Impeacbncnt Managers
but before another committee o Ihc mouse oI h'pes,-
taycs. That committee was Il't" 10 Ill'','e = = sic
conduct OF the Missouri members for attempting To- Mu
cncc my vote for conviction Before that committee
testified The Missouri memhcis hiro tteuu'9 ihs lc'
port, in order 10 place ne at Disadvantages ur0WS upon
only parts Of The testimony Of these mcmbes taken In
their defense ana extracts not one W0la lIo n1 ,,h,
mODy, which gives full history Of aIl nc correspond
ence ana pICCoot,5I'uss Dy.~''" ',f,,'S IN u,ir
OF the lower House WeIc, leHlu{lHb ~ VH' ll
/ own behalf; they were the only parties ln
Interest The proceeding IN the nature OF prosecu
against them. As TO the truth OF their evidence
have nothing TO say nave never seen me ~hoI ol IT,
matter between ourselves WhIyh We eau S'tll. ~
Mr.. President have not Hght 10 complain tha' tAe
taken should entirely suppress I3 own lo'eeuhfs 4u
fail to make any report at ALL while ~ has furnished To
another committee, 10 be Incorporated III s report just
enough OF The statement aeahst me, ln,uahb tose ol
the parties implicated TO yamp an apparent Inconsistency
obtaincdl Was truth IN this case sought Tor !
II So, Why was not an ulo ,NlufIn'o
10 me why does not the other Committee report
II investigation committees are 10 be tue NOR .
inarveousy proper onei II their purpose be to con
cca the truth, this IS an eminent success. a. 1 W CON-, o
dcuce of the corrupt purpose In which th5 report Us
ceved refer the Senators TO page No ~ where Win MIN
the usual fulness OF innucndo ana hshu"Ion - '"''
DEAN m ne gePiG9 s on ., matte , al "fa & Lacy has
The author then makes the following remarks s. ., ,,
This note. aken in connection WIN taf @ @ , b,e ,se
Henderson matter va made ELL 5gn' e 3 , he .sIioT elr,
Iog hat seaaor bad been made all right and keeping
b, client iHiorred Of Tie fact
observed by the reader OF ills report lhht
an attempt made 10 show that money was subscribed
v the friends Of the President TO procure his acquttal
n viii be equally observed by the careful reader that
there is not one scna OF evidence golngto show that
money raised for any other purpose tn TO pay the
counsel fees OF the President whether u he Hght or
wrong for the friends OF an npcached occr 10 employ
counsel for his defense, shall not undertake to decide
The laws Of all free countries guarantee the ight 10 Inc
mcaucst criminal 10 be hcdrd Dy counsel tle sIlihd
be poor 10 employ counsel he ls furnished theIc
mand of humanity and Of Justice. Some will
say that the President should have been defended
in this case al the public expense ana ht day may ys
come when the public Will pay what lhdlVduA IIlehds
may have left unpaid On one subject have an opinion
Tie opinion IS that is lnian9n, ~ the extreme th1t @
generosity on the part OF the Presidents friends should
be knowingly perverted INTO charge of corruption
against those who voted or acqmtla Inc only alleged
talk OF bribery any where 10 De lona III tns P IePoit
by Lcggett, shown by his own testimony
10 be The very incarnation Of corruption ih,a anu
Iascality who IN order To me ms own Po,JIhC.S
ocrd TO sell the OF Senator Pomtr0y ana OILERS
all OF whom voted for conviction Tor $i0V ana s'tio M
report Itself as wholly unworthy of belief mat nc Wantcu
some money for the same pnfpose dne %g useives
two was evidently to obtain money l9r ,ti
None was given them and II II had been the coirhPno
,yould never have extended beyond thcnseINes WIN
this statement return to the hoe oil CooPe o ~, o
puruosc Of rcpCllng the iuslhdallohS lhae III .o %
Inents upon H. bnt Tor the Ppose o. Topn~d
contemplate author OF that report knew N IL
wDat the Cooper note meant lie lnslhuatod thal .his
note .talen IN connection WIN inc testho"y h or Unb
lRL the testimoneyl Cooper, craig ana az! ~,
me SUPPRESSED their testimony eNPlenataly OF
The note ana published the note not in connection WIN
tc testiuOnV but without the testimony TINS OF course
wac done with the single purpose OF iInlg my ehhne
ter THIS fact cOnths within Itself both species ol DlhE
known m thc law the suppression OF truth ana the hS
gostioD Of fulsehCOd cannot conceive what g0Od pur
pose this conduct accomplish II 1t were larceny
~ nv rronrfv could attribute IL 10 well known ~
trinity of ts anthor and suer the veil Of charity TO he
drawn over but u manliests degree Of 91quty ana
yIis malice indicating total depAvty The iDPlica'
ton here is only against myself but equally sliCng
against Meslrs Eyart hae5 Coope Cs 1 a1d ~ h,s is
note, bad had one word % copVIsaton upon the
subject 9i NIIEHsmS here read e,Fr from Messrs