The New York herald., 1868-05-23
WA SEINGTCN.
Th. linn, sachment Plot.

WASHINGTON, May %, 1868.
TIL. Inp, ,"achment Plot.
The most recently repo,t development of the i'm
parchment plot is that which is supposed 10 have
been contrived by Butler, Stanton and Fomeroy, to
set trap for Cooper the Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, and other friends OF the President. Il is
said the worthy trio mentioned put their heads
together and came to the conclusion that there wtre
some weak mortals among the advisers of the execu-
tive who could be induced to commit such an act and
prevail upon the President to sanction it as would
form basis for another impeachment article of irre-
sistioie iorce and one bound to insure conviction.
cooper testified that POmerOy signided to him in
written letter. through his brother-in-aw Gaylord,
that lor lory thousand dollars he would control four
votes ana MS own for acquttal POmeroy denied TO-
day. in the following letter addressed to the National
heltl9encer, that he ever wrote or authorized the
writing OF such letter.
SIR see III the h,teligencer of this morning
what purports to be a letter of mine produced aud
sworn to by Colonel Cooper as foOws:-
SENATE CHAMBER.
SIR-I will in good faith carry out any arrange
ment made with my brother-in-law, Willis Gaylord,
to which am party s. c. POMEROY.
In reply will state that never wrote nor autho-
an entlre iaorlcatlon S. @. POMEROY.
This evening Pomeroy was asked for an expana-
ton, but had none to give beyond the mere denial
OF not having written such letter as Cooper
had sworn TO. Cooper's charge was very eX-
plicit and receives strong color of support
from document which Will be very soon
made public OF anterior date to the letter
in question, signed with the genuine autograph of S.
c. Pomeroy, and promising in case certain office
was placed at the disposal OF a certain friend OF
Pomeroy's that he would support the administration,
vote Tor all nominations and vote. against impeach-
ment If it ever came up before the Senate. Either
thu pfnr nl,n,,fp
his opposition to the President for certain executive
favors or that he conspired with Stanton and Butler
to draw the Presidents friends into trap, in the
hope of drawing the President after them. The de-
nial he max es of never having written the letter is
very safe one for the reason that Gaylord, to whom
he gave 1t TO show to Cooper, never allowed 1t out
Of his hands, and having failed to accomplish its
object, was in all likelihood torn up, thus destroy
ing all trace OF the transaction. Butler, II
he was really sincere in advancing radical
interests, should have put such
question to Cooper as drew forth the damaging an
swer it did. Thad Stevens was very much annoyed,
and said this morning that all their work undone
by this course of examinations that none but a tyro
in law would PROFOUND such question to Witness
and no copperhead could wish for better answer
than what was recorded.
When the Senate assemblies on Monday the con-
cation to sift this matter to the bottom, and the
general impression even with many radicals is that
Pomeroy cannot escape the penalty of expulsion on
the evidence as it stands.
The Witnesses Examined.
The witnesses examined to-day were Colonel Hen
derson an Indian agent, Perry Fuller, Sunset Cox,
sam Ward, Treasurer Spinner and J. i. Leggett.
Cox testified he was at dinner given TO the Presi-
dents counsel by Wooley, but nothing beyond some
OF Joe Miller's Jokes revamped hy Cox could be re-
collected by the witness Henderson, Fowler and
Ward refused to tell what they did with the money
they drew out OF bank Ii was used, as they said,
for purposes wholly foreign to the inquiry on foot
and was no business OF the committees.
Another Revolutionary Project.
Among the other enterprislng projects OF the revo-
lutionary cabal here in Washington is said to be
bill drawn up some weeks ago on the assurance Of
conviction being certain, but temporarily laid
aside for such reconstruction of the Supreme Court
as would get rid OF Chief Justice Chase and under
the rule OF Ben Wade place stanton at the head of
the highest judiciary tribunal. This matter Is now
slumbering but If the President be convicted
Tuesday it viii be very quickly revived.
Opinion of Senator Fowler on Impenci imenf.
Senator Fowler OF Tennessee, flied his opinion
upon the eleven articles OF impeachment to-day. IL
is quite lengthy covering about fifty pages OF legal
cap paper about one haN OF when Is devoted 10 the
first article, and the argument against the second
article occupies eleven pages more. The paper is
very ably prepared, and presents an overwhelming
array OF the most powerful arguments against every
article in the st. The fling Of this opinion leaves
only Senator Ross OF the seven republicans required
to defeat conviction uncommitted upon the remain
ing ten articles.
Another National Bank Authorized TO Act rs
United states Depository.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has just authorized
the National Bank Of Lawrence, Kansas 70 trans act
business depository OF public moneys, the neces
sary security having been deposited with the United
states Treasurer. This brings the number Of gov
ernment Repositories up TO 425.