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WASHINGTON, April 4, 1868.
GENERAL EMORY's TESTIMONY IN THE
IMPEACHMENT CASE NOT CORRECT-THE
PRESIDENTS COUNSEL WILL DrsPRovE IT.
1t will be recollected that General
Emory testified in the impeachment trial
that he obtained the opinion Of Hon. R. J.
Walker to the effect that he should not
obey the orders of the President unless
the same came through Grant; and,
further, that Reverdy Johnson had given
a like opinion. 1t now appears that
Emory is utterly at fault in this state
ment, and it will be shown by the Presi-
dents counsel that Walker has written
letter to friend setting forth the advice
he gave Emory, which was in substance
that military officer must obey the orders
of the President, no matter whether they
come through Grant or not. 1t will also
be- shown that Reverdy Johnson gave
similar opinion to- General Sherman when
the latter called upon him for advice on
the subject.
SOME OF THE MANAGERS TO BE PUT UPON THE
WITNESS STAND.
Some of the Managers, Butler especially,
will be put on the witness stand to show
that the original impe achers are but car
rying out the conspiracy they engaged in
with Conover against President Johnson :;
that Butler, Boutwell,, Holt, Ashley g. Co.,
shouldered their sins on poor Conover, and
kept him in the penitentiary, whilst they,
particeps criminis, performed the second
act in their conspiracy to destroy the good
name of the President and deprive him of
a position which to gain will enable them
to put in execution their design.
WHAT WILL BE SHOWN IN ANSWER TO THE
CHARGE THAT THE PRESIDENT VIOLATED
LAW CUSTOM IN THE REMOVAL OF STANTON
DURING THE SESSION OF THE SENATE.
In answer to the charge in impeachment
article that the President violated law Gus.
tom in the removal Of Stanton during the
session Of the Senate, it will, beside other
proof, be shown that Judge Holt (now an
uncompromising impeacher) was appoint
ed Postmaster General by President Bu-
chanan during the session of the Senate,
and that his nomination was not sent to
the Senate. Notwithstanding he continued
to act as Postmaster General. Buchanan, in
response to inquiry of Senate on the sub
ject, cited one hundred and fifty.nine cases
of removals by former Presidents during
the session of the Senate.
Holt himself, whilst Postmaster General,
removed three postmasters during the ses-
sion of the Senate-viz., in June, 1860,
postmasters in New Orleans and New
York city, and in January, 1861, postmas-
ter at Milwaukee.
Neither Buchanan nor Holt was i'm
peached.
THE RADICALS DIsA SUPPLEMENTARY ADMIT
THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL BE ACQUITTED
BEYOND PERADyENTURE. .-.-.-..
Now that the Impeachment Managers
have concluded their testimony and the
whole case of the prosecution before the
Senate, wonder is expressed by liberal Re-
publicans that such himsy case has been
made out, and they are disguised with the
proceedings. Even the extreme Radicals
are disappointed, and tonight many. of
them admit that the Senate must acquit.
johnson, beyond peradventure.
The impeachers are alarmed lest certain
Radical senator's whom they have hereto
fore doubted shall insist upon disposing Of
the case conscientiously upon law and
facts, and refuse to convict in response to
the behests of Radical party leaders.
THE PRESIDENTS DEFENCE WILL BE OVER
WHELMING.
The defence, when developed, will be
overwhelming, and will make the case for
the President so strong that the impeach-
ers and their articles will stink in the nos
trilS of honest men. WALLACE.