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testimony Of the Hon. Charies S ummeI !" IN the
s aT sss' se S' upon the guilt w r1es
dent; and also BY the testimony Of ~, ae Kansas
Leesature voted to elect Mr. Ross and by an EXTRACT
nom the testimony Of James G. Blunt Mncn snoWe
his strong conviction OF the guilt OF the Pres..
Dent. Mr. Blunt had conversation as, WIN LOSS as
wherein he reiterated his INTENTION. vote for con-
victi0n sT-. -
But Genera. Thomas Ewing to whom Legate
swearr he was referred by the Indian Commissioner
Taylor to consult about the best method of procur
Se 70 Perry FS ses Sa
spent the night OF the 18TH previous to the vote from
Mr. Ross; and Perry Fuller testies that e Ross Ross
took breakfast with him coming without jnvtatOn
and Senator Hendricks then and now prominent
morning when Ross voted for acquirtal against the
opinion he had given Senator Pomeroy and Mt. Blunt
Your committee win give the testi'A ony of Senator
Pomeroy almost entire, because by it viii clearly ap-
ca mnd OF at least four of the benatOrs who voted
for acquittai, and who had heretofore been
vote may as well be cont, pned imnroperlv on
2 trial OF Impeachment rs promise OF execu-
OF assistance to party succ' IS as by money; and at
tne remarkable interview OF Senator Pomeroy at
proposed change of his Cabinet by he respondent.
IA which prominent pla Aes were already assigned to
ac }Sn ana tne pondens promise to con-
uuot .ne ILesluehlal Ence thecceforward In The In
terest OF the republic an party as understood by Ger
Giih SENATORS seen ed 10 have greater effect than
.ie testimony III I'd case, or the discussions at the
bar of the Senate or the wishes and hopes of their
constituents al no the purity of their country's
Here follow CO Gious extracts from the testimony
% senator t fop troy and Mr. Blunt both OF whom
favor oi MI &c knson's conviction, and that he ROSS
nau ueciare1 hisintenten to vote aflrmatvey on
certaln o. IN articles. During the crosse xamin-
ton OF Sen lor 'Pomeroy he was questioned as to
th Ie aH,oun OF property owned by his colleague
t tnae MI, kcss most positively tod MIN that ne
senator 81 Winkie informed him that he was pre-
same ar re- In this testimony is also repeated the
saelne A. already published to the effect that Sena
quilted re would reorganze his Cabinet and cease
nis 4p POSITION to Congress The report goes on
these senators no acqatta could have taken
pace That they were changed their votes show.
ng Change hem lnd these see me Sh0 snds
OF me President, whose acts We thus far have been
psrpcse Ward was detained here by sharp WorK
Tnfins Wendell copying the forged letter for Ran
da smytae was dong what he could, and wor-
MN here was plenty of work to do" Cooper ad-
Woo yn a he se Mrpy s
.'hard a. work" being .'steadiast and useful"
SHOCK "aMe down to help the good cause"
try, and Andrew Johnson" Weed had sent Hugh
Hastine' here, 'ready for business" Webster was
.canvMslAg the opinions Of Senator'S - under the
directitn OF Seward; Perry Fuller was offering
t4o,oos to promote the 'Chase movement" Craig
was OF erng 10 take into the democratic church all
senators who should be turned out OF the republican
Sr a tae a the ana vp
The only question TO be solved is, HowS What
sey pPsd to the sey inf Nw
discussing what Senator's votes might be changed
by executive patronage money.
The testimony shows that the status OF great
number OF Senators canvassed at Weeds room,
IN The >ew YORK Custom House. in Coopers room land
elsewhere o. and it il not little remarkable that the
only names that any OF these people can remember
when called to testify, spoken OF at all as liable TO
no iUavarn narlv inf nPa1 w w IN rp
NAMED true to their political faith and did not
change. In all the mass OF testimony taken by the
Wilson, Thayer, Anthony, SpraRue and Norton gen.
tlemen OF the highest honor, who have swerved
dares alege corruption or vacation are freely can
yassed yet OF the four senators who did change
their opinions, as we have seen, no single wit
ness ever heard name mentioned or the
possibility that they might be Influenced by
and men OF his stamp, as is admitted are freely
Offering the votes OF other Senators in the market
yet no man, upon the evidence before your COM
mittee, breathes the thought that any one Of the
proach. True, however, 1t was stated in Senator
Hendersons presence TO the Missouri delegation that
would be better for the radical party 10 have the
President acquitted, radical Cabinet formed and
Senator Henderson ITO control the federal patronage
the esoa Of sGaua cerany 50 far as
al but the last proposition are concerned, 1t can
hardly be supposed that was the sole inducernent 10
his admitted change OF opinion. Does not this
studied silence OF all the witnesses as 10 the seven
appear as the conscious attempted cOncealment OF
all clue to their motives lest they should be dis
coveredY Yet these men known 10 be the friends
OF the President Can any one believe that Harris
rillasY" What had wooey accomplished when he
adjusted his business to give him right to de-
scribe the senators who were 10 vote the next day as
The report here goes into a long argument to show
that Wooleys account OF how he spent his money Is
faise His kilograms 10 different parties are quoted
The sums Of money he drew are shown The EVIL
dence Of Sheridan Shook IL denounced as false
After proceeding a length on this subject, and show
ing the connection that Perry FULLER Murphy and
others had with the alleged raising and distribution
OF funds the report proceeds:-Your committee be-
lieve that wooeys receipts are fully proved TO have
been a. follows between the 5th and 18th Of
May, l. c.;--trom the Commercial Bank Of Gin
cinnau ana Wooeys overdralt, 81, zoos from ellis,
from Sheridan snook, sl5OoO drart on $ N. Muir
ply OF Cincinnati, $4,000: paid by Scnwab draft,
Chadwick Co, si'ii0 os Total s45,eiO Os. Your
committee do by no means believe, through the
imperfect medium OF Geographic correspondence
anu witnesses utterly regardless of truth
May oil those before them, that they
have traced all the money which Wooley received,
AMI While they feel reasonably certain that he re-
ceived at least so much as is put down against him
they have no doubt he got more. There cannot be
doubt that the bulk Of this money was got for any
other purpose than 70 influence the votes upon
acqutta. The preience that this money was raised
for the Presidents counsel IL false II is futile.
The report then goes on 10 show that Wooley's
purpose OF aiding In the acquittal OF the President
false and MOI 10 be relied upon 10 If argued
RON the testimony taken that TINS was the sole
object and attention Is called to the exultation OF
the parties referred 20 proof OF this position In
addition more kilograms are quoted As showing that
the work OF WOoley and his associates was devoted
solely TO the saving OF Mr.. johnson from convic.
ton. Numerous dispatches from Wooley and others
% George n. pcndctOn and several other persons in
ONO are given all OF which refer to the impedch.
ment iria ana express opinions a. to the possible
result. The report C,Oses az follows:
The question has occurred 10 your Committee.
what motive could wooey and his OHIO friends
have for their so extraordinary eNor,ions In behalf
of the President The commonly received idea that
then interest IN the continuation Of he corrnptions
In the collection OF the taxes on whskey although
confessedy strong motive, IL hardly sufficient
one, and certainly not the only one operat-
ing on Wooey and his friends. WOoley
tegtiQes that he came here In the In