New-York tribune., 1868-04-14
WASHINGTON.
HIS ExCELLENCYs FRIENDS AGAIN HOPEFUL
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COMMENT UPON THE sESATE's ACTIoN-GEN'
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wAsHISGTOS, Monday, April Is, 1853
Mr. Jobpson's friends are exceedingly jubilant to-
night over the vote which was cast in the Senate to-
day admitting the testimony of Lieut. Gen. Sherman
relative to his conversations with the President Oh
the subject of the removal of Mr.. stanton. lhey
point to it significant of the bnal Vote ana take
fresh courage from this concession on the part OF the
Senate 10 the defense against their better reaso'
as expressed In their votes Saturday. Whatever
may be the result of it, whatever may be the mo-
tives which induced this change of base it is certain
that Senators have not impressed the thinking pubic
with n very exalted conception Of their Judgment
Il il not regarded iniuring the case OF
the House in any way but it is feared
that it may lead to the admission OF
of a vast amount of testimony in no way relevant to
the ssuc Senators action to-day is regarded not
unlike that of the burlesque council OF the father Oh
pocahontas who one morning declared the first bns-
ness in order to be the repeal of all ~ laws passed
the day before.
The Presidents counsel held meeting last even
ing and majority of them held that 1t would dc
better to abandon the attempt to get the eNiaehce
in but Mr.. Sanbery did not concur IN TINS ophlon'
and in Difference to him it was determined W HV IL
again to-day. He argued that it would be strohg
point 10 send to the country, in pohticai
view. that the Lieutenant-General OF the ar
mics knew a good deal about the case
and that the Senate would not hear him. fearing that
it might iniure the prosecution. The question 10
which the Senate refused to allow an answer on sat
urday by a vote of 20 to %, was;
In that interview, what conversation TOOK place pc
tye President
Mr.. stantonl
The question to-day was
When the President rendered TO you the Office OF Seere
tary OF War dd interim the 2th OF January le6s anu
on the OF the month. that year. du ne at any
time of making such tender state to you wha MS PURPOSE
ia 30 doing wasi
This was admitted to-day by q vote of 26 to 25-the
only difference between the two questions being in
the mere words and in the fact that one was asked
by Mr. Stanbery and the other by Reverdy Johnson
On those questions Mr.. Corbett, who voted Nay on
Saturday, voted Yea to-day. Dir. Frellnghuysen
voted in the negative Saturday and in the aiirma-
tive to-day. Mr. Henderson, Sir Morton, and Mr.
Sherman did the same while Slr Morgan, who voted
in the negative on Saturday placed himself on the
other side of the list to-day. The only fears enter
tanned on the point that it will unnecessarily pro-
tract the trial and will afford the defense preense
to summon any number Of witnesses to testify TO
all SORTS Of conversations with the Executive.
1t is believed by some, however that
Senators will put up the barriers tomorrow which
they threw down to-day, and not allow the case 10
drag on for the next month by admitting the asser-
tons of go,sping journalists and sycophant army
officers TO whom the President unbosomed himself
Oh the question upon which he is now impeached.
II is rumored tonight that Gen. Grant is to be
called by the defense tomorrow TO show conversa-
ton or declaration similar to that of Lleut.-Gen.
Sherman and il is also reported that Gen. Rousseau
will arrive here i'll few days 10 testify concerning
another conversation with His ENcellency
Steedman will probably follow next. and If the
Senate adhere TO the ruling of to-day. to allow
everything 10 go in testimony, the Presidents
| counsel will probably read all the newspaper dis
matches sent in support Of Ny POLICY from Washing
ton for the past two years 1t is expected that
| Mack and "J. b. s." and other correspondents
will take the stand tomorrow. Some of the Cabinet
officers may also be called Lieut. Gen. Sherman
has been summoned by the prosecution. and Is to
have preliminary examination before the Board OF
Managers tomorrow.
The medals and diplomas awarded at the Paris
Exposition to American inventors have arrived at
the State Department and 10 be exhibited at the
old Hall Of Representatives in the Capitol ThScases
are TO be- uncovered on Thursday next The diplomas
number SOO and to the entire collection are 10 be
added soIles of photographs p feet long giving
panoramic view of the United States.
The correspondents OF n certain New-fork journal
amuse themselves BY writing threatening letters in
the name Of tho Ku-klux Klan TO members of
Congress and others here, and then teegaphing
glowing accounts of the affair to that paper This is
one of the ways in which news is made up for that
journal
In the case of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas against Mr..
stanton trespaS in having caused his arrest for
an alleged violation of the Civil Tenure-Ot-Ot1ice
act by accepting the appointment. and attempting
to exercise the duties OF Secretary of War dd IN
eriIn the damages being laid ut $4,000 Mr.. a. &.
Riddle has entered his appearance for the defendant,
and filed q plea of mot guilty. Gen. Thomas
counsel Messls. Merrick aud Cox. have joined. aud
possibly the ease may be placed on the May calendar
Of the Circuit Court