The New York herald., 1868-04-29


the signatures were procured and sent 20 him in
order he ayerred, 70 sustain him in doing what he
himself declared was just ana legal IN the premises
and which he intended 10 do. The use made
OF these papers is characteristic Of Andrew Johnson,
who usually raises issues OF veracty with both friend
and foe with whom he comes in contact
L. Chauncey f. Black, attorney and counselor at law DO
dePose that the urn Of Black Lamer Co. have
to he IN BY
island Alta Of which they had been deprived BY force
tans Domnica such counsel have argued the csnss
in various forms pressed his attention, and
justice claims Of ellen, Is e0ayission q HI;
a seay
j. shaer having become associated with US n the
quainsed with the merits Of The case procured his
@ Io r r. lees % pSon
to the President The time when this was reesyed s ana
the President be established by the
as ny sS s Coz
the recommendations OF other members o Congress care
procured the signature. some my friends and
asked the 70 procure The OF
ed the originals sent this copy SO signed ~ che President
the Gentlemen ssysSa whoa, q ssoa what.
on their part and without any 70 any
in gard % the President. wha.e er relation
interests IN H. that an certain tha. nei,hsr a.
ses S as IN he e or matter n 81 sSpy Or IN
thereof arising heerron in any manner directly or In.
trary from any source whatsoever T. untrue n fact
Sworn and subscribed before me 2sih DAY April
D. lsdS.H Nc 0CALLAN, Notary Public: ,.,,., o ,,.,s CON
tsped in the above affidavit are true in every paT,icaa
Sworn and subscribed before sth day OF April,
1868 N. CALLAN. Notary Public.
MR.. NELSON'S REPLY To MANAGER BUTLER.
Mr.. NELsoN-Mr. Grief Justice and Senators, you
have heard the statement the honorable Manager ad-
dressed to you, which will justify, as believe, u
statement from Inc. The honorable gentleman
. The CHEF JUSTICE, interIpting-The counsel can
proceed by unanimous consent.
Mr. 1 ~ beg padSSa Sat 81 M s Cner Justice srs
ing to hear me. The honorable gentleman speaks as
to what he supposed to be the KNOWLEDGE and duty
Of a ''tyro in the law,n and animadverts with some
severity upon the introduction Of this foreign subject
by me In the course Of the Investigation Deg leave
to remind the honorable senators that so far as am
concerned, did not introduce that copy without hav
ting, as believed, cause and JUST reason to 1oit: ana
whatever may be the gentleman's views In regard
to tyro'' in the legal profession, beg leave to say
to him and this Senate that have never seen the
day in my lile not from the earliest moment when
my license was signed down to the present time,
when client was assaied, and, as believe, un-
justly, did not feel it my very highest professional
duty on the face Of the earth TO vindicate and de-
fend him against the assassin My views may he
and probably are different from the views OF the
honorable Manager and Others and II, without cast
ing any reflection upon my associates
duct the investigation of this case If it
had not devoved on those Of higher standing in the
profession tnan myself, would have met the gentle
man in every case when he has made his assaults
upon the President Of the United States and would
have answered him from time to time as those
charges were made, and would not have permitted
one Of them to go unanswered 80 far as an answer
could be made on our side; and when the honorable
gentleman who closed the argument SO far as it had
progressed (BOutweD ut tile time he addressed the
draw, in dark and gloomy colors, the picture
and the influence which he had over
his Cabinet; and when he saw fit to represent them
as sers, obedient to the control OF their MASTER"
and to make allusiOn TO the Withdrawal or Judge
Black, deemed that a fit and proper occasion, and
so considering IL, upon the most calm and mature
reflection we, one Qhe counsel for the President,
having the information in our possession to meet and
answer 1t and nail 1t to the counter have done so,
and think we have done II successfully
You all know, and If need be l can hunt
up the newspapers and furnish the testimony; that
when Judge Black retired from the Presidents case
President that Judge Black, seeing that the Presi-
dents case was desperate, had Withdrawn from 1t In
disgust, and the very highest professional duty de,
in the address OF the honorable Manager and alluded
to in the connection in which IL was 10 vindicate the
President OF the United states from the aspersons
which had been made upon him; and 1t
was for that reason and for no other
not with any desire to make any assault upon the
Managers, and while treated them with civiliiy,
with Kindness, and think, with very great forbear
ance, the honorable gentleman has made imputa-
Understand gentlemen, treated MIN with courtesy
and kindness, he has rewarded me with outrage III
for you to Judge Senators, whose demeanor has been
most proper-that OF the honorable Manager, who
f0ully and falsely makes 1nsnuations against me Tor
my course In vindcatng the President OF the United
States in the discharge OF my professional duty here
30 iar as any IuSso ar Mcn se nnc.rned mn is
not the place 70 make Ii. Let hin make IL elsewhere
ii he desires TO make 1t.
Senator YATES at this point rose and called the
Mr.. NELsoN-Mr. Chief Justice and Senators, I Will
endeavor TO comply with the suggestion OF the Sena
tor. | do not wish to make Use OF any language
improper in this tribunal, but hope the Senators
will pardon me for answering the remark Of the
honorable Manager on the other SIDE what desire
TO say to you, Senators, and what is more important
than anything else, Is ths-When made the state
ment which did submit TO the Senate, made 1t with
a full knowledge rs believed, OF what was doing
It may he possible that have committed on error
to the date OF the paper which was signed by Mr.
Logan and the other Managers; 1t may be possible /
took 1t Tor granted that 1t bore the same date, that
il was signed on the same day-the 9th day or
March-that was mentioned by the honorable gen.
teman, but that Is mmaterial error If II be One
had the letters In my possession on the day adj
dressed you, and If the gentleman lad seen MT to
aeny any statement Com,a'nsa s ,1se be2e reaas
TO read to tie Senate. had no expccta-
tion that this subject would be called up to-day,
until the honorable gentleman told me during your
adjournment Of afew minutes. | have sent for the
the letters. was fearful, however, that they would
not be here in time to read them now, and If 1t be-
tomorrow before my associate resumes MS argu-
ment shall ask leave Of the Senate, as this topic
II Ill 'teTlIls VI CcLeuIe
of me- to allow me TO read these letters. Why did
introduce these letters here at all In vindcation or
the impuaton that was made against Judge Biackr
1t for the purpose OF showing that the President
Of the United states had been placed in
dilemma such as no man under accusation had
been placed in before for the purpose OF show
lug that far as that correspondence Is concerned
Ii a correspondence which arose after tile art
ces Of Impeachment had been agreed upon and pub
lished, after they had been referred TO the Senate.
IL was for that purpose that introduced the cOrre
spoDdence and IL has excited and awakened and
f.A Af friI rhnn fia
counsel for the President Of the tinted States should
abandon his cause and that the true secret OF that
abandonment has not grown out or any
insult that the President of the United States
rendered TO the counsel, out OF any injnry that he
did to him, but out OF the fact that u claim was
pressed as believe stronger than / did the other
day aud will answer for IL here or anywhere else.
believe that Judge Black acted improperly under
the circumstances In Withdrawing his services from
the President OF the United states. Here ~ this ac
cusation presented against him, and here IL this AZ
tonishing claim presented TO him, signed by four oi