The New York herald., 1868-04-03


order assigning General Emory to the command OF
Washington, and contnued:-we now ofier the
order under which General Thomas resumed his
duties as Adjutant General OF the Army or the
United states (Reading it, We now 0ler the original
letter OF General Grant requesting the Presi.
he % had given " him M'%S PRIOR e to the ' date Of this
letter. Both the letter and the order OF the
President are the original documents lReads
the request On that letter is the following endorse
ment-lreading the endorsement by the President
made In compliance with the request. The next
the President Of the United States to General Grant
OF date February TO- 1865. 1t is the original letter.
send It to the counsel that they may examine It,
Senator HOwARD-ls that an originate
Mr.. WILsON-ltis the original.
Mr.. STANBERY (after examining it-Mr. Chief
Justice 1t appears that this is letter purporting
to be part Of the correspondence between General
Grant and the President. / ask the honorable
Managers whether it Is their intention to produce
Mr.. WILsoN-It is not our intention to produce
ANYTHING beyond this letter which we now offer.
Mr.. STANBERY returning The letter)-No other
part OF the correspondence but this letter?
Mr.. WILsoN-That is all we propose now to offer.
Mr.. STANBERy-I wish the honorable Managers to
state what Is The purpose OF introducing thls letter.
What is the objects For what charger
Mr.. WILSON, may state, as the especal oDect Ior
the introduction OF this letter. that II is to show the
declaration of the President as TO his intent TO pre-
vent the Secretary Of War (Mr. Stantonl resumlng
the duties OF the Office OF Secretary Of War In def
ance OF the Senate DO you desire 1t read? Go Mr.
Stanbery.)
Mr.. STANBERy-Yes, of course.
Mr. WILSON read the letter, whcn lS tnat III WHICH
the President enclosed the testimony OF his CaDnet
on the question or veraclty between niinseu anu
General Grant, and which Mr.. Wilson did not read
Mr.. STANBERY-I have asked the honorable Man.
ager il he has read all that he intends to. In that
letter certain letters were referred to OF which II
explanatory. DO you propose 10 reau ,uenlf
Mr.. W1ISON-All nave been feau tnaI we propose
to offer.
Mr.. STANBERY-fou 40 not propose 10 oner tne
papers ana documents tat nas ,hst m
Mr. WILSON, WIN state 10 tne counse 'Iat we
0ner etter OF tne Presldent Oh .he oneu o,atcs. -
we proposed 10 oiier H. We nave Onereu IL anu IL ~
In evidence. That Is the entire evidence.
Mr.. SrANBERY-We ask that the documents re-
ferred to be read that accompany u ana explain II.
mr.. WILSON-We oner sir, notiiilg DuI tie @ ie.Nl.
ii the couisel nave anything 10 oncr wien uIiey coc
10 make up tiieir case we VIII CONSIDER IL Iiien.
Mr.. STANBERY-Suppose there were postscriptY
Mr.. WiLsON-Tnefe Is no postscript, tloue"'
(laugher) IL Is there us written Dy lne rresiaen..
Mr.. SrANBERY-We VIII ASK IuIiiig upon Una.
point. On the rst page Oh the et'er tne nla.er ~
IeleIreu TO- WHICH VIII ieu uic ieau poi v,
the letter, emphasizing tne fresuehts quoLaIions
rom General Grants letter referring 10 FORMER
letter OF the President as containing many gross mis-
saements also the portion referring to the letters
enclosed, saying he left them to speak for them
selves, without comment. lhat, Mr StanDefy con-
tlnned Is thc answer 10 tne statement. go
Mr.. WILSON, suppose the couiiscl VIII no' cialm
fhat THIS Is not the ietter colnpietcf Ihat Is all we
propose 10 0ner n0W rms ietter Is III evidence
Mr.. SrANBEhi-We submit 'hat the gentlemen are
pound 10 produce tIieni.
mr- WiisoN-lne opJeclion Is 700 late now; II IL
had any lorce AZ te proper tm" Ihe letter Is SUD-
mltted anu mas Deen rcan ana = III evidence now.
, Inc UhEf JusiiCh i''ue u st,tcneh,, hau,lpio It, W
the gallery which was understood to favor Mr.. VIII
sons point.
Mr. EvARTs-Our point Is, Mr. Chief justice, that
,noSe enclosures lof par o ,ne c9nonca'o comm , m
assumed ,'aI 'ley wonin DC reao as part ol ''s
'egr M a. mayer =, %asr 70 state Mr. President
NV, 9 r ot o,vor oS anv on,iTsiion nv anv rc
va. W. a,c V. am.. u' ,,iS t ns any @
VI cViuehee mnau'Ci' II, ;s i VI o m
a nomSe" W "r % 80 hi, ''iu m ,haf m;ttn
statnmont of tIird' peyson In tbe p ,et Mace
oic % ,", mu 0,, ~ an ,a ,o noI 10 10
akais nc & m .e ILL., , ,s muui' w pc , a,
pares io siiu. ino i,a,leis INV i conci ~ ,he leter
10 ,e rresus. snom % ,,e & 'rc piPe's .iP 'h we are
9 hins ,J Cenera Gran Wis ooo
vo & r , eo r ~ "i. ,h, ,oi9an, ~ , -
aSnad o no nv ne preS"nt in this etfar nv h;m
and 1"r himself and Concludes him. and yye insist
that if forty members of his Cabinet were Co unite
otnervi ise e cnuld not osk thi II concludes
him " is his own declarati0n arout matter of dis
mute hetwecn himself and General Grant and that
which is referred TO in this letter is no Dart Of the
matter rpon wIich we rely in this accusation apa,nst
the President
M. SrANBEnY-We rely upon 1t.
Mr.. BINGuAM--Of course, the gentlemen rely upon
It and they ask us to read matter which Is no part
of the evidence at ALI II ~ not the highest evidence.
If we are to nave the testimony of the members OF
the Cabinet about matter Of fact and--as have
said, this letter claims that this is material fact
claim that, far MS they concerned they are un-
sworn letters and unsworn testimony, and that by
rule Of e, idence Is competent. admit ttat If the
Letter, according to the statement, were shOwn-a
statement adopted by the President IN regard 10 the
matter OF the Charges-It would be n different ules.
ton: that II would take t then outside Of the
rules Of evidence; bat anybody can see that
That Is not the point 80 all. ] assert that
H. Is not competent Ia o,icr in evidence
the statement or huy Cabinet officer what
cvcr tha, n tas not aiy hearing upon the Is...,
new rcad in show that his purpOsc tas.s 10 prevent
ttr >pcuton of fc Tenure of Once law and prevent
tho secretary of War after being confirmed by lie
senate. and the appon; ment orThomas being non.
concnrreJ in from entering upon ana forthwith per
farming as thc Jaw requires the duties of his ONCE
rI,at H. ,hn nnn of this letter We introduce IL for
mo ntrnose Of shaving the Presidents intent ion
Wo o,y th,t I'm every pont of view the letter beinv
o,,orcj Cnr tho reasons have Already stated those
oin, are fore 10 the ase ma we are under no
ohligatinn tn introduce them, and in Inv Judgment
Iove no riyht tn intro1ucc iho,n
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