The New York herald., 1868-01-08

ponsby for the dsspatches Of hs Secretary Of state
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subjects have ever been the same, and Mr.. Johnson
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opinions cannot b sosr.ssa and Mr. Jcnnso. discovers
his suspension from ONCE.
obvious that this !. only pretexs and that there
such have already pointed gu. Al any rate your
COMMITTEES have in vain searched for ot6era The
II the message Is that he omitted 10 communicate 70 The
President teegraphc despatch Of General Baird dated
July ~ lsSa relative 20 .ne ss's o. Louis
Secretary did not send the General Instructions
qussted. lHere follows the dcspatch In another para
OF the message the Prssiden speaking OF the riot thas
occurred in New Orleans ON the s0th Of july 1865
marks, 81 need not remind the Senate Of the effort
made 70 nx the responsibility on the President rhs
itsraisd ali through the land that the President
M n .:s psy S snoss that ass: rs:
purpose Of the author t0Sprovs that he had oppor
:uny to prsvsp. Tho riot and s,aashsr he Of that SeSdy
which he speaks and that bis failure 70 prevent them
justly chagsabs to te Sscretarys delinquencvin not
sending General Baird insiructions and in withholding
from him. tho President the despatch In other words
that not he, but Mr. Stanton, Is justly chargeabis.
quire into the Presidents responsibility in respect to
this lamenabIc event. yet II IN demonstrating the
groundleesno86 OF cnargo tney necessary 70
shew the Presidents responsibility, he surely will have
First Is there reason for supposng Mr. Stanton guilys
Was he in fault or not for sending instructions 70 Gen.
eral Baird Of such character?
Here follows the correspondence between the Presi.
dent and Mr. stanton on the subject Of these riots and
General Baird's despatches)
Mr.. Howard contuues:-rhe difference in tho copy
inserted in the Presidents message ID in the words tat
once" fou nd between "men and by" The copy fur
nished by General Baird implies little or no urgency,
while that furnished by the President implies II strong
Iv ha m afiy0a Oua Ara as oil
"Please instruct me by ph."-Bard. "Please
instruct me at once by telegraph. Message.
The report then introduces the subject OF the Con-
<ention, and continues:-"Nor fs there reasonable
doubt that he the Presidenn fully Of Mayor
vention as unlawful assembly which 1t his duty
to dsperse by force II he or his advisers at Washing
ton know be unlawful assembly, why this delay
when he could have uipped tn, danger the bud9 ~
The report enters into lengthy defence OF the con-
suionality OF the Convention, and proceeds 70 say
that Mr.. johnson opposed the reassembling or
the Convention and In favor of having the members
arrested criminal:charge and brought to trial. One
Of tho witnesses In the riots investigation swears that
the President had received telegram. and under
the impression that the riots had ceased; and other
dispatches induced the belief tnat tho riots were going
1t was then telegraphed that the civil authorities
should prevail ana hat thelr processes snoaa % re-
2Sth, the day on when Albert voorhees,, Lieutenant
Governor OF Louisiana teIegraphed nat the negroes
called themselves and riot inevitable.
The President failed TO consult the Attorney General OF
the United states or any membsr of his Cabinet Or
assemble under what was practically bis own military
order.
The report goes 10 say that Mr. Jonnson's denial
that he was warned of the riot in time TO prevent
admits Of but one repls 1t is untrue and known
10 be so TO Nj. johnson"
Mr. Stanton warned. General Bard's des.
patch did not intimate that there was any danger Of
popular violence arising from the threatened arrests on
wrs that to be issue. There nothing IN II 10
apprehension Of sucn danger He had threat
ened to prevent the arrests unless ne was instructed to
contrary by the President
SUPPOSE II.
patch TO the President what would have been the
sequence Would he have instructed General Baird to
prevent the arrests Yor that alone could have pre-
vented the riot Why, mad just before, aud the
day informed Voorhees, that the military were sx
pectcd to sustain the courts
The news brought by General rd's telegram though
1t notified Mr.. that the conspiraors intended to
danger Of popular outbreak. while that sent 10 Mr.
Johnson the Same day, and wncn Mr. Stanton never
possible civil processes without the certainty
OF riot Il ID preposerous then 20 think that II Mr.
dent the attor would have taken any netcs OF IL.
We think Mr. johnson should treat II a. piece OK
speca good fortune that BY the nonexhotion to him
peatng In the form OF direct order TO the officer In
command the direction To use the troops IN aid OF tho
riot His complaint has not even the merit Of plausis
bty, and 10 takes another form.
Il Is said that Mr. stanton snouid have sent i1struo
tons General Baird to employ tho troops in stopping
the riot but Is just ground for slspending the Sec
retary OF War that he did not give Instructions entirely
inconsistent with the actual wishes and commands OK
We think Mr. san,on's reasons entirely SUM-
cent for Withholding further instructions from
General Baird, considering the ignorance in
which he was Of the real state of things IN
New Orleans Mr. Johnson, however, eau plead no
such ignorance; for he kept fully informed by
Rozier Voorhees,, Heron and others Of what gong
on and to have concealed des gnedly from the
Secretary.
In conclusion the committee recommend the passage
Of tho following resolution, aud that the be
fed TO tho President
Resolved That having dered the evidence and
by the President IN his Message 18th of
December 1851 tor the suspension from Of secretary
OF War Edwin NJ Stanton the do
suspension.