The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-04-28

Ideneral Thomas, and Mr.. Stanbery beinI
present, the Attorney General, in pres
Ience Of the President, told the witness to Sc
if he could carry up the case to the Su
lpreme Court on writ Of habeas corpus
and few hours afterwards he wrote th
Attorney General q note on the subject
on Monday he communicated the rcsul
| of his Investigations to the President
counsel, Mr.. Cox, and they agreed t,
Igether in order toaccomplish the purpos
suggested by the Attorney General; OF
Tuesday night he had an interview will
the Attorney General in relation to con
ducting the case the next day.
This question was objected to--Wha
did you and Mr.. Cox do in order to ao
|complish the result referred to?
Held admissible by the Chief Justice
and no appeal asked for.
Answer-All we did in Court Wednes
day morning,
Witness commenced in detail to re
count the circumstances already briefly
narrated by Mr.. Cox.i
Mr.. Butler interrupted him to say ht
wished to clear his skirts. ALI this mat
ter was going in against the objection Of
the Managers and under the ruling o.
the Chief Justice, whereupon the Chic
Justice rose and said: 1t goes in by the
decision of the Senate Of the United
States,
The witness resumed his minute mar
ration, and at the close Of the cross-ex.
animation by Mr.. Butler testified that
Thomas was not at the White House
when he arrived; did not know whether
he was at the War Department or not.
II. o. Perrin, of Long Island, was
then called-Has been personally ac-
quainted with the president about IA
years; was in this city during the month
of February, in company with Mr.. Se-
leye, member Of Congress from New
York; had aa interview with the Presi-
dent February 21st, about 2 P. M; took
Mr.. Seleye to introduce him; neither he
or Mr.. SeYelo had any knowledge Of the
removal Of Stanton.
Counsel offered to prove that the Pres
ident informed them that he had re.
moved Mr., Stanton and would soon send
into the Senate good name for the po-
sition; that he did not anticipate resist
ance and regarded the arrangement as
temporary.
Mr.. Butler objected and ..an argument
ensued on both sides.
The question was ruled out by the
Senate.
Mr.. Evarts had nothing more to ask
and suggested an adjournment.
Mr.. Butler opposed it in long speech.
after which the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April II.
The Court opened in due form.
The Chief Justice stated the first bu.
siness in order was the order offered by
Mr.. Conness yesterday, that hereafter the
Senate sitting as Court Of Impeachment
shall meet at 10 o'clock, a. NJ, to which
Mr.. Sumner offered an amendment fol
a session from 10 to 6 o'clock daily.
The motion of Mr.. CONFESS was adopt.
eI by vote Of 80 to IA.
On motion Of Mr.. Ferry, the Senate
ordered the omission from the records OF
tabular statements appearing in the Globe
as part of Mr.. Buffers speech yester-
day, the same not having been read OF
put in evidence.
Mr.. w. w. Armstrong, of the Cleve.
land Plaindealer, was called for the de-
fence. He testified the President spoke
there only on solicitation; Interruptions
BY the crowd were kept up most Of the
time and responded to by the President.
Barton Abel, of st. Louis, was exam
ined; was one of the committee appoint
ed bya Merchantile association to re-
csive the President in August 1866, and
went to Alton to meet him; at the request
of the citizens, the President reluct-
antly consented to make speech from
the balcony of the Southern Hotel in
St. Louis; he told the committee he would
make only short speech.
Cross.examined-'rhe President made
speech to the committee at the land
ing where he was listened to respectfully.
and was then escorted to the Lindell
Hotel; went to the Southern Hotel at
absut nine o'clock that night to attend a
banquet given him; witness remained in
side while the President was speaking
from the balcony; did not see any person
try to draw him in SO as to get him to
desist from speaking.
George Knapp, proprietor Of the St.
Louis Republican, was the next witness
He testified that he and Mr.. Abel advised
the President to respond to the calls ci
the crowd and 60 out and speak to them
The President consented with reluctance
The crowd was at the time very disor.
derly.
Cross examined Does not know wheth.
er the balcony was crowded; listened tc
a portion of the speech; did not hear any.
thing about Judas or John Bull; ban.
ques was delayed until the President had
finished his speech. The Republican
published the speech Sunday and or
Monday gave directions to correct the
speech for second publication; does moi
recolleot whether he has ever complained
that his directions were not carried
out.
Henry Seider, shorthand writer fol
the St. Louis Republican, was next called
He reported the Presidents speech and
corrected the report published Sunday
for the publication of Monday; made only
such corrections as were called for by
his notes; compared the report of the
speech publishedin the Democrat with
his own published in the Republican;
made the comparison April llth, and
wrote an accurate memoranda Of about