New-York tribune., 1868-04-29
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

Black made a copy OF my "opinion" and afterward At
sonal friend Of hs OF the sgers TO get the
other members OF Congress, two Of whom happened
done by 2 seperate application TO each. without any
the papers TO be used in any way or for any pu
pose other than the expression OF their opinous tie
was very considerable time after the original given To-
the President. desire further TO declare, that have
no knowledge OF interest directly indirectly any
claim whatever arising in any manner out OF the island
of Alta Yea, other than above stated. In justice 10
s Shaney
esq and Col j. w shafer, showing that neither OF tho
germ IN the SUBJECT matter thereof other than as above
set forth. While acqnt the learned counsel OF any IN
territorial falsty OF statement he makes IL TO his best
information" which must have been obtained from
Andsw the so h % s n
h' stlss @ t March, Ia % ssar F. @q''f this
SsS5e D. n SoSn 1S Sy 5eaa
seyens, and John A. Bingham on the same day the stn
OF March 1868 when the President knew that the names
Of the fve a;tmentiOned gentlemen were procured on
copy of the letter. long after the original was in HIS
hands Again, there is another deliberate falsehood IN
procured and sent to HIM for the purpose OF ntmidang
him into dong an act t. after S he was the pro
ment when IN truth and In fact the signatures pro
hm in doing what he himself declared was just and legal
in the premises and which he intended 70 do Tho nae
son. VINO usually raises issues OF veracty with both
friend and foe with whom he comes In contact Gen.
Cbsnucey p Black Attorney and CoaneorAtLAv do dspose
and that the IA. aIn Of Black Lamo Co. have been counsel r
the discovered BY them in the island Of Alta Vea Of Sh hy
.o@s ea Osdp Of the PassSsSt Of 6e Sso
s Ss s ss Sesa peGs S % 49, @
TTi @ d 5eiiss ee d H a %. a e o5s eS our s@
h conviction Of bis own duty to hod the desired s boz had de
shar having become associated rh in and having
a asasp ocnrS e SsH R @ Ne opinion upon IT, ss also
y Cen LSs.a Amer I.es',Ts 'A. SYnGS enclosed :,
received whether dated rsoect The that
my letter iaslo.Sg Learning
bre OF Congress copy opinion Repre-
procured the Of personal aSd
to the copy Some considerable isd forwarded the n
procured upon personal application the gentlemen sevea ,hOat
any action Ts.svs on their % @ rss SSS % % S
regard the President whssyeE From my reaOa % the case Aa
that that neither Of the gentleman who signed the
nP pap p ,Spsof f or sDS tsereo% n any dy or na
ieSty Or gently that eOn .H
sworn and subscribed before me- this day ofzS
To til. best of my knowledge belief iS
Sworn subscribed before 18Th day Of April 1908
MR.. NELSON REPLIES.
Mr.. NELsoN-Mr. ChiefJustiee and Senators: Yoa
haye % ye heS5d the viii as9 believe belize o
me The Ths eonne can
proceed by unanimous consent.
MrNELSON-I beg pardon of the ChefJusce. inferred
The honorable gentleman speaks TO what he supposed
to be the knowledge and duty Of tyro IN the law and
this foreign subject by in the course OF the nyestg
ton Ibeg leave TO remind the honorable Senator's that
without having as believed, aud just Ia
do IT. and whatever may be the gentlemans views in re
say to him. and this Senate that have never seen the
dy a my & sROed ROs % DOWN He TO e
client was assailed, and as l believed nm
sssSna duty on mot the face of the earth 70 Sndie
and defend him against the assassin My views may be-,
able Senator and others, and IT, without casting any NJ
Election upon my associates, the duty had devoiyed
had not devolyed upon those of higher standing IN the
profession than myself would have met the Gentleman
President Of the United states, and ! would have
made, and would have permitted of them To
AIDE Sss & 80 La ar as an answer could DC pde Oh o
argument so far as it had progressed tBontwelD at
time he addressed the Senate on the other side Sa" 10
President OF the United states the Influence which
he fad over ms eept @ to- the control OF tRer
MASTER and make aluson 10 the withdrawal of Judge
Considered il upon the most calm aud mature rejection
We as one he counsel for the President having The IN
formation in possession to meet and answer ~ abd
nail 1t TO the counter have done aud think we have
done successfully. You all know and II Deed he can
hunt up the newspapers and furnish the testimony that
when Judge Black retired from the Presidents case
published in the newspapers h1se @ 10 cne frss
was desperate had withdrawn from II IN disgust ana he
very highest a n te address o. s
honorable Manager and alluded to IN the connection
which & was G 70 @ Which had been made upon
him, and it was for that reason ana Tor no otnSi,
Managers and while treated them with civihty. with
kindness and think, with very great iorpe@lct te
today which hurl back with Understand, gen
tenan / treated him with courtesy and kindness; he
American senate and 1t will be for you 10 Judge, sena-
tors whose demeanor has been most properhat OF tbs
fnnllN llgll
uations against me for my course IN yindcang the
President OF the United states in the disesrse Of my
professional duty here. SO far question when me
gentleman desires to makes of apersonal character
GSaSI make il elsewhere If Il he desires to make it.
SENATOR YATES RISES TO POINT OF ,E, 0kDLh' IN
Senator YATES at this point rose ana ea!ea inc conn
sci to order ,, ,ov.,~,,s
Mr. NEISON-Mr. ChiefJnstlee ana senator's Mll
endeavor TO comply with the suggestion Of the Senator
do not wish TO make use Of any langage Improper IA
answering the remark Of the honorable Manager the
other What desire to say to you SsRStos Ss wsS asS
made the statement which did submit to the senate
%adS with nn Ss possible that an
error to the date Of the paper when was ssnea Wy
took It or granted that bore the date that was
signed the day, the 9th day OF March that was
material error If il be one had the letters in my pos
session the day addressed you, and u INC gentleman
ts haa sseh oS hat nt a sss ae@ here ready to read
Senate. had 10 expectation that tins subject would We
called the honorable gentleman told Deduf
ing your Adjournment minutes 81 have sent for III,
letters was fearful however. that they would not be
here In time to read them and II IL becomes neees
sary shall ask leave read them tomorrow before my
associate resumes his argument shall ask leave Of the
senate as this topic introduced by the gentleman n
terms OF censure me- allow read those letters
why did Introduce those letters here at all in sindca
ton II the imputatiOn that made against judge
Back for the purpose OF showing that the Pres
ideut the United States had been placed in dilemma
such rs under accusation had been placed ~
before for the purpose Of showing that 50 far as that
respondence is concerned IL correspondence which
after the articles Of impeachment had been agfeeo