Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-04-10

of his proper powers, and was uncOn-
stitutionaL.
Colonel Wallace, commanding the
garrison here testified that he was at the
White House on other business and
answered similar inquiries
und-EX-Assistant Secretary
Chandler was called to prove that
Cooper had been appointed in his PIac8
in the Treasury, by the President, for
the purpose OF answering re9uisltiOus
OF General Thomas for money for the
War Department.
AIessrs. Fessenden, Henderson and
others. asked questions of the witness,
TO which replies were made showing
that under the law of 1867 an assistant
/ secretary could not issue warrant Tor
/ money. The entire evidence was then
ruled out by % to p, thus destroying
I the point of the prosecution TO prove
/ conspiracy on the part Of the President
/ in this instance
/ Third-The manager Of the telegra pa
Office here identified two telegrauis
/ which passed between Governor Par
/ sons. OF Alabama, and the President in
/ 1866, in which the former speaks OF The
proposition to repeal the sanction OF the
/ legislature to the constitutional ameud-
nIent, and the latter replies dOu 0tiHg
/ the propriefy Of such course ana al
vising the people TO stand by the Con
stitutl0h.
/ A long argument ensued on the ad-
ulissi bility Of this evidence, the reley-
aBcy of which defendants counsel said
did nOt appear. 1t was admitted by Y
/ to II.
] Fourth-The correspondence between
| Grant and johnson, relative to the re-
moval of Stanton, was submitted as
| heretofore published.
! Asp. NJ, on motion to adjourn,
/ there was an equal division, and the
| Chief Justice decided in the affirmative
and adjourned the court.
| F'T,iday.-In the court impeachment,
| to-day, witnesses were examined rela-
/ tive to the accuracy Of the report OF
/ the Presidents speeches in Washing
4 ton, on the 18th Of August, and 10
! Cleveland on the 80 of September, 1856.
/ There were no important facts deVeI-
/ oped, and nothing like a test question
/ was raised during the days proceed
/ ings.
Mr. Hudson, editor Of the Cleveland
/ Leader, was sharply crOss-ezamined a.
/ TO the Cleveland speech. he IS not q
/ shorthand reporter, and the defense
! worried him considerably TO nnu Oul
bow he could have made UerbGtiH5 re-
port without the aid of shorthand
Three reports of the Cleveland speech
! were offered, one from the Leader
another from the Herald, of Cleveland
I and the other from the New HoEB
| World.
The defense to-day summoned J. B
! McCullagh, Washington correspond
| ent OF the Cincinnati Commercial. he
is to be examined on the subject O
/ JOhuson's declarations of what he IN
| tended 10 do in order to get Stanton ou
of Office.
The case on behalf Of the Presiden
will be opened with a long speech by
Judge Curtis.
Szturdag-A couple of stenOgrap pher'
were examined before the Senate, II
relation TO the published reports of th'
Pre- sident's st. Louis speech. vUuchins
for their general accuracy. Robert s
Chew, chief clerk in she State Depart
ment. testified that after the passage o
the eIenure-Of-Office Law, a change wa
made in the form Of commissions issueC
to all civil officers, making them L
conform to its provisions. Some turt he
documentary evidence was then put IN
and Mr.. Butler informed the SenaI
that the case on the part of the Huus
of Representatives was substantially!
closed, although they might call on
few more witnesses, whose testimon.
would be only cumulative. Mr.. Curtis
for the President, then said that the de
tense would not have much oral evi
dence to offer, but needed Time to ar
range their documentary evidence ant
prepare the defense. He therefore ask
I'd an adjournment till next Thursday
which was agreed to by large DlajOri
ty. The House of Representatives ad
ljOurned till Wednesday, to give tn
managers an opportunity Of submit
, ting any matters req quiring action o
the House, before the next meeting 0
court.