, 1870-02-10
LETTER FRoM SENATOR ROSS.
Tho lrppeachmont Trial.

LETTER FRoM SENATOR ROSS.
.The Impeachment Trial. |
us1rxp STATES SENATE cH4nsEn.l
v FAsa1xorus, Feb 2. lsi0
Bon. JaHfs D. Saoaay CAzy'noa SpfctL Com
s.s: hare the honor to acknowledge the 70.
ee,pt By tpis d., na,l Of 1oa1 commualeatoo
q 3al latt ., ls7N, 1o'1,1rR zee snat 5oa 20
noase o1 hspreFsnsas,7es q ,ne tgat.ta.s Of /
kaLtAs 10 f1qouc ihto ateEed 11sc3euust ~
ssss tm e. u eosneeses ..a tas ia 1mpeasa
uent t1sl II AT tftw johnson. a1d otael ns wsa 10
ilform yoa tre) toAt tals CON nlItee VII nes'n
CIV. % Totsaay trah F.o,uar. l. 1870, a1a w.Il
couits ue until tae1 shaA nl7e co"p'e'eo LIE IL
M,t rrcisl duties here viii, Of coursc, prevent
ne f,om betpR uetent ID pe{tou to aus ser 10 inn
chasRth preferred. Wese !! pe:an!e, aosesG, :
should nst dts II Ia - ~ s,s fne he.
ir9 d atiers connecsed nth rue fupescanens
,lss!," ave ot Eueh a raI1rrs Ard tGe ts6s!moay
pstse, tsat Ites fully. ~sttan'ed II uRsing saa;
extntra;lon to tee aols end IMPARTIAL lswJen s:d
eoumli,ee md Ine Hou:e Of Representatives
Tne Testimony referred 10. sad WHICH tsEe
psstpre ID foi watdIE TO 5ou foI ne e t9.o5aa.on
auses, Is ennraced IN the 'olio aluS ooco nen:a
]. RE cores ssiona1 Rtpott e ne Ins; e. ne
cemplete history Of Ine nls, with sH tue tes!!-
uopJ clicked fhereas, for ana aga1c st the de1esd-
ant taken dos 1t tho iuatans o. the otnciai r.
porter Of me Sepa+e, uon it4 commencement 70
ia close tEeludlrg the Arguments OF the vefJ aos
connutee appoihfed tcs ne EasaRelaens o. ,ne
With be aIgumeuts OF the eat1ed couLse1 Of tbs
Pfeslte1r 10 the deletce, AID tue oplnloaa OF
| numser Of tue members Of the co1r' ast;irE fot
'As he r. fefoft nf tre Committee OF Inquiry ap-
| 20 n,eu BY the United state1 House ot Repre-.
teL,atlses-a coiaaon OF Washington street
atd nar,room GOSSIP. prepared II ias iotm q q
! e pas,e testimony. p5 tae Hon. Nee}tMtn =:
Butler, TOR the putp7ae ol n1ste . SUSPICION o.
voled EoE acqut!al, With purt1oas oI Ice tesumohI
lett ont, wb,cn .w,re ca.casatI to reaeet upon
sens you thas you uas have before you tie worsE
| phase thai c, Gu ~ utIt1eud5 committee, Ipade
up pf the rtostrItpts Of The lnpsac1Hent, co3ld
| roe elbly pei ppot, lnE COL uacs
! q 4 copy OF the C1nctnnan Commereift OF De"
eefu}re Is, 1869, coutslsisE ~ article e!tIt:ed.
"W hat i. cost to Pnrcaase the Acquttta} Of ANDY
suus Of money 10 loar Of tns dissenting ssns-
coL1 Ct inc Sex YorE Sun Of December
81, 1863. col4ta4n,. an alilc.e eouuea. " Tue o.
Etiuen h.s;oss ct s9s Tnsa paIpnr1Iis i:,,s 70 m o.
i. o1is;1at copies q Il. correspondence be-
se!eretce to diic!csutes alleged to nave been
nane ~ nttp, and 10 which ne ceaea all kcowl~
sose 9 npfo2ss n9 y,s to tne
Senate OF the rLlseo ssasea, Jay 81, ls6s, u
rsgaIa 10 nJ aeuon And tnas ef otae1s u tae
Ii ADDITION to tnesr. have IN my desk At uI
home tn lawrence. kaahAs, nunoer Of prl1ae
| JeIiefe, F8mples OF u.any such Hecelre1 by me.
aut11 Tho 1r.al Of the imFesenmeht, vh;ch H't
a'so have fef saIdsd TO !on ss onee: TEE IT, IT.
peattI of trat trial. ard afe frpleto vita oo1or-
gst:ora and ep1tne:a OF most o1enalTe cna1a ,sr
: nor . f1W Of Them co.5E3lnx destrnoaFe tofeasi
Of boti:y ard otnel harm, AID OF aasasseaattoo,
should IaI, 1t the coEclasor, to ro1e for H.
: cenv:cton u 1he President
They ase tnuoduced TO saoT The tpirtt thai an.
| mated ScUe tT lhni6 WtO were most persistent
, for 1ne conviction ef Mr. Jonnsoo. aud wlo
. tnou8nt had good reatoa 10 leat, from Ga:tfea
aaassers It ta.n theis app5:sed oi,s,r would eIerl
. | an utdue iInGe1ce IL i1e adAla of iha E1Fs:a-
rnent IN The esent Of tho impeachment u ne
oeet:ed that these letter. do nos conittute tesd
: pouy In the case a1sFez thst they slc As gooe
erl:tuee 0; cor1nnioR oo ny psrt as EAs g oeeI
IL ne q ne fact tbat yesy large portion OF Tie
p1ets OF the COUNTY, lIdilze IN Similar Hne O.
I | eouEe1t AID atrlcinre. apd Hhicn AZ that u1,e
Q elusive roof I Corruption.
b !seld YOU these psit:s, en- sse!rg NE @ tnnes
esisssttas Of m,ten n tes hope ~. theY ~! re-
d sIe tha1 Lo.tiuR, hoseye1 uIftsendiy. OF cacu
4 lsled 10 sustain the caIsts axnn.s me, may X
1es Tor W eea1si y.af tacceed,pg the csose o. sn
h tY1sI Eale repeated and urgent etor;s TO secas
b AZ e1s1ntaIoo q hese Gnsd9ss y ne sen1s We
+, con5ostd Of tout Republican seeslo:s .no sete'
q q no not, IL Il We never orsaazsd aaa ne ua0rua
Has COZ pe'td 10 Ieper ~ & sa c:oae @ ni inss Gou
!h, ieey ess
9: Nos, however, that ,hs matter has been takel
= Ia nala by htarca ot tnu lex1llstu1e q MY =.
. State, 1Inlt that It will 90 The people ol III
q S<ate and myself the iu.tlce 10 mske The iaVesu
~ ra:lcs rs thorough ao1 IS essrcnlns ~ II pol
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" ttsnbEffSked The pt0r5ietie4 Of NJ platt03. II
= orc 70 Tie people of The ate that it be sho m
q. tine ior 1.sa 10 vladieate lhsnselses. atd :.
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u. tould, Il ts due TO u5stH. auu 10 ths Se1ate
us *h.eh az member, Laat 81 e. eIa sasA 6e mAa
y. u Win rtfeTelce to that roltiaa Of the snd.c
ne next shented n ~ sonesnst iaasani, a y
cs chatacIet Ct the dtfeLce1 am expected to max
u :. wo1in glad1y furritn ali the evidence aeces.
oe to Ee 7o aDa en- ss hsvs done y fs,e a
~ ~ TO atlule you, ard through ,oa the honoran
mguss 81 set coa rsse al nps Il 4
p into ary or III alleged MI coEuuet" on nj pal
'9 "1 aha1! y prompt! sense,ed1.ecoga'ztng, =,
u. ~ toxtI. aid tbs p1obftesJ Of tue Lsgntas4e.
en- either bra1 eh thereof. 10 take notice Of all Ina
y s eaea1ssed atH % "a te1sct ron Sae 1spataaon
a o. purify and dglily ot It's represe nlauves IN Co
II Y Rrcas, whether adec:iD& 1neu public OF tae1
~ ul rate relations. -----
re- 50 isr as an inquiry tcto nj acton in the Il
~ peachmtnt tnal IS concerned, dc'i1r, 10 corci
se Ion, 10 tay to you, aud through 1oo 10 The ho
eu M o1sDie House ut Kep.esenla aves, thss IN all I
On so history Of that great tsia!, 20 iIs5ght a.
rd rofh1re tn ssn and nothing 70 tale bact. n d
D. u. to be cerspred for hsS1tE. sc1td upon ny o:
o1 cnp1Ic1lota o1 t1tnce ard p1opHetE. a1d
~ haylLR dared to assets, IN the facc ot "A nHe
,ay anpltl gt1uEsn detutciattou, tie right Of p
ao " ya1t Iulgnent when tItirg Euder o7.h to pa
II hiuh eirr - nr Litefre aD0rs 20 be i'll shall
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tion At The price Of cu1cta pet!pEy; ror Viii q
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ail Th.nLino .nn foT the onnoytun1t1 ID rrsnond
tly, The ioni1s mi ara ,,rrert.n 10 ntale rutcs
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