The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-20
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In April 1898, while senator OF the United State
GIG. 900 az remuneration for opinion, writtei
atthe request OF President johnson, In the Me
repabIican senators. voted for the aeanittoi @
II President johnson, in his impeachment trial
thereby preyensng his removal ss irsn oe
between the steps OF ladder, win At once pereeIv
the conneetion between the S1o.oeo fee and tn,
singular acquittal All turning and twisting is o.
no avail In this instance.
1t has been intimated that Gov. Culiuu
has given circulation 20 this. calumny il
isome form. For his sake hope he hal
not engaged in such dirty work Perhaps
it would be sufficient answer TO the 40.
fcusations Of the extract have read, t.
state that never received out of the fed
eral treasury $40, 900 as remuneration
for an opinion, written at the request o.
President Johnson. in the McCardle case
WAS NEVER EMPLOYED BY PRESIDENT
JOHNSON IN ANY CAPACITY, .sss
or for any purpose. in my life. nor did
ever receive a dollar from him or the
1.-THE United States fer services rendered a,
bis request. The letter which will nov
Tread will show by whom, and for what
/ purpose, and before what tribunal I waf
employed in the McCardle case. -s
7 WAN DEPARTMENT wa sHrseroN ClrY. [
srH:-rhe case er parts " San 4 iMses; an
peaied from the circuit court of the Southern dis
| rtct OF Mississippi to the sapreme court OF the
ap The attorney general Of tie uni United ssates
| having expressed his intention not TO appear In
o s to s case
numbered $50, and Transcript of the record, to
gether with copy OF the attorney generals letter
lie herewith Enclosed. Very respectfully, your
| obedient servant, z u. s. CRAZE,
Hon. Lyman Trumbull Washington.
This letter was written Jan s. 1868.
long before articles Of impeachment were
preferred against President johnson. and
gives the lie to the charge that it was at
the request of President johnson. that
appeared in the McCardle case. or that
was employed to give an opinion in it,.
Every body at all familiar with the history
Of those times knows that Mr.. johnson
was opposed to the reconstruction laws.
the validity of which it was supposed,
we're. or might be involved 10 the McCar-
die case. For this reason MIR. Stanberry,
bis attorney general, declined to appear in
the case. and Gen. Grant. then secretary
of war. desired Ito engage my professional
services In the case In the supreme court.
1t was no part of my duty as senator to
render such professional services for the
government. Several of the most eminent
counsel in the United States ap-
peared in behalf of McCardls and
argued the case on two different
occasions 10 the supreme court-the argu.
Hments lasting several days. On both occa
sions ] prepared and presented briefs and
argued the case at length in behalf OF the
government, In addition to the profes
sional services rendered in the McCardle
case, L was subsequently retained byEdwin
NJ. Stanton. secretary of war, in the case
of the State of Georgia VS., Gen, Grant
Gen. Meade. and others in the supreme
court 10 defend them against ACTS done
under the reconstruction laws. For all
these professional services | received com-
pensation. part Of which was paid by the or
der of Secretary Stanton. aud the balant
in 1869. by the order of John Il. Rawlins,
secretary Of war, after Grant became
president, AS q senator | aided In tie
passage and maintenance OF the recon
struction acts. IS conceived il my duty
to do; but 1t was no part OF tiny duty to
defend Them or the government IL the
courts OF the United Ststes, unless rrofes-
siouaily employed for that purpose. When
SO employed | was justly entitled to cem
pensation from the parties who employed
me. Grant, Stanton, and the Repu biicans
Of that day were glad enough to obtain my
professional SERVICES. and to pay for them.
1t has not been uncommon for 10 en- bers OF
the senate to appear both for and against
the government in the courts of the coun- |
try, aud receive compensate for their
services Senator Edmunds, Of Vermont, |
appeared 10 the supreme court in the case |
which involved the constitu,ionaiity OF the |
conhscation acts, and argued in their sup |
port. Senator Conkiiag, while a mem Der |
OF the house OF representatives.. was em- |
poyed by the government as counsel and |
received pay from the government for his |
services. In speaking upon the propriety |
of such employment, 10 the house Of rep
he said:
| should be sorry as an American to sup |
pose that the standard of intelligence |
anywhere in the country is 80 low that any |
human being. unless IL be that disting |
uished matthew atician aud warrior. Prov |
ost Marshal General Fry, believes that
there 10 the slightest improperly In N an
Who is q member of congress in practicing |
his profession as a counsel in the courts,
or accepting from the government OF the |
United States or from any other client O |
retainer for such professional services.
IF Republicans now think there was
anything wrong 10 my appearing in the
supreme court 10 the McCardle and Geor
eia cases, Why do they not visit their con-
deunation on Grant, Stanton and Raw
Inns, who employed and paid me, and not |
falsely and meauly impute to me the
receipt of money from President |
j Johnson. as bride to vote tor his acQuit-
tai? This malicious and false assault |
upon my personal integrity has been going |
the rounds OF Republican papers, together |
with many other statements falsely attri- |
buting to me sentiments / never enter |
tanned and language | never used. This
10 the first time have publicly alluded to
any of them. By what turning and
tsUistiag the authors of these calumnies |
will escape from the brand of falsehood |
" hieh have placed upon them. | know
not. Probably ahsy will tsoist and turn
to the distortion of other facts and the
fabricstioDs of other taisehoods. hoping By |
the false cry OF stop thief" to shield the
Republican party from an expo.ure of its |
iD;quities. This was the policy pursued |
t,1ward Mr. Greeley and the reiorners of
1879 They were meauiy IT'D falsely |
assailed by all the whisky thieves and
corrupt rings connected with ths
party In power do NOT propose SPEND
ing my time defendiug against false
or personal attacks My pub /
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