, 1881-11-06

time, particularly among the correspondent
: OF the newspapers. Putting this and that t
gether, and i" taking one consideration wit!
another" the St11. Is enabled to present
tolerably ACCURATE history of the meeting:
EVERY MEMBER OF TIL: CABINET
was present. The President, as soon as al
were seated, stated that he had called tn
members together to consider the question 0
. the prosecution OF Guiteau: that from til
| facts that had come to his Knowledge he be
lieved the Government be entirely UMPIRE
pared for the case. lie added, with 4 quot
deal Of emphasis, and accompanying Iii;
words with Il clenehed fist TINT cnine dowl
| with some force oh the table, that le woutt
consider it pre6minently dissraceful to tn,
Government If, in the Guiteau case, us in tht
star-route cases, the Government should con
fess itself unprepared to go on, and become
compelled to ask continuance. Attorney
General cVeagh was present, anu gave. .ne
sign.
THE PRESIDENT, NOTICING .fAcvEAGu's
-. SILENCE,
put the question to linn directly as to the
| preparation for the Government TO proceed
iii the Guiteau case.
The Attorney General replied that he did
not consider it any part Of his business to
| give attention to criminal prosecutions.
| The President replied that this was great
State trial. and that the whole country looked
| to MacVeagh to see that it was conducted
| properly and efficiently. =.
! MacVeagh said there was no law OF Gus
tom for the Attorney-General to appear in
criminal trials, at,sf said he had been told so
by Judge jeremiah Black.
| The President then quickly and
SOMEWHAT ASGT:1LY ASKED MAcyEAaH
how it had been III the Aaron Burr trial
"Oh, but that was trial for treason" Mac
Veagil replied.
Yes" said the President, "and this is a
trial for numbering the Chief Magistrate OF
| the Nation, and, to my mind, it is the posi-
tive duty Of the Attorney General to take
charge OF the case"
MacVeagh then reiterated that the law
never contemplated that as any part Of his
duty.
!: The President replied that the statutes OF
the United States authorized the Attorney
Geaeralto appear for the Governmet at. any
time, in any Federal court III any case in Which
lie might deem it his duty to do So, and re-
ferIed MacVeagh to the particular section
of the law.
By this time there was
4 GREAT DEAF. OF EXCITEMENT .
around the Cabinet table. THE lawyers Of
the Cabinet being appealed to, they alleged
with the President.
.A1acVeash maintained 4his position that
it was beneath the dignity Of the Attorney
General to appear III criminal case. The
President then asked him il he had done any.
thing to obtain counsel to assist District-At~
torney Corkllillin the prosecution Of Guiteau.-
MacVeagh said he had not; that that was a
duty which belonged to the eDistrict-Attorney
himself If lie desired additional counsel
The President with some warmth said that
that was 4 new suggestion to him, and that
either Macy eagh or himself was very ig-
norant Of the law; for, according to his
reading Of tile United States statutes, it was
made the express duty of the Attorney
General to engage assistant counsel in any
case where, in his Judgment, the interests of
tile Government required it. =
MacFeagh said that he took different
view Of ilis duty, and It.
DID NOT CONS; DER HIMSELF BOUND TO TAKE
ANY PART.
in the trial Of Guiteau. or to procure addi-
tionaI counsel for that purpose. lie said
that in the star-route cases Col: Corkhill had
suggested desire for the employment ut
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