The New York Herald Newspaper, July 4, 1868, Page 3

WASHINGTON A General Amnesty Proclaimsad | by the President. Pardon of All Persons Eagaged in the ‘Rebellion Except Tose Indicted for Treason or Other Felony. Generai Buter’s Impeachment Report. Not a Sdngle Case of Bribery Shown. “Horacee Greeley Characterized ase Scarecrow by Old Thad Stevens. GENERAL AMNESTY. Preclamation of the President Pardoning All Engaged in the Rebellion Except Those In- dicted for Trenson or Other Felony. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITBD STATES—A PROCLA- MATION, Whereas in the month or July, Anno Domin}, 1861, ip accepting the condition of civil war which was brought about by insurrection and rebellion in sev- eral of the States which constitute the United States, the two Houses of Congress did solemnly declare that war was not waged on the part of the government in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation; nor for any pur- pose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of the States, bat only to defend and maintain the supremacy of the constitution of the United States, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that so soon as those objects should be ac- complished the war, on the part of the government, should cease; And whereas;j the President of the United States has heretofore, in the spirit of that deciaration, and with the view of securing for it ultimate and com- plete effect, set forth several proclamations offer- ing amnesty and pardon to persons who had been or were concerned in the aforenamed re- bellion, which proclamations, however, were attended with prudential reservations and exceptions then deemed necessary and proper, and which proclamations were respectively issued on the 8th day of December, 1863; on the 26th day of March, 1864; on the 29th day of May, 1865, and on the 7th of September, 1867 ; And whereas the said lamentable civil war has Jong since altogether ceased, with an ackowledg- ment by all the States of the supremacy of the Should Mr. hooine be confirmed for the Austrian ™'eston the vacaney thereby created in the New ork Collectorship wil! be the object of excites tompetition. Already the strife for the “ big Plv.m" has commenced, and candidates by the score arq ready for the shoes of the amiable Collector, mong those who are pressed pretty heartily is Mr. Ralph Newton, a retired merchant of New York city, If a vacancy should realy occur it seems likely Mr. Newton Would at least get the nomination, fiough his confirmation would be rather problematical. The New Impeachment Articles. Thad Stevens will present his new articles of im- peachment on Tuesday next, and back them up with a speech, There will be five articles, all of them relating to the President and his interposition of executive authority in defeating the Congressional Policy of reconstruction. The articles will likely be referred and that will be the end or them. The Senate Amendments to the Special Tax Bil. The House Whiskey, Tobacco and Banking bill was to-day reported from the Senate Committee on Finance with numerous amendments. The sections relating to banks and bankers are stricken out. No changes are proposed in the taxes on whiskey and tobacco. The time for taking spirits from bonded Warehouses is extended from six to twelve months. The House provision for the exporta- tion of alcohol and rum is stricken out and & new section substituted requiring the pay- ment of the drawback at the time of the shipment after clearance, The bond is to be retained until it shown that the alcohol orjrum has actually arrived ts at the place of destination, the certificate of the con- sul being required for that purpose. The license taxes on wholesale dealers and retailers are stricken out, thus leaving in force the provisions of existing laws. Tobacco cannot be removed from the place of manufacture until the tax is paid. It {s also pro- vided that it shall be removed at once from the ex port warehouse to which it is first sent. Accord- ing to the House bill tobacco may be sent from the manufacturer to an export ware- house only to be exported; but the Senate amend- ment provides that if the manufacturer does not choose to export it he can withdraw it for a home market. Another amendment changes the number of inspectors to twenty, and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to designate their territorial districts. The House bill provides for sixty inspect- ors, or one for each Judicial district. The Senate Committee provide for fifty special agents to be em- ployed during the pleasure of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Convicts from Denmark—Remonstrance from Secretary Seward. The United States Consul at Elsinore, under date of May 28, wrote to Secretary Seward that a noto- rious thief and vagrant had been banished to the United States by the Danish government. He adds— The large number of the character of this class who are annually sent to the States is beyond calculation, and becomes gquitea profit- able speculation by the commoners. Secretary Seward, June 27, im writing to the United States Minister at Copenhagen, says:—‘*You will lose no time in addressing to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark @ remonstrance upon this subject. While emigrants are welcome to the United States we cannot consent that persons con- victed of crime shall be banished hither in order that the community which they have offended shall in the future be exempt from their crime or misdemeanor.” The President, in submitting the correspondence to Congress, submits the expediency of making such practices @ penal offence. Bills Approved. The President has approved the bills appro- priating money to sustain the Indian Com- misston and carry out treaties made thereby; to extend the boundaries of the collection district of Philadelphia, so as to include the whole consolidated city of Philadelphia, and the federal constitution and of the goverment ‘hereunder, and there no longer exists any reason- able ground to apprehend a renewal of the said civil war, or any foreign interference, or any unlawful resistance by any portion of the people of any of the States to the constitution and laws of the United States; And whereas it is desirable to reduce the standing army and to bring to a speedy termination military occupation, martial law, military § tri- Dunals, abridgment of the freedom of speech and of the press and suspension of the privilege of habeas corpus and of the right of trial by jury, such encroachments upon our free institu. tions in time of peace being dangerous to public Liberty, tncompatible with the individual rights of the citizen, contrary to the genius and spirit of our republican form of government and exhaustive of the national resources; “And pardon will tend to secure a complete and univer- fa! extablishment and prevalence of municipal law and order, in conformity with the constitution of whereas tt {8 believed that amnesty and the United States, and to remove all appearances and presumptions of a retaliatory or vindictive policy on the part of the government, attended by unnecessary disqualifications, pains, penaities, confiscations and disfranchisements, and on the con- trary to promote and procure complete fraternal reconciliation among the whole peopie, with due submission to the constitution and laws, Now, therefore, it Known that I, ANDREW | Jounson, President of the United States, do, by vir- tue of the constitution, and in the name of the peo- ple of the United States, hereby prociaim and de- clare, unconditionally and without reservation, to all and to every person who, directly or indirectiy, participated in the late insurrection or rebei- lion, * excepting such person oF persons an y be under presentment or indictment in any court of the United States having competent jurisdic- on upon a charge of treason or other felony, a full pardon and amnesty for the offence of treason against the United States, or of adhering to their enemies during the late civil war, with restoration of ali rights of property, except as to siaves, and ex- cept aiso ae to any property of which any person may have been legally divested under the laws of the United States, In testimony whereof I have signed these presents ‘with my band and have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto aMxed. Done at the city of Washington, the fourth day of Joly, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and of the indepen- dence of the Cnited States of America the Ninety- third, ANDREW JOHNSON. By ‘he President-. WibLiam B. Sew ann. be Secretary of State. MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON NEWS. Mr. Smythe’s Chances for Austria~The New York Cotlectorehip. WasHIKXGTON, July 3, 1868. It i understood that the Committee on Foreign Affairs have ae yet taken no action in the case of Mr. Smythe. Early in the present week Ben Butier visit- ed certain members of the committee and urged ‘that no steps be taken In the matter until his report ‘was made public, That remarkabie document has pow come to light, and although Mr. Smythe’s name does appear in several connections the charges against him are not any, more serious than that he took part in the laudable scheme of raising a sum of money to be presented to the President in the event of his conviction and removal. As a conse- quence of thie he took an interest in seeing the Prest- Gent acquitted, and was very much gratified at the reswit of the vote. It is hardly to be supposed that the Senate ie #80 lost to liberality as to consider such frifing reasons sufficient to 4 pffect thet action im the cage of Mr Smvthe joint resolution extending the time for the comple- tion of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Z Testimonial to the Doorkeeper of the House. General Lippencott, doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, was the recipient to-day of a gold watch and chain valued at $600 fraygthe clerks and employ¢s under him, who selected this mode of tes- tifying their respect for him as an officer and gentle- man. The New Navy Register. An additional register of the officers of the Navy and Marine Corps to the Ist inst. nas just been issued. Among the prominent changes from the register of last year are the names of Joseph Lau- man and Thomas Turner, promoted since January 1 from Commodores to Rear Admirals on the active list. The former is in command of the Portsmouth Navy Yard and the latter is now en route to command the South Pacific Squadron, Four captains have been promoted to be commodores and six commanders promoted to be captains, and five lieutenant commanders to be commanders since the Ist of January last. The present register also shows the promotion of the en- Ure list of lieutenants, some on the last register, to be lieutenant commanders. Six volunteer lieuten- ants have been placed on the list of regulars, and twenty-eight masters have been lieutenants. Thirty- seven volunteer ensigns have been made regulars, and the entire senior class of midshipmen appear as ensigns. Conscience Money. The following ietter was left at the residence of Secretary McCulloch last evening:— Hon. Huen MoCuLroc: Str—Within you will find enclosed $05, restitu- tion made through a Catholic priest to the govern- ment of the United States. Army Gazette. Secretary Schofield has directed Brigadier General J. B, McIntosh to report at New York as a member of the board to retire disabled officers. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. SENATE. WASHINCTON, July 3, 1868, Senator W 1, (rep.) of Fla., presented a me- moriai asking an appropriation of twenty-five thou- sand dollars for deepening the channei at the mouth of the St. John river, Florida. THE NRW TAX BILL. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee on Finance, reported the Tax bill, with amendments. Ordered to be printed. Mr. SHERMAN offered an order, which was adopted, that on Monday next, at one o'clock, the Tax bili and the Funding bill shall be the special order and continue as such from day to day until disposed of. ATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE. Mr. PomEnoy, (rep.) of Kan., cailed up the bili to authorize the Postmaster General to contract with the Commercial Steam Navigation Company for ce the mails between New York and certain ports oi Europe. At the suggestion of Messrs. Conness, (rep.) of Cal. and MorGan, (rep.) of N. Y., who, while approving of the proposai to carry the matis on American vessels, had not suficiently examined the bill, it was laid over. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., called up the House joint resojution tn relation to the erection of a bridge in boson harbor, and authorizing a commission from the War and Navy oy gs to report a suitable plan for a bridge in East Boston, tn accord- ance with a bill paased by the Massachusetts Legisia- ture; none to be built without the consent of Con- gress. The joint resolution was passed and goes to the President Mr. JouNson, (dem.) of Md., made @ motion that when the Senate adjourn, it be to meet on Monday next—to-morrow being the Fourth of July, Mr. EpMUnps, (rep.) of Vt.. opposed the motion, desiring, he said, to have an important bil! of a po iitical nature considered to-morrow {f finished to- day. Mtr. POMERY also opposed it. Messre. CONNESS and FARLINGHTYSRN, (rep., of N. J., urged that the day showid be thus honored. The motion was —<s to by a vote of 26 to 10— Messrs. Anthony, Oole, Conkling, Edmunds, Harlan, Morrill, of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Morton, Pomeroy and Wil 8 voting nay. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. At the expiration of the morning hour the epectai order was taken up, being the joint resolution ex cluding from the Electoral College the votes of States yaa in rebellion which shali not have been recog. nized. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. HARLAN, (rep.) of lowa, moved to postpone for the purpose of’ considering the bill in relation to the District of Columbia, for which to-day had been set apart by resolution. to by a vote of 26 to 16. Mr. Epmonps, in pursuance of an intimation made by him before vote was taken, notified the Senate that he considered the result of the vote an indica- tion that the Senate did not desire to consider his joint resolution and said he would not call it up again. Mr, CRAGIN, (rep.) Of N. H., introduced a bill to NEW YORK HERALL 2 i establish the assimilate yfank of staff omoers of the navy, Referred to te Sommittee on Naval Atturs. ‘The Senate proce€dga to the consideration of the pe senor fin the Committee ou the District of m A A Re Of bills relating to the District of Colum- d destitute of general interest, were taken up ali~past four o'elock the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON. July 3, 1868, VERY FEW MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. When the House met, at eleven o'clock, all the seats on the democratic side of the chamber except three were vacant, and there were not more than @ score of members on the republican side, The ex- treme heat—eighty-five degrees in the halli—the earlier hour of meeting, the absence of almost all the democratic membere at the New York Convention ‘and the numerous leaves of absence granted for some weeks past combined tn producing the thin attendance. ‘The proceedings were opened by prayer by Bishop Janes, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, COLONEL ALBXANDER’S SAW BAYONET. On motion of Mr, PHELPs, (dem.) of Maryland, the Committee on Ordnance was instructed to inquire, into the sxpedioncy of adopting for use in the in-- fant: y regiments Colone! W. T. Alexander's saw bayonet. MOTION TO ADJOURN. Mr. O'NEILL, (rep.) of Pa, moved, in view of the alimness of attendance, that the House adjourn. Mr. Baring, (rep.) of Me., hoped that motion would not be pressed. to O'NEILL said he would withdraw {tt tempora- ily. ROLLING MILL AND NAIL FACTORY IN WASHINGTON. Mr. LAWRENCE, rep.) of Pa., imtroduced a bill to aid in the building of a rolling miil anda nail factory in the city of Washington, to be named the Washing- ton Iron Works. It provides for granting to the company four hundred feet square of a public reser- yation between Virginia avenue and the canal. Re- ferred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. HOT SPRINGS RESERVATION IN ARKANSAS. Mr. Hinks, (rep.) of Ark., presented a memorial from the Constitutional Codvention of Arkansas for the public sale of the Hot Springs reservation in Arkansas, SOLDIERS OF THE LATE WAR TO HAVE MORE ROUNTIES. Mr. WASHRURN, (ere of Ind., from the Commit- tee on Military Affairs, reported a Dill in relation to additional bounties, and asked that it be put upon ite passage. After some discussion the bill was passed, It provides that when @ soldier’s discharge States that he is discharged by reason of the expira- tion of his term of service he shall be held to have completed the full term of his enlistment and enti- tled to bounty rend The second sec- tion provides that the prohibition of additional bouuty to any soldier who has bartered, sold, as- signed, transferred, loaned, exchanged or given away his final discharge papers, or any interest in the bounty, shall not apply in cases where the full amount of bounty has been advanced by States, counties and towns to the soldier or his family, but that tile State, county or town shall be entitled to it. The third section provides that the widow, minor children and parents of any soldier who died after being honorably discharged shall be entitled to re- ceive the additional bounty, INCREASE OF PAY TO PRIVATES. Mr. Coss, (rep.) of Wis., gave notice that he would at the first oP tunity report from the Committee on Claims a bill to construe the third section of the act of August 6, 1861, to increase the pay of privates, so that every private shall be entitled to the allow- oo ty $100 provided by the general of May 4 and », 1861. FORT GRATIOT MILITARY RESERVATION. Mr. GARFIRLD, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill Peaviing for the sale of a portion of Fort Gratiot Military Reservation. which was passed, THE REMOVAL OF OBRTAIN DISABILITIES. Mr. PAINE, (rep.) of Wis. (for Mr. Boutwell), re- parted from the nstruction Committee a bill for he removal of certain disabilities from persous named, The bill and report®were ordered to be printed and recommitted. THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL. ° ‘The Senate amendments to the Civil Appropriation bill were, on motion of Mr. WASHBURNS, (rep.) of Ill., ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Appropriations, THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL APPRO- PRIATION BILL. ‘The House went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Mr. Wilson, (rep.) of Iowa, in the chair, and resuned consideratton of the Senate amendments to the Legislative, Executive and Judi- cial Appropriation bill. Mr. MooRHRaD, a) of Pa., remarked that when he reported some days ago, by order of the Commit- tee of Ways and Means, a tariff bill, he gave notice that he would move inCommittee of the Whole that all other bills be laid aside for the pu: of taki {tup, As the House was very thin to-day he woul not do so, but he gave notice that on Monday he would move to lay aside all other bills for the pur- pose of taking up the Tariff bill. Mr. WaSHBURSE, Of Ill., said he was glad the gen- tleman had gtven that notice, s0 that there might be a full House, and that it might be consider test question as to whether or not the House would take ga consider the Tariff bill. Mr, STEVENS, (rep.) of Pa., remarked that that vote could hardly regarded as a test question. He himself was in favor of @ tariff bill, but he would not vote to postpone other bills, Mr. Moont&ap—I have given the notice before ing Into committee. An arrangement was made by unanimous consent that that question should be de- cided by asimple majority vote, even though there shouid not be a quorum voting. ‘The Senate amendment to re} the laws author- izing publication of debates in Cot 48 In the Globe, and to invite proposals for the publication of the ac- tual proceedings and the debates, was the first matter to be disposed of, the question being on Mr. Don- nelly’s amendment to it—that the proceedings be published at the Congressional Printing Office, the Feports to be furnished by the reporters of each use, Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., advocated concur- rence in the Senate amendment, The amendment offered by Mr. Donnelly was re- jected, and the Senate amendment was concurred in, The hext amendment was one in reference to gov. ernment advertisements in the Washington newspa- pats on § for only such as were ordered by the proper h of a department. he Committee on Appropriations recommend @ substitute for the Senate amendment providi that the bh advertisements shall be pub- lished in the three papers authorized by and that no publication appertaining strictly one shall be transfer and State, district or Territory paid for in any other State, district or Territory. The substitute was agreed to and the Senate amendment as 80 amended was concurred in. The Senate amendinent increasing the salaries of Comptrollers of the Treasury, the Auditors and other officers was non-concurred in, with the understand- ing that the subject would be arranged in committee Of the Senate ‘amendment that no statuary, paintings e Senate amendmen’ no , pain or other articles, the of private individuals, shal! hereafter wed to be exhibited in the ro- tunda or any other on of the Capito! building was amended by directing the Superintendent of Public Butidings to remove all such articles now in the Capitol, Mr. KeLsBy, (rep.) of N. Y., proposed that n0 such e made in any room in works should be allowed to the Capitol remarking that his motion was aimed Clark Milis, wno hi ne South during the rebel- n and offered to cast brasé cannon for the rebels. Mr. Kelsey's proposition waa rejected and the Se amendment was concurred in, The bill wae then laid aside to be rted to the Hoase and the committee proceeded to the consider- ation of THE DEFICIENCY BILL. On motion of Mr. Hopgrns, ( ep} of Wis., an ap- propriation of $60,000 was inse: for the United pg | Court House and Post Office building at Madi- son, Wis, On motion of Mr. Rav, (rep.) of Ill. priation of $10,000 was inserted for a butiding for the Post OMice, Custom House and United States Courte at Cairo, Il. The proviso containing ‘he commission on a site for the New York Post O:ice was stricken out. An appropriation of $296,943 to reimburse the city of W: ington for expenses incurred in improving the property of the general government in the olty | was, after discussion, struck out. Mr. STEVENS, of Pa., moved an amendment to pay the ctvil employés of the aes at Washington additionai compensation for the year endidg June 30, 1868, at the following rates:—To those whose annua! compensation does not exceed $1,400, fifteen per cent on the amount of their compensation; to those whose annual compensation does not exceed $1,600, but does exceed $1,400, tweive and a half per cent; to those Whose annual compensation does not exceed $1,900, but does exceed $1,690. ten per cent, Refer. r to Mr. Greeley’s efforts to defeat the twenty per cent proposition some weeks ago, Mr. Stevens said that a scarecrow from New York had come to Wash- ington, coursed over the city one night, and the next day there wae ® scattering of the friends of that measure like the antelopes of the moun- tains, and the scarecrow went home triumphant, This proposition, he said, would appropriate less than @ third of what had been proposed in the other measnre, He had put it so email so chat there could be no objection to allowing that } cited to poor rks, He had examined a list of them. and found that three-fourths of the unfortunate men were mar- ried. Mr. PoLAND, (Tep.) of Vt., moved to include the | tmembers of the Metropolitan Police. Messrs. BLAINE and INGERSOLL, (rep.) of It., ex- claimed that that was right. The amendment was rejected. \ Mr. MULLINS, (rep.) of Tenn, proposed that there | should ve paid back to every taxpayer twenty per | cent of what he had paid during the year, He argued | ‘ainst Mr. Stevens’ proposition, saying that those | ces could all be filfed as well by persone who | would be content with the present rate of compensa- tion. Mr. SPALDING, (rep.) Of Ohio, suggested to Mr. Muiling that he shouid restore the $2,000 added to his salary as a member. Mr. MoLiins declined, on the ground that the sal- ary of a member was fixed by law. ‘er. Sravens asked Mr, Mullins how he reconciled to Ln a drawing pay for months before he was ? tt Mr. MULLins said he did it by virtue of a law; he 4n appro- never asked anytiing more than the law gave. Mfr. STEVENS remarked that the gentieman from Tennessee DV @n ubiust law, Lut begrodged i passed, as were aiso several private Hills, and at | | omfice, ), SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1868.—TRIPLE a fair allowance to poor; helpless people with large families, Mr. Ena, (ren) of N. H., moved to amend by ex- tend'ng the additiona) pay to persone whose salaries are below $1,200. He spoke particularly in favor of extending it to the employés at the pubiie printing ‘The amendment was rejected. Mr. ‘STEVENS explained that his proposition gave the addition of fifteen per cent to ali employcs with Salaries up tO $1,400. Mr. GARFIELD moved to amend by restricting the niEOmnee to those now in the service, which was agreed to, Mr, LouGHRIDGR, (rep.) of Iowa, Moved to extend it to the private soldiers who served in the war, giv- ing them twenty per cent on the whole of their pay, which was agreed to amid laughter on the part of the members who were opposed to the original proposition. MI, BENJAMIN; tren.) of Mo., moved to extend tt to the pensions of the widows of those who fell suring war, which was agi~cd to amid continued a iter, iY, MULLINS moved to amend by refunding twenty per cent of taxation, which was agreed to. Mr. ELa moved that the additional, compensation be paid out of appropriations made for members of Congress, which was to. he question was then taken on Mr. Stevens’ amendment, as thus amended, and It was rejected. ‘The committee then rose, and Mr. Stevens offered im the Honse his amendment to the bill as original! submitted by him: The two bills went over until Monday. BUTLER’S IMPEACHHENT REPORT. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee of Managers, made a report, which was ordered to be printed and recommitted. ARMS FOR THE MILITIA. Mr. Pains, from the Committee on Reconstruction, reported a bill to provide for the issue of arms for the use of the militia. Passed. THE BANISHMENT OF DANISH CRIMINALS TO THE UNITED STATES. ‘The SPEAKER presented a message from the Presi- dent transmitting communications from the United States Consul at Elsinore, &c., in reference to an al- leged practiee of the Danish authorities to banish convicts to this country, and suggesting the expedi- ency of making it a penal offence to bring such per- sous to the United States, Referred to the Comunit- tee un the Judiciary. ENCOURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION. Mr. CULLOM, (rep.) of Il., from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a bibl to provide for the en- couragement of immigration to the United States. Ordered to be printed and recommitted. REGISTRATION OF VESSELS. Mr. WASHBURNE, of Ill, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill repealing section five of the act of December 21, 1792, concerning the regis- tering and recording of ships and vessels. Passed. ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY. The House then, ata quarter past two, adjourned until Monday next. GENERAL BUTLER'S REPORT. Result of the Impeachment Investigating Com- mittee’s Labors—Charges and Inuendocs Against Senators—Not a Single Case of Bribery Shown—Mr. Wooley’s Money the Great Bone of Trouble. The report of the Impeachment Investigating Com- mittee, a fali abstract of which we give below, begins by detailing the diMiculties which the com- mittee met with in taking the testimony. Neverthe- less, and in spite of prevarication and perjury, suf- ficient facts have been elicited to show that there was substantial ground for the inquiry ordered by the House. THE TELEGRAMS. Learning that many telegraphic messages relating to impeachment had been sent and reccived by the parties supposed to be implicated in fraudulent prac- tices, your committee issued a subpeena duces tecum in the usual form to the managers of the several telegraphic companies in this city and Baltimore to produce telegraphic despatches during a certain period, and then directed the witnesses, oMicers of the telegraph companies, to select such tele- grams as were supposed would throw light upon the investigation. This exercise of an ordinary power, confided to every justice of the peace in the country who has a cause pending before him, was the only seizure of telegrams made by your committee, which has been the subject of much senseless and useless vitupera- on, THB RAISING OF MONEY TO BE USED IN IMPEACH- <n ENT. MENT. Perhi no better method of presenting the mate- rial facts can be adopted than the following chro- nology of events as shown by the testimony. It will be recollected that when the July session of 167 adjourned to the 2ist of November it was under- stood that among the first vopics to be presented on the reassembling’ OF Congress was the report of the Committee of Judiciary in relation to unpeach- ment. To meet that report it seems to have occurred to the friends of the President that funds would be nD I we find, from the testimony of George T. Hat of Brooklyn, New Yor’, at that time chief clerk of the warehouse superinten- dent, that on the day after the November election a subscription was taken among the employés of the Custom House upon the following paper:— “We, the undersigned, gratuitousiy appropriate | In he course of that the sum set opposite our names, for the cause of the country, and opposed to the impeachment of Preat- dent Johnson.” It was understood among the employés that each must pay @ sum proportiouate to his salary; and so thorough was that belief, although the subscription paper read “gratuitously,” that, though Mr. Ham- mond declined personally to pay, yet the messenger pald for him the amount ‘assessed lest he should lose office. Mr. John J. Herrick, second auditor of the New York Custom House,’ testifies that he wrote the original paper, stopping at the words “cause of our country,” and that the words “opposed to the impeachment of President Johnson” were added thereto by the Collector, Henry A. Smythe. Mr. Her- rick thinks this was the last of October. Mr. John Pennell, the messenger of the auditors’ department of the New York Custom House, testifies that he took the r to the heads of the several divisions, and that the money was collected, but both Hammond and Pennell are unable to tell us of the amount received. Both these witnesses testify under great restraint, and evidently with a desire to make known as little as possible; but, at the lowest rate of assessment, five dollars per head, 6uch sub- scription must have amounted to a very considerable sum, from some fifteen hundred to two thousand employés; and Mr. Smythe, who was before the com- mittee at two several times, fails to tell us what was done with the proceeds. WHICH SENATORS GENERAL EGAN “GUESSED” WOULD VOTE FOR ACQUITTAL. The President was summoned to file his answer on the 9th of March before the Senate. His counsel w delay, and the opening argument for the eS was made on the 30th of March. About that jay—certainly before the 3d of April, when he left Waal on—General T. W. Egan, formerly Coliec- tor of Internal Revenue of the Ninth dis- trict of New York, who was spending the winter in Washington, as he says, on his own business, and had frequent interviews with the President, came to Willards’ Hotel, having left the President within an hour, and then and there wrote down the names of the seven republican Senators, to wit: Fessenden, Trumbull, Grimes, Henderson, Fowler, Ross, Van Winkie, and no others, each of whom he declared would vote for acquittal; and bet @ hat that every one of them would so vote. He won the hat on the 16th of May following; these Senators voting accord- ing to his prediction. General Egan testifies that all the knowledge he had on which to bet was only “ work” on his His powers of guessing would seein to be litte less than miraculous, being more than prophecy. Of the fact that he wrote the names as stated there can be no doubt. The com- mittee will have occasion subsequently to refer to General Egan’s testimony in another connection. THE MEANS THE PRESIDENT HAD TO KNOW HOW SENATORS WOULD VOTR. Ralph W. Newton, @ stock broker and gold opera- tor of the city of New York, who spent seven weeks in Washington during the impeachment trial “upen rivate business entirely with his associates in New york,’’ and who declined to explain the cipher which he used in telegraphing to his associates, and who thus answered the sixteenth and ivollowing questions:— Q. 16. Have you been at work on bis (Andrew Johnson's) case’ A. I bardiy know how to answer that question; | feel arent empathy for him 1 voted for him. Q. 17, Please anawer the question. A. Yes, sir, 1 have. 1 am at work for myself, for my country and for Andrew John. fon, “G18 For the acquittal of Andrew Johnson? A. Yes, air. And ip answer to the thirty-fourth and thirty-fift questions says Thave been staying here entirely om private business. | have been staying here longer than I otherwise should: in other wordn, as 8 iriend of Andrew Jobnson, I have remained here longer than my private business would bave retained me. Telegraphed ob the 16th of May to Collector Smythe as follows:— Wasmixoron, D. ©. HA. Suyrny, New York :— ‘The goore hance all right, Firat test rote nineteen againet. Wi grow better. R. NEWTON. About the first of May Newton overtook the Hon. Henry Wiieon on the street and said to him, that he had heard a remark made an evening or two be- fore, which, on account of our acquaintance, grati- fied him very much; that (twas made by a eae man high in office, who was in every way politically oes to me. He went on to say that he was dining in company with several gentlemen; that they remained iate at the table and discussed very freely the character and standing of Senator. conversation he said that the gentleman © whom he referred remarked that it would not do to approach Henry Wilson with the offer of money or patronage to influence his vote, He said the remark wae made by the President at his own table. | remarked that the President conid have no personal reasons to speak very kindly of me, for Thad not been tn his house for more than two years; had asked no personal favors of him, and had earnestly opposed his policy. If this iriend of the President, who was here working for him, and the companion of Mr. Smythe are to believed the subjects of discussion at the President's table were whai Senators votes could be influenced by oe and money, and the fact that General Egan had just come from the Presi dent’s may account for his 80 great accuracy in Bon vl #0 exactly What Senators would vote for acquittal, It wih be necessary to advert further hereafter to SHEET. vised of how votes of Senators were “settled,” WHAT APPEAKS AS THB “CHASE MOVEMENT,” 80 CALLED, F. Legate, special agent of the Post Omice Depart- nent in Kansas and New Mexico, came to Washing- ton on business connected with his position, He was sent for, as he testifies, by N. G. Taylor, formerly of ‘Tennessee, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and by him desired to aid in procuring votes for the acquittal of the President, and for she detatis of the plan of operations was veferred to General Thomas Ewing, who was largely engaged as attorney to contractors in the Indian Bureau, who thereupon referred ie: ate to Perry Fuller for a further explanation of the modus operandi, Mr. Legate being assured that he should be enabled in some form to realize a large in of money either in purchasing goods for the Indian Department or otherwise. Perry Fuller is an individual whose connection with the government and Senators was very intimately related to Indian disbursements, Fuller, it appears, is likewise the son-in-law of Mrs. Ream, where Senator Ross lodges, and was likewise the host of that gentleman at breakfast on the morning the vote was taken, It 4s charged that Puller informed Legate that the ouly way to accomplish the uittal of the President was to inaugurate a movement to nominate Chief Justice Chase for the aucceasion; that Pomeroy's vote must be secured as a justification for Ross’, and to aid in this $50,000, ‘of which $25,000 was to pald- down, was mentioned as the considera- ton. Mr. Gaylord, @ relative of Pomeroy's, was brought in as stakeholder, it being understood by the parties that Mr. Gaylord’s taking a part in the business should be taken as a guarantee of the as- sent of Mr. Pomeroy, whereupon Fulier introduced Legate to Mr. Edmund Cooper, \ate private secre- tary to the President and later still and then Assts- taut Secretary of the Treasury ad intertm. Upon being so introduced Mr. Cooper entered into a series of negotiations with Mr. Legate to procure Mr. Pomeroy’s vote, and to enable Legate to act uuder- standingly unfolded to him the state of the vote as understood by the friends of the President, and the means by which funds i 2 be raised to carry out that enterpise. re Cooper assured Mr. Legate that in addition to the democratic vote the President wae sure of the votes of Senators Feasenden, Grimes and Trumbull; that he had secured the votes of Henderson and Fowler, and although the latter was embarrassed by some ‘declarations that he had made, “that the President ought to be impeached,” yet he was sure of holding him ultimately; that the President depended upon the vote of Senator Sprague “through the influence of the Ohief Justice, who was so violently opposed to impeachment that he could not speak pleasantly ou the subject,” and that Cooper believed the vote of Senator Anthony would follow that of Mr. Sprague. ‘The most obvious criticism on Mr. Legate’s credi- bility is that he was particeps in a@ corrupt enter- rise, and, upon his own showing, a willing one. herefore it would seem to be proper to exainine how far his testimony is sustained by facts and cir. cumstances or corroborated by the testimony of other witnesses whose testimony ts uniinpeached, In the first place, then, Legate’s relation to the parties is one in which he might naturally be em- ployed. Second, he testifies that for the purpose of carrying on this negotiation his leave of absence was extended at the request of General Ewing and Mr. Ross, and in this he is corroborated by the Postnaster General and General Ewing. Third, he teatifies that he was introduced to Mr. Cooper x Perry Fuller, and in this he ts corroborated both by Mr. Fuller's testi- mony and Mr. Cooper's. Fourth—Cooper con‘esses he was in the negotiation with Legate about the pur- chase of Mr. Pomeroy’s vote, and endeavors to avoid the evidence of corruption on his (Cooper's) art in the manner heretnafter set down. Fiftth—He is corroborated in many particulars by Mr. Gaylord as to his being here and being introduced to Mr. Cooper upon this business, and the several negotiations between himself and Cooper. Sixth— A series of telegrams between himself and Gaylord, the dates of which and contents are only to be ex- pained consistently with Legate’s account. Seventh—Cooper admits and Gaylord swears to communications, both ee and in wee be- tween them, as described by Legate. Eighth—Perry Fuller himself testifies, after much cross-examina- tion, that he was empowered by Cooper to offer Gaylord $40,000 toward the ‘Chase movement,” dependent uj the event of the President's ac nuit. tal. Ninth te Is sustaived in his statement that Cooper obtained tista of the whiskey eeizures in New York to be settled in the way Legate indicates, by the fact that Risley and Cushing, of the Intern Revenue Department, testify they prepared si lists as Legate ribes upon the order Cooper, without the knowledge of Mr. Rollins, the Commissioner, or without any record of said late having been made either in the Internal Revenue or the Treasury Department, which could have been known to Legate only In the way he asseria, Tenth By the fact that Mr. Legate went to New York and obtained an interview with Mr. Bleecker, of the Internal Revenue Department, there at the time he_ states, and for the pur- age he states. Eleventh—Legate states that after ie returned from New York Cooper became alarmed lest the connection between them had in some way become known, and directed him not to be calling at his room except late at night, and not bg have it appear that there was intercourse between them. ‘The most complete and stringent corroboration of the truth of Legate’s narration appears in the ac- Soon after the commencement of the trial James | have not thought it | armed by the following facts and the wi 3 evidence showing how the Prestdent was kept ad- | York and Cincinnati alone. Of the 41,060 omces within the President's gift there were many more, interested in the question of his acquittal, than those only in the cities naincd, so that your committee proneabie to expend time or cost of sending for witnesses to prove the fact of raising money e!seavhere, which, upon a litile refiec- tion upon the testimony adduced, {+ self-evident. HOW CAME THE “HENDERSON MACTER ALL RIGHT," AB COOPBR SAYS. Legate testifies that Cooper, who was tle trea surer of the fund, told him “he had secured Hender- son’s and Fowler's votes.” In this Legate t# con- tten state- ment of :-On Monday, the 1th day ef May, opinions favorable the President were given by Senators Fessenden, Trumbull, Grimes and Lender- son, but Mr, Henderson gave an opinion avainst the first eight articles only, It was then supposed the vote would be taken the next day, but ji was put of until Saturday, the luth, Woo! telegraphs this condition of things to L, A. Hai poliector of in- ternal revenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the following deapateh:— The big gi day.” Hen Butter enya t ‘and caunon ready for WASHINGTON, Muy 12, 1868, sine fired yesterday. Our fs Wil! shoot to- Bull Rua No. & Get your powder HOOKER, 38, (ulin Wooley). The phrasea “the big guns’ and “our guerilias,”” Mr. Butler thinks, were intended for the seven Sena- tors who voted for acquittal. The committee give copious extracts from the testi- mony of tue Missouri delegation who called upon Mr. Henderson and endeavored to induce him to sustain the articles of impeachment, Jn particular | the testimony of Charles H. Howland, member of the Legislaturejof Missourt which elected Mr. Hen- derson, 1s strongly dwelt upon. In ao interview held on the morning of May 6 Senator Henderson in- timated that impeachment would fail, and in a friendly way said to Mr. Howland, among other things, “Do you not think it would be betier for the radical party that the President should be acquitted; that here bea new Cabinet composed en.rely of radicals; that the patrouage of the government be given to the radicals, and that the President a] brove of the Congressional plan of reconstruction ?* Mr. Howland said he thought that was impossible, but Senator Henderson assured him that snch would be the result. The Senator further said that he could hot vote for any of the articles of impeachment ex- cept the elevebth. Mr, Howland told him that the radical party would not recognize a8 a radical man any who would enter the Cabinet of President John- #on, and consequently this plan would be entirely unsatisfactory as 4 party question. On the morning of the 12th of May Senator Hen- derson told the Missouri delegation that he could not, 48 @ man of honor, vote in favor of either of the first eight articles, as he had already, in the Sen- ate, expressed himself against them; but offered to at once telegraph his resignation to the Governor of Missouri, who could tinmediately appoint a member of the delegation as his successor. To this offer Mr. Howland replied that his resignation was not de- stred; all that was asked was for the Senator to with- hold his vote on the first eight articles, and upon the other articles to vote affirmatively. To this siggestion Senator Henderson assented, saying, “Certainly, that Will be satisfactory to me; 1 will do that, or twill do anything except cast my vote for those articles against which I have given my opinion. The Hon. J. C. Gravely, M. C., testufled that at the interview on the 13tn of May Senator Henderson offered to resign if such was the wish of the Mis- souri delegation, but agreed to withhold his resig- nation at the request of several members, He he would see Senators Authony, Sprague, Willey and Van Winkle, and if they agreed to vote for the eleventh article, then the desire of the Missouri delegation, and of his Missouri friends generally, could be accom- plished, and he would retain bis seat; that if they would not do so he would let us know and resign, unless he determiued to vote for the eleventh artiol * which he said he had ali the time intended to do; bul in his judgment the Senate had wrongly refused to permit the vote to be taken upon the separate charges: contained in the eleventh article; that if the Senate voted upon the article entire, it would seem to endorse the Emory article, which he did not believe any one approved. Mr. Henderson, however, reconsidered his offer of resignation, and on the morning of the 1Jth 80 as- sured Mr. Craig, an ex-member of Congress from Missouri, who visited him on purpose to dissnade him from carrying out the offer made to the Nissouri delegation. The date of this visit Is fixed by the foliowmng note from Mr. Cooper to the President:— May 18, 1868, DEAR MR. Parsipent—The Henderson matter all right. BH | uacy han been vo eee bin wih Oreig-—all right #0 eye Evans. Truly, ‘COOPER. This note, taken in connection with the testimony, shows that the Henderson matter was made “all right” by Craig having ‘seen’? Henderson, and that it was “all right—so says Evarts," the senior coun- sel of the President, who is shown thereby to have interested himself {n Knowing that a Senator hi been ‘seen’? and made ‘‘all right,” and in keeping his client informed of the fact. Yet only the night before, upon the testimon; Mr. Gravely, Mr. Henderson had informed the souri delegation that he was clearly of the opinion tnat Mr. Johnson was gullty on the eleventh are and should so vote or resign. ‘He showed us that night,” says Mr. Gravely, 3 Alist of thirty-six Senators, besides himself and Senator Wade, who, he said, would vote for conviction upon th enth article; that 1f Johnson could be convicted aud count which Cooper and his associates attempt to | Bot wish him to resign, any way he would witbbold bis resig- ive of the transaction, and the strenuous exertions | ation. He said he thought the President ought to be cou- make to implicate Senator With them, | ‘ted and removed that he uad acted and will intended to selves by forgery and perjury, in which attempt, in | sl fulies “tet at so Genel ey _ the judgment of your committee, they essentially and | téd or surpri @ the course he bad taken, be compile’ fail. Also by & corrupt attempt to su; would tmmediately telegraph bis resignation, wo press te’s testimony and get rid of him as a wit- cent oe and request bim to sppolni in place ness, and, in the words of Perry Fuller, “to dry up this investigation." The account of Cooper, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury ad interim, of his transaction with Legate is, substantially, that Mr. Legate called on him, so far as sopears, without previous bi ky Nard “claiming that for @ consideration, the amount ui: fixed, Mr. ——— would be willing not only to con- trol his own vote, but a suMgient number of votes to insure§the acquittal of the ident.” That in pursuance of this plan he procured the interview with Gaylord through Legate, and after- wards wrote to Gaylord and procured other inter- views; that Gaylord and himself could not agree upon terms, because, as he says Gaylord alleged, Mr. Pomeroy required $40,000 in money to control his own and four other votes; but Cooper admits that proposition was entertained by him, but ae- serts that it was wholly for the purpose of catching Mr. bay ecb and that he required of Legate a letter from Mr. Pomeroy before he woutd entertain the proposition; that such a letter was brought to him, which he knew to be in the hand- writing of Mr. Pomeroy, and read and shown to him by Legate tn the pot of Gaylord on bis first introduction, and that he never saw or had any per- sonal intimacy with Mr. Legate after he saw Mr. Gaylord. 18 THIS A CORRECT ACOOUNT OF THE TRANSACTION * In the first place Mr. Pomeroy testifies that never gave any such letter. Mr. te testifies that he never carried any such letter, ir. Gaylord testi- fies that he never saw or heard read any suoh letter, and if Mr, Cooper's object had been simply to catch Mr. Pomeroy, would he not have retained the ietver when it Was shown him, it being all the evidence he desired t catch Mr. Pomeroy? Thus there woul have been a successful end to this attempt to “catch the fisherman." As your committee was engaged in examining the juestion of the a ee ee of Mr. Pomeroy in 18 affair, two striking pieces of information were Jaid before tt:— 1. Mr. Wykoffand Mr. Worrell, clerks in the Treas- ury Department, testified that a Mr. Luce, also a clerk in that department, had gaid tn conversation that he had been offer $1,000 by some persons, whose names he refused to tell to the witnesses, to write @ letter and sign tor Pomeroy w it, pledging his support to the confirmation of the President's nominations, and also in case of impeachment, and that Luce had fur. | ther stated that he could write Pomeroy’s hand so that Pomeroy could not distinguish it from his own signature; that when offered this sum he was as- sured the letter would only be shown or read and then would be brought back to him and destroyed in is presence, so that he might te safe from prosecu- tion for forgery. 2. The fact was asserted by Thurlow Weed in his newspaper that the President had such a letter. Luce was thereupon brought before the committee, and upon being confronted by Wykof and Worre testified that he had stated substantially as abo set forth; that it was true, as stated, that he was offered the $1,000, and had peremptorily declined to write the letter as juested, although a form or draft of letter was prodaced to hin, but that within @ week afterward he had heard that the copy of such a letter was on file in the Post Office Department, and he averred that J. F. L e was the person who resented him with the draft of the letter and offered lin the money. Mr. Legate upon being called testified that he never made any such offer to Luce, or ever heard or knew of any stich letter as was described. The report here cS the text of this celebrated letter, which Senator omeroy denies having ever written, and indulges in some severe strictures upon the Postmaster Geueral for his action regarding It. HOW MONEY WA8 RAISED. In addition to the sum raised in November by Col- lector Smythe, of New York, Mr. Ralph W. Newton, the witnes# who told Senator Wilson that he was present at the President's table when the manner of purchasing Senators’ votes was discussed, also seemed,in conjunction with Mr. Staythe,to have been engaged in manipulating the newspapers. ‘rom ail these sources of evidence it will be seen that Newton was sufficiently friendly to the President that his evidence, for all that he will tes- tify bearing against him, ui He testifies to the raising the President. It aiso appears from the testimony of EF. H. Web- ster, Collector of the port of Baitimore, that €2,600 was raised among the employés of the Custom and others in that city, ostensibly to pay the Presi. dent’s counsel. From the testimony of , Cooper it appears that $2 was raised in Philad®iphia for the same avowed purpose, and that he received $500 from New York from a source which he does not dis- close, Of this fund Mr, Cooper was president. oe ities algo that received $6,000 from Sam. M. y, of Ciocinnati, for the same alleged purpose ying the President's counsel ; but from the ce your committee are convinced that Wool ‘y's testi y Was false as to the object with which that mon ‘a8 procured. it would seem to be establisied that raising money for the President's counsel was like the phrase “Chase movement —only @ means tw procure the — of the President. ‘our committee have only given these sums as samples of the money which may have been raised received as correct. $100,000 for the use of in other of the gary. It t# not reasonable a? feasts Best tatcead sepia se! of he Oftive-hoiWars nf Bei . Rhiladejohia. New the name of Sena. | &t daylight on the 6th; and on the ation, or any one else recom tend thas the credentials of his aucgeesor could be got here in time for the vote (o be taken on the next Saturday. He said {f bis course upon this subject did not meet the approba- tion of his friends, he would prefer to resign, 1 nn the object of our meeting ‘accomplished ; that was, to ascertain what our Senator intended to do. He was to give usan answer a twelve o'clock the next | cause Wooley telegraphed from New York on that day (the 13th), The committee think Influences must certainly have been brought to bear upon Senator Henderson to induce him thus suddenly to change his determ!- nation, and imagines that Wooley and Wooley’s dinners had something to do with the matter. whole of the part that Mr. Wooley took in the a! , together with his numerous keen we | has already been published tn full in the columns of the [ImRALD, and hardly substantiate the importance placed apon them by the committee. Wooley's character having been assailed by some of his former friends, Mr. But- Jer magnanimously comes to his reilef and pronounces him to be as pure and tiess as is even the hero of Big Bethel himself. True, he «# proven to be the agent of the “whiskey ring,” but that of Itself is an endorsement, as business men entrust impor- tant affairs only to honest, sober nts. Meanwhile, one General A. W. Adains had called on Mr. Smythe and Mr. Weed, in New York, with a roposition to sell the votes of three Senators for Boo. 000. How many other persons he saw upon this joes not appear. * » committee called General Adams before them, but as he could pot remember within two years certainly when he was brevetted a general, if ever, and his who appearance, testimony and bear- ing being such as to siow he was utterly faise and untrathfal in bis statements, the committae place no reliance whatever upon his testimony. sinytue and Weed both attempt in thelr testimony to give the impression Ciat this proposition of Adame was scarcely received and certainly not entertained by cither of them; but tt Is ti evidence that vite peorontes of Adams was before the Sth of — cause on that date it was the ect of conversation at Weed's room, where Wooley, ebster, Shook, Weed and the Postinasier Gen eral Randall, were present. That date is fixed, be- day for rooms at Washington to be secured for him h he was tele- Geaphing from Washington a4 will be seen hereafter, indali swears that he met Wooley at Wee's room when Shook was present, aud thinks it was the 20th of April, but at that time Wooley was at Cincinnati, 30 that Randall must have mistaken the date, be- cause we firi the following telegram:— WASuINGTON, May 4, 1868, Agron House, New York :— Governor Randall and 1 leave for New Vork this evening. Take care of us, H. A, RISLEY. Showing he arrived there on the morning of the Sth of May, and his same is entered on the register of the Astor House on that day, when he was intro- duced to Wooley at the meeting ia Weed’s room. At that meeting there can be no doubt that Adams’ Proposition or some like proposition was fully dis- cussed, because Weed so testified in substance, aithough he would have us understand that scheme was given up as not feasibie. The committee were very successful in tracing ap the proceedings of this meeting, and arrive at the conciusion that it must have been for the purpose of raising the $50,000 required by Adams, although he (Adaims) swears the proposition was only a jocose one and never renewed by him. But Adama, it pears, had made applications to several purties, Col- lector Smythe among otters, for the sum mentioned, and whicli he told thei was to be used in the Prest- dent's interest. 4 to be made out of this A great deal was expe: offer by General Adam nid the testinon) adduced i# most voluminous, it t# easily explained, it being shown that the fiouey Was to be used for betting A number of show that Ooi- lector Smythe, Joseph Fow.: and others favored Adams’ proposition, but their publication shows them to be merely such messages as would be likely to pass between any parties who felt a deep interest in the result of tmpeachment. com. mittee most miserably fall, In the reproduction of these telegrams, to implicate the parties mentioned in any attempt to wrongfuuy influence Senators, and even Wooley himself is scarcely damaged by any of his numerous despatches, WHAT Was THE RADICAL CHANGE AND WHAT CAUSED Ir Under this head the report pesceeds to show that Senator Fowler uad expressed bitnself in favor of the despatches are President's conviction and removal from ot and in proof of this gives an extract from the minutes of the Union Congressional Committee, dated 10, 1868, and sigued by Hon. William D. 1, Of Peungylyadta. {his document states that Fowlet Voluntarily asserted that Mr. Johnson to be removed, aud that if he wa at the radi would be responsibie for the Union AAppenited vo ts sw certifoate ppended to this is # cer! cal members of Congress end ae truth © statement. The rt then on to state Private Secret rand the Treas told “wi by some Pop the eS ence 10 the voice of God.’”” of Senator Ross are shown by the COWTINTRD ON TENTH PAGE,