history of the impeachment of andrew johnson-第44章

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At　the　first　interview　at　which　the　tender　of　the　duties　of　the　Secretary　of　War　ad　interim　was　made　to　you　by　the　President；　did　anything　further　pass　between　you　and　the　President　in　reference　to　the　tender　or　your　acceptance　of　it？

Mr。　Drake　demanded　the　yeas　and　nays；　and　they　were　as　follows：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Cole；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Morgan；　Norton；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Sprague；　Sumner；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　and　Willey2312　Republicans　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinhuysen；　Harlan；　Henderson；　Howard；　Howe；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Morton；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Williams；　Wilson　and　Yates29all　Republicans。

So　the　proffered　testimony　was　refused。

No。　10。

The　next　question　put　to　Gen。　Sherman　by　the　Defense　was：

In　either　of　these　conversations　did　the　President　say　to　you　that　his　object　in　appointing　you　was　that　he　might　thus　get　the　question　of　Mr。　Stanton's　right　to　the　office　before　the　Supreme　Court？

Objected　to　by　Prosecution；　and　yeas　and　nays　were　taken：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Fowler；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　and　Vickers74　Democrats；　3　Republicans。

NaysBuckalew；　Cameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Fessenden；　Frelinghuysen；　Grimes；　Harlan；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Howard；　Howe；　Johnson；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Morton；　Norton；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsey；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Willey；　Williams；　Wilson；　and　Yates4437　Republicans　and　7　　Democrats。

So　this　proffered　testimony　was　refused。

No。　11。

Mr。　Stanbery；　for　Defense；　suggested　that　the　question　had　undoubtedly　been　overruled　upon　matter　of　form；　at　least；　and　put　it　again　in　this　form。

Was　anything　said　at　either　of　those　interviews　by　the　President；　as　to　any　purpose　of　getting　the　question　of　Mr。　Stanton's　right　to　the　office　before　the　courts？

This　was　put　and　determined　in　the　negative　without　a　division；　when　Mr。　Henderson　offered　it　again　in　this　form：　Did　the　President；　in　tendering　you　the　appointment　of　Secretary　of　War　ad　interim。　express　the　object　or　purpose　of　so　doing？

Prosecution　again　objected；　and　the　yeas　and　nays　were　taken：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morton；　Norton；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　　Ross；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Sumner；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle。　Vickers。　and　Willey…2514　Republicans　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsey；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Williams；　Wilson；　and　Yates27all　Republicans。

So　the　proffered　evidence　was　refused。

No。　12。

April　13；　1868General　Sherman's　examination　continued：

Question：　After　the　restoration　of　Mr。　Stanton　to　office；　did　you　form　an　opinion　whether　the　good　of　the　service　required　a　Secretary　of　War　other　than　Mr。　Stanton；　and　if　so；　did　you　communicate　that　opinion　to　the　President？

Mr。　Conness　called　for　the　yeas　and　nays　and　they　were　ordered；　and　resulted：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Dixon；　Doolittle。　Fowler；　Grimes；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery　Patterson；　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle　and　Vickers156　Republicans　and　9　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Davis；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Fessenden；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Henderson；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Morton；　Norton；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Willey；　Williams；　Wilson　and　Yates3533　Republicans　and　2　Democrats。

So　the　proffered　testimony　was　refused。

No。　13。

The　next　question　asked　of　Gen。　Sherman　was　by　Senator　Johnson：

Question：　Did　you　at　any　time；　and　when；　before　the　President　gave　the　order　for　the　removal　of　Mr。　Stanton　as　Secretary　of　War；　advise　the　President　to　appoint　some　other　person　than　Mr。　Stanton？

Mr。　Drake　demanded　the　yeas　and　nays；　which　were　as　following：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Edmunds；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers18…9Republicans　and　9　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Dixon；　Drake；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Morton；　Norton；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Willey　Williams；　Wilson；　Yates3330　Republicans　and　2　Democrats。

So　the　proffered　testimony　was　refused。

No。　14。

Counsel　for　defense　offered：

A　warrant　of　arrest　of　Gen。　Thomas；　dated　February　22；　1868；　and　the　affidavit　on　which　the　warrant　issued。

（This　warrant　had　been　issued　on　the　affidavit　of　Mr。　Stanton。）

The　yeas　and　nays　were　as　follows：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Cattell；　Cole；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Frelinghuysen；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Morton；　Norton；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Pomeroy；　Ross；　Sherman；　Sumner；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　Willey；　Williams；　Yates3424　Republicans　and　10　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Conkling；　Chandler；　Conness；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Harlan；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Nye；　Ramsay；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Wilson17all　Republicans。

So　the　warrant　was　received　in　evidence。

That　warrant　was　issued　by　Judge　Carter；　Chief　Justice　of　the　Supreme　Court　of　the　District　of　Columbia；　upon　the　complaint　of　Edwin　M。　Stanton；　and　charged　Thomas　with　attempting　forcibly　to　seize　and　take　possession　of　the　War　Office；　in　violation　of　the　fifth　section　of　the　Tenure…of…Office　Act。　The　warrant　was　as　follows：

UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA；　DISTRICT　OF　COLUMBIA。

To　David　S。　Gooding；　United　States　Marshal　for　the　District　of　Columbia：

I；　David　K。　Carter；　Chief　Justice　of　the　Supreme　Court　for　the　District　of　Columbia；　hereby　command　you　to　arrest　Lorenzo　Thomas；　of　said　District；　forthwith；　and　that　you　have　the　said　Lorenzo　　before　me　at　the　chambers　of　the　said　Supreme　Court　in　the　City　of　Washington；　forthwith；　to　answer　to　the　charge　of　a　high　misdemeanor　in　this；　that　on　the　21st　day　of　February；　1868；　in　the　District　of　Columbia；　he　did　unlawfully　accept　the　appointment　of　the　office　of　Secretary　of　War　ad　interim；　and　did　then　and　there　unlawfully　hold　and　exercise　and　attempt　to　hold　and　exercise　the　said　office　contrary　to　the　provisions　of　the　act　entitled　〃An　Act　regulating　the　tenure　of　certain　civil　offices；　passed　March　2；　1867；　and　hereof　fail　not；　but　make　due　return。

Given　under　my　hand　and　seal　of　said　court　this　22nd　day　of　February；　1868；

D。　K。　Carter。　Chief　Justice　of　the　Supreme　Court　of　the　District　of　Columbia。

Attest：　R。　J。　Meigs；　Clerk。　（Marshal's　Return）。　Washington；　D。　C。；　February　22；　1868。

The　within　writ　came　to　hand　at　7　o'clock　a。m。　and　was　served　by　me　on　the　said　Lorenzo　Thomas　at　8　o'clock　a。m；　and　I　now　return　this　writ　and　bring　him　before　Chief　Justice　Carter　at　9　o'clock　a。　m。　of　to…day。

David　S。　Gooding；　U。　S。　Marshal；　D。　C。

No。　15。

Mr。　Johnson；　（of　the　Court；）　asked　this　question　of　General　Sherman；　witness　on　the　stand：　When　the　President　tendered　to　you　the　office　of　Secretary　of　War；　ad　interim；　on　the　27th　of　January；　1868；　and　on　the　31st　of　the　same　month　and　year；　did　he；　at　the　very　time　of　making　such　tender；　state　to　you　what　his　purpose　in　so　doing　was？

Counsel　for　Prosecution　objected；　and　Mr。　Drake　called　for　the　yeas　and　nays；　which　were　taken；　as　follows：

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Cole；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Frelinghuysen；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Morrill