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；　when　he　had　directed　that　the　War　Department　should　be　closed；　that　the　day　thereafter　would　be　Sunday；　and　that　on　Monday　morning　he　should　demand　possession　of　the　War　Department　and　of　its　property；　and　if　that　demand　was　refused　or　resisted　he　should　apply　to　the　General…in…Chief　of　the　Army　for　a　force　sufficient　to　enable　him　to　take　possession　of　the　War　Department；　and　he　added　that　he　dd　not　see　how　the　General　of　the　Army　could　refuse　to　obey　his　demand　for　that　force。　He　then　added　that　under　the　order　that　the　President　had　given　to　him　he　had　no　election　to　pursue　any　other　course　than　the　one　that　he　indicated；　that　he　was　a　subordinate　officer　directed　by　an　order　from　a　superior　officer；　and　that　he　must　pursue　that　course。

Hon。　T。　W。　Ferry；　called　by　the　Prosecution；　testified　from　memoranda　taken　down　at　the　time　of　the　demand　of　General　Thomas　for　possession　of　the　War　Office　（Mr。　Ferry　being　present）；　as　follows：

War　Department　Washington；　Feb。　22；　1867。

In　the　presence　of　Secretary　Stanton；　Judge　Kelley；　Morehead；　Dodge；　Van　Wyck；　Van　Horn；　Delano；　and　Freeman　Clarke；　at　25　minutes　past　12　m。；　General　Thomas；　Adjutant…General；　came　into　the　Secretary　of　War　Office；　saying〃Good　morning；〃　the　Secretary　replying　〃Good　morning；　sir。〃　Thomas　looked　around　and　said；　〃I　do　not　wish　to　disturb　you　gentlemen；　and　will　wait。〃　　Stanton　said；　〃Nothing　private　here；　what　do　you　want？〃　Thomas　demanded　of　Secretary　Stanton　the　surrender　of　the　Secretary　of　War　Office。　Stanton　denied　it　to　hint；　and　ordered　him　back　to　his　own　office　as　Adjutant…General。　Thomas　refused　to　go。　〃I　claim　the　office　of　Secretary　of　War；　and　demand　it　by　order　of　the　President。〃

Stanton：　　〃I　deny　your　authority　to　act；　and　order　you　back　to　your　own　office。〃

Thomas：　〃I　will　stand　here。　I　want　no　unpleasantness　in　the　presence　of　these　gentlemen。〃

Stanton：　〃You　can　stand　there　if　you　please；　but　you　can　not　act　as　Secretary　of　War。　I　am　Secretary　of　War。　I　order　you　out　of　this　office　and　to　your　own。〃　Thomas：　〃I　refuse　to　go；　and　will　stand　here。〃

Stanton：　〃How　are　you　to　get　possession？　Do　you　intend　to　use　force？〃

Thomas：　〃I　do　not　care　to　use　force；　but　my　mind　is　made　up　as　to　what　I　shall　do。　I　want　no　unpleasantness；　though。　I　shall　stay　here　and　act　as　Secretary　of　War。〃

Stanton：　〃You　shall　not；　and　I　order　you；　as　your　superior；　back　to　your　own　office。〃

Thomas：　〃I　will　not　obey　you。　but　will　stand　here　and　remain　here。〃

Stanton：　〃You　call　stand　there　if　you　please。　I　order　you　out　of　this　office　to　your　own。　I　am　Secretary　of　War；　and　your　superior。〃

Thomas　then　went　into　opposite　room　across　hall　（General　Schriver's）　and　commenced　ordering　General　Schriver　and　General　Townsend。　Stanton　entered；　followed　by　Moorhead　and　Ferry；　and　ordered　those　generals　not　to　obey　or　pay　any　attention　to　General　Thomas'　orders；　that　he　denied　his　assumed　authority　as　Secretary　of　War　ad　interim；　and　forbade　their　obedience　of　his　directions。　〃I　am　Secretary　of　War；　and　I　now　order　you；　General　Thomas　out　of　this　place　to　your　own　quarters。〃

Thomas：　〃I　will　not　go；　I　shall　discharge　the　functions　of　Secretary　of　War。〃

Stanton：　〃You　will　not。〃

Thomas：　〃I　shall　require　the　mails　of　the　War　Department　to　be　delivered　to　me　and　shall　transact　the　business　of　the　office。〃

Stanton：　〃You　shall　not　have　them；　and　I　order　you　to　your　room。〃

No。　3。

On　Tuesday；　April　2nd；　the　prosecution　pmt　in　evidence　a　letter　front　the　President　to　Gen。　Grant；　dated　Feb。　10；　1868；　in　answer　to　a　prior　letter　front　the　General。　The　President's　letter；　as　introduced　in　evidence；　purported　to　contain　certain　enclosures　relating　to　the　subject　matter　of　the　President's　letter。　The　following　is　that　portion　of　the　President's　letter　which　speaks　of　the　enclosures　accompanying　and　included　therein：

GENERAL：　The　extraordinary　character　of　your　letter　of　the　3rd　instant　would　seem　to　preclude　any　reply　on　my　part；　but　the　manner　in　which　publicity　has　been　given　to　the　correspondence　of　which　that　letter　forms　a　part；　and　the　grave　questions　which　are　involved；　induce　me　to　take　this　mode　of　giving；　as　a　proper　sequel　to　the　communications　which　have　passed　between　its；　the　statements　of　the　five　members　of　the　cabinet　who　were　present　on　the　occasion　of　our　conversation　on　the　14th　ultimo。　Copies　of　the　letters　which　they　have　addressed　to　me　upon　the　subject　are　accordingly　herewith　enclosed。

Counsel　for　the　President　objected　that　the　letter　introduced　by　the　prosecution　was　not　evidence　in　the　case　unless　the　managers　should　also　produce　the　enclosures　therein　referred　to　and　made　a　part　of　the　same。　The　following　was　the　vote　on　sustaining　the　objection：

YeasBayard；　Conkling；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fowler；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Morrill　of　Vermont　Norton；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Ross；　Sprague；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers　and　Willey2010　Republicans　and　10　Democrats。

NaysAnthony；　Buckalew；　Cameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Fessenden；　Frelinghuysen；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Stewart；　Sumner；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Williams；　and　Wilson2928　Republicans　and　1　Democrat。

So　the　evidence　offered　by　the　prosecution　was　admitted　as　offered；　without　the　enclosures　referred　to；　the　objection　by　the　defense　not　being　sustained。　（For　these　rejected　enclosures　see　appendix。）

No。　4。

The　prosecution　offered　to　prove　（Mr。　Geo。　A。　Wallace；　of　the　Treasury　Department；　on　the　stand）：

That　after　the　President　had　determined　on　the　removal　of　Mr。　Stanton；　Secretary　of　War；　in　spite　of　the　action　of　the　Senate；　there　being　no　vacancy　in　the　office　of　Assistant　Secretary　of　the　Treasury；　the　President　unlawfully　appointed　his　friend　and　theretofore　private　secretary；　Edmund　Cooper；　to　that　position；　as　one　of　the　means　by　which　he　intended　to　defeat　the　tenure　of　civil　office　act　and　other　laws　of　Congress。

After　debate　and　Mr。　Wallace's　answer　in　explanation　of　the　usages　of　the　department　in　the　disbursement　of　moneys；　during　which　it　was　shown　that　no　moneys　could　be　drawn　out　of　the　treasury　on　the　order　of　the　assistant　secretary　except　when　authorized　by　the　Secretary　of　the　Treasury　to　draw　warrants　therefor；　a　vote　was　taken；　and　resulted　as　follows：

YeasAnthony；　Cameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Howard；　Howe；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Nye；　Pomeroy；　Ramsey；　Ross；　Sprague；　Sumner；　Thayer；　Tipton　and　Wilson…22all　Republicans。

NaysBayard；　Buckalew；　Conness；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Frelinghuysen；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Norton；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Sherman；　Stewart；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　Willey　and　Williams2716　Republicans；　11　Democrats。

So　the　testimony　was　not　received；　as　it　was　shown　in　the　debate　thereon　that　it　would　prove　nothing　against　the　President　which　the　prosecution　had　expected　to　prove。

No。　5。

Friday　April　3rd；　the　Prosecution　offered　two　telegraphic　messages；　one　from　Lewis　E。　Parsons　to　Andrew　Johnson；　and　the　other　Mr。　Johnson's　answer；　as　follows：

Montgomery；　Ala。；　Jan。　17；　1867。

Legislature　in　session。　Efforts　making　to　reconsider　vote　on　Constitutional　Amendment。　Report　from　Washington　says　it　is　probable　an　enabling　act　will　pass。　We　do　not　know　what　to　believe。　I　find　nothing　here。

（The　State　Legislature　had　previously　rejected　the　Constitutional　Amendment。）

The　response　is：

U。　S。　Military　Telegraph。　Executive　Office；　Washington　D。　C。；　Jan。　17；　1867。

What　possible　good　can　be　obtained　by　reconsidering　the　Constitutional　Amendment？　I　know　of　none　in　the　present　posture　of　affairs；　and　I　do　not　believe　that　the　people　of　the　whole　country　will　sustain　any　set　of　individuals　in　attempts　to　change　the　whole　character　of　our　Government　by　enabling　acts　or　otherwise。　I　believe；　on　the　contrary；　that　they　will　eventually　uphold　all　who　have　patriotism　and　courage　to　stand　by　the　Constitution；　and　who　place　their　confidence　in　the　people。　There　should　be　no　faltering　on　the　part　of　those　who　are　honest　in　their　determination　to　sustain　the　several　co…ordinate　Departments　of　the　Government　in　accordance　with　its　original　design。　Andrew　Johnson。　Hon。　L。　E。　Parsons；　Montgomery；　Alabama。


The　yeas　and　nays　were　demanded　by　Mr。　Drake；　and　were　as　follows：

YeasAnthony；　Cameron。　Cattell；　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Henderson；　Howard；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Ross；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Stewart；　Sumner；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Willey；　Wilson27all　Republicans。

NaysBuckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Frelinghuysen；　　McCreery；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Norton；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　Williams178　Democrats　and　9　Republicans。

So　the　testimony　was　decided　admissible；　and　was　claimed　by　Mr。　Manager　Boutwell　to　be　in　substantiation　of　the　charges　contained　in　the　eleventh　article。

No。　6。

The　prosecution　offered　in　evidence　a　copy　of　the　Cleveland　Leader；　a　newspaper　purporting　to　contain　a　speech　delivered　by　Mr。　Johnson　at　the　City　of　Cleveland；　Ohio；　on　September　30th；　1866；　as　evidence　against　the　President。　It　was　objected　to　by　the　defense；　and　on　the　call　by　Mr。　Conness　and　Mr。　Sumner　the　yeas　and　nays　were　ordered；　and　the　vote　was　as　follows：

YeasAnthony；　Cameron；　Cattell。　Chandler；　Cole；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Fessenden；　Frelinghuysen；　Henderson；　Howard；　Johnson；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Norton；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Ross；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Stewart；　Sumner；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Van　Winkle；　Willey；　Williams3533　Republicans　and　2　Democrats。

NaysBuckalew；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Fowler；　Hendricks；　Howe；　McCreery；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Trumbull；　Vickers118　Democrats　and　3　Republicans。

So　the　evidence　was　received。　It　related　to　the　tenth　article；　and　was　based　on　a　certain　speech　delivered　by　Mr。　Johnson　at　Cleveland；　Ohio。

No。　7。

Saturday；　April　10th；　1868；　Gen