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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；　General　Lorenzo　Thomas　on　the　stand；　called　by　the　Defense。　Mr。　Stanbery　asked　him；　with　reference　to　certain　interviews　with　the　President：　What　occurred　between　the　President　and　yourself　at　that　second　interview　on　the　21st　（February）？

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

YeasAnthony；　Bayard；　Buckalew；　Cattell；　Cole；　Conkling；　Corbett；　Davis；　Dixon；　Doolittle；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Fessenden；　Fowler；　Frelinghuysen；　Grimes；　Henderson；　Hendricks；　Howe；　Johnson；　McCreery；　Morgan；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont；　Morton；　Norton；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Patterson　of　Tennessee；　Pomeroy；　Ross；　Sherman；　Sprague；　Stewart；　Sumner；　Tipton；　Trumbull；　Van　Winkle；　Vickers；　Willey；　Williams；　Wilson；　Yates42…31　Republicans　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Chandler；　Conness；　Cragin；　Drake；　Harlan；　Howard；　Nye；　Ramsay；　Thayer10all　Republicans。

So　the　testimony　was　received；　and　General　Thomas'　answer　was：

I　stated　to　the　President　that　I　had　delivered　the　communication；　and　that　Mr。　Stanton　gave　this　answer：　〃Do　you　wish　me　to　vacate　at　once；　or　will　you　give　me　time　to　take　away　my　private　property？〃　and　that　I　replied；　〃At　your　pleasure。〃　I　then　said　that　after　delivering　the　copy　of　the　letter　to　him；　he　said：　〃I　do　not　know　whether　I　will　obey　your　instructions　or　resist　them。〃　This　I　mentioned　to　the　President。　and　his　answer　was：　〃Very　well；　go　and　take　charge　of　the　office　and　perform　the　duties。〃　*　*　*

Question　by　Mr。　Stanbery：　What　first　happened　to　you　the　next　morning？

Answer：　The　first　thing　that　happened　to　me　the　next　morning　was　the　appearance　at　my　house　of　the　marshal　of　the　district；　with　an　assistant　marshal　and　a　constable；　and　he　arrested　me。

Question：　What　time　in　the　morning　was　that？

Answer：　About　8　o'clock；　before　I　had　my　breakfast。　The　command　was　to　appear　forthwith。　I　asked　if　he　would　permit　me　to　see　the　President。　*　*　*　He　went　with　me　to　the　President's　and　went　into　the　room　where　the　President　was。　I　stated　that　I　had　been　arrested；　at　whose　suit　I　did　not　know。　He　said。　every　well；　that　is　the　place　I　want　it　inthe　courts。〃　*　*　*　I　was　required　to　give　bail　in　5；000。　I　asked　the　judge　what　it　meant。　He　said　it　was　simply　to　present　myself　there　at　half　past　ten　the　following　Wednesday。　I　asked　him　if　it　suspended　me　from　any　of　my　functions。　He　said；　〃no；　it　has　nothing　to　do　with　them。〃　*　*　*　I　went　immediately　from　there；　first　stopping　at　the　President's　on　my　way；　and　stating　that　I　had　given　bail。　He　made　the　same　answer；　〃very　well；　we　want　it　in　the　courts。〃

Question：　Did　the　President　at　any　time　prior　to　or　including　the　9th　of　March；　authorize　or　direct　you　to　use　force；　intimidation　or　threats；　to　get　possession　of　the　War　Office？

Answer：　He　did　not。

No。　8。

April　11；　Gen。　Sherman　was　called　by　the　defense。　In　the　course　of　his　examination　Mr。　Stanbery　asked　him　the　following　question：

In　that　interview；　（referring　to　a　previously　mentioned　interview　between　the　General　and　the　President　in　the　presence　of　Gen。　Grant）　what　conversation　took　place　between　the　President　and　you　in　regard　to　the　removal　of　Mr。　Stanton？

Mr。　Butler　objected　and　the　yeas　and　nays　were　ordered。

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　Willey2322　Republicans　and　11　Democrats。

NaysCameron；　Cattell；　Chandler；　Conkling；　Conness；　Corbett；　Cragin；　Drake；　Edmunds；　Ferry；　Frelinghuysen；　Harlan；　Henderson；　Howard；　Morrill　of　Maine；　Morrill　of　Vermont。　Morton；　Nye；　Patterson　of　New　Hampshire；　Pomeroy；　Ramsay；　Sherman；　Stewart；　Thayer；　Tipton；　Williams；　Wilson　and　Yates28all　Republicans。

So　the　proffered　testimony　was　refused。

No。　9。

Counsel　for　defense　put　the　following　question　to　Gen。　Sherman：

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