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poetry.
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f ? The Prodigal.
Brother, hast thou wandered far
*. Front thy-father's happy homo?
iotjii^Witkthysolf.nml (Jod,at war?.
Turn thee, brother, homeward oomo.
; Hast th6?waeted all tho po wora *- "?<?
God for noble uses gare?
..,Squandered,life's most golden hours I
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General Grant before the Impeachment
Committee.
Wo publish below all the material portions
of General Grant's testimony, givon in July
last, before the Impeachment Committee.
general ?uant'.s testimony.
I have seen tbcPrcsidcut very Ircquuntly in
reference to tho condition of affairs in the rebel
States. When I was asked to be at a Cabinet
meeting, it was because some question was up
in which, as General of the nrmy, I was inter
ested. Pain not aware of any interview with
the President on amnesty. I have occasionally
recommended a person for amnesty. I thought
myself at- that timo, that there "was uo reason
why because a person had risen to the rank of
a General he should be excluded from ninnosty
any more than one who hud failed to roach,
that rank. I spoke on that point. I did not
sec much reason for the 820,000 clause. These
are.the only two points that I remember to
have spoken of at the timo. I afterward, how
ever, told him that thought he was much
nearer right on the $20.000 clause than I was.
I wss present when the proclamation was read
in tho Cabinet, but my views were not "asked.
.1 /?w?^>#a^e_nny opinion to iho l'rcsid?ut. that.
0-^fitiMfeUKliiiiiUV WMM* ^ jir^,
vieiuafticivof general amnesty;:"'
QucEtmn. Did yoii ever give your opi?i<>n*to
the President that his .proclamatiou interfered
with the stipulation? between yourself and
General Lee ?
Aii- wcr. No, sir ; I frequently hud to inlor
ocde for General Lcc and other paroled offi
cers, on the ground that their parole, so long
as they oboyed the laws of tho United States,
protected them from arrest nnd trial. The
President, at that time, occupied cxac*ly the
same ground, \'\z : That they should bu tried
and punish, lie wanted to know when tho
time would come that they should be punished.
I told him not so long as they obeyed the laws
and complied with the stipulation. That was
tho grouud I took.
Q. Did you not also insist that that applied
as well to the common soldier ?
A. Of course; it appliod to ovcry one who
took the parole, but that matter was not can
vassed except in case of some of tho leaders.
I claimed that in surrendering their armies
and arms tlioy had done what they could not,
all of them, havo been compelled to do, as a
portion ;of thorn could havp escaped, but thoy
BurrfncUr^d iu consideration of. the fuet that
they were to bo* exempt from trial bo long as
thoy conformed to thd obligations thoy had
taken ? .and they were cutitleu $ that.
Q. You looked on that in illO uatur? 4 of a
parole, and held that they could only bo tried
when they violated that parole?
A. Yes ; that was the view I took of the
question,
C. That is your view still ?
A. Yes, sir ; unquestionably.
Q. You consider that the like terms were
givon by General Sherman to tho armicB which
8urrondcrcd to him '?
A. Yea sir; nnd to all the armies th?t sur
rendered after that
q. And you held that so long as thoy kept
their parole of honor, and obeyed the laws,
they wove not subject to he tried by courts ?
A. That is my opinion. I will state here
that I niK not quite certain whether Pam being
Hried, or who is being tried, by tho question
asked.
q. Did you consider that that applied to
Jeff. Davis ?
A. No, .sir; he did not take any parole.
Q. He did not surrender?
A. No, sir. It applied to no person who
was captured ; only to those who were paroled.
Q. Did tho I'rc::!'!?/. o insist that Goncral
Lee should bo tried for traason ?
A. Uo contended for it.
Q. And you claimed to him that the parole
which General Loo had givon would be viola
ted in such a trial f
A. I did. T insisted on it that General
Lee would not have surrendered his army And
given up all their arms if ho supposed that
after surrendering ho was goii g to to be tried
for treason and hahirr.d 1 thought wo. got n
very good equivalent for the lives of a fow
loaders in getting all their, arms and getting
themselves under control, bound by their oatna
to obey the laws. That was tho consideration
which I insisted upon wo had recohed. ' J
Q: Did the President nrguo that question
with you f? ?
A. Thero was not much argument about it.'
It Wft8 tneTely assortion. ??
Q. After you had expressod your opinion'
about it did ho coincide with you ?., .
A. No, sir, not then. LIo afterward got to
agreeing with mo on that subject. I never
claimed that the parole* gave theso pris
oners any political right whatovcr. I thought
that that was a matter onlirely with Congress,
over which. I had no control; that, simply as
Crcneral-in-Chiof, commanding the army, I had
a right to stipulate for the surrender on terms
which protected their lives. That is all I
claimed. The parole gave them protection
and exemption from punishment for all offen
| ccs not in violation of the rules of civilized
warfare, so long as their parole was kept.
Q. Do you recollect at any time urging the
President to go further in granting amnesty
than he bad gone in his proclamation?
A. Just as I Said before, I could not see any
reason why the fact of a volunteer rising to
the rank of a general should exclude him any
more than any other grades. With reference
to theS20,000 clause, I thought that a man's
success in the world was no reason for bis be
ing excluded from amnesty, but I recollect
afterwards saying to the President that I
thought ho was right in that particular and 1
was wrong.
Q. Did you not give your opinion at all that
amnesty ought to be granted to these, people to
any extent ?
A. I know that I was in favor of some pro
clamation of the sort, and perhaps I may have
said so; it was necessary to do something to
establish governments and civil law there ; I
wanted to see that done, but do not think I
over pretended to dictate what ought to be
done.
Q. Did you not advise ?
j A. I don't think I did. I have given lny
1 opiiiiun, p's.ifhap.?, ne to what lias been done, but i
I do not think I advised any course myself,
any more than that I was very anxious to sec
something done to restore civil governments
i:i those States.
Q: Did you cvor give your opinion at all to
the President as to what should bo done '{
A. I do not think I did ; after matters were
dyne I was willing to express an opinion for 01
against particular clauses.
Q. Did you suggest anything ?
A. No, sir.
By Mr. Woodbridge?Q. I understand your
position to be this : That you did not assume
j to originate or inaugurate any policy, but that
when any question cauic up, and your opinion
was asked us to what the President was goiug
to do or hud done, you gave an opinion ?
? A That is it exactly, ami I presumed tho
whole Committee so understood nie ; I have
always been attentive to my own duties, and
tried not to interfere with other people's; I
was always ready to originate matters pcrtaiu
ing to the army, but I novor was willing to
originate matters pertaining civil government
: off the United States; when I was asked my
opinion about what had been doue I was wild
ing, to givo it; I originated no plan, and
and suggested no plan for civil government; 1
i only gavo my views on measures after they had
been originated; I simply expressed nn anxie
ty that something should be done to give Home
sort tif control down there; there were no gov
ernment there *.yhou the war was over, and I
wanted.to sec ROi.:? gpyorauiout established,
and wanted to seo it ilono quickly. I did not
pretend to say how it should bu Ou.:?; pr j"
what form.
I will state hero that beforo Mr. Lincoln's
assassination tho question about issuing a pro
clamation of some sort and establishing some
sort of civil government there, was up, and
what, was dono then was continued after Mr.
j Johnson came into .office.
Q. Did you give your opinion on that, after
it was done 'i
A. I was present, I think, twice during Mr.
Lincoln's administration, when a proclamation
that had been prepared was read; after Iiis
assasination it continued right along, and 1 was
thero with Mr. Johnson.
Q. Tell us what conversation you had with
the President on the subject, as far as you re
collect.
A. I have said onco or twice, as fir is I can
recollect, I disagreed with two clauses of tho
proclamation as to the plan of establish in;.: pro
visional governors there ; that was a question
which I know nothing about, and which I do
not recollect having expressed an opinion
about; tho only opinion I recolloot Ir ving ex
pressed on that subject at all was to the Secre
tary of War; I thought tboro would be some
(lillicully in gotting people down there to ac
cept offices, but I found afterward they were
ready enough to tako thnmi
Q. Did you ivcounucmi cortuih general? of
tho jponfcdorato Army to tho President for
pardon who fell within bxfemptions?
A. Yefe, ?ir, I recommended Qoncrnl Long-.
Btrcity:I think, n year aud a half ago, and al
thonlgl|L I cannot recollect tho name of any
Wuy/jSitfo, I think I rceonimoudcd Bcvoral
others.
' Qf Do' you rec'ollcot'" recommending J. C.
French, a graduate of Went Point? ??? a
?^n?tYwj sin Hi ??-;?>;?' j
Q. What part did ho take in the rebollion ?
A. Ho was.aJarigadior-.goneraL
.Was he a. graduate of West Point?
A. Ho was aud a classmate of mine.
Q. Do you recollect recommending the par
don of George H. Stuart.
A- Yes1; sir. 1 ?
Q. What part did he toko in tho Confede
rate sorvico?
Aj lie .'was a general; he took no very con
spicuous part.
Q. Was he a graduate of West Point?
A. I think so; but not a classmate of mine
t). Do you recollect Lloyd J. Dean "Bcall ?"
A. lA. Yea, sir.
Q! Did you sign an application or make a
recommendation for his pardon?
A. I do not think the records will show
that I recommended his pardon, but I am not
sure: I know that he sent his application
through me, with the request that I should
send it to the President with sumo endorse
ment; my recollection is that I made some
endorsement us to his general character, which
was as high, up to the breaking out of tho war,
as any maus could be.
Q. Do you recollect P. D. lloddy, said to he
u rebel IJrigudier-Gcneral ?
A. Yes, Bir. I do not recollect what my
endorsement was in Roddy's case, but I know
that had I to do it over again, I would re
commcud his pardon very quickly, and I pre
sume I did so. If he i? not pardoned yet I
would be very glad to sign a recommcudation
for him uow.
G. Do you recollect any other oflicers of the
rebel army who were recommended for pardon
hyjyou.
I -V". No hir, I- ca'uunt montion any. You have
already gene over a bigger list than I thought
I had recommended. I do not think I recom
mended Gen. Piekctt for pardon. I recollect
receiving loiter after letter from him, and let
ters were sent to me time and again in his he
half. He was especially uneasy lest ho should
be tried by a military commission, on account
of some men who were executed in North
Carolina. 1 do not recollect ever having talked
to the President about him.
Q. Do you know whether he has beeu par
doned yet.
A. 1 do not know. I was not in favor of
his pardon, nor was I in favor of his being
tried by a military commission. I think his
great anxiety was to rcccivo some assurance
that ho would not he taken up and imprisoned
for offenses alleged against him as a commander
iu North Carolina. He wanted to be able to
go to work and make a living. It is likely I
may have recommended that he be given as
surance that he would not ho arrested and im
prisoned. Do not think fs-igncd'a recommenda
tion for his pardon. You have no right to ask
what my opiuiuu is now.
q. Did you over adviso the pardon of. Gen.
Lee 7
A. Yes, air. Gonoral Leo forwatded h'lB ap
plication for amnesty through me, and 1 for
warded it to the President as approved; I do
not recollect having had any conversation with
the President on that subject; I think it proba
ble that I recommended the pardon of General
Johnston immediately after the surrender of
his army, oil account of the address he deliv
ered to it, which I considered in good tone and
spirit; I recollect speaking of that, and say
ing that I should be glad if General Johnston
received his pardon, on account of the manly
manner in which ho addressed his troops!
1 have no recollection of any conversation
with the President on the subject of general
amnesty, or on the subject of amnesty at all ; I
have never recommended general amnesty, and
never was in favor of it, until the time shall
come when it is safe to givo it.
Q. Did you give any opinion in favor of tho
North Carolina proposition?
A. 1 did not give any opinion against it; I
was in favor of that or anything else that
looked to civil government until Congress could
meet and establish government there; I was
perfectly willing to leave it to the civil depart
ment ; 1 asked no person what I should do in
my duties; 1 was willing to take all tho re
sponsibility, and did not want to give my views
as to what the civil brunch of the government
should do.
Dy Mr. Thomas.?Q. You have stated your
opinion as to the right and privileges of (Son.
Lee and his soldiers; did you mean that to in
uludo any political rights ?
A. 1 have explained that 1 did not. There
was no difference of opinion on this point be
tween President Johnson and me. but there ivii?
ob to whethor tho parole gave them any privjU
leges or rights.
By Mr. Boutwcll.?Q. How recently has the
President expressed to you the opinion that
Gen. Leo or others, who had tho benefit of pa
rolo,fchould be tried and punished?
A. 'Not since about two yenrs. '
Q. Ilavo you at any timo hcard'tho Prcsi'
dent'make1 any remark in roforonco to the ad
mission of members of Congress from tho rebel
State? into either House?
A.I cannot' say positively what I have
heard him say on that subject. I have heard
him say as much, perhaps, in his pnblishcd
speeches last summer as I ever heard him say
at all upon that subject; I have heard him say,
and, I think I have heard him say twice in his
speeches that if tho North carried the elections
by members, enough to give them, with the
Southern members, a majority, why would thoy
?'ot be the Congress of tho United States ? I
have heard lain say that several times.
By Mr. "Williams?Q. When you say "tho
North" you mean the Democratic party of the
North j or, iu other words, tho party favoring
his policy ?
A. I mean if the North carried enough
members in favor of tho admission of the South.
I did not hear him, say that ho would recog
uizo them as a Congress. I merely heard him
ask the question, "Why would they not bo the
Congress ?" I heard him say that, in one or
two speeches ; do not recollect where.
By Mr. Boutwell.?Q. Have you heard him
make a remark kindrod to that olsewhore?
A. Yes. I have heard him say that aside
from his speeches, in conversation. Cannot
say just when. It was probably about the
same time, ?
Q. Have you hcardhim at any time make
any remark or suggestion concerning tho le
gality of Congress with the Southern members
excluded ?
A. He alluded to that subject frequently on
his tour to Chicago and back lust summer.
His speeches were generally rcportod with, con
siderable accuracy; cannot recollect what'ho
;aid except in general terms, but I road his
speeches at the time, and they wero reported
with considerable accuracy. I do not recollect
having heard hint say anythiug private on the
subject specially. 1 never heard him allude to
the Executive Department of the Goyornmont.
I'never heard him make any remark looking to
the controversy between the Exccutivo and
Congress.
Q. Were you present when this North Caro
lina proclamation was read in Cabinet ?
A. I would not be certain, but am of opin
ion that the first time I heard it read was in pre
sence of the President and Secretary of War
only.
Q. Did you assent to that plan'?
A. I did not dissent from it; it was a civil
matter, and although I was anxious to have
something done, I did not intend to dictate a
plan. * * * I kuow that imme
diately after the close of the rebellion thero
was a very fine feeling manifested in the South,
and 1 thought wo ought to take advantage of
it as soon as possible, but since that, there has
been an evident change there. I may have
expressed my views to the Presideut. I do not
recollect particularly. I do hot Buppoac that
thoro were any personB engaged in that consul
tation, who thought of what was being done at
that time as lasting any longer than Congress
met and cither ratified that or established some
other form, of government. I know it never
crossed my mind that what was being done was
anything more than temporary. I understood
this to be the view of tho President and of
everybody else. I did not know of any dif
ference of opinion on the subject. He was
very anxious to have Congress to ratify his
views. Mr. Lincoln, prior to his assassination,
bad inaugurated a policy intended to rcsioro
these governments. I was present once, before
his murder, when a plan was read. Tho plan
adopted by Mr. Johnson was substantially the
plan which had been inaugurated by Mr. Lincoln
as tho basis for his future action". I do not know
that it was vorbatim the same. I think the
very paper which 1 heard read twice while Mr.
Lincoln was President, was the ono which wns
carried right through.
Q. What paper was that?
A. The North Carolina proclamation.
Q. You understood that Mr. Lincoln's plan
was temporary, to be cither confirmed or a now
government set up by Congress ?
A. Yes, and I understood Mr. Johnson's to
bo so, too; that was my impression; I novcr
beard the President say the plan was to bo
temporary, but I was satisfied every body
looked at it as simply temporary until Congress
met.
Q. You stated that tho North Cnroliua pro
clamation was a continuation of tho project
submitted by Mr. Lincoln. I wish to inquire
of you whether you over compared thorn, to
ascertain whether they were the same or not?
A. No, sir, T never compared them ; I took'
<!'.e'.iit.> b'.' the very, very same paper*; they
were substantially; thq same, if jnpt, jtbj} ? very *
samo. . ? . . i ? - . /*
?'?<?? ?t'OM *nu ?winvr AatttttSK>6b
TUE PUKBIDENT, ?ENEllAL qi^NT. AND ^ABY
IvANI) AFFAIB8. 1 .
On tho 18th of July General,Grant was re
called nnd examined in relation to Maryland
affairs; as'MlowftV' % ",,J^' ^?iumo
' By Mr. Thomas.?Q: Did the ? President
propqud, at any time, to-uho *he military powof
for? tho;a^Uftmont of,the controversy in Balti?
more, between the police comn^ionert ap
pointed by. Governor Swapn an<? those who
claimed 'authority iudepondeni ubf" Governor
Swann? ? '?' I oifo ?* "-iuizi
A. I understood that he wanted to Iuse it,
aud I called his attention to tho law on ..the
subjept, which changed, his views and determi
nation. I called his attention,, to ine onjy cir
cumstaricca in which tho military forces of^tno
United States can be c??ed'oufc'to ii^rfeje.in
Stato matters. It was' .his intention-' to send
troops ?here to' .enabTe Governor ^Swa^nj as |ie
'termed it, to enforce his decision in the ease of
J'ut ?r. '".?it,n;''j jt sr*Ae^
those pohce.connnissioucrs* j
Q. Did the Prcsraeuc, on account! oEjnraf
opiuion, change that purposo,r , r'-f.?| ?
A. I made a communication to iiiui online;
subject, which led to'.tho Attorne^ ?enetal
giving an opinion as .to the power to use tto
military forces of the United States to inter*
fore,in Stato affairs, and that led to a.change- 'of
what was intended to , be douo. t After - this
whole question was settled as to sending tho
military there, there were six companies of new
troops organized in New York harbor, which
belonged to' regiments south of here, a?J I or
dered them to their regiments^ and to stop at
Fort McHcnTy on their* w?y down, in order to
keep them there until after tho election, with a
view to havo a force there in 'casethere was* a
bloody liot. ' $ ? 1 ? : '"'1
Q. Do I understand ' yo?'to fsay that : ^e
President cnanged his purpose in thafc'retipecl
before the difficulty had bceu ad jut? stL'ini -Bal
timore? 3 X." ,; ? ? 1
A. Ycs.sirr' ?'' ? *>t>:f-:. uD \lr- nwjn
Q. Did the President signify hut wftSf iitt*
'corning the aruiy verbally ? -v;t
A. Verbally and in writing*
;Q. Woro you aont For formally ?.
A. Yes; sir.-* V 1 was setjt for several times?
twice, I think, 'while 'Governor 'Swainn^-woi
there in consultation with thePresi^e?jt. !Fiidd
ing that the President wanted to'st&d;the hifli*
tary to Baitimoro, I objected to itl ' ^: 1
Q. Are you distinct in your recollection a?
'to when the President acquiesced in' ybW
>viows?; i ' '?^?"?y-n-....
A. It was prior to the election,'.tw^o ?^in*?*e*
days. When the matter was left^entircly to",
me, I ordered those troops dowhVto'jpyi'their
rcKimonts. and to halt at Fort McHebry until
/*' : k :. . - ? BO to
after the election. .. .
?'.?,-.?(? ns!>
Q. Was it before or aftci fhe. xuvesV of.^he
commissioners appointed by Governor ^^nM
that the President withdrew his rcqoest to yon
to uso the army in that controversy ? ^ ..^
A. I cannot state precisely .as to that.. It
wns before I Ordered the troops from New.YorJ:.
What took place was in conversation, ut?**! X
found that there was a determinntien to send
troops there, and then I communicated, official
ly, to the Secretary of War my objection.[to
using troops in that way. That called out the
opinion of.^hp A ttor ncy-Gencr *!, an.Av if f was
4hcn ^hat what I proposed.n.vs acquiesced ia*
I thought this was in writing, but do not- find
the papor. v,
Mr. . Marshall.?Tliq President seemed I to
think he had a right to send tho army under
tho circumstances. After I sent my written
communication, giving my views in reference'
to it, tho President then left the subject en~
tirely in my hands. I tliiuk that is in writ
ln<5v. . ..{) j.. ; > uo:-.. -il'ii.f.p: v..i ??
Mr. Eldridge.?That was a fbnu?l with
drawal of his lirst opinion ?' .' v |
A. Yes, sir. I think 1 waa set:t a c py of
the Attoi-Doy-Gcncral's opinion--as a sort o? or
der in the.matter, virtually leafing it to inc.
Q. Alter that timo }ou did h??^eAheman
agement of it?
A. Yes, sir, I sent General Canby to Balti
more, and went there twico myself, and had
troops stop there on their) way to tho South.
Q. It was entirely within your'control^? ??
A. Yea. sir. . ?>
By tho Chairman.?Q. Thoy were sololy for
tho purpose of being used iu the case of a
riot ? f ? . . ? .'
A. Solely for that purposo.
By Mh Marshall.;?Merely as a police force?
A. Yes, sir.
Fkkwnu : Ti units to Cows. ? "Yoring
Dairyman" enquires if butter made from cown
fed or. turnips will bo unsaleable? Yes, but i\
is easily prevented. Take four Otthcos1 of salt
pet re, dissolved in one quart of water, and put a
small tablespoonfull iu each pan before strain
ing tho milk, and you may food tufut?skih}au
any quantity or'hinunter,! nnd ms epicure can
deteot the t^ifnip in the InittcrJ1 I hai>e',0js<ed
this so thoroughly that I have iVot'.*' 'ffountfof
its entire efficaey.?A Duwol VWrdf Aikc?it<\n,
