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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,