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Borne one ta.j of onre, No more to linger followed. tioil, Tnft by and by Mfre saw an old dhair in tbe Wi fancied in tea. What wked noticed ftatone of 'bw and I And so be had, for good; lor fronv that mement'nW -was again street; Loved ones have meet laverfeiriight someone IB aarth'e tmlt. one more in angellolbliBB- One ciiermb, lost Will: Or My cle's Ghost. The scenes I to describe oc- ftja A.CI ciane beside him." "TJncle Hiram oned Itos.

verton, uponmy word you soribed my great grand nude, wbo baa been dead for twenty years. began to cry. I shall never keep place," said. You wfll turn now. See as many ghosts as you please," she said, as long as you don bring them before iny eyes," and went back to ber tea without saying a word to any of tbe family on the subject, altturagb she was mystified.

Surely; if the girl bad ever seen her uncle Hiram-whicb was not bkeiy- fOie must have seen pomtebing tbe Khostline, find if indeed it werenncle Hiram's tpirit. why should be not come Culm-ton had always had a little snpfer- sbtion bidden in her soul, and she soon began to beleive this version of the case. Tbe next morning she went to the believed the story olhisav- Muanoe. Bnt the will bad been dis povered, without doubt, and the were no longer in danger of expulsion from then; old borne. There they lived and died, and Jessie renudn- until she married; and all her life received every kindness from the fam- ly who were indebted to bar singular for their comfort and bap- jiness.

uncle Hiram's spirit really back to earth or not, is a question; rat Mrs. Cnlverton always asserts that did, and quarrels with everyone -who irentnres to doubt the assertion. render off terms 'protected $tfeif lives. I claimed. The'pa- The'pa- gavo diem protection and exemp- from puniftbment aU "offences luvn in violation of the rights of ciTi- lized warfare, so 'long as their parole, kept.

Do yon recollect at what "time you had these conversations Gffli you state any partienlar time, or up" to any particular time, when they were finished GENERAL ICt? ilC iiave- had. ins with the president, bi werfr, any more-than I Hillyer once or twicenrfterward, when ihe president wan I have ao recollection conversation irith the subject of a thesnhjeofcof ritbin exemption UHFBACHMXINT DNVBSTiaATIOW. HUUUOO i curred about the year I860 toIP able funiily by tbe name of Culverton, 111 Oraneo The Culverton'fl lived in the old fam- ilv mansion and enjoyed the revenues of tbe old family estate lor many years, without the donnt tb.htthey had a right to it. when suddenly there started from goodness knows where, an individual 'who-laid'claim, to the rjronOTtV, and seemed likely to prove tho claim to all but the Culvertou Hardy was tbe nearest, and certain that Mrs rue ueii kitchen, and shutting the door, said to Jessie iTbe of £rn. fir ant and Baker belore the Jadlflarr Committee.

TESHMONT OF GEN. GRANT. The following is a verbatim report of Gen. Grant's testimony taken before jtbe Judiciary Committee, on which itbere baa been so much.epeculatipu in (the newspapers, and which lias been "My goo gin. I do not intend to dis- looked for with so much interest.

Gen. tissyouYso be quite frank with me. was examined on July 18,1867, USB you, Me i ag jmye' 8 een the president very fre- nnently in reference to the condition of it. UOl, tical illusions. I feel sure that they are actual spirits.

What do yon' "I think as you do, ma'am," eaid the "Our folks have always seen grandfather litf second ehed.ed verfonts linil lived for years; nud 1( time tinio again everything Sfiairs'in the rebel states. When I was asked to be at a cabinet meeting it was becausei.some question was up on which, as general of the I was interested. I am not aware of inter- jviews with the president on amnesty. conversations were fre- queutafter the inauguration of MR- Johnson. I cannot give the seemed to be anxious to get at the leaders, to punish them.

He would say that the leaders of tbe rebellion '-must be punished, and that treason must be made odious. He cared nothing "for tbe men iu the ranks. The common men be would let go, for they were led into it by the leaders." that prior or subsequent to his proclamation was subsequently, I think. yon recollect at-any time asking tbe President to go further iu granting amnesty than he had gone in his proclamation as I said before. 1 could not see any reason why the fact of a volunteer rising to the rank of general should exclude him any more than any other grade; and witb reference to tbe $20,000 clause, I thought that a man's access in the world was no reason for his being excluded from amnesty; but I recollect afterwards saying to the-President that I thought he was right in that particular, and I wrong.

that said to yon in conversation? have heard him say itB number of times. 'He said it to me, atnl he sai.l it iii my presence at the time that delegations were coming up to him from the south. persons do yon tnd abatf ago; 'body- else, I hink iTecommBuiltd bevsml Qnestiotf-Da yorf nendingJ. G. a graduate? of E7est Point Yes, general LongstnM-t, 1 ihe president for pfaa think, a year thinklawaftaiked that, if 1 had been unnesty mended -and Mrartottt antib shall when it is safe to-gtve it.

By Mr. do not recollect had any conversation; on of universal il not have recommended snob a because I. never waa in favor of until the time shall come when it is feons, made iaakiiigaier to bis private room at the-Eirkwoodi honse Mint, -i. luu UBOU urw.uuonxvu, I would have assentdofto 1 al- moet 3 'that'-wdulff fiave part, did hi he rebellion-? was a brigadier 0 graduate' and a nine. orf jno you recollect reoom" ueuding the pardon of G.

H. Answer sir. he confederate was a general. He took 10 very conspicuous" graduate West Point tr--- think so, but not aolassv nateolmine. MJI any apeoiakeuv JJtMHrW Cnlverton was only a -grand 0 had promised mo again, to leavo them He liad even declared that Js'.

will was made iu their, favor; and tbats'uclia was actually in exHenw, Mr. Culverlon crrald not but diligent search had been de -in vain; Jabez -Hardy, whom the old man never saw, was to take plane of people'be loved so fondly, and who had; baen bis comfort in. liis last liours. "It was a shame!" said every one. A wicked thing 1" sobbed Mrs.

Guiverton. And Mr. Culvertou who had never expected -reverse, was quite crushed us tho pending lawsuit progressed. A thousand times day he said: "How i-roveaenlial" it would he it Uncle Hirnm's will would turn up at this moment," -I" wonder how lie can rest poor man, with- such injustice going on." Biit no matter what they said, or how they Hiumiped, no will was found, and Jub'cz i-ubUod uiR in triumph. It was Ktrtnigo that while matters were hi-Ibis condition, one so deeply iutertuU-d the uibjeet us Oul- velton wus, should dreuui.

any tiling else; but dream she dm, night after iright. of an entirely eut subject, Inevitably, for a week.at least, sue luid no sootier closed her eyes than she found herself in an office, full of employes of all ages and nations, and face fuce with girl of. small stature, Scotch features, and singular blue eyes wide apart and etaring, who desired the situation of she did nor like the girl, but iu-every dream she found her aversion After few moments conversion, ai.d invariably, it had begun to melt the girl at her and "I'd like to hire with you, ma'am. It WHS aiwsysthe same the same same words were Onlvertou began 1o tiiink tuere. must be some- tiling in the dream.

"Tbongb it can't come true, said iibc, "for while Johanna remains here liSiiaU. never hire another cook." just as she sai'i this there scream in the Tiilchen, little errand girl ran ia of her ffuseH, to iwll liow Johanna, lifting the wash boiler, had fallen with it and sc-iUlpd herself. Mrs. Oulverton followed the young piil the kitchen, and found Johanna iii a wretched coudition anJ the Doctor being sent for, sho was put up to bed and declared useless for her d.o- mesti" capacity for at month to come. A temporarv substitute must be bad, and Mrs.

Culverton that vefy afternoon went to if ew York to find out at the intelligence office. Strange to say in the bustle she tod her dream, nntill sbe "If-vim should see the old gentleman jpjews with the president on amnesty, von 'told of again," said Mrs. Cfeld I bad occasionally recommended a per- verton be sni-e and tell me. I'll keep! 8On for. amnesty.

I thought myself, at thestorvJrbm the young folkfi, and Mr. I jtbat time, that there was no reason Cnlverton would-only laugh but von described my dear old grand unole, 'and my belief is you saw him. The girl promised to mention any- iliin'g that might happen to ber and from that day an of jbecause'a person had risen to the-rank pf general that he should be excluded jtrom any more than ho who bad failed to reach that rank, and I fapoke on that point I did not so much ana.rom reason for the $20,000 clause These Kutnoes between them and a subseqneut are the only two ppiuts that Iremem- confereuce in the kitchen was ber to, have spoken of at the time. I laroocurence. afterwards, however, told him I cirl saw her spparitibn seated I Ithonght be was much nearer right on on tie sofainthe.parlo'r, seated $20,000 ckuse than I was.

I was regent wn en the. proctamation was read in cabinet; but my views were not asked. I never gave any opinion to jthe president that it would be better pt that time to issue a proclamation of amnesty. I jou ever give your opinion to the President that his proclamation interfered with the situation between yourself and Gen. Use? sir.

I frequently had Ou dinner table, walking in the jgarden; and so lifelike was it that sbefonnd it, impossible to refrain from' passing, plates and cups and saucers to it, to infinite who sawjj only empty air in the same spot. Bvandby she invariably her ghost as-the old gentieman; jmd was no more affected by bw JJieBenoe; toy-tbatof a living being. If it were an optical illusion, it was lar on "record. Bnt all this while-ghost or no ghost -the figrire never spoke, did uythiJI to help tbe Culverton's in their dilemma, and the lawsuit near, ly terminated 1 1 doubt in Jabez Ha the shadow y's favor, the con southern recollect as being present at versatious-I mean what. men? diJ.iiot.•'know-tUenx.at all.

I recollect that 'on one be talked to a delegation from Richmond in that way. I do not know of any other. I never changed my views. If be was going to give amnesty to the the Mslilier, I did not flee why the fact of a muu's having risen to the rank of general should be a reason for excluding him. you not advise the President that it was proper and right he should grant do not think I said anything on that subject.

I only looked at the proclamation as one which he determined to issue, and, as I of a ever mortals did, by kind- nes and -Mention to aged rela ness auu tives-whbm they truly loved and honored- would probably be homeless. One morning Mrs. Oulverton sat over her breakfast after the others bad left the room, thinking of this, when Jessie -I've something to teJ ma am, ilTe said. "There's a change in the old Culverton. I've seen him twice at the foot of J.

VO -wv bed in the night," said the girl, though always before he has been feiud and pleasant -looking, now he frowns and looks angry. He beckons to me to go somewhere, ana 1 1 1 tbinV, susceptible improvement. -you to amendment or iuinstance fn'his casg wji'oh yo sidered it, i Yeg, sir, I did that -at the ns.tance of avorstohim; I did -it because- it iffeoted an lulieriluuue). Stewart's wife a staunch consisteut Union woman hfonghout the War, -notwitbstahdipg' ler husband was in I liink she! neveif.jwent south. She was is Union "cause as any roman whose husband was.

on our Bide. There was. considerable Iprpperty In whiQh confis- cated which he inherits, and I thought hat his wife and his children were en-. itled to that property. Hunter nought so, too: My "recommendation ras not out of any" favor to General rr, 'Were these cjrcnmstanees Presented to as a reason fbrpardBn? do not know as they were were I signed a recbnf- nendatioh.

thab contain' vtbe reference to thai opinionJiLgtrW the president on the amnesty tTiink pictty 1 QO pfOBludllv uloAflrCGCnlrNviitiA- linn ihe clause excluding vbraBteergeneraW, 5 ind as to-the clauset I did iot say anytbyjaas. to.lhe rejt, whether, was too lenient pt too stringent. ban thought about it, but state that youdiffep- not 'l with the president as to two points I ifelyafter. tfifr close ot proclamation, but that his views I there was a very nnefeelingmamiested tha annth ilinnflrtit nnffnfc this roinv one night all n. asked the-Question, I one ooeasion'until' 2 o'clock in tbe She'afterwards 5 detailed a she on, in which he said he, was, goiag to.

mnater out radical officers, and antong i hem Mr, Stanton. CHIEF jTJsTtfaE- CHASE'S TBjmioNr: not give yonr don't duite forgotten Btiddeuly stood face to face with the very girl sbo had seen in it "You must," said Mrs. Oulrerton; "I he'll come again; mt witti you all night and go where yon-gay W. may be'of great use to us all, "I shan'tlse afraid ma'am, if I have Company;" the mist warmer, and; carried out the breakfast things. All day they never spoke on the 6Ub- ifct bnt on retiring Jessie found her jmistress in.her bedroom wrapped in a Ishawl.

i yon see," she said." And i Jessie merely loosened buttons iaad books, and lay-down dreweai 1 Ten o'clock iHrs. Oniverton began to dpnbt, when suddenly she saw Jeasie's eyes dilate in a aSst peculiar an in- said: "Why here be is, ma'am. 'n-rhttTft's uo-'one there; said Mrs. wu, ma'am, I see him," said "He'sjn great excitement, ma'am; he's taking out his watch to to look at, and- the chain is made to intercede for Lee and other paroled officers, on the ground that their parole, so long as they obeyed the laws of the United States, protected them from arrest, and the President, at that time, occupied exactly the eame jronnds, that they should be tried and punished. He want-d to know when the time would come that they should be punished- L-told him not so long as they obeyed the laws and complied with the stipulation.

That was the ground I took. you also insist that that applied as well to the common soldiers? course it applied to every one who took the parole, bnt that mat- tef was not conversed about In the base of some of the leaders be claimed that in the surrender of their armies iand arms they bad done what they could not have been compelled to do, as a portion pf have escaped, but they surrendered in consideration of the fact that they were to be exempt fromtria'. As long as they conformed to the obligations they had taken they were entitled to that. ti opinion at all that amnesty' ought to. be granted t-i'Mibse-p pnple-to any extent know that I was in favor of some proclamation of the sort, and oerhaps I may have said so.

It was necessary to do establish governmant- and civil law there. I wanted to see that done, but I do not think I ever pretended to dictate what ought to be'done. you not advise do not think I ever did. I have given my opinions, perhaps, as to what has been I dot flunk that I advised any'conrBS any more than that I was very anxious to see something done to restore civil governments in those states. you give yonr opinion at all to" the president as to what should be do not think I After matters were done I was unwilling to express an opinion for: or against any recollect whether it did not know that'I Stated the circnmstauces to the President.

i you iecolleot the recommendation of M. D. Eaton, a rebel brigadier general? 1 Answer-r-No. I don't recollect there being-such'a general in tie service. i report in the House recbiir- mendation of Gen.

Grant and John Hancock? do not-recollect any such iftfirwards changed. State when president's mind underwent a change? would be very hard, I to fix it; but it was along in summer of 1865, bnt not more than -wo 1 or three months after tbe North Molina proclamation of May 29. I By. Mr. I said bat tbe President's views underwent a hange, I meant that while I was con- ending for the rights which those pa- rebel soldiers had, be was insiat- UR on it that theyashanld By Mr.

correspond- looe I ever bad with the President is and can be furnished. I had to nake frequent' indorsements on the ittbjects of tbe rights of those paroled jrisoners. The only correspondence hat I could nave had on the subject of tmnesty waswherelrecommendedmen ot pardon, as in the case of French ind others, of- all of which I kept iopiea, and will furnish them. I recol- e'ot, the North Carolina proclamation, which was the first one giving a state I was present when, it ras read, and it was iu the direction I ranted. I was anxious to see a fern: lorary government there, and! did not rant to see anarchy.

i. opinion in that'prbpoaitibn?" did not give any opinion against it I was'in favor of civil government until-Congress conKl meet and establiah'government there. I did not and DO' form not in faybr of anything or. opposed io anyttting.particnlftrly. I was simply in favor-of having government there, I aid not pretend to give my judgment as to what it shonTd be.

I was: perfectly that to tbe civil depa.it- ment. I asked np'persbn what I should my duties. I was Willing to air the responsibility, and did not want tfcglve my views to what the civil branch of-the government should do." of those governors "'miUtsry officers, and held rank in n. the south, andjl thought take advantage of it as soon.as poa- sfnae that there has'oeen' an mdentrebangetbere. exi dressed rAy to lo-not particularly.

I do iot suppose that there, were any per- ibns engaged in. that consultation who bought of what was Being done at that iime as being lasting- any longer than intil. Congress would meet and that or establish some other I know it never crossed uy mind that what being done ras anything more than I inderatbooV this to be the view of the of every body. else, I lid not know of "any difference of opin- on on the subject. He was veryanx ona to bave Congress- ratify his views.

Lincoln, prior to his assassination, tad ioauKurated, a policy intended to -eatore those governments I was pres- mt twice before bis murder wEen a was read. The plan adopted By Ur. Johnson was substantially the plan had. been, inaugurated by Air. Liinooln as the basis his future ao ioriV I do not'K'nbw that it was verba- the the very paper vhiehlheard read twice wnile' Mr.

tincolu dent was the one which was carried right paper was that? want all. chaos left there; of" civil; XXUOVfDA" J. VtV -MUUH person as Jcfhn Hancock or the general named. Question Do you recollect Lloyd" Dean (BeaU)? Answer Yes, sir. Did you sign the application or make a recommendation for his pardon? looked on that in the nature of a parole, and held that they conld only be tried when they violated that parole? that was the view I took of the question.

is your view still? sir, unquestionably. you understand that tp'apply to Gen. particular clause. suppose the president A small "There's no CnlvertoB. "Oh, yes, young woman, with very singular blue eyes i'u a white face, and whose feaN tnres betrayed Scottish origin.

bad this from a seat in' the office, and stood before her, twisting her api'ou strings and conrtesying. "I'd like to hire out with yon ma'am, sue said. The very words of the dream, also. Mrs. Culvertou and in ber con- fuwoiS could only say: "Why." Tbe girl blushed.

'I don't know." she -said, "only Jit seems to me I'd like to live with you." It ticcmed a fatal thing to Mis. Cnl verton, but she put the usual questions and ri-ceivfd tbe most- satisfactory an ewers, as to referencea. "Bnt -I cant employ "yon without a reftiuiicp," said Mrs. knowing that Fate had decreed that this girl should takfl a place in ber -kitchen. "If you can't, I must out with it," BttiiVtlie girl.

"There'smy lady's name, uia'am. She will tell you I am honest und capable; but sbe turned me off for Iriglileuiug tbe "How?" asked Mrs. Culverton. "Siteing ghosts'." repied the. girL "Every day I saw a little girl in white the house; and all said tin ve was no such child there, though there Lad been one, but she was dead.

Mistress I pn-tended to see it for tbe sake ot loipertiiience and tihe die charges bnt I knew by ber trembling tlu.t oho thought I bad seen a ghost. 1 went to a he called it optical delusion, and said it would s'oou pa-s awuy; and sure cuougli, I bave not seen it since I left the house." It was a queer story but Mrs. Cul- Terton believed it, and before she left, tbe office, she had hired Jessie to fill Johanna's, place, for tbe spaoa of one iiaonthirom. that. day.

Tliat evening she came and went to work with a will. Dinner time passed comfortably and tea bans The Culvejton'e never 1 ate anything but a or cake at this meal, and cups were handed around die eltttngrwom. Jessie came in the appointed bonr with ber tray, everyone, then stood smiling before Mrs. Onlverten, as sbe said of Buch'bHght yellovsr hair, I at first it was "His wife's hair," said Mrs. Culverton.

"It buried 'with Tarn. see dear old uncle Hiram. Does be Jookatme?" ''Yes ma'anv" saul Jessie. "Undo," said Mrs. O.t "do you know me after all these years? Have you come to help dear the lady.

Uncle Hiram was described as noq- was the understanding of this arrangement which yon made with Gen. Lee? was iny understanding of an arrangement which I gave voluntarily. Gea. Lee's army was'the first to'surrender, and I believed that with snob terms all the robel armies would surrender, and tbut wu. would tbns avoid bushwhacking and a continuation of the war in a way that we would litHe progress, with having no-organized armies to considered that the like terms were-given by Gen.

Sherman to the armies which surrendered to him? and to all the armies-that surrendered after that. beld that so long, as kept their parole of and obeyed the laws they were not subject to be tried by conrl? was my opinion. I "will state ftere that I ani not quite certain whether'I am being tried, or who vi being 1-ied, by Hie question asked TT orn Tint innno- ftlTB called on you-for advioe on these questions? sayTwas in favor, ana so expressed myself, of something being done to restore civil rule there diately, as near as it could be done under the circumstahcBs. you. suggest anything? sir.

Mr. understand your position-to be this: that yon did rot assume toPorrginate any policy, but that when any question came up and yonr opinion was asked as to what tbe president going to do; or had done; you gave an bpinipn? is it, exactly," arid 1 presumed the whole committee understood it. I have always been attentive to my own duties, and tried not to interfere with other I was always ready to originate matters pertaining to the army, 'but I. never was willing to originate pertaining to tbe civil government of the -United States. When I was.

asked, my opinion-- about: what will show that I recommended bis pardon, but I am not sure. I know that be sent bis application through me, with a request that I should send it to the President, with some endorsement as to his general character, which was as high, up to the breaking out of the war, as any man's 'could be. Were you acquainted with him previous to the breaking out of the for many years. war? Oh yes, I don't think I. recommended him, but I may have done so.

viiu recollect Do' Roddy, HHid lu flu a fjjjbgt bTfipcfier general? Yss, sir. nbtreeoUeet what my indorsement was in Roddy's case, but I know that if bad it to do over again, I would recommend his pardon very. quickly, and I presume! did so. If he is not pardoned yet, I "would be very glad. to sign recommendation for'him-now.

yon recollect an er 1 officers of the army. who recommended for pard6h "by you? No, mention any. "Ton have already gone over a bigger list than I thought I had recommended. I do -not think I recommended GeneraltPocfcatt for pardon, i I recollect after letter from him, and letters were sent to me time and again in bifl behalfi: He was especially uneasy lest, he be tried by on account of some men who were executed in North Carolina. I do not recollect ever; having talked tot ftet president about my lf IwceWea -one "ap- the i Answer-ir'That was lion.

was miUtary goyr ernpr pf Tenneasee and Gen. Hamjltbn in Texas. I do not recollect that there Were any more military governors. The jwere provisional or military, gov- looked upon them as equally i By Mr. have stated your opinion as rjgljts privileges Ii9e and his soldiers.

Did you mean that to include any political rights? have explained that I'did not There wag. no diffatente of ppin- jifcn point betweeu President Johnson-and me," but there aa to whether, the parole gave them any privileges or rights. By Mr. claiming that it.did not, and yon that it did? claiming that the time must bbme when iher, cp.uld be tried and punished i and I claiming that the time would by a violation of their parole. I claimed that I gave them no political privileges, but that I bad a right, as military commander, to arrange terms surrender Which would protect the lives of those prisoners.

I believed that it is, everybody that I had the right, and that Mr. Lincoln conceded it at the North Carolina prpola- inatioh." 1 understood that TSr. jjincoln's waa be Cither oonflrmad or a new. government set upjby Congress? i and Mr. Johnson's to be so, Tbat was iny opinion.

I never-heard the president gay the plan was to be temporary, bnt I was satisfied that everybody looked upon it as temporary until met. stated that the president's proclamation was a continuation of the project submitted by Mr. Lincoln. I wish to enquire of yon whether yon ever, compared these to ascertain whether they are "the same or not? sir, I- never compared them. I took them to be the xery same papers.

They were substantially the same, if not'the very same. On" July 20, Gen" Grant, being recalled, said he had hnd a conversation with the President, in company with Gen. that nothing important transpired. Gen. also testified in reference to 'the Maryland election The President had determined to use the military power in behalf of Govr'Swann, 'but General Grant called 1 attention to the law on the subject, which changed his views ind determination, evidently.

Some CHASES Hon. Salmon P. Chase, who 3 was i awnined May stated, in. reply: to a question by the chairman, that he knew no reason why the government did not bring on the trial of Jeft Davis when the war partially closed by tbe capture of Mr. Davis, and ttat time the district and cirenits wera held- in Virginia by the district judges istbe absence of a justice of the supreme court.

The indictment against Davis was found iff a circuit court, over which the- district judge presided. nit oonrt had been regularly held by the same district ever and he knew of "no reason why Mr. Davis could not be brought to- trial, it it was intended that be should be tried by a civil court on the indictment which was found at that time. chief justice stated that he recalled no conversation oa that subject since the time of indictment. The eircait of which tho district of Virginia in part was alotted to him shortly after he went en the bench, in December, 1864.

Then he had only one or two conversations with the President in reference to the holding of that court, and, although the conversations were not fresh- on his recollection, he could easily give the. bubatance of them by the Fresideut'a- proclamation of April 2, 1866, declaring the insurrection at an end, and the rebel states free, except Texas. I de- aired to: join the- district judges in hold- inpr circuit courts, believing that it was. iuy duty to do so as soon tHft military anthority had been withdrawn; but commissions were still being issued from time to time, or trials wero held under military at different within my circuit, troops, about 1,600, were sent to Baltimore, to be used in'case of 'a riot. QEH.

BAKBB'S TESTTJIOHT. Lafayette O. Baker was examined on wnicti included Virginia, and I wiabtd to be assured that the prochunation relieved the United States circuit courts, from all liability by interference on the part of the military. I intanded to join in holding the courts it such relief could be assured. I called, therefore, upon the President and asked him to issue a short proclamation to that effect.

I submitted' to him a formal one, drawn by myself, stating that military authority was abrogated and the habeas corpus restored in all cases-within the jurisdiction of the United States. axpressed a great readiness to do everything thatwas necessary to facilitate my desire to hold the courts, bnt be said his proclamation of April 2d was sufficient for that purpose. I replied that I also thought so at first, and should probably have remained of that opinion if these military commissions had not been going on, and that what I desired was a complete declaration, over his signature, construing the proclamation distinctly on these two points: That the military rule was abrogated in civil cases, and jurisdiction restored, to the courts of the United States, so that the circuit court could proceed without risk of iuteruption from the military authority. He expressed his readiness: to do every thing I-wished to be done, and nothing I presume the president recurred to his opinion that his proclamation declaring that the insurrection was at an end was sufficient, and did not toink it worth -while to do any more. That, however, is mere inference.

I presented a form of proo- time. Mr. recently has the President expressed to yon the opinion that General Lee or others' who had the benefit of parole should be, tried and punished February 6, on the contents of written by Andrew time in the early part of 1864, to southern giving information as to the troops about the capital, and elsewhere, and advice to Jeff. Davis. -Gen; Baker testified that be received the letter on or about the 1st of, November, Gen.

Baker said, that be doubted the genuinnesB of the letter at first. Not familiar with-the signature: of Johnson; he carried it to Browning, at the white rhousei, turning over the written part of the letter so that be (Browning) conld.only the sigria- He remarked lieved there were ged in sinoe-abput two, Have you, at any neatditbe Presidept.make any rfl in reference to the admisisiott.ofjMmem- berstofwngress from the into either bouse-'? rebel states that he' be: persons en: President's HO tsibuer uwuoo cannot positively what I havei heaid him say that subject, heard him-say as' niiuch, perhaps diug. very kindly and becoming. wants us to follow him," the lady, and took up the lightr mcrment she open td the door Jessie saw. 5fc H.VM said am not trying any- I am inquiring as to the pres had been done I was willing to I originated no plan and suggested no plan for civil government.

I only gave my views on measures after they had been originated. I simply expressed an anxiety that something should be done to give some sore of control.down peal there. There were, no governments notqnly officers 1 in there. When the war was over Iwaht-; the army who had known him beforfl ed to see some governments establish-: the war. ed, and wanted to see it done yon know whether he I did not pretend to say how it should; has-been pardoned yet -W' be done, or in I confined; do not know.

I was-not my questions entirely to war favor peace. jlvpr of bis. being expressing the opinion: commissionf something-should be done, and! JL rrr- 1 bave beard him say twice inrhis wiui speeoh.eV< thatifathe north tbe elections bytoempejiv-enongb them 'Witb. southern members, a why shouldi they not be -the the United States bafre heard him say that several tunes. When yon mean the Dem- ii.

v. This" was 'in, Col. Browning's private in the presence of two other persons. I asked' him if that was the signature: of the President said it was that he could swear to Gen. 'Baker, tben.went^away and returned the letter to the party who nad'given it- to him; letter was daied at Nashville, "and was addressed to Jefteison Davis, and was apparently in reply to from Davis, or from some' one in from the that it starts out with an acknowledgment of another letter.

It goes on to 'make: suggestions as to some declared policy which had- been adopted by the confederacy. In another place he refers to'Parsdn Brownlow in very severe terms; "The party who banded mo the letter 5 have and that was tarnation and requested him to issue a similar one, but it was not done. s- This is all. The conversations occurred: in- the spring or summer of after of congress; was passed reducing the number and changing all the circuit except the first and second, bnt making.no provis- ion for tbe state allotments; and it was the opinion of seven of the judges that with the authority to; make allotments had no jurisdiction to hold courts ourselves. I said to the United States' district attorney for the district of Virginia that I should have joined the district judge in holding the -circuit court it the order first mentioned had been issued.

I did not see the law changing the circuits for some time after it was passed, and when I did see it I conferred, with every one of the judges about it, exceptjhe judge then in California, and we all agreed that any judgement rendered in. any oourt- ot the by a judge of except in the" -seen but onoe JS Washington, three. that the figure pass through it. Mrs. verton still could see-nothing.

Cnl- Obi-dient to the girl's Mrs. C. 'decended the stairs and stood the Tbe ghost paused before a book-case. "He wants me to open it," said Jessie, i- "Do so, "said the lady. "He signs to take down the said the girl.

And own bands went to work Book alter book waa taken and romances, poems and plays. N. A pfle of volumes lay upon tbe library carpet and still the ghost pointed to the rest till they were all down. j. "He looks troubled, ma'am.

He seems trying to ttbmk," said tbe girl. "Ob, ma'am, he's gone to the other easel" i i And so, to cnt a long story short, the four great book cases wore emptied without apparent result Suddenly Jessie in the air; He's risen, ma'am, to tbe top of Ttoe case. He wants me to climb up." .1 "Get'the steps, lessie," said her Jessie obeyed. On the very top of onevf tiie mam, covered by cobwebs, sbe found an eld German book, and brought it down. i.

-mi "Ttus was there," she Mrs. a old gentleman bas not been A i JSSJ. Oulverton, i Yes behind you in tbe oor- i you 4ook for one." -Cnlverton took it in Jber hapd; from between the leaves dropped a folded, paper fastened wilb Ted' Tbe lady-picked it npandJread the outside theoe werde; The tost fMammtqf Hirati Burdy, -o- fi fat weep i. wottti: myl "Yes; he nods andaniilss. DOuy.

"dent's prbdamatii'n, and as to the views he entertained. Did yon give these to the president have stated -these; views to the president frequently, and, as I bave said, be disagreed with ine in; theseTtews. Heinsisted on it that the leaders must be'punished, and-wonted to know when the time would come that these pewons would be tried. I told bim violated their par- you consider that ii applied to-JefL-Davis sir. He did not take any parole.

did not surrender sir. It applied to no rjfersdn wbo was captured; only to wbo were paroled. the. president insist that Gen. Lae should be tried for trea- i contended for it.

yon claimed" tbatthe parole which Gfln. bad given would be violated in such a did. I insisted on it. that Lee wonld-notiiave surrendered bis army and up aH its arms if be supposed that after surrender hfe waa.soingto be tried for treason and lianged. I thought we got a very good equivalent for the livestif a few leaders getting'all their arms and getting -themselves under control, bound by their oaths to obey tbe-lawa.

That the cocelderatign which I insisted upon- we bad the President argue that question with you was not much argument about it -it was merely tiOBx- on tad it, did he done quickly, did yon make suggestion! of ought to be done --2J No, sir; I will state herej that before Mr. Lincoln's assassicatioiij ths question about issuing a proclama-j tion pf some sort and establishing Borae! sort of civil government there was and what was done then was continued: after Mr. Johnson came into office. Did yon giva your opinion'; on that after it was done? Answer I was present, I think, twice; T.s^rtnir, 1 wosJdnotbe foVofflceiices -T--TT- conimander in Nortb. He wanted to be'able to" and make, a Uving.

It isr-likely that may during when a Mr. Lincoln's proclamation administration! that had been: bad a right to or prepared was read. After his assassfna-! tion it was continued right along, and I was there with Mr. Johnson. you give President, Johnson yonr opinion on the subject of tbe proclamation which yon say was up before Mr.

"Lincoln's death, and wafl continued afterwards? i say I have given my opinion on the particular passages of it. what commnnica-j tiou yon bad with the President on the, subj ect, as far as yon recollect. bave said onoe or twice that as far as loan recollect I disagreed with the clauses of the proclamation as tc the plan of establishing provisional governments there. That was a ones tion which I knew nothing about, and which? I do not recollect having expressed an opinion about. The only, opinion I recollect baying expressed 04 that subject at all was to of War.

I there would some difficulty in getting the down to accept offices found afterwards they were enough to take. By the I understand you correctly, tbe only opinion that you expressed, and the only advice that yon gave were in reft erenoe to the military side of the question, and nottin side? "tr- further than that I was anxious that something done" to restore some sort of gaverri-5 'ment; you give-no advice as By Mr. have; recommended her -be given assurance that he would npt.be arrested and imprisoned. I do not think that I signed a recommendation: bis pardon. You have no right to ask what my opinion is now he an active rebel officer? sir.

He was charged with executing a number of North Carolines, who were captured with agarrU ron under Gen. Weasels, of North Carolina. These men had gone toj make a rebel conscription, or, it may, be, bad deserted from the rebel army, and were tried as deserters, and quite a number of-them executed. Piokett was irt'command at the time, and, a good deal was said as to his having ap-j proved tbe proceedings. French waa an active rebel officer, aad served in! the field.

-1 did not iear of him nnuU in tbe field, but be was on the James river when Gen. MoClellan-tfas'incom- mand. pardon of Gen. Lee air. Gen.

Lee warded bis appheatipn of through me, and I forwarded it to ooratic party of thef. North, enongn'members ML "of the; adjf mission of South. Tdid not heay iiimsasthat.he would recognize them as congress." 1 merely.beard him ask the question, "Why they noj be the .1 say that in one- or two speeches; do not recollect where. By-Mr. you heard him make a remark kindred to that have heard: him say ibat'asidefrbm speecbes; in coni venation.

Cannot ssy just was; probably about that same time. "'Quesliion-T-'Paye you at any time make'any remark or suggestion legality of congress with the Southern members excluded? alluded to that subject tour to Chicago and months "after I had given him the letter. Hetol.d.mehe was an applicant for a positibn, "and wanted to know what use the letter would be -The first time I the letter back, last summer- "Hisspeeqbes were generally reported with considerable accuracy. Cannot recollect Whaf he said except general but I read his speeches, the-ttoe. I do not recollect iaviiig heard him say any tbip'g privately on that subject especially.

I never heaVd! bim allude to the executive department of the- government I neVef hfm make" reniarks looking to ihe controversy between tbe exeentiye 7 Congress. I understood yon to say shat you were very anxious at the close of the war, that oiyil gpvianmenf be established in some form, and yon so advised thetpreeident? I so sMteft frequently his preaepce, bnt I advised no particular form of proceeding in my possession I mentioned to some parties in Washington that there Vras such a letter. I was waited upon by a number of members- of congress, two Or three times, I tnink, to get the It was too Jate. I had returned it. those who called I can remember Hotchkiss, ScbofieldVaud Van Aernam.

This was in 1865. In reply to the question as'to how he got. the letter he would never tell me, except that it-had had been taken off Andrew Johnson's table in Nashville. The body and.signature of the letter were all in tKe same handwriting. The-man's name whagaye it to 'me was John W.

Adamson, No-. 2fc -Myrtle- street, Nash- villev Tennessee, siHei did not take the letter himself, that Gov. Brownlow's. son had employed a colored man to take it. I never disclosed the fact of my having the letter except to members of congress and to of the war department, There were two other persons who read the letter with of whom, 0.

G. Wat-kins, I met with Adamson. In reply to a question of Mr. Ashley, as to the existence of-any other letters written by Mr. Johnson, either before or after he bad become President, Gen.

Baker said: JUJP. Lucy Cobb, of Washington oily, showed me two letters, Ana even ing, when she. was brought to my bead quarters, April 9tb, 1866. Earing criticised saying that a first and second which are not to be changed, might be liable to be reversed on order, and for that reason that the courts should be left to be held by the district judge until a new allotment should be authorised by congress. The act I refer to is -the act July 23, 1866, altering seven of tbe circuits.

The president sent for me to come to the white house in August 1865, and asked me my views as to the trial of Davis. A trial in Virginia was suggested, and also'the possibility of a trial in Tennessee, and something, was said about a trial by military commission, or in this city upon indictment if one should be found by the supreme court of the Diotrict. I said to him that the trial of Davis, as to time, manner, and place, thought, exclusively was, I vy lUt UUO consideration of the executive department of the government, about which as the bead of the judicial department, do not wish to express any opinion that when I held the court I should try anybody who came, before ine, but I did not desire to express an opinion in reference to persons to be tried, 'or the time or place, or mode of trial. That was about all. I.

did not think tbe trial of -Davis a matter for me to theorize about. It was a of time whether Mr. Davis should be tried by a military or by a court. I winld not express any desire or unwillingness to have him tried in the district in which I must preside. Green Bay Advocate says: "For two or three nights past the sky to the eastward of the town has been brightly illuminated by an extensive fire now raging through the towns of President, approved.

not recollect having bad any conversation tbe President on the. subject. I-think it probable that I pardan of Gen. Johnston immedia'-. After the surrender of his amy; on connlbf the address be delrvered to it, wbiob' I considered 'iff' good tone and spirit.

I recollect spejking of that, and saying be glad if Gen. Johnstoii-jreceivjedihia pardon, on account of the manly manner in, which addressed bis troops. -enT-era 1 880 thisNorthl.barolina proclamation was ieadfn tbe cabinet I would not be certain, "but presence of Secretary of War. Bid you assent to thaf woman of ness to be aronndr't r. had no busi- rhite house, she Scott, Green Bay, probably extending Hnmboldt, and into Eewaunee I did not dissent from it.

that she bad a right to be there, and that it waa with the knowledge and approval of the President.and to me-showad me two one written Sfchnson to, tbe postmaster general, asking him tb give her husband, Mr. Oobb, thepostofflce aeparfinent, and SSother written to i Mr. asking binr to gwe hera situation at the treasury department. I bebeve ltojaobb.to_be a disreputable eeve woman, or, in other words, a woman of question whether Mrs: presi! -waa getting money not remember that Jthat bought pair county. Among other damage done is the burning of a large quantity of pine togs; and the damage to fences, bay said standing timber cannot now be estimated.

Ths fire is said to be forty miles in extent, traveling with'the wind all directions." fs estimated, that the jum already paid this year for foreign Wheat imported into England has been between 7, OOftOJO and 8,000.000 sterling in excess of the total paid up to tbe correspond! ng date of Bns- sia has been the principal gainer by tbe movement, and next to her Prussia, the United States and Turkey. price of wheat in England has doubled since and is now higher than it has been since the-, close of the Crimean war. In- the-first fortnight of October it rose ou the average. 15 per cent. Tbe crop is said to turn out, on threshing, a far lighter yield than was anticipated, and French buyers are still'active in their operations in.

the Bngjish meat market. i editor of the Albany Knickerbocker, now in. Snrope, writes that Admiral Farragnt was almost "smothered with kisses'-'by taeTadies of the- Court the Qudertot -His officers seem to have bee4.less.hmky, an theit hair is only "treasured, as SQR- Veniis andOaid away 'man; P'of the most elegant- of.