, 1862-02-01

FIEE.
E. B. Snow, Librarian Coast Survey Bureau,
which tie Rev. a. Holmead is pastor. That
HoiiIcad is also clerk in the Land Office.
Witness further states, "that on the 20th day
Of afay, 1861, Holncad preached from his pull
pit an ont-antl-out secession sermon. what
witness considered rcry reasonable dis
course. He denounced the war. OF the Coy |
erhnient 10 preserve the Union an a'A.o1y toar,
and maintained that no Christian could enter |
it, and take part in it as soldier. He en-
dtavored to persuade his congregation not I
could not see bow they could reconcile it
to tier conscience as Christians. In quoting !
from the communion service they words Thou |
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thJ |
heart, DC, Holmead remarked, How can |
Christian, in view Of this commandment, !
view OF the second commandment, *Thou shalt |
love thy neighbor as thyself' He argued at |
length IN his sermon TO establish his posi-. |
ton that this was an unholy war on the part |
ness being Warden and Yestryuan Of the |
church, demonstrated with Holmead, and told |
hin, that if soldiers had been present his SER !
mon Tonld haye given great offense. He re- |
piled with much feeling that Ibis conscience
could not be called in Question; that hc was
only accountable to God for his conscience"
Jonathan Dillon, member Of Ho1mead's |
Church, from which be withdrew last spring,
testifes that Holmead is better Southern
SECTIONAL mum, Witness heard him say '.no
man North Of Mason and Dixon's line could be
trustcd;' and ~ that from HoImead's general
conversation, and the sentiments expressed in
and ont Of church, witness feels perfectly sure,
from his knowledge Of Holmead, thas he is dis
loyal to the Government. aud that his entire
sympathies are with the rcbcIs.''
F. oaME, CLERK, CENSUS BUREAU.
The witness CDR. Vickers FelI), clerk III
n11-4 g. nE.a&-
0rme, q clerk III the same Office. Witness
states that hc had a conversation with lfr.
Orne in Bloomington, Ill, at the time the
Peace Convention was in session in Washing
ton; and that, on the occasion referred to,
Orme said, "The South was right in this con
came to blows, he fOrme) hoped the South
would succccd.n He also said that tt F;rginil
was right, and had always been right, and that
the South ought topreyal against the North.''
6. ". BEALL, CLERK, LAND OFFICE.
The witness (Nm. Reynolds, Jrj is Clerk
IN the Interior Department, and is acquainted
With G. ". Bean, a Clerk IN the Land Office.
administered to the clerks, Bcau hesitated
about taking it. He took till the next day to
consider the subject, and, as he told witness,
to consult with his friends" Witness further
states that !" at that time his conversation was
very unsatisfactory to loyal men. and Indicated
,
rebels. Since then he has been more non
esmmittal- He was generally understood
throughout the office as Il secesslonist. He
was generally. spoken Of as such, and his re.
mStatement IN Office caused good deal Of
| The next witness g. S. Turner] is also a
| clerk III the Land Office, and knows G. ".
| Bea11, . clerk in the same Office, appointed
! from Tennessee 'sWhen the tirst oath WIS
administered to the clerks in the Department,
| %t11v L.. ..A& Ar3xr
| and reconstructed with witness, and endearor-
ed to persuade witness not TO take
| itn Witness further states that Beall
abEented himself from the office that
morning, telling him that he would not take
the oath. In tue afternoon witness met Beal1
taken the oatll. Witness told him he had.
He then told witness that he ('Titneas) had
committed a gre:t wrong. The next day
| Bcall, having consulted with some friends
in the meantime, came to the Office and took
The oath"
CHARLES H1DBs, MESSENGER, PENSION OFFICE,
| The witness, James 4. Wise, is d member ol
Hibbs, Messenger in the Pension Bureau, h,st
| tHo sons III the yttd army and from what wit
ness knows and has heard concerning Hibbs
lie has DO doubt whatever that his sympathlcE
are with the rebels.
a, B. Allen, Detective Police officer, tcsti
|
ceEsion army, and also two in this city, WIN
are Eecessionists. Witness had conversation
with Hibbs, and has no doubt as to his posi-
tion or his feelings-thes are With TIC seccs
| sionists.'
Corzselfus Lent, & resident OF this city, tcsti
tics Il that Charles Hibbs, messenger in tn
Patent Office, has two sons in the Southcn
army Witness "carricd an affidavit of A1r
Mills to the Secretary Of the Interior, in whicl
this tucf is set forth as also the fact that b
A1&cA-
ence was kept up between Bentley "a clerk il
, the Treasury Department, and reported by tn
Committee as seccssionist) and Hihhss
: Eon5.''
| RICHARD GALLAGHER, LADORER, PATENT OF
: F1CE.
VIM. R. Clark, resident OF Washington
> testified that Richard Gallagher, m employ
! Of tie Interior Department, lives next door t
the house in which witness boards. ''Som
time this summer Gallagher Lad e -eis9e{re1 Wit
. some persons in the house Hhe:z le boarded
= The persons with whom Gallagher quarrele'
were driven from the house. The noise Dire
witness to the window. After the men 1ef
/ On the doorstep of the house, and either Ga
l. lagEer, or the other man with him, said: 81
= AMI in favor Of secession! so an T. said 4
+ other, under certain circuulstancesn II
;, | night was bright moonlight
q The next witness, Samuel Russell. resides
/ this city, and knows Richard Gallagher Of Il
;. Interior Department. Witness states til
c Gallagher is spoken Of in the neighborhot
c where lie resides as 5eccssionist.
B. FRAZIER, LABoRER, PATENT OFFICE.
- The witness, Benz. B. Bell, swears that Fl
n zier's "wife and daughters are very bitter S
e eessiopists-.e2tremclys So. Yesterday his vi
- Was at my house, and said that Beaurega
% he all right she said her husband was not
~ Unionist, but subnlissionist only-for T
~ purpose Of keeping his office to get his bre
et and butter" The witness says that he b
~ never heard Frazier say anything about 0
national troublcs.n
;s GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
th The following names were reportcdto J.
l. Defrecs, Superintendent Of Public Printi1
ef s,t Oct. Q, 1861:
Fl James English, foreman.
m William Fl, Towers, compositor.
40 William Towers, chief clerk.
he Edwin Towers.
cr Harrison Arnold, composition.
re Robert PeDman, compo5itor.
Francis Reading, compositor,
George McNair, composltor.
-K King, foreman, press room.
.r' JAMES ENGLISH, FOREMAN.
In The witness Eugene O. Connor) is 4 brotl
'ps inlaw Of james English, foreman Of the G
er- ernmcnt Printing Office. Witness testi
srn 'tthat he heard English say, in front Of
Did Aloysius Catholic Church IN This city t
on crowd about him, that Abe Lincoln, and
ith his followers, would have to pick MP sta
rn- and leave after awbile''' Witness furt
testitlcs &c that English is an out-and-out
cessionist.'
in wsi+ Il. II. TOWERS, CoMPosIToR-
He The first witness George Cochrane} is
:ie, p1oyed i'll the Government printing Office,
1at teslities 'sthat ". e, Fl. Towers Ia a c'
bat positor in the same of1ice.'' Witness fnrt
GOT testifies that lie has heard Towers exp
- himself violently and strongly in favor Of
ers rebels, and against the Government;
], 4 Towers took tic oath, but said that the
IN oath was extra-judicia, and not binding;
5nt that he considered the last one, prescribed
o. o. Congress, as no moro binding. Witness
the ther states that Towers has has two brot'
lcE- in The rebel army"
Sc. Another witness {Vnl, Fle1nmiug] also
ms ployed in the same office. testities that
IT, Il. Towers told him that his 6ynpat
seq seq were with the South in this rebellion y
ana ness further states that when the.sath
1.o OF rendered to the employees IN the Office, 7
was coat and left. The next day he came back,
act said his family would suffer if he did not
, IN the oath. Witness further testiaes !"
OF Towers has two brothers in the rebel III
tne and that they went from this city during
was summer, and that one Of them WAS emp1t
ID" in the Government Printing Office as the
Viii he went South"
VIM. E Knott. employed in the same ol
;srs corroboEates the testimony Of the other
nesses as to the refusal Of Towers to take
the OATH and adds that Towers said she owe
foI- allegiance 10 the United States."
1ner Charles ". Gchen also testi6ea tha
say "heard n. Il. e. Towers say that il Vir:
sent gcccded he would shoulder his muskct an
out. and fight for the Soutlt.''
the WIN. TOWERS, CHIEF CLERK.