The national Republican., 1862-02-11
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.

tober, asking him If the testimony taken b!
tho Committee In the case was before bin
when the application was examined. The let
ter of the Secretary of State 10 reply merely
states that " The application In bis behalf was
transmitted to me by the Presideut, and sub
acquently, after examination, referred BY me
to the War Department. No .other papers 10
regard to the case accompanied It. nor have
any since been received" The inference ie q
necessary one. that the Secretary Of State gave
no advice in the premises.
The first witness in this case Is William N.
Johnston, whose evidence has already been cit.
III in reference to two other employees In the
Arsenal. Major Rams ay states that be works
ia the same shop with Miller, and Is an appl.
cant for the. place Of master. This testimony
Is explicit to the effect that Mr. Miller is In full
sympathy with the secessionists that be jush.
fed the attack on the Massachusetts, regiment
ut Baltimore, defends the cause Of the rebels
and has con In the rebel amy.
Another witness, Alfred B. Wilkinson, testi.
?s that immediately after the attack OH the
troops in Baltimore, In April last, during din.
nrr hour while talking over the matter Of that
attack he rose up out ct his chair, struck bis
iit. together, and said that Northern hands
are now stained with Southern blood; that 1t
must be revenged at all hazards that the
South must and should be maintained He has
son surgeon in the rebel army,"&c.
james Talbert, a third witness, says, "I know
DE- Aaron W. Miller the son Of Isaac Miller,
Who Is employed at the Arsenal in this city.
lie told me that II he did not know that his
il.hcr was with the South. he would have him
turued out. If possible. The doctor is now In
HE secession army"
Aiurthcr witness, James r king, ,testifes, that
Nr Miller gave the strongest expression to his
ruuthern sympatbics about the time Of the at
'lck on Fort Sumter, aud was in the habit Of
rriing the Baltimore SHn aloud to the work.
laeE--a paper of decided, and at that time, uu-
IiNguiscd, secession views.
The Committee cannot withhold the express
sOu of their profound astonishment that the
positive testimony Of these four witnesses should
be :ct aside in favor OF the mere opinion, or at
b s. The negative evidence, Of partial friends.
The characters Of the witnesses are unim.
peacAed. aUd it is difficult to set limits to in.
ereiuii'y if their evidence is to pass for moth.
ing.
This case has been called to the attention of
Gen. scott, Of the President Of the Secretary of
War and of Major Ramsay, more than once,
81 the man is retained in q responsible situa.
non on the plea OF his general good character,
whica could be offered with equal justice in
b. ht!f Of many OF the leaders OF the Southern
g,'o-lliOn.
viii also be observed that the Secretary Of
-ile admits that the evidence taken by the
Nmmiuee against Mr.. Miller was not before
4 III when he examined, by order Of the Presi.
.."!i. The application of Mr.. Miller to be rein
cd and the Committee will add, that the
" dNnce IN this case was never called for,
- II" hy the President, the Secretary of War
=" stcretary Of State, or any other person
CONNECTED with the Administration.
fro Re CONTINUED