Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-03


his men who were suffering with means whenev-
er they were called upon. I know the members
OF the company personally, and never heard a
man among them Of standing In the company say
and talked to as privately, and said that Il was
our duty 70 march under the Federal flag, wherev.
er we were ordered; that he knew no difference
between going North, South, East, or West. He
was the best drilled officer ] ever saw. When he
took command of US we were perfectly green.
| and In three months we were equal, II not supe-
rtor, to any company In the city
Sworn to and subscrib d before me the 30th of
January, 1862. JNo. H JOHNSON, J. p.
| WASHINGTON, March, 1861.
His EreslLsney A. Lincoln,
President United States:
| We, the undersigned, citizens OF Washington,
| earnestly recommend our highly esteemed towns
man, Gen. Edward G. Darlington, for the Office
Of United Ststes District Attorney for the District
Of Columbia. II has been the universal custom to
| give this appointment to some resident Of the
| District; and we know no man more competent
| for that important position than Gen Darlington.
| Asa lawyer Of learning, energy and ability, be
| has few superiors; and an advocate Of elo-
ss ana
| deserving and more gratifying to the people Of
| Virginia and MARYLAND and the District Of Column
bia. [Signed by 900 prominent citizens Of Wash
| ington.
| tAs President ofthe United States,
The appointment Of my friend General Edward
| c. Darlington, the son Of my old friend General
| Edw'd G. CarringtUn deceased, late of Virginia.
to the office Of United States District ATTORNEY for
the District Of Columbia would be most agreeable
| 70 me, General Darlington having served gal
lantiy In the Mexican war, and displayed very
| Gently In military capacity much zeal and Ell.
| cheney in maintaining the peace and security OF
the city, take great pleasure in signing this pa
| per- WINFIELp Sco1r
March %, 1851.
| In addition to the foregoing refer with conf.
Il QenCo md To q a
whole Bench and Bar Of the District. There Is
not an honest othcer In the army, who knows me,
who will say that ever expressed a sentiment or
did any act unbecoming a soldier and a gentle
man, or loyal officer Of the Federal army. There
| is not Judge upon the Bench or a lawyer at the
Bar In the District of Columbia who will say that
he ever knew me to express dishonorable or dis
loyal sentiment, do an unprofessional act or sup
press my honest convictions
There are men in Washington who have trusted
me with their money and their reputation; not
one Will say that ever betrayed deceived them
| and am nntcOrthy TO be trusted. have never re-
| ceived single cent from any man, or from nv
| Government, to which did net believe that
| was fairly entitled. IL owe any man or nv Gov
| eminent any thing am able, ready, and willing
to pay 1t. IL Is known to my friends In this city
| that after completed my term Of three months,
service volunteered TO join the Federal army for
| second term in Western Virginia, but was ad.
| vised by high public functonary, in whom 1
| had the most implicit confidence that could be
more useful to the public in my present position Of
II rs
| known to many persons in Washington that no man
had stronger hold upon the affections of the peo-
pie in the southern portion Of the Virginia Valley
| than |. That never failed to carry nv county
| although large majority OF the people differed
| with me In politics, when | applied for Office
| That was urged to return to my old home and
| fight for Southern nights That / always said
| cannot do Ii cOnscientiousy; II would be- in nv
| judgment, treason and great sin against INV God
| and nv country. That believed the President
OF the United States to be national conservative
patriotic, hones., and true hearted man. That II
| was not his intention to injure and Cypress the
people in any section of the country And that
Southern men were bound, by every consideration
OF honor and patri otism, to trust and try him 1t
4 i, known to my friends that received military
| education at the Virginia Military Institute and
1 could have obtained a colonel's or a generals
commission in the so-cailed Confederate army II
1 is known 10 my friends that have in nv posses.
\ sion bonds secured upon valuable real estate I'm
| the State Of Virginia to a large amount II is
l known to my friends that my widowed mother
now In Virginia, encouraged her son TO raise the
first military company In the United States 10
i maintain the honor Of the Federal flag They
have heard NE say that was separated from her
against the wishes OF us both, by this cruel and
| causeless rebellion; that her home and the grave
l OF my father had been invaded by an army from
1 the Gulf states, with which could have no avn
| pathy that every blow | struck in the cause Of
| the Federal Government would be blow fer her
/ and my other friends in the State of Virginia
who were the unwilling slaves OF jeff Davis and
his ebellious party that the State of Virginia had
II o.
traders, gamblers, and bankrupt polite ans,
against the wishes Of the people, twice expressed
/ at the ballot box.
II is also reported In the papers to which have
referred that my appointment to the Office OF Dis.
| trict Attorney is due to the fact that raised a
| military company. This is not So was choice
| OF the par; My papers on file In the Attorney
| Generals Department will show that was recon-
| mended for that office by majority of the Wash.
| ington bar. ! never said to Major Jewell thatsJ
would not fight against Virginia. | remember
n hat fa nnnKya Afnn
we were alone, about the beginning OF the war
| was standing near the office OF the National In
telligencer; he rode up to ME and said: captain.
| l thlnk there VIII be a battle near Richmond
| soon. propose to volunteer to General Scott 10
| take part in it. will you join me!n IrepIied. No
| sir; will not IL we make such a propositIon ~
Gen. Scott he will consider 1t piece of braggs-
| docla. think il indelicate and fmproper In a
| subaltern officer to volunteer to his Commanding
| officer to go any where. His duty to obey orders
Besides, 1t would appear like Indecent haste in
me 70 volunteer to invade my native State before
Gen. Scott Informed me officially that the neces
| sity existed and the proper time arrived But
when he gives the word Of command I am ready
to go: Major Jewell then said: Suppose we
volunteer TO go upon scouting excursion through
some OF the neighboring counties of Virginia. Fl
wish to do something by which can acouIre
fame and THAI my children can talk about after
| the war is over" 1 replied Major, that IA a
wrong spirit. man should not fight for fame
1 but from sense Of duty. For nv own part /
have military ambition; my ambition is to excel
III MY ploleesIou nave gone In this thing from
| a sense Of duty. When fight the people of INV
native stats 1t Will be In discharge Of a sad and
painful duty. But when Gen. Scott Gen, stone
or Major Jewell gives the order shall not hesitate
| to obey
do not recollect having but one conversation
| with Lieutenant; Ward upon the subject when we
| were alone. He came into my room, engaged
with me In conversation. In the course Of tbe
conversation he remarked, "This is a sad state of
affairs, captain. How do you feel, separated from
your friends and relations In Virginia,', 1 re-
piled, " Bad enough" He then said, have
very dear, dear sister there, the wife Of Metho.
| dist minister" (I do not recolIect the name I
| said, Ward, my situation 10 worse tn an youIs
| have two sisters and a widowed mother there ,,
He then sprung up and said, 4" | would not like
to invade the Old Dominion" Thiswas his Ian
| guage-not mine. was not surprised at this
because thought II a very proper sentiment. I
| think that my reply to him was the same tina.
| have always made to southern men who tbonobt
were going of on the wrong scent. 7 aid
| Neither you nor have been enlisted to Invade
or hght against Virginia, but to fight for her
she has been forced into secession by South Car.
ohna, who has always been her greatest enemy;
| she has been invaded by an army from the GnIf
states, with whom can have no sympathy, for /