The national Republican., 1862-02-10
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.


Of which was 10 induce the call Of convention
Of the State. At this meeting, Wright de'
nounced the Union men, declared himself with
the South In this rebellious movement, and
when reminded that he held an ONCE under the
Government Of the United States, eaid, 'd-n
the ofi1ce, I can resign IT,
The testimony Of another witness, Joseph
Gregory, Of Maryland, Is confirmstory Of this
statement. A third, James Bowen, charges
Wright with endeavoring to persuade him to
send his sons to the rebel army, and to fourth
witness, P. X. Storms, employed at the Patent
Otlce, Wright denounced the war as unjust,
and said that the South could not be subdued,
but that he would be loyal as long as Maryland
wue loyal.
MARVIN sCHECKLEs.
The evidence against Marvin Scheckles,
that of James Williams, Q watchman IN the
Treasury Department. who testifes that Sheck.
lea was q member of the National Rifles, and
that when the company was mustered into the
aeryice of the Government he resigned: Tie
afierward told me,' says the Witness " that he
wss sorry he resigned. because he had better
tsnained in order to break up the company
The witness bad no doubt that "Scheckles's
,ympataiee were strongly against the United
states Government and with the rebels. His
associations and affiliations have been and are
with that class of men In this city,
W. W. JACOBS.
8. W. Fitch, q clerk in the Census Bureau.
,estitlcs that W. W. Jacobs was appointed to a
clorkshlp In some branch Of the War Depart
rnent about the lst Of September, having been
..omoved from the Interior. He told witness
mat Il, be had known that he would be turned
ont he could have got an Office In the Govern
pleu, Of lle Southern Contederacy - but that 1t
Ass then too late"
MOSES 4. GOODWIN.
Richard NJ. Ross, a clerk Ia the Land Office,
,est .tia. that he had often heard Goodwin ex-
rre stroug sympathes with the South, and
when accused of being Il SecessiDist, he did
not delyIt 1t He lie tas brother & the New
Haunt. shire editor, whose Office was recently
destroyed by the people on account OF its ad-
Yocacy OF secession.
Alfred B. Mullett, q clerk iu the Treasury
Department. testiies that Moses B. Goodwin
= ,arded at the same house with him, and that
Goodwin told me repeatedly that all our
troubles had been brought upon the country
by the Black Republican Abolition party. He
told me that the officers who had left the ser.
vice of the United States and taken up arms
against the Government were just a. honor
abe men as thoes who remained true to the
Government.
Thi. is doubtless great mistake. Mr..
q edwin has but one brother, and is not and
uever has been an editor Of a paper, but Is
Tl.st Lieutenant in the Sixteenth Infantry
regu.ar army. He is stationed at Galena, and
is known as an { fl ;ient and gallant officer. As
20 Mr. Goodwin, he was a well-known Henry
Clay Wing g.-then a Republican, aud as regular
correspondent Of the leading State paper oi
Evw Hampshire, he has never failed to uphold
he Uoicn. and to condemn secessiopism. No man
.alll Guppose that the writer Of those letters
vas tinctured with rebellious sentiments, OF
had. in the slightest degree, any Southern pro
livties -ED REPUBLICAN.]
WALTER CADMAN.
The witness John Mountny states that Cad
man boards with him. and that he Is an ou
aud out seeessionst Last fall and winter, AM
iuriDg the spring and summer, he was yer,
violent aud bitter in bis expressions against th
Government and the North, and in favor Of tn
rebels" lie claimed Jefferson Davis for hi
friend, ard said that II he was turned out here
be- could get better Office under the Confed
crate Government.
JOHN GOULD.
The first wisness testifes that Mr.. Gould /
decidedly opposed to the use Of force on th,
u.rt of tBe Government to maintain the Union
G!-I llj COutcTeduOub euOW Lu6J mpd
LIES sro with the South In this rebellion.
another witness testiies to the same purport.
y r c. CLARK.
The first witness Jonathan Forrest, testife
that Mr.. Clark Is "a rabid secessionist," an
,irci .Eed that " If the South attacked this cit
te would not take up arms against the South,
n!t even II his house should be destroyed. Th
t~n:imony Of the other witness, Charles Forrest
ia @ the same effect, and that be often said
10 tse witness, " that he hoped JEFF. Davis an
Lig army would come here, and murder ever
,.smned Black Republican Such a ma
eDOuld not be merely subject OF remova
from public employment, but Of immediate ar
r--t Hud imprisonment.
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