The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-06-01

Mr.. A.-No, sir | have not made
that prayer for eighteen months.
General al2You pray for the authorities
Mr. Al pray for the authorities over
US and l publicly explained TO my con,
2regation, that in so doing, we were pray
ing for the President of the United States.
General-Do your people SO under
stand it
Mr. A-They do. 1 have publicly
Explained it.
General--Have you, since taking the
oath of allegiance, or at any other time,
checked one of the members of your con-
gregation when he was praying for the
Presidenty
Mr.. A.-Have I checked them
General -Chided them iu any way or
form of words ?
MIR. A.-No. not that / recollect.
General.-I beg your pardon, sir; 1t is
not a matter Of recollection, Itis thug
you cannot forget.
Mr. A.-No. sir.
Geucral-Did not one Of the members
I of your congregation pray for the Presi-
/ dent Of the United States, and did Dot
sou say that il had better not be done ;
that there were two parties to please here
Mr. \ .-Nerer. sir
( General Nothing of the sort?
/ Mr. A Nothing Of the sort.
Gsueral i perceive that in your for
ner examination you declined answering
this question: DO you call yourself a
loyal man in letter aud spirit to day %
Mr. Al do not decline to answer
now. If were To put my own interpret
alton upon it, should say am but |
don't know, sir.
General We'll, sir, perhaps can
reach you. Now, sir, what is the name
Of that gentleman who has L ken the oath.
aud while coming out of the custom house
with yoI, made the remark that he
would like to spit upon the Northern
Yankees p
Mr.. AIR. Chas Reid. l declined
' to answer on my former examination, be-
cause | had not his consent to tell, sir !;
but since that [ have seen him, and be
has given ne his consent to mention his
naue
Gercral-Where il Reid?
Mr. Ale is in Norfolk.
General = To au aide: Telegraph to
Col. Wh,llen. Provost Marshal, Norfolk,
to arrest Mr. Charles Reid aud send him
here lie live, on Main street lie
,'a,sd tra;, as he came out from taking
ihe oath
Mr. A-Ycs, sir.
Geucral--Witn the oath fresh on his
lips aud the words hardly dry in his
mouth, lie SAID he wanted to spit in the
face Of the Northern Yankees ?"
Mr. A.-WeN, General, he took ii
with the sane view as did,
General agree to that, Sir
Mr. Al meant to say
General Stop. sir | don't like to
be insulted. You said sir, that that in-
ternal Secessionist wanted to spit in the
faces of loyal men of this Union, aud that
he took the oath with the saGe view that
you dld-lt mak2s 90 difference which.
| agree, sir, that you did. | have treated
YOU, sir, during this interview, with pro,
priety aud courtesy up 70 this moment,
aud yet you. sir, here tell me, in order to
clear this vile wretch who shall be pun
ished as be deserves, that you took the
oaih to my GoCernnlent tcih the same
gie1g that he dit
Mr. A-Well. sir, it was mortifying
fact to confess that We were a couqured |.
people; and it was the irritation growing
out OF that fact.
General hare not helped 1t, sir
1Uu had better not 20 on in that direc |
ton any further, sir, for your own sake !
Now, sir, while YOU did preach a very
virulent sermon upon "The Victory of
Manassas" at the recommendation of the /
Confederate Congress, have you ever
since preached in your pulpit a sermon
favorable ia the Union cause, or one that
would be likely to please the loyal and
displease the di>loyal2
Mr.. A-No sir, | never have. |
GeueraI.-You have said YOU ''do not
think this wicked rebellion" Do you
still hold that opinion?
Mr. A. Yes, sir
General-You have not opened your
church upon any of the days recommen-
ded by the authorities | want a more
explicit answer, sir, than you have given
previously You KNOW whether YOU
have or not How is it?
Mr. 4 Il should have to answer. sir.
that / did. There were prayer meetings
held in the church. No addresses were
made. There was prayer for peace
General-You said you would not
willingly open your church to any recog
nized minister Of the Gospel from such
as hafnra the war rnn