Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-11-03
The Death bed Confession of a
Republican Official.
Records that will One Day AS
tOnish the NatiOn.-The Foul
Birds at tWashingtOn.

The telegraph announced recently the
death of Colonel John Z. Sanderson, Pro-
vost Marshal Of st. Louis. A correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gdzette-to whose letter
the Dayton Empire directs attention-fur-
nishes the public with brief history of the
life Of Colonel Sanderson, and with his
death-bed confession. The letter may lie
found in the Gazette Of the Goth instant
/ Colonel Sanderson was appointed by Mr..
Lincoln Assistant Secretary of War, under
Simon Cameron, at the special request Of
the latter. While in that position, Colonel
Sanderson had rare opportunities oflearning
| the characters Of the public men at Wash
| ington, the corruptions that there prevailed,
and the curses that were being prepared for
the country By those in authority. So pro-
foundly did these painful discoveries affect
him, that he fell i'll, and begged to be
transferred to some other field Of duty
He was gratifed by being promoted to the
Colonclcy of the 18th l. S. Infantry, and
finally was appointed Provost Marshal Gen
eral Of the Department Of Missouri, which
position he held to the time Of his death.
In his last sickness, Col. Sanderson was
attended by Rev. Henry Cox, pastor Of the
Union Methodist Church, towhom he made
confessions. which Mr.. Cox committed to
writing as they were given to him by the
; Colonel. We transfer the following as
part Of his confessions, to which We invite
the attention of every potriot. Col. San
derson said:
"On assuming the duties Of the War Office.
however was brought into contact and close
communion with the secret cOunsels of the Ad-
ministratiOn, at which Gen. Scctt, theSecretary
Of War and sometimes Mr.. Chase and others
We're present. These meetings sometimes took
place in my roOm ovid Thus Ojf0ined Information
coaceyniag recors rhich hare aerer seen TIE tight
of daV t,n Ulsich m'H one oy oSt1f'tIt ne nation
tIbccGHle prOf0JgdiU dtSgLsfod ruth the rite coI77-
ton that IGd cursed country, tl ne shape ofper-
hgh o5sitioas Of ftst Joi Ittch helj had no qt6if-
ca,ioa wIntcrer. tried to cast these people out.
fell i'll under the terrible weight of my duties,
and AT last asked TO be relieved and appointed
to the Lieutenant COlonelcy of the 18th |. :. In
fantry, prefrrring to 90 to the field to render
what service could in an honorable and patri-
he C5reranrntat eT shingfon Iaccord-
ingly left it in July, the second day after the
; itarv capacltv in the mean time being promoted
TO the Cplonelcy OF the Ith L. S Infantry, until
sg 5FpT PTovos Si Marshal General Of the De-
u partrnen of Missouri"
: Records which hane never seen the light
y of day, but which will one day AsToNIsH
I THE NATION y All! those records Lincoln
- is determined shall not see the light Of day,
~ if he can prevent it; and that is one reason
30 why he is so anxious to he reelected. He
\. knows those records would, if made public
!. ae not only a,toni,h the nation, but render hi.
-, Administration infamous in the estimation
:, of his countrymen.
=. What other kind Of records than such a
~ would astonish the nation, on their beint
% brought to the light of day. could be made
IL by the foul birds surrounding the Govern
LS ment at Washington and whose ''vilt
g; corruption had cursed our country
I" The mystery of those records that will ont
- day a,tonish the nation-will the peopl
: demand that ii shall now be revealed, or Wi
a. ~ they wait until the records themselves shal
= be lost in the general wreck of the Govern
=, ment and country p Cincinnati Enquirer