The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-11-02

The Death De0 COniesAlOn "
UeDubIIcan OmciaI-RecOrds
that Will One Day AstOnish the
Nation-The Foul Birds al
washington.
The telegraph announced recently the |
death of Col John p. SandersOn, Provost
Marshal of st. Louis. A correspondent oi
the Cincinnati GGstite-to whose letter the
Dsy,on Empire directs attentiou-turnlshes
the public with brief history Of the. life OF
Col SandersOn, and with his beath-bed con-
fession. Tie letter may be found IN the
Gazefie of the 20ih instant
Col Sanderson was appointed by Mr..
Lincoln Assistant Secretary Of War, under
Simon Cameron, at the special request Of
the latter. While in that position, Col. San
derson had rare opportunities of learning
the echaraeters of the public men at Wash
ington, the eorruptions 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 in, and begged to be trans
fered to some other field OF duty. He was
gratifed by being promoted to the Colonel
cy Of the 18th U. s. Infantry, and finally
was appointed Provost Marshal General OF
the Department of Missouri, which position
he held to the time of his death.
In his last sickness, Col Sandcrson was
attended by Rev. Henry Cox, pastor Of the
Union Methodist Church, 10 whom he made
confessions, which Mr.. Cox committed to
writing as they were given to him by the
Colonel We transfer the following as a
part of his confessions, to which we. invite
the attention Of every patriot. Col. Sander
son said
''On assuming the duties of the War Of
fee, however, 1 was brought into contact
and close comDlunion with the secret eoun-
sells of the Administration, at which Gen
Scott, the Secretary of War, and sometimes
Mr.. Chase and others, were present. These
and tillS Obtdined Information concerning
records aolich hare aerer seen the light of day
but uhich lUiW one dan dstoaiSh the nation
became profoundly disguised Nth the r5lt
corruption that had cursed our country, IN
the shape of persons dteiSed IN the garb q
gentlemen occupying high positions Of trast,
foU 1U}tich they had no qualifications achdt-
ecer / tried to cast these people out, but
in vain, and | only incurred their enmlty.
fell i'll under the terrible weight Of my duties
and at last asked to be relieved and app0n
ted to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the 18th
u. S. Infantry, preferring to go to the telc
to render what service could III an honor
. able and patriotic way, rather than y4ocf
aeith the fo,d birds Surrounding the Gorern
n,ent at Washington | accordingly left i
in July, the second day after the battle o
Bull Run, and have served in my militar.
capacity in the mean time being promoted
to th4 q Ulion9lcy Of the 18Th U. 5. Infantry,
until the February of the present year
when | was appointed Provost Marsha
8 General OF the department Of Missouri.
! Records which have never seen the llgh
of day, but which will one day AsToNIsI
THE NATIoNl" All! those records Lncoll
is determined shall not see the light OF day
if he can prevent it; and that is one, reas9
Z why he is 50 anxious to be reelected. Il
knows those records would, if made public
> not only astonish the nation, but render hi
Administration infamous III the estimation
. Of his countrymen.
What other kind Of. records than such a
would astoniSh the nation on their benz
+ + brought to the light of day, could be mad
= by the foul birds surrounding the Govern
! ment at Washington" and whose vile col
! ruption'' had cursed our country!" .
d The mystery Of those records that WI
! one day astopish the nation--will the peopl
Il demand that it shall now be revealed, or Wi
: they wait until the records themselves sha
: be lost in the general wreck Of the Govern
n,an+.ond onuntrv2- Nm EDp