Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-01
Gen. Butler aad the Clefgy.

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Ii has already been announced that
Gen. Butler had sent the Rev James
D. Armstrong, ID. d., of Norfolk. viz
gina, TO work upon the Notifications as
punishment for his disloyaL practioss.
The following is the official report Of the
examination Of this dislcyaI cIerggnan.
Question. Do you call yourself a
loyal man IN letter and spirit to-day
Answer. prefer not answering.
U What is the name OF that gentleman
Who had taken the oath, and while
coming out Of the Costomaouse with you
made the remark 'that be would ike to
spit upon Northern Yankees, or some
thing TO that eErsct7
A. prefer not answering.
Y Have you ever in your pulpit all0-
dsd favorably 70 the Southern cause2
A. preached sermon on the recon
nendation Of the Southern Congress.
q Did you object at that time 70 do
ing so7
A. No, cir. an
@ Have you aincs the commencement
Of tho var preached 10 your pulpit SER
mon favorable 10 the Union eanse--ons
that would please the loyal, and displease
the disIoyaI9
A. No, sir
Q. Where were you born2
A. In New Jersey. ! came to Nir-
ginia when nineteen years old.
Q. Have you deGeremined In your
mind not to pray for or allude to tho
President Of the United States, the au-
thoritiea, the armies and nagies thereof,
he's has - a sk.ass
Efforts to put down this wicked rebellion2
A. have
Q. Do yon think this a wicked rebel
lion7
A. No, sir
q Have you, since the commencement
Of THE war, opened your church on any
fast or thanksgiving day recommended
by the President Of the United StAtes2
A. No, sir.
O Did you ever open your church on
JeE. Davis, recommendation
A. There has been meeting for prayer.
Q. Should the President OF the United
States within q short time recommend
day oftbanksgsving or fast, With view
that Christians would units in prayer
for the Government Of the United States,
would you willingly open your church
and lake charge Of such meeting 70 that
end7
A. should not
Q. Do you look upon slavery az de.
vine institution -s.4-r
A. ] look upon il as allowable.
Q. Did you look upon the hanging OF
John Brown as Just and right?
A. did.
Q. Would you look upon the hanging
Of any OF the prominent rebels, JEFF
Davis for instance, as just and fightp
A. should not.
q are jon religiously and morally op.
posed TO capital punishment
A. | am not ~
q Do you lcok upon Jeff Davis or any
OF his cenfederates as deserving any
severe phnishment for their public act
against the Government since the COM
meneement Of the war7
a. do not .1g7fsEg
q. Do you aympathize with the Union
cause or with the Confederate
A. With the Confederate cAuse
2. Do you look upon JEFF. Davis
Wi9fall, j. M. Mason, and their former
colleagues in the United States Congress
Jest preceding the year 1860, as perjnred
men, and deserving traitor regulations
f0r all time, until they show fruits meet
for repentaneel
A. do not t#a
o Did or do you now regret the Fed
sral loss al Smithfield2
A. do not
~ Q. Do you think the attack upon Fort
Sumter by the rebels iustifable
A. prefer not answering.
~ q. Do you think the South justified In
ever having fred on the old hagf
A. do.
2. Should you know Of any blockade
runners or secret mail carrierst to or from
The rebels, would you give immediate in.
formation thereof 10 our authorities, that
they might be detected aud punished a.
traitors desarve2
A. | would not have anything to do
with it.