Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-10-22
peaIh Bed Confession Of a Re-
publican Official.
RECORDS WHICH Will ONE DAY ASTON.
IsH THE NATION.
THE FOUL sIRDs ar wAsHSoTOs.

The St Louis correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, has furnished us with
some very interesting particulars Of the
last hours Of Col JoHN p SASpERsoS,
late Provost Marshal of 81. Louis. We
cannot account for the appearance Of such
damaging facts to its party in the Gazett',
except upon the assumption, that they
escaped the notice Of the Editor They
are embodied in brief personal history
of the public life Of Col. SASDERsoS, as
related by himself to Rev HESRY Cox,
pastor Of the Union Methodist Chptch of
ST. Louis, who attended him during his
illness
1t will be remembered that in the year
1861 Col SASoeRsoN was appointed
Assistant Secretary Of War. This it APP
pears, now, was done, not only at the
special request Of CAMERON, but as one of
the conditions Of his acceptance OF the
Secretaryship-whil the acceptance OF
SANDERsoN of the position Of his Assist
ant, was also purchased, by the pledge of
LIscol.N (which was broken as usual }
that he should succeed to the Governor
ship Of one Of the new Territories. This
part Of Col SASDERsoN's 5 settlement seems
to have been made expressly to impeach
the veracity Of LINCOLN "a work Of
supererogalion by the way which Mr.,
SANDERsoN might have well omitted, and
thereby enabled himself to have given the
public, hint at least, OF the character of
those secret ''records" which are some day
to 'astonish the nation The statement
referred to, part of which is hereunto
subjoined, is given, it viii be observed, in
the Colonel's own language. Real
lie said 'On assuming the duties Of the
War Office, however, | was brought into con,
tact aud close communion with the secret
counsels Of the Administration, at which
General Scott, the Secretary Of War, and
sometimes Mr. Chase aud others, were pres.
ent These meetings sometimes took place
ia my room, aud I thus obtained informd
tioB concerning records which hare necer
seen the light of day, bHt Dhich UiH one day
dstoRish the nation. became profoundly
disguised Oih The pile corruption that had
cursed etr country in the shape Of persons
dressed IN Tie GARD Of gentlemen, and Occu'
pyiag high positions OF trust for Which they
had no qualification BhdteUer. ! tried to
cast these people out bat ia vain, aud ! only
incurred their enmity | tell i'll under the
terrible weight of my duties and at last asked
| TO be relieved and appointed TO the Lieuten-
ant Colonelcy OF the 10Th u $ Infantry, pIs
| ferring TO 90 to the field to render whaI ser
vice could in an honorable and patriOli ie way
rather than flock with the fJdi birds sur
rounding the Government at RasAtn9ioA--
| accordingly left it in July, The second day
after the battle OF Bull Run, aud have served
in my military capacity, in tho meantime be
ing promoted to the Colonelcy OF the 18th u
s Infantry, until the February of the present
year when | was appointed Provost Marshal
General Of the Department of the Missouri.
The same correspondent Of the GdzeHs
to whom the couatry is indebted for th'
above attributes to Col. SAsDERsoN, durins
his last moments, almost a verbatim re
petition of the dying words of CARDINAL
WOoLsEY, to-wit:
"If had served my God as faithfully as
have served my country, il would have beef
better for me and for others, but / cling I,
the mercy of God. | am PROSTATE at tn
foot Of the cross,
As the intelliget service OF oue's coun
ty-apd especially country whose eaus
is deemed so sacred as that of ours-can
not be incompatible with the service o
God, we presume that the dying Colonel
meant to say, ii indeed he did mol say.
he had served his party. De, ii would hsv
been better for him, 1t was not the servio
Of his country, it will be remembered, ths
was regretted by WooLsEY, but that {
his King The sort Of service "require
by the abolition party. is neither tn
service of God or country, and the exam
pile of Col. SANDERsoN should be warn
ING TO others as we trnsl IL NAV ha ..