Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-17

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y oAtDibIoYh al Clergyman oliaS
The tIEE OF REy. DR.. ARMSTRONG. OF ,soR
POLK VA.-GEH. BUTLER BANGsHRs atT.
Il has already been announced that Ger
Butler has sen. the Rev5 James A. AIM
stEongN D. d. of, GorfOlk, Va. to Wop
Z upon the he2torndcaIionsila at a3atteras,,ias 4
g punishment toFThis alprantices. Th
d tollowingils the offieial,report of the cram
inatlon ~ OF the dislOyal clergymausi eslp5
QuesuOn-7Do you call yourself alloya
man in letter and spirit to-day9 n =. = !
AnsWer-I prefer notsnsWerinR. 40 til
II ,Q.-Whatis the name of that eeptIema,
i who had taken the oath and, while cominr
outiot the Custom Housewife you, madI
the remark that Hhe would like, To ,sni,
upon Northern. Yankees or words to, tba,
eleStt ln il.7V4 sitilt. isf siefa SAD, !u
Al prefer not answering. .5tlii o Il ,4g
4 Qs-HaVeiyou ever in your pulpit allud-
4 ed tavorably to the Southern eapse2
Al preached a sermon on the recon. i.
mendation Of the Southern Congress, =.
i QsTDid you object at that time TO doing
'Ns srs asdtrrE 4ssF
AA.-No, sir. ~ sttz u tBItsi
Q.-Haye you, since the commencement,
OF me war, preached in your pulpit-a ser.
mon favorable to the Union cause. one that
you'd please the loyal aud dispiease the
disloyal.i. i.5.s 4s,l,fi' '-,
A.--No, Sir. sa,.s..3i .s-..,, -,
-Q--Where we're you born2 r,. ,alt, II,
A.-ln New Jersey. L came to Virginia
when. 10 years old. 14i.e...,i5 - -
Qi7IAaye you determined 10 your mind
not to, pray for or allude to the President nt of
the Uutted States, the authorities, the ar.
mics aud naVies thereof. that they mav,ba
successtul9in all their sffoFtsr to put down,
this wicked rebelliou2 ;.
AL have. l4.-1.
Q,-Doyou think this a wicked rebel
A.--No, Sir. uoa ~ 5a
Q'-HaYe yon, since the commencement
OF tae war, opened your church ON any fast
or Thanksgiving Day recommended blythe
president of the United States2
A-No, Sir. m. 'z..t,=,
9.lDtd you ever open your church on.
Jett. Davis recommepdutiou2 -
a'TTIheFe 4, mas been meeting for prayer.
Q-Should the President Of the United
States, within,a short time, recommend a
DAY OF thanksgiving or fast, with a view
that Christians would unite in prayer for.
the overthrow of all rebels in arms against
the Government of the United States.
would you willingly open your church and
take charge of such meetings to that. end?
AL should not. ~ .-'.,.Y''1S
b.. Q;TT5Do you not look upon Slavery as a
sdfyine insti,utiou7
AL look upon it as allowable.
4 9iTDid you look, upon the hanging of
sJohn Brown ssj ust and right2
I5 I, u!I' ,..e f5e.sa, y4a fr
-woqid youi look upon the hanging
OF any.o the prominent rebels, JEFF. Dae
Wis, tor instance, ias just and rightf
oI7fAAre you religiOusly and morally op
posed to capital punishment ..s-5's.
A.-I am not.
Q-Do you look upon JEFF. Davis or. apv
OF his cOnfederates as deserving any se.
we're punishment for their public acts
against the Government since the COM
mencement OF the wat2
Al do not o. ,s'7i ca
q Q:-Do you synpsthize with the Union
cause or the Co6federate2
q iA.@Wtth the Confederate cause.
Q:-Do yon look upon JEFF. Davis. Wiz.
fall, j. u. Mason and theiFr former ca1.
leagues in the United States Congress. inst
preceding the year 1860, as peIj3red men
a! and deserving traitor's reputation foraIi |
time, until they SHOW ftsiti meet for re-
Al dc, not. af = - i''.'f sa1@
r, - VI VI uo you now regret the /
sincef 9 go W s4S
Al do not. 10 t.7Ho7 w 7it'as aeGo
Q.-Do you think the attack pbon Fort
Sumter by the rebels iuitifiabIe?
: Al p-eter not Answering.
Q,-Do you think the South iustifabIe
In ever 5l, having fFed on the old asg2
Q-Should you know of apy block ada.
rHnners or secret mail-carriers 10 or from
the'rebels, would you give Immediate in
formation to our authorities, that thev
might be detected aud punished as traitors
Al would not have anything to do
The Rebel oalumny ON Col. Dahiguren
We published De yesterday morning q let
se[ from mr: r. a: Paul our regular cor.
respondent e with the Army Of the Potomac, |
Wnicn t.1. confirms ot the belief that the rebel |
authorities have been guilty of leIiberata |
forgery ID regard 70 the papers sad to |
have besn found on the body Of Col. DAhl- |
gren. as published 10 the Richmond iour.
nals, one OF those papers contained the
direction that on entering Richmond Jeff 1
Dayis.ahd his Cabinet were to he killsdl by |
our troops. No man of ordinary intelli.
gence would deem this statement credible I
Tor q, IN moment. No officer of the American
army would ever dream of putting 10 deatb 1
civil officers taken, captive by s1c6 raid
and no etieer in his senses, even If hs'
were oar6arous enough 70 contemplate
euch .la a result, would ever put such orders /
ip writing g-hot for the. guidance Of bis
men, for these were not orders to Be issued |
TO his troops, but private 'memoranJa Of I
bis oWn-simply to damn. himis:sIf 10 last
Ing i9femy: Col. Dahlgren, was high,
toned gentleman, tln'saPsbIe Of eonceiIipg |.