Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-01

Po11SlSaE oPIn1ons OF the ReoRts q hls stAte
Aad ssctiOn-
MayorI rspsat thAtI an sitting here
- eOnssrvAt0r Of the psass, Gad not 70
Vindicats the principles Of any man.
would leave ny seat If required 70 do that,
an here simply 70 ascertain If the Peaes
Of the eODnOnVeAlIh Il About 70 be dis
tlTbed. simply desire - aETiTs st . Just
eo1elllon after considering Al the hctI
presented
Mitchell AK nothing have brought
No nsWBpapeis 70 be Rad here - eTidenoe
for or against do not regard this As .
question Of any inpOrtGoee, bat simply as
paitTy aud 3 petty issue. deny the
nght Of these people 70 Xix ne up with
these PsPees-
MAyor-Nr. Pollard, in tO-dsJ's Ezam5-
NJ is Al article signed HJOhA Mitchell -
how did il get there2
PoIlard-By being printed. LAughter.) }
Mayor suppose 50, sir.
Gumer-CouId that article get In the
paper without the consent of the publisher
or editor?
MitebeI-Dou't Answer thEG
Mr. WynEs, doorksePer Of the House.
vas then sworn. He testified Gs follows:
1 saw Mr.. swan Monday night; be wss st
my room be inquired where he could fad
Mr.. BarksdEle, Mr. Welsh, and Mr.. FOots !;
stated that he wished 70 see these gentle
men; that there WAS . great deal Of die
ssation, and he wanted 70 see if the dele
cations would net harmonic
MSyor-Well, dpu't see What Ali this
has 70 do with the question before ne.
Wynns-Mr. Swan stated be WAs going
to Mr.. Foote's room, EDS, if possible, bring
about a understanding and bsttPF formal
relations. That was his svoved object
when he left the room
Msyor-Do you know anything in rGlB-
ton 70 the challenge which Is said % have
been sent?
Wynne-Afrer the sdjournDent of the
HOufe yesterday, . gentleman cane 20 NY
room sad asked for Mr.. CardweIl, who Is
clerk TO one Of the eOmmittees- he stated
that be had n Important docUneat for
Ar. CRrdEell. The gentleman waited
few moments Snd then went Of. During
his absence Mr.. CGrdWell cane to the room
The gentleman With the d0eaneut subse-
quently returned and handed It to M
CGrdWeIl, who broke the seal After
ElAnciRg over = letter, he said it vGs =
challenge from Nj. FOots 70 Mr.. Swan
There were two or three letters in the
Was directed - Al o@cer.
Mr.. CzrdUsn opened one Of the letters,
Sud wrote an endorsement upon it, - near
as can remember. In these words: my
friend, Mr. CsrdWeIl, IL authorized 70 re
ceive any communication you may see
proper to address ns-n
Mitchell understand thai this witness
Vas introduced By Asssrs. GilDer Gad
Foote.
Gilns.-Yes, sir; but We had no idea
that he possessed aaT sach information.
q. ". Thomas, Second Auditor of the
State, was then EWorr; but his evidence
vas similar to that given by General
WickhAu-
svan-Dfd enter Mr.. FOOTE'S room
Thomas-I do not know.
Mitchel-Did you see suJthing Of
challenge to fight duel
Thouas-I did not I heard Ar. Swan
say that he Was the bearer OF q note.
SEAn-Did tell yea that Mr. Swan re-
pested hiz offensive language after told
him Vas bearer Of 8 note
Gumer-Mr. Pollard said that second
remark wss directed co him
Thomss-Ay recollection is not dis
tinet on that point
A lengthy disPGte here arose n regard
TO the admission of certain evidence, which
dispute vas cut short by the mayor pro-
that 3 justice Of the peace Was
walking grand jury
Thonas-I was going on to say, sir,
what WAS impaired to NE n confidence,
and which would not like to diTulge un-
have tAksn here.
Mayor-Tou are sworn to tell the whole
truth
Thonas-Vey veil, sir. Ahg the st-
tack, NJ. FO0te came to ny roOu and ask
ed my advice and the advice OF General
Kickham. We Bere inclined 20 believe
tt At nothing farther vas required Of him.
He, however, thought diEerentiy. On the
foIloW wing morning he came 70 ny ONCE,
in the Capitol and said 70 NEE Il nave de-
termined on this co urse," and thersupuu
handed me 3 letter, which was addressed
70 Judge swan
Mayor-Oan ysu produce that pGper2
Thomas-I cannot
NAyor-Do you remember its contests?
ThomAs-Weil, sir, it reeounted all the
which led 70 the attack, &C.
which WAS characterized a. Al outrageous
attack made upon him in the presence Of
his wife; that the ssnetity of his bed cham
her hsd been iuudded upon, Aas that no
other course Vas LEFT him bat street hght
or an iHEitsdOn tOitbe seld OF honor. He
chose the latter.
Gen. Atkins, member OF Congress from
Tennessee, testThed to knowledge of bad
feeling between Governor FoOse Aad Judge
Swan
IN Daniel. editor Of the EsGma0erp was
then sEozn-
GIlnE-Mr. Daniel, who wrote that A.
deie2 tpoiating 70 = card Egned "John
Mitchell"
Daniel-I cannot swear who wrote It.
1 saw IT frst II the proof l did not see
the manuscript
Gamsr-What il the connection OF the
writer Of that card with your paperl
DAniel-(to The mAyOr)-ShAu answer
that question!
Mayor-Is he one of the editors?
Daufef-I an the editor of the ESEmsRer.
Gansr-Who wrote the sditOriAI Article