The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-25

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] scenes in tho white N 6iulisse..-ApIIIeaa.
tions for PartIon--The way the Pres.
identDisnOsetI of Several a bbIIcanIH
| Especial Washl,0t0, Df,rdteIlito N. j. zases.J
In consequence OF the Presidents ael
1 ton yesterday, in directing the Attois-
ney-G General TO issue no more pArdons
I mt present, the crowd Mt the rooms of
the litter, today, was nrgely increased,
and much anxiety was manifested by
those present in regard to the condition
of their applications. The clerks of the
Office were besieged by tho. applicants
without mercy" who appeared much
chagrined Rt tho FACTION OF the Presidents
Tho President viii examine at his leis-
ure those cases which the Attorney
General has pissed upon, but no new
applications will he cntertained at presI
ent. In regard to the scene at the
Presidents reception, yesterday, the
Republican of this evening his the fol-
lowing: i"4 - 4al
Hsome ffty PERSONS were present,
most of them seeking pardOns. ! A Mr..
Keitt, of South Carolina, mot Lawrence
NJ, he having been Killed by. a loyal
bullet from Wagner, y approached Tho
President, and informed him THAT he
desired purtlOn. what have, you
done? asked MIR. Johnson. Il opposed
SecesSLOH untl my otate Qeclueu 10 go
out of the Union, and then / determined
ito go with it. never Joined the army
1 did nothing to bring ON the rebellion, 4
was the reply. 1YOu,' reioined the
President, ARC like all'the rest; Won did /;
nothing. Now he added, my eXpefil .
once is, that the men who didn't jOinthoi
rebel army but acquiesced in rebellion,
We're the most mischievousand danger
Gus MEN we had. Icalnnot pardon You,
SIR Mr.. ksltt made several other ef- q
forts. Among other things he reInind-it
cd the President that he had come all
the way from South Cnrolinit md Ind
been in Washington some time; that %
hotel living here WAS very high, and.
that altogether his daily. expenses were
eXtravagantly large, and that he would ,
ike TO get away as soon as he could 20.
Tho President responded TINT the hard
ships of which he complained. were the
direct results of the rebellion; that he,
did not bring on, or contribute to bring
OH the irebellion; that he was not re-.
sponsible for and could not exfricatap
Mr.. keitt from the difficulties he COM 70
planned of, nor hasten his pardon ON
account of them. The President was
firm. His answer WIS n finally. Exit
keith a, Mr.. Birch, nlemherof the lateii
rebel Legislature In Virginia, next app
proached the President and applied for
y pardon. Similarquestion We're quito
him by the President as We're asked Mr..
lSeltt. From tho. answers IL appeared
that Birch did nothing, only, as a mem- q
per OF the NiTgtntn Legislature, in obe-
dience TO instructions, he voted that
Virginia sliotld secede from the Union &
of the United States. That, is all he4a
did that wusE'n othing.' The President
refused to pardon him. tlSXit Birch.1
Next caIdeiiit rebel clergyIh who
asked tho, President to grant him a par-ll
don. What great sin have you cons Il
united that you come, here in clerical
robes and crave executive pardon p Il
was u rebel, , was the answer, 'ahdI de- .
sire your ellency to pardon me that
may De restored TO citizenship and be i
able to support and live under the gov.
,ernment of the United Stntes. tYou
rebel preachers responded the PresI5p
dent, have done the gOyernmenti a ii
great deal of harm. You have pro-
claimed devflish doctrines and Iifsled
the peoples. YOU forgot that II Wax &c
yonr duty to yield obedience t0Itlle
powers that be. You must resi-. awhile
upon the stool Of repentance decline
TO grulit you pardon Mt present. Exit
reb. clergymatl. flofdt4di liE711 tiiWi
The President then remarlsefl.. atE4fu
dressing tie entire crowd in the room,
that Il was IL Little singular tlnt most
of the non -confbhtdnts who Tad COME
here from the south for pardon, hsStlfF o
That thoy did nothing, were oPp0saditb Is
the rebellion at,the beginnings only aer,
quiesced, and thought tho rebel govern .
meiiti ough I'd have surf Tered eSrliar.
and stdpp led bloOdsheiy yet hos ono OFT
them took advantage, OF the. amnesty4o
proclamation offered by Mr.. I4ncolng 1
an net which would hive shown sin.
eerity on their lpdft, and contributed SO
much toward saving the enormous eHl
penditpre of life and treasure. n Will -.
grlft.no more plrdons for tho present,
ana turning to Col. Browning, lie d.
rected him TO issue tie order to the At =
torneY General. ,,stsy, 5ata .a4 90 3 Ing =
y.e AIR. AT.ESs. il. sTsyIsNs.. - sIui,i
The President has, ordered the COM
ma1idant of Fort Warren to do NIL in
his power to render Alex. II. Stephens,
the distinguished prisoner in his pos.