Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-21

State and National affairs without debate
brought out n strong speech from Geo Hal.
steai. of Esscx. in favor of eleyating the col.
ored mvn tn the riyht Of suffrage.
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To the Aoent of the Associatsd Press
On. Kac,ry;nv IN thc s,,nc;.i dlsratch n
,,,a N.w Vorh Tr,L,ns frnm Wsshinv,on ri
the ic,sh inst nnhl;shsd in the issue nf that
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oil a. Tho War i,'na r,mrn, and asked for n
,.,.s IN visit Mrs Surntt In the military pris
IN saving II / am not mistaken. that she
had EXPRESSED a desire to see him. sub
mittcd the request to the Secretary of War,
who at once said that pass might be given
him. Neither the Rev. MIR. Walter nor my
self then knew ct the approval OF the sen
tence OF the Military commission IN the case
OF Mrs surmu. l sen. MT. Ma',el pass;
but Tearing tha' 'ne pass s's"eu ~ ,'' SCI
m'ghl not nnu.s ..o - n,a r"a Of ,ts nr;s"n
::cp'eu ~ .e ,,,ara ,,,;,,, 'a no nossihiitv ot
~ in he admission of a clergy
tn iI,,rI
vices sent Mr.. Barry. clerk IN my Office,
TO see the Rev. Mr. Walter, and to tell him
that il would Ike better not Ia go on the pass
sent by me that would again see the Sec
rotary of Var, and as he had assentcd TO inc
visit of the clergyman to the prisoner, woa'd
grant pass signed by h.mse", u: o'heIw'se
there was possionl'y ., n's ovs Iut ="
.he trouble OF gons ~ vi. !s;o \. was
oeng enAo,eu :" %. as.;.. ,sa, NJ Rarrv
also !MI. vi ny "I Dq.,, NJ w.i,ar M.
shou'a impress "to ~ ~ ~. moss
necessity o' so" la''" ~. =. ' D., .. Ea,har
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Walter, went to tue oce.e"'! VI w"
and asked for his own signature 10 pass
as referred to above Upon MS signing
which, said to him that was connocht
the pass would be used solely for the pur-
pose for which it was asked, professional
visit to administer sacraments and prepare
the person to be visited for death. Upon
Mr. RaIrv's INV messenger to the Rev. Mr.
Wo,t.rl rctnrn he informed me of the VIC
I'm. ana exc;t.d language of Father Wal
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WING" ne wv, n'.,. ~, .h;s
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went nyse'i ~ ~ ~ ,0: W. ~ . r.;..r,a
ton MN ~ ms wei "is"e' anu 10 o:.a
ct the church, anu IN my Pris"c c"Pac'y
entirely, with regard TOT use ., language
so infiaintnatory rs that which ne ,'au III
dulged in, at this time OF great p0oilc ex
element introduced the conversation
by stating that what he had said had made
an impression upon the mind OF my mes
scnpcr, who had repeated his remarks to me-
I explained to him, as l have sad above
that there might Ike a possibility Of his not
getting into the prison with my pass, and
that therefore, had asked the Secretary. Of
War for n PASS signed by himself, on giving
which had said that / was confident it
wnuM not be used for any other purpose
than that for which il was asked, and
wanted him to he SO governed, as l would
he safe in the assertion l mad made lie
had displayed 50 much excitement and
temper. that il was duty Of charity on my
part. in view of all the circumstances, to en-
eleayor TO induce him to pursue more dis
crete course, and to counsel him to lie silent
as becomes this place ON these topics. l
asked him in . friendly and kind way, to
promise me that he would desist from talk
ing about the matter Of his convictions as
70 the innocence Of Mrs. Surratt, the prison
or. or the use Of any improper efforts, believ-
ing her to be innocent, TO avert her cxecu-
ton, were not made matters Of objection
1t was by the influential character and ef-
feet Of his observation at this time, when
the public mind was agitatcd, that my at.
tentfbn was directed to the angry discussion,
not at all official, but entirely that Of an
individual character. My motives were
laudable they were to restrain imprudent
and mischevi0us discussion and TO insure
shc use Of the pass to be given in the faith
intended, when it was signed to make my
assurance good. The visit was not suggest
ed by the Secretary Of War, or even known
to him until the present time on this point.
After what / had said, I dc not see how nr.
Walter could have understood me, as being
prompted by instructions, in my converse
ton. In replying to him the Reverend was
very violent. lie said probably all that he
is represented to have said in the fourth par
sgraph ofthe article in question, and very
much more that practical priest, q loyal
citizen or man ofcommon sense would not
have said.
During all this time was endeavoring to
counsel moderation instrnctlng hum agalns!
his expressions ana enloln'ng p!nuence. 49,.
40 NOT KNOW tnat sougn' 20 pasIon'z. ..sc
e scn Mi sode to this and the indignant ai
iosds. Of F.;sr w.e r.. do not bring T.
MINI inc rccolec..on - '.S sceae ~. S.s.
did not tell nun tnas pc snoulu 20. lay
pass ana ne did NOT promise 70 say nosn'ng