The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-10-03
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIV.
$50 a. G., CHARLOTTE, N. G..
Nav O1 1904

Pursuant TO Orucr5 from OcCfCtary OF
War (roccivcd through Department. and
Corps Hoadqu"rtcrs,l Mr.: l.; F. Bates, of
this place, superintendent Of tho Southern
Express Company, will at once proceed from
this place to Washington. d. G and report
in person to tho Secretary ofWar..
Lieutenant George l.. Binncy, did de-
camp, will accompany Mr.. Bates, and soc
TINT the passage is made as speedily rs pos
siblc, after the performance of which duty
Lieut., Binncy will return to these head
quarters.
The Quartcrmastcrs Department will fur
nish transportation for Mr.. Bates and Lt.
5inncy
| (Sgncd.) Tnos ii. RuGER.
lst Division, 23d A. G.
| In accordance herewith | proceeded TO
Wn ,hington, and was s,hcn informed that
| tho Government had been advised Of con-
vcr ion and remarks by President Davis
in my house, and That | was present when
these remarks were made.
was placed on tho Witness stand, sworn
and in reply to direct questions repeated
tho remarks rs heard by INC
| These remarks wc.o made to General
Brtckinriig0, aud were also heard, and tho
conversation participated in, by Colonel
Johnston aide do scamp TO the President,
|
Sidney Johnston, EX-Govcruor Lubbock
Texas, and Col. Taylor Wood wore also in
The room.
This was one or two days after tho Pres
dents speech, and on the day that General
! Ercckiuridgc arrived here.
The doors connecting this room with my
dining room and pantry were open.
These remarks were never repeated by
mo To any oIliccr, employee or agent Of the
| United States Government, until L stood be-
lore iho court ns above stated. Neither did
testify that tho remarks wcre made by
J. - Davis in his speech outside my
ry:,rrc, M Colonel Alston was not
-, whcn and whorc-tho remarks were
~ w,,l SEQ the improprioty Of his dc.
aye. nr,.uth 'f my testimony.
r., nee, as published in the Wash
ins Sew York papers, mado me say
that iir>,arnt Davis used ;hc remarks tcs.
lia,u /, "a l. + address to tho citizens and
s,u,,srs outside Of my house. After tho
receipt # tho despatch from General
Ercckinridsc announcing the assassination
Of Mt Lincoln, after my return home, had
the mis- axe corrected, upon it being brought
to my notice by our. newspaper here, the
IFc$tcrn Democrat.
Tho foregoing, it is hoped, will relieve
'Inlso testimony"
have never given it rs my opinion, no,
do l now, the remarks madc by President
Davis in my house indioate cd that no had any
connection with, or former knowledge Of
tho atrooity that had been committed
1t is also charged by Colonel Aston TINT
solicited the privilege of cntcftaining the
President with on improper motive and for
q base purpose.
The facts aro, that did moi even suggest
it. Major Echols thon quartnrmastcr Of
this post, called upon mo, and requested
permission to quarter tho presidential
party at my house. My reply was ,thal
'rhe latch string was always out" and
when tho party arrived they were brough,
to my door and were admitted during my
absence from tho house.
While l was quito ready and willing Ia
give my best efforts to entertain tho Presi.
dent and suite, it would have been prosump.
tuons TO have offered my humble tenement
whenso many largo mansions Of other oili
zcns wore ready to receive tho illustrous
guests. Very respectfully,
J.. i. BATES.