, 1866-12-12
TOM TURNER In WASH
INGTON.
He Sees d &c Rebel Judge = and the
Presidential Son-iu-Law.
An Affecting Story with nm Important
moral.
From Our Own Correspondent

A ca,ft.l .%orv IL . ao*t n ,,o1;,ios, =, ,,cI.s
uc1e ,.u,.e,,.ia., Toe, T,,r,sr IL, ts,,.a,,to
candidate for Congress against Mr.. Wash
burnc. in the Galeua District: and don't.
know Us can do better tLsn to mt IL into
Western circulation, "fpr the benefit of
1hom It may CONCERN penetally. aud far
the delight of Mr.. Turner's friends nar-
tlcular1v.
For a nan who has been on SO many aides
OF so many questions. Mr.. Turner ia under.
stood to be somewhat sensitive tn ner.ona1
criticism. This fact and. perhanx A lit.le
yauitv-a'tfs pIeasant, surclv. to sce onc.s
uaue In print. .''-led him to write a letter
during the rccent canvass In 1ep,v 10
the general charge that the johnson
u,o, e1neut yss in the ,utere.t of the rcbcls
The letter was. or co,rse. nuh1f.hcd. Hc
couldn't be contcut with de.enainr him,rlf
but must needs :" uftch fnto conrTrs1n a
p.oatty set of men are these nuo,h he in suh.
stuncc. I bclIuye-to call us svmn.tt,,rr,
with treason, when the Senate has lust ad-
,a,tted 10 his scat a man who vas u r,}c,
Judge during tho war, ue referred. Of
cunr.e. 10 Jni1pc psttrraor of Tanors.4o
son-in:law of The Prc.Ident w,.e m,n ~,
4 shrext, po1,t,c1a,,. von1d not ,hn. !, ,r. lat
"7*ultsnc amhItion o,er,r,n i,xc,f, mi
ss..it nm ;nmata ar mn yrhi,. uows, 1,,,,
III, ,,;r,,npl no,i,Ira1 h,n,d.r 80 s~a.,,. w..
In Mr. Tnr7,er,s hest .tvlr.
The letter VI. con,c,, fron, NJ Tor,ar,s
o,csn ,nto aevet,1 IA ncr. IN ~. .,is. ~, sna
e.1Tacta ftnm Il fonna th.,r v.v ~ +bs
White Ito,se and thc tab,e or aon.in .,ov pa,
,erxon.
Ten Or twelve davs after tbr c,cc,;o, T.,
scen,s th,, NJ. Turner r,rnc Nv ,,o,, ~ o.,t
h;s 1,rcaa and hnttcr thouch wbat c,.iu h.
could hnye on This Adnintstrn,jon {or i,,.
cressinr Mr. Wa.b1,nrne's ma;or;tv ,,cs
mt annear. However ,n prcek, ~ n,od..rr
vas peyer one or his hilin-, 4hrnt
1Jton hfs arrival. NJ Turnc- !. .tr,cl n
bcc line" for the white Honse TJe n,d
,.eard thai IT would he aaet.ahl- n wort
through ,Judec Patterson that The prrs,dent
could most readily be reached thron~b hts
son.tnlav Accordingly he made ho1d IN
send his card at once 10 the Judpc vait,pr,
lpesn,imc. in the ante-rpom. and nondertnr
the matter Of bis unfortunate letter. written
,or home consumutfou ouly. and xithont anv
regard 10 outside copseoueucea.
The SeuatorJudgc and Presidential eou.iu.
| law Looked q, the card. thourht A moment
rubbed bis nose, and exclaimed. .Humpb
! Thomas J, Turner! Called mr. a rchrf =,
! Tho substance of the conversation that toos
| nlsre immcdiateIv thereafter In The sntc.
nom !. reror,ra hr one VIM hcs,f, ~, cana
| "A fellows.
Mr.. Patterson enters. and Mr.. Turner +.
| yery clad 10 see him. The Jndre Ia f,rm.1
and dis.ant-Ar. Turner Is gushing md d.
! nons,ra,;xe ,nd dcrms Il hext to ro,,,. -,
| oneo 10 bu.incss> which he doe. at o,,c. ~
this fashion:
Tsrntr (e,th great frankness an, in a ,ov
tone of yo1ceH.e senator. I am .o1rv tnl.,rr
that Paragraph from one of the letters !
wrote during the recent csnrass h,. hee,
brought to your pot,ee In s,,ch !. w,vn. t1
lead you 10 bcIjeye that + nr.nt n re,;ec, -,
you, Ivant 10 aMurr vou that thsrs :,
some mistake ahont tha m.tt-r-,n~ lstt ~
yes no, intended "A A rracciIon an ron ~
1 hone IT WIN mt he ,l1ov.,f n on.,,,a >,
my prctud,cc hcrc.,,
Put7nn n.nnd enong,, IN ottr. =, ~. y,
lice Of hv,tsndcr.,-.s ". A.. .noh 1.t,s
has tome nnd-r nv o,ssr~stso., .ns r .,s
saw that II aoes .cfm n r-ns.t ~ - ~,
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On the sor.In.1.v.. shn,,as-,"s.,Tr -
dr. win m,rs.d -,,r,h.,,s ~ ;,
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