Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-05-31
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and he replied: by order OF Gen. Ba
ker. " Mrs. Cobb replied; Well,
will see the President In rem minutes.
She went round to the rear part of tht
house, entered the kitchen, went up Il
the Presidents private room, and tolC
him that Gen. Baker lad stationed Z
detective at the door to prevent he1
/ seeing him The President sent fol
the detective, and said: Sir, bywhosC
order do you presume to guard my
/ door,? The detective replied: 81
am not guarding the door. [ was sent
here by Gen, Baker to prevent Mrs
! Cobb from entering the house" The
President said: Tell Gen. Baker
want to see him Immediately Ac-
cOrdingly, he started for my office, but
in the meantime the President had
sent his private messenger, who arrived
first, aud IN very excited manner in
formed me the President wished to see
me Immediately; must drop all bust
ness and come at once. / went and
entered the Presidents private room.
found him alone, pacing the room
very eXcitedly. Furiously he said to
me: How dare you place detectives
at my door, [ told him that I sup
posed he desired Mrs. Cobb and other
females of like character to be kept
from the house. He answered: when
[ want your services I will send for
YOU. Mrs. Cobb has just as much right
to come here as any other person.
This Is not the first time, sir, that you
have interfered at the White House.
Now, I want it stopped"
Still pacing the room, he repeated
several times what he had before said
concerning Mrs. Cobb-that she had
as much right to visit the White House
as any other respectable person.
Walking up to me like a pugilist, he
shook his fist in my face, and said
again: How dare you presume to ex-
ercise any control over the manage
ment of the White House ?" I then
said: Mr. President, when such vile
characters as Mrs. Cobb can visit the
White House at all times OE night and
day; when she can procure pardOns as
she has done in the case of Capt,
Howell, and deliver them in person
incomplete, or without being recorded /;
when she boasts publicly in the streets,
hotels, and saloons Of this city that
she is a pardon broker, and the Presi-
ent dare not refuse any Of her appli-
ations, but she has the President of
the United States in her power, I think
it Is high time that somebody interfer-
ed" The President repied: How
dare you talk to me in that way. q?
Now, sir, [ tell you once for all, you
must not interfere with my business /;
neither must you interfere with any
person who has business at the Exec
tive mansion" I started TO leave the
room. when he followed me to the door,
and. with his fists clenched, said
Now, recolIect what ! have told you.
You can 90 and tell your FREUD,
Stanton, all I have said. [ say, you
can 60 now and tell your friend, Stan
ton, all [ have said - With this I left
the Presidential mansion, and have
never entered it since
X y
In one Of my conversations with the
President, he repeatedly accused me
of being a tool of tine Radicals. He
said he had been informed that [ was
in the employ of the Radicals, and
had heard that had detailed detec-
tives to watch the Presidential man
sion, with a view to ascertain and fur
pish a list of the prominent copper
heads and rebels who were visiting the
White House.
SIN Mrs. Cpbb's Testimony on the tr ial, It will
be noticed that she speaks nl having received
note 1T the hotel. Tpis nolc I sent her iu compli
aHce with the President request