Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-29

mo " ,f tienrral Grant, Judge chase. sec
t.tars Seward aud others, on The impeaeh-
nent:
49,, (;rantslii III have seen the Pres,-
Il .nl very reqle 4 y IN ielersnce 10 me cor
dutsa ~ ar, IN tae rsb Ssascr. W eu
] ga. a.keu 10 b. 81 cabinet meeting u
wsa b.ctu.c some O - .tion 40, NJ Ia hieh,
n. the u smafAi IL ,na army, sas interest
~ ~. noA a~src VI any Interview wit,
the i'rs-ll sa, GA amnesty have ocea-
siona,iy res muend,d person Tor snuss-
Is; tisasht s.vseis At hat tsas, thst there
w.s 40 reason ~hy. because person hs'
ri-en Ia the lauk II GSnstsl lss sn9u'u oe
excsui.d fson amnesty sny more sns" o"'
wao d Il f.ii.d TO reach that RANK. sP""e
o., m, ,.,,,, .ihi not .ee much reason
for tn ts.uiy sh ,usand clause. ios'e s''
,,iy -, ,,.,nts tn,t | remember To have
sa.'l., ,,f At mat time / aiteswardss nov
-, ,,,d man that lac "a, naca nearer
,,.ht ON the twenty thousand dollar clause
tt,ao II wa. I vas present. ~hen the Iro-
,.,.tsuo w.,, ssd IN tho cabinet. hut my
,,es, ..rrGo, a,sed. never gave any
op,,t,n 90 the President thsS i, woaid bs
better at that time to Issue . proclamation
of general AMNESTY"
Question Did you ever give your opin-
ion 10 ,he P.s,iaent, that has pfoelinago"
IN rrie.ei with the stioulations between
yoAxci aud General Lcey
Answer.-No SIR frequently had TO
in,trs.as for Gen. Lee AID pzrolcd officers,
ca lne ground that Their parole, 50 long as
tAey - we'd Tie Laws OF the United Staies,
protected them from arrest aud trial. The
psc.,acn, at that time occupied exactly tbs
same grounds, var: that they SHOULD be
pu.,i..l Mud he wanted to know when
tue TIN. would cDms that they should DC
puai>hed tod h,in not as long rs they
oDeysd the laws, aud complied With the
stipulation-. That was the ground TOOK.
ics,i,n.-Dd you not also insist that
il applied Q, IL ws3 10 the common sol
der.
Ansser.- or course, Il applied 10 every
one VINO took tue parole; but that was lot
canvssscd, excep. m case OF some leaders.
1 claimed that IN sutrsndrsing their armies
aud arms they had done what they could.
A portion oi them could have escsped, but
they surrendered in consideration Of Ihc
fact that they were TO he exempt from trial
30 long a. they co,iormed to the oblIg atoms
they had taken, aud :hey were entitled 10
that.
ies;i,n.-You locked on that in the ma
tnrs OF . parole, aud held that they could
only be sisi when taey violated that pa.
roles
Answer.-Yes, that vas the view Ifook
Oi the qir-.ion.
Qie.l,yn That is your vie = stlle
AasSer.-ies, sir. unqdvstioOsoly.
Qi.sti,n-DI you understand that TO
apry 10 Gen. Lee.
An>wrr.-Ccrtainly.
Q,e.gion.-rnsl was the understanding
~ ,nrs arrange uent whi,h you made win
Gen Lee
Ans~cr.--rhat was my understanding Of
a. arrangement which gave voluntarily
den. Lcs'a srnj va III. mrs, 20 sufGeadvr
and iisssd that with sncn terms all the
rebs, array would sutrenher, aud int VI
would thus avid bushwhscking and tn,
CONT ,uA,ion Ut tho war In way that VI
would IN AXE very i'itle prcgr,s'. With lav
ius ~ or. .iiz q ar.nies to meet.
Qiss 10. -fvl cop ,idercd that the TX,
t,fuis we're gwen by general Sherman I,
the arlnic, tn.t rendered To h.u
Aa,sr -Ve,. ~, aud To all The arm VI
that .scnivrd i a. thd.
pt,.t,u y . neii tts' so long 5 the,
~. mel rsrptc - Ii ,npr and oDs,ei tn
lAs.. tnsy ~.r- tn sub ct To be tn.d y,
cp4rty
Answer. Fiat US my opinion. vii
sts.t her.' ,hat IN nj AZ, RAJ" "beth
a. AL az ir.v ,. - ~, Is belns urie
by ga, q -s-iiln asked.
~ .ili.t - tm nat irving an, DO Is
lanIel,ut. At "a Pes deats vrocia-
nttO ~ =, tol,h yiess uc raiertt,nSi
l.l ,si sNs .nc,, vac a ; u tue Pc idsut
neeefi uraas--i have slat, ! these ,icw-
~ 'hs ,'ts,lteat e. ,aeuAy, aud, A. have
lat, Ac i..s-rcrl Ata ne H. these vieS-.
iist.~i,iei Oh it tEsi tie leaders must I'D
psnt.h-,.. ani ~,n'el u kauw when the
time ss'iii const lat these p rsons would
b. uicd | tilI hun whea they viola tesi
tu,n parole.
Qi-,,,on. Did YOU consider that it ap-
ri..I 20 jed Davis!
Aa,weI-No, sir. 10 did not take an
par lie.
z c>li,n.- lie did not surrender
a ,-we..--.so. sr. applied u no pr
son sh' wa. captor.d; only 10 those who
w,rr paroisi
Y ,cstipa. Did the President insist that
&c .siA l. rnoaid be tired Tor treason!
lnSNrr He coa,ended f-r IT,
z .esusn.--And on claimed that the pa
rose Witch General Lee had given would 10
violated IA such a II al
An,ser.-i dad. tasistei on it that
Gen.rsl l.ss would not have surrenderc cd
has afmy AMI given UP all its arms i! he
Sur.aa.r that Niicr surrender he was going
% b. trici tor Treason aud hanged.
taas u SO gotta aooi elnisalent for
tic ives II fex Lenders II getting all
IN " arms and sestsng themselves under
cpa;rol. bound ny their caghs TO obey the
Laws. rhst was the consideration which
insisted uprn we had received.
olc.ton DO ycl recSliect At what time
YOU hal these cnnvcrsaticnsy Can you
state any pAnicuisr time. or up 10 any par
tscuisr unc, when they we're inishe :
Aasver.-Ihe conversations were fte-
On ut alter tho insu -urstlan OF Mr. john
s,ar Cannot give the time. lie seemed
10 h. Anxi,ls {, &c, at tho leaders. 10 pun
i-h them. ile would ssy that the iesdyrs Of
The rebellion must be punished, and that
treason mast De made odious. lie cared
nothing Tor the men in The ranks. The
common men he would let 60 for they we're
led into il by the leaders.
Qiss,ioa.-was that prior or subscq usnt
to nis trscian.sttonr
Ansser-tt wAs subsequently,, think
q ,cs,i,n -Ds you vccoiiect at any timc
ask,n: the President tn 70 further In grant
ing amnesty than he bad gsuc in bis pro-
clama,iony
Ar.wer.-Jrst ~ I said bsfcse, | coull
not see any reason shy the fact of volun-
tcsr rising 10 the rank u general should
exclude him anv more than any other G ade;
an sith reference to the 90. 900 clause !
thought that mans success in the world
vas no eeason for his being excluded from
amns.ty bat recaiect Af,srssris saying
70 the Pre>i lent that thought he was rshs
In that particular. and vas wrong
A. o p lll,ich rights. Gen. Grant did not
tl.ink The parole gave tho rehe's any what
evev-thn wss . meter entirely IL tie
hal. Of Congress. s;rant further testified
although he n not ADVISE the grant VI am
nrS'v n w.s in favor &c 10 NJ 81. and that
The i.sung # the rr clam stion was only
carving President Inc ,ln's pnicv tor re.
s'oria. civil covs-nrnen. ia ,.e southern
:, '.s. Gen. Grant then n1mcd several
en- rats whose apple tim Tor srdnn I've
hsd roc 'mmealed -a,no = them were Lee.
La. rr-t ant Siulri. lie hal never re-
e.'n n-'t-t n"ser.a amnesty. as the :ine
fAr q Ia mt We, s~rfv-i
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