Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-20
Detective Bakers stolen Letter
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From the Nashville Press and Times Dec. Q.
In his remarkable testimony before the
! Congressional Impeachment Committee,
Detective l. G. BAKER swore that be had
seen letter from Andrew johnson to Jef.
Davis, written while thu former was Mill
tary Governor OF Tennessee, in which he
communicated valuable information to Da-
Wis. such o. would have subjected airy man
to hanging - spy; that this "had been
taken OF Andrew Johnson's table In Nash
Vile, and that Governor Brownlow had en-
ploy cd Q eolorsd man 10 take IL.
Of course nobody believed that Governor
Drownlow would ever have supported John
son for Vice President If he had been in
possession of this knowledge, but the Union
and Dispdteh inquired why Governor Brown
low vas silent in regard to the statsment.--
The inquiry hes brought letter from COL
onsl John Bsownlow. Of the Knoxville
Wing. 10 the Union and Diepotch, in which
he says:
"By Governor Brownlow sm directed
n state that he had not seen 40 a,count Of
Bakers testimony until be read it in your
Issue Of o. day. Further, that II Baker made
such Statement ~ 10 attributed TO him, il
il wholly false and without foundation The
Governor says he has no knowledge Of such
letter ~ is referred %, and does not be-
lievs that President johnson ever wrote
letter to JEFF. Davis or any ono else, giving
aid and comfort TO the rebellion. lie does
not believe that Andrew Johnson's treach-
cry to the republic antedstes lis accession
TO the Presidency.
1.-THE testimony Of Baker. ~ published
10 several papers. attributes the statement
Governor Brownlow is alleged to have made
TO one OF his sons. Az Governor B. has but
| two sons, the reference 10 made to myself or
| my brother, Capt. James p. Brownlow, Of
the regular army. So far Is am concerned,
the statement is IN unmitigated and
unfounded falsehsod. For my broth
er who ID in Arizona Territory,
ment.
Finally, would express the opinion
that any honest jury would convict Baksi
Of perjury upon his own testimony.
''By Publishing the above you will oblige,
youts, very respectfully.
"JoHN BaowNLow,
''Editor OF tho Knoxville Whig."
SEEING ruE CnIPs FLy.-Some years ego
| z yosng New Englsnder found himself in
the back part OF Pennsylvania, ashore Is Il
the means Of living. In this strait he up.
piled TO wealthy Quaker in the neighbor.
hood for help.
II vill furnish thee with work, and viii
pay thee for II. FRIEND" said tho Quaker
"but il 10 not my custom to give aims "a
enc that IL able TO labor, like thes."
"Wsll, that's al l want" said the Yam.
bee "of course. l am willing to work."
whit can thee DO, friend p
II will do anything to get little money
20 help me out Of my difficulties"
"Wsll. there is . log yonder, and there
| 10 % ~. Thee may pound on the lo(
with the head Of the Ak, and If thee is dill
gent and faithful, will pay thee dollar I
dsy,"
thing else"
And 30 tho youth went to work and
po0ndsd Justify with tho head Of the al
upon the log.
After q time be paused to take breath
then he began again.
But after half an hour he stopped, threw
down the AK impstisntly, and walked
| away my iukp ~ 10 nobSCu ~ ~ Cu'
wood without seeing the chips fly ~
PArrNrs.-Boyd 4 Co., Solicitors of Pa.
tents, 2os Pine street. St. Louis, Mo-,
officially report 10 tho DEMocnAr the fol
lowing Patents granted Iowa and Missouri
inventors for the week ending Dec 10,
1867
| IOWA.
| Il. q. Balls, Manchestor--grain fork j.
A. Counts. lndianapolis-wsgon lock j.
IL. l. A. W. G.ass, Mcdregor-hsrvester
| rake; J. Gould, 0rinnell--corn ahcller; j.
| 2. L. fingweh, Navads-washing machine
+. Steward, Fort Madison harvester rake.
| MISSOURI.
G. H. Buck, st. Louis-water reservoir
for stoves; 4. Ga W. Y. Midinghsms, Sc.
Louis-stamped metal kcttles; u.s.. Crump,
Williamsbusg-ha rake; q. +. Wade.