The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-25

DRou -luOICIeu Tor E0DDeEy1 WlL4Oub CIV
ing any ofsthe circumstances in con-
nectiOn with the case. sSTo those reports
1 made mo reply, determined TO wait
patiently satisfied that, If an impair
tial investigation could be had, Ishould
stand not only honOrablY acquitted be-
fore the community, but that my action
In the case would be commended rather
than censured. - - 'i'7i
on the evening OF November1O, 1856,
in a conversation with the President, he
affirmed that it was not possible that he
could know the character of the females
visiting his house; he desired 70 giveal
an interview; Mrs. Cobb and Mrs.
Washington had been there frequently
-he knew their faces we'll; believed he
had, on one or two occasions, recon-
mended Mrs. Cobb to the Secretary OF
the Treasury for q situation, but, be-
youd that, he knew nothing of her or
Mrs. Washington, and If he could be
convinced that the character of these
women was bad, he certainly would not
tolerate theirpressnce at the Executive
Mansion moment. He then asked me
to make out n written report, as briefly
as possibly, on which he could base
some order directing his subOrdinates
to exclude bad characters from the
White House.
Alter what 1 had said to the Presi-
dent respecting Mrs. Cobb and her op-
erations at the White House, and after
furnishing him with an official report,
at his own request, / certainly thought
he would give orders to have her kept
out OF the Executive mansion. On the
contrary, / heard that she was a more
frequent visitor there than ever, and
was boasting among her friends, that
In spite Of General Bakers interference
she was still a welcome guest of the
President. Icould not think this pos
sible. So, in order to bring the contro-
versy between the President and my
self 10 an issue, directed an officer to
ascertain whether this was true, and
learned that she was a constant visitor.
sam thinking the President Conld not
be aware! of her visits, on the 18th of
Noyember, / stationed a detective po-
lice officer at the front entrance with
instructions to prevent Mrs, Cobb's en-
terfng. About IL o'clock, as usual, she
presented herself, and was told that she
could not go In. She asked the officer
replied !: "By order OF Gen. Baker.
She replied; "Well, / will see the Presi-
dent in ten minutes.u She went round
to the rear part of the house, entered
the Kitchen, went up to the Presi-
dents private room, and told
him that General Baker had stationed
q detective at the door to prevent her
seeing him. The President sent for the
detective, and said: ''Sir, by whose Or
der do you presume to guard my
doorR" The detective replied: iS'I am
not guarding the door. Twas sent here
by General Baker to prevent Mrs. Cobb
from entering the, house.0 The Presi-
dent said: "Tell General Baker want
to see him Immediately" According
", he started for my office, but in the
meantime the President had sent his
private messenger, who arrived first,
and In a very excited manner informed
me the President wished to eemeimne-
diately; 1 must drop all business, and
come at once. 1 went, and entered the
Presidents private room, Itound him
alone, pacing tho room very excitedly.
furiouSly he said to me: GHOW dare
you place detectives at my door1?" 1
told him that I supposed he desired
Mrs. Cobb and other females of like
character toEbe kept from the house.
He anSw Sred: ,"When I,want your SER
vices IyIills send for you. Mrs. Cobb
has just as much right to come. here as
you, or any other person. This isinot
the frs time, sir, that you have inter
fered at tins White House. Now I want
it stopped -.
StiII pacing the room, he repeated
several times what he had before said
concerning Mrs. Oobb-that she had as
much right to visit the White House as
any other respectable person. Walk
ing up to me like a pugilist, he shook
his fist lin my face, and said again:
"How dare you presume to exercise
any control over the management of
the White House." then. said: .Mr.
President, when such vile characters as
Mrs. Cobb can visit the White House
at all times of night and day; when she
can procure pardons as she has done in
the case of Captain Howell, and deliver
them in person incomplete, or without
being recorded; when she boasts public
ly In the streets, hotels, and saloons of
this city that she iss a pardon broker;
and 1.-The President dare not refuse any
of her applications, but she : has the
President of the United States in her
power, i think tits high time that some-
body interfered. The President replied:
- How dare you talk to me In that way.
SirH Now, Sir, tell you once for all,
You must not interfere with my bnsi-,
ness; neither must you Interfere With
any person who has business at the
Executive MansIon.' pa I started to leave
the room, when he followed me to the
door, and, with his fist clinched, said /:
HNow, recollect what / have told you.'
You can go and tell yQuT friend Stan
ton all have said. Il say, you can go
now and tell your, friend, Stanton, all,
I have said" With this I left the Pres
idential mansion and have never enter
ed It since. 2 -. = l7''.-.l2 = -
r. In one of my conversations with the,
President, he repeatedly accused me Of
being a tool OF the Radicals. He said
he had been informed that / was In the
- L.
that I had detailed detectives to watch
the Presidential mansion, with view
TO ascertain and furnishha list, of the
prominent CppperheadS aud rebels who
were visiting the " hite House.5,asFa
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IAFOTHERLEETER RROMzHORACE
aznGR9sEEflLlEY YaiHis, q ,biaq
ne Is sAfrnIEnsd ,bL the New York,
Union League for Becoming one OF
JeG Davis, Bondsnen...He Express
,es his IndignatIon and Contempt at
Their ProeeedinEs, and BIDS ded.
gnee, 70 their YeEdI Iet-.His ExpeFi-.
Snee asA an EdItoE,WIt Narrow. q Ind.
|. ed REPRESENTATIONS OF his Zee.
ord in ReSeEd 70 nlyerSaI Amnesty.
The New York Tribune, of Thurs
day, contains an elaborate article by
Mr.. Greeley wfittento q committee Q:
the New York Union League who pros
posed to arratgn and Try him for beg
coming oneot JEFF. Davis bondsmen.
,Ittafone Of the bitterest art tfeles We have
ever seen. from 4he authors pengs After
quoting an editorialwrittsnb by him i'm
mediateIy after lees SURRENDER, enti-
tied ..Magnahimiiy in Trfnm and
another OF the same kind fhe succeed
ing day in which he took ground
Sgainstrany further 5bloodshed on ae-
count OF the rebellion, and in which he
endeavored te outline the advantages
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