The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-12-06

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/ of any one else, i think l recommended
several others.
Qaestion-''D you rcco,lect recommend
ing j. e. Freuch, graduate of West
] Point p
Answer-ssYes, sir.
Question hat part did he take in
the rebellion p
Answer-"Hc was brigadicr general. +"
Question: as he graduate of West
Answer-'He Vas, and classmate Of
mine.
QUESTION Do you rccollect recommend
/ ing the pardon of q. ii. Stuart p
j Answer--''Ye es sir.
Question" II hat part did he take in
! the Confederate Fcrvice
Answer-'He was General. He took
| no very conspicuous part.
Question" Mas be graduate Of West
/ Point p
Answer-s'I think so, butnot classmate
! of mine.
Ouestion-''Was their any special cir
cumstance in the case which you consd-
cred p
Answer-''Yes sir. l did that at the
instance ST Gen. Huntef. as special favor
to him, and l did it because it affected an
inheritance. Stualt's wife was a staunch,
consistent union woman throughout the
war Notwithstanding her husband vas ia
the rebel army [ think she never went
Soath. She was devoted to the Union
cause as any woman whose husband was
on our side There was considerable
property in Maryland which had not been
conhscated, which he inherIts, and |
thought that his wife and his children were
entitled to that property. General Hunter
thought so too My recommendation was
not out of any favor to Gen. Stuart.
Oues,ion-''Wcre these circumstances
presented to the President as reason fer
| pardon 2"
Aaswer-''I do not know that they were
or were not. merely signed recon-
mendatlon.
Qucstlon-"Did that contain the state
ment you have given p
q Answer-''I did not recolect whether it
did or not. do not know that stated the
circumstances tc the President"
Question: DO you recollect signing the
recommendation of Nj. d. Eaton, rebel
Brigadier General p
Answer sir l don't recollect
there being such General in the rebel
service.
Qucston-"Thc report in the house is
that he was pardoncd on the recommends
ton of Gen. Grant and John Hancock. "
Answer-'I do not recollect any such
peason as John Hancock or the General
named.
Question-''Do you recollect Lloyn j.
Dean tBealD?"
Answer-''Yes, sir.
Question" Did you sign the application
or make recommendation for his par
don p
Ansvcr-"I do not think the record vii
show that recommended his pardon, but
am not sure. know that he sent his ap-
! plication through me, with request that |
should send it to the President, with some
Endorsement as to his general character,
which was as high, up to the breaking out
of the war, as any man could be. y
Question. ere you acquainted with
him previous to the breaking out Of the
war p
Answer-"Ob, yes. sir, for many years,
I don't think | recommended him, but |
may have done so.
Question" Do ycu recollect p D. Rod,
dy, said to be . rebel brigadier Gen
cral p
Answer--"Ycs, sir. l do not recol'ect
what MY Endorsement was in Roddy' case,
| but know that if had 10 do over il again
! would recommend his pardon very quick
| ly,~and presume that did SO. If be is
rot pardunad yet | would be very glad to
| sign IL recommendation for him now. +"
/ Question" Do you recoect any other
! officers of the rebel array who were recon.
mended for pardon by you 2" as
Answer No, Sir; cannot mention any.
I GU have already gone over bigger list
than thought 4 had recommended J"
+. Question-''Did you ever advise the par
| don OF Gen. Lee 2"
Answer-'Yes, sir; Gen Lee forwarded
his application OF amnesty through me, and
forwarded 1t to the President, approved,
do not recollect having had any conversa
ton with the President on that subject. |
! think it probable that | recommended the
pardon of Gen. Johnston Immediately after
the surrender Of his army, on account Of the
/ address he delivered to it, which consider
ed In good tone aud spirit. | recol!ect
speaking Of that and saying that should
be glad if Gen. Johnston received his par
don en- account Of the manly manner in
which he addressed his troops"
Mr.. Lincoln, prior to his assassination,
had inaugurated policy intended to restore
! tDese governments. L was present twice
before his murder, when plan was read
| The plan adopted by Mr.. johnson was
substantially the plan which had been in
laugurated by Mr.. Lincoln as the basis fot
his future action. | do not know that it
was verbatim the same. | think the very
paper which [ heard read twice while Mr..
Lincoln was President was the one which
was carried right through.
Question-''What paper was that?'
Answer-"The North Carolina procla-
nation"
RSsr The ship Anna Schmidt, which was
destroyed by the Aabana off the coast of
South America, had on board a quantity OF