The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-04-08

Mr. Drake again make MS point OF order
aud was sustained.
Mr. Johnsnn called for reading Of his
question to Managers
Mr.. Bnutwell stated they had declined to
answer il. considering it too mr,E in nature
OF an argument.
Yeas and Nays being demanded, resulted
50 tn IL.
Burl, igh was then called, AMI said that
on evening of DIST Of February, hs went To
see Gen. Thomas II his residence. Thorn
aS toll him he had hem appointed Seer "a
ry nf War dd iataiol had gone 30 the de
plrtment and demnnded possession. San
ton asked him # he ull give him time TO
remove his papers Witness uni isto1d
Thomas - say he had already ISSUED or
d RS as Secretary ui War. Tie also sud h.
intended to take possession at 10 . clock =
In reply to inquiry by witness, Thomas sta
ted h. would use firca to obtain possession
il it were refused him.
Butler asked witness If he hal ary con-
verSation with Thomas while hc was acting
as Aliutant General.
Evarts inuqired, what date question APP
piled
Butler said this appointment to that office
wa. made about A week before he attempt
e'' E:, - Ea l'''sa o1 Srha, " was nnrnnss Of ,he
/ taet;mnpy
Ruler said II w,s IN show that General
Thon,as hal ,tton,ntol m sn Inc, his broth
n ngoo-, Is,aS 20 to,, tba;r J,,u ;nst a. AbsaInm
Lod sat -, tba c,,t.,s on ! triaJ to draw of
| the nronls from their allegiance TO King
| David.
Mr. Evarts.-D, von intend to nut Ab.
o,lo,n into vnnr onas,irn5
Rn,lar Nn NO him nc an illustration.
Hnn,hter
Afrar a recass of X Minutes R1tlcr read
,be n,astion ba nronospd TO mt t. witnes,
as IN What h. hal heard Thomas sly 70 the
81 r. oftbs War IA. durinq the week
nr;or r. FaI 81
Evarts nhiecsed on rround of irrgvelancy
Ruler ma3e short roply.
Eyarts ra;o;nad dsnvng that ruling which
,erm;ttna the in,rodnction nf tha ieclara
t;on mada snh,nnnort to Feh q allowed
nrasantation of declarat;ons made previous
"a tb,t tina Th,r. hal h,en n, nroof ad-
Juced in s1nn,rt or as,er.jon4 and yjIIfy
;,cs r,marts mala abont Genera, rhom1s
Thev ware amandrd ot the nras,,nt lime,
Rngham arpmnd bricAv in renly, and cit
od nnthor;ties IN S1nnort Of the nasirijn of
managers
The Cbi.f Justice rn'ed the question
conlj not he nnt no ayilrncA having been
oF .ra5 in nr,nf IF .,nsnir,,v b,ta,, &c,
81
y The ona.t;on u,as s,hnittal Yeas and
nov, rr.,ltaI % :, 20 and fba nnn,tion
,,n,' ,,,t
W. lul rri,,,,,, ,,oi.o .ddros.
80 n,,,b,,r 81 al u.s. IN W. Ofina about
n,aI, -, ta, d,v- ~ pb;nh hn s,;,l bn IN,
i,1 "IeS y. W ,n,i ni, h,.sh anl arh;,ror,,
rrIaS , ,,oJa ~ br H. nrad .nasaor aad raco,i
,''. III, ,,,,,I,n,,a tb ~ a,,II 90
~ o,l ao,,,, ~ ,,hap tbey nloasaI II tho,
,,aro ,hsn,'t oni, - raasono,fa time -Rvt
1al.,'J e Stn,I,,,, ia a,,l na,rl l,e1 tbnr
tho tnst;manv g;ven bv witness beFnre IIou,,
T,,,,,,,;,,l'o r,,T t,,,o O,a.+;ou wa. ,hi %.
o1 nnd u;,bdrawn
~ Rn,i.r $"i as3sad e 10, Thomas hal since
L,hr,,a,,, oI,,t ,.,,+.t,j ans, n,rt;nn cf NJ.
49,, ,o.',,;-,, oS ,y;,b pn,la;ab oh,,nt hrsakine
1nwn Ionr of Wa,, nsnartn,ent 0bircf4l
.'"n W., T,. Ema. " ~ ,no., aIs, Se,,ar., ,nnra -
tl,, ,,,.1,t;,,,s urbicb ,.as 6n.1jv mt us fol
INV t,1 a,,, ,,,,,,;arSa,;nn wi.
Thor,,, s,nno the first one and since hi;
nn|,;t,,an, ,s srratarv If War mi interim
wbarain Ji'rr''' hn sad s"yIbinc .hont nsinr force
j.att;,,, 49, W,r0,E.o or in ,nl o,hny
| ,,,,, ,., ,,n,.tiner him tNrtnpr 81 ion
- ~ 40, l 4. ,,;.noss rsrl;sI ha hn,
/ ..tnd G.n Tbnm,. lar week whv he per
l;,",,,a,,a,, ,,r,,,,;,aj b,} ,nt c,m. oF IT,
,I',on,1l + l,',so h. ,y,s ,rr.sfol II,
: tha M.rsha1 nar1v in thn morning. orhar
I o;se Ne wnnIl have broken in the door. &c
a, cr,ss ax.,n;n,tinn hv Stanbarrv. wines
s sa;d ha vent tn Danartment on husines
,g;rb (In, Fh,mas who made the same a 1
! Il
Z oomn into the off;ca that he w,u,d not hnI
,b"m r. ,,,'| S,r;et accnnnt alijity aront comm
IN w.mk at nrecisely at o'cl,ek. buy tia
~, rosnm;ng his ,0sitian as Aaiurant G N
aral I,a wa disn., 70 relax some what tn
u Savara ,,lrs made hv his predecessor. II
shonld Of course expaet taitnfn perr3r
n nance m ,nce Of their dntils He spnse only t
= nn,loya.s of MI; own Denaifnient.
c Snnnrl Vilk;oson vas thee callaa. IL
:. testified h.. had knovn Cen. TDnmlq six %
sven v.ars: hal a conversation with hi,
e a, thn ,tt.rnnoo of February Dist at III
# War Dan,rtmpnt in which Thomas sal
n that s;nce rha fair had b-eame public h
! lalt tron to talk about il without reserve
y He stated he had demanded possession {
e tbn War 0ifi.e ana Stanton had asked
a Inn, wnnId he alio,yad 10 remove his ps
Y nor. which he Thomas, had granted. Fl
{. rxnrrssed Ia the witness his intention
is a1manI possessiou on the Monday 70 low
y in~ ami wnpId if necessary. call on til
$ General Of the Army for assistance whic
he thought could not be refuse /: At Wi
\. lrd's 9 Hotel That evening he reiterated tn
:, same intentions. except that he wouli carr
p4 them into .ct the nxr Monday ii
le secmed TO mean what he SAID. CroSs>cA
!. amincj by Eyarts. Is connected with tn