The New York herald., 1868-04-11
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You to say that there had been no unkind feeling
between you and Mr.. Stantonf A. No sir; do not
thjnk tneae ever had been-rot unkind feelings.
opinion, that Is cue.
Did you N t believe that he sent you away from
LILY oince OF A. iutant General In order that General
townsend mi S6t carry on that offices A. do not.
csx Ion ma re not done anything In the Adjutant
how many fears up to the 18th Of February 1865
mat,mns mas short time absent on the James river
Was STs fchanges with the rebel commissioner and
g what time up to the 18th Of February, 1ses
Gene Tu done anything In your ONCE as Ad)u'an'
re,s eness adjusted his spectaces and says he win
,e q. BuTLER-I do not care about the papers, just
'~ me the month.
I'm give you the precise date; left the office on the
nth OF March, 1883. -
have you conducted the business Of the Adjutant
Witness"TSe The 14th is the date
Mr. Buter-The 18th will do for me.
O. Have you always been sent outside on inspect
g. Have YOU been recommended by Mr.. Stanton to
be a ssH Ta
mendation went to Mr. Stanton, and Mr. Stanton
took It to the President as understand; what he
o. Did the President override that recommends
Hon of General Grantf A. The President did not
@ He did not have you retired in pursuance Of
that recommendationl A. He did not.
@. With the kind feeling you had to him all the
time why did you not ask him-this friend OF yours,
hair Of whose head you would not hurt, and whom
certainly you would not kick-why did you not
wd hs
Mr. Stanton said himself that was the only one that
could do the work, and that he therefore sent me.
q. When you knew the service was 80 important,
and that you were the only man who could do it,
why did you not ask Mr.. Stanton to restore your A.
nnf tnA IN thn
although there was no unkind feeling.
Mr. BUTLER..Perfectly kind, only that he did
going into his office, and he would ask me to do
certain things in his ONCE.
President that you were going to be made Secretary
War; A. The President sent for me on the 18th Of
@ That was three days before you got the orders
@ Fave you ever stated that you had an ntima-
ZION earlier than that that you would be appointed
Secretary Of Warf A. must now refer to paper
which n SUI suppose you have % When was asked before
ton Of it?" supposed the committee was referring
10 my going back to the Adlutant Generals office;
February that the President had an idea OF making
me Secretary Of War.
Mr.. BuTLER-If you will pay attention to my ques-
lion and answer me you will oblge me. Ny ques-
lion was whether you ever stated to anybody that
Not to my knowledge unless was before that com.
Mittee, as tell you.
Q. Did you not swear that before the committee
a. afterwards made q correction on that paper.
Ar BUTLER-Excuse me, did not ask you about
correction, ORE but what you swore tor A. swore that
had received an intimatOn, but found that II was
NOT 30 when come to look at my testimony.
g. You were asked before committee, not the
matidn what time did you swear that to be- whether
by mistake or otherwiseS A. The intimation that
made some weeks before the occurrence.
q ask you, and want you to pay attention to
ceived an intimaon that YOU were to be made Secre
1aFy OF WARP A. Iwould like to divide those two
things; ! have said that corrected my evidence;
@ am talking about what you swore to first.
what what dd ia yoG swear to % lrsts A. swore that re-
timer 'o a. Ts sUS HsfSssa
Q. What time did you swear it wass A. do not
know; Il was in the course OF two or three weeks
Q. Did you receive 1t from Colonel Moore, the mill
tary secretaryS
Witness-Receive whats
Mr.. BUTLER-The instruction that You were to be
made Secretary Of War; A. No.
O. Did you so testify A. suppose not, because
tell you that the two cases, the restoration as Adju
tant General and the appointment OF Secretary OF
War dd interim were on my mind when was ex-
but the honorable Manager is trying to get in two
Q. Did you not know or believe that you were to |
he made Secretary OF War before you received that
srier Of the 2lstY A. have positive knowledge.
Q. Did you not believe its A. thought it would /
dent himsef-yes.
O Did you tell him that you would be glad to take
the oficef A. told him that would take it and |
O. Why did you tell him you would obey his Or |
dersP A.. Because he was Commander-in-Chief
O. Then what necessity had you for telling him |
thatf A. do not know any particular necessity |
O. why did you feel the necessity In your own |
mind OF telling him that you would obey his orders
A. do not know that there was any particular ne
O. linen why did you do its A. 1t is very natural
B. Can YOU tell me any other time when you were
appointed TO ONCE and you held the appointing power
that you would obey his ordersS
Mr. EvAKTs dnterrupting)-Ae does not say he was
Mr.: PurLER TO wItness).Have you not been ap-
pointed Adutant Generalf
witness-I am at present Adjutant General.
Y. AT any other time when you were appointed to
once did you tell the appointing power that you
o.. My other appointments were ordinary ones.
Y. Then this was an extraordinary onef A. Ger
fore. Laughter. in the court)
:, O. Did you say 1t was extraordinary that you
gave II to YOU you would obey his orderss A. did
not say any such thing.
Y. You did tell him sof A. did.
u And you thought 1t proper 10 say soS A. Ger |
Q. What orders did you expect to receiver A. I do
orders "'' P"'''0"'"'
@ When When you got the appointment you told him
February A. Yes sir. WV .'''' "
,o roa gSa mote irom Colonel Moore to
O. Were you sent for on the isihs A. Yes.
" By COlonel MOoref A. Yes
O. And you went UP thereY A. Yes
q And the President told you he thought OF max. |
ing you Secretary OF War A. Yes, sir
Y. And you told him you would he very Glad IN
accept itf A. did not say every glad'' he stated
tat ne tnought OF making me Secretary Of War; but
that ne would consider the matter.
q And then you said you would accept and obey
MS ordersS A. The time when said would obey
his orders was when got the appointment: the
other time was the intlmation to me. ~
q. What did you say on the 18th when the Pres,.
dent said he thonght OF making you Secretary OF
warS A. do not know that said anything in par.
cular.
q. Did you say anything in generals A. 1 do not
know.
q. Did you give him any intimatlon that Won
would not take itS A. No, sir. -
q. Then you want TO take back what you told me
Just nowS A. do not want TO take back anything
told you.
Q. I understand you to say that you told him on