The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-03
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just as Absalom had sat at The 10y.
and tried to draw OF the people fron1
tne1r allegiance to King David
Mr: EVarts-Do you intend to mt
Aosa4om into your question?
MI H1t. bntler-No. nse him as an
illustration. (LauRhter.l az
Aiter q recess OF 15 minutes. Mr.
70 put 70 the witness as to what he hS h
neard THOMAS say to the clerks Of tbe
war once during the week prior fo
February 2lst. -'N' ~
Mr.. Evarts objected on the rroDr5 =,
irFelevancy. III %
Mr.. Butler made a short reply.
MIR. Eyarts eioined, denyinp thsttbs
ruling which permitted the irtroj,Io ~
t1on OF the declarations made snbss.
quent to February 2lst, allowed Inc
presentation OF the declarations nais
Previous to that time there had been M
proof addueed In support of the asper.
sions and Villifying remarks majo
ABOUT General Thomas, and they were
uncaiIed for certainly at the present
time. Il
Mr.. Bingham argued briefly in replv.
and cited authorities in support of he
position of the managers, AA1s
The Chief Justice ruled that the ones.
non conld not be put, no evidence
having been offered in proof of con-
Sf4A1ASyk GGASA9 uaEH SLAL-
The question was submiLted: the veas
and nays resulted 2S to %, and me
question was put.
Witness heard Thomas make an ad.
dress 10 u number of clerks In the War
Ohce about week or ten davs DrioT
70 February 21st, in which he said he
| Intended to relax the harsh ann ami.
trary rules made by his predecessor
and regarding the clerks as gentlemen, i,
They could go out and come in when
they pleased, If they were absent onIV
a reasonable time.
Mr.. Butler asked IL Mr.. Stanton had
acknowledged that the testimony owen
by witness before the House Commit
tee was true.
The question was objected to and
Mr.. Butler asked if General Thomas
hads since February 2lst, re.stated anv
portion OF his conversation with MF.
Burleigh, about breaking down the
door of the War Department,
Objected to by MIR. Evarts. as were
also several notifications of the ones.
tlon, which was finally put as follows :
Lave you had any conversation with
General Thomas since the first one.
and since his appointment as Secretary
! OF War Gd interim, where he said anV-
thing about using force in getting into
the war Office, or in any other waV
! re-asserting his former conversation
If so, what he said?
Witness replied that he had asked
General Thomas last week WhV the
performance promised had not come
of. He answered that it was because
he was arrested by the Marshal early
in the morning, otherwise he would
have broken in the door, DC.
On cross.eXamination by Mr.. Stan.
berry, witness said he went to the De-
partment on business with the Adiutaut
General, when General Thomes made
some address to each of four or five
clerks as they came in about coming
to work precisely at nine O'Clock. bui
that on resuming his position as Adiu-
tRnt General he was disposed to relax
somewhat the severe rules made by his
predecessor. He should, of course. ex.
pect faithful performance of their
duties. He spoke only to the employees
of his own Department.
Samuel Wilkinson lVdS cdUed.-He
testified that he had known General
Thomas six or seven years; had con-
versation with him on the afternoon OF
February 2lst, at the War Department,
in which Thomas said that since the
affair had become public he felt forced
to talk about 1t without reserve. he
stated that he had demanded posses.
sion of the War Office and Stanton had
asked If time would be allowed to re-.
move his papers, which he (Thomas)
granted. He expressed to witness his
intention to demand possession on
Monday following, and would, If nee.
eSsary, call on the General of the army
for assistance, which he thought could
not be refused. At Willard's Hotel
tentions, except that he would carry
them into effect the next Monday;
seemed to mean what he said.
Gross ezdMined-By Mr.. EVarts Is
connected with the press; Thomas told
him on Friday he had issued an order
to close the Department on Saturday.
Witness did not know whether he is.
sued it as Adjutant-General or secreIa-
~ of War.
Direct erdNli11Gtion-Heard Thomas
say he claimed to be Secretary of War.
George w. KarZener-Had known
Gen. Thomas many years; saw him at
the levee Of the PPesinent on the eth
inst; said to him, General, the eyes OF
Delaware are upon you; the people ask
you to stand firm" He replied he in
tended to, and in a short time he would
kick that fellow out. He did not say
who it was he intended to kick out;
witness understood him to refer to Mr..
Stanton.
Saw General Thomas the last time in
New Castle, Delaware; remember
when and where he spoke to him !;
did not come from Delaware to see
Thomas; when in the East room felt q
desire to see him and the rest of tn e
Cabinet; being from the same State he
wished to pay his respects to him;
Thomas was pointed out to him by MI.
Tanner, and he introduced himself;
the idea of kicking out did not come
from witness; did not know whether
he approved of the line of conduct
which Thomas spoke of taking; wit
ness communicated this conversation
to Mr.. Tanner that night, and to sever
al others the next day, among them
was q Mr.. Smith, from Delaware, whose
name was not John, but William, and
he came from the BrandyWlne; witness
was summoned before the Commit
tee about the 18th.
Redirect after has erdBIi1lGti0R-Mr,
Thomas In the Committee Room.
| Mr.. Butler-Dld Gen. Thomas there
upon admit that what you had sworn
to was the truth.
Objected to.
The Court adjourned at $50.
The Senate after Executive session
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 2.
SENATE
The Senate met at 70 O'Clock. The
| chair was Immediately vacated for the
Chief Justice, and the Court opened al
The Managers were announced and
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