The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-15
non. CHAs. J. FAULKNER.
y;pIication Of His Conduct rs
" Minister to France.
MARTSsBURG, July II. 1870.

's-'g
raM,waraing IntelttQsHes'!
l'non nv return IRON Europe, in All
,r,S, 1881 I was arrested by the Secretary
sSS War and held rs hostage for the safe
W rs,nrn Of Harry McGraw Being unable
~ rive any personal explanation of the
Sr5Hlnls Of my arrest, u false impression
Sss diHusel through the public mind that
NV N.Y. arrest was caused by some infdelity
,omv commission rs Minister to France.
There was not the slightest foundation
for this idea, in point OF fact. ! think 1t
will be found tint your paper did me
Somp Injustice under the same dellslon
which pervatlcd the public mind. The
ISSt isSue Of the ShcphcrdstOwn Register
contains A letter from Col LamOn SO con.
ri,,,ive on this point TINT | am induced to
SsE of YOU the ilvor to publish It in your
paler. 1t is tue only charge about which
have ever felt sensitive, Tor II there Is
one thing Of which I'm utterly incapable,
Il would he IN net Of tnfidelity 10 any
trust Confded To me.
lam yours truly, &c,
NllAS. Js EAULhNhH'
From Mt ShEpheri,oEn Register Qr9h.
We comply with the request of our es-
teenlpd telow.cOuntrylnaM, Col. John E.
Schley, and publish in our paper the fol;
lowing extract Of letter from Col. Ward
Hill LamOn, to Col. Schlcy. Our readers
already know TINT Col. I.AInon is native
of Berkeley county, and IIHt he emigra.
ted to Illinois md there formed law
partnership with Abraham Lincoln, was
invited to olllcial position alter Mr.. Lin.
coins election to the Presidency, and
continued on terms Of great intimacy with
him until his death. We know TINT any.
thing coming from him must be autll0rt-
tative. Mr.. FAulkncrs reputation rs n
public man Is cherished by many persons
In this State, and we know they will be
gratifel 10 see the emphatic terms in
which his alleged intidelity to his COM
mission Us Minister to FrIncc, Inns been
npuliatel ly the lite President Of the
United States -
lEtlntcl trJm Il letter Of C,LONcl Ward IhIl
LAmOH, 6dring dtItS June 24th, 1870, to
JshM E. !ShIey, Of Je0trSOH County, W
Ea.l
| had frequent conversations with Pre-.
Sident Lincoln in regard to the Hon.
Charles J. Faulkner about the time of his
arrest in 1851, upon his return from Eu'
rope as our Minister to the French Court.
| bad known Mr.. Faulkner in Virginia
lie was great fVOrite with my family
and his arrest by the Government excited
special interest on my part. | know
Mr.. Lincoln disapproved ofhis arrest, and
said he believed there was no just ground
iOrit, but added, these were critical times
and he did not like TO interfere with that
aCt Of his Secretary of War, especially as
Mr. Faulkner had made no appeal to him
The acts and speeches Of Mr.. Faulkner as
apubliC man were often the subject o.
conversation between us in Illinois, and
know for years before his election TO The
Presidency, he entertained a very higl
regard and kind feeling towards him. He
kept by him q copy Of Mr.. FaulkneTt
speech on the subject Of slavery, often used
il on the stump, and could repeat con-
siderable portions oft from memory. In
January, 1855, hearing that Mr.. Faulkner
was living in retirement In Virginia, and
taking no part In tho rebellion, lie
addressed 10 him an autograph let
tsr, inviting him to return TO his
home, and Offering to him the protcc'
ton Of the government. This letter waS
placed in thehands Of Theodore G. Will
son, 10 DO delivered to General Grant
and by him 10 be forwarded through the
lines. 1have heard that this letter nevel
reached Mr.. Faulkner. Iwell remember
my last interview with President Lincoln
ltwas tho day previous TO his assasstna
lion. He was sending me TO Richmond
Which had then fallen and was In the pos
session Of our troops, on special mission
IN taking leave Of him the last words ht
addressed me were, "Now, LanOn, bC
sure you don't return from Richmond
without bringing Faulkner with you."
enqulred for Dir. Faulkner as soon IS
arrived in Richmond, ntdil not meet hin
10 that city, and learned from Col. Old
Aatl was ut his daughters in Appomat.
!9x County. In this last interview will
Mr.. Lincoln, he expressed an unusua
anxiety that Mr.. Faulkner should return
with me. he commented in strong term
upon the injustice that had been done tC
nun BY his arrest, by tho Secretary 0I
War, in 1881 said II was an arrest madt
without any justification whatever, and
ee desired to make all proper amends u
nun Tor tho wrong which had been t
nlm by that act ofhiS Secretary Of War.
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