The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-22

vile. ana ! wished to return to 1t. MI
lincoln's plan was at one time 10 60 70
he changed that plan and requested
me 70 70 upon another little private matter; N iacs
may say Y was to see Mr.. Greeley second tinie,
ana ne and were 10 meet again; he spoke OF lily
accounts Of paying Of the secret service lund
what was due me, and we were 10 meet again; ne
was only 70 he gone to the front for q Few days;
went TO New YORK, and when ! came back he had
not returned; waited here Two or three DAYS ana
n aa 20 eave: my daugIer was 20 oe y marry
ner Dial myself; SO had TO go there ana a0ena W
O. You are Clergyman A. Yes, sir.
q Haung legal authority 10 soemnize marragef
A. Yes, SIR; went to attend to that DUTY and while
AZ home the terrible news OF Mr.. Lncoins assass-
q. Had you presented to Mr.. Lincoln, at any time
before hts DEATH an account Of your dsb9rsepents
sented to him full account OF my disbursements,
and supposed II was to be approved.
z. Had sou handed him your account A. dtd
not hand IL 10 him Ia person; sent IL 10 HIN with
my nnal report he subsequently told me THAT he had
received IT, and Secretary seward, suppose. saw y;
Mr.. Stanton did, know for he told me So and told
me 1t was ON fle at Mr. Lincoins office.
q DO you recollect the aggregate amount charged
IN that bil as the balance due 10 you for moneys ex
the amount was ,7f0.
q. Which you had actually expeded out Of your
own pocket while on this secret serviceY A. Yes SIR
q. Now state TO the committee whether any part
OF these disbursements by you was ever reimbursed
TO your A. No part OF this amount ever was; In the
year 1868, for month Or two, swas also on secret
service, and inside Uf the Confederate lines; my ex
penscs IN 1868 on that service were settled Dy Mr.
small amount; 1t was before this leave OF absence
which have shown you; while was on this service
IN 1854 and 1865 received not one cent from the
government except my pay which drew regularly
as Colonel Of the Seyenty-tnird regiment Illinois
volunteers.
Hon. James Harlan being present, was examined
Q. How long have you been acquainted with
Colonel Jaquessf A. over twenty-five years; we
al Ina
class
q. What has been Colonel Jaqu ess' profession in
ministry and afterward engaged In teaching; he
was president OF one Of the colleges connected with
the church 70 which he belongs, for time; think
ne was president OF IL at the time the war began,
and resigned to join the army
Q. What can You say as 10 Colonel Jaquess' char
acer for truth and veracity ami as man OF honor
A. would believe him as implicitly as would any
man ever knew.
q. You have heard his statement hereY A. nave
listened to IL.
z. Are you prepared to say to the committee that
you believelt A. do, most implicitly.
Coone you ao seen sa me papers ,S
papers connected with the transaction referred to in
Colonel Jaquess narrative: perhaps ought to state
on what was called the Congressional com.
mittee for the preparation and circulation OF
poca1 Arguments s anng re presde M cam
Governor Morrill, or Maine and myself, were ap-
pointed on the part Of the Senate. My associates
and so virtually became chairman Of the committee,
and kept political oversight OF the political view Of
military events during the progress Of that political
probably remember, IL was urged by the political
opponents Of the administration that President LAM
coin was not willing TO have the war ended; that lie
would not permit any parties TO the national
capital from the rebels TO negotiate; that they
repealed whenever they made any attempt az an am
penditure OF national treasure was not only wrong,
but grew out OF the f00lhardiness Of the adminlsra-
OF the case l had an interview with Mr. Lincoln in
relation to II, and said to him that while we knew
there was no truth In II, the public were not
but that there was something In II; That these re-
peated declarations were making an impression on
the public mind; some time afterward Colonel
JaQuess appeared here; knew nothing OF the means
adopted TO get access TO the rebels for the purpose
OF bringing them TO the point OF statement OF what
their proposition for peace would be; in the course
or time Colonel Jaquess turned up here In Washing
ton, and had an interview with me; ne stated where
ne had been and who directed him 10 90, and also
the means he had to adopt to GET through; that ne
rectly from the President, as the Presidents mes
senger; but he went as volunteer, having written
on a card which saw, addressed to General Grant,
the words, Permit Colonel Jaquess to pass through
the lines,n. signed by President Lincoln; think
those words were on a card; II not they were in a
purpose which had stated TO the
rebels terms OF peace were, and wished 70 be able
to publish them. Colonel Jaquess, as before re-
occurred. j told him that thought we should
want to publish the substance OF his statement and
asked him TO remain over. which he did, ana In
the meantime intimated our wishes on the subject
directly to the Executive, and afterward got Mr.
Sutton the then reporter Of the Senate to meet the
Colonel and myself, and he took down Colonel
Jaquess' narrative. 1t was written and made a
campaign document OF it, publishing that part OF II
which related 10 the political questions which were
AS you Will remember at the time Mr.. Greeley gave
great countenance TO the assertion on the part
Of the democrats that Mr.. Lincoln would not
excitement, wrote letter to Mr. Greeley authorizing
him TO bring here anybody that was authorized to
make peace. But afterwards Mr. Lincoln became
satisfied that 1t was merely ruse on their part to
make a political impression. and probably to get
through the lines TO their own government Colonel
Jaquess interview was had with a view OF, as he
expressed II, cracking that nut and after Colonel
Jaquess' interview with him, the President wrote the
following letter.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WARRINGTON, July -, 1854.
ANY proposition which embraces the restoration Of peace
slavery ana which comes By and with an authority
received and by the executive Of tn
United States and will be met BY liberal terms unsubsan
a and collateral points, and the bearer or bearers Thereof
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
rived from rebels, think through this interpos ton
and was to meet that impression which was being
made by the democrats. We knew it was all sham
but we wanted to bring 1t out automatically
Colonel Jaquess here produced a copy Of the fol
lowing paper from President Lincoln -
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. q, 1856
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:--
COLONEL f. Jaquess of the Seventy third regiment Illinois
volunteers been private duty under my direction
since the 18th Of May last His services have been of
value to the country A. LINCOLN.
Colonel ]. +. Jaquess being again examined, testi
fed
BY Mr.. Howard
@. Did you hand your papers to Senator Yates a.
stated by Senator Harlan? A. sent them by maj
to him.
O. Have you seen Mr. Yates and INQUIRED, for those
papers, A. Yes, sir; went to him yesterday morn
Ing, but Senator Yates has no remembrance what
ever OF his ever having received any papers from
me: he gave me permission to search among I'M
papers FOR them, and although l made diIJgen
search could not find them.
That the special service for which I had beer
designated" IN the language Of one OF the papers
before the committee. was not one Of mere pastnt
romance, but that 1t was beset bv great dlfficuty
and surrounded by imminent peril at each and every
step, Ibeg leave to call the attention OF the com
mttee to few facts.
| When reported to General NOV Presi
| dent Grant, at his headquarters on the Jane.
! river, IN front Of Richmond with note from Mr.
Lincoln. requesting him TO pass me through the
lines, the General said, IN his aconic stye .sTht
thing Is impossible; have not been able get tn0st
people to answer flag OF truce for more than thrt,
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