The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-28
Tuesday MorninE, june 80. 1870.

J. BAxKHskD M.GaUDER, or, as 4
Texas newspaper styles MIN, J. Block
head Magruder, has been cutting some
thing of figure lately, through being
party to a question OF veracity II
which Senator Cameron of PenDsylva.
is inro!ved. Magruder, who was a
regular army officer, was in command
CT the forces in Washington at the time
of the secession of Virginia, and when
she "Long Bridge" was occupied at its
different ends by Unionis,s and rebels.
Cameron stated in a late speech, in
which Magruder's name WAS freely
mentioned, that g he escorted the Pres
idert, to the White House, and heard
him say to the President that be admired
trm and was going to stand by him
during the war. II. said that the even
ing before he went away" Magruder
haviag denied this, General Stureis
(now Colonel Sturgis of the Seventh
Cavalry writes letter To- the Phiiadel-
phia Evening Telegraph, in which he
details certain facts as follows:
During the summer of 1862 T commanded
the defenses Of Washington, and had almost
daily intercourse with the President. who
was kind enough to enter into familiar con-
l shall always remember with pleasure and
pride. On one occasion, at the request of
the officers Of the Seventy first Regiment
New York Volunteers (which constituted a
Part of my eommand) the President reviewed
that regiment in its camp near Tennallytown.
Aiter the review We rode back together to-
ward Washington until we reached the road
diverging toward the Soldiers Home (whe,e
the President was then temporarily residing)
and there we separated. During that ride,
our conversation being of a casual character,
something was said which called up in the
mind of the President the conduct of Colonel
Msgruder at the time of his resignation
from the service, and he said :" Sturgis
it was not an unusual thing for Mr.. Lincoln |
to adopt this familiar style-"1 cannot call
to mind now any single event of my admins |
tration that gave me so much pain or wound |
ed me so deeply as the singular behavior of
Colonel Masruder on tie very night before
he abandoned u.s."
said: Why so, Mr.. President"
Mr.. Lincoln replied: % Because he came
TO see me the evening before he left, and vol
UNFAIRLY said to me, while expressing his alb
UP and educated under the old flag; have
lived under it and have fought under it, and
with the help of God l shah fight under it
again, and, if need be, shall die under it, ;"
tine very next day, the President con-
sinued. q" Ma.ruder abandoned us; so that at
the very moment he was making to me these
Of LOYALTY and devotion hs must
hare had his M nd fully made up to leare
and II seemed the more wanton and cruel in
him because he knew that had implicit
confidence in his integrity. The fact Is,
when learned that he had gone over to the
enemy, and l had been so completely de-
ceived in him, my confidence vas shaken in
everybody and hardly knew who to trust
anv mere.
As Mr.. Lincoln said this an expression of
deep SORROW perraded his features, and for
some time he rode along in silence, as if
unable or unwilling to give further vent to
the painful emotions induced BY the bare re-
membrance of what appeared to him an act
II base ingratitude.
This statement recalls a series of cir
ca instances which, happening within
our personal knowledge, would enabie
Us TO furnish some eorroboraiive evil
dence Of what General Sturgis asserts.
What may have TRANSFERRED between the
Pretideot and the General 10 the private
talk which they bad that day. we, of
Course have no knowledge of; but The
review Of the Sevsn'y-6rst New York
did take place, as asserted, in presence
ne M. Lincoln, AS We can testify, and
~ can also be proven by one of the
,entiemeR now employed at the Terri
.o-isl Enterprise oiiice-Mr. Cohen. who
rss, at the time, a member of that reg
Imeut. This may not be a matter OF
much general interest but 10 those Who
,nce served with Sturgis and who ever
lid wiIhou. becoming warmly attached
20 him ?jth;s timely ,cstimany Of his in
npoors Of SsaatOs CamerOn's assertion
x,ll prove an itrm of some personal
Importance Ene General, nov CON-
nAnding has, regiment tine Seventh
Cavalry. is s.-.iYled At Fort Le.ven,
Worth, h ,.sas.
THE GEoxGIA BILL as passed BY the
House is ss follows |.