The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-09

entirely unit for public employment, as
the Times asser'S, who ought To bear the
reproachS Not |. might suggest TO
the administration that they be a little
more careful In the selection OF their or.
gans, or Instruct them 10 abstain from In.
discreet statements fiiI,7
Tho last charge is this; Gen. Schurz
pressed nn the President the appointment
Of bis brother.in law, Jnssen Of Chicago
as COLLECTOR IN the Chicago district This
is ialsell0Ol again. | never pressed
upon the President or anybody else that
appointment, as my friend from Illinois,
(TRuMBuLL) will distinctly recollect
Mr. Jussen was originally recommended
without tny knowledge 0i anything
about It, by delegation from Chicago,
and by the representative Of his district,
Judd. These gentlemen came 10 me
with the request TO go 10 the President,
add press his appointment. positively
refused, hut altcr urgent solicitation on
their part, at last consented TO endorse
their paper, with the additional remark
TO this effect, that the large German Re.
publican element Of Chicago, was entitled
to consideration, that l had frequently
been called upon TO aid the Republicans
there, and could testify to that fact. This
was my whole connection with the case.
Later when the rnmor spread through
the newspapers that Col. Jussen was
to DO removed, the President expressed
himself 10 friend In conversation that
he had mover known that there existed
any connection between Jussen and N.Y.
sell, but asseverate that l never spoke
to the President about this appointment
In u single instance, nor to the Secretary
nor the Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue.. l absolutely refrained from pushing
1t In any sense, just because Jussen, who
is very able gentleman, is brother.in.
law Of mine -
l had almost forgotten one Of the
charges, where am again accused of
having made use OF my alleged inhu.
ence with the German element for
the benefit Of myself by continuing
in commission for considerable
time afterwards. A friend had the curl.
osity 10 investigate that case. have
now an iCialreport from the War De.
partment before Inc. The surrender Of
the rebel Gen. Joseph u. Johnston took
place on the 2Gth of April. was then in
Gen. Sherman's army in North Carolina.
AS soon as the surrender had taken place
| ut once applied for leave TO 90 TO
Washington for the purpose OF Of
lering my resignation, and did 80.
This official report Certilics that the first
two designations Of Major Generals aller
General JohnsOn's surrender were those
Of Major General Franz Siegel, accepted
May 4th, and Major General Carl Schurz,
accepted May Gtll, from which 1t appears
that after the virtual CLOSE of the war, Of
all the Major Generals in the army,
Gen. Sigel and myself were the very
first to resign their commissions, instead
for using their influence with the German
element, TO continue under pay from the
Government SO much Sir for these char.
ges. You will admit that this perhaps, is
one OF the most remarkable cases Of curnu-
lative, intrepid, and shameless lying that
has disgraced American journalism for
some time. Now Sir, why are these SLAM
ders heaped upon me. The Times itself
gives the reason, because it alleges l have
not hesitated to invent the most outrageS
calumnies against President Grant, having
accused him by insinuating his keeping up
the General Order System at New York,
Tor his own profit. l pronounce this an.
other falsehood.
For lack Of both time and space, we
are Obliged tn close our forms without
completing the Senate leport,-ED.I