Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-13
Ex-Governor Kellogg Still
Testifying.
CONFIDENT THAT HAYES AND
PACKARD WERE ELECTED.
Testimony in the Case OF
Fitz John Porter.
THE TWELFTH IN MONTREAL.
(srrciAL DnrArcnrs TO H Coin Hill
DAILY NEu.l


about dark. on the Goth, there seemed to
DO considerable confusion among the
Union troops In the vicinity Of Warren
town Pike. His brigade Joined Pope's
corps In the morning on tho march from
Manassas to Granville. and passed to .
point beyond Bethlehem church. but he
was afterward ordered 10 march to Sudlsy
Springs road. Then be received order 81.
ter order. sometimes by Mcdowell, once
by one Of Pops's staff officers. then again
by Mcdowell. until about dark. when his
brigade got mixed with rebel soldiers near
Groveton. Relating to Portsr's battle on
the 30th. no said that II was the hardest
lighting he ever saw. On c~ross-eIAmina-
ton no said that on the s0th he reported
to Pope and Mcdowell that . column Of
troops had fallen back to Gsinsvills from
the woods. but that . large number Of
rebels still remained In the woods. From
this, he said. Pope and Mcdowell strongly
inferred that the enemy was on tho retreat.
while lie thought otherwise. To Bchodeld
witness said that he heard 10 heavy mus.
kerry tiriug on the Goth. until nearly oven.
ing, when Kings division and Harris
light cavalry made the attack. and he also
said the darkness came quickly that night.
This evidence. with previous testimony.
WAS a significant fact, because u confiicted
seriously with Pope'a dispatch TO Halleck
ON the morning Of the 30th. and cores
pended with the evidence Of previous Wit
nesses.
Fisher A. Baker. q lawyer Of New York.
who was Adjutant Of the Eighteenth
Massachusetts,, attached 10 the First Brig
AIDE Of Worrell's division In 1867. testified
that the march from wArrenton Junction
TO Bristol on the 9th was - rapid - pos
sible. The order 10 march WAS given ct 5
A, NJ, and he considered that they marched
lust a. far. starting al that hour. % II they
had started ct I A.. NJ, for II was the dark.
est night he ever saw In his three years
experience In the army. This was put In
TO show that, although Porter did not obey
Pope's order 10 march Ut I A. NJ, he got
lust a. far by starting his troops Of day.
light as he would have got II he had
obeyed the order, the extreme aud intense
darkness having induced him 10 delay.
lie testified that his brigade was In limo
OF battle all the afternoon OF tbs 10th. and
they bivouacked In line Of battle. All
that night there was only diminishing and
artillery firing. Ho saw Porter once or
twice that afternoon. The enemy was In
front Of them In force, and there was no
retreating or falling back that day. He
heard nothing that day indicating . heavy
battle till sunset. when there was brisk
firing. which lasted some little time. All
this was corroborative OF previous testi-
mony, which showed that Pope must have
been much mistaken - 10 the conclusions
Of the situation.
Witness described tho fighting by Por-
ter's corps on the 30th, and said that he
saw Porter Of the front. and he was doing
ali he could do. Of all the battles Of the
war which witness experienced. including
Gettysburg. fredericksburg, Antietam.
etc, that WAS the hottest. In 20 minutes.
ont of $50 mon In his regiment. be lost
40. This part Of the evidence was intro.
duced 10 refute tho charge that Porter and
his corps would not fight.
General Buchanan, Colonel and Brevet
General In the army, retired, who was In
command Of tho first brigade regular In.
faptry In Sykes division. Fifth corps. tes-
tided' that the order 10 march Att A. y.
from W%arrenton Junction TO Bristol vas
changed TO 8 A. NJ, because Of the excessive
darkness. the report being that an orderly
had 10 get down ON his hands and knees 70
lind the road. lie did not think the march
could have been made ct I A. NJ, because
OF tho nature OF tho ground. On the 10th
there WAS neither rotreating nor withdraw.
ing, but some countsrmArching and stack
ing Of arms, but at the same time always
In line Of battle. lie heard no firing TO
his right that day indicating . battle. and
was much surprised NEXT day TO hear that
il had been 90 reported. When asked
again II there was anything In the nature
Of . retreat that day. witness replied; 81
will not only say there was none. but the
very idea 10 absurd. % there was no
cause for one." Witness. when asked
what Portsr's conduct was on the 30th
replied o. follows "His conduct was that
Of . perfectly cool. collected man, very
anxious indeed 10 achieve success In what
We were about. and showing great deal
Of excellent Judgment and military skill
throughout tho day. AT other times bis
conduct was always that Of . jealous on.
GER. thoroughly loyal 70 his country. and
anxious 10 make 10 successful In every pos
sible manner. In critical emergencies,
under fire, / never saw him excited at any
time. lie was perfectly cool on all coca.
sions that ! ever had the opportunity 70
meet him."
Governor KsiieGG stiii TessifyinE.
wAsmsoros. July i2.-Before the Pot
ter Committee Ex-Governor Kellogg re-
sumed his testimony to-day. He considers
that Packard was Is fairly elected In Lou.
isiana ss tho Hayes electors were. He
never had induced Anderson to make .
fraudulent protest. The testimony Of E.
l.. Weber. 80 Ear a. II related to witness,
was entirely without foundation.
Question-whtle Mr.. Sherman was In
New Orleans. do you know Of his doing or
saying anything TO the supervisors with
reference TO the protest, or TO any member
Of the Returning Board - 10 his actionf
Answer-No. sir. I do not. / have seen
him In my Office when tho Returning Board
officers were there. but never saw him In
consultation with them.
OIL will now ask you this general
question Do you know Of any case where
there was . false. forged or unfair protest
or any other unfair election paper that Wa
used before the Returning Board OF 1870
Al do not.
OLE there any letter which was writ
ten by you In regard 10 the canvass or the
Returning Board that you do not wish
made public2 A.-No, sir. On the con-
trsry, IL aay one has any letters written
by me bearing on the election. ! hope they
will net delay In publishing the same; the
sooner tho better.
Governor Kellogg admitted that he Dor.
rowed $40, 900 from the Union National
Bank Of Chicago Just after the election:
but Indignantly denied that any part Oh
that money was used or designed 70 cor
rupt the Returning Board member. the
loan was q private Transaction. q In NO
way related W politics.
Q.-Do you know that certain assurances
were given 10 members Of the Board A.
am not prepared 10 say that there wa
not some conversation which might Lave
led members Of the Board 70 believe they
would be protected.
Q.-Pleaso give me the best informa-
ton you have a. 10 what the Returning
Board did expect for their services. Al
believe that the Returning Board and ~
officers generally felt that II Hayes became
President there would be . Hspublican
State administration, and In that event