The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-07-24
c'rr''Io"is"ee Bati@ore County Caion.
MORE ABOUT THE SURRATr CASE.
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AsntN"rnN, ID. e.. July 18th, 1850.
M'.''s. Editor. - The publication In your paper
last week Of the correspondence from here bearing
upon Mrs. Surra;ts ease has brought 90 my recol-
lection little incident that occurred shortly after
the nomination of james A. Garfield for the Pres.
ilency by the Republicans at Chicago. was
'lt,in. On the Vcranda Of the hotel one evening
when gentleman, stopping at the same hotel,
With whom am acquainted and who has long
been employed al the Capitol a. one Of the door
keepers Oi the Senate. came To inc and said very
eunhdentially that hc wanted to ask nie n question
but dad not wish me Ia say any about IL until he
wa fully informed on the matter. told him that
] would answer him any question that vas In my
power II not Objectionable. lie then said that he
hal heard il rGmprei at the Capitol that Mr. Tar
field, whom the Republicans hal just nominated
for the Prcsi'lency was member Of the coninis.
ZION tina; tried Mrs. Surratt. and he wished 10
know from me II that rGmor was correct. I told
him that could hardly think il was correct, for
the reason that the commission was q military one
composed entirely of officers in the army aud that
a. fairfield was not in the army then IL was not
likely that he was n member Of the commission
lie then explained. n the reason for asking the
question. that II Garfield was n member Of that
court Of commis he could never be the Presi.
dent 81 the United states that mo one" he add.
Ell. that had nything 10 ID with the hanging of
Mrs. Surratt could ever be elected President.'-
why Il" You conclude that" I asked. "WelI,"
said he. 1.-The people IL the United States will never
elect any one President that had anything az all
l" do with that matter lie then said that he
would give inc an ILLUSTRATION "Gen. II. u my
state. West Virginia." he said. "was ~ good a
Union General as ever drew a sword for the dow
eminent aud as good u Republican rs there Is In
tue State, aud yet he cannot get anything nor be
elected To any Office because he wa. n member Of
that commission. VERY WE'LL" replied, 'that
may he 81. but ten. Garfield hardly expects many
votes from such State a yours. and where the
sentiment OF the people Is Il IL there and in my
own State tMaryland) but possibly up North.
where lived the loyal people Of that time and
where the bulk Of the Republican party is now. II
may be he will not lose vote by reason Of what
you speak o. Hut. continued, "suppose your
party lthc Democraiicl nomiuates the man that
hH"J Mrs. Surratt, ~ you have long been contem-
plating doing" "who Is that ?" he quickly In.
qnired. "Why." replied. "Gen. Hancock, whom
you have - long been talking of nominating for
your candidate" what did Gen. Hancock have
anything t. do with the han cling Of Mrs. surratil"
he asked. "iIe executed the ORDERS" I said
"Well, said this gentleman, 81 will never vote
for him and he will never be elected President
That gentleman nov. who Is n good and true
Democrat, who. ~ he told me, has been several
times elected sheriff Of his own aud the adIoiniug
counties. and Is now. as I stated above n Demo
cratic door keeper ~ the 4. =. Senate il .ittine
away out yondcr among the hills and mountains
Of West Virginia. saiisg eTo'c' and cogitatln, as
to whether not he will yet vote for Hancock or
"he"'f Nv WIZ H"t heep hir worn ~ spoken nj
the hotel that night Hut what of tho propheey he
spokel l. II truth that mo one that had ANYTHING
To do with that matter ever be elected Presi.
dent Of the United Statcs?" believe Il, 90 far as
the nominee VI the Democratic party IL concerned.
II seems to me. Messrs. Editors, that the occu.
patton Of the Democrats in your State, rs well as
In all the other Southern States principally. lust
now, must be "eating crow" When In baltimore
last Saturday stopped In n periodical store, and
gentleman came in presently and asked that the
Na"d"y A~'rica" be sent him the next day in
stead 81 the Herald. "why." said the astonished
proprietor TO the customer-both being Democrats
can't you eat crow" know that Il must be
hard FOR the Democrats Of chiyalric Southern type
TO Swallow u gallant Union General" but guess
they will accomplish u. Gen. Hancock, Il 10 CON-
puted. layed $4,000 Of them low during the war for
the suppression Of the rebellion, but no doubt they
will now reward him with their votes. thus sealiug
with their stamp the righteousness Of the cause for
which the Union soldiers fought and for which 80
much blood aud treasure was poured out by the
North. Ecrr