The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-07

Ito re.appoint them. He then went :
Andrew johnson and made his case, AM
Andrew johnson sent for me, and. aske'
me 10 re.insta,e those men. refused y
do 40. BE said, 'Re.instate them even
| Il "a only for one day. Twill promis
that they will resign.
az thought johnson might not know o
the motive why, they were 90 anxious Y
be reinstated, and thinking ! would d.
him n great service 10 keeping him from
great blunder, l told him that zone houl
would do these men as we'll as enc day,
and uniolded their intent. But John
son insisted on their being reinstated.
refused, and excused myself.
johnson then removed Gen. sheridan
and appointed Gen. Hancock. He called
Hancock to Washington TO instruct him IN
defeating the laws Of Congress concerning
reconstruction. AS soon es learned thai
Hancock was In town, Icalled at his hotel
instead 81 sending for him. WANTED TO
see him privately In his own room. !
found him in his room, perhaps before he
had his breakfast. I said, General, you
and / are soldiers; army officers. Wehave
life positions; We serve under successive
administrations without regard 10 party.
II Is our duty to enforce the laws
OF Congress. We are not responsible
for The wisdom Of the laws. Congress
bears that responsibility: We simply en-.
force them.' He said, We'll, ! am opposed
TO niger domination. Isaid, General, 1t
Is NOT question OF Niger domination.
-Four millions OF ex.slages, without educs.
ton or property, can hardly dominate
90 600 600 Of whites with all the education
and property. LISA question oil doing
our sworn dntyF BE said, We'll I'm Of :
posed to niger domination ! saw that
10y only chance to influence him was BY
tho remnant OF authority left in my hands.
He was determined to please the Demo-
cratic party and the South.
.tHe went South and removed the Cow
ernor and Commissioners that Gen. Sheri.
dan had appointed. acknowledgements
TO him mot TO appoint to office any men
who had been removed, and TO give me
his reasons by mail for removing the men.
He telegraphed in q long reply, costing the
Government $3.50, his ireasona. ! tele.
Sraphed him that the reasons were not
sufficient; to send me by mail other
reasons. He again teleg! aphed about the
came points, only not quite 80 long, cost
inr only $3.50. He telegraphed that II be
could not have freedom to act, bis useful
ness would be destroyed, and that he
would have 10 ask to be relieved. tele-
graphed him to revoke his order. He
asked johnson to relieve him, as no one
else could. That Is the inner history and
spirit OF his celebrated Order No. 40.
"This order resulted In the loss OF many
lives. know Of cases. can give them.
The names and dates are within reach, 50
no Democrat can dispute them. Two
ex Confederate soldiers in Texas,
took up for the outraged negroes and
Unionists in their neighborhood. They
believed in fair play and Tree speech.
They we're soon threatened, soon con.
demned, and the order given among their
neishbors for their death. They had too
Gee in the night. They found an old
horse worth about $40 and mounted him
and rode as far as they could out OF their
Then by hiding by day
and travelling by night they finally got
over into Mexico aud to safety. Alter a
long time, when they thought the matter
had passed over. they returned to another
part OF Texas, away from the thorough
Iares, hoping to be let alone. Their pres
ence became known, and an order for
their arrest on the charge Of horse stealing
was issued. They fled to the military
camp and asked 10 be put in the guard
house. An ex.rebel lawyer took up their
case, made out the appeal to Gen. Han
cock, asking that they might be tried by
The military authorities and not returned,
Is they could not have a fair trial where
they were charged, nor any trial that the
writ simply meant to murder them. This
was sent TO Hancock under his.o order No.
10. He referred it to the Governor OF
Texas. The Governor ordered their re.
turn. They were taken from tho guard
house and returned. They were put in q
dungeon, . tight log house, and before
court day, after much abuse and suffering,
hey met death. A band OF masked men
the Jail aud burned 1t, watch.
ing against their escape. They were
burned alive. This is some OF the fruit OF
Order M. 40. There are more cases that
are abundantly proven.
"His statement that the civil authorities
are supreme Is a truth admitted by all in
lime Of established peace. But / can de.
as the facts ! have mentioned
show, that be did not subject the military
power to the civil, but that he used his
military power 10 overthrow the civil.
General, what can prevent the rule oil
such MANI" ,.j6l4.i
1--WE must elect Garfield. He Is agreat
man, He has but few intellectual peers
!, .,h1;n I;fa ua Ia avarv Uav uort N o "
'iWhat II Hancock should be elected n
"Then the North would submit quietly
and watch closely. As soon as thihgs be-
gan to 60 wrong, every Northern leglsla-
lure would be convened and compel their
representatives to resign or resist the solid
South" III .llli ,s
fare you hopeful?" @
eyes. But I expect to witness the
most gigantic frauds in Indiana and New
York City. Pretext viii be sought for
out States or parts o States. II
The election il thus thrown into the
House, then Washburne, Of Minnesota.
will be thrown out. They are determined
10 seize the Government, regardless OF
cost, hope that many Democrats who
will not change will take the alarm and
stay at home"
In speaking OF Conkling he said 81
regard him as the greatest mind in public
life, or that has been in public life since
the beginning Of the Government. He
has the advantage OF having been trained
from bis very infancy. He had father
OF unusual ability, who early taught him
to reason, and corrected his errors. He
has grown TO great proportions. ! did
not get acquainted with him while was
General In the Army. ! was In Washing
ton four years and met him, but did mot
know him. You know some men chill
you by their presence. You feel like
keeping yourself in reserve when they are
near you. Others draw you out They
warm and cheer you. You Immediately
cheer up, and you are glad Of their pres
ence. When Icame 10 know Conkling,
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