South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-06-07

On Monday Of last week. Presidep,
harrison appointed Gen. Lew Wal.
I lace and Hon. Beverly Tucker, OF
Jefferson county, this State, as mem
bers OF the Haytian commission.
The next day the appointment Of Mr..
Tucker Was Withdrawn on account Of
the resurrection Of long SINGS ex-
ploded story connecting Mr.. Tuck.
or With the assassination OF Abraham
Lincoln. Commenting upon these
facts. the Baltimore Sun Of Tuesday
ssys. 1t seems almos. incredible. bu,
1t 10 the fact, that malice, maliguity and
mendacity have raked from the ashes
ofs quarter Of o century a. Htrocious
cAiumny as Was ever born in any
period OF hate and war; q calumpy
which Was sown with lightniog speed
widespread over every quarter of the
civilized globe. and yet so wicked, 90
osseless, that no Sane or Just man
gave the least credit to 1t thirty davs
after its uttcrance. For Il is too uppar.
ent 10 call for moro than the mere
statement that neither in America nor
IN Europe, after the horror and pas
sion which. succeeded the ssassinatiop
OF President Lincoln was followed bv
the return OF reasons did public SEN
timent approve the inHamatory proc.
lamation put out by tho authorities
at Washington. duplicating Jefferson
Davis and other prominent Con feder.
ates in the terrible deed. The au-
thorities OF that proclamation show.
cd their own opinion of it by ignor-
ing entirely the charges made when
tue person against whom they were
Ieveled fell into their power.
MIR. Beverly Tucker was one of
The gentlemen panied In these CHARGES
and the pretext for resurrectinp them
is his recent designation as a mem
Der OF the Eaylian commission. Mr..
Tucker has no more prior knowledge
OF the plot to assassinate MIR. Lincoln
than those ghouls Of the press who
took 1T upon themselves to send to
the White House last night the musty
pages OF rancor and wrong which
have been buried in deserved obIiy-
ion for nearly twenty-five years. Mr..
Tucker never heard of John Wilkes
Booth until after the death of Lincoln
and there could be no stronger reply
to tho indictment against him aud
his friends than was contain,d in the
powerful address 10 the people of
the U. 5. which he published at the
time. Although the President last
night Oh the spur of the moment
permitted himsel to be induced 70
withdraw the announ cement of the an.
Eointment of Mr.. Tucker, it is 10 be
hoped that lie will not finally yield to
influences actuated only by the most
ignoble motives motives AS far from
any feelings Of honor and patriotism
So the earth is from the sun.
MIR. Tucker was an original Union
man he opposed secession until the
last moment, and from Liverpool.
where he was consul-geueraI, until
tho advent OF the Line DIN administra.
ition, he wrote hundreds of letters to
bis friends In Virginia counseling nd,
herence 10 the Union. But when
secession came he went with his
State and his kindred as did MANY
another brave and true Union man.
With brief intermission, he was en-
gagged in the diplomatic service of
the Confederacy either in Europe or
IN Canada during the whole period of
the war. On bis return after the war
he was one of the very FIRST of the
prominent men Of the South to &C,
cept the situation. This is so we'll
understood aud appreciated that al
though the staupchest of democrats.
he numbers among his personal
friends scores and scores Of the most
prominent republicans Of the North.
Tie has had close personal intimacy
with DIR. Blaine for at least fifteen
years. The late President Garfield
held him in high esteem, as does ex-
Presiden Hayes. This is not The frs,
time that Mr.. Tucker has been tend
cred position under republican adj
minislraiion. At the special reuues,
OF Dir. Sherman, when the latter
was Secretary Of tue Treasury, SIR.
Tucker formed one OF commis sion
aent TO San Francisco 90 examine the
important operations ofthe sub-treas
ury aud mint ia that city. Under
the administration OF Mr.. Hayes he
Was selected by the State Depa rtment
for delicate and responsible con-
fidenlial mission, and the report
which he made, and now on tn o fies
of the department, was pronounced
by Mr.. Hayes 10 be one OF the ablest
and most satisfactory papers he bad
ever perused. There is letter in
existence written by the late Mr.
Hunt, Secretary OF the Navy under
Garfield. In this letter Mr.. Hunt
Described scene in cabinet. lie
said a good many appointments had
been decided upon, when the compcs.
ition Of the board OF visitors TO The
Naval Academy at Annapolis was
taken up. Some members Of the
cabinet proposed the name of Col.
Tucker. President Garfield clapped
his hands and said Put him down /;
that is the best appointment We have
made to day So President Harri-
son has the example Of bis distin-
guished predecessor before him, and
il be finally concludes TO give Mr..
Tucker his commission, he need not
feel under the necessity OF handing
II 70 him with a pair OF tOngs.
The query will very naturally be
af.e. - Al. n