The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-30
A DECIDED SENSATION
Caused by the Withdrawal Of
fuckers Appointment,
THE UNSAVORY WAR RECORD
or the West VtrsInIan, and His AL
legged Connection With the MUIR
der Of Lincoln, the Reason,
WaIlaccto he IIeappoIntcd,

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WAsHlSdToN' D. W May s9'-No1n'
ing that has happened IN washington
since the expulsion ot the BRUSH NM
lister, last October, has caused so decld'
oI n sensation as the withdrawal OF the
.,,.,,,on, w " ~ Con Law Wallace and
apPo'n'"v"' " Wv" ~, 'sI a.,',s',. "ov - ~
Beverly IucSer as spec'a' enNoys u
Hayti,
The reason for the sudden withdrawal
'',,.,I,, ab.tt f,nn, onv action or re.
Is SeHN''y ', "ras AZ. p,.,no II ;s,,
commentator " MT, n'a'ne' ~ 10 un'
dentood that the withdrawal was made
hv ,ho President without consulting Mr.,
H. ~ w ond I, IL ranortad That whan the
h'4'He' S""' W. IT., "'us ..1' 49,.
latter called ~ Ihe "h'to uouse yes'ei'
day he did not hesitate to tell the Presi'
dent that the withdrawal wasa blunder,
THE EXPLANATION.
rho ovrlorotion NJ the White House
lho eAP'"i"''O" w y, '"s Wv. ' n''N t1VsSN w
is that the appointments were PFena'
ture, It appears that the action OF the
Dorortment OF State and the President
DVrN ,., ,,.oro,uro a. n Trckar Wal.
was oniy i"0N"'"'S ~ " 49, u
lace will be appointed asaln' put tucker
will probably not be. 1t is understood
that the President discovered almost too
late that Beverly Tucker was charged at
thetime Of the assassination Of President
Lincoln, with being one ol the consplra;;
tt0rs, anu his nagnv mIs 'mJisuy m,.si ~, usSu
Id y lne ce'ST,S'eS ThS unacifcotions % cESroed M
lint he and Others had melted and en-.
couraged the prisoners on trial for the
conspiracy ana murder o. to..iSJ taS p5eTaent, ,at
,0dt n'T%L" SPnnEsr IN SISntreSl n few days alter
the The assassination, and that Tucker said
q great deal about the wrongs thelSouth
had received from MI. Lincoln, anu that
he deserved bis death, and that IT was q
pity he had not met with 1t long ago.
There was other testimony, going to
show that fucker was familiar with q
number Of plots, and that lie had been
seen in Montreal with Booth, herold
and Payne. John A. bingham, IN his
speech for tho prosecution, said: "that
the rebel chief, Jefferson Davis, sanction:
edthese crimes committed and attempted
through the fundamentally OF his at,
credited agents In Canada-Thompson,
Tucker, Clay, Sanders, Cleary, &c-up'
on the persons aud property Of the peo.
pie OF the North there Is positive proof
on your record"
pLAMEs IT ON BoYNToN.
NJ. rnnLo. l,imso,i ot,rihnto. tho
Nt' 4uVH't H'u'sel "'s.,DuTso w, Sue
Pfesldents nasty action 10 what he calls
the interference" Of Gen.. II. v. Boyn-
ton, tho well.known Washington cor
respondent of tho Cincinnati Commercial
Ga;,lle who il said to have shown up
Colonel Tuckerswar record. Mr.. Tucker
said that General Boynton's interference
was the only ground upon % which l.,il the
ltss,GeS soI " e01 the annoint9snts OuSs made On
Secretary Blsine;s Recommendation. Mr..
Tucker and Mr., Blaine are intimate
bosom friends, and the former said he
would not have accented such an i'm.
portant appointment from any other
man than The present Secretary OF State,
General Wallace was seen and asked
il Le had any objections 10 serve with
Mr.. Tucker, and II his objections had
anything to do with causing the Presi-
gents ". sudden draSSGck, H. nave Kn0Sn
Saii The General, II know IN Him 10 be
socially ono OF the pleasantest men in
the world, and II would afford me
pleasure at any time to 90 In connection
with him 10 any public service or any
work that might DO OF benefit 10 the
country"
rrcvr, , wvor v,po,v,,v
MI, O"N" $50 80 ''"NiN.SN' ,
Tucker ID aDouI ~ years Oh ase, ano
is so gouty thathiS locomotion Is tedious.
His Ia in moor circumstances. and this
f.st l., .,,nno.od u tono 4, anaroo5 AZ.
,S'' ID S.'PPOoeu " H",e ,, 'nmue.UeU WI :
Blame IN naming MN. tucker was
Consul at Liverpool during BuChanan's
administration, and stayed in England
some time after ho was superseded. He
lives at Berkeley Springs, w. Va, but
spends much time In Washington. His
brother Is ]. Randolph Tucker, OF Yir.
ginia, and his son Is clergyman at
Norfolk.
A STRIKE AT BLAINE.
Some Of tho commenis n the presa nm
u,o .,,hia.. ~, sN,.,'''S ,..,.a,. IN mi, ~ ~ a.
'ue suUIecG arc interesting tne 6aiu'
more Sun (Dem.) says:
The query will very naturally be sug.
SysIu S,,sI Wny tne loyal anu patrIotc IN