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The Daily Dispatch: April 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The military despotism in the United States--speech of Senator Saulsbury. (search)
had commissions signed by Edwin M. Stanton, and sent in blank, accompanied by orders, and yet the Secretary of Wardenies that any orders had been sent direct from his department. He could not show these orders, but the testimony would prove this crime on the Secretary to the satisfaction of a jury of twelve honest men. The blank commissions, it is testified by several of the Provost-Marshals, who are of course Republicans, were filled up on the Sunday preceding the Tuesday election, by George F. Fisher, the Republican candidate for Congress and now a Judge of the Supreme Court of the District. He wished to let the country know that we had a Secretary of War who sent out blank commissions on the eve of election, and allowed partisan candidates to fill them. After this talk not of the purity of elections! This was partisanship of the basest kind, and would be scorned by all patriotic and honest men. He commented upon the President's instructions to Gen. Steele in reference to the