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. 105 ground that he was in favor of supplying to the Government men and money? A. J. do not 'snow on what ground, I sever heard him sly. Q. You have had frequent conversations with Mr. Frank- lin during the war, have you ever heard him express any gratification at the triumph of the Federal over the Confed- erate arms ? A. I have not. Q. During the whole war have you ever heard him ex- press a regret at the defeat of the Federal arms ? A. I' have not. Q. During the war havn't your sympathies been with the Southern Confederacy ? A. Entirely The above has been read to me and is correct. GEO. M. UPSHUR. Attested to and written by Henry Page, Clerk. George W. Covington, a witness produced for the claim- ant, being duly sworn, answers and says, to special interrog- atories addressed to last witness, and filed, as of this day. 1st. A. I have no knowledge of the conversation spoken of by Mr. Richardson. 2nd. A. I have had several private conversations with Mr. Franklin; in the only conversation before; the war, be said there was no constitutional right of secession, and if there was such a right at all it was a revolutionary, one; this oc- curred in Berlin; since January, 1864, I have resided in Snow Hill; during that time I have often conversed quite freely with Mr Franklin respecting the war; he has always to me, avowed himself . Union mail, and insisted he was such, but has always insisted that the war was not the proper means to bring back the States to the Union, but rather feared that the prosecution of tie war would tend to the downfall of 9 |
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