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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
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