Kissing goes by favor! Col. M–––r, of Maryland, whose
published letter of objuration of the United States Government attracted much
attention some time since, is under the ban. He came hither and tendered his
services to this government, but failed to get the employment applied for,
though his application was urged by Mr. Hunter, the Secretary of State, who is
his relative. After remaining here for a long time, vainly hoping our army
would cross the Potomac and deliver his native State, and finding his finances
diminishing, he sought permission of the Secretary to return temporarily to his
family in Maryland, expecting to get them away and to save some portion of his
effects. His fidelity was vouched for in strong language by Mr. Hunter, and yet
the application has been refused! I infer from this that Mr. Benjamin is
omnipotent in the cabinet, and that Mr. Hunter cannot remain long in it.
SOURCE: John Beauchamp Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's
Diary at the Confederate States Capital, Volume 1, p. 84-5
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