I took a ride
yesterday with Governor Dennison to Silver Spring and had a pleasant interview
of a couple of hours with the elder Blair. He has great political sagacity,
tact, and ability and watches with keen eyes the movements of men and parties.
I find his views in most respects correspond with my own as to demonstrations
now being made by ultra-partisans. He attributes much to Stanton, and suggested
that General Grant ought to be made Secretary of War. Therein I differed from
him. General Rousseau called on me to-day in behalf of Commander Pendergrast,
who has been suspended by court martial for two years. The sentence I have
thought severe and intended to mitigate it. Admiral Porter, as well as General
R., thinks P. has been sufficiently punished; says Fox has been a little
vindictive in the matter. This I am unwilling to believe, although Fox has
remonstrated on two occasions, when I have had the case under consideration.
Pendergrast says that most of the court which tried him were retired officers,
placed on the retired list by the board of which his uncle, the late Commodore
P., was a member, and that they as well as others have supposed that he was a
son instead of nephew of the Commodore, and he is apprehensive there was a
prejudice against him on that account.
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Diary of Gideon Welles: Monday, August 21, 1865
SOURCE: Gideon
Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and
Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 — December 31, 1866, p. 364-5
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