A. Sunday, yes, sir.
Q. They never got any further than Greenfield?
A. Not within fifty or sixty miles. Huidekoper left Rochester and went out west to meet the Governor. He gave up all hopes of getting near about noon.
Q. Were any steps taken by the commander-in-chief to ascertain the cause of that delay?
A. No, sir; we assumed it was because they could not get the hands to run them. That was the report from every place, and it seemed to be generally confirmed. I was just going to say, in looking at this matter, it ought to be looked at in an exceptional light. It is a thoroughly new thing. The soldiers ought not to be reflected on as severely as the people have. There is as much courage in the National Guard as there is anywhere, and it ought not to be judged of in the light of a regular warfare nor by such rules.
By Senator Reyburn:
Q. You found after you had organized the troops, and had them out a few times that they were just as good as any soldiers?
A. Just as good as any soldiers you bring from any quarter of the globe.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. It was reported that some Philadelphia troops were captured across the Susquehanna here by a squad of rioters from Harrisburg, and tramps, and brought into the city. I wish you would state what you know about that, and who the troops were?