ications of
the time and exerted a powerful influence upon the hearts of the
people. Some of these publications were prepared under the auspices of
the War Department, and for these Miss Carroll preferred a claim to
reimburse her for the expenses incurred in their publication, which
ought to have been paid; and, as evidence of this, we subjoin the
following statement from the Assistant Secretary of War:--

"'PHILADELPHIA, _January 28, 1863_.

"'All my interviews with Miss Carroll were in my official
capacity as Assistant Secretary of War. The pamphlets published
were, to a certain extent, under a general authority then
exercised by me in the discharge of public duties as Assistant
Secretary of War. No price was fixed, but it was understood that
the Government would 'treat her with sufficient liberality to
compensate her for any service she might render.'"

[Footnote 35: Elisha Whittlesey was Comptroller of
the Treasury at the time of his death, a very
distinguished lawyer in Ohio, and for many terms a
Representative in Congress.]

On the fifteenth of June, 1870, Hon. Thomas A. Scott addressed a
letter to Hon. J. M. Howard, U. S. Senate, in which he says:

"'I learn from Miss Carroll that she has a claim before Congress
for services rendered in the year 1861 in aid of the Government.
I believe now that the Government ought to reward her liberally
for the efforts she made in its behalf to rouse the people
against the rebellious action of the South. I hope you will pass
some measure that will give Miss Carroll what she is certainly
entitled to.

"'THOS. A. SCOTT.'"

"In view, therefore, of the highly meritorious services of Miss
Carroll during the whole period of our National troubles, and
especially at that epoch of the war to which her memorial makes
reference, and in consideration of the further fact that all the
expenses incident to this service were borne by herself, the committee
believe her claim to be just, and that it ought to be recognized by
Congress, and consequently report a bill for her relief."

An accompanying bill was sent in, leaving the amount of compensation
blank for Congress to determine, but the committee agreeing that the
bill ought to be passed in some manner that should recogn