of my question before the court and submit them to the court by a reading.

General BUELL. I wish to urge the propriety and justice of the introduction by the judge-advocate and the reading to the Commission of everything in the shape of documentary evidence that he proposes to introduce at all, and for the reasons I have given you, that it may be as important to me the evidence of witnesses examined here. There is one other matter which I desire to bring formally to the notice of the Commission. I believe it is necessary for the interest of the Government and is due to myself that Governor Johnson should appear before this Commission, and that he should be introduced by the judge-advocate and not my myself. I think it is due also that General Wright should be introduced in the same way. As the object of this investigation is to give to the Government information and do justice everywhere, I can see no objection to the introduction of these gentleman for the prosecution. I cannot insist upon it except as a matter of justice, and I believe that the ends of justice would be answered by it.

(General Buell desired the judge-advocate to detain General W. S. Smith, as further testimony might be required of him.)

Commission adjourned to meet February 13.

CINCINNATI, February 13, 1863.

Commission met pursuant to adjournment. All the members present; also the judge-advocate and General Buell.

(Reading documentary evidence.)

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE. Mr. President, in accordance with the resolution passed, by the Commission some weeks ago I addressed a note to General Buell calling upon him for all books, papers, telegrams, letters, and orders sent and received in his department having any bearing on this investigation, for the purpose of using the same before the Commission. In response to that General Buell furnishes me with all the evidence connected with the department that has a bearing upon the investigation. In accordance with the instructions given me at Nashville it was agreed that an authentication should be dispensed with where General Buell and myself concurred. I now introduce these books before the Commission as so much evidence. I have also, in accordance with the resolution passed yesterday, made an abstract of the letters, telegrams, returns,&c., that I propose to sue in this investigation. I will submit them to General Buell, and if he has no objection they will be considered as before the Commission.

General DANA. I move that the resolution referred to in the remarks of the judge-advocate as passed at Nashville be read to the Commission.

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE. I have not been able to find it; it does not appear to have been entered upon the minutes. The instructions were a matter of course, because when the Government and General Buell agree upon a document further authentication is unnecessary. The question that agitates the Commission is to the mode of authentication; that is, whether documents are before the Commission.

The PRESIDENT. I understand there is no such question agitating this Commission, because there is a positive direction to the judge-advocate to introduce such documentary evidence and read it to the Commission.