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Till; MURDER!
Our Synopsis of the Evidence.
PROCEEDINGS UP TO THE 20TII.
THE FOURTH OF MAECH
A NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN IMPLICATED.
The Arson Plot Jeff. Davis' Complicity.
Samuel Arnold's Letter to Booth
AN IMPORTANT CONFESSION.
MORE ABOUT DR. MUDD.
CONFEDERATE CIPHER DISPATCH.
Particulars of the Attack on the Sewarda,
&C, &C, &C, &C. ,
We resume tbe publication of onr synopsis of tbe
evidence blt re the assassination and conspiracy
court, givli p; fni'tr details than have been Included
in ur hurrie!nwB abstracts of tbe last few days:
PR.KKMHGB 0 THE 18TH.
The court met pursoaut to adjournment. A tele
graph despatch from Booth In New York to Sarratt
in Washington nulling for "number and street at
once," was rend. The relevancy of thisdespatch is not
cl. ar, ouly that it shows Intimacy between Booth and
Surratt.
Loals A. Woichmsn on being recalled, testified re
garding Booth's ai.dSurratt's actions on Inauguration
day as follows :
I will state that, as near as I cau recollect, it was
after the 4th of March, and the second time thit
Payne visited the house ; when I returned from my
oflico one day. "l half-past four o'clock, and went to
my room, I rang tho bell for Dan, the uegra servant,
Acid in reply to an Inquiry which I addressed to him,
he told me thut John had ridden out about half-past
twu o'chfk in l hi- afternoon with aix.others.ou horse
back ; on going down stairs I found Mrs. Surratt
weeping bitterly, and asked her what was the mat
ter ; she sail' to me, "Go down and make tho best
of your dinner, John has gone away ;" about half
past su o'clock John Surratt came back and was
very much excited in fact, he rushed frantically in
to the room ; he had one of Sharpe's small Bix-bar-n-lled
revolvers In his hand ; I said, "Johu, why are
you so much excited 7" he replied, "I will shoot any
mau who come into this roura ; my hopes are gone,
-and. my pruapects, blighted I . WAUt something tudo;.
' can you give me a clerkship 7" tho prisoner, Payne,
came Into tho room ; about filteen minutes afterwards
Booth came Into the room; he was so mmh excited
that he walked very frantically around the room sev
eral times without noticing me ; he had a whip in
his band ; the throe went upstairs in thesacond sto
ry, and they most have remained there together
about twenty minutes; subsequently I asked Surratt
where be had Inlt Payns ; he said Payne bae gone to
Baltimore; I asked him where Booth had goue; he
said to New York ; some two weeks, afterwards Sur
ratt, when passing the post offise inquired tor u let
ter uuder the name of James Sturdy, and I asked him
him why a letter was Bent to him under a false name;
he said he bad particular reason, for it ; this must
have been two weeks after this affair before the
20th df march; the letter was signed "Wood," and
the writer stated that he was at. the Rnvare House in
New York ; that he was looking for something to do,
but would probably go to some boarding house in
Grand street, I thltik West Grand street ; that was
the whole substance of the letter.
l'hia .witness also testified that Payne, the Seward
assassin, after the 4th of March met'lfra. Surratt, in
lira presence and " made some excuse to ber, saying
THE
VOL. VI
that he would bavo been In Washington before that
date but could not get thorn. "
The following, implicating a Mrs. Slater, fum
North Carolina, Is from tho evidence of the same
iHtwrtr"' "-
By Mr. Aiken Q llow did you learn anything
with reference to. tho antecedents of Mrs Slator? A.
Through Mrs Surratt hersolf.
Q. What did Mrs. Surratt tell you? A. Mrs
Surratt stated to me that she camo to the home in
company with How, and that she was a North Car
olinian ; I Relieve that shespoakfl French, and tout
she was a blockade runner or bearer nf d' aparcln'i-'.
Q. Where were you at the time Mis. S:irtatl told
you this? A. I as in II. eh misc, in tho kitchen, or
at least in the dining ro m.
Q. Are )i u certain, beyond all doubt-, that Mrs.
Surratt ever told you that Mrs. Slater wur. a hlojk
adorunur? A Yos, Hir.
Q Had, you hetme lUtt I'm u ever Been Mrs. Sh.tr
at the Iioum) of Mis Suiiatt? A. I mysuif saw her
only one- ; I learned h had be-n to the house
twine
Q Never mind what you learned. You saw her
only once 7 A. Only once.
Q How long was s!.o them? A. Only one ' ilu.
Q. Did yi.u have any conversation with her your
self 7 A. She drove up to the d. or in a buggy; tho
bll rang and Mrs Su-rat1 'old m -. . out ,J tike
her trunk ; there v.'us it young n,..u iu the buggy
with her ; that w..s all the conversation I had with
her ; she had her musk down one of those shori
masks thai ladies wear.
On bring intern- at.! l-r the Coiiit. auto the mean
ing of the word ' 'nusk," the witness said he intend
ed signify a veil f the ordinary description.
Q. V'i snv uiii1 bt si-let yoursell pres. ..t on the
occasion f this r ,t csaii.-n 7 A. Not that 1 re
member. Q. On. what dav was that 7 A. It was some
time in r eorimrv ; i o .-. t reniemo, r me precise uay.
Q. Did ynti I. ear any'hing - aid about Mrs Slut r f
afterwards 7 A. No, sir. j
Q What was Mrs. Burma's met language tn i
giving y-u tl is i:.!.. i in 7 A. Sho - id that this
m-inan - -i f;o: . N -ih (.'-eroln.a, am! that if sue
gf North tl..r- w- nl) he no danger for her, l.eiaJs"?,
being French, she rou'd immediately apply to th
French (! e sill ; thai w . s shout the oi,l , language 1
ran now rememb-r.
Mr. Aiken, one of the Ci i-,s Is I it th - prii muts,
aitumptsd t' brlns --uti-vi 1-uiu sh -iving that eicb
mn was a syuipathtser with the rebels and that In-
asslsteil a ma'; n -med Sr, Marie t - g ) S-iuth throujh !
the hlorkad", bin as nn wi i.etsis KXcept he, himself
wen-examined in this point, ihe attempt failed.
Further teslim-mv showing ihat Augustus Unwell,
known as "Speni er," ,.nd a nlockade runner, with
o'herrfthe conspirators, were olteu assembled at
Mr Snrrnl i a h uw
AtzorottV inovemeots the uiglit of the ai-sasinali-m
were brought out in - vidence. It seems that he was
up till very late, and left th PeniiBylvault House,
where he was stopping very early iu the morniug.
The knife thrown away by him on that nlnh' was
brought Into court, and identified by several wttu itses.
The Uev. W. B. Ryder, of Chicag i. III., testt6rd
that he found the following letter in Richmond anions;
the arobives of the so called CoufederateGovernnieat:
Richmond-, Feb. 11, 18(55,
His F.xcolloncy Jifi-krson Davis, President Cm
federate States of America:
When Senator Johnson and myself waited npop
you, some days since, in rolatian to the project of
annoying and harassing' the enemy by means of burn
ing their shipping, towns, &c, &c, there were several
remarks made by you upon the subj-ct that I was
not fully prepared to answer, but which upon sub
sequent conference with the parties proposing tbe
enterprise, I find cannot apply as objections to the
scheme:
First '1 ho cutnbustible material consists of several
preparatfoi s, a; d not r ue alutio, aijd can be used
without exposing the party using thern to the least
danger of detection whatever. The preparatiars are
not in tbo hands of Mr. Daniel, but are in the handb
of Professor McCnllp'ngh, and are known but to him
and one other party, as Iuuderstand.
Second Thkro is no necessity for sending persona
in the military service into the enemy's country ; hut
the work may be done by agents, and iu most cases
by persons Ignoraut of the tacts, and therefore inno
cent agents.
T have seeu enjiugh of the effects that can be pro
duced to satisfy me that In most cases, without any
danger to the parties engaged, and in others but very
slight, we can : First Burn every vessel that leaves
a foreign port for the United States. .fiecondle
can burn every. transport that leaves the harbor of
New York or other Northern ports with supplies
for the armies of the enemy in the South. Third
Buru e ery transport and gunboat ou the Mississippi
river, as wijl 1 as devastate the country and fill his
peoplo with terror and consternation.
I am cot alone in this opinion ; lut many other,
gentlemen are as fully and thoroughly impressed with
the conviction as I am. believe we have the msans
at our command, If promptly appropriate I and ener
getically applied, to demoralize the Noithern people
iu a very short time For the purpose of satisfying
your mind on the subject, I respectfully hut earnestly
request that you will have an interview with General
Harris, formorly a member of Congress from Mis
souri, who, I think, is aile. by conclusive procfj, to
convince you that what I have suggested is perfectly
least ble and practicable.
Tbe deep interest I' feel for the success of our cuse
In this struggle, wltn the onviction of the Importance
of availing oirselves of every element of defence,
mut be my excuaeior. wrlltuq you and roquet-tin"
you to invite (jeneral Harris to see you. If you
should gee proper to do so, please signify, the time
when it will be convenient for you to see him.
I am, respectfully, yoar obedleut servant,
W. S. OLDHAM
Ou tho back yof the letter are the two endorse
ments, the first being " Hod . W S. Oldham,
Itichtuona, February 12, 1801."
" In relation to plaus ana means of burning
the enemy's shipping, towns, &e preparations
are in the hauds of Prsfeesor MoCullough, and
are known to ouly one party. Ask the Prosi
dent to have an interview with -General Harris,
formerly from Missouri, on tho subject Secre
tary of State, st his convenience please see Gen.
FLrris' and team what plan he has-for overcom
ing the difficulty heretofore experienced.
S. I).," Feb 20, 18G5.
Received Feb. 17, 1805.
The following letter, taken from Booth's
trunk, and addressed to hini, was identified us in
the handwriting of the prisoner 8am Arnold :
mm
RALEIGH, SATRUDAY, MAY
IIookstowk, Balto. Oo. March 21, 13G5
Dr.r John Was business so important that
I could not remain in Baltimore until I saw yoa ?
I esme-iB- sjbw I watd-Jrad fTOtnHhtr'yo'ii
had gone to Washington. I called also to see
Mike, bat learnod from his mother he had gone
out with, jou and had not rttnrned. I conclu
ded therefore, he had gone with you. How in
considerate you have bees. Whea I left you
stated we would not ratetia a month or so, there
fore I made application for employment, an an
swer to which I shall reooive during the week.
I told my parents I had ceasad with you. Can I
then, under existing circumstances, oom an you
request ? You kuow full well the government
suspicions something is going on thero ; there
fore the undertaking is becoming more complica
ted. Why net for the present desist for various
reasons, which if you look into you can readily
see, without my making any mention thereof
You know anyone can censure me for my pres
ent course. You have been its cause, for how
can I now come after telling them I had left you.
feusplei in rests upon mo now frm my wholo
family, and sven parties in the country I wiTl
be compelled to leavs home any how, and how
soon I care not. Nt one was more in for the
enterprise than myeelf, and to-day would bo
there had you not done aa you havo. By
this L ineau the maimer of proceeding. I am,
as yon well know, in need. I am, yoa may say,
in ra;s ; whereas to-day I ought- te be well
clothed. I do not feel right stalking about
without means, and from appeara'heos a beg
gar. I feol my. depeadenoa ; tut even this
was forgotten, for I was one with you.
Time more propitious will arrive yet. I)o
not act rashly or in haste. I would prefer your
first way : go aird see how it will be taken in
11 D , and ere long I shall bo better pro
pared to again bo with you. I disliko writing
would sooner verbally mako known my views ;
yet, you, now waiting, causes me thus to pro
coed. Do Dot anger ; peruse this ; weigh all I
have said, and as a rational 'man and a friend
youeannot censure or upb aid my oonduet. I
sincerely trust this, nor aught.else that should or
may occur, will ever obliterate our former friend
ship. Write me to Baltimore, as I expeet in
about Wednesday or Thursday ; er if yoa oan
possibly come on, I will Tuesday meet you in
Baltiruors at B.
Ever, I eubsoribo myself your friend, Sam.
From the testimony of Wm. McPhall, we learn
that Arnold after bis arrestmada a confession, pur
posing to lx a Btatsment of all ha knew of th plot.
It iu in the hands of the War Department. It was
also showu that Arnold received money from somo
source, and on opening the letter containing It, at
remarked that he had found "something big, and thae
it would soon be seeu iu the papers. When he was
arrested at Fortress Menroe, the officer gave him a
letter from his fathor, wklch induced him to make
the confessloo. Inklings of the purp rt of this doc
ument, elicit 'd in the evijenco, show that a regular
meeting of the conspirators Was held In Washington
at the Lychon House. Front tho letter giveu above,
and other indications we Infer, that Am ld attempted
to withdraw frnm the plot. Booth said that he would
bo justified iu shooting him if he did. Arnold ad
mitted that "the purpose of th party when he was
a member of it was to abduct the heads of the gov
ernment, so as to force the North tohavs ah exchange
of prisoners, or something to that amount; hh part
iu the conspiracy was t catch the Prililent when he
was thrown from the box of tho theatre (With the
exception of O'Laughlln and Mrs Surratt, all the
prisoners joined in th laugh which the idea f Ar
nold's catching Mr. Lincoln in his arms naturally in
duced.) A Mr. Thomas testified relatlv to Dr. Mudd as
follows :
Q. In that conversation did he speak of the Presi
dent of the United States 7 A. lie said that the
President of tho United States was an abolitionist,
and that the whole Cabinet were such, and tnat the
South would not be subjugated undtr abolitiou doc
trine ; he said the whol Cabinet would bo killed in
six or seven woeks and every Union man in Balti
in ro ; he made a remark to tne that I was ne bettor
than they wcro.
Q. Was he violent In his manner? A Ho wasuot
much excited.
Q. Dhl you have any conversation with him about
politics 7 A.I made tbe remark that the war would
soon bo over ; that South Carolina and Richmond
were taken and we woulel soon have peace then ho
wi r t on stating that'tho S -nth never would be sub
jugated that tho President and Cabinet were all abo
litionists and would be killed, and every Uuiou man
iu tho State cf Maryland.
The court then adjourned ontll the 19th.
rBOCTKDIHOS Of THE 19TH.
Tho court met at the usual hour. About twenty
witnesses for th d fence ware dismissed until Mon
day, when 'it is supposed that their praseno will be
needed .
A despatch in Confederate elpher, taken from
Booth's trunk after tbe assassination, was brought
into court and Identified. A portion of the evidence
on the morning of tho 19th probably regarding this
despatch has been withheld.
No nw points were elicited of great importance. "
Additional evidence was elicited .against O'Laughlln
and Spanglor, the stage carpenters at Fords.
The particulars of the attempt on the life of Mr.
Seward and lh attack ou Fred Seward are glva by
ihe colored waitor, who' admitted Payne into the
house, as follows ;
Q. Stato the circtimstancts eonneetsd witb his en
tiatn'i Into thu hou.i, ? A. Wtiiin hanamn h rang
(hi- in li ; I went to the door , this man came in ; he
had a little pitkige in his hand and said It was med
ii i n o Ir o n Dr. Verdi ; he said he was sent by Dr.
Verdi with particular directions bow he was to take
it, and Iu- :uio he must go up ; 1 told him he could
not go up ; then he repeated tho Words over a good
while, talking to an- must go up must eeo him
must si e l.im ; I. told him ho could not go up ; that it
was agiinst my orders ; i ttutt il lie would give uietho
niedicitm I would Ml fioiv to take it, if h would
leave me the ilirsotiou ; filial would not do ; be started
to go up ; fiudiug h would go up 1 slipped past him
,o.i ifent iii stairs IWoie him ; I asked him to ex
cuse me ; I thought perhaps he wonld nay that I re
fused to let him come tip; I thought may be he
mignt i n s -nt by Dr. V. nil, and that he would tell
Mr. Soward I tried to stop him; he said, "All
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NO. !t7.
H:ht ;'' 1 noticed that his step was very heavy; I
asked him not t walk so heavy ; he would disturb
Mr. Seward ; he met Mr. Fied. S- .v.ud in t i" s'i pa
otU-.-jiejlH d;;1 rasdwJiWLjfem.UJtt4'l-'it'i't
nliit Ti tin- Ti.JX.
Q Di I voiir hear that conversation 7 !f v-U'Jjd,
st ite it. A. He said to Mr. Fred. V Seward Te
-vautii.lt' see William H.Seward; Mr. Fndernk
told him he could n-t see him; he said that hie fath
er was al -ep at the time, and ft could nt giv-t i.:'u
nieijciiie, but lie w mld take ths medicine to hir full
er ; that would n .t do; ho " niut sise. iiio; t.n must
see him hi- muss see him !" Mr. Fred sail : "Voii
cannot sw-him ; y ni cannot see him ;" he k-pt in
telling him be must s-e bin ; Mr. Fred .-aid : -"I
am the proprietor here ; I am Mr Seward's son :
if you eaunot leave.it with me, you camr-l leiv,, n.
at all ;" he hail a little more t Ik, and still holding
the little package iu his hand ; Mr. iTred wouldwu-t
let him sec iiir.i any way , le Marled towards the
Steps, as if to o down ; I st itid to go uown in I. ro
him; I had gone about three steps and turned rnu.ii!.
sayii g : "Do n- t wa't s - heavy ;" ly Ihe tin n I had
turned round he jumped t-acl and slruek Mr, Fred;
,.by the time 1 had turned clear round Mr. Fred hail
fu! en und thrown up his In. mis ; I In n I ran ilewn
stairs and hallooed "Mur-lir!"l wei.l I- (he tr. nt
d-Kir and cried " Murd-er !" I th -n ran down to ( ion.
Auger's hadquarters ; st the corner I saw no guard
and run hi' k , by that time three soldieis toni i-nie
up out of the building and followed ue ; I had got
about hall way bark to tlio house when I saw this
man run oat and get ou his borso ; ho had on ,. liht
(vercoat and no hat; hn had on abut when became
into th.; h iiise ; I ha I not seen tbe horse at :.ll be
fore ; I hallooed to the soldier-', "there lie ih gei'h
on his horse ;" h'- -t oi his bora - tml starln i "If; I
followed him as far as the cornel of 1 and I'lMei u
and-a-half streets ; he. turned up Vermont avenue
and 1 liVst sight of him tliers.
Sergeant Ueo. F. Robinson, Mr. Seward's iiuri-e,
testified as follows :
i State the ciiTUin.stanrc s attending the encetniter
between the person nf whom you speak and Mr.
St ward. A Tho first 1 saw ol him I lit-arj) a seul
fling in the nail , I opened the door to bee what the
trouble w n- ; i.s I opened the door h flood close lo
it ; as soon us it was opened wide enough he struck
me and kmrlttd rmi partially down, and then rmln-d
up to tin- bi n of Mr. S.-ward, struck him and manned,
hhn ; as soon ,.s I could get on my feel I end'-avared to
haul him ctt Hie bed, anil be turned upon me ; iu tho
scuflie a man came in the room who clutched him ;
between t he I wo of i:s e got him to t he dooi.nr hy
the door, w hen he clinched his hand around my neck
knocked inn down, broke away from tho other man
and rushed down stairs
Maj A II. S. ward testified as follows :
Q. State the cirenmstanjes attending your meet
ing him that evening. A. I retired to bed about
liall-pi:-.l seven on tho night ol Ike 14lh, with
tho understanding that I would bo called at oluv
en o'clock, to sii up with my father; 1 very
shorLly tell asleep, and so remained until wakened by
the screams ol my sister ; 1 jumped out of bed anil ran
into my lather's room in my shirt and drawers; tho
gas iu tho room had been shut down rather low . I
saw what appeared in be iwo meu, one trying to
hold tho other my first impression was that my
father hud become di liriotis, and that the nurse way
trying lo holel liim ; I went up and took hold of Mm,
but saw at once fiom his sizo and struggle it was not
my tathorjit then struck me that the nurso had be
come delirious, and was striking about tho room at
random : knowing the delicate stato of my father's
health, I endeavored to shove tho person I had holel
of to tho ioor, with the intention ol putting him nut
of the renin ; whilu I was pushing him ho struck me
five or six times over the head with whatever ho had
in his left hand, and I supposed it at that time to bo
a bottlo or elecanter he had seized from the table ;
elliriu this time be repeat. .1 wit,b iutt-n.se, not strong
voic -, "I ahi iniit," "I nm mail.'' tin reaching the
hall lio gave a sudden turn, and breaking away from
tne, disappeared down stairs ; while in the vicinity nf
the door eif my father's room as I was pushing him
out, when he came oppoMto th light iu tho hall it
Bhoneon him, and I saw him dlsti. ctly ; saw that ho
was a very largo man, dark, straight hair, Hmooth face,
no board; 1 uolnr.l Ihe expression ot his counte
nance ; I thru went into my room, got my pistol,
which had to be'taken froot out tho bottom of my
carpet bag ; 1 then went down stairs intending to
shoot tho person if ho attempted t, return ; while
standing at tie- do r tn servant boy camo back and
said the man had rode oil' on horseback ; I thu ru-alize-d
for tho first time that tho man was an assassin,
who had eniereil the house for the purposu of mur
elcring my father.
T'io maimer ni the ai rest of Payno with which i tir
reaelors arc familiar, was again brought out. Mrs
Surratt 's house anil Its surroundidgs were described.
Photographs ef Jell'. Davis, Alex. II. Stephens,
Beauregard and Booth; u " card picture " contain
ing tho inscription, Thus bo it over with tyrants
Virginia, the mighty. Mc scmjjer tyraunis, ' were
found ou the premises. Mrs. Surratt, when Payne)
was arrested iu her j.raseiicc', calleel etn God te wit
uees that sho did not know him. Payno had on a
pair of boot-, marked ,). W. Iiiolh wbmi caiighi.
Testimony, probably intending to show that lie,
Mudd attempted to secrete 1'ayue, was elicited. Alter
a tedious cession, iu which nothing new was brought
forth, tho Oimmission nd jou mod until In o'clock ou
the2th. . t- '
DbaTIT OK JAMKS C. JailNHON. James ('
Johnson, well and favorably -kuown through
out North Caroliua, died at his residence- near
Kdeuton -on the i'ith instant. A --correspond'; Tit"
of the Herald, writing from Raleigh, on the Ifith,
thus notices the death of Mr Johuson :
James ('. Johnson, onu of the wealthiest me-ti
in the South, died ou the 12th inst., til his home,
near Edonton, iu this State. lie disinherited all his
relative's because! they leift him and identified them
selves with tho rebel causo His property, amount
ing to many millions of dollars, he left to a few
personal friends. Mis immense posHessiotis ou
tho Roanoke river comprise the richest lands in
the country. At the'nuthreak of the rebellion
he told his slaves, uumberiug nearly a tliotisau l,
that tlie war would make them free,, ami that
they could renuiu with him or go when; tln-y
pleased - He was a personal frie-nd of ll'enry
May, whoso indebtedness", which ainountol to
over thirty thousand dollars, Mr . John.-on is
said to havo cancelled, without Mr. Clay's know!
eelgei, who was never able to iiscnrtuin who his
beuelaiit n- was I In was about eighty " years of
age"wbi-ii ho died, and was a devoted. Uuiou mau
up to the hour of his death
Kor tbo Progress
Iteplv to Snooks -A I'leu for Jeffers-'it Davis
Wliuf!" ixi-iiiini; th,- r- a ler, "Is there a
man or woman in our midst who will rxtenu.-it
ti e gigantic crime of. that tcout-.dre 1?" Is th- ro
,i porsoi, among us who dure', at tips, stage1, apoi
e'gjzo for him who was successively tho re-puJu-tor,
the perjured, the traitor, the promoter eif
civil war, the peculator and thief, the preeipit.a;j
fugitive and unwilling seatterer of the people's
nioiicy, the desecrator of female at. iro, and final
ly the eaged convict?"
It is so. reader. havo a word of r-xru-i- for
that individual. I shall awept with eauti.i i ih.
suggtMioiis of the high-toned Snooks, for it oc
curs to mo that that, whimsical family wi re i a-J
ltdtM-.-t)iW-4rtt-tr4'm'jr ff tirrt hn -well
for that iwUieal eorrospomle-i.li to ase-e-i tain ,
by tlie- process of self examination, how niue-h of
his ittdigiiatiuu aginust. Davis is prompted hy hi
own Iri'h souse of right, how much by sectional
prejudice, a; d how much by that contempt
which failure and adversity ruminonly excite i:i
tie breast of the! more fortunate1
I boldly assi-rttlKit few Nortlieninen Imv.
estimated Correctly the desires, meitives. an 1
tcinptali -ns which may have intlu-ue-ed the prime
movers of the rebellion. Nor elo many take- iu;.i
account how probable to them may have .-term-.)
their final success It i easy to .show how with
iheiii the desire for a separate' governm- tit mo
hav.- been very natural, and its success quite
promising.
(' -insider for a moment the tiuns-liotinivil sen-if.
supremacy of the "gentleman" i-V.-r the eommo-i
people, i.liieh, though of itself is not an nmiabl
iiihrmity, inevitably attends the. institution of
slavery, and as surely Coster , a dangerous ilesir
to rule.
That is the mtiie, and one of which tin
Northern citizen cau know nothing by experience
Again, tin: low Mat ' of popular enlightenment
(aiiiong the pool ) rentiers tho mass, s credulous,
and consequently pliant instrumf nt's of evil in
the hands of designing n.cii In this We di
cove r a stsa-ng temptation in the etuiM-iousness (
an available- war material. The neglect 'n cul
tivate the expanse of . rfouthe:ni mind tna !o tho.
who,- territory lik, prairie stubble, at th.! im re-y
of th ineetidiai y torch
Again, the illiterate condition of the r. their
treeesMtry luck of the grace of a til n-' nee- renderd
them mentally and externally diatin' t from the
Hiistoerae-y.
I'h is distinctness of the i -ii s was sufficii-'i'
to exclude them d oni the sympathies of the rich
They were socially, ami, iu the presence of bond
ed black I iboior-, peeuni ii-lv of little -n count
They were: hence a siipernuiiii-riiry and supei lluous
e-l lss, aid ancorilingly not ouly an available but
:t very -tr,iji war material. Did Snooks make
due allowance for these seductive- ant alluring
indications? The question arises, " Why wro
thy leaders aot, deterred by the fear of punish
ment?'' That was to le their chinf incentive
and sustaining motive. It, was to be p'ied with
:kill and constaucy, thus " Te have offeiided
iuo tievernmi!Ut ,of oar fathers, its retribution
awaits us ; if wo fail gibbets and axes nro thirst
iug lot ten UK I n's MW. If we1 s.jcceed, who!'
we must, instead of being an nable to an ollcn.!
ed puffer, we becom ourselves tho administra
tors of justice! and the elispenspr of rcw-irds."
Who shall estimate the value of President
Iiinceiln'k human policy in the conduct of tho
war'.' Was it not i'nstiiel ively recognunl fry th
masses. Did it tfl't gradually relax Ian- rtbel
lius arm nf the rank ami file of the ('oiifedeiHtw
forces, and promote the beautiful dissolution of
Lee's army for the past year ?
I repeat, the leuiptatioys of Davisaad his eon
sjiiiators wer greater and slrongttr than many
suspect, but not sullicient to triumph over a just
and humane man. The people were excitable
anil tlie-ir leaders miserably corrupt . The temp
tations which snrrouudud these mca are the in
variable iit-coinpaiiiuitints of slavery, and proo.-d
from a low stain of popalar tulightenmt-ut and
caste. Del us remove the conditions which sim
ply tho temptations.
Kceonsliuction nhntild be based on restoration
f gonial justice, for the rebellion was but th
fciisiiniiii'ilidii of social d'sorlur It is not pos
sible to palliate the eriino of Davis. His e.ve-u
lion would vindicate just ice-, maintain the dignity
ol the uulioii, and appease the nonkses. X.
lUi.Kl'.li, M. (' , May -"), 1 ;.'.
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Maximilian of M- ielco, and t' .uli 1,-nlntl adviser .-I Co
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