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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. K5CELHAIU) & PRICE, Proprietor, To whom aU Letters on Business must be addressed. TERMS OF ADVERTISING. 1 square, of 10 lines or less, for each and very inar tion, $1. ' f - Special Notices will be charged $2 00 per square for each and every insertion. All Obituaries and private publications of every charao tor, are charged as advertisements. j2"No advertisement, reflecting upon private charac ter, can, under ant ctkccmstajjces, be admitted. Terms of Subscription. Weklv Taper, one vear, invariably in advance, $3 00 Do. Six nionthfl, . " . " " 2 00 Pailv Taper, one vear, invariably in advance, 1 10 00 " " six months, " 5 00 " three months, " " 3 00 one month, " " 1 00 VOL. 22. WILMINGTON, TS. C, THUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2. 186G. NO. 2G. t j ft orth Carolina Agricultural House AND HARDWARE STORE. MITCHELL, ALLEN X- CO.. iift POLLOCK STREET, NEWBERN. WATER STREET, "WILMINGTON. T. J. 'MITCHELL. GEO. ALLEN. D. T. CABRAWAY. Mav 10. H-tf SHACKELFORD, HAAS & CO COMMISSION MERCHANTS, J o. 159 Front St., New York, N 33 Water Street, Wilmington, N. C. nt'V AND SKLIi ON COMMISSION, NAVAL STORES, COTTON, LUMBER, COTTON YARNS, AC, &C ( Y,nt.intly on hand, in Wilmington, and for sale at ul.... .saK , a large assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES. Si il Agents in North Carolina for the Salo of WIITTEMORE'S COTTON CARDS. llt.rrr. to Messrs. J. Stiner A Co. Mohch A Schiffer, 32 33road St. ivi s 49 Vesey St., Messrs. w-l-tf s. i. Wallace, j. n. southebland. WALLACE & SOIITIIERLANI), 1 ENEIiAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, T OFFICE NO. 57 NORTII WATER STREET, (Wharves niul Warehouse foot of Walnut St.,) WILMINGTON, N. C. k r Will give prompt personal attention to all consign i . i -lit s of Naval Stores, Cotton, Sprints Turpentine, Rosin, Tar, Provisions, Ac, Ac, cither for sale or shipment. Also, forwarding Merchandize, Ac. IVb 8 w-l-tf BENNETT, VANPELT & 0., i.l WHITEHALL STREET. NEW YORK. (JIII r vi JIIIl'MEXTS OF COTTON, NAVAL STORES. TRO- isions, Ac, will he forwarded to 113 by Messrs. Wal- i:u i' A Southcrland, of Wilmington, who will pay revenue tax and other charges. All goods covered by insurance, with or without advices. JYb. i: 2-tf S. T.-1S60-X. PERSONS OF SEDENTARY HABITS TROUBLED with weakness, lassitude, palpitation of the heart, lack of appetite, distress after eating, topid liver, consti pation, Ac, deserve to sutler if they will not try the cele brated PLANTATION BITTERS, which arc now recommended by the highest medical au thorities and warranted to produce an im medintehenc-lk-ial effect. They are exceedingly agreeable, perfectly pure, and must supercede all other tonics where a healthy, gentle stimulant is required. They purify, strengthen and invigorate. i ney create a healthy appetite. They are an antidote" to change of water and diet. They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours. They strengthen the system and enliven tho mind. They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fever. They purify the breath and acidity of the stomach. They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation. They cure Diarrha-a and Cholera Morbus. They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Ileadacne. They make the weak strong, the languid brilliant, and are exhausted nature's great restorer. They are compos ed of the celebrated Calisaya bark, wintergreen, sassafras, roots and herbs, ail preserved in perfectly pure St. Croix rum. For particulars see circulars and testimonials around each bottle. Beware of impostors. Examine every bottle. See that it has an unmutilated metal cap over the top of each bot tle, and green label for exportation, around each neck. See descriptive circular around each bottle. - P. II. DRAKE & CO., New York. April 1'.) 12-ly Notice. AT THE SOLICITATION of many of our friends in North Carolina, we have concluded to send a compe tent w-'-rkinan to repair our gins in different parts of the State. Parties who wish to avail themselves of his servi ces will please leave their names with our Agents, Messrs. DeROSSET A CO., Wilmington, and the workman will call as soon as he can reach them on his rounds, and in time to repair their gins for the growing crops. He will be provided with material for renewing any part of a gin. W. U. L LEMONS, UltOWN & CO., Cotton Gin Manufacturers, Columbus, Ga. July 5 22 lmw. Tarboro' Southerner copy one month. ALEXANDER SPRUNT, COMMISSION MERCHANT, Wilmington, N. C. April 10. 12 Gm State of North Carolina, XEW HANOVER COUNTY. Court of Fleas and Quarter Sessions, June Term, 18CC. Maria J. Hewlett, j vs. I iola D. Hewlett, Petition for Dower. W. S. Hewlett, Ik my Q. Hewlett. ON MOTION, it is ordered, by the Court, that publica tion be made in the " Wilmington Journal," a news paper published in the City of Wilmington, for six weeks, requiring Henry C. Hewlett, non-resident, to appear at the next term of this Court, to be held on the second Mon day of September next, and plead or demur to this peti tion, and show cause, if any he has, why the prayer ot the petition shall not be granted, or the same will be taken ?? confess), and heard ex parte as to him. Teste, ROBERT B. WOOD, Jr., Clerk New Hanover County Court. Julv 12 23 wfit. Notice. rpiIE UNDERSIGNED HAVING QUALIFIED AS EX I ECUTOR to the last will and testament of Jno. Black, deceased, at June Term of the Court of Picas and Quarter Sessions for the County of New Hanover, hereby gives no-ti'-- to all persons indebted to said estate to make imme diate payment, and those having claims against said es tate to present them within the time prescribed by law, or this will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. J. B. SEAVY, Executor. Julv 12 25 w4t Slate of Xorth Carolina, SAMPSON l-OCXTY. (V.uvt oT Pleas and Quarter Session, May Term, 1SCC. .fuhn 1'. liobinson, Adm'r, rs. Wni. D. Ilobinson and 4Jier.- : WHEREAS, JOHN F. KOPJNSON, Adm'r, has filed a petition, in the Court aforesaid, against ffm. D. Robinson and others, to make real ewtate assets in his hands lor the payment of debts ; and it appearing to the -atisfaction of the Court that Wm. D. liobineon is a non resident, and the ordinary process of law cannot le served upon him, this is, therefore, to notify Baid Wm. D. Eobin- n to appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter Ses--ion, to be held for the County of Sampson, at tho Court Hou.-e in Clinton, on the 3rd Monday or August next, and plead, answer or demur, or judgment will be taken against ' im ?- couft'ssn. W. A. MATTHIS, Clerk County Court. July 12 23 w(5t. A Card. Mil. JAMES M( CORMICK TAKES THIS METHOD of returning his sincere thanks to the people of North Carolina, and especially of this city, for their libe ral patronage and great kindness to him extended through many years ot business. He will be pleased to wait upon then! or till their orders for any articles required !' a Merchant Tailor, with more dispatch and enlarged facilities, at No. 3-3 Broad Street, Charleston, South Caro- hna. JAMES McCORMICK, Merchant Tailor, No. 35 Broad Street, -lwd.intw Charleston, 8. C, Julv 4237 The Great German Festival Louisville, July 24. TLe fourteenth annual festival of the National Sangerbund Society com- ac'iK eil tins morn in ff. lorty-four Societies f,r ! '''-I'reseL ted, emb racing every large city in ' lllfiii Tim -ifv nrooontc n. linlirlav onnpiirannp. ( trman and American flags floating in juxtaposi tion from public and private buildings. Every preparation has been made for the entertainment f many thousands of guests. The grand pro 'ossion thi3 afternoon was through the principal streets, under evergreen arches elaborately decor ated, and finally reached the magnificent hall on 'roadway, erected for the occasion, and occupied the stage. Mayor Letsgon eloquently welcomed 'lie musical societies, and -was responded to by professor Hillman on behalf of the Sxengerbund. yofessors Sofolowski, Hart and Schollar directed the musical festivities. STATE NEWS. Masonic. A new Council of Royal and Select Masters have just been organized in this city M. D. The three principal officers are John R. Harrison, T. 111. Gr. M. W. J. Palmer, 111. H. of T. A. P. Bryan, Pr. C. of W. We are also pleased to state that a Lod, of I erfection, the first organization under the A. A. Rite in this State, will commence work in this city in a few days. Progress. Death or James McKimmon. James McKim mon, .bsq., long a merchant of high standing this community, died at his residence this morn- j working capital ! This company has secured by ing. We have known Mr. McK. for a long series j warrantee title 130,000 acres of valuable lands, ly of years, in fact from the day of his arrival into ing in the coal regions of Deep river and Dan the city, and such had been the uniform, quiet river. These lands are valuable, not only on ac- ciemeanor of Ins whole life, that he naturally drew around him a great many friends. Thus, one by one, our old citizens are passing from this stage oi action to eternity, Since tho above was in type, the following no tice has been handed to ns : In accordance with the suggestion of some of our oldest merchants, there will be a meeting of the merchants and tradesmen of Ilaleigh this af ternoon, at 5 o'clock, at the Court House, to con sider the loss this community has sustained in the death of James McKimmon, Esq., which occurred this morning at 5 o clock. Kal. Progress, 2Wi. The Late James McKimmon. A meeting of the Merchants and business men of the city of Ral eigh, for the purpose of paying proper respect to the memory of the late James McKimmon, Sr., was held in the Court House on Tuesday afternoon, July 24. T. H. Selby, Esq., was called to the Chair and Mr. S. H. Young requested to act as Secretary. On motion, the following gentlemen were ap pointed a Committee to report resolutions expres sive of the sense of the meeting, viz : Messrs. Jesse Brown, Y. F. Pescnd and L. E. Heartt ; who, through Mr. Brown, submitted the following : Whereas, This meeting has learned with profound re gret, of the death of our esteemed townsman, James Mc Kimmon, Sr., and whereas, we deem it proper to put on record our appreciation for his worth, while living, and our regard for his memory, now that he has departed from our midst ; therefore Resolved, That we deplore, as a public bereavement, the dispensation of I'rovidenco, which has removed our friend and fellow-citizen from his sphere of usefulness m this community. liesolced, That as a citizen and a Merchant of long standing, he deservedly enjoyed universal respect and confidence, and that his unswerving integrity and devo tion to the interests of the City of Raleigh, are worthy of emulation, and entitle his memory to be long respected and cherished. liesolced, That we tender to the family our condolence in this, their heavy affliction, and earnestly commend them to the keeping of that God who has promised to be " a Father to the fatherless, and a friend to the or phan." liesolced, That, as a tribute of respect to the deceased, we will attend his funeral to-morrow, in a body, and that our respective places of business be closed irom 5 o'clock, P. M., lor the remainder of the day. liesolced, That a copy of these proceedings be sent to the family of the deceased, and published in our City pa pers. Which were unanimously adopted ; and then on motion, the meeting adjourned. Honor to Whom it is Due. A writer in the Ral eigh Sentinel has been lauding Gov. Worth for the provision made to supply our crippled soldiers with artificial legs. We have no doubt that the crippled soldiers will always find in Gov. Worth a friend, and that the Governor's sympathies are as keen as most men's for the afflicted and distressed from any cause. But the honor, or credit, or what we may please to call it, of inaugurating the movement which led to the supply of our gallant, crippled soldiers with good serviceable legs, belongs to another gentle man. The measure was not recommended by the Governor. It originated with one of our repre sentatives in the Convention Judge Manly. We happen to know something of the history of this movement. When first started by J udge Manly, the idea was discouraged by men who thought and acted with him, as tending to con firm prejudices as to their loyally. But the Judge reflected on the matter for a few days, and con cluded that it was right and just, and being so ought not to bo delayed. The measure was then introduced by him, and he pushed it through. JTeiebei'7i Commercial The Ashville News says that more than sixty pu pils have already entered the Holston Conference Female College in that town, an auspicious be ginning. Exchange of North Carolina Bonds. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ) Raleigh, July 20th, 186C, John Derereiur, Esq., Raleigh, N. C: Dear Sir : Yours, requesting my views "wheth er there was, before the passage of the ordinance authorizing the conversion of State bonds into railroad stocks, any understanding that the State control of these works would cease pari passu with its interest," is received. You state that my " orinion on this point, although not havincr the validity of law, will influence the action of many. Under the above announcement that "my opin ion will influence the action of many," I feel some diffidence in expressing that opinion, but as a doubt in regard to the action of the State, in the contingency of a sale of stocks, will injuriously affect their price, I do not feel at liberty to with hold a frank answer to your inquiry. I conversed frequently with the leading advo cates of the ordinance, under which the offer for exchange of stocks for bonds is made, and there was not one. who did not assume, as a matter of course, that the State would surrender the control of the works pari passu with the sale of stock. One of the arguments for the passage of the ordinance was that the railroads would be better managed when freed from the mutations in the Boards of Directors, incident to the biennial changes in the appointing powers. The chief ar gument used against the measure, "was that by its execution, the administration of those works might pass into the hands of others than citizens of the State. I happened to be in the lobby of the Conven tion hall when one of the delegates from Gran ville, (Mr. Grissom,) moved a reconsideration of the ordinance above mentioned, giving as a reason therefor, that it required amendment in the par ticular in question. One of the delegates from Orange, (Mr. Phillips,) a gentleman of large in fluence in the Convention, replied that if an ex change should be made, the surrender of the Di rectorship of the works would be effected, as a matter of course, by subsequent legislation. Whereupon, without further debate, the motion to reconsider was defeated. By section 3, of the amended charter of the Ral eigh and Gaston R. R. Co., it is enacted, "That whenever the State shall transfer its stock, in whole or in part, the State shall have only one Di rector for every thousand shares, which it may re tain in the stock of said Company." I am not nware that there is any similar provis ion in the charter of other Railroad corporations. But that the State, after having sold its stock in works of internal improvement, should transfer the control, possessed only by virtue of its owner- ship, seems to me so manifestly required by good prompt action of the General Assembly to effectu ate such transfer. Very Respectfully, KEMP. P. BATTLE, Public Treasurer. A Cool Piece of Rascality. The residence of Mr. John Burgess, on Hancock street, was en tered by a thief, yesterday evening, while his fam ily were at supper, and his clock, and what other valuables the thief could get hold of, carried off. Some one of the family happened to hear him, and going into the room where he was, the scamp retreated precipitately.iffwrn Commercial An Oil- Company in North Carolina Their Organization, Means, Plans, Prospects, kc. Greensboro', N. C, July 24, I860. Knowing the warm interest you take in the resuscitation of the South and the development of our valuable re sources, I submit for your information, and that of your readers, the following intelligence : A company has been organized m Greensboro', Tia ama Ior me purpose ox oonng lor coal oil or petroleum This company has been incorporated by an or dinance of the late Convention under the name and style of "The North Carolina Petroleum and Mining Company." Capital stock, $500,000 ; 1 irr i- nt rrr i t in isuares, ?o eacu- -zu.wuu suures appropriated ior a count of surface indications of petroleum, but al so for large basins of rich bituminous coal, besides line veins of coA per and iron. During the late war, and at the present time, a source of great pront has been the distillation o oil from this coal, and manufacturers obtain 5G gallons of oil from a ton of coal. The "North Carolina Petroleum and Mining Company have already commenced boring in the Dan river section with very flattering prospects o success. The operations are conducted by two ex perienced Pennsylvania oil borers, who have pass ed the last five years in the business. They ex press no hesitation in asserting their belief in the presence of petroleum at no great depth aid in good quantities. The officers of the company are Cyrus P. Men denhalf, President ; E. P. Jones, Vice-President A. G. Brenizer. Secretary ; Henry G. Kellog, Treasurer. Cor. Kichmond Whig. Dismal Swamp Company. In the Senate, Moh day, the following joint resolution was passed ; Whereas, the United States are interested in the Disma Swamp Canal, connecting the Chesapeake with the sounds of North Carolina, by holding eight hundred shares of the stock of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company : and whereas the canal should bo kept open as a navigable highwav without further outlay on the part of tho United States therefore be it Jiesolced by the Senate and House of IlenreseiUalices. That tho Secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby au thorized to sell said stock at auction or otherwise, in such manner aa win best protect the interest of the United States m said Canal, and will insure that the same will be kept open as a sure navigable highway, without further expense to the government, providing that the instru ments and papers effecting such sale in the manner afore said shall be approved by the Attorney General before the delivery thereof. Ripe Grapes. Mr. J. R, Franklin, who dates his letter from " near Morehead City," not being able, as he says, to send us first cotton bloom or boll, sent to us, yesterday, two or three bunches of ripe grapes. As Mr. Franklin did not learn the proper name of the grape from the person of whom he obtained the vines, he has named it the "Franklin grape." Mr. F. says he has three oth er varieties the Scuppernoug, the Catawba and the Isabella, but the " Franklin is much the ear liest. He asks us to give the proper name if we know it. Our chief knowledge of the grape is confined to its ellect upon the palate. These we have tried, and we think they are a superior variety. At all events, the 2Gth of J uly is very early for grajjes ripened in tho open air. Jetrber7i Commjvcial. The Odom Murderers. Six negroes have been arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the murder of Mr. Odom and in the rape upon his wife. e understand 111 the case of one or more of them the circumstances are strong. We regret to have to state that Mrs. Odom, quite a young lady, is in a most disconsolate con dition, and fears are entertained of the loss of her mind. Newbern Commercial. Confirmation by the Senate. Chas. Manning has been confirmed as collector of customs for the district of Edenton. and Stark B. Smith as sur veyor of customs at Windsor. The Mails. Saturday last, for the first time since the close of the war, a mail was delivered to the good people of Williamston by U. S. contract. Small Pox.- Small pox is prevailing to a some what alarming extent in Martin county. The Governorship- -Letter from Ransom. General M. W. From the Weldon State. Northampton County, N. C. July 7th, 18C6. mr. XiDrroR : 1 nave observed that my name has been presented in the newspapers and in some public meetings, in connection with the guberna torial election in this State ; and, that my silence may not be misunderstood, I have thought it proper to declare that J' cannot be a candidate for that ofHce. I have come to this conclusion, from a deliberate conviction that the agitation of a politi cal contest at this time, would do our State no good; its tendency would be to revive and embit ter party passion; to inflame and divide the peo ple and to weaken the influence of the State. Tho people of North Carolina, and, I may say, of all the Southern btates, ought now to bo a unit. There should be no division, no distinction or alternation in our purposes of action. It will require all our strength, our whole united energy, to assist the patriotic men of the country in maintaining the principles of constitutional liberty and preserving to us the right 'of self-government. Certainly, this is no time to think of personal advancement or party aggrandizement. The ofiiee of Govern or of North Carolina is a position of the highest honor, and the ambition of any mau might well be gratified to attain it, but I cannot seek it through the discord of the people and at the sacrifice of public harmony. The recollections of the past; our common trials and sufferings; the sight of our desolated country; every virtuous consideration that can appeal to honorable men, ought to reconcile all thoughts of division among ourselves and bind us all together as brothers of the same blood. I cannot consent that my name shall go before the people in this election. If my poor services were required by my State; if I could harmonize the popular senti ment of North Carolina; do any thing to promote her interest cr honor, to add to the happiness or pride of her noble people ; if I could contribute to do justice to the memory of her gallant dead; to bind up the wounds and sorrows of her living patriots; to vindicate her fair faiae before the world, I trust, that no personal considerations could induce mo to decline the effort. But such is not now the case. A political struggle, with its agitation and strife, crimination and acrimony; the triumph of one party; the defeat of another; the harrowing up of our domestic troubles and afflictions, with all the evils of a divided, disconcerted, alienated public mi ad, would not accomplish these objects, but might prove a curse to the State from which she would not recover for years. Let not the shame of dissension rest upon the name of North Carolina. Let us sacrifice our differences in a common devotion to the good of the State and once more be united, fraternal North Carolinians, grappling together and determined to discharge the whole duty of North Carolina to the country: to " support and defend" her rights as a State, and above all personal, party and political consid erations, through defeat, disaster and general ca lamity, to preserve her honor without reproach. To the generous friends who have honored me with this expression of their confidence, I beg to return my sincere and grateful acknowledgments. Whatever may happen, I shall always cherish this testimony of their regard among the valued re collections of my life. Very respectfully, M. W. Ransom. Riot in Kentucky. Caieo, July 24 A riot between whites and ne- groes, occasioned by a rauroaa conductor attemp ting to cut a button on a negro s coat, occurred at Columbus, Ky., on Saturday. Three or four ne- froes were killed, and several whites are missing. t k not known whether the latter were, killed. Tlie Conspiracy to Hang Ex-President Davis Bo gus Evidence Before the Judiciary- Committee of the House of Representatives Determination of the Radicals to Fasten the Crime of Killing Pre sident Lincoln upon Ex-President Davis. From the New York Herald. Washington, July 21, 1S66. THE HERALD REPORT OF THE CONSPIRACY. My disclosure, a few days ago, of portions of the evidence educed by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives developing the diabolical conspiracy of certain radicals to impli cate Jeff. Davis, by means of bogus witnesses, in the assassination of President Lincoln, and pro cure his trial and conviction by a military tribu nal, occasioned in diverse circles here a variety of sensations and exuberancy of expression, both se rious and amusing. The little bout in the House to-day between Boutwell, of Massachusetts, and Jack Rogers, of New Jersey, members of the said committee, resulting from the refusal of the for mer to allow the latter access to the testimony and papers before the committee, because, as Mr. Boutwell declared, some important portions of them had been communicated to and published in the New York Herald, has intensified the inter est excited by my letter, and furnished "confir mation strong as proofs of Holy Writ " that my disclosures, astonishing as they were, were per fectly correct. The secesh who sympathize with Davis and re gard him as a martyr of a holy cause are highly incensed and vow vengenco on the conspirators the moment their names shall transpire. All hon orable men republicans as well as democrats are indignant at the cowardly attempt to murder Mr. Davis by a military commission and false tes timony, and demand that the guilty parties shall be rigorously dealt with, if there is any law to reach their offence. The numerous radicals who are ever ready to justify any excess commited by any of their faction are chagrined and grieved at the denouement, and affect to doubt the guilt of their fellows, but declare that if they did ns charged, the end in view justified the means, and that it is sometimes necessary to do evil in order that good may come. The conspirators them selves, or such of them as are hero, are intensely alarmed, if one may judge from the long faces they wear and the extra attentions they bestowed on members of the Judiciary Committee for sev l.i 1; i era.i uays succeeuiug my disclosures and are now daily bestowing on Mr. Boutwell. The committee itself, at least the republican members thereof, are enraged at the unauthorized publication of their proceedings and tho testimony and papers before them, which Mr. Boutwell avers they used great efforts to keep secret, and declared that either " The walls have ears" or that the Herald employs upright correspondents, who move about unseen in all their caucuses and committee rooms. appropriating their secrets, or else that somebody nas outrageously betrayed tlieir confidence, Several parties, reporters and others, have been suspected of perfidy, and severely questioned. unt tne suspicion 01 more than one member has fallen on Mr. Rogers, who, from the beginning of tne investigation, nas been satisfied of Mr. Davis innocence, and endeavored by a rigorous cross- examination of the witnesses to impeach their testimony. It is quite probable that the zealous efforts of Mr. Rogers to acquit Davis, whom one of the com mittee has pro vokingly denominated his "client," has contributed in some measure to unravel and break down the conspiracy ; but it is certain that the Herald is not indebted to the New Jersey gentleman for the information it has promulgated and is about to add in regard to this interesting and mysterious affair. JACK ROGERS IS NOT A HERALD REPORTER. The suspicion that Mr. Rogers had furnished the startling intelligence to the Herald, and his subsequent employment of a rebel phonographer to assist mm in examxng the testimony and pa pers, lurnished Mr. lioutwell with a plausible pre text for refusing him access to the records, espe cially as some of the papers in custody of the com mittee were " confidential papers of the War De partment and could not safely be exposed to gen eral examination." THE CONFIDENTIAL PAPERS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT, The "confidential papers, however, I have high and unmistakable authority for stating, are nothing more or less than the depositions of " Campbell and "Snevel, already published in the Herald, and of other bogus witnesses made for the Bureau of Military Justice, and of a state let ter found in the archives of the rebel War Depart ment addressed by a soldier to J eff. Davis, propo sing to dispose of Lincoln & Co. , if authority and means were furnished him by the government to carry out his plans, together with a letter from Davis to Jake Thompson, rebel agent in Canada, expressing impatience that a certain project not named, but supposed by some to be the assassina tion of Lincoln and his Cabinet had not been carried out, and urging immediate action in the matter. These are the only papers in the custody of the committee that by any construction or dis tortion can be made to bear in the slightest de gree against Mr. Davis, B03US WITNESSES. Campbell and Snevel, who it had been discov ered by the friends of Davis, had made false de positions for the Bureau of Military Justice, im plicating the accused, were, by a splendid man oeuvre a sort of flank movement induced to 0 the committee and acknowledge that their despositions were a tissue of lies from beginning o end. But the other witnesses ior the said Bu- 11 "i i 1 1 reau, who uampbeii declares were bogus lite him self, were not brought before the committee to sustain their depositions and submit to a cross- examination by Mr. Rogers : and as Campbell had confessed himself to be a perjured scoundrel, the committee have a right to reject his assertion that the other witnesses are bogus like himself, and to believe their deposition, which depositions form the most important "confidential papers of the War Department" that the committee have in rand. BOGUS EVIDENCE OF JOHN PATIEtf. Two of these disposition-makers are men cal- ing themselves John Patten and F. B. Wright. The former, in his deposition, says that he is a na tive of Georgia, and is well acquainted with Mr. Davis ; that during the war he was engaged in urnishing provisions and stores for the rebel army, laving been excused irom military service on 1 ur nishing a substitute ; that; in the latter part of une, 18G3, an acquaintance of his named Lamar, also from the State of Georgia, informed him that he (Lamar) was about to enter upon an enterprise which if successful would immortalize and enrich, all who engaged in it, and at the same time mvi- ed deponent to join him ; that at deponent's re- -r -I . 1 i i i t quest ijatnar explained the nature 01 tne enter- orise, which was to kidnap or kill 1'resident ljiu- colu ; that deponent then inquired what plan had been devised and whether the government was cognizant of or had authorized the project ; that Lamar replied that several high omcers of the covernment were aware of and applauded it, and that he was assured by General "Winder that Presi- , lent Davis also approved it ; that he (Jamarj was to have an interview with Davis on the lollowmg I 1 i. i t a i ..1 ,1 1 clay, wiieii mi ouia preseuL ms piuuM umi jtuu i , . . 7 . t rr-i 1 -l. i 1 x ted a written plan for kidnapping Lincoln, and for killing him if it should be found impossible to carry him off alive ; that Davis, after reading the plan, said he had never doubted that a small party of -brave men could attack Lincoln in his strong hold and kill him, and perhaps make him prisoner and run him into the Confederate lines, but that he had felt some doubts whether such a proceed ing would be recognized by the civilized world as honorable warfare ; and as the emergency had not in his judgment arisen for resorting to such extreme measures ho had dismissed several similar propq-1 nis avis; decision. 1 ax uepouenj Piomiseu 10 tne rep, mican menioers ihercor, have dyciU. u to. 0Li re8ident in Washington, held a meeting to enter ; into the scheme if the President should anc- ( believe tin ir do-situms, the ' confidential prs ; uigllt' s:Ild organized an Ohio Democratic Club, to fao?&a2d n e xtay accompanied Lamar of the nr Deprirtinoiit, "otwithstondinR '-Caiiip-j fti4f tLi. of that State in the present and Winder to Davis' office ; that Lamar submit-1 bell s assertiou belore the coranuttee that the dc-.1 Arnior tk t AHnoL ao sitions without serious consideration ; but that re cently the enemy had comaMtted the most barba rous outrages and shown an utter disregard of the laws of nations and the laws of war, and that he now felt not only justifiable in adopting the mea sure proposed, but that he would prove recreant to his duty to reject any scheme, however harsh, calculated to lay the enemy at his feet, or bring him to honorable terms of peace ; that he (Davis) further observed that since this subject was first mooted before him he had become fully convinced on mature study and reflection that the President of the United State being the commander-in-chief of the army, it would be as proper and as fully in accordance with the laws of war to send a small party within the enemy's lines to capture or kill him as to do the same by any of his officers or sol diers ; that he then complimented the pkra submitted by Lamar and expressed the opinion that if it were resolutely acted upon success would be certain ; that reference was than made on the subject of money to carry out the plot, when Davis said he would arrange that matter with General Winder, who would furnish from time to time such sums as might be required ; that deponent and Lamar then left, and on the after noon of the same day received a considerable sum of money from Winder and entered on the desper ate business ; that they engaged a number of reck less, but reliable men, who were to work them selves through the federal lines and take quarters j in Baltimore and Georgetown and wait until called upon for action ; that several days after said in terview with Davis one of the parties associated with deponent and Lamar, named McCullough, was arrested on the charge of betraying their se cret ; that deponent and Lamar and another asso ciate named Powell (supposed to be Payne, who was executed with Mrs. Surratt) called at General Winder's office to learn the facts' of the case, and were there informed that the General had just gone to Davis' quarters in regard to McCullough's case, whereupon deponent and his companion also repaired to Davis' office ; that they found Winder there, with the detective who had arrested McCul lough, and that said detective was in the act of explaining to Davis the circumstances under which he made the arrest ; that Davis then said to depo nent and Lamar that it was to be recretted that they had associated with them in so important an enterprise a person of McCullough's habits, and that he hoped they had confided in no more of the same character ; that the blockade runners who had heard McCullough's boasts might be yan kee spiej, as many of their class were, and that he feared the project might be communicated to the authorities, at Washington and frustrated; that the utmost liasfe must be used in putting the scheme into execution or failure would be certain ; that the blow should be struck at once ; that General Winder, who was in a rage over the conduct of McCullough, added, "Yes, you must strike at once ; bring the d d baboon here, dead or alive, as soon as possible ; if you can't fetch his whole carcass bring his d d scalp ; " that Davis, with a smile, interrupted Winder, observing, "Gentle men, you will not forget the directions I have al ready given you, I prefer that you should, if pos sible, capture Mr. Lincoln and bring him within our lines without injuring a hair of his head ; but if you find it impossible to capture him, it is your duty to destroy him if you can reach him, the same as you would any officer or soldier in his ser vice ; and if you succeed in making him prisoner and find there is danger of his being recaptured. you will take care that he does not return to Wash ington alive : but let me again adjure you to lose no time ; if a knowledge of your intentions reach Washington your labors will be in vain ; and the surrender of Vicksburg to Grant, and the defeat of Lee in Pennsylvania, who is being driven back on our capital, render it necessary, as perhaps the only means of saving the country, that the enter prise should be carried out at once ; go on, and if successful, you will be hailed as the saviors of your country, and receive unbounded reward ; " that deponents then said they were prepared to strike as soon as they could get North with the balance of their party, who wero already engaged and eager to start, but that they should require more money for operations when they should get to Washington; Davis replied, "Yes, that is all right; that the General (referring to Winder) would see to that ; " that on the same day Winder furnished them with a large sum of money, and deponent, Lamar, Powell and others, started for Washing ton ; that on arriving North they found that many of the men forwarded by them had been arrested and confined in the Old Capitol and other prisons, on suspicion of being spies, and that they were obliged to abandon their undertaking. BOGUS EVIDENCE OF F. B. WRIGHT. The witness, Wright, in his affidavit for the Bu reau of Military Justice, deposed that he was a na tive of Nova Scotia ; that in 1862 he went to the Confederacy, running the blockade into Wilming ton ; that for a time he was engaged in specula ting in provisions and military stores, but that in the beginning of 1863 he was employed by Gene ral Winder, in Richmond, as detective : that in July, 1863, he learned from Winder that there was a project on foot to kidnap, and, if necessary, to kill, President Lincoln ; that One evening short ly afterward, while passing a public house, he heard boisterous talking within, and on entering found a man named McCullough, half inebriated, boasting to some blockade runners that within a month the old rail splitter would bo in Richmond I cutting wood to cook the Yankee officers' rations at the Libby ; that knowing McCullough was be traying an important secret of the government, le, as was his duty, arrested and confined him in Castle Thunder ; that on the following day he was informed by Winder that the President was ex ceedingly annoyed at the arrest of McCullough, as his father, a very wealthy and influential man had interceded with the President in his behalf, and had represented that his son had been arrest ed maliciously and without cause, and that he (Winder) wished deponent to accompany him to Davis and explain precisely what he hall heard McCullough say and all the circumstances under which he had made the arrest ; that thereupon deponent and Winder called upon Davis, when deponent, at his Excellency's request, made the desired explanation ; that while they were talking on the subject three men named Patten, Lamar and Powell called m relation to the McCullough. arrest 0f j i The deposition then proceeds to recount what was said and occurred by and between Davis and the other parties referred to, and corroborates in almost the precise language the account given in Patten's affidavit of his second interview with the rebel chief. Thus it will be seen that the aim of the conspi rators was to fasten upon Davis a murderous de sign as far back as 18C3, by making him a party to a plot at that time for the killing of the President, a fact which, if established, it was supposed would, taken in connection with the testimony the per fidious Campbell and Snevel were expected to give, leave no doubt in themind3 of a court of the guilt of the accused. The affair was so ingenious ly contrived that it would be impossible tocontra- diet thete witnesses, luder and Powell (Pavnel being dead and Lamar being only a myth. lint .Fatten and Wright, as I have already rc- 'marked, were not Drought before the committee j i - ii. i t 11 . iu kumhiu men. ukiuhviis, ami me colailJlllei', or ii 1 i- ..... .1 il .. 1 V . ; . ucii o ooocinuu ueiuie me euiiuiuiiue mat me uc ponents were hired bogus witnesses like himself. The depositions of these men, of which I have given you a very full synopsis, furnished the only evidence against Mr. Davis in the hands of the committee, the two letters referred to, and other stuff called evideuce, being of no importance whatever. Any lawyer would as soon think of putting. "the man in the moon" on trial on the strength of such evidence as of putting Mr. Da vis, and the committee while it will profess to be lieve Davis guilty will fail to recommend that he . . y j i 1. i 1 . ? t mr 1 v 1 ' be brought to trial. The radicals, whoso machi- nations have been unmasked through the lauda ble treachery of Campbell and Sneyel have aban doned their murderous designs, and are now em ploying the Judiciary Committee, pliant tools as could be desired, to hide the evidence of their in iquity and screen them from the opprobrium they deserve. Mr. Rogers is not permitted to examine the testimony, because in fact that of Campbell discloses the names of some of the radical con spirators ; he is not allowed to examine thepapers because the depositions of Patten and Wright, upon which tho committee have to found the opinion of Davis' guilt, will not, on their face, bear legal scrutiny. These heartless radicals, since they cannot have the pleasure of hanging the unfortunate rebel, are determined, if possible, to stab his reputation and render him infamous in the eyes of honorable men. Mr. Boutwell, in his report, will admit, for he will be bound to notice and admit, that Campbell and Snevel, who made depositions for the Bureau of Military Justice of more importance, suppos ing them to be true, than all the rest of the evi dence in the case put together, were induced to confess before the committee that they had sworn falsely from beginning to end, and were engaged and paid for doing so by an agent of the government ; and all the ingenuity and skill of the learned gentleman will then be summoned to shield his radical friends from responsibility and blame, and render plausible the proposition that the fact that these two scoundrels were suborned and swore falsely in tho matter furnishes no just grounds for rejecting or suspecting the testimony of the other witnesses ; but let it not be forgotten that Campbell says tne other witnesses were sub orned also. DREAMING J!t THE TRENCHES. ' BY W, GOEDON M'CAEE. I picture her there in tho quaint old room, Where the fading firelight etarta and falls, Alone in the twilight's tender gloom, With the shadows that dance on the dim lit walls. Alone : while thoso faces look silently down From their antique frames in a prim repose Slight scholarly Ralph, in his Oxford gown, And staunch Sir Allan, who died for Montrose. There arc Rallants gay in crimson and cold, There are smiling beauties with powdered hair, , But she sits there, fairer, a thousand fold, Leaning dreamily hack in her low arm-chair. And the roseato shadows of fading light, Softly clear, steal o'er the eweet young face, . Where a woman's tenderness blends to-night. With the guileless pride of her knightly race. Her small hands lie clasped in a listless way, On the romance which she holds on her knee, Of "Tryatam," tho bravest of knights in the frat, And " Iseult," who waits by the sounding sea. And tho prond dark eyes, wear a softened look, As she watches the dying embers fall ; Terhaps she dreams of the knights in the book, Perhaps of the picture that smiles from tho wall. What fancies, I wonder are thronging her brain, For her cheeks flush warm with a crimson glow, Perhaps ah 1 me, how foolish and vain 1 Hut i d give my hie to believe it eo ! Well, whether lever march home again, To offer my love and a stainless name, Or whether I die at the head of my men, I'll bo true to tho end all tho same 1 From Louisiana. Immense Johmon Meeting Philadelphia Convention Endorsed Threaten ed Anarchy. New Orleans, July 2A. An immense Demo cratic meeting was held to-night, and ratified the nominations of the State Committee. Resolutions were adopted deprecating tho motives of the amendments of 18G4and stating that it is the duty of the law officers of the State to take such steps as the occasion demands to save Louisiana from the anarchy which threatens her because of the reckless misconduct of unworthy citizens and pre tended patriots ; that Louisiana pledges herself to the honest support of Johnson's policy. The Phil adelphia Convention is fully endorsed. The speakers were very severe on tho Radicals, and secession was denounced and emancipation accepted. Some few cases of sickness, believed to be chol era, are reported among the troops recently ar rived, but these have been removed from the city. From Vermont The Philadelphia Convention. MoxTrEUEn, Vt., July 24. Tho Democratic State Committee met at Burlington to-day, every member being present. Hon. T. P. Redneld, of Montpelier, Hon. Henry Keyes, of Newburg, Edward J. Phelps, Esq., of Burlington, and Hon. Giles Harrington, of Alburgh, were appointed del egates to the Philadelphia Convention, with Hi ram Atkins, of Montpelier, Henry Chase, of Lyn don, Bradley B. Smalley, of Burlington, and Ed ward F. Perkins, of St. Albans, as alternates. The Reported Disturbance on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Fortress Monroe, July 23. Tho United States tug Geneva returned yesterday morning from the scene of the disturbance on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, near Drummondtown, between the in habitants and the negroes. From the statement of the officer in charge of the detachment of troops sent over to preserve order, it appears that the trouble originated in a band of white men hunting down some of the negroes for the purpose of searching for one named Couch, who a few days previously had attempted to cut the throat of a white man, and robbing them of their arms and money. Complaint was made to tho civil authori ties, and warrants issued for the arrest of eleven of the men committing the outrages upon the ne groes. The 14th instant was set apart for the hearing of the case, at a village named Woodstock. On that day about one hundred well-armed white men assembled, swearing they would kill every negro who attempted to testify, and threatened the mag istrate, Mr. Dix, with violence if the proceedings were gone through with. The magistrate seeing the State of affairs, endorsed upon the warrant for the arrest of the parties the impossibility of conducting the trial under such circumstances, and gave it to Major French, the agent of the Freed men s Bureau. This latter officer advised ! the negroes to quietly return to their homes, and j while doing so were again assaulted, . and pur ! sued by the armed whites, until they reached a place of safety. I Upon the arrival of the troops from the fortress they all dispersed in every direction, not one of I them being found after the rigid search made by I the soldiers. Cholera Reports. PHiiiADELPniA, July 25. Six cases of cholera, three of which were fatal, were reported to the Board of Health to-day, up to two o'clock. New York, July 25. Out of twelve cases of cholera reported to-day, there were three deaths in the city. In Brooklyn, eight cases were report e 1, but no deaths. An Ohio Democratic Club. XIII. JvcLUUCiaui tiuu vvuoviimino Ul chosen President. Tne He volution in Ilayt I. New i'okk, July 21. Mercantile letters received from li iyti, speaking of the recent revolution tlmt was mentioned as just breaking out in GomtzotiK, say tlntt.the universal imprewuon is that the over throw -f Geffrad's Government will be the result. , . . . . Sent:nejtal Youth. "Will you share, .my. lot for life'' - Practical Gul--"ilow many r acres are there in your lQt4 sir?''
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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