The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-20

but = second part Col OTton was the leader,
aud did all the talking and managing. Such is
succisct account Of ons Of the most dariug
enterprises that men ever engage In. Such
were the characters and the men who play ed
| the awful tragedy.
History will hardly furnish its parallel in the
character and standing Of the PARTIES the bold
ness and daring of the enterprise, aud the swift
ness with which discovery and punishment
were visited upon them. They came into our
camp and went all through il, infinitely inspect
| iEg our p0eitiop, works and forces with por;
ton Of their tralt0roas insgnia upon item, and
| ths boidness Of their eonducs made their himsy
snbterfu8es almost successful
To tho last, however, they denied being
spies They claimed that they were endeavor.
| ing to gst through our lines in order to visit
| friends IN the North and ia Europe. Bat this
| story was 30 poorly matured that when either
told it 1t would not hang together, and there
was lttle resemblance between the accounts
which the two gave. The arrest 60 completely
confcunded them that they were never afssr-
wards able to recover from it.
The unfortunate men made no complaint at
| the severity of their punishment, except they
| deprecated the ignOminy Of beiug hung they
| were too we'll informed not to ku,w that upon
conviction Of being spies they must suffer
death, and hence they expected it and made NO
complaint.
| Col Or.op, who recognized Col Watkins
| as soon as he saw him, told him that he barely
| escaped his life when tbs arrest was made
| that he had his hand on his pistol to kill him
| and escape; that had it been any one else here
| he would have done &c.,
Col Ortoa delivered mis- sword and pissols to
| Col Watkina, and told him to keep and wear
| them. lie also presented him his horse, valued
at S., GOO, and asked him to treat it kindly for
| his sake.
We are all sad over this event. There is q
| gloom upon every face Although we ara fully
satisfied that the mission Of these reu was to
| plan our destruction, and that even they receg
nizsd their punishment JUST, according to the
| accepted rules of war among all nations, still,
| to zee them suffer euch penalty, has filled our
| garria.n with sadness.
| The Chattanooga tTeDn) Rebel has the fel-
lowing relative to the history Of Capt W!l-
lianls:
| Every reader who knows anything abont
our army will remember Captain Lawrence
| Ortcn Williams He was at first an Aid de
| Camp to Gen. Robert +. Lae, then Aid to Gen.
same General, at Columbus, KY then Chief
| OF Artillery, on Gen. Brsgg's s:sf, aud ssbss-
| qusntty commander CT that GeDesars Body
| uaard," and was finally made Colonel Of Cav
airy, which position III cur service no honora-
bly, filled up 10 the time OF his tragic end. He
dropped the "Williams'' of his name because,
"a we understand, another member of his fam
| ily of that name continued 10 hold position
| In the Federal army. For the last four ncnths
| preceding his death ne has been known as
| s.Co.onel Orton.'' The Fedsral account rep
reseuts him az a cousin Of Gen. Lse, COM
manding the Confederate army on the Kappa
hammock lie was, also, we understand, a
relative Of Captain Wickham. at present OF
! tl1is rpsk The horse which he is sai1 20 have
presented to the Federal Colonel Watkins
was fins black stud, which formerly belonged
| to Capt Wickhanl, and well known 10 the ci:i-
| xens Of Chattanooga.
| Col Orion was recently married to Mts
Lamb, formerly Miss Hamilton, of Charles
| ton, who accompanied her husband TO the army
| short time since. Col. Orton, by those who
| kDe him wsil was known 70 be brave to
ra.hpess His courage was nor tempered with
prudence, or any regard whatever for coGse
| auences. He was not sent on the expedition
which resulted in the loss Of two brave Gel
| and useful officers, and his brother officers OF
our army we're not even aware Of his inten
tions.
The coA,sa sToRA-A cEatat OF THIS EEPub
| IIclE PKoaEA. WARs,so sPksGa ER51
SENATOR TEUmHuiL
| The Republican party Of the United States
| ia beginning to fofesee that they will no; al
l Way6 pc M pUWol, nLA w PA0f"AO W WV" S~>
| wrath to come. Senator Trambuli, of Illinois
.one of the most dangerous members OF th'
party, being, as he is, an Abolitioaisi on prime.
| ple, recently addressed q Republican meeting
/ in Chicago, held relative to the suppression o
| the Times, and eaid some things very nDpalata
| Bile to the canai1e whom he was addressing
In fact, they would hardly hsar him speak
ana continually interrupted him by calls To-
| one Jsnnison, who is described ia the iOsa
| paps,s as "the mnraeFer JenaigoB-" The ioi
| Iowiag are soHe extracts from his speech;
One of our mistakes ia that we have allowe,
our opponents to make false issues. Bat thi
is not the worst. The great oharge--ths
charge that has damaged tue Admin!s.ratio,
| above all others-is that we are in favor @
the exercise of arbitrary power; that we ar
opposed to the freedom of speech aud opinion
to the freedom Of the prass, in favor OF eur
failing personal liberty and IN favor Of a des
potism Now we shcnid not allow thas
things. We have been the advocate of fre
speech for the last forty years, and should no
allow the party which during that whole TIM
has advocated the gag to ueurp our place. W.
are lighting for the restoration Of the Union Ant
the preservation of the Constitution, and al
the liberties it guarantees to every citizen
and il makes me feel bad when l hear SOM
honest friend, brimming full Of patriotism. 81,
he does not care for the Constitution aud doe
i mot want 70 have 1t forced into his way o
i thrust IN his face until the war il over.
/ Did il ever occur TO you that the nsxt s'ec
ton may put an entirely different face upol
/ affairs The next election may bring grca
aud depIorable changes. when vailandighan
and men If his ctses may determine who ar
I TO be arrested ICriss Of mo that can naye
j be."s"Never, never from all psrts Of tn
crowdl Well, gentlemen, there In no use II
] closing your eyes to the facts which ex!s
around you on every side told you l cam'
here TO address myself 20 your reasons and no
vour passions, and In view Of that light al
you who are being elected Governors OF loya
States. who comp0ee msjority OF the Legis
L,fnre of the loyal State Of illinois, and VII,
Wa recently elected Mayor Of her principa
aud uoes loyal city, and, In view Of these faess
4 what nav The future not hsysin ssere I lCrie
OF "Jennisop," "Musje," I'VE don't want 9
hear you,,' aYou sent = Telegram, to tho Presl
dent."l knew am distastsful, but ann 10
truthful wonld claim your reason, divesse'
Of passion. H..
vour adyersariss " day, TO- morrow nsy DO re
tnrned 10 your own lips. Would yon like <
drink of Isl Ciess our eyes ~ We may, theF
is no safety for a., no safety Tor Jon and
and every AnAricau citizen, now aud IN III
fusnre. bat % m unvafyiug adhsksnce ~ th
S ss,r1eitnfiounl EsssdmA5ks 9t our faGhafse-
iEn,1Eev erfee Of "Jeunts0n,s tMaalo, an'
,s.eeh Issnfislseticn.l You ase w1sn9-it 1
| vene crea1oot ard graves miefake I'm allow
saznr adyasearIse to 49, yea II the poai
fen1 k(lng etpoeed g ~ 80 elaesaea lCsis
~ sJo111oes" ana y!Is9 ee.eo,eoedy 49,. !,
1 i - 81 ] a distastefhl bat eannct hss
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