The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-07-29
REV. Mr.. GRAVES.

mat the Hrand Jury fetuseu 10 hnd Dill
OF indictment for treason against this gen
tleman, and that his,case has been dismiss.
ed from court. A. complete exposition
would NIL this entire paper We cannot
undertake Il, nor is-it necessary. An ex.
tended history Of the facts, So far as then
known, was given some monthsago, bring.
ing matters upio thsfate when Mr.. Graves
was demanded by the Governor. OF North
Carolina as d citizen Of that State, aand
the demand was immediately granted by
the Secretary Of War, Hon. j. A-Seddon,)
acting for tie President in his absence.
lie was then transferred to.his own State,
aud under bail released from. arrest. Up.
on examination before Judge Manly he
was sent on for trial before the Confederate.
Court in Richmond. The case was not
,caehsd until the June term. when being
sent to the Grand Jnry. il ended as above
mentioned. There are Few pnInts 10 be
briefly noted. -ss illustrating Al once Mr.
Graves inn0cence Of the charge under
which his afres, wss made. and tie oiheia.
conduct u Ills officer ~hn ordered ii. BE.
lore stating item. however, ii may be mrli
to sAy some hing abou: the character d
/ Mr.. Srddon's letter - Gov Vance. This
letter. copy Of which /. non belore W, is
/ hishly courteous aud candid. and saeh 4,
To Ia honor to It's author. lie adult, tina,
i Gen. wiEdee "Gcisa teiih Deer -ecl in
making. the arrest Of citizen VI NORTH
Carolina, aud that bis seizure and iemosa.
| iran that Stale Was without either " pro
/ lieiy or kgaiiiy" lie then states The rra
suns. ~ apology lather. assigned by ihai
officer FIR lis conduct. The one aos, II
i lied On will be noticed presently.
/ And now for the evidence before tile
Grand Jury. We have eaa,r,scd win
ouc Of the most intelligent ,aembtFs Of that
Jury. A. full revelation oil. what occurred
hetpre il would presesi eurisi. chapter Of
/ lie kind. bal there j. nn Ionn. fnr Il. II j.
eanugh 10 say that the whole weight OF the
cakc rests upon the witness. Parker. who
- represented 10 Capt up.ham'. letter A.
really TO testify, that a, Hatrison's Land
Ing last summer he heard Nr. Graves max
IN. reasonable revelation. 10 the Federai
j Provost Marshal. This Ill turn, out Just
a. We supposed. Parker proves q b. 40
i ignorant man, Who sava Wien examined,
that he was considerable iistinee from
L Sir. Graves while tie oaiesr examined
Kim, that Mr.. g. spoke IN very low tone
i CHS throat was VERT much diseases, that
he heard something about The guhbOat
Richmond" bet thai really he could not
under,,4h1 what was said. aid did not
know ANYTHING about the matter.
And here now is the irhois tpidtnte upoa
a =
minister 81 the gospel i torn from hi.
flock son the Sabbath da,--earried 10 an
other State, and kept in 4 miserable JAIL
.ar three weeks, and then III ra.r and his
characief kept 10 doubt. and himself sui
lected 70 heavy. expense upsn the grave
charge Of being spy. and his charge all
resting upon-no!hiag
Judge Manly rested upon Mr.. Seldom.
Mr.. Seldom upon Gen. Winder he 50
states III Gen. Winder upon CAPT. upshaw.
Capt. Upshsw upon Parker. Parker upon
3 his Imagination. rherei.uoihing equa
TO il unless Il may b. the Hindnp theory
Of the earih's support. which rested fret
apsn one thing after another. and Al last
upon turtle.
But whal is Gen. NinJsf excuse Tic
informed Mr. Seldom that. !" lie did not
know BIN Graves 10 be Nsrth Caroll.
Man, 0ut believed him to be an alien enc
nv" II this officer did not know better
than this he ought 10 have knDwn IL.
| /. When Mr.. Graves applied for pass
port. he presented TO Gen. WinderIa letter
from must respectable gentleman, an ell
der Of bis church. stating the fact that nc
was their pastor, and that they had con-
. scented 10 his absence Tor short time.
, 2. lie presented statement from ,hs
Editor Of the Central PrtsLyi.nan, 70 the
/ effect that he wished TO 70 10 the North ior
certain purposes specified (Which have
been already published. j and refurn again.
! Whenever L may please Gen. Windrr 70
j deny these facts, be can have the proof.
kud 70 say in the face Of il, that lie did