The New York herald., 1865-05-20
THE SITUATION.


THE SITUATION.
An important point in tho trial Of the assassination
conspiraors yesterday tho complete Identification
of Payne the who made the attack on Secretary
Seward his and others in his house the night
of the Presidents murder Three witnesses who were
present the OCCASION including Major Seward one Of
aty Other interesting evidence was taken regarding
hs arrest at Mrs surratts house. in the disguise Of
Aborer three nights AFTER and also in reference to the
arrest Of Spangler and O'Laughlin. number of wit
for the prosecution yet be examined but
effort will be made to conclude the taking of their test
mony today The witnesses for the defence, of whom
about twenty have been summoned up to this time,
werc yesterday dismissed from attendance ON tho court
ai Monday There expectations that the trial will
b concluded next week.
grand military reviews to take place in Washington on
Tuesday md Wednesday next has been issued and ia
published IN this mornings HxsALD. The Army Of the
Po+oaae and General sherdans cavalry will be reviewed
On Tuesday, and sherman's troops on Wednesday.
The repsrt Of General william r. Smith and James +.
Brady, 8sq Of this city, commissioners appo;ated To
investigats the civil and military administrators Of
aaAlrs q Now Orleans made 10 the President and
Cabast on Wednesday Of this week, and h understood
that ono or tho results Of their statements 10 the removal
Of 0eaerai Banks from command in that city, which 10
sad To have boon ordered yesterday and his superscdus
By General Candy. General Candy TO be restricted to
purely military matter leaving civil affairs 10 the control
OF Governor Wells
Tho sixth army corps Major General Wright, COM
menced ts return march from Danvo, Va, on last
TUESDAY and is expected to reach Manchester on James
river opposite Richmond, to-day whence 1t will move
o. 10 Warrington.
Jcfr Davis whereabouts still remains matter OF mys.
terry to tho general public Cincinnati and Nashville do.
spstches say that instead Of coming North by way Of
the Mississippi river he sent via Macon, Ca to sa
vannah whence board steamer he was to be taken
to Fortress Monroe and Washington Tho people will
doubt soon again be informed just where Jsf is
One OF the HERaLD correspondents with General Will
sons cavalry column ing from Macon gives very
interesting sketches Of the present condition Of affairs in
Georgia civil, military social and personal All the peo
pie nearly wherever the national troops are stationed
profess to b. good Unionss They that they have
been conquered and have desire for continuance Of
the war So grcas the security and good order inst
tuted in all places occupied by General Wilson's forces
that the citizens loud iu praise of the
favorable change from robsl rule There great scar
city Of food throughout tho State starvation is i'm.
inent not only to the poor, but to many Of the rich
add some broad riots have General Wilson has
Commenced issuing raions the needy in various parts
of the country Several conferences regarding public
matters took place at soon, between General Wilson
Governor Brown, apd the latter, - our readers
have already been inforwed issued his proclamation
calling extra session Of the legislature; but |
tho General informed him that 1t could not meet |
without special permission granted from Washing
bon. Before the time for tho members 10 assemble |
arrived orders for tho Governors were received
and he was started for Washington, which place he |
reached yesterday Governor Brown had previously
rndered TO General Wilson, tho atter's demand, all
the State troops and public property The General has
detailed ocers at various points Georgia and Florida
to parole the rebels surrendered by Joe Johnston.
fine field for Northern emisrants is presented in
The plantations OF the Southern States Ono Of our cor
says that land Virginia and North Caro-
lima which before the rebellion could not have been |
purchased for ess than one hundred and fifty dollars
por acre. now be had for two dollars and two dollars
and a half per acre The planters there take very
gloomy view Of the present condition of affairs and
consider thor States irretrievably ruined because
The abolition Of slavery has for the present
deprecated tho value Of ,hcr lands which, however,
will no doubt be soon taken up in small parcels by
coonists from tho North and from Europe and ulti-
mascly become far valuable under improved sys
toms OF tsge. than they have ever yet been Already
pan with the aid of Northern capital is in Of
preparation whereby of the large estates Of vir
will bc cut up into small tracts. with tho view Of
their purchase and cultivation by Northern farmers Of
moderate means
Governor Pisrpont, Of Virginia, will shortly issue his
proclamation appointing an election for members Of the
OF that state in the districts At prcsen, un
Twenty two rebel steamers including the rams Nash
vile and Mary Ann and tho blockade runner Heroine
rccsny captured by the national forces at and in the
vicinity OF Mobile were expected to arrive from that
place At New Orleans the night of the 18Th inst
birtecn Of these and the rams we're found up
Tho Tomb gbec river whittier the rebels had taken them
on eyacuatng Mobile Four other steamers we're cap
tured up ,hs, river feared that they could not
be 70, down, a. the was falling Mobile Is being
ovvrruu by the parolcd men Of Dick rayior's army
AdImcully hM arisen between Governor Brownlow OF
Tennessee, and Judge rrsg Of the United States DIS
trct Court Of that state regard TO some abandoned
uroscssy Of rcbcs which xr Brownow, while acting as