The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-10

|. about it except tie one lJya have stated,
which was mere expression OF astonish-
ment ; nor did he authorize the reading
! of the dispatch to the crowd. This
statement can be substantiated by many
Of our citizens who were, present. We
know nothing about what occurred after
MIR. Davis went into Mr.. Bates house
but we do know that Mr.. Bates state.
ment of what took place on his steps OF
in front his house is incorrect. And we
are told by many persons that Mr..
Bates was not present when the dis.
patch was read or when Mr.. Davis made
his speech. We repeat, certainly Mr..
Bates evidence is incorrectly reported
In reference to further proceedings OF
that day, the Herald says:
"On the proposition of the counsel for
the defence to produce the rebel Gene.
raj Edward johnson for the purpose of
invalidating, the statement of the Ayit-
ness Won Steinaker regardinga a meeting
of rebel officers at which plans for the as.
sassination of Mr.. Lincoln were discus.
sed, and at which Booth was said to be
present, considerable discuss sion took
place. Some members of the court con.
sldered the production, as witness, Of
johnson, as an insult to the court, he
having been educated by the people of
the United STATES at the Military Aca.
denny, and then made use Of the ac-
quirements and accomplishments which
they had freely bestowed upon him in
the traitorous effort to overthSow their
government. Finally, however, the OBJ.
jections were withdrawn, and johnson
was allowed to testify. The substance
OF his evidence was that he knew moth.
ing of such meeting as that alluded to
by Won Steinaker, and never saw Booth
in the rebel camps.
Major Fl FL. Douglass and Captain
Oscar Heinrichas, two other rebel off.
GERS, testified to the same effect as Gene.
raj Johnson"
Gen. Sherman did more than any 9TH
er living man to break the pow er of the
Confederacy and crush the rebellion"
and it is not surprising or strange that
he should feel vexed at the A Admiustra.
ton for not approving his action in ne.
gotiatins with Gen. Johnston. It seems
that there is a Sherman party and
Stanton or administration party growing
up at the North. The New York
Times OF the 29tll says:
"Unless all the reports that reach us
from Washington are false, Gen. Sher
man is deliberately and ostentatiously
making personal issue with the Secre
tary of War Mr. Stanton) for an off.
cial act. He took the occasion of a
grand review, ordered and held largely
in his honor, and in the presence Of a
vast multitude assembled to rejoice in
the return of peace, to refuse the hand of
Mr.. Stanton when rendered to him in
friendly greeting. And an article pub.
lished in the Washington Chronicle in
bis interest," and said to have been writ.
ten by his brother, Senator Sherman of
Ohio, proclaims that unless Mr.. Stanton
publicly acknowledges the error of that
official act he "must expect open def.
ance and insult and neither his person
nor his rank can shield him.
Gen. Sherman and his friends claim
that the treaty of peace which he made
with Gen. Johnston land which was re.
jected by theauthorities at Washington)
was in accordance with an understand.
ing between himself and President Lin.
coin. Gen. Sherman also complains
that all his official letters and reports on
the subject have not been published.
The WoULD.BE ASSASSIN OF SEW.
ARD lDENTlrlED. An important point |
in the trial off the Washington assassina.
ton conspifators, at Washington, on
May 9th, was the complete identification
OF Payne as the man who made the at,
tack on Secretary Seward, his sons and
others in his house on the night of the
Presidents murder Three witnesses
who were present on the occasion, includ.
ing Major Seward, one of the assaulted
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