The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-26

Letter from Jacob Thsmp.on, Rebel
Agent in Canada-He Denies having
had Anything % do with the Assassi-
nation Plet- What he Gays About
Secession.
Jacob Thompson. Secretary Of the In
terror under Mr. Buchanan, and late chief
agent of the rebel confederacy in Canada,
publishes letter in Monday mornings
Tribune. in which lie atteaipts to answer
several charges male against him. Mr..
Thompson first refers to the charge that
while Secretary of the Interior he swim
died the Government by disposing OF eer-
tain bonds held in trust for the Indians.
He claims that this was done by clerk
of the Department; that he iTbomps'n)
brought the subject to the attention OF
the House of Representatives and that
that body acquitted him of any criminal
ity in the matter With regard to the
plot to burn New York city, he says that
he was in no way concerned IN 1t he
comedies that be wrote letter TO Nc
Donald, who was charged with being en-
gagged iu the plot. certifying that the
guilty parties had certified to him
(Thompson) that Mcdonald was in no
way concerned in the yillainOus business
This admission sets at rest this fact-that
there was a conspiracy to burn the city.
The most important part Of Thompson's
letter refers to the assassination of the
late President. Thompson endeavors to
show, Gn what the Tribune regards as
very bad taste) how easy it is to direct
suspicion against those who are innocent
in tha absence of Il judicial investigation.
We quote from Thompsous letter:
But of all the astonishing things which
have happened during this war between
the states, the late Proclamation of the
President is the most unreasonable and
unjust. 1t seems there has been created
q new bureau called "the Bureau of Mil
itary Justice" In that, it seems there is
evidence that the assassination of the
late President was "incited. concerted
and procured by and between Jefferson
Davis, at Richmond, Va" and myself and
Others in Canada. and that myself and
Others ara rebels and traitors "harbOred
in Canada" When this Proclamation
reached me, I was in New Brunswick on
nv way hsme This is novel mode Of
punishment Now, sir, mark how a direct
statement will meet every point made by
the evidence in the Bureau of Military
Justice" and put to open shame so SOL
emu an act as a Proclamation aver
upon honor that have never known, or
conversed, or held communication, either
directly or indirectly, with Booth. the
assassin of the President, or with any one
of his associates, so far as | have seen
them named. knew nothing Of their
plans. defy the evidence in the Bureau
of Military Justice The proof, what
ever it is, is tissue of falsehoOds, and
its publication cannot be made without
exposing its utter rottenness
iknow there is not half the ground To
suspect ME that there is to suspect Pres
itlent Johnson himself
Ftrst-There was absence Of all mo
tive on my part To have removed Lin
coin at the time it was done, Was most
unfortunate both for me and the people
of the South. This have believed, and
have often 50 expressed myself Presi-
dent Johnson was to acquire dazzling
power in the event of Lincoln's death.
Secoad-A paper is found in President
Johuson's room, after the assassination,
signed by the assassin himself, to the ef-
feet that he (BOoth) does not wish TO
trouble him (Johnson), but wants to
know if he (J0hnson)is is in. Now, con
slider, this note is from private citizen
to a high official, and it is certain that il
it had been sent by any other man, at
any other time, to any other official ex-
cept the one most deeply interested III
the event about to happen, it would have
implied previous intimacy and inter
course. and wish to have an interview
without witnesses, which the writer ex
pected circumstances admitting it
Third-Presiden Johnson goes to he'd
on the night of the assassination, at the
unusual hour for Washington Of nine
O'Clock, and is asleep, of course, when
an anxious gentleman leaves the side OF
the dying President to inform the new
incumbent of his great good fortune
which filled him with unuttel able dis
tress
Now, mark NE, do not say that all
this creates n suspicion in my mind OF
the completely of President Johnson in
the foul work upon President Lincoln. -
But this do say, that if such circum
stances could be so we'll taken against
tho Hon. b. G. Harris of Maryland, Ben
Wood of New York. or Mr. Vallandig
ham of Ohio. they would have been re
ceived iu the Bureau of Military Justice
as testimony as strong as proofs from
Holy Writ These facts may possibly
suggest to President johnson and thost
who owe their official position and per
senal consequence to the breath Of hi'
nostrils. good and sufficient reason why
the excited public mind Of the people
of the United States, which has beer
dashed into fury by well concerted ma
nipulations, and now demands victim
should believe that there was evidence
in the Bureau of Military Justice" K
convict Southern men-"Rebels anc
Traifnrau --of having "incited cOuceTteI