Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-05-19
jeff. Davis Captured.

jeff Davis Captured.
Most glorious are the tidings we give
this week-"Glad tidings of great joy
jeff. Davis, the arch traitor, the head and
front of the rebellion, the murderer Of
thousands of our brave boys by starvation
in southern prisons, is captured and is
now on his way to Washington under a
strong guard. The taking OF Richmond
was great thing. The surrender of
Lee and his army was better thing for
it wound up the rebellion. But the
capture Of JEFF Davis seems to give great
er satisfaction than both the others, for
in him is concentrated all the villn~p &c
southern doctrines and all that is vile in
southern character, and towards him is
centred the bate of the loyal masses north
and south and the execrations of the
world. Repudiator, traitor, thief, the
slow murderer ofthousands, the accom-
plice in the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln,
his name will 60 down to history associa-
ted with all that is wicked, mean, and
dastardly. He has played for sceptre,
and has won halter, which, God grant
he may get. Not to hang him for his
crimes would be an outrage to the living
whom he has not spared, and an insult 10
the dead who have fallen victims to his
cruelties. The thousands who have gone
up to the Father of all, from the prisons
of Andersonville, and Florence, the Lib
by, and other slaughter pens, demand
that be pay the penalty of his crimes
Government. can do nothing less than to
execute him-and be just to her martyrs.
Below we give the account of bis cap
ture
MACON, Ga, / / A. M, May 10. S
Hom. 10. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of Rar: a
The following dispatch announcing the a
capture of jeff. Davis has just been
handed me by Col. Minty, commanding
I'd division a
HEADQUARTERS Arm MIcH., CAV, v
Conference.-The, Ga, May IL. "
To Capt. Z. W. Scott, II. @. Division:
Sir: have the honor to report that a.
It daylight yesterday, at Irwinsvill, / at
urprised and captured JEFF. Davis, to-
yetner with his wife, sisters and brother,
lis Postmaster General, Reagan, his Pri- -
1ate Secretary, Col. Harrison, Col. Johns ls
on, A. ID. G. on Davis staff, Col. Morris
Lubbock, Lieut.. Hathaway, also several '"
others and train of five wagons and al
hree misunderstanding a most per- A
ect success, had not most painful mis- T
axe occurred by which the 4th Michigan .,
and the LIST Wisconsin did that which
cost as two killed and Lieut.. Bontle u
through the arm in the 4th tt
Michigan, and four men wounded in the a
LIST Wisconsin. This occurred just at
daylight. After we had captured the l.
camp by the advance of the LIST Wiscon-
sin, they were mistaken for the enemy. q
/ returned to this point last night, and Il
without waiting orders from you as d- q
rected, feeling that the whole object of !,
the expedition is accomplished. /, will
take me at least three days to reach |
Macon, as we are rs miles out, and our e
stock much exhausted. hope TO reach l
Hawkinsville tonight. ,
! have the honor, &C.,
(Signed) d. b. PRITCHARD, r
Lieut.. Col. 4,h Michigan cavaly." /
The 1st Wisconsin belongs to La |
oranges brigade of McCook's division,
and had been sent duo east by Gen.
Croxton, via Dublin. Col. Minty had |
distributed his Command all along the south '
bank of the Ocmulgee and Atlanta {
This accounts for the collision between {
parts of the LIST and % divisions, and
shows the zeal of the command in the
pursuit. have directed increased Wig
ilance on the part of the command in me
hope of catching the other assassins.-
Our dispositions are good, and so far
none of the rebel chiefs have been able
to get through. Breckinridge's son was
captured night before last, eleven miles
south from here. Will send further
details as soon as received.
j. Ii. WILSON, Brevet Maj. Ger.
MACON, Ga, $50 A. NJ, May Is.
To Hon. d. ~ Stanton Secretary of Var:
Lieut.. Col. Harden, commanding LIST
Wisconsin, has just arrived at Irwnsville.
He struck Davis trail at Dublin, Law
renee county, on the evening of the 7th
and followed him closely, night and day s
through the pine wilderness of Alligator
Creek and Green Swamp, via Cumber,
landville to Huntsville. At Cumberland
Col. Harden met Col. Pritcharl with l5J c
picked men and horses of the 4th Mich. (
igan. Harden followed the trail directly !
south, while Pritchard, having fresh ,
horses, pushed down the Ocmulgee to-
wards Hopwell, and thence by House
creek to Irwinsvile, arriving there at q
midnight of the 9th. JEFF DAVIS had @
not arrived. From citizens Pritchard n