The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-09-22
News Summary.


era of better feelings which augurs
we'll for both the South and the North.
The southern newspapers are even
discussing the question of negro sui
rage in temperate spirit and some
of them. as well as numerous polltl-
cians at the South admit that 1t must
come. and declare themselves IN favor
of it rs soon rs the negroes are sulli-
GENTLY educated to use the ballot m
diligently. Altogether, rcconstruc-
ton seems to be going on MS we'll ana
as fast as we could expect Inc pres
idcnt sees no reason rs yet to distrust
his plan. and. so long as 1T works as
well as at present, the people will sus-
tain him. Personally, the president
is in favor Of equal suffrage. lie has
said SO repeatedly, and Secretary
Harlem, in a recent letter to the re-
lpublicans Of Iowa, confirms It, But
he thinks the question OF suffrage
should be left to the States to decide
for themselves, and that the southern
States should have this privilege
equally with the northern.
The VVirz Triai Jcn; Davis nnd other
Rebels.
The trial of Wirz, the Andersonyille
iailer is still going on at Washington;
indeed the testimony for the govern
ment is not all in yet But enough is
in to show that officers much higher
in the rebel government We're prlmari-
ly to blame for the barbarties inAict-
ed on the federal prisoners and that
/ Wnz was simply tool in their hands.
He was q willing tool, however and
did the brutal work assigned to him
with an evident love for it which fully
justihes The choice Of the rebel leaders.
A large number of witnesses have been
summoned for the defense, but it VIII
be useless and Nirz himself feels that
it viii be so He has been gradually
pinng away in body and mind, as the
trial progresses, and on Wednesday
the court was obliged to adjourn be-
cause WIZ was not able to remain,
and Thursday he did not appear at
all Some time ago the prisoner APP
piled for religious counsel and it
would not be strange if death should
rob the hauSman Of q job.
The quarters 81 JEFF Davis have
been moved from the cascma'e at
Fortress Monroe. in which be- ha.
hitherto been confined, 90 Carroll
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pmnas have been issued for Jefferson
Davis and Secretary Mallory and Sed
don to testify in the cases About
twenty of the rascals arc under arrest
and they have large fund at then
command and able counsel for thcli
defense.
The rcbcl John G. Bmckurilge ha.
just arrived at Montreal. Canada
which appears to be considered as tn,
+ rebel paradise Tac punishment of
leading rebels seoms To be the polic,
Of the government. tnoagh not pnt
forward formally. The State 3spsrt.
: meut grants passports freely H. mn.
I pardoned rebels 30 go abroad. ON con
dton that they shall not return with
ont the permission of the president
and il is beloved that many of ~.
rebel leaders will avail themselves o
this privilege. Brockinriare Preston
Price, Hindlnan, Benjamin and Ma
ol1der are omopg t5oen Who bav.
cleft their country for their country
good, and do not expect to return.
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