New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-10
The President will "Do the
Best He Can"
Wir1 and the Swiss Consul.
lie will not Accept the Latter's
Services.
pecial pisps.ch TO The MY. Tribune.

Special pisrs.ch to The MY. Tribune
WASHINGTON. Thursday Nov. g. leG5.
The galiows is built. 1t has been duly tested
by the officer upon whom devoves the dsagreeabe duty
Of executing one of the notorious criminals Of the
age and he has pronounced it staunoh and firm. and
capable of doing the bloody work assigned 1t to NOR
row. 1t looms up tonight In the prison yard Of the Old
Capitol silent and ghasty from its indtinctness. while
in his grated cell before which PAGES the voan senti
mel sits WIZ who with rapid pen is indng farewell
letters to his wife end relatives. lie will not seep
to.pght he says, not because he breads his iasthp
yroacn DOOM bat because he deeply sensible OF the
value Of the brief space allotted him. and dorous OF
expcnding IL to the best advantage.
Until midnight ne VIII write; the remainder of the
nj ght he win devote to religious exercises, invoking
the forgiveness Of the Almighty for Lis sins, and
suppilcang the Divine grace TO enable him TO over
come the resentment against his enemies which he be-
eyos is the greatest mpediment TO LIS slyaon in the
world 10 come he 10 es calm and indifferent az ever
says he will die brsvev but fears that owing 10 bis H.
health he will have TO be supported on tho way to his
death
His wounled arml is stll suppuraiing and exceed
ingy painful and tie question naturally arises whether
bis arm can be pnioned behind withou, causing him the
most eXcmtiating agony
1t is whispered among those who ought to know that
Wirz will bo pardoned bis sentence at least remit
ted IT is felt that Davis and other high e1Confeder'
ate officers arc equally guilty Of the horrible barbarities
praotced upon our prisoners at Andersonyile lie mas
already implicated these parties by general charge.
but thus far has failed 10 produce the specifications.
Mr. scbade, his faithful counsel visited the Prcsi
dent IN behalf ofhis unfortunate client to-day and ef-
ter long interview. IN which he strovo earnestly TO
establish The prisoners innocence, assured In such
a manner as to awake n slight feeling ofhope within
his breast that he he PresidonD would do the best he
could for the condemned.
Major Russell Provost Marshal OF the District upon
whom devolycs tie daiy OF the execution was again
beseged to-day with applicants for passes to the oid
Capitol tomorrow but conld grant but luiicd
number owing 10 the capacity oi the prison !afh-
Among the applicants was gentleman ffofn New
York who urged his claim TO n pass because ho had
come Oh expressly " see Wirz hanged. Another, lady
who had los. two sons at Andcrsonye. believed her
claims for pass peculiarly urgent, but her request
could not be granted.
The execution will take place between tie hours Of
| 10 and ii tomorrow morning.
To the Amooi,ied Fr.".
WASHINGTON Thursday, Nov 9. 1865.
| Louis Schade, Of the counsel for WIZ, had
m Interview with tie President to-day BY appointment
lls object being 10 procure communication ol the SEN
tepce The President listened attentiyely to MT:
Shades and said 70 him that he would
40 inc best he could This afternoon the Chancellor Of
the Swiss Corsul General visited Wirz ind informed
bim that the ConsulGeneraI bad pr pared petition
asking the President 10 commute the sentence. e In
oured whether the Consul coad do anything for him.
when the prisoner replied he regretted TO say
that the profered assistance OF tho Consul
came NJ The last hour and that tho refusal Of the
sci 10 receive money in behalf Of his defense had done
him immense harm. the more as II came from the rep
resontatiye Of Lis native countryi and while he was
| thankful for the offer he could not accept II.
The prisoner was asked by lady to-day whether DC
had hope A. to another world lie replied: Madam,
! have hope; the greatest suner has hope and why
should fot-I feeling myself innocent OF the charges
for which have 10 suffer
| Mr. Sehade is to have a final interview tomorrow
IN ming before o'clock after which ho one but his
50 ritual adviser is to converse with him.