The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-22
7 n E N E w S i,
TRIAL OF WIRZ.

Judge Advocate Chapman yesterday concluded the
reading OF his argument for tho prosecution before the
Wirz court martial dcvotng himself principally to the
second charge, rionouncing the accused guilty OF
der in violation Of the laws and customs Of This
portion OF his address sbdvided into four parts,
charging Wiz respectively with being guilty OF causing
the death or the prisoners by hunting them with hounds.
by confinement In the stocks and chain gang, by order
ine guards shoe, them and by killing them with
his own Ii uds. On all these points, tho Judge Ad.
vocaie contends, the evidence is positive, direct
and clear, and shows beyond doubt tn
responsibility of thu accused every murder commit
ted 1T And-rsonyic He mainta ned that eigh cen
instances deliberate murders committed by WINS
own hands.
On the conclusion Of the argument Wirz made n
quest. which granted that he might be examined by
doctor IN tho Ieseuce Of the court for the p ri'osc OF
shovang that he physically incapable OF committing
the blaliiic and murders with which he charged
For Ibis purpose cleared Of spcc,a-
tors the doors closed, the President o. the
commissions announcing that they would not am be
opened to the p,c, and the members into
session; brs the result has not yet been made public
nIscELLANE0U5
South Carolina news Of much interest up to wedncs
day last brought by the steamship Andausia which
arrived here yesterday Charleston. She brought
however Of course no returns of the election for
Governor and members of the Legislature, which took
place the day Of her sailing. II appeared however,
70 De- passing OF quietly. General Bennett issued
order prohibiting army officers in any manner interfering
with Il, and f,rbadug this presence OF soldiers In the
vicinity Of the polling places. Tho working men OF
Charleston held meeting the 18th inst, at which
they at,Picd address 10 their fellow citizens and
nominated Wade Hampton for Governor. In their nd
dress they express their bocr that the destruction Of
IA
people OF the State aud especially tho workingman,
II VIII tcad 20 free him from the monopoics OF capt
taIists ard dignity labor.
The hostile attitude toward each other In some rars
Of south urolna oi The whites bncks IL represented
a. assr. ~ phase thr atcnng results anless
the df,cgltics b. speedily adjusted Especially Is this
the along portions OF the coast and on the sea
islands where The negroes have been established on the
abandoned plantations subjec: to the Of the on
GERS OF tho Freedmen Bureau. The planters who now
that the rebellion has been crushed anxious regain
possession VI these ands aegc that the freedmen
allowing them 20 20 10 ruin do not raise enough ior
their own maintenance are totally neglcctng prepare
tons for next years crop, and yet refuse TO give up
possession The white South Carolinans are coasids
rsbiy Incenscd against Frcedmcns Bureau officials,
whom they charge with encouraging the negroes in their
assumptions II Is principally with the object Of en-
deayoring TO adjust these difficulties VIC have hereto
fore announced that General Howard Commissioner Of
she Freedmens bureau, IL now on visit 70 South Caro-
alma Tho General arrived in Charleston Tuesday last
by the overland route Raleigh, C., and left the
next day for Columbia, 70 have IN interview with Gov.
ernor Perry expected that on his return 70 Charles
Con hs will deliver an address 10 the citizens
= One hundred and eighty South Carolinians were yes
lsrday pardoned by President Johnson
Additional details OF tho closing proceedings OF the
North Carolina Convention given In our Raleigh dcs.
patches The telegram Of President johnson 10 Cover.
nor Holden In regard to the debt incurred by the
State IN aid Of the rebellion alluded TO in our issue
OF yesterday, and which laid before the
Convention, give complete to-day. The Presi-
dent says that every Collar of tn State debt incurred TO
assist the effort TO destroy the national government
should be repudatcd finally aud forever and that those
vb, have given their for this unlawful purpose
must be left TO their fate, such obligation can DO
recognized by any loyal State The ordinance rcpudat
ing this debt passed the Convention by vote q eighty
four TO twelve An ordinance for the purpose Of raising
state militia force TO suppress outlawry was also
passed The Convention adjourned % THURSDAY last