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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-06-02

The great length of she testimony submit
ted to the Court in these cases makes it ut
terly impossible for weekly journal to pub
lish it. The government closed its testimo-
ny several days ago, reserying the right to
open again at will Booth, it appears, was
the chief conspirator, employed by the rebel
agents in Canada, who acted under instruc-
tons from Richmond Davis, Sanders,
Seldom and other leading rebels are clearly
implicated. The conspiracywas first organ
lied in August, 1863, for the purpose of
abducting the President, but when the diff
ferent times fixed upon arrived they were
foiled
The persons on trial are DR.. Samuel
Mudd, Mrs. Surratt, Atzerott, 0'Laughlin,
Spangler, Harold, Payne and Arnold DR.
Mudd set Booths leg after the assassina-
ton. He was confederate of Booth for
some time as is clearly shown. Mrs Sur
ratt was one of the leading characters The
conspirators met at her house. On the day
of the assassinationshe rode out to Surratts-
vile, distance Of ten miles, and stated that
certain parties would be out there for GER
tain weapons deposited with hotel keeper
named Lloyd Payne, the hardest wretch
of them all, was clearly identified as the
man who attempted to assassinate the Sew
ard family He is said to be Kentuckian.
Atzerott was to Kill Vice President John
son but proved too great coward for the
task O'Laughlin was to kill Gen Grant,
but the General left the city before the hour
fixed for the assassination. Spangler was
stage carpenter and assisted Booth to ar
range the President box, and arranged the
scenery ofthe stage in such manner that
Booth could escape Harold was with
Booth when he was caught He frequently
boasted that we are the assassins of the
President " Arnold, though originally in
the plot to abduct the President, appears to
have backed out of the assassination some
three weeks prior toits consummation. He
is the only one likely to escape the penalty
ofdeath. Let the law be strictly enforced
and every one of them receive the deserts
which he so justly merits.
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FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

CAIRO, May 27.
Major General Wilson has ordered all the
the Confederate States, mules, horses, haT-
ness, wagons and leather, not required for
the use Of his cavalry corps, to be turned
over to Col. Foster, @. M. g., to be distri-
buted amongst the poor people as loan
from the United States, but returnable
whenever called for by the properauthority.
Two hundred and fifty bales of cotton
passed up tonight for Cincinnati, and 100
for st. Louis.
A Memphis dispatched May 26 says that
telegraphic communication has been opened
to New Orleans
Gen Forrest is on his plantation at Ia
homa, Miss.
Jackson adyices state that the rebel Leg
islature met there on the Goth, and instruc-
ted Gov Clark to appoint Judges Fisher
and Gorgas commissioners to Washington
and confer with President johnson on the
subject of calling convention with view
to restore Mississippi to the Union.
Surrender Of Kirby Smiths Forces
The Memphis Bulletia's New Orleans
special of the 23d says: Gems. Price, Buck
ner, Brent and 9 staff officers arrived to-day
as commissioners from Kirby Smith to Ne
gotiate with Candy for terms Of surrender
Price, Buckner and Dick Taylor, on the
part of rebels, had consultation with Can
BY and Heron, the result of which, was re-
ported to be the surrender OF all the rebels IN
the trans Mississippi department, on the
same terms as were accorded TO Johnston
and lee
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The NEGRO SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
question of extending the right of suffrage
to negroes in re-organizing the state Gov
ernments of the South is receiving a num-
Der of adherents since it was broached in
Congress by Judge Kelly. The ~ y Her
dtd day or two since came out squarely for
giving the right of voting to colored men,
The New York World (democratic) SAYS it
Is necessary to give the blacks suffrage or
the States will be perturbed. The New York
Commercial AdUertGser Conservative of
FRI lay also favors the idea. and says:
1t would be wise departure from the
system Of almost universal suffrage adopted
in this country, to limit the right of voting
by an ordained standard of education and
intelligence decree the accomplishment,
OF reading or writing as condition preee-
dent to the exercise of the simplest right of
citizenship but to make suffrage dependent
upon the possession of property, or the col
or OF the skin, or the hue of the hair, is an
absurdity that has but to be named to be ex-
ploded Where shall the line be drawn
Shall two hundred and fifty dollars vote and
forty-nine be excluded? And who shall de-
ternline the precise variety of shade that
makes citizenship, or decide whether the
pIuueIte onpieAloH OF Tue klnky nalr comes
from an African an Asiatic or a European
source? The only just rule is to follow the
guidance of principle, and to yield to man
hood or intelligence, common, civil, and po-
itieal rights, and leave to men the deterIni-
nation for themselves of the rank they may
hold, or yield to Others in the general order
of society. The miserable theories of abso-
lutte inferiority are unworthy of discussion.
If this inferiority be real, it will make itself
manifest, and the master grace will still be
the master Exchange
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ERnM MEXICO.

The New Orleans Times Brazos cores
pondence of the 18th says The Liberal
force which captured Montery was 1000
strong.
General Negrete, after occupying the place
levied a loan of $400, 600 in specie.
In the fight at Saltillo the lmperiahsts
Gems. Victoriana, Lepedo and Fierro were
wounded, but escaped in the fight. Corti-
mas captured $4,000 in specie while Ne
CRETE was attacking Matamoras on the 29th
The rebel Gen Slaughter fortified theleft
bank of the Rio Grande and opened an artl-
lery fire to prevent his troops from reaching
the river for water.
A party of guerrillas recently attempted
to kidnap the Empress from the City of
Mexico.
The unpopularity of Maximilian is still
further confirmed.
The interior of Texas is in a terribly dis
organized condition.
A telegraph line has been constructed
from San Antonio and Austin to Mata-
moras.
The French and English war vessels off
the Rio Grande, joined the United States
sloop of war, Oneida, in firing halfhour
guns on the announcement of the death of
President Lincoln.
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Annexation of the British Provinces.

There are unmistakable signs 10 the neigh
boring Provinces of a revival OF the annexa-.
ton feeling of lS49. The reaction caused
by the failure Of the scheme for uniting all
the provinces, has had lis influence in tins
direction. The proposal to spend the trlfie
iel50,000 sterling year for four years. yo-
ted by the British Parliament, In forts at
and around Quebec, while nothing has been
voted fer the West, has naturally provoked
unamiable feelings in the peninsular districts
of Upper Canada The fear that no com
meneurate gainWould accrue to the Western
tax naver-Who contributes three-fourths OF
the customs dues-for building military
railroad from Quebec to Halifax, has grown
stronger every day as the prospect OF a po-
htical union with the maratlme PROVINCES
has declined. And some OF the local jour
mails Of the Upper Provinces are. not back
ward in giving emphatic expression to sem
timents strongly derogatory to the lmpor-
tance and value ofcontinued British connex-
ion. The industrial interests of the country
east and west, are in a more backward con-
dition than they have been for many years.
And there is a large and STEADY emigration
both from Lower and Upper Canada to the
limited States. These are facts which we
record with anything but pleasure. The
people of this country were satisfied to see
the colonists make an experiment in feiera-
ton, either as the dependency of the mDther
country or otherwise, as they might deem
most profitable. Their failure-if failure it
must be--is matter for regret. .-Neso York
Times
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gsafurd guqairer.
BEDFORD PA, FRIDAY, JUNE q, 1855,
THE END.

The end has come. The rebellion is COM
pletely crushed and destroyed. Withthe sur
render Of the rebel forces in Texas under
Magruder and Smith, ends The most terrific
and bloody rebellion ever recorded in the
annals Of time. Victory, glorious and com
plete, crowns the arms of the republic.
Out Of four years Of bloody fratricidal war,
she coraes not only victorious, but with re-
newed strength and yigor. Phoenix ike
from her old ashes she rises plumed for a
higher fight, for more glorious future.
To-day stands demonstrated before the world
the great fact, that republican institutions
are triumphant success. For four long
weary years have we endured the fiery trial
The smoke of battle is now clearing away
and reveals us to the world, battle SCARED it
is true, but purified, renewed, strengthened
and prepared to enter upon the new field
before us, with the wisdom gained from expe-
rience, with the selfreliance resulting from
success, and with purer, higher, nobler views
of the destiny before us.
We can now go forth with the fullest as
sursnce to preach civil and religious liberty
to all the world. The hopes of Europe's
toiEng millions have been realized, their
prayers have been answered, and we are able
TO invite them now to the fairest, freest land
on earth and to give homes to them and
theirs as fast as steam can bring them to our
shores. The time is near at hand when the
industrial interest of our country no longer
shackled by the legislative Vaccinations of
Southern slave drivers, shall rapidly advance
to such degree of prosperity as has never
yet been seen. With the complete restora-
ton of peace and tranquility to our land,
Europe win experience such an exodus and
this country such tide of immigration as
the world has never witnessed. There isno
limit to the prospect of wealth, grandeur
and prosperity which stretches out before us
in the future. We have but to go forth
and possess the land No pent up Utica
contracts our powers the whole boundless
continent is ours Let us give honor then
to the stout hearts and strong arms of our
brave sold; ars who have sacrificed their lives
upon the altar of our country's liberties
to the gallant Generalswho have led them
to the wise statesmen, who have guided the
ship ofstate through the storm-too our martyr
President, the magnanimuous Lincoln, and
above all to Him who rules the destinies of
nations, and who has brought us once more
to the haven of Peace and has granted unto
us the prospect of a more magnificent and
glorious future than has ever been vouohsaf
ed to any people.
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NORTHERN COURAGE.

A Virginia letter writer says: sOne good
effect of the war on the Southern mind is
very manifest; the people, and more espe-
cially the soldiers, have been thoroughly dis
abused Of the notion that Northern men are
lacking in fighting qualities. An incident
related to us by member of the Ninth Vir-
ginia Cavalry viii serve as an illustration.
de was scouting with two comrades last
spring in the vicinity of Spottsylvania. They
lay back in the woods while cavalry col
umn OF ours was passing, and seeing two
men OF the First Michigan Cavalry short
distance in the rear, pounced upon them and
demanded their surrender The Michigan
ders made no reply, but commenced feeling
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAcTIrNcToN Mav

W AsHINUIUNi NIdy IT.
The Post office Department has contract
ed for the conveyance of the mails, daily and
back on the route from Lincoln, California,
to Portland Oregon, including intermediate
points, the service to commence on the first
of July at oIGpensation of $225,000 an
nually.
Alabama has been divided into three in
ternal revenue districts, but no appoint
ments of assessors and collectors have yet
been made.
John T. Ford, of Ford s Theatre was
yesterday Internationally released from the
Old Capital prison, where he had been con-
fined since his return from Richmond few
days after the assassination Of President
Lincoln
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THE SIBERIAN STANTON DIFFICULTY

The governments disapproval of the ar
mistice and negotions generally, of Genl
Sherman with Gen'l Joe Johnston, has
called down all the wrath of that veteran up
on the head of Secretary Stanton. The in
teligence of Sherman S negotiations fell up
on the country with about the same effect
that disastrous defeat In the field would
have been received. There was only one
voice to be heard in regard to this Gene
raj S bungling, and that was the voice of dis
approval and condemnation. Every one
felt great respect for the man who had won
so many battles and completed the greatest
march recorded in modern warfare, and
when it was reported that Johnston had
surrendered to the terms dictated by Gen.
Grant, all with one accord said let General
Sherman rest. The tongue that had been
ready to condemn, now, In respect for the
illustrious man, was hushed, and the coun-
try had come to the conclusion that it was
only blunder, and the least said in regard
tc it the better. But since Gen. Sherman's s
arrival in Washington, it appears this is not
| to be the case. He has written letter to
a Col. Bowman, in which he pronounces
Secretary Stanton an assassin with as much
coolness as though such things were ordina-
ry occurrences with him, and hints that his
official position viii not shield him, etc.
4 It's very true that Secretary Stanton can
endure about as much abuse as one man
should endure, and we hope that he will
treat this attack of Gen. Sherman with his
usual Indifference. fisherman is determin-
ed to write himself down an idiot, and thus
ovcrnhadow bright military uarccr, as not
a few other Generals have done, we hope
that he viii have only himself to blame
JohnSherman, the brother of the General,
we learn, is out in an explanation of three
or four columns to explain the General $
position. 1t is quite probable it will take
fourty and four columns to satisfy the Amer
lean public that the General was iustifable
in adopting the policy which he did. The
letter has been so little appreciated that up
to this moment we have nothad the pleasure
of fperusing copy, nor do we expect to have
until the Copperheads open up their
columns to receive it. The Copperheads
viii hail this disafection of Gen. Sherman
as god-send, and we expect that he win be
trotted out for President without delay.
| But 1t will take long to convince our people
that the man who conducted such beauti-
full piece Of diplomacy is a fit man for the
high position Of chief magistrate of the
American people. For the credit of the
General, we hope the matter win be drop-
| ped by both he and his friends, and thepeo-
pie, who ever stand ready to forgive and
forget, viii wipe out of their recollection the
humiliation which they felt on the receipt
Of the intelhgenceof Sherman negotiations
with Johnston.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-06-02

PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENTS TO BE Mus
TERED OUT-The following Pennsylvania
regiments belonging to the Army of the Po-
tomac, took part in the grand review at
Washington and will be mustered out Of the
service upon their arrival in this Sta4e.
CAvALRY-lst, I'd, 9th, 18th and 10th
regiments.
1NFANTRY-Ninth Corps, 45th, 47th.
4Sth, 5Oth, 5lst, Tooth, 200th, 207th, 2OSth,
209 and 2l1th regiments.
Fifth Corps-l1th, 56th, SD, SSth. 9lst
10th, l17th, 1lsth I2lst l42nd, l55tb
190th, l9lst, l9Sth and 2I0th regiments
Second Corps. -3lst SD, 57th.9 Goth
Goth, l05th, l06th, 10th, II6th, 10th
l4lst, l45th, l4Sth. lS3d and lS4th regi,
ments.
Total Pennsylvania regiments from the
airy, 5.
The following Pennsylvania regiments
connected with General Sherman 8 army
participated in the review at Washington,
and will no doubt reach home in few days
Twentieth Corps. 2Sth, Goth, 46th, 73d,
III lth and l47th regiments.
Fourteenth Corps. 10Th regiment
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Decision by the Attorney General.

New York, May 27.-A special to the
Tribune, from Washington on the 26th says:
The Attorney General has just made most
important decision He affirms that the
amnesty proclamation was means only to
secure a specified purpose, which was the
suppression of the rebellion The rebellion
being ended, the amnesty is void. 1t does
not restore citizenship, property or vested
rights The President has no power to par
don except for what is past The executive
clemency cannot stretch to the future; there
fore the decree of confscation must stand.
The decision will be given in few days.
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for their pistols, seeing which the rebels
fred but missed their aim, and directly af-
terwards heard pistol balls whizzing in un-
comfortable proximity to their own heads
After the exchange ola few more shots, the
greybacks were fain to return to the woods
without the coveted prisoners. Our infor-
mantconcluded with the remark, thathe had
never known man of Custar's Michigan
brigade to be captured without fight, what
ever might be the odds against him. -
Plftshalrnh Ghrnnicle.
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GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

En- ROUTE FOR Texas. General Phil.
Sheridan and staff passed through Erie on
Tuesday evening, 23d ult., on their way
to Texas, A large number of people assem-
bled at the depot to see the gallant General
and on his appearance on the platform Of the
car he was greeted with three times three
and tiger.
THE story of the assassination of Kirby
Smith Is contradlcted, apparently on the au-
thority Of his swife, who has arrived at Mem
phis. But he is between two fres-a por-
ton of his men threaten to leave him if he
persists In holding out, while others declare
they will kill him if he attempts to surren-
der.
IT is understood in Newt Orleans that the
rebel Gen Hood recently escaped across the
Mississippi at Tunica Bend A pursuing
party captured his baggage at Semmsport
A FEW nights ago an unsuccessful attempt
was made at Staunton, Va, to assassinate
Brigadier General Duval, of the United
States forces.
On the Sd ult. the rebel Governor Watts,
OF Alabama, was arrested at Union Springs
In that State, and reached Montgomery, un
der guard, on the 9TH ult.
Trad HAwLEY, of New York, and large
ly identified with the Pennsylvania coal
trade, died recently in Rome.
GEN. GUSTAV takes command of the De
partment of Missouri, which embraces the
States of Missouri and Arkansas
w. H. HURBERD, one of the Oldest mer-
chants of Richmond, Va, died few days
ago.
DISCHARGE OF W WoRKMEN. Since the Ist
of May SOC workmen have been discharged
from the Charlestown Mass navy-yard,
making saving of 5000, 900 a year.
In the Tennessee Senate bill has been
introduced requiring all persons elected to
office to take an oath that they have in no
way aided the rebellion
GEN. BUTLER has been invited to deliver
the Fourth of July Grafton in Fall Biyer,
Mass, but declines on account Of prior en-
gagements.
LAST week $4,000, ,090 feet of lumber ar
rived at Chicago, being 10000, 600 feet more
than ever before received in one week.
The salary of New York Common
Councilman is $4,000, but his 'pickings are
illimitable.
POLES of the Grand Dutchy of Posen, ac-
cused of high treason, are now being tried
before the high criminal court of Berlin.
ENGLISH sportsmen now name many Of
their race horses after the famous battle
fields of our civil war
A LETTER from Munich announces the
death of Franklin Webster, United States
consul.
MAJOR GEN. Sedgwick sword, worn by
him on the day Of his death, has been pre-
sented TO the Connecticut Legislature
A POLITICAL revolution has taken place in
Hayti, Cape Haytien. Gonaives and st.
Marks have been taken by the rebels.
In Northern Alabama meetings are con-
stantly held, with view of returning the
States 10 the Union, and are largely attend
ed
THE Supreme Court of Pennsylvania gave,
a decision affirming the constitutionality OF
legaltender notes.
OVER three million dollars has been dis
bursed In Chicago by the Government tor
horses and mules within the past year.
THERE is a woman in Quebec ll3 years
old. Her children, grandchildren and great
number 226.
THE rapadity with which President John
by all who visit the Executive Office
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Official Declaration of the End of the
War.

WASHINGTON, May 27.
The following order has just been issued
by the War Department
That in all cases of military sentences by
military tribunals during the war, the SEN
tence be remitted and the prisoners be dis
charged.
The Adjutant General will issue immedi-
ately the necessary instructions to carry this
order into effect
BY order of the President.
Z. NJ STANTON,
Secretary of War
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The Indictment 1Odi1ist jeff. DGUiS
uItd John &. BreckiRI'idge--P9Obd-
6Ic Indictment Of General Lee.
NJ.
WASHINGTON May 25
The Trial Of JET. DaUis.

The indictment against JEFF. Davis for
high treason, of which you had the first in
formation on Tuesday, has not yet been
made public, butwill probably be tomorrow
1t includes John G. Breckenridge, and viii
probably be pushed to trial at once. The
Court is composed of Chief Justice d. K.
Carter formerly of Ohio; Judge Olin, for
merly of New York, and Judge Wiley, of
this district
General Robert L. Lee will be indicted
by a grand jury in Richmond within a few
days for treason. The moment he is indict-
ed his parole is of no further use to him,
and he viii find himself in the same pre-
dicament as JEFF. Davis
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JEFF's PETTTcoAT DIsGUIsE. IA cores
pondent Of the New York Herald, in giving
the details OF the capture of jeff Davis,
says that when our troops came to the tent
occupied by the ex-President, they were
met by Mrs. Davis, q, dsshabiHe, with.
Please, gentlemen. don disturb she pri-
yacy of ladies, before they have time TO
dressl
All right, madame, said the corporal,
I'VE will wait till you have on your duds. .
Presently there appeared at the tent door
an ostensible old lady, with bucket on her
arm, escorted by Mrs. Davis and her sister.
please let my old mother 60 to the spring
for some water to wash in! said Mrs. JEFF.
in apleading tone.
1T strikes me your mother wears very
big boots, said the guard, as he hoisted the
old lady dress with his sabre, and discov-
cred pair of number thirteen caIfskins.
And whiskers, tool' said the sergeant.
as he pulled the hood from her face, and 10 /
JEFF. Davis, in all his httleness, stood before
them.
A Spencer was Immediately pointed at
his ear, and he was marched back to the
tent and placed in durance vile "How are
the mighty fallen" The great leader of
the confederacy trying TO escape the clutch
es otJustlce IN his wife pettieoats