The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-10-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TIE WI2Z TRIAL CONTINUED.
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18th Veteran Reserve Corps. testified lhC-
rom Dec. 2lst 1851. TO the +th u March
1852. be was q prisoner n Tuscaloosa Ala
1ama. There were 500 prisoners there I'M
Ter charge of Capt. Wirz. who was n that
line 4 sergeant
Mr.. Schade said thar be- was Going 10
show by his witness. that Captain WIZ re-
ceived az that place $500 or $500 ll gold
from the prisOners-the witness being one
Of them-and that they were permitted 10
draw money from time 70 time. and lie bal
ance was returned 10 them without any re-
luctiOn whatever.
The Judge Advocate supposed that the
counsel proposed 20 prove good reputation.
but such Il defense was an improper one.
4 man may be honest Up 90 p hours of the
tine that be may mediate murder Good
character can be- shown only by genera. rep
utatiOn. The Ofienses charged occurred AZ
AndersOnyile. and no prior conduct could
be admitted. lie repeated thar a particular
act could not be offered 20 show good rep
utat.On. COpt. Wlrz might have committed
four KIND acts, but also nine. y-siX cruel
ones
Mr. Schale said that the prisoner was
charged wiki high crimes. and therefore IL
was necessary 20 show that lie defendant
was a good man four years ago. while iu
charge OF a prison al Tuscaloosa.
The witness then replied 20 the question.
are YOU acquainted with the character al
Capt. Wirz for humanity and kindness
know nothing about IT, not having heard
particular remarks on the subject.
Mr. Schade said that when the prOsecu-
ton closed the defense was about 10 COM
mence The counsel for the prisoner asked
for eight days IN order that they might
make the requisite preparation. lie now
asked that the Commission viii adjourn IN
iii next week Wednesday This was nee
essary In order 10 do Justice 10
the prisoners as well is 10 themselves.
With a view 10 save expense. they have dis
charged several witnesses whose TESTIMONY
would come under thai character which hal
been ruled 10 Doe irrevel4nI. By an al
iOurnmeni the Government would not b,
the loser. for they would be able 10 finish
the trial much sooner.
The Court. after considerable discussion
concluded to adjourn until 10 O'Clock thr
morning
CHICAGO. oct. 3.
The 55th annual meeting of the Ameri
can Board OF Commissioners for F0reigr
Nl~~Lhil~. tOl4N EMU a. al AlA-A ia AUS
civ. this afternoon President Hopkins pre-
siding. The annual report was read. III,
total expenditures FOR the year have beer
Sj37. GOO: balance IN treasury Sll41 Re
ports from all this mission are ghly en-
courasing. The only lack $ men Tor mis-
siOnaues. This evening Rev. Or. Kirk. ID
Boston. preached Tie annual sermon 10 al
immense audience.
FEETDMEN'S MEETING.
An immense meeting If Freedmen VA
held ar Petersburg. Va, ON Monday night
The largest African church IN this city Wa
crowded 10 excess. Capt. Stuart Barnes
Of the Frcedmen's Bureau, made an aadres
eXhorting the freedmen 10 labor, and disa
busing the minds OF the blacks from th'
idea that the lands OF their late owner
were TO be divided among them. The al
dress was enthusiastically received Al
dresses were also delivered hv several col
ored speakers, all eXhorting the Freedmen
to sobriety aud industry. and counsclin:
friendly feeling toward the whites 1h
meeting adjourned at a late hour.
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC CONyENElON.
The Louisiana Democratic Convention
met and organised al New Orleans ol
Tuesday. when they adopted a platform
The resolutions emphatically approve John
sons reorganization policy; exclude IRON
the field OF politics all religions. sectionl
controversies. hold that the Government
was made and TO be perpetuated ion the eX
/ elusive political benefit OF the white race
recommended calling a convention 10 adop
a constitution expressive OF the viii OF th
f people. return 10 Congress for c0mpensa
f ton for LOSSES sustained bN the emaucipa
F ton policy; earnestly appeal for genera
aWRefiy and premrt reflection a. g. RESP
oi nationality to join in opposition to th'
Radical Republican party. The CnuV,n
/ ton nominated j. NJ Wells lYr Governor
and \. Z. Pcrhul- for Lieutenant GJ,.n
OF.
NORTH CAROLINA.
II seems that the result OF the North Car
DINA election is not am overwhelming Union
triumph. In many localities the pariiZan
of Davis and Vance were elected 90 On,
Convention over Union candidates n
Iadkin county Chief Justice Parsons
radical Union man. was defeated hy a re-
constructed secessiOnist. In Wake county
Mr. j. l. Pennington. the editor of th'
Progress. strongly Union. received but 81,
votes in u poll OF 2.3O0.
The North Carolina Reconstruction Con
vemti0n met at Raleigh. Oct "a, and or
ganiZed with Edwin G.. Reade at ITS head
Mr. Reade was a representative I'm the 35it
Congress from that state. lie is Il native
OF Orange county, where be was born ir
1872. tie has been engaged in the prac
lice Of the law. and took no active part r
the late rebellion.
The court-martial in the ease OF Brcyei
Brig Can Briscoe Of the l99,h Penusyl
vania Volunteer. who was arrested o.,
Lynchburg ON Friday last, convened cat
Washington yesterday. He is charged
with nayiug ahstr@ctel from the United
States a bar Of gold bullion, valued 81, over
81 100, a package OF gold coin valued al
Il. O0G. aud silver coin valued a. $3.50. and
with Conduct prejuiicial 90 good order and
discipline EX-GOv. Ford. 81 Ohio app
pelred IN behalf OF Gen. Briscoe.
Secretary Seward. who left Washington
Wednesday, with his family for Auburn.
New York Is expected 10 De- absent about
ten days.
The Central Council of the Fenian Broth
erhood. now IN session az the Astor House
in New York. have called a special general
congress of the entire organization iu the
United States 10 meet AZ Philadelphia Oh
Monday. the 18th inst
The Government intends 10 dispose. az
public auction. OF tine timber. lumber and
aOattis in the dismantied forts around
Washington. The following are the names
OF the forts which have been di-mantled
thus far: Forts Marcy. Bennett. Haggeriv.
Woodbury.. Case Albany. scott. jackson.
Runyon. Berry. Barnard Reynolds. Care
sche, Williams and Willard. al Of which
are on the south side Of the Potomac.
Those dismsntled on the north side are
Forts Jaminsou. Thayer. Morris. Saratoga.
Bunker Hill. Slemmer. DeRnssey. Smeade.
kearney, Russell. Gaines. Rayarl SIM
mons, and Mansfield. Forts Tuyler Rick
ets. Wager. DAVIS. Meigs. and Chaplin
across the Eastern Branch. have also been
li-mantled. \ large number Of batteries.
block houses. stockades sc composing
The defences Of Washington. have a.s0 been
removed.
THE WIRZ TRIAL.
II the WirZ trial Yesterday. Augustus
Nleitch OF the sth Pennsylvania Cavalry
testified that be was taken as a prisoner n
Anders0uvilie. Capt. Wiz was sick ir