Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-08-04

A gentleman has Just returned from Cana
da who has been long and intimately ac-
quainted with Beverly Tucker, Sandsrs and
that crew. Sanders, always loafer, is still
more so. He is broken down man, shah.
billy dressed. and complains of want. Tuck
er says that Immediately on the announce
ment OF the assassination of the President
Thompson made his escape for Europe, taxi
ing with him Sl50,000 in gold and leaving
his confederates destitute. He speak with
the utmost contempt, as do his associates, OF
jeff. Davis, of his imbesility and cowardice
at the time OF his arrest, and says be escaped
the chance Of going down to posterity as a
hero by fighting it out as Booth did to the
last. Tucker justified the raids into Yer
mont, but denied any knowledge of or COM
plicity with the assassination. He complains
that the leading people Of Canada snab him
and associates, and states that the rebels only
came to Canada to create muss and involve
the Canadians in trouble with the United
States. The whole party are sadly in need
of cash, and are a stencil in the nostrils oi
the people. He comp aims that he can get
no answers to the letters that he writes, from
anybody. He complains that his house is
strongly guarded in Richmond by a strong
force--thst his family can neither 60 in or
come out, and that no letters can reach them.
Unlike Mitchell he would know what to do
with the pardon il President Johnson should
offer him one. Beverly begins to find out
that the way Of the transgressor is hard.
The Governor Of Arkansas has requested
the Presiden, to revoke sundry psrdons grant
ed to rebels in that State, because the parties
hn ~. IN.
have turned against the administration, and
are fostering the disloyal sentiment there
Mr.. Cole, Chairman of delegation sent from
Georgia, is waiting to see the President. He
was ten months in rebel prison, because OF
his Unionism. He sustains Governor John
son and talks sound on all political questions.
He expects to have permission to visit Alex
snder II. Stephens at Fort Warren, and de-
clares his belief that Stephens was always a
Union man and would be glad now to bear a
hand in the work Of reconsuuction.
The Times Special dispatch says; JEFF. Da-
Wis health was never better in the last Ave
years than now. Gen. Joe Johnston has ap-
piled for pardon with prospect OF seeureing
it.
just prior to Judge Perry's leaving for
South Carolins he assured Gen. Howard tha,
he would cheerfully cooperate with his Bu.
reau for the management OF Freedmen, and
asks instructions to enable him to carry out
the intention Of the government.
The Commercials Washington dispatch
says the Richmond Republic states that the
elections in Richmond and Henrico County
do not indicate Virginia sentiment and never
did. IL says that Virginia will. in ths Dec.
elections, repudiate Richmond, and place her
self right pefore God and the country.
A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune.
writing July II says that in southern Illinois
the wheat is so badly damaged by smut, rust
and spot that many Of those fields which we're
the most promising will not be cut at all, and
those that will be harvested will not produce
near half crop.
The court Of inquiry 70 investigate the
powder explosion at Mobile have been unable
to determine whether IL was caused by ae-
cident or design. although there is evidence
Of gross csrelessness on the day Of the ex-
plosiou by the parties handling the ammuni-
tion