Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-21
Colonel shipman's Argument.
Associated Press Report.
From Washington.
MiscellaneOuE.

NEW YoRK, October 2O.-The Posts spec
ial says the State Department has received
dispatches, per steamer Scotia, from the
United States Consuls, showing that cholera
is rapidly on the decline in Italy, Constan-
tinople and elsewhere.
Alexander H. Stephens, accompanied by
Judge Lochrane, of Georgia, called on the
President this morning and had an inter
view of an hour and half 1t was of
private character. 1t is known that Stephens
told the President that he fully approved Of
his course in regard to reconstruction.
The 56th New York arrived to-day from
Hilton Head.
A large quantity of cotton lying on Bulk
land piers, Nos. SO and 81, on East River,
which had Just arrived FROM New Orleans,
took fire to-day and was damaged to the
amount Of aboet $500. 1t belonged to J. l.
Avery Co., and Norton, Slaughter & Co.
About the same time a quantity of cotton
on pier No. 43 also took fire and was dam
aged to the amount of $4,000.
The Wirz Trial.
WASHINGTON, October 2O-Colonel Chip
man this morning read his argument, on
the part of the prosecution, in the Wirz
trial. He said he had thought it best to no.
tice first such legal objections rs have been
made to the Commission as a judicial tri-
bunal, and such other objections as NAV be
deemed worthy of notice touching the man
ner in which the case has been tried second,
to a truthful analysis of the testimony, with
regard to the responsibility of Portios, fos
the purpose of ascertaining, as nearly as
language can portray them, the horrors of
Andersonville, that we may be prepared
to appreciate fully the fearful responsibility
of those inculpated by the evidence third
TO examine the charge alleging a corspira-
cy in this connection, showing the extent of
the conspiracy, its purpOrts and the crimin-
ality of each Of the cousplratOrs, and, fourth,
te show the guilt of the prisoner at the bar,
under charge second. He first argued the
Jurisdiction of the court, aud referred to the
fact that the witnesses had been summoned
for the defense and the expense borne by the
Government, besides incurring another
heavy expense in furnishing the counsel
with complete copy of the record from
day to day. Much indulgence had been
extended TO the defendant in contrast with
the treatment of our soldiers. He noticed
the evidence showing the horrible condition
of the AndersOnville prison and the suffer
ing inflicted there, and then proceeded to
unfold the extent of the conspiracy, its pur-
poses and the cruel and devilish means re-
sorted to by the cOnspirators to accomplish
their ends. He said that, though at the
head of this treason were Americans once
prominent in the councils of the nation,
they had forfeited all their rights. They
had ceased to represent the true spirit Of
Americanisln. They were outlaws and
criminals and cannot by their crimes taint
our fair escutcheon. He referred to these
leaders as sanctioning the brutal conduct on
the part of their soldiers in perpetrating un-
heard of cruelties at Libby prison and Belle
retaliation in their Congress, sanctioning
guerrilla warfare, steamboat burning, city
burning, sending infected clothing to our
capital and other barbarities. Colonel Chip
man then proceeded at length toshow what
the.evidence had proved