Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-26
RICHMOND WING.
rTTFR FRON JACOB THOMPSON.


letter from jacob Thompson, Mr.. BuehAnan's
Secretary OF the Interior, one Of The parties for
whose apprehension President johnson has Of
fered a reward Of $4,000. We copy tAe follow.
ing extracts, 10 show the anliaus Of the man. =
His inuendos against the President will be treat.
ed With nerited contempt
But Of al the as onishing things which have
happened during this war between the States,
the late Proclamation Of the Prssi ,ent is the
most unreasonable and unjust. IL seems there
has been created new bureau called the Bu-
reau OF military Justice" In that IL seems,
there is evidence that the assassination Of the late
Presidentw.s melted, cOscerted and procured
by aud between Jefferson Davis, AZ RichmO I'd,
Va. and myself and Others in Canada, and that
myself and others are rebels and traitors "har-
hand in canada When the Proc amatiOn
reached me. was in New Brunswick on my way
home. This Is a novel mode OF punishment
Now, sir, ark how a rect statement will meet
every Do mt made BY the evidence In the Bureau
of Aiiitary Justice and put 10 open shape -
solemn an act - q proclamation. / aver upon
honor that Ia. never known or conyersed, OF
held Communication, either directly or indirectly
With Booth, the assassin Of the President or with
any one OF his associates, so far as have seen
them uaAed. / knew nothing OF their plans.
DEFY the evidence IN the Bureau OF Military JUS
talsehOods. and its publication cannot be made
without exposing its utter rotienness-
know there Is not half the ground 10 suspect
ne N { there Is 20 suspect President JohnAon
himself
part. To have removed Lincoln at the time It
vas done. was most unfortunate both for me and
for the people Of the South. TINS have believed,
and have often 50 expressed myself. President
Johnson was 70 acquire dazzling power in the
event Of Ii CONS death.
second A paper is found in President John
son > roo after the assasslaation, signed oy the
sssas in himself 30 the effect that he lBOOth) does
NOT wish 10 ,rOuO.e Inn johnson but wants %
know II he John on Is 10. Now, consider, this
note q RON pr.va.e cltlZen TO high Official,
and il ia certain thar 10 II had b, en- seat by any
other mn, az any other time. 10 any other oihcial
exceps the one most deeply Interested Ia the event
ab0u. 70 happen il would have imp led previous
iruRacy AID intercourse, and a wish % have al
: teryiew thOut witnesses, which the writer
e,pe ted circumstances admi ting 10.
third President johnson go-s 10 bed, on the
night of the assassination 81 the unusual hour for
Washington OF nine o'clock and IS asleep, OF
cour,e. wh-n an anxious gentleman l-aves the
,de of the dying President u inform the new in.
cumbent OF as great good fortune, which MD
him with unuttera0ie distress.
Now. marx me ! DO lot say that all this ere
a+es a suspicion in ny MUD " the completely OF
President Johnson 10 the foul woIk JPN Presi'
dent Lincoln. But this l do say that if such
circumstances could be 50 well taken against the
HIM B. G. Harris, Of Maryland, Ben. God, OF
New York. or Mr. VIunlIyham, OF Ohio taey
woull have been received IN the aureau Of Mill
tary Justice as testimony IS strong as proofs
from HJly Writ raesi facts my possibly sug.
vest % President johnson aud those WAC owe
Their osheial position and person q consequence
10 the breath Vi as nOss-Is. good and su1icien
q Ia. r..F ind Of he
ple OF the L .ited states which has been lashed
intl fury by vel conceded manip .atiOns and
now demand, a victim shOu aeheve that III re
was evide &C in the BIre u OF Military Justice
10 cOnvic- Southern men" Rebels AMI traitors
of having " melted, concerted and procured"
the assassination OF president Lincoln. But, az
al evrats these facts ought 10 teach President
Job lsOn lesson Il moderation and charity 10
all those suspected. feel confident no fact, sus-
ceptlbe Of being tortured by the snre WIDEST inge
nuity INTO 4 c0.orins SO untdvOrable, can be
shown IN 1th against President Davis or my
self no., do believe, against any one Of the gen
tlemen named IN the Proclamation.
/ cannot but think this proclamation was
not iatsndt for ne, but il was 20 furnish an ex-
cuse % deal harstiy with President Jefferson
DAVIS If arrested pureJ patriot, o more con-
scie III Is Christian, and more honorable ger
tlemsn than be never lived in any age or cOun-
trv. Al he has one has been Ia obedience TO
the behests Of the sovereign states composing the
Confsdesacs. He leaves II the power and cruelty
Of his enemies ske IL nee sslry for him to leave,
With he proud consciousness Of having nobly
done his whole duty
More true jOy Mlrcel1s exiled feels.
Than Ccser with 4 Senate al his heels"
The states were once considered sovereignties,
AMI "a such cha lenged our respect and bedience.
Nov after war Of four years Of unexamp'ed
sufring, distinguished by leats Of gal antry that
r feet the highest honor upon the parties en-
rared. AZ e. the two parties have been recognized
by themselves and by al the civilized world az
belhgareuts, 70 con lude the war by simply re-
gard nr the armies Of tha United States as huge
posse couitatus, and the opposing armies as so
many felons resisting arrest, il a most lame and
impOte1t conclusion hich will shock the civil.
zation Of the age, and render this mighty war
tragical farce
There was no iced Of Offering SIS 600 reward
for nv arrest IL [ felt the least assurance Of
being tried according 90 the recognized princi.
pies Of law, without pre-judgment without the
afbtrarincss OF a court acting under the instruc-
tons Of this Bureau Of Military Justice and
without contumely, I would go in person and
tiles. Until have such an assurance, think
ought See) on Of the way, which no doubt
win gr'tify nv enemies.
with re pect, JACOB THOMPSON.
MAY 10. 1865.
All ,air and independent papers are requested
70 copy auu OVlikt peEttCuLtu Wau.
The Tribune, in It's editorial column, remarks
In 30 far az his ,tatements are personal and de.
fensive they seem 70 require no remark We
think the remarks affecting President johnson are
in very bad taste but we did not choose 70 SUM-
press them, though authorized 10 do 20. We
prefer that Mr.. Thompson should be judged by
what be chose 20 write rather than by what we
might see tt % print.
DESTRUCTION or COrTOS.-A despatch from
Mobile TO the philadelphia Ledger states that an
old house IN that " has received the informa.
ton Oh the amount Of cot on DESTROYED BY ire
In Montgomery upon the recent approach Of our
lore 8 was over one hundred thousand bales.
some OF the estimates placing the number as high
81 one hundred and twenty thousanc. In round
figures the value Of the cotton burned was over
twenty millions Of dollars The actual amou Z
OF co ton Which fell into the hands Of the Union
forces upon heir entry into Mobile was seventeen
thousand bales. leis than One thousand of tie
whole number eighteen thousand having been
burnt. The cotton is being prepared for shin
ment 10 New York.
The Republicans OF Lafayette Indiana elected then
entire municipal ticket "Wednesday Iag bv rsi-ri
ues ng from 90 % 80 This is the ms, time ~
Eau L. a. eve aHaHr a lat