The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-31

sense Of Justice rcvolts at the bare idea
of bribery and corruption being instru
mental in obtaining the pardon ofanyope..
The Herald's exposure OF an instance
last week in which five hundred dollars
naid to Hon. Thomas Corwin, secured
what the applicant seemed Otherwise
unable to obtain, appears to lave mst
called his attention. to the subject and
aroused his suspicious. He is now de.
termined to exercise the greatest eau
ton in the matter, and to give each un-'
divided personal attention., His first
step, therefore, was to suspend the &C.
ton in the Attorney Generals Office up
on all applications for pardon until some
disposition has been made OF those al
ready accumulated. No more requisi.
tions are TO be made on the State De.
partment for pardon until further orders.
The President is reported to nave been
severe in his remarks to those who APP
preached him on the subject of pardons
to-day. One old gentleman had letter
in his possession stating that his pardon
could BE obtained for nine hundred dol.
lars. The President desired to know
who offered to obtain it for that sum.
He wanted, above all things to ascertain
who the men were that accepted bribes.
He said he had been notified that unfair
and dishonest Influences were used to
obtain. pardons, but he desired specific
information instead Of generalities, and
declared that his Office was the pardon
office, and that the Attorney Generals
Office had little to do with it. The news
papers might assert that two hundred
were pardoncd daily because that num-
Der of acquisitions passed through the
Attorney Generals office but he wished
the fact to be known that he investigated
each case himself and only granted such
petitions as recommended themselves to
his clcmcney. Some of those present
asked for permission to call again for a
further consideration of their cases. The
President significantly replied "It
would be some time before many more
pardons were granted" This would
seem to dispose of the project of organi-
zing separate Pardon Bureau.
| The Star of the 22d says:
An unusually large crowd of pardon
seekers assembled at she office ofthe At
torncy General to-day, completely filling
up the ante room and worrying the
courteous pardon clerks Colonel Pleas.
ants and Major Sttt almost beyond en-.
durance. Many of these applicants de-
feat their own purpose by their persist
ent opportunities They are not even
willing to await their own turn for an
interview, but interrupt others ednvhrs-
| ing with the clerks, and i'll many other
ways render themselves n nuisance.
The work of this Office is conducted
with the greatest despatch, and parties
having business with it will never loose
by observing the customary ciyliles of
gentlemen, Among those awaiting an
Interview with the Attorney General
this morning was Lieutenant Geperal
Ewell, who called on the President on
Saturday in relation to his applications
for pardon The President courteously
but firmly declined to make any excep-
ton IN his favor, and "Mr Ewelp, Gas he
introduced himselD will remain in the,
same category with his brother Rebel
leaders. Z
TnE FEELING IN CHARLESTON. The
Springfield Republican, discussing the
reports from the South, says: hg
We are assured by a gentleman from
| Charleston; who has been there for some
months and has had every opportunity
! for free intercourse with all classes of
people, that most OF the reports sent
North as to demonstrations Of q malignant
and rcbellioas feeling by. the people are
false; that the intelligent and influential
classes comprehend the real situation Of
affairs, and arc disposed to conform to it
and willing to sabmitin silence TO many
wrongs and indignities rather than<ob.a.s
strnct in any way the processzot resor
ganization that there is no hone and
no desire to perpetuate slavery either in
from or substance, aud that the freedmen