The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-09
THE NEWS.

vel VI uupdTdlleIeu nOTIoiS ociuS W.,
closed in the WirZ trial, was made pup
lie before the military court in wash
ington on Wednesday A number o.
witnesses, who had endured the tor
ments inflicted In the Andersonvillt
prison pen, were examined, and testi.
fed to the suffering of all that was m0sl
cruel and loathsome. Men who at.
tempted to escape were pursued and
torn by the dogs in such manner as to
produce death. Sick, starving and dy-
ing men, who asked for something to
eat or little more liberty, were struck,
kicked or shot by Wirz, or, at his COM
mand, by the prison guards. Others
were placed in the stocks, gagged, whip
ped, starved and tortured in other ways
till delirium and death ensued. To all
remOnstrances the accused was deaf, and
said that 1T served the damned Yam
KEGS right" The prison and the pris-
oners were kept in condition reeking
with filth and disease and the former
was at times so crowded, that some of
the captives could not Lie down. The
poisonous matter used in the vaccina-
ton of the prisoners produced disease
of the most offensive and loaths0me
kind, and when, on one occasion, man
afflicted with large sores resulting from
this treatment, was lying in dying
condition, and an appeal was made to
Wirz to let him be taken to the hospital,
the reply was, No; let him lie there
and die" and die there he did soon
after. One witness testified that when
he first entered the prison the groans of
the sick and wounded prevented sleep
and in the morning the bodies of those
who had died during the night could be
seen lying all around. The revolving
character of the evidence now being de.
duced in support of the prosecution, is
said to be wearing heavily upon the
mind of the accused and torturing him.
with the most fearful apprehensions as
to the decision of the commission hear
ing the case. Some people who are
watching the demeanor of the prisoner
closely, give the opinion that, should he
continue to be a prey to the fearful
doubts that now beset him, he will not
survive another month.
The New York State Democratic Con-
vention assembled in Albany on We'd |
nesday, and transacted considerable |
business, but did not reach the adoption
OF platform or the nomination of can
didates, which matters were disposed of
on thursday, when another session was
held. The Tammany delegation were
admitted and recognized i'm resolution
adopted as the only proper representa-
ives of the democracy of that city.-
Inc contest among the Kings county
democrats was disposed of by admittinS
the delegates representingwhat is known
as the Citizens Committee, headed nv
Iunis u. Bergen. The greatest harmo.
ny prevails in the convention. Thourh
the platform resolutions have NOT Vet
been presented, it is understood tRot
.ney VIII endorse President johnson |
!, ms reconstruction policy, maintain
lne Monroe doctrine and State sove.
Ifelgnty, and denounce. military rule in
.ne states, military arrests and trials
a4a negro suffrage. It is said that
MAYOR General Slocum, now Command.
.ng IN Mississippi, will be Nominated
OF secretary of State, and Judge Allen
, , thought to stand the best chance fnr
ne Attorney General candidacy.
a commission of inquiry, instituted
y nGra Monek, Governor General of
;;anada, mas been for some time in ses. P
lon investigating the causes which led e
!. 'iie failure OF justice In the case of the L
y. Aioais raiders. The report of the =
commissioner, Mr.. L. w. Torrance q
uvocate, is published in the Montreoi +
foseste of the 9th instant, and occnnias j
'urteen closely printed coin mn N
'r ,sis OF legal techpicalities, the con. O.
usions arrived at appear to he theSn 81
iiaI Mr: Lamothe, Chief of the Mon. N
eal Police, acted uniustitiablv Ithonnh
isled by remark which fall fror,
ldge CoursoD in giving I'M SSe 600 MN tha Ii
ptured proceeds of the robher;n,s we ~
,do aa, Te', when discharged under n
,as no Hi;oursol's order; that the Mon. '.
a., a. Roiice system is radically detective. oil
a. n, ouage Coursol acted illegally and M
,p, nTiey IN ordering the discharge of
~ pi,s1ners without previous consnI- AZ
~, witl the Government, when The T,
- ground ON which he took this Tn
d !, e. was that he had no iurisdict;on IN
= : therefore had no power to oot an
sa I. case either one way or the otbar az. ne
~ slat consequently Judge Conrsoi - di,
' &c 70 Indictment for malfeasanca ;n w,
'unc'lons as police justice. W,
! : Is Is now beyond doubt that Austri. 81,
noo ,issia are engaged in a serions di. OF
70 a ano dispute, which some sangnina ut'
- are already of opinion will lead TO Is
~ oai war IN Germany wonld he
a. ttalamity' More than one Govern ev'
~ o, tremoies at the mere thonUbt o. les
;, o,asn OF arms; and, althongb tba flu
4 wit, journals are talking biz about of
!. VIII happen if swords are Sra wu eql
,o du,te certain that the imperial Cow EN-
m nO Is not animated by apv wa lily r,i, to
/, res Inc difficulty is the Old one die
dispute between the tu " 'ne.L ov,
nan Powers for the biggest Oh Saeat acc
Iicv auJ acquired from Denmark nv en-,
a waT marked in every stage inc
toUl of w. G. Dickson, formerly in p poI
Ro y, artillery on the Staff of Major OF
: n os mas received the anno;nt na,
. of united States Marshal f a. nv c @v.
: ~ " Georgia. The Major was . rss; dar
VI savannah when the war hroI uvr
ts u, aithough all his material i Inv oth
feed IN =" , ,he South, yet they were mar
|utv to th mnat ne conceived to be
snfer 20 me 4, country. He came North
,is%a asd the service, where he Dis.
Veste u n, an in the campaigns Of Arr
hnston. "n'i 'ne surrender II,
nm n $40 Foley
~ T. Reed, Jr uo. ;ua. Harv
Jay of this wao,r ""S AHuicteu on War;
ord panns." ecA ny grand jury in Bake
10 nsylVania for the mn rda. lords
hal Jsco ot isst August, of Provost ~ NJ
cafion H,ouse. Ihe charges for Lyon