The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-10
New york, Nonaay. July 10, 1868.



Inc conference vita President johnson Of Virginia
rebels worth twenty thousand dollars each, which
had bcon for days previous preparing FOR took
placo on last Saturday Tho object Of these
induce the President amend his amnesty proclamation
by atrhing ont The clause which excludes from the
benefits of the general pardon, among others,
those rebels who arc now worth over twenty thousand
dollars and they urged argument in favor Of their
request INA; ny .c!r ca fusion amnesty they
disabled from Prosecuting their various industra enter
Tises ana .Aa ,..-s much suffering 10 the poor and de-
lend Ut Of thoIe Str aEvas cd Tie Prssid Mt
di4 no. a.ree eatlers with ,h,m H. the slight
e. acsrll, ist expressed TO Thorn lis views in
very arm rnl plala terms. uo tod them lie could
soc No rea iar gaming their request tha Virginia
WIS nrrios AID dragged into the rebellion against II,
wishes Of large majority OF her people b. her wealthy
aud Influential citizens; thnt 1t was assnasle
s. suppose that persons m the repcl State
who came out 81 'hc rebellion with twenty
shousard dollars worth Of properly haa been
1n.nciaiy BENEFITED ty the ATTEMPT to dissolve the
Union thn; If they very DESTROYS Of roey
lag Their poor they could do by besowa of their
surplus wealth and thgs effect their withdrawal from IN
excluded class and their pardon further
appeal or cesotrony.
A Tlo.iia delegation has arrived in Washington for
the purpose Of requesting the presidcnt appoint
Provisional FOR their State The only the
Union now unprovidea with civn executive
II announce q - The government has decided to
immediately Of service the remaining troops
of the Army of tho Potomac who were short time
ngo the dsbandirg q the principal part Ct that c-cr
consolidated into provisional corps under command Of
General wright and ordered iu.o enc,mpmees on The
Upper Potomac
baltimore telegram contains what purpors be the
substance the confession OF George Atscrott who
was executed In Washington on Friday last for con-
pection with The conspiracy which resulted In
The assassination Of Prcsden, Lincoln il details
thc circumstances IN the pho; OF the souspfa
tor first Tor the capture c Dir Lincoln and
secondly Tor his murder and that u Mr. i0hnson Gen
ernl Grant, Secretary seward, Secretary stanton and
Others but acknowledges further guilt the pant
OF A.zerott than was admitted in Tue defence Of his
the other aesasains so long as they merely medatrd
making prisoner Of The President brit declined to
with them after the subject Of assassination
preached. Two attempts which made 20 capture
President Lincoln failed Booth informed Atzerott that
he hsd sent ~ DR.. Muios house provisions supply
himself ami confedeates their way to Rich ond with
Mr. Lincoln after they had effected his capture.
Our East India naval squadron will shortly be largely
reinforced and placed position OF complete equality
with the war fleets Of England and Frame
IN that portion Of the world cor,rnodcrc
Bell Is 70 have command Of tine squadron,
end among the vessels by which he win he reinforced
win be the saunch steam frgate Hartford lately "a.
nirai Farragups flagship, which s now undergoing
upairs At the Brooklyn Nary Yard
The Grand Jury Of the United states District cour; N
baltimore has found indictments .or being engaged in
hhe rebellion against thirteen prominent Marynnders
Including Bradley r Johnson ard the iroad raider
bIary Gilmore.
} One of the HERALD correspondents writing at Column
bus Mississippi gives picture Of the manners, morals
habits and character Of tho Mssissppans which far
Prom na,,erng He dads among them little Of that 'chv.