, 1865-05-10
DAVIS, the ASSASSIN.
Tie A'eh-Plotter Against North ern Life AMI
Propsrty.-His Gt!lt Proved Ly Ills
Own SiKpnurf.

There are not wanting men In this coumonstr.
even among the good and true unionl.t.. who are
ofspo-ed to regard Jefferson Dasls, the late nsen.
GO fresaoent Of the 11suo!ted Coutede1acy. m
eentlemsn mistaken in his views, &c. Int sun
acting out his convictions in way Hh,ch won,5
have been perfectly legitimate had his cause heen
}nst;; }a; We sre not pow spe,kine Of the Copper
more casg ha1 2! fpoiogiss Tho would th1nk ali he
ehhnen ch.nn Inc deep dtabolIsm Of lis
@ character was made more apparent: It
Hosla srs rot be possible to convince sae thai
contest has been artuated by motives snd emptoy,
~ ~ mea4s N e3act consonance with the character
Gis nta u ams. % bnt 70 loyA men. who have been
actions. tlabborn fact may not be ot,t Of place
i Is but one out Of ercat rumper now In he
qnd dona1 2, tne al Of which show be-
to The name Of "man. 'and is entitled pulg to i1e
name and treatment Of pirate and assassin, that
PC nss outraged the laws Of common clvilixed
snd shS1s attosi In the
Rev. ". q. Ryder, D. D., Pastor of the First
GnlVeIsalsf Church n thus CITY, paid VISIT to the
esacust1on BY fhe rebel hordes.' BE to1nd every
isy scattered Ill aronnd the State Hoase, and evca
Ind ne ohefe af,e1 h Ras9ed np great any sua
nne 70 make careful inspection; all thst be
thought Of was that be might be abl. to find
something s Hhch would add TO the atsract1ons Of
| KAN ined the mRrs Of papers he found an1onp
them several very interesting documents, mauy
them was one document Of startling importance
It was letter written In Richmond, dated Feb.
II, 1866. addressed to DAMS, asking lis atteEuon
70 matter about which the writer had formerly
burn and destroy Federal vessels whereyer found.
The writer states that the secret Of the compost.
na1 1lcn !previoasly q spoken Of by hin) was known
could be used with ent,re safely, aud by person.
unscquaintcd with its use; that men in ths MILL
formed by agents; that BY 1ts:use they could,
1ss. Burn every vessel leaving f.fe'gn port for
ID. burn every transport cent from Northern
ports to the South.
3rd. Burn every vessel on the Mississippi river,
enemy everywhere. 1''''>>' - ~1e
The wtiter further requested TINT the "Pfesi
dent" would see. md obtain the required infozna-
ances Of respect to The RECIPIENT md flith in the
1esues ofthe rebel csnsc- =. -.
On The buck OF the document Was the following
s'secreta1y Of STATE, at h1s convenience please
see --, and LEARx wnAr FLAG ur H4s ToR
OVERCOMING TEE D1F11cu1Tr HERETOFORE x
FEB. 20. ...... Id"
''He1etofore expenenced"l the thing had then
been tined before and lailedi
Undoubtedly IN attempt YRS made to burn the
city Of tlieago in November lGst, and 10 iibe,aie
the rebel prisoners Falling In that the consplra-
turs turned thelr attention to New York. and two
Or three weeks afterwards We heard Of an aitemnt
to burn that e1ty with The chips ln he harbor hi
dcnlty heretofore experienced" Il ~. ali ~ ~
piece with the Riding into St, Albans and the
seizures on the lakes cxcept fhat Il far e1reeded
those last tn ntrocity. II WAS thfs nlsn rrh;sS
ionnd ia cnlm1nafi1n in the mnrie! ~ mn ~
Ioyed Pteeldent and The lutended asssssInsttnn of
every member 81 The {zah1net Ra Il nsre- ~. ~.
roff:n fhat iii fhis hsi fhe annrnvsi ~ 9b ..eh
6end DayiR. thar II Was Gnne aftar cnnsn1tattar
viii him. and under his directinns' rhe d.,nr4on