The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-20
TRIAL OF WIRE.

The military coart in Washington engaged In trying
the Andersonvie prison keeper resumed proceed
Ahe yesterday after unavoidable vacation owing
20 tho illness OF the accused Of entire week After
conference between the Judge Advocate and wrs
sci and secret elaboration of the court in regard to the
government furnishing time and means to summon ad-
ditiona witnesses for the defence from the Southern
States it decided that subpnnas for the desired
persons should be issued and sent TO the military
snandans in whose departments they supposed 10 re-
1ide The taking Of evidence was then continued and
plumber Of witnesses including both those who had been
tho national and rebel service examined addngto
he testimony heretofore elected regarding the cruelty and
pnhumany Of wirz the susrings and tortures Of the
prison pom, the hunting and tearing Of fugitives by
hounds the starvation the punishments Of the chain
gang and the shooting Of men at the dead line Major
Noyes who arrested wrz at his home Georgia, test
fed that he not authorized by General Wilson to
give the prisoner any promise that he should not be pro-
secuted for his conduct at the prison. and he did not
think that he gave any such promise. Captain Moore
who superntended the fitting up Of the graveyard at
Andersonvile recently and marking the graves of tho
national soldiers who died in the prison. testified that the
number Of burals twelve thousand nine hundred
ard twelve and that the dead bodies packed closely
10 other in trenches from one hundred two hundred
yards long
EUR OP
THE Montreal Company's steamship Damascus, which
reached Father Point yesterday, brings sdvices from
EUROPE day later but containing nothing Of special
Importance.
The Paris Aonteur discourscs the late naval tstes
with the view of showing that England and France
NJ opinion all questions Of public law.
In view OF the alarming spread Of the cattle plague
The importation OF English, Dutch and Belgian cattle
prohibited 10 France.
A slight Improvement was noticeable In United States
securities. FNe-twenes quoted in London the
9Th inst a. esk British consols closed S9S 90 The
cotton market was virtually unchanged. +.
TIL K N II WI ..
The message In full of Governor Perry 10 the South
Carolina convention, with list Of the member Is laid
before readers this morning. The Governor calls
1hsr attention 70 the generous and patriotic socitude
for the restoration Of the Southern States to all their
rvii and political rights manifested by President John
son. who, he says will as strongly oppose GENERALIZATION
OF power in the national government he has combat
I'd secession Mr. Perry tells the delegates that slavery
a. deed and DO rcsusctated and admonishcs
tom that unless they recognize the fact and ratfy In
their amended constitution they need not hope for ad
mtaancs OF their representatives into Congress He
ngos kindness and protection TO the freedmen and be-
isves that few years all the evils necessarily incident
90 their sudden liberation viii have passed away
end that the State viii be much richer and more
RfO8perOub WITHOUT bhSery tnnu Win III Dut
ne decidedly opposed 10 negro suffrage maintaining
Shat a white mans government only Various
changes, 10 make the consultation and State gov
eminent more republican In form suggested such
taking from the legislature which under the old consA
tuition held It, and giving TO the people direct the priv
ilege OF choosing their Presidential electors Governor
snd Lieutenant Governor Judges chancelors and vari
aus other State officers Gloomy the present is, the
Governor bright future for the State and believes
Shat since slavery the great dsturber Of the internal
peace OF the nation has been finally disposed Of nothing
will ever again 10 the concord between the
happy 10 state his policy In conducting the provisional
government has fully met the approval Of the President
General Wager Swayne, Commissioner Of the Bureau
OF Freedmen for the State Of Alabama, has designated
Che judicial officers and magistrates Of Alabama ap.
pointed BY Governor Parsons agents Of the Freed
mens Bureau for the administration Of justice in all
wherein negroes concerned This action Is tho
reverse Of that OF General Meade in South Carolina
Srhere the administration Of justice in all cases In which
fhe oolored people Interested Is vested In the mill
tsry courts only Governor Parsons advises all Judicial
officers Of the state accept the appointment conferred
by General swayne, with It's imposed condition that
negro evidence shall be received In the courts and orders
Nil such ocers 70 report promptly their acceptance
refussi Of the appointment rendered. In case Of the
acceptance Of the conditions martial law rs 10 pre-
val
The New York Republican State Convention meets q,