Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-05-12
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Blatchford to the improved condition Of Sec.
Seward and his son:
Payne the assassin has fully confessed his
crime and all the details respecting it and the
difficulties he encountered. He says that the
plans Of that Friday night not being carried
out was the greatest failure that ever was.
The Richmond Wing of the 9th contains
an order from Gen. Haleck stating that after
the 9th all persons found in arms against the
United States in Virgins and North Carolina
will be treated as robbers and outlaws.
Persons assisting in organizing guerrilla
bands or continuing hostiities, will be tried
by a military commission, and be subject to
death. Military officers are to preserve Or
der and reconcile the difference between freed
men and their masters. The freedmen are
obliged to work, but may select their own
employers. For minors not cared for by pa
rents system is to be introduced
The rebel army are all leaving for their
homes, many taking their arms with them,
and trouble is spprehended from those who
took their arms and went away on their own
hook. Gen. Johnston has endeavored to carry
out the terms agreed upon, but the time in
terveDing between the lst and I'd agreements
occasioned some Generalization. Movements
are on foot to re-organze the State govern
ment.
NLw ORLEANS, May 3.
Gen. A. ]. Smith with lis command occu-
pied Montgomery, Ala, on the 25th ult, and
Gen. Steele, Selma, on the 9th. Gen. Candy
met Dick Taylor Is miles from Mobile and
opened negotiations for surrender. Moth
ing decisive was determined upon, but Taylo
wus allowed several days to consider the prop
osition. 1t is believed that he has acceeded
to the terms tefore this.
WARRINGTON, May 8.
Headquarters has information of the sur
render of Dick Taylor's forces in Alabama
and Mississippi, over rebel telegraph wires,
direct from Macon, Ga, to Washington, ID.
C. Gen. Wilson is still in Macon. The es.
cape Of Davis is therefore next to impossi-
Bile.
The trial OF Harris was resumed to-day
Witnesses for the defense were examined.
Mr.. Fenwick testified to Chapman and Read
applying at his (Fenwick' 81 house for shelter,
which he refused but believed they staid in
his barn that night. Chapman showed his
parole, but Read stated that he had lost his.
Harris then closed his case.
The judge advocate then offered AS evid
tnce Gen. Grants orders relative 10 paroled
prisoners. The accused objected to the adj
mission Of those orders evidence. and the
court sdjourned to Thursday to give the ac-
cused time TO prepare his defense.
1t is said that Davis after leaving York
vile, 3. c. reached Washington, Ga. on the
4th inst. from here he was again driven by
the approach of Stoneman. The direction
taken indicates an attempt to cross the Mis-
essippi, but he will find Wilson in his
path.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says :
The evidence in the possession of the govern
ment of the completely Of JEFF. Davis and his
associates is such that no foreign government
will hesitate moment in giving them up.
President Johnson's Proclamation for their
arrest has been sent throughout the south on
the rebel telegraph lines.
There was another long cabinet session to-
day on the subject of throwing open the
souiE to unrestricted trade.
BALTIMORE, May 9.
gentleman just from from North Caro-
lima reports tina, the troops surrendered by
Johnston are greatly demorslzed and nearly
beyond the control Of their officers, who were
striving TO march them to their respective
states. Quite number of officers have been
murdered to obtain the specie that the officers
were supposed to have.
The soldiers express great hatred of JEFF.
Davis and his cabinet.
New YORK, May 8.
The Posts Washington dispatch says Gov.
Pierpoint will proclaim all civil offices in
Virginia vacant and order new election.
WARRINGTON, May 8.
President Johnson has issued proclama-
ton, declaring that Whereas, armed resistance
to the authority Of the government in GER
tain States heretofore declared in insurrec-
ton, may be regarded virtually at an end,
and persons by whom that resistance, as well
as operations Of insurgent cruisers, were
directed, are fugtives or captives; and Where
as, it is understood that some Of those cruis-
ers are still infesting the high seas and others
are preparing to capture, burn and destroy
vessels of the United States,--he en- oins all
naval, military and civil officers Of the United
States, diligently to endeavor, by all lawful
means, to arrest said cruisers and bring them
into ports of the United States, in order that
they may be prevented from committing fur
Their depredatiops on commerce and that
persons on them may no longer enjoy i'm
punity for their crimes, and he further
proclaiTs and declares that f,afler REASONABLE,
time shall have elapsed for this proclamation
to become known in ports OF nations claiming
to have been neutral, the said insurgent cruz.
sers and persons on board them snail con.
tinue TO receive hospitality in said ports, thi,
government will deem itself justified in re-
fusing hospitalities to public vessels of such
nations in ports of the : nited States anC
adopting such other measures as will be deem
ed advisable toward vindicating the nationa
sovereignty.
The President also issued an executive or
der to re-establish the authority OF the U
nited States and execute laws within tn,
geographical limits known as the state o
Virginia
1t is ordered that all acts and proceeding.
Of political, military and civil organizations
which have been in a state of insurrecton
and rebellion, within the state of Virginia
against the laws Of the United States, and o.
which Jet. Davis, John Letcher and VIM
Smith were late the respective chiefs, are de-
clared null and void.
All persons who shall exercise, claim, pre-
tend or attempt to exercise any political
military or civil power, authority, jurisdiction
or right by, through or under Jefferson Davis