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MONTREAL, May 4. 1865.
To An,,-e,r yohn.or Presidsntof the United States.
Your proclamation is q living, burning lie,
known to be sucn by yourself and your sur
roundngs, and all the hired perjurers nChris-
the civilized world your heliish plot to nRrder
our Christian President!
We recognize in many OF your most distin.
guished Generals men OF honor, and we do not
believe their association even with you has so
brutalized them as to prevent their dong JUS
tice to public enemy under such grave
charges. BE this as it may, we challenge you
to select any nine OF the twenty. five Generals
that we name, to form court martial, to be
convened at the United States Fort, At Rouse's
Point. or any other place that you will not
have the power to incite the mob to destroy Us,
General Scott, Grant. Sherman, Meade,
Rosecrtns Howard, Burnside, Hancock,
Hooker, S:hofeld, Wright, Dix, Cadwallader,
Peck, Hatch, Franklin, Rodman, Alexander,
Carr, Reynolds and Meagher. The money
that yon have soprodigally offered to have the
violated by the unwarrantable seizure OF our
persons, to be paid over to defray the profess
slonal and other expenses OF our trial, to the
lawyers that we shall designate, and who are
in no wise to be prejndicial in our defence.
Our witnesses also 70 have the fullest protec-
tor, and upon our ac1nittal of the charges
preferred against rs In your proclamation we
are to be permitted TO return under safe con-
duct.
In conclusion we say We have no acqusin-
tance whatever with Mr.. Booth, or any OF
those alleged 70 have been engaged with him.
We have never seen or had any knowledge IN
any wise OF him or them, and he has never
written us a note, OF sought an interview
with US. GEORGE N. SANDERS,
BEVERLY TUCKER.
Beverly fuckers Gratuitous Imperti.
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Proclamation a Pretext for Difficulty
with Canada.
From the Toronto Globe, May 81
Our Montreal correspondence this morning
contains the statement that Beverly Tucker,
one Of the noted six for whose arrest such
tempting rewards are offered, has issued a
manifesto ''to the people OF Canada," stoutly
denying his completely in the murder of the
late President. His assertion may or may not
be correct, just as the inform alton on which
President Johnson based his proclamation may
or may not be we'll founded. He is at liberty
to assert his innocence to his hearts content;
but he might have spared himself the trouble
OF rushing into gratuitous conjecture about the
motives OF the Washington Government. His
theory that the proclamation has been got mp
In order to constitute preteXt for trouble with
Canada is miserably weak invention-too
Transparent dodge to serve his purpose. We
have nc more right to assume that than to be-
heve that Beverly Tucker is guilty OF the
charge attributed TO him. The relations be-
tween Canada and the United States are of q
ever continue to be, and it is piece of gratult.
Gus impertinence in Tucker to attempt to stir
up public feeling here by unfounded imputa-
tons dictated by the dilemma in which he
finds himself.
A Montreal Opinion of the Presidents
Proclamation.
From the Montreal Gazette, May 81
The proclamation by President johnson,
appeared in our last impression created a
profound sensation. 1t might well do SO. It
purports to be based on evidence in the Bu-
reau of Military Justice" 1t is difficult to coz.
ceive that any civilized Government coHId
issue such proclamation without good evil
dence; and the presumption is, the "Military
But on the other hand, il will be clear to the
whole world that the criminality attributed 10
President Davis is inconsistent with the whole
career OF his life and Government, and he can.
not be supposed to have been so blind as not to
see that 10 procure or ncite such deed as that
done, and that attempted at Washington,
before all mankind, to eternal infamy. And
for what! No earthly good tina. the wit OF man
can imagine. In fact, to repeat Mr.. Gerritt
Smiths word, the suspicion is 'insane.' No
thing short Of positive proof could induce inn
partial men TO believe in the statements of the
proclamation. The evidence of spies, or such
not be enough. If Mr. Davis could be proved
to be guilty OF such a crime as that imputed to
him, then no term of infamy would be too
strong with which to brand him; but if he
cannot be so proved, it must be said that no
civilized Government was ever before guilty
Of SO infamous libel
News Of jeff. Davis
RALEIGH, N g., May Lieut. Colonel Par
ker, Of the 4th New Hampshire, captured by
Wheeler's cavalry, near Magnolia, about three
weeks since, has just returned, having been
Paroled at Greensboro on the 10th ultimo, by
Beeuregard.
QuarteImaster Tilton, OF the same regiment
captured abeut the same time, also returned
this morning. He was in Charlotte April 25
JEFF. Davis left there ON that day, bound for
Texas, escorted by q detachment OF cavalry
under General Echols and Basil Duke. The y
numbered about 5000, and had with them
train OF about twenty wagons.