Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-09-20
xFws OF THE WEEK.
THE TRIAL OF wIRz-JEFR DAVIS AND oih
ER REBELS.

indeed the testimony Tor the goFeihn,en
Is not all in yet. Bat enough Is in to snow
that officers much higher in the rebel gov
eminent we're primarily to blame Tor the
barbarities inflicted on the federal prison
ers, and that Wirz was simply tool III
their hands. He was willing tool, how
ever and did the brutal work assigned to
him with an evident love for it which full
" iustifes the choice of the rebel leaders
A large number of witnesses have been
summoned for the defense, but 1t Will DC
useless. and Wirz himself feels that 1T
will be SO. He has been gradually plnlng
away in body and mind, as thes trial pro-
crosses, and on Wednesday the court was
Obliged to adjourn because Wirz was not
able to remain, and Thursday he did not
appear at all. Some time ago the prison
er applied for religious counsel, and 1T
would not be strange if death should rob
the hangman of job.-The quarters OF
left Davis have been moved from the case
mate at Fortress Monroe, in which he has
hitherto been confined, to Carroll Hall, a
roomy and airy building within the for
tress walls. The change was made in ac-
cordance with the advice of his physician
who declared that Davis was suffering
in health from the dampness of the place
where he has hitherto been confined. The
latest report about Jeff's trial is that it
will take place at Richmond in October ;
but there is probably about as much truth
in it as in the other rumors that have
been started from time to time.-A box OF
watches belonging to the Andersonville
prisoners has lately been taken from G. l.
Garrison of Virginia, who held them as
counsel for Winder, who is more guilty
than Wirz, if anything, for the i'll treat
ment of prisoners, and who is now con-
fined in the old capitol prison Some i'm
portant papers have been found on CARR,
son relating to the federal prisoners, which
have been turned ever to the proper author
tiles. An officer has just arrived at Wash
ington from Augusta, Ga, bringing | $50
pounds of gold and silver bullion, with
some coin to the aggregate value of 5000.
1000, all of it spoil captured from Jeff Da.
vi The money has been delivered to
the United States treasury.-A military
commission has been organized at St. Louis
to try those rel'els who burned our steamers
on the western rivers during the war, and
subpenas have been issued for Jefferson
Davis and Secretaries Mallory and Seldom
to testify i'll the cases. About 20 of the
rascals are under arrest and they have a
large fund at their command and able
counsel for their defense The rebel John
c. Breckenridge has just arrived at Mon
treal, Canada, which appears to be con
sidered as the rebel paradise, The ban.
isbment of leading rebels seem to be the
policy of the government. though not put
forward formally. The state department
grants passports freely to uupardoned reb
els to go abroad, on condition that they
shall not return without the permission
Of the president. and it is believed that
many of the rebel readers will avail them
selves of this privilege. Breckenridge,
Preston, Price. Hindman Benjamin and
Magruder are among those who have
"left their country for their country s
good" and it is to be hoped will not re-
turn again. ......
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
The number of federal troops now
actually in the field is about 100000
though there are still on the pay and mus
ter rolls of the army $4,000 regulars, &c..
600 white and 100000 colored volunteers
This number is being rapidly reduced,
however, by mastering out of the service
those troops that ire not needed. An Or
der has just been issued mastering out all
the colored troops at the South who were
enlisted in the northern states, but the
colored soldiers enlisted at the South will
be retained in the service while longer,
The number of troops in the department
of Washington is at once to be reduced
to 5000 men. and many of the forts will
be dismantled during the fall. There are
now $4,000 patients remaining in the
general hospitals of the various depart
ments. of whom 1900 are in the depart
ment of the East.
POLITICAL.
The Massachusetts, republican state
convention met at Worcester. on Thursday
and a large and enthusiastic convention i
was Senator Sumner presided aud mad,
a great speech on taking the chair Col
Bullock of Worcester was nominated fol
governor by reclamation. as was William
Clafliin of Newton, for lieutenant govern
or. Ballots we're resorted to for determ
lining the other state officers. and resulted
III the choice of Oliver Warner of North
hampton. for secretary of state; ]. H
Loud Of Plymouth, for treasurer and re
general Gen. Ii. s. Rogers of Pitts
field, for auditor; and Chester |. Reed o
Taunton, for attorney general, all new
names except the secretary and attorney
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