M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-07-13


to understand why be should be fur
nished a revenue cutter for the trans
portation ofhimself and party, at an
alledged cost to the country of twen-
ty FIVE hundred dollars per day, when
gentlemen Of eqnal patriotism, il not
official position, are compelled topay
their own travelling expenses or re-
main at home. It is not pretended,
we believe, that Mr. Chase is making
the tour in the service OF the Gov
erDment. In some Of his published
speeches he expressly dlsclaims the
imputation Of speaking by authority,
aud advocates doctrines known to be
at variance with the views OF the
Administration. If the Attorney
General were making the tour, he
might be supposed to have the es
tAblishment Of United States courts
at heart, but no such duty is within
the scope of Uhase'e Office, and the
affair is considered an imposition,
Kirby Smith is represented as hav'
ing become one Of the richest men
in America. lie operated both in
the director of New Orleans and
Galveston, and an intercepted letter
from Matamoras acknowledges the
receipt there from him OF 10000
bales Cf cotton within the laat thirty
days.
The Freedman's Bureau has eel
apart large quantity Of coutscated
and abandoned land in thu South, in
tracts OF various sizes, and in various
localities, for the especial benefit oi
the negroes. Not less than one hun
dred thousand are now subsisting on
Government rations 10 the Safe of
Virginia alone.
The terrible tragedy at Washing
ton wac consumsted last Friday
Atzerotl, Harold, Payne and Mrs
Surratt were hung. A writ of habe.
as corpus was obtained Tor Mrs
Surratt, but it was disregarded by
Gen. Hancock. In the capital OF
the nation, the law was powerless to
enforce it's DEGREES against the bayo-
nets Of the military. 1t is said that
Panye made a confession the night
before the execution, in which lie ex~
h0norated Mrs Surratt from cjmplic-
ity 10 the deed, and another person
subscribed to All affidavit, impeach.
ing the testimony Of prominent
witness against her, 1t was difficult
to believe, by q large body Of the
people, that, in this age of civilization,
a woman would be exected, and the
idea was prevalent that the sentence
would be commuted at the last mo
ment.. There will be great aston>
ishment that the extreme sentence
was carried out.
1t is said Arnold, Mudd, Laugblin,
and opangler have not been inform
ed Of their sentence, nor do they
know that their companions have
been executed.
The amount Of cotton remaining
on hand in South is sain TO be very
large, in South Carolina.
The South Carolina planters pre-
fer ten cents a pound in gold for their
cotton to fifteen in greenbacks.
The New York Herald's Vera
Cruz correspondent mentions a ru
NOR that the cession by Mexico to
France Of the Northern Mexican
States, including Sonora, will be con-
summated on the 1st inst, Maxmjl'
ian issuing the decree.
The remnant OF the army OF the
Potomac, organized as Wright'S pro
visional corps, is to be mustered out
Immediately.
TIE confessor Of Mrs Surratt says
that that unfortunate woman was in
nocent of the murder of Lincoln, or Of
any intent to or conspiracy TO murder
him.
Secretary Stanton has the inbu-
manity to refuse to give up the bod
les Of the executed men to their rela =
tives.
The Tribune correspondent from
Washington, states that the last
words OF Mrs Surratt on the gallows
were. II am innocent" Mrs Dong.
las, the wife Of the late Senior, made
two personal attempts TO obtain from
the President q reprieve for Mrs
Surratt, but in each case was denied
A very bitter feeling in regard to her
exists, particularly among the Cath
olics, who intend to call a public
meeting for The purpose Of denounc-
ing the action OF The Military Com
ission and the President.
Weichman, the Government wit
ness 10 the Conspiracy case, has
made a confession that he committed
perjury and swore falsely as to NJ rs
Surratt, who he now acquits O. all
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