The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-04
By Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Confession Of the Seward As.
SlSSin.
Important Cabinet Meeting.
From Mobile.
Union Movements in Louisiana
and Mississippi
The Conspiracy Trials.
Member OF Congress Arrested.
More About the Conspiracy.
StOBeman'S Cavalry In Close Pur.
suit OF JeE Davis.
StOBeman'S Cavalry tn Close Pur,
suit OF JeE Davis.

NEv Yozx, April 5.-Ths Tribune's sDs-
c.ai says the assassin OF the Seward fslni'y
has made confession OF ais gcilt. He
said it was useless 90 withhold it longer.
he had been fully Identified BY persons,
and the GoverRuont had other evidence In
ltsPossession that be was The party assigned
to the horrible crime.
The T-.5une's Washington special SAYS
one Of ths most protrnc,ed and important
Cabinet sessions held since AIr. Johusou's
accession to tho Presidency, was hold st
the Treasury Department to-day. The sub
Jec. matter OF discussion was the free trade
! questions ss regards the South. Il is IN
dsrstood that the whole system OF giving
cotton permits and trade permits 70 8 Ger
tain class Of fsvOritss was thoroughly ven
tilated and denounced, although there was
q decided PrsPouderance in favor Of open
Ing trade in ali parts OF the South not sub
jet to the Union authority.
1. is believed as the result Of this pro-
trscted sitting that every facility viii be
extended the Government for all proper
commercial transactions, and SIS cOEse-
| quencs Of this fact, cotton permits are at
u heavy decline in this market tonight.
/ The address delivered to the President
by the various swiss residents contained
the hope that the glorious success Of the
/ Union will have on the preservation Of sU
| the other sister republics on the American
continent To the great astonishment and
/ Indignation Of the delegation the scting
/ Secretary Of State, 10 whom the copy Of the
/ address was communicated previous 70 is
delivery. struck out as being irrelevant the
/ above mentioned paragraph.
The Hsrald's Mobile dispatch OF the 18th
/ says the officers on Gen. Richard Taylor's
/ staff arrived just now, with a flag Of truce,
at Cauby's headquarters. 70 make terms for
/ the surrender Of himself and the men IN
/ der his command. Nothing is yet known
Of what trauspired between the General
and Taylor's Aide de-Csmp.
+. Ezw YORK, May s-Tho New orlesns
! papers give a lengthy letter from A. O. p.
/ Pickcus, late Captain company T., "a Lop-
/ isian1 cavalry. in which the writer makes
! az earnest appeal % the citizens Of his Es-
/ tive State and besecches them 70 return %
/ their allegiance. He presents at length
/ the suffering and abuse heapeJ upon the
/ people by the rebel authorities, ssks for the
/ return OF peace and the close OF the unholy
/ warfare, and states that the cause Of Jef.
Davis is perfectly hopeless.
Hon. A. BurreIl Of Mississippi, had msie
/ a similar appeal 70 the residents Of his
1 State and suggested the election OF dele
/ gates from every county 60 attend c1nveu-
/ ton to be held at Vicksburg on the drst
/ Monday in June.
Washington special says, the prosecu-
tions of the conspiracy case for trial, has
I dsvoIyed on Col. II. L. Burrstt, who con-
/ juc.ed the treason cases st indianapolis.
. his great ability IN these cases commended
him 90 the Government. He is now sitting
. she mass Of testimony 4 possession Of the
. Government.
The Pr.s3nsrsare closely guarded. A
moug the precautions adopted 30 prevent
them from committing suicide, ia tie pad
ding Of the head Of each. thiekiy with cot
tor, 80 they can't butt their brains out.
Tlis was suggested BY the attempt made
BY Paine lew days since.
ItsPPssrs that G. Haines, member Of
Congress from Maryland, was arrested for
PsEs1sdiug paroled prisoners from Lees
army 70 violate thsir paroles snd 70 back
and join ,as rebels that are IA arms. Nun
bsrz Of these priIouers testify 70 bis giving
them moaey for this purpose, and unless
he can break down this testimony, hs will
be c0nvictedi ths punishment is death.
The World has lengthy and graphic &C.
count Of the plot against the rulers Of the
uati0n, which contains the following poiuts.
Booth was the original protector Of the
crime. Il was seconded By parties in Can
I ada, aud ne wac furnished With a murder
I ous accomplish iu the person Of Paine from
/ shat section. Mrs. surratt was the mother
/ OF the "Cerci." Booth found another
/ bloody mpiioe iu AtEsrsl. The route
/ for the escape vas planned two weeks prior
I % the acs. AtzeraI was the man who had
ths room over Vice President johnson.
I Hs ran away 70 hastily that be let all his
/ Efms and baggage, also coct belonging 10
7 Booth. When Booth escaped Harold went
! With them. They reached surratt's At mid %
nigh. and stopped a. Lioyd's hotel and got
q bottle Of whisky. Booth remained on his
horse. Harold went up TO starns' and got
a csrblue. Lloyd offered him another but
I Harold said Booth had broken his Lex sad
/ osaliu't carry 10.
/ Aa they rode OF Booth called out y Lloyd
"ve have murdered the PresiJsHt and
I Secretary OF State" He reachod DR., Mudd's
/ house before sunrise and Booth had his
broken leg sst. An old fashioned wooden
card box had 20 be split for sp,inters. Dr..
I Mudd SAYS be did not know who they were.
/ The following lccomplices are all under
arrest except Durrstt & Cspt Jett spaazlsr,
and the stsgs carpenter, Alfred. Samuel
I Arnold, Of Baltimore, who claims % have
5srEed out Of the party Capt. Juti, who
! took Booth behind him on bis horse, At
/ zurli, lasigusd to Kill the Vice President.
| Airs. surrats, the mistress Of the eonspirstor
I 81. Laughlin. friend aud con dent Of Booth
I Dr. Mudd, who SET B5oth's leg Lloyd, Who
entertained the asssssirs and gave them a
I cargius; sanl. CoXtor, who concealed and
fed Booth; Harold, captured with Booth (:
Paine. .gsho attempted the life Of Secretary
Seward, and Hrs. Adzmsf Of Newport, be-
lsyet 20 have assisted Booth; Mr. Wuson,
Of Newport, though coznisAnt Of The crime
bat did not assist justice.
kSoIvILLE. East Tennessee, Nay q,
10 ?. A.-InfoTmstion from st0nsmsu's cav
airy states that JeE. Davis va At Yorkvills
South Carolina, on the 24Lh ult. aud stone
mas forces came IN the fouewinz day.
JeE. has one day. start Of ssonsman. Da-
Wis is escorted BY 1900 cavalry, we'll mount
ed aad commanded by general Dibbrsll.
be is accompanied By Benjamin, Brecken-
ridge and other n0torslies, snd Will proba-
by be joined 5y al the desPeradoes from
justice sad from the vengeance Of tas
Uniisd States Government Il 4 hoped
that Gen. ss0nsnaz's forces win oysrtaks
sad saPturs Davis a. be ls hardened wfsh
! II VEssas SssPsssa " sSasaia sYss's.