The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-01
From the North,

we condense the most important
news received from the North, by New
York Heralds of the 10th and oath
May. hg .srsss avVs
The Herald of the 10th says:
tits said that the amnesty proclama.
ton which President johnson contem.
plates shortly issuing will extend to all
persons lately in the rebel military ser.
vice below the rank Of lieutenant gene.
raj. 'aSt hNEab
Some very important evidence was
given yesterday in the trial of the assas.
sination conspirators, Individually impl.
eating JEFF. Davis in the plot to burn
Northern cities and shipping. Rev. Mr..
Ryder, of Chicago, testified regarding
paper which he had found among the
rebel archives in Richmond since the oc-
cupation of that city by the national
forces. 1t is letter dated February
IL, 1865, signed j. d. Oldham, and ad.
dressed to president Davis" in which
the writer calls the attention of Davis to
certain difficulties in the plan for des.
troying the Northern towns and vessels,
and to cause universal terror at the
North, had been overcome. 1t is stated
that preparation had been compound.
ed by Professor McCullogh, to whom
and only one other person it was known,
which could not fail TO accomplish the
desired object. The letter is endorsed
as follows: "The Secretary of State, at
his convenience, will see General Harris
and learn what plan he has for overcom.
ing the difficulties heretofore experenc.
ed. d. February II, 1866" This
writing was yesterday Unidentified as
JEFF. Davis by persons who have long
been familiar with his hand. A nun.
ber of other witnesses were examined,
giving testimony regarding the myste.
rlous meetings of the conspirators at Mrs.
Surratt's house and their suspicious
movements prior to and after the assas.
sination. t.,ge lrn @
The late rebel Governor Brown, of
Georgia, reached ashington yesterday
under guard, and was placed in the Old
apltolprison. Tits reported that gov
ernment designs to use him as witness
in the trial of JEFF Davis for completely
IN the assassination plot.
The Cabinet have yet under conside.
ration the question of reconstruction, and
it is understood that there is considera.
bic diversity of opinion on several I'M.
portant details i'll connection with this
subject. Secretary Stanton is under.
stood to differ very decidedly from the
President and some of his colleagues in
regard to the proper course to be pur-
sued IN restoring the rebellious States to
sthelr status in the Union. He is sup.
ported by one at least, and perhaps. By
two of the Cabinet, while the Others side
with the President. Tie question of
negro suffrage is the great stumbling
block IN the way of harmony There is
reason to believe that the President is
dislnclined to take the responsibility of
extending the suffrage to the eolored
citizens until he has had an opportunity
of ascertaining the sentiment of Con.
gress upon the subject. %
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The Navy Department has received
information of the capture, on tho 18th
inst, of the rebelasloop Florida, with a
cargo of cotton, and the rebel sloop An.
ne, with a cargo Of loose cotton, of
Crystal river, Florida, by the United
States schooner Sea Bird, d,tender to the
United States steamer Hibiscus.
A large meeting of North Carolinians,
to take action for the restoration of civil
government; and social order in their
State, was held at Raleigh on the ] lth
inst. Speeches were made by a mum.
Der OF prominent citizens and a series Of
resolutions unanimously adopted, in ali
OF which were expressed, Joy over the
downfall of the rebellion and the return
70 the fold Of the Union and the protec.
ton Of the eold flag.
All the enlisted men except three.
and nearly all the officers, Of the rebel
prisoners confined in Fort Delaware
have signifed their WILLINGNESS II ,oLa