Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-20

he, Mr.. Stephens, arrived in this country he
would resign. what was the fsctf they i'm
nediaiely let their cards Be seen and hrouehr I
Up tnen Csnadian invasion scheme, and sew
ersl members Of the Senate cured and swore
when they heard he had escaped from prison
tSreat sensanon IL was evident THAI thew
DAD not intend 10 work with him. The Sian
then referred TO, Mr Stephens saying, .W hat
does General Sweeny mean by saying thai i
am British Agentf II he ssid thaf az auy
hevr. The men in ireland deaoupce and r,-
pnoiae AL the members of the Roberts and
Sweeny party, and not one OF them would -
.aie ior finsie hour on Irish soil fSensa-
mr. stephens then asked the ouesuop
whefner Roberts and Sweeny actually meant
70 give an Opportunity for fighting. saying thai
ladement thar The movement was made. vhiIe
hooerts admitted that the chances were nine
10 one assinsi them. Ifthey had really neant
given them before the President's preclsms.
neh was Issued. and they could have put
tnlrty thousand men on Canadian soil. rSsv
u,o ,h hos snow how 10 make combinstions, or
.nss nad not any thing TO combine. In All such
noteMents the leaders were generally found
AZ the iront Were Roberts and sveeny or
sins, any OF .ne senate at the frontI Every
that they did not mean 10 share The
risks OF that invasion. IA voice-That. a.
ne Wouio nave forgiven them everything III
they bad proved themselves patriots and ra.n
who dared 70 go into the gap OF danrer Ar
other and efuonger reason why he could no
forgive them. was that they did not come =,
but fegfivsh, and we will work now 20 re-
deem ne past II they had asked in that re
spect Just as John O'Aahoney did, he would
nv iorgi.en them. Instead of that they
wefe Sgain before the world. and had turned
II into mere political machine. IL was one
oi We prth cipfes of the organ zstion that pol
nc and religions matters should be excluded.
MY Stephens then Concluded his speech NV
saymg-I repudiate all connection dire~t oy
indirect, with the President the Senate or
General Sweeny, and denounce all men who
S.i. 90. or 70 use tne IRISH people this
continent for any other purpose than the In
era'ion Of Ireland.
TIE CLEPHANE LIBEL CAsE.-CIRCu,r
COURT, Judge Clin.-lesierday, after our re-
port closed the plaintiff having closed his
MIR. Riddle, for the DEFENDANT. contepoea
that the plaintiff bad not made out a case, and
helo mat The communication vas privileged
Judge OIin held that il made in root faith
even n the allegations were false il was no-
aeuonablei but that II made IN malice n was
actionable " "'As
The defense called
AT. = IL. ElcCHs, WHO testified that some time
III the latter part Of lS65, learning thar suit
was about being entered. and being friend 20
eoth parties, he went 10 Mr.. MeGhan and en-
os settleo. lie suggested 10 McGhan that n
az grew OUT ot politica. zeslous ness. Dur1nr
me ccnNerSauon n1r. Mc(i han said be believed
l, anI @ S.AFI pAfties Were behind IN this mater,
ara ne wished TO fiud them out; thai be dIo
not believe that Mr Ci@pbane hsd any malice
IN The matter, but ths; ne had b.en made tha
instrument Of o'her partIes
Mr.. EIyans was asked by Mr. Rraolev vho
Were the'paTtles who gave Mr.. Clephaue the
information, buI declined 10 answer until so
oreSted by the Court. ana be ans wered thar
L Iaan
other NIL
Leris Clepsone-w Witness is charged with
haylng written the letter in CUES ton.
by Mr.. Riddle.-Win you state upon yha,
information you wrote that letter, and vhat
were your motives
Mr. Bradley objected, but the objection was
overruled.
Witness had no personal aeouain.ance x,,,
The plaintiff. lie was president of the I.ncoln
ana Johnson Club, anc on a committee of the
Loyal League OF America and il was made il
hls duty 10 report such cases
Mr.. Riddle asked what was has motive in
writing the letter.
Mr.. Bradley objected, and the Court sus-
Witness had no al feelings towards the wit.
ness, and wrote the letter thar an investigation
might De had. His purpose was 10 preserve
the Government.
Witness was asked what was tne info,u.
uon be received, and produced a paper signed
oy a. watson, who was known 70 him As a
man man eb dued TO credit Witness received iu-
known 20 him. and others not Witness oh
tilneo nost OF the ia formation on the evening
oi ne election from various parties II. was
TOLD That NEG han was hostile 20 the aerninrs
tration
BY Nr. Bradley-Mr. Watson was a mem.
Ger OF the Lincoln and johnson CIuh Tha
communication OF Mr. Watson was made at
witness request. Mr. Watson IS in the c,tv
Mr.. Cook read the comm unIcstion of Az
son, IN which he states that McCfhau was
making large IL rtuEe; that he has boarded AZ
ire same house, and knows NJ McCban 10
oe lnteiilgent, courteous, and pro-sIayery. that
"a Ees eonNeTsec frequently with him and
N han has always spoke dsparagingly OF
tie Union Cause: that ne has frequently riven
MN iNa'sOn) secret intelligence from the
South: informing him AT one time thar one
company OF rebels had whipped a reramcnt of
cavalry He asserted also that EIcksbure
could not ne captured, and obtained informas
uon OF rebel army movements long before thev
showing that ne was in the inter
est OF the rebels; that be (WarsonD made NJ
nan mad by boasting OF the fall of Richmond.
ana that he latter had made s75.cOO in three
years That recently he had been putting gas
pipe IN the OLD Capitol, beneath the st,.toe OF
eoom, "a name he sbhors," Ac
The court here adjourned.
SERiors CHARGEs.-I' sterdav. Colonel p