, 1866-03-25
FROM WASHINGTON.
Secret History Of the Rebellion.

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,hr solitude OF the casesaatea o1 Fortsrss
Mou.oc. Corperbesa and rebel cry a. In Is
s,ous ,a,Itutea have made pressing eaus upon
III. Govrsumert within the last few weekA for
IN explanation CT hIs pru:.-7cted dtsrntion IN
t,ursner vile - 4 prisoner oi State. 70 partly
,,tIdr ltels urgent curioAlsy, and yon m
Interesting document, which will 10 foand 70
thror considerable light upon the ease Of
tia, prominent traitor. It Is tssAiy neses-
.arr for ne to a.y. that, In loiat: 10, DO not
art ~ the mouthpaere of tho GoseFument,
but from motives Of mS owh.
C,emcut c. Clsy has tt,tn charged F1:h
cc,ucl!c),y In The assassination CT tho late
prrsidcn, Llncoln. Whether tho Government
has evidence Il. It's possrfslcn to sustain thu
rhsrrt against l,in,, ] s1u no. able to say. Bat
Tic sr,.{otusd document euntatus peoof OF
ruil, On ILL part In another hardly lcsa cul-
1ab,e direction, tAAt certainly Justified alA
imprisonment since hla capture, and would
make kss flte appear we'll deserved II he
rhorld not again leave The walls ol lbs prison
a. jour ~ he lives. II proves coaclustseiy
tbst he was an alder aud .bestor Of the rob- !
biax and murler.ng raids from CsaaaA |
u,.o,. cur soil. 1t has sltp the aaatuonal |
value Of clearing up naueA Of thc *ecrct hls- |
The letter ~ found upon thc rsrsou Of
messenger ffota the retcl rn,iAfaties Ia canalA
10 the authorities In Rlchmoud. " bo uas cap
tured IL the Dr?ertmcnt OF Va4hluSton In
the carly rart 81 November, lSGs. while on
h,s way to the rebc, capital It Is addressed
10 the rrteI Secretary Of State. Though not
Aened ly the writer. II has slnea be.an fully
ideaside3 ~ the production Of Clement c.
Clay:
! 81. CAraAmxk c. ", Nor. l, 1884,
| sn,-Yon have tount.es. learned 1hFuush she
the rf.*a Of the Etnrd ssaIe.. Uf tha rid cn St.
Al..7s, rsrnrut, b. ahcuI l~pnt avr tonsesstrs1s
so,Iett, ntariy al Of them e>csf-d pEscurFs. lod
| b, Lxntnaut Denae,s L. founs; aad ltrlt Atiosnpt
sd n srrv 10 burn The toup- ard 0: lie roters OF
hFrr banks there Ct Inc axEttga'e a.neaft Of Atal
{lp.UH; os th<,s x:rvs1 II tanacA By tu1ed ~ssttA
| tostgr, ther era,rn,eot, Aad liz pentrx p+rifsl
! inas. trial. 1hrft asc twe1fe OF f1rttscn OF thT
| twent, ty+ ~ho hHse htrh a1e~ted sod sfu RoN In
ptsson IT Mtatrxst ~hc1e shf stAl for so1,ueoI
fup exusd1iion II COW ptosre-siDs. 4 hls4s from
uoA- i'll. u. Anh-.t., Tia 1eAd.cH eo1asa to4 The
prl-utets. uas.s Montreal cs Uetobrs, safs me,
AN e"Spsssurrr'x epnnse!> = al 1asak Il qni.t
clear ..a, The facss III nos {ratisJ eomtnltmrnt
toe rx,ssa!:lon Hn2rs the Law Il IL st1ad.;
"ard We euoeet.e 1ne esfrnsth os OR
Spa,l,or 10 eurs:s: m the documents VIC
~ho!d. eftsaa,htuE Inc authority II ,ne
1slac-s hon the Confederate stRte4 tio+e:nEecs
Hat there il 10 deuhs al&t this dushottty might
hr made rlo1e explicit i'm u II. iu4osss =. RI
e1t1te the per.aest1r ae1 eu1aplained et a1d
"pre-aEs tbs coats<ae'a.s tioEt-nu.eat stu cpn.
taer ~ tr hets dntI to ztcpsp1se officially The
act. o L:sus. focue and III party, Ind ~llE End
~taescs IL convey soeh sEerTna.0a 70 tie prItsau-
s. en- hsFs tn such fusn ~ esn 10 pni.sn heforr
cur epurt4. II this were accompanied Or to.lox-
"ed hy 1 tu1nant tpua yett Government Chat the
-. II ~ Hhr%Hf l NJ AkaP
.~oaH br peotacsI, although frotablr. tho sppt.
.,a:lon ~on'd ret Be secriyed By the aathostslss.
s.Therr wi1 h II seast fostu1:hts tine ana pxob
-ael. notr, =xpa1ed In the t1A.t1rsl.oa Of Wit
'.n-s.es, ~ that shefs pip b rIs.ty cs time tas
! | .tn,thtar taat Eay b thcakht n1suahle 10 he
| .4,ne Ia t-sat Of the 1situue1s,' ues Ms.
FourS >: naltax, On nj my hs1e. IN Nav tast
: ! Il san,.e4 rus fxters uoc Hfn xnasa
, | ! knew BY reputation to 10 TIVE trtenls
, q St1se htchtA> aad ttafetase al saash-tu
i1deleeienee, soachink fur hi lAtssr1ts 4 MN,
hl4 piet3 u Cks1stsn, xnd his loyalty sat!c,
Vi the South. Af.sf sat1stJ.tx NE thst hh bear,
wsA With a IN or struxS!e. md Dat kt Estka1es
the EtnIedsrAte StAEes, From which hs Lad etcarsi
he te.tlorxd hs p.are for se.1lIatfas %a1ue Of tn
uinriez znd ostElsea indicted upon shs south,
:, thought them te*stbs md fully v1rEau;ed hy "a
= | he Of natIoas and lhefsfcrs tecotarepdsd hts
Ard his p!ans ie tie Secretary of waf, He VA frs
| hstl b.; the seerttAsI Of Txr WITH / Corcrultslo
Ak 4eepnd htatsnAni 10 execute hi4 rlAas and pu:
yoses, but 10 report 10 fo1. - anG myself v
q pts.rntea hts 4chlrs1Hs q attempting wkst II
;. | sols he could hAse dore fns Ii and stlth MAJ
tally e1patned hereafter. Finally, disappointed
hts es.ein.l Pnfpose. and IN all tha tnh+rqtet
II ef:.s2us<s projected. te proposst 10 ntrsn 10 ii
Geairdtts's Sla,es I'll ua!!ta1. bat pa.GEs th.n1E
=. | The SEv EuElAnd S,2tss AID hurains toae tout
y sna fetblnE rhesa Of ehsterer hr could t,nTes1
- tie TIE of shn-C Coase1ezasr 0o'rrnm+rI
=" 1Els apnsosr as h;sir-'at.t.or. he :
y tempted 10 tnru The sG~n of St. Aib4ni Vernon
,r ata would hare snocrede but for Liz .snse II i
chemical ptrpartors With which he "s4 Att4t
tn | I<.i!r1tnx the t17n wat ailr1tJ Erred tn aver
paacrs ard B,1st b. detloIrt. he theo roeaad 4
. banes of Ill 1ht tUnns he cnnld tnd, aanuEnsln=
tsctz tean f14f,ttgl That h- Nae Lot peunpsrt
se.flh " tntrcenatJ motives. md taAt at did G
> taitat 70 epE,ers tha fana- tsfe1 10 Eis 0~p u
u be. 10 thst Of the Confederate Satts. sn ~ n
TO sAtisceA 4. s.a sha. he - N hnest 'nsn. tr
s.,lc,4 ard pat1ot. md no cne VITO l.non. b
Of ALL ques Ion his title to thts salaetuf. Qs A-t1r
tne s-tfrr co1rs On she raid. thst hif ctortt uor
"a he n br1a to~ps and tarn hou.et. not ic plund
AZ ok rob bas. be AsIc, a!tcr t-1nf u'aI to ,.
TT bt <i.!a ,ase tnrds Ep.n bsnk o. Au!1s!ae %b1
r.. u:isht ldiet ininsy On The enemy ac3 tepe4l
ora xottycc,eai. he woaft d 70. Be sdt+d r,s
| esntt4,aeAuy, th1t Hhats.tz hr took eEnald
m t.4-pel orrT 10 tae government, oF IL epsntea
'Ey~s IN foreign 1sods. NJ tn.usetiess to h'Ea,
Trptatet. utrE " to destroy rtatszer ras vKlaAt
III ~aoa 10 sIop OF .u.: hut u a!:rr the c-i
20. . toun be e<< srtnso apd c4-yy
@monty, or t1tx.1rn, or hank not
*' 'hr had rtKht TO do 40. upon ton4inoa that
fr- .r.tn Gtlkyercd 20 The proper 11;tpiis1ea Of
i'm s'rnDfe4es1se AsA:ts." Ttst'shty we-c mt
"a, irerea ateordtas 10 bit ;rcn!sc and intention
~ owing, nm tutc, to the tt.lI,e Of hi. chrut
-, eo.oronzt 70 trs The texr, and 70 thr rspturr
YAuff uHu+ IT f,nT7f
~ e,sd o.e.po~rred ~ tupe-ios uumbefs fr,'n
'e'Tj Cnl,ed Stairs On 4ho~irs ne hl4 ctfarn:s.
I'm snt Il. ins,1uctions f,.: II. .sr-.n- vtIsh
ell. ofccutte aspe ind .udena:st, be eaid be wa<
Get ,.rlzed DO al The damage he corH to.tc enc
al by p1y N retsttsHon. II thir he rae. II sr~ma
Id the tbe Confederate sts'es kostrrraent .sould
49,. b-vits,e to avow Ihat his Aet S1s lilly .ntkn.i
~p. a. wsfransab1e retaliation. II Il. government
.! nol s.vams the r-pnatihI1,s. Of tkis Iat!, III
III. Lieut.. ToarS and III tn~u all he Etrtt, up -
tps- CEt:r.t ktstee sutho1aries. II 70, frsS TIN
bat | nre7!.e .nd aiarzzc1 people ct Vermont
eyx | e1r:nte - asl =: samna1{ Vengeance upon Il
.ae f<forc the, seAea hr pssssu Of Fl. A1a,snt.
z41 Ttk tympalhica ot Ianr-tpths or 1lAe CAn4l
~ a,r With Yosne and hf. meu-s us,arty Of all
neAtpspes. iCstity Of e1e1sa his ~ u merely
tAlh4en-4pd shey de1!re daty tie 1uthofIsJ VI
arA cpEftIrsate >ntcs Eostzrnen fer 1t 10 st4ist
1et- ts1tslnt1n. fhe steu.sl Of txtr1 ition
Ihef frsy ,rs!rsr,etr b. Inc like eoar>e ot the u
on ssa:es H. Lazy A%ef cited tastiy In Tie Gem
rho, pspe,.. ~h,so eaanot now trteaA tut nh,ch
I IN aaltaaas Ioas .ns Hssa.o' e1''sa'3*os :"
onfy ,a,s - ~ .,!,,!.s exo-,a" ~ ~
oee eanpot ncw explain ~tY. ! fust tbts.sve b,
aal sake Lot osg Of TIE hsase s.Idtrr. ro a.seut
hich 1his ts,.uS exploit, much nas eau--l 4 y
cet' thraasho The rnltea sts.es bosttt:ne ca {
tt1n d.. aad the Organization OF iu.re. f-~i..
the esbt.tary and tyrsupOos order |! t;en-
touching tsr eora.nx l'y->,tea:ts! t:ec.ioa, tr
lie kasr Of Oct e11te aoa ee1nt1y, thit ln~ r
Cd ~, ~ !, yn1n. s.a ~, IN " ~, M -,
A1oz Il IN ,urh fa.r, =. iii rp,i,ls It 10 sdus..,o
Aeh- evstrrrs In The ptad4u2 trial.
aron 1G-td ,he sp~eaAl 1nesselse. zna bears sht..
nr of | yur1 sn.~er tasy hx hsousAt hack hY htna u
a-ic[ lea da.. q. os The iila sr'f. Ias fnal 1ud<
st u tah. and WI! he> posipoaro 'of sas athnn "
!. =. Ccas1letsso slstrs Go,ctEuseui ~ lu1: As y
49,, hic> eertslaly &oe sen d4F@-
svA11 myself Of thtt oT1ar:rt!fJ to t.s,
IT sour notlee tbr esee ~ Eapt. Chhftcs H. cn.e
cor. cthrr teap-e rr1-o:cr ut t;.n. Foe..'s se1u
Nen ebs taken ahopt ttx wreke stncr n &at n
a 10 ran {thc Fe3esxl sar ktes1ser Lake E1ie,,
raj Ia r. eLssk~d With "A attempt at ri;soJ tfa
Fan. teo'rote 10 ta1as'e The Srtsef. with
ch a. sp1. ae Iof "s. ~ na*t 1e pf"9
nder, ~ ,t,.s s.,..1 ~ ~. ,.s,. - ~. a.,.
T sas JottnAnt- isl.ad- We !sll~3 only t,ctan1t Q
ecees- 'rtnsn " Tho Captain Cz,tes3 VI the Mieas
ur1n:, DAY .oobes .lao expected, and .he tetlafs
eM- ectseautncr Of h.1 vrsnrn of the trrrc plot
zone uns paa'isis ground for ch2fFtcK tlpa Hish
,ttiny arp, IL taat r. ~sa In ssndE4ky. oa Ioh1
l.lans, anu on Ito MtcAtfan sls,n.ntt7, vt
~, hasfnz 10 sls rerson The Confederate rn!tors=
WEARING The ttess OF rs4r,le citizen. NJ
n@A- hxsr sddrss nd lssI1f 10 the esaroantanf st
~ Of 4o, l,t1ad, prp:r.tinx 1r,t.t hls te.ar I,
e ~, spy. s,t the to'lor las rr&.on4: - That
lleh "in the Territory OF tie Cn!tei sts<s q pf1
tsle- seac'! hir enn+sft; tI4t Be tsespsd ~ CHS
n,r. "hh r1rh; .bst 1.e had 10 tonial-raie u: