, 1866-03-26

touehfug the coming Presidential eloe.Inn hrt yn-
tha sake Of our cause md county, that tts prrs1
deot Will assnme the responsibility o, ths - of
Lieut. Bennett Il. Young. and that you viii sfauifv
It tn Fuch form win entitIe 1t to sdn,rs,{nn =,
evidence IN the pending Trial
|. send the special neeeeuRe, WIN t-,r, tht, th,t
your zosNer may be brought back by him within
ten days, Or By the 11th Inst The hnsl judgement
can, md will be, postponed for the ac,inn Of H.
Confederate States Government q lonp a, not,J
Bile, certainly for ten days
avsh myself Of this opportunity to bring 10
yout notice the cae OF Cspt. Charles u, Cole. an.
otnet escaped prisoner Of G.n. Fos1est's command,
"po "ss ssken aoout ttx weeks s1ncn IN the XichI-
gan (the Fedcial ~ar steamer On Lake E.te>. and
Is charged With an attempt al piracy fEor At
tempting to capture the yessell with being
sp1, &C.. Tho met IL that be projected
sno came very near executing plan for The capture
OF thst veettl and tho rescue Of the prisoner On
Vonnson't Island. Ne failed only because Of the
return Of the Captain {Carte1} Of tho Michigan =
Day soonez than expected, mud the betrayal I'm
consequences Of hts 1eturn) Of the entire plot The
only plausible ground for cnsseing him with being
aFpy Ia that he wAs In Sandnsky on Johpsou's
Island, and on the Michigan frequently, without
having On his person tho Confederate Uniform, but
wearing The dress Of a priyate citizen. NJ and I
have addressed Letter 10 the conanAntaut 1t John
kone Island, protesting against bis being treated
n q spy, for the following reasons: "That be was
'sin the territory Of the United States as prisoner
"againsi bis consent; that he escaped by CHANGING
.'his carh; that he had no Confederate uniform
''when he visited sandusky, Johnson's leland aud
"Ihe Michigan; thst be did not visit them as an
'.emifEafy trbm the Confederate States; TINT what
"eser be coucelEed, he had not executed anything:
"1hat he had conveyed no Information to blu Gov
"e1ument, and did not contemplate conveying any
Information TO The Government" His t,isl has
been postponed, know not why Or for what time.
Bis exchange should b. proposed, and notice given
that any punisumeut inflicted On him will be retail
lated upon m officer Of equal rank. He Is d very
b1ase and dafing soldier, and patriotic, and dc.e-
ing the appreciation Of his Government :.
Wrote to you on tho 12th Of June. to the P1rsl.
dent 2ssh June, and to you On the uth Of August
and 1ath Of September last. trust you received
those lette1s. Mr. --{who see has gotten in
To the Confederate States. has doubtless explalued
things here. hare Deref received line from you
or any person. excepting my brother At Richmond.
l hhse rot changed the y1eNs expressed tn my
former communeatons.- AL that a large portion
cfthe Northern people, and especially in the North.
west, want, TO resist thh de.potem at Washington,
Is Lender. They a1e ripe for resistance, md
fnuy come aoon ai1er The Presidential election. At
all events, it must come, cur armies are not cse.-
come and destroyed, No people Of tho Al g1osa1-
OF blood can long endure the usuEpatioua and tyr-
AMY Of Lincoln. Democrats nre more hated by
modern Republicans thzn Southern rebels, and will
be as much outraged and peraecuted II Lincoln Ia
reelected. They must yield to a cruel and dts
graceful despolism OF light. They feel 1t and
know II.
I do not zee that can achieve anythlng by "a.
naiulDe longer in this province, and unless In
stucted 10 stay, shall leave here by the 20th inst
'for Halifax, and take my chances for running the
blockade III am 10 Btay till spring. wish my
vile 10 join me, under dag OF truce. II
possible. / am afraid 10 rick winters rsadencs
in this lstitude and climate.
Z need not s'gn this. The bearer and the person
to whom It ID addressed can identity nc. But
can zee no reaeon why your rcspouse should not be
signed and sealed, n to mike 1t sessieeab1e, a.
tuggested, In respect Of the st. Abana raid A
statement Of prisoners counsel has been sent by
way Of HALIFAX and Washington, but 1t may never
reach you. q not In time 70; The deseraace Of the
prisoners. Thla II my chief reason foz sending
this BY one whom think can trust
Please reply promptly, and start tho messenger
back as soon as possible He will explain the cha,-
ter Of the mission. Send under q real that cannot
be broken without being discovered.
lam, respectfully, your obedieni te1yant,
To hon. J.P. BExIAAs, Secretary OF State, Rich.