, 1866-12-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tie Surratt Case and Colrc3poa-
dence,
NOTES On SOME SALIENT POINTS.
Tho FlcwH OF nr SeHarsl'a Cougree.
slupol OxkIAc9.

NAsafsoroa. Deeenhes ~ l2S.
tus su'1sAI sleepouoeuse Au1n.enea .u"
'ne ela1e 0tp"t tine"1 ea'esaat inaAeS tA1f-
'e'oas aacn"cH. paSes " pratt sU,o
naos memp pess Q! eocssess oene'e 1uaI Me.
seward las hcpt nach So1ne VI @he inost 1pn-
'hF1au. FaPei" ocaf'n3 upon wy null
a.u ~. .ne poiue |" eeap1 tt,,, ~ lstssfs aou
. .,'t " .,' t.1e.a'1.s :" 1.sou. .aai'ua"
Va sne ttoas. t"se q" 't'us So,nsut"e,
esueuee " susla.nus tne't oe1ic'. o1'. ss"
~, 'u u.s vneat eaP'e15. "iso ~ -
e.. s'r, ~ us ollsn capAe't5. u9u sas tae
:s.e;a.. ..as".,.s. ns us ss..t ., :" >uo
,a ot sousp'ta.ots u aua' VI LUG sa"'c
w., t1"y ~. ~ writes at.a pf.'sts note
SAYING 'has &c 1as great aea' o. in!osms.
'i"1 apsu' 'oan ~ olt'au. ous oo'eat
ecu ',s. j.. oes. 10 c'aAs p"one! paesS
I'LL o14.e'a' nc 'eSs blnlol laah ps'fale he!
Ana' Surely choreh, 1t Is nov Shown that
lite Department did have considerable tutor
saa1tor at that tune about surratt. It np.
'cars that tie has been uEteT surveillance
since Se2tember 1865. The Department
Seems 70 nave 4ad some doubt as to The
tdertiiy ol tho watched person, though It's
atscnts were rositisc from tho beginning that
i. was surratt-
"Etlc myself have strong confidence
That the Government Is alaeeFc N Its implied
declaration that 1t bad an cTcr-present desire
10 catch tlils wretch, cahnot omit to chron-
lcle the TACT thai many pei sons profess to be-
stcse that the late apparent zeal Of the Safe
Dtlar,nent IL uholly due to the expression
ot opsn'oa oy tenssress, ano espec'atlg by
Inc itonse, drrtne the latter fart Of lass
session. Inc published correspondence
NfE{Afnr rYTHhHtnDIt
inbeWartn in the matter year ago last lll
when sarratt was ia Liverpool, aad 1t Is 4nes~
tio''ea whether Ut did nut then represent the
s7'fat Of tie State Department. The docu-
mcuis slso show that tie War Department,
about that time, directly advised nSa1nst the
arrest Of the suspected person. 1t Is held
hat these iaets fnrnlsh strong pre-
snmp1'sc evidence thst tue Pres
mea. WIS ~aaae as sHea.4 escape,
= point - a.eo I@oe aga'nst -MF. ss"ntu
pe'c ~ W. ne,. ~ tate as t"o
..,sss... - 80 D.. GU 1ts - a"etas 49, ~
sssssa ss,,s.a>a 49,, % ro ~ t,a+ ~. ae"a
tou.se a." s $50, r.a s"A' ~. Ine Az
A4e go " so..S-,,ia.,, I .,,s. .n.a, aa ~ ~ w
! $3.50 41. S......,.s ..,tI- 49,. T.. sant
- -ha,crr- ,.h - era-r s,n1n-,,t,r .r.n,
~ ~ ~ s',n.;,,rn+ ana n Cat Rr;t,sr 80
thst tbe ;d,n,;tv or anr xnsnactea NAV
| ro,.h+ hs a, cncs c<foh,.,h.a Ths noe, In.
a.,,;.,,,t ,.1,co <fB.o- !, "a ,ssa-.aa r,-,,d
~. 80 do,.a iass n,r.~s- - T. ~ ~.
.r - 49,, .,n1t at ~ 49,. as.s 49,
,s an,,,e onnortunity. Po*s,h,v tha or.
rc<nonaeocs th,t IN nr,nr n+rson. br,,.xa !,
.r,tnsela vo,,ld IA sorne,htnc tow.,a ,rl;.r.
Inn fbc A5m,ni.,ratioo fl,,rn The ch.ree 81
s,r,crne.. In The tuntter FAR a vhole v+as
.f,er the .ss.sstnat,ou look place,
One can, help seeing In Su7att's case
another Illustration OF Tho fact that erca,
criminals nye Invariably careless In small
matters. aua thereby frequently furnish III.
clue which leads to their arrest. Ho 20,
out of the United States, he kep. seasetst
| Tot several months In Canada, he was los,
10 general human knowledge for balfa ycar
! and then practically reveals himself 10 I
chance acons;r,.nrn and f4,,or.n,s.c+,r+
| ou the steamer from Montreal to oucbec
The most ordinary pruaeuce, It woald seem
ought to have avoided such stupidity. Thet
again, after escaping from this couutry, afse
escaping from Ens1aud, after getting Int.
the Pspal service. be meets . man VII,
kuowz him, who lrew him In MARYLAND an.
Washlrg gton-he learns that this man know
him, and not only doesn't attempt 10 re
! out Of the way, but actually, from time i
time, pute him In possesslnn Of very matters
facts regarding the conspiracy aad th
: assassination. And this is not the poo
! dol,, Ned Spaugler, nor the good nature
/ TOOL. Harold, but the keen. sharp. shrev
. John Il, Su,ratt. Surely. crime mus
| | h,rpt the edre Of The inte11ectnal tacu1tfex
,s veil "a that OF the moral sentiments,