The New York herald., 1866-07-25

said detsc,,r VINO arrested Mccullough and that
was in the of explaining 10 Davis be
Dava ,h under which be made the arrest tha
be sa,d TO depooent and Lamar thai il was TO
.1S r.. g Ts H.s
ams ncs cs.,sessp Ss hoped they hsS eenasd 4 ~ SS.
''""nrh's boasts misAt be 'ySnneIs yal,Is who had 1
!, ,Ss; class were and me, hs fssssa sss pss .
sIy sa, o. M M.anne,nsuU.mnca.sd .nes 70 the AatheEtiss
md frustrated; that ths S's :. Warrington
putting the schebps " taste must be used In |
certain; thai = -, execution failure would be
1essta' me blow should be struck at once; that
No. winder who was in rage over the conduct Of
bring the ID baDoon here dead or alive as soon as
sibe; If you can't fetch MS whole carcass bring
hs nerSpisa SS SsSipd %iPdsr Observing Gsniensn. you
will not forget the directions ! have already
given you prefer that you Sn sr
jurng hair of his head; but II you hnd impossible
TO capture him. your duty TO destroy him If you can
reach him the same az you would any officer soldier
in his service: and If you succeed In making him |
prisoner and nd danger of his being recaptured
YOU will take care he does not return 10 Washington
alive but let me aan adjure you TO lose time; II
knowledge Of your intentions reach WASHINGTON, your
Grant and the defeat Of Lee in Penpgylvann, WI %
being driven back capital, rentar it necesse
perhaps the only means Of saving ne country .ss ~
successful, you will hailo.i as the sAvi6rs anu y
country and receive unbounded rewards that - yosI
as they could get Nor'n with The bai~ ss y soon
party who wore aireao engaged and eagy b start but
that ,hsy should na 5uire more r operations
.Yes THAI I'll right shat the Genslai sssforr rspnea
windsriwo see to that" that,n thA same dav Win ~
deponcn Lamar Powell and oSaers tasod eor anh ana
ingon that arriving North they found that MANY OF
ns 1s %en n Ss a @ been and
Of being spies and that v,ey wsro obliged to abandon
their undertaking. 'Ao''
The witness Wright, In his adavit for the I,ureau OF
Htary Justice aopY sed that he was native Of Nova
the blockade into Wilmington; that for time he was
engaged IN atng in provisions and military sores
in July, lseS he iesrned from Wnder' that
.nsTe eS% was = pr0secs %. on ,, foo. TO kidnap,
that evening shortly aftcrward passing pub
lie house. ne heard bcisterous talking Within on en-
tering found man named Mccullough half nebrated
boesting to blockade thai within q month
the old rail splitter would be in Richmond cutting wood
TO cook the Yankee officers raons at the Libby; that
Knowing Mccullough was bctrayrg important secret
OF the government he, his duty, arrested and
confined him in Castle Thunder; that the following
day he informed by Wndcr that tho President was
exceedingly annoyed at tho OF Mccullough as hs
father very wealthy and influential man had inerceded
that his son bad been arrested macously and without
causa and without cause, and that he tWnder wished
cisey what he had hoard Mccullough saw and ali tho
circumstances under which he had made the arrest that
thcrcupor deponent and Winder called upon Davis when
deponent at his Exceencys request made the sired
explanation that while they talking on tho sub.
ject three men named Patten, Lamar and Powell called
Ia relation to the arrest Of Mccullough.
Tho deposition then proceeds 10 recount what said
and by and between Davis and other parties
rofeed TO- and coroborates in almost the precise Ian
guage the account given in Patients adrvit Of his
second interview with the rebel chief
Thus will be that the aim Of che oonspators
wss to fasten upon Davis murderOus design tar back
1863, by making him apary TO plot that time for
the killing Of the President fact which, established
tmony the perdious Campbell Snevei wero
10 give, leave doubt In the minds or OF tho
trivcd that would DO impossible to conirasct these
witnesses Winder aud Powell (payn) beng dead and
Lamar being only myth.
But Patten snd Wright as havo already rcmarked
were not brought before the committee sustain their
aihda, It's, and tho committee, or tho republican
bers thereof have decided bSeve their dispositions
the 'contdoral papers OF the War Department not
withstanding "Csnpbes' assertion before the COM
mtee that the Opponents were hired bogus
like himself.
The scpositions of these men, Of which have given
you very full synopsis, furnish tn. only evidence
agains. My Davis the conamitiee the two
letters referred ~ and other stan called evidence being
| think Of putting the man in tho moOn, ON ,r,al on
the strength Of such evidcDoo OF putting Mr. Davis
guiky wn ailto recommend that brought 70 trial
The RADICALS, whose inachaatons have been snmask
through the audable troaohery OF Campbell and
nov employing the Judiciary Committee, plant tools
could bo desired TO hide the evidence o. their iniquiy
and screen them from the opprobrmtn they deserve.
Mr. Rogers is not permitted to examine tho testmony
because IN fsct that of Campbc dscoss the names
| n
examine the papers because the dcpostons Of Paten
| and Wright, upon which the committee have TO found
the opinion OF DAVIS guilt will not On their face bear
legal seruiny These hearess radcns since they can.
not have the pleasure OF hanging the unfortunate rebel
are determined Ii possible 10 stab h,s reputation and
render him IN famous In the eyes Of honorable men.
Mr. Boutwell, in his report. will admit for hc win be
| bound 10 notice and admit that Campbell and Snevel
who made dispositions for the Bureau Of Military Justice
OF moro mporan e. snpposDg them TO be true than all
The rest Of the evidence IN the put together
induced 10 confess before the committee that they
sworn falsely from beginning 10 end, and engag a
and paid for doing by agent oil the govern ment
and all the ingenuity and skill OF tho learned gentleman
viii thon be summoned shield his radical friends from
responsibility and blame and render ausba the propo-
siion that the TACT that these two
onedand swore falsely Ia the furnishes no Just
grounds for rel citing suspccng the testimony the
other Witnesses but let IL be forgotten Camp
| bell says the other witnesses snborned also