The Van Buren press., 1866-09-01
Jefferson Davis and the Assassination

| Plot.
Mr.. Editor: The people Of the South have
SO far refrained, In a great measure. from
naticisn has attempted by the most unblush-
ing falsehoods 10 fastcn upon Mr.. Davis, and
which falsehoods our government. In a mo-
ment of passion and haste, has unfortunately
made itself party. The time has now arri-
we'd, In our opinion, when s!l journalists and
all good men, who .oye justice and hate OPP
preston, perjury and yillainy, should speak
out plainly and unequlvocally on this subject.
Hon. Al Rogers, a member Of the judiciary
Committee of the House of Representatives
has made minority report in which he gives
TO the world. the history OF Il most diabolcal
attempt to impicate In a monstrous crime,
Mr.. Davis, by means Of pcrurcJ scoundrels,
who were paid for their crime. Our loathing
for parties to this nefarious plot Il only equal
ed by our horror. That men who hold high
and responsible official positions, can become
so utterly deprayed and lost to all sense of
honesty, decency and humanity, Is a matter Of
alarm to all honest men. This accusation of
Mr.. Davis, as the author aud prime mover in
the plot to assassinatc Mr.. Lincoln, does not
only involve him, but reaches much further
and arraigns every man who ayowed the
ton charge Of murder ast ~ taaSsgse es seac a
federacy. The honor of all is involved. Mr..
Davis is only the representative of the cause.
His supporters are all equally guilty, if he is
guilty, The Radicals of the North lived and
iattencd upon the miscries of their country.
As soon as the " bugleS sang truce" and peace
lowered over cur distractcd and blood-stained
country, this Jacobinical spirit of these ty
rants rose and thir>ted for more blood, more
misery, more injustice. The unfortunate muir
der OF Lincoln gave them an opportunity for
further iniquities. They set their wits to
work to collect the lowest scoundrels they
could find. and for enormous sums y. money
they paid these creatures to swear away the
life of Mr.. Davis Mr. Rogers, in his minor
ity report, shows up all this wicked design
to perfection. "OH Boutwell, the prime
minister of Satan and twin-cyil genius of
Thad. Stevens, did all in his power to pre-
vent Mr.. Rogers from Inspecting the papers
in possession of the Committee, and when
Rogers appealed to tie House he was coolly
told that he had no right to see the papers un
Til the majority were through with them. Was
ever CORRUPTION more unbushing? This .1na-
jority also order the reporter not to trans
late his notes on some portion of the testimO-
ny which was peculiarly gratifying to these
bloodhounds Here we have truth suppress
ed and injustice and perjury respected. To
what are we drittingI How far can we go in
our present course before we are drawn into |
the unrelGnting whirl of the political mael- |
Straum? The witnesses upon whose testirio- !
ny the committee rely for the proof OF Mr.. |
Davis completely in thci" plot have been
terror-streken by the enormity of their |
crimes, and conscience. "thatmakeS towards |
OF us all has eXtorted from them a fttll con
governmental dathOrHy.i What will the people |
say of such public servants? What will the |
civilized world say of the free and happy |
America? Was ever there country cursed |
by such rnniitigated suouad3cs? Rushing
relcnles>ly upon the field. after the battle wasI
fought. these creatures. expected hyeua-likc. 1
to reyel in the blood of the PROSTATE. Presi- |
dent Johnson intcrposed the majesty of man |
hood and honesty, and, like their prototypes, |
these miserable towards were forced, by ma 4
tive instinct TO lice, before the face of superb ,
orty. Crouching in their den, they haye1
been plotting turther mischief, and as they |
failed in their design of wholesale murder
and contiscation, openly attempted, they have
resorted to the lower villainies, and with mo |
ney have pWchasea testimony, by which they |
hoped, at least. to be able to blackcn the un- |
.ulled honor if they did not take the life, of
a great and good man, whose very thoughts,
even, can never descend to their groyeling
level. Thank God one honest man happened,
doubtless by mistake to be on this committee
and has by his expose, again foiled these cor
rnpt and unworthy servants of the people.
The country and especially tho South, owe a
lebt of gratitude TO Mr.. Rogers, not merely
for doing his duty, but for doing it when sur
rounded by such overwhelming corruption.
f.h .s -,u.f-t JUSTICE.