Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-28

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documents cited srr 81 Of rebel origin, ana
shoW that he psi<ouesa ct the South were
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Richnesd, bst usthost. avail, = tsster
found upon one Sabina Dismakes, dated o
Salisbury 8. O., October 18th, 1884. %
JEFF Davis, says, viii regard to The sudss-
ing Of the prisoners. at Florence. IL such
things ere allowed>4o cuhttnus they vill
most sussly dra1 d5wA sone awful tadg
ment upop our country. Its . 0oss ~
ribls national sin, tAas csnust % snpee.ee'
ed. II re cannot give them food and shell
ter. for Gods sake asnd them bsek 70 Vans
kee land, but don't starve tho miserable
creatures TO death.
Accompanying the letter was On oeticls
| from the sumter watehman, giving the d ;
tails Of visit made BY the writer to M
/ prison at Florcnce. The account 10 . ueee
| horrible one.
The prisoner are described ~ 0lthy,
diseased, and famished men, With 90 hops
Of relief except BY death. An ven y
rags and harcfooted, and crawling With
vsTmiu. While the reporter wss thess .
rain storm took place. and be dsoeriboe
the activlty with which the psisensss
welcomed it, opening their mouths 70
catch the drops, while one would wash a
another With his hands. and then rseeive
from him the same like oflee. A / ifea.
mass Of similar testimony 10 subhik(ed. III
going u show that Davis ~ fnIle awere ef
the condition Of the prissness, coutidsra-
bic space 9 devoted to the mschinatious
Of Cle,ncst G. Clay. Revsrdy Tucker,
Geo. N. Sanders, jacob Tho4pson, and
others, in Canada during the var, end Il
is shown that . portion Of the rebjl ~
erct scrvi'e money was paid 10 one
Hyams, wio rendered services il eonvey.
ing bales # smallpox clothing % b cold
ct Washington. In connection With these
matters, large number Of docuneuts are
submitted. In Ill Of these schemes Il f
shown tha Davis WAS concsfned. ga the
committee argue that the fact % Der 70
the plea flat he and bis associates were
incapable II the crime Of aseassinalion.
Copious ,xtracts from the testineoy nv.
On ct ths trail Of Payne, end MSs. Surfett
and their sc,oupliees ~ Submitted On tend
Ing 10 coniim the opinion. Il Z also stated
that afidavas have been taken hy - juare
Advocate General from several pesseos whs
s~ore that they were present q an inter-
lew between Surratt, Davis and Bsnjanin,
further establishing the guilt Of Davis, but
on being brought before tho Osamittss,
these partie ietracted bot without giving
any satisfactory reason lot doing 20.
The report closes with resolutions declar.
ing there isnothing TO prevent the trial Of
Davis for tssason, and that Il 10 the duty q
the Executive to investigate the fhcte coma
nected the assassination.
In furthe- confirmation Of this view.
copies ase gwen Of letters iron . iossignee
named Dek,lb, who proposed 10 blow up
the Capital It Warrington when Abe. and
his miruy d,ns, and the Northern Con.
gress membcrs were assembled there. 4ei
One Of these letters 10 endorsed By Walk
er, tho rebsl Secretary Of War. Another
letter from one Paramore, stating that be
had found means u dsposing Of the Lead
ing characters Il the North, 10 IN under.
hand measure, bears che signstute u JED.
Davis himself Another letter from d. G.
Durham, directly proposing The sssassins-
ton Of Seward, Lincoln Greeley, and 9TH
sss. to Davis and referred BY him 70 The
rebel Secretary Of War. 10 produced. The
committee urge that these letters prove
conclusively that Davis and his Cabinet
knew that plots Of assassination we're "a
loot. s EE