The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-03
Assassination "A Plot.
EVIDENCE DUPLICATING
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
9port of the Judiciary
Committee.
candy Johnson, the Beast.v

/ We published few days ago the
telegraphic summary of the Report of
the judiciary Committee on JEFF.
DAVIS completely with the assassina
tion of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and ahis
responsibility for the barbarous treat
ment of prisoners, Of war. ur.
The Report is now before us in full,
and is worthy of careful reading.
The first part of it is devoted to an
examination in regard, 1st: To treat
ment of negro soldiers. I'd: Rebel
prisons, and treatment of prisoners.
.3rd: Orders and letters of the rebel
Secretary of War in relation to Union
prisoners. 4th: The views and sug-
gestions of JEFF. DAVIS in regard to
Union prisoners.
We would be glad to lay the. whole
Report before our readers, but the
foregoing points are, doubtless, still
vivid in the minds of our brave sol
diers and loyal citizens In reference :
to the connection of the rebel leaders
with inhuman attempts to burn our
Northern cities and commerce, and
the introduction of loathssome and
contagious diseases, the Reports alse
full. We extract the closing sum-
mary on that point: ioi e11
That Davis, Benjamin, Clay and
Thompson, planned organized, and
melted the various schemes, expedi-
tions, and conspiracies, referred to in
the testimony submitted, for the in
| PRODUCTION of contagious and infec,
tious diseases In the United States,
for the destruction of our commerce
upon the rivers, lakes and oceans, for
the release of prisoners at Johnson's
Island and Camp Douglas, for the in
! discriminate destruction of private
property upon the border and the
murder of the inhabitants, and finally
by the overthrow of the Government
itself by the agency of secret and trea-
| sonable organizations in Canada, and
the States of the North west. These
criminal acts are a bar to the plea
which otherwise might, with force
and reason, be rendered that Davis,
and his associates named, were inca
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| ton.
! COMPLETELY IN THE ASSASSINATION OF
! PRESIDENT LINCOLN. fl.a
Copies of papers found in the rebel
archives are given, showing that the
propositions were made by different
parties for the destruction of persons
connected with the Government of the
| United States, and Endorsements
thereon. 1t appears that propositions
were not only not rejected, but were
| entertained and considered. The first
DeKalb, dated Richmond June 19,
1861, and addressed to the Secretary
of War, The writer says: <tlll
"Your Honor is undoubtedly aware that
on the 4th of next month the Northern
! Congress assemblies, and that the Federal
| CAPITOL as well as the public buildings, are
undermined. In regard to this matter, L
very respectfully beg the honor of a few
CAMILLE LA VILLIERE DEKALB.
On the letter is the Endorsement of
the name of the writer, date of the
letter, and the phase, About blowing
up the Capitol at Washington.
On the following day, DeKalb
writes again, after having an inter-
view with Walker, who, it appears,
did not object to the plan, but hesita-
ted because DeKalb was stranger.
Here is the second letter:
''R1cHMoND, June 20, 1861.
Hon. P. Walker, Secretary of War, South
ern Confederacy:
"SIR: In reference to the subject upon
which L had the honor to converse with
| you yesterday, and on account of which
| you had me call to-day, herewith
| take the freedom to address this most
| respectful writing to you. Your hon
| or seems to hesitate in giving me
an Affirmative answer to my statements,
| because am unknown to you. Permit me
| to remark that, Notwithstanding can
| give you no reference in this country
| am, nevertheless, worthy of your high con-
! fidence. My grandfather, Major GeneraI
| Baron DeKalb, fell in the Revolutionary
| War of this country, at Indian M1lIs, SaIn-
den, North Carolina received az an n9U e1ti0ss ns
| rents; served in the Crimean w ar ~ oSc-
| cond Lieutenant of Engineers. FaInlIy
| troubles induced me to leave my county,
| T landed in Quebec Canada East, in No.
| vember last. Arrived in Washington, u.
| C. about three weeks ago.. IRIS Is a snort
! least perceive why your honor should hesi-
tate because am 70 YOU Inc
| nothing requiring references or confidence,
| for l do surely not expect 10 reap, person.
| ance of what l undertake. The task, L
| know, is connected with some danger but
never viii IT, m IN any event, become
| Confederacy had anything to do with it.
The whole transaction resolves itself,
| therefore, into one question: Does the
Southern Confederacy consider the expIo-
sion of the Federal Capitol at time when
Abe and his myrmidons, and the Northern
Congress members, are all assembled to- .
gether, of sufficient importance to grant
me, in case of success, 81 commission as
| Colonel of Typographical Engineers, and
the sum of 81 ,000, 900. If so, your honor may
| implicitly count the transaction to be car
ried INTO execution between the 4th and