New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-12

only through the conscientious duty to bis mother
State Virginia that he joined the Confederate army,
and that. had She not seeded, no would not have
-, r.; &C., sor,oo 90 no one gae more attached 10
-" "a .e 80. - ~, - o,ood In ond Couch, FIR II
the ola service nor ever sIVVu S ~ Snr,nnts b
with more fidelity than be did mo oOCuihehn enVn
that I'm limo 1865 no took the amnesty oath. A
t'. 80 49, N: -. 1otoI Morob 10 1866 al
dressed to Gen. Grant shows that the papers accom-
panyng his application for clemency 10 the President
P .1 e i ~ - ~. cnrotds n ri Proyn;ng ,of
WINS Pioey,n.'I1u y! o." C,xor,.- . -
Limos flckett save W Uon. ,t; o,e, 4. 20 osl
My object now General an preceding ts fapi % "a, Ssx
your favorable consideration OF my ease aao ns JVn wa -
honor an ofhceT and gentleman pg eueh an
apon it as VIII obtain from hls EAeehsh,y e @
guarantee that may be permitted 10 i've nhoes!en ia ny
native State whore am now Try 70 inoEs sosls,e' ,o
nay family much impoveIished Oy tne wa Dy n s ye 1
Certain men Seserers nom North Carolina regiment were
okenwith arms in thel hands lighting We coU,s ssa
rslayy oSSni1eS court aIta was assembled
of officers from NoItH Carolina Georgia aud Virginia before
whom tbs tried The evidence the ease being per
eety nnmisakabethe men being identified BY aamess o.
dnS 90 he hing The sentences sInreyed y me and
they were duly executed according 10 The custom Of
in like cases Ny action was sanctioned y the q, theh
craze 1oSeoeh II a9e nne nes 10y d e;ch MONT am
not now messing merely wish cone assurance that viii
be disturbed an nv endeayoi to Keep my family from siaryon
and that my parole which was given N gooa iah may @
me from lhe assaults o. hose persons 1870 oDiricp forever
p tne Ma WHEN % sI S Id tsng eonfdent YOU Win
APPRECIATE nv POSITION sign mysc with much esteem your
Obedient servant Ssohek T. FiVAiis-
The following is Gen. GRANITE Endorsement on tns
lstter;
Respectfully Forwarded His Excelcncy the President OF
the United States with tho rSSoign'ls9 u IAN. ~ ,y M,
be extended IN ihs case OF assaSc y Pickett nuT
ahe pgSe lg 'V rcot . Wore Acknowledged to the
enemies Of Gun country and clear TO that the parole
given by the armies laying down thsf arms lsS.S len
against punishment lVf sels "slw 10 :; ~ siacd that
80 men tried md convicted Tor the crime Of
descrtion we're Union men nom North Carolina, who
had found refuge within our lines ana IN oar soFee nc pun
isGn war d e nry 10 Rain nv gsrc power
the services of every man within their reach Gen Pickett
know personally 10 be honorable man bui IN is case s
judgment prompted Inn to 90 Nhai snnSl Ts - a. bc
1loosn 10 nor ~ Low ON! E abo fntTc cnn he secured
nv lis Ia would on1 opcn up the question whether
on not the Government did not disregard its contract entered
into 20 secure the surrender OF an armed entlhy - o.
March 10 ROO - I 49, nhich con,o
lesteiusy i'e,g u's' AZ ia,,"no, ,y,o de,in
very nearly lesu',ing -, "u' oc ahcft noon
suisneu Vp'S S;ds ~ Nt;ss,sin; ro,nber of the
yesterday, Ut, o'11ey ., hasa who
ooltheIh haOicW NJ nov 80 -, i -
waking through the Nhlitol sIVunu,, - ca
Judge Abel OF the same s9te' ApeI oc,S nun ~
hey IN poluce' anu e"'"eS u,,, - SiJ
you are, you IN Iehes9ue iai do,r
ney without Lepylhe iln,eJ'" '.;1 $780, when
Ape,' hcIe tnS sceno SI ~ &c, lin, and set
Abel sent chaenge 70 o9Sy 70 I rs ni' ras
ie lne hi"t.ei y! "5 5st &c W., oioas selected
aeceP.eui anu WI ~ D W. a,,,d q, como nfT
Us 5'unel seOoAu 'lnN ~ ne ~ Xy;r;,ia sida
T.
OF the Potomac To-day however Ireuus ieeiiulvu'
and the thng was se'ue1 without I.sois " 1't's
III Is staten lhaI JiuRo AOsI "y.o a ~ o e., r.
staNng tn1I ne DhIy in'cIa 'i- no n,
Isih"k " DI' o.uo!' -, f1 90 ,ho a,,;as bcre
Tie excitement uhOnE 'ie =, 49,. ~ ~ r. o.,
eoihih'ee iIoi Noi'n S'ionrno' n"ai,ad 6v tbe
holuen' mas aIiNeu uete' Snu VIZ -. ~ ,,,o;r
southern hep w More 10
Ioopis oh -o' $500, ~ ,bo ree,oro
10 mahe Suggestions ~ COnsi00s ' MI Pi Ia .,
ton o. the SOulheIh StateS on psn pusis, anu
represent the needs OF the ioyV Peopie lIoh Pio''
condition, DC GcV. Hamilton iesuIheu ncio 'u.I"!
from New loIk ateI ah ausehVe =. aooue wv %
II Is much taiked OF mere by hgn up,yI hilo' ui
cials OF tne necessiy u naNS e"O an nvr Az;
the Chted states 70 p ra,'9 40 ,h,o,,rh the
patches now 10 InI wv, NSSo ~ so.no,, does
hanuS o. another ~ ,oo ~ ,nlaronb
an ilnInehse aii'o"i,t ~ sen; ~, Sevnrd
III is staten that Iuo iosI u''pHe0".9 ~, ~ y! ,
concerning Mexico ana Sufr"V' cos' ouI "o''iN'ii'"'
S2OOOu. c . ,;, -
United states treasurer spinner 'GuH! 49, ~ o. "
lettet from IcDei ngent ~ E'noP., ' 1E, e
tmcate Oi deposit OF tne COnieuei"te UoNeIu,o'' "
E4OO lie stated III ms etler thSV lhasllu,n 90 ~
such Government was III eAlstence' tle ioil.l V -
to the United STATES. zen. oPnllci EanS ' =,
to-day 10 nave IL sOlu anu inc poeccuS VuiHeu WV "
the Treasury &,
Mr. Lindsey member oi IarHuuienI III Lp6I"uu
and one Of those who opposed our OOVelhhlehJ 20
fercely in the late Rebellion, is party in suit now
nenairg in the Supreme Court and Is represented by
Po''ulnE III , ,t,o 'uP"io I Ia,t SIcn oOO II
cOuhsel. lHe sun HiNoiN0S oDV"' Ft,l,..'.. -
seems in 1854, the Opelousas Railroad company o
Touisisna purchased some %. 900 tuns OF railroad
-: - Ti;n1eor ITo ,rornisod IN doliver the iron
Hoh NUN iAHuoo!, ~ ~ " WI !, ,ros
al certain date, out laItu 10 90 so. hhen IL %"n
delivered the price of iron had fallen considerably
ond tho Gomnanv refused 10 take it, Lindsey then
-, = ~ it.-o,,oo l., tho ur;ce allegin0 that il
bucu IoI tnc IA ~ P 49,; =; I ;S,orno
was the iault u the company shlPPsis III bileIpo
The case was decided IN fyOr oil Lindsey just ABOUT
the time the Rebellion commenced. The war pre-
rontod tber Getting the amount of damages and now
tho Comnanv hiring mn the case ON n writ of error
JDe company DIinS "P V.0 '"'I va 49,, u 81, 49,
] The Chief three members Of the council and an