The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-08-08
The Assassination Plot.

We make the following extract from the
sRarort of the maior;tv of atbo uo,a. ia;
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o''.y .oli,.s, :, = 's'a''su " Tue aiieged
comphcity OF JEFFERSON Dayis IN the assassi-
nation of President Lincoln. It will be re-
collactod that nm th. Oh ~ ia, 1oes d..
~. -s vs.
uent 0onnsoh issueu ''ts SpFocciamation charg-
ing Mr.. Davis with compiicity in this crime,
and offering large reward for his arrest
rh;s cbaroe hv President Golnso,, h.. ~
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oeen wi'l.'ta"n % 'ao ressdent is no
doubt still OF the sopmiof that there is
This Reborts shows that var;oual ,,ersons
.aa-o..oa ~. . is..s 8 -.
osi''' '''o.. ~, D scie1les "
to get rld OF the ieading 9haracters OF the
North, and that Mr.. Daxis s1tertainsd these
,,propositions by endrosino directions on II the !
ia4.a.a !. -,,.4 .hs,,,a
-0.ls % .."nas .Naa''''s '''ouu - 70 l'''''e
oil .lle suolect ny ms oecretary oi war.
The Report concludes as follows:
aTest;monv taken at the trial of the 90
sass;ns ;ust;fies tbe inference, that the mnr.
der of NJ Lincoln was nrocured bv tbe noe
of NOV f,rn;Sbad hv tI,a P;cbmond Gov.
srnnaent wv
louie r wa;cbmann sta+es that Surratt
rr;I,oJ i, w.sh;noton on tho ad nf Anr;l
1oes fro,,, p;o5,nnnd +bat ha tboro bod bo5
o ;r+ory,;a,, ,r;t,, Don;s nj pen;a,,,;r ~, or
ahont L the s5tb of March nreced;no. that
Snrrat had in h;s ,,ossess;op Of tbaf t;ma a
oo,a;J,.nhi. -, ts, of Ia ond that ho
no,,,n;and =, WHaSh;, H :tn,, S,,t fa.,, ,,a,,r.
Snrr,t ;s nonnootad | Nth Pns.h I ond With Tho
assos;nat;on CO. T hU On an,o,nt of tast;n,ony
which cannot he controverted =
Samuel Knann Chester stated unon the
consn;racv trial that he was aconainted with !
plt. 1 Ia - D.I "a' ..l.ai ao ,ooas;o,a
noo.u' anu .,lhs Dooen oh sever; oIGaS,' I;dao
u,e. ~ nuua. aam ~ ~ 1anG Pa.' -
Pus " mel ueiIas me iieei.!enI.
az one 81 s,'he Doo'h c SEM him ny ie.se. .ne
gu sum ol p1o uuen Onoe.ei hn! po..ss
y ieiuseu W ldhe Paie Al n1. .no 1,'no t.
suineu .no lnony W Doo'n Dou.I oS{snS 90
ne ie'e,veo IL, 'l,a. ne ~ouiu no. "nyr Shs.
'e. ~ uo so' out .nal nc was ~ .e'y euo.'
VI iunus, anu .liat he vi sonle "'no. P"'.y
ihust 20 W Hicninon'l anu op's''ii inio"n' ~
",ri NJ oas .mIa l., ,no hoon .. lo+o
az i .i' e "PPI%s H.I ~ noe aoez ond - -
.. LII .no.n " s 'id Il 80 So. .hat an
Ne ~" p;at.Ss D. ", III a.,d h;. ratur,,
,,.;.,, - 81. - aI,aa;oo ta t,,o ,oooss;
.n s:aa,Ns,s .a. ns.i' =, a. o,.,,,,,,oSot;en
Il I'a C,.os. ~ m, a csa. ~ H.. So. 80;
W., W." on.'' aSS az. SnaJ p:oL,n .a.I, c.,
mu ,o,. go. $50 .e,aiI h VI .he @ toa.;nnu of LANES
IT IL, =. oo' ~ 'no 'e''''' ''-
L. T,,;s rG"' .,.;..s ,r., h;,,,o,f ~ +ho seorot
so,,,;no of tto r"nf,aara+o conornn,on+ 40
oS''AoS VI ehS OOAiSNSaoeS SN'SA'AAA'SA-S .'S
80. =. s.S De ~, p"] .:..s go aLaa;.p
to tha an+bor;t, Of +be Honse of Renresenta.
t;uea ,nas a,a;1st bic own n,;ohas opd With.
ont % onv ., nreS;ons v know,edoe ~, jed IN his mart
His testimony discloses The fact that he is
in a decree an unwilling lyitness that he
DESIRED fo avoid imnlicatfsk the leadars of
tbe rebellion in any criminal acts and that
he Is sill devoted TO the cause of the rebell.
ion. The committee were assured however
that he il n man of truth.
Fowle. saws that he was first acauaintel
with Jobn H Surraft IN Fe5yo8Fv 3SdS hit
that he had heard of him before. He knew
he wos an aren't of the rebel Government
ond bo1 beord of hin, "a e,cb from the 18th
dow ~ Nov 1899 He COWS he knew that
Snratt was q bearer of desnatches and that
be was in R;cbmond about January or Feb
ruarv 1863 He states further. that he |
thinks Surrat was n secret agent of the State |
Department. but does not positively know
If. tbat " each accent was kept to himself
One did not know about the other.n Ben
;om;n told him Snrratt was there. and Quin-
fon Wasbinnton told him the same thing.
This information from Benjamin and |
Washington he received on the "a OF 80 OF
March, 1850. Inc tes.lihon! 'Gus G iai au-
emn,nved in the secret service of the rebel |
authorities of Richmond: that he probaJly
received money in This capacity as agent from
tbe State Department; and hardly doubt |
exist that the funds received by him were
paid to Booth for the commission of the
crime of assassinating the President. Docu-
mentary evidence in possession of the Gov
ernment shows that the secret service fund
was in the sole custody and under the ex-
elusive control of Davis, and that no money |
was paid from that fund except by his au-
thority.s This fact appears from the CORE
spondence of Benjamin and Holcombe, al
ready quoted. and it is confirmed as the set
tied policy of the rebel Government by cor
respOndence between Benjamin ana Seddoh
i'll January, 1865. On the 18th OF January, !
1865, Seddon wrote note to DAVIS, IN which |
he says he has received despatch 1rom Gen-
eral Hardee requesting that ne may De Iur-
nished with funds for secret service. AT the
;sm;n f Of tbe - s.me pe date he encloses letter
from from T,omss NC N Conard a .opy of which is
herewith - .,;ven. i
''"i'' ~
KING GEORGES 20. VA-' Jan. ~, 1000.
Hon. James 4. Seldom, Secretary Of Var:
dow .ron+s write mo from WASHINGTON
g.. S,nds Iat mo therefore oive a state.
~. ,u .sJ - q, nrdar + received from tbe
ha".ah1a Sns a1, Co. Sacretarv Of State Mr. BENJAMIN
iost oi Cants,nhsr so s46o in oold which Welded
mo ,n0 s1 nm in Northern funds This has