Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-30
The Assassination Testimony.
HOW 1T WAS OBTAINED.

- - AeNAANA Dl Vic AAboAHNf hANANA a.
and, in fact, BY every member Of the Cabi-
net excepting STANTON, and the latter is far
less emphatic in his opposition since the ex-
posure by the Herald Of the Radical eonspi-
racy, and the publication Of the correspond
ence between his friend and counterpart,
Judge Advocate General HOLT, and his
man Friday, SANFORD CONovER, and the
suborned witnesses. Perhaps another batch
ofthe correspondence between these wOr:hies
will remove the honorable Secretary's objec-
tions altogether.
The following letter, addressed by SSEvEI.,
one Of the subOrned witnesses, TO SANFORD
CoSovER, at Washington, will give the
public some idea Of the manner in which
the national exchequer is robbed 10 further
the unholy schemes Of the Radicals and heir
pct Bureaus
JOSEPH sNEvEL TO SANFORD coSOvER.
WEsrcHEsrER HOUSE, NEW York, Nov.
IA, 1SG5.-MR. SAEDFoRD CONOvER-D Dear
Sir: II have been looking for more than a
week for the $500 draft promised me from
yonr OF the Judge, but have been disappoint-
ed. don't think ] have been treated ex-
actly on the square, for CAMPBELL has had
more by nearly 81 900 that have, and yet
] stretched my conscience just as much as
taN hAhf anu AalD Al1AAAlbiiNg ~ Nbu anu liAt
Judge both said, was Just as important as
his. / don't like 10 find fault, but ] like
still less 10 beg or TO borrow, az ] am obliged
to, from CAMPBELL, when / ought TO be just
"a well off as he. ] don't mean 10 complain,
for / know you have much 10 attend TO, and
can't do everything at once, but as all the
rest have been better paid than myself
ought not 20 be forgot Please do not fail
30 send the draft by return mail, for you
know this is an awful place 10 be in without
money; and your petitioner will ever pray.
Respectfully, yours,
JOSEPH SNEvEL.
The following letter by another Of the
suborned witnesses, clerk in the Quarter
masters department, is written on the back
Of quartermaster's order in blank for trans
portation from Baltimore over the Northern
Central Railroad, aud enclosed in an official
envelope marked, "Oficial business, Depot
Quartermasser's Office, Baltimore, Mary
land":
QuARTERAIAsTER's 5 OFFICE, April 81, 1866.
Dear ConoUer--I received yesterday morn
ing letter from CAAIPBELL from New York,
threatening TO 90 before the Judiciary Com
mittee and expose all that has been devised
in the DAVIS case, and asking me 10 accom-
pany him, az he, and all who will, will get
large sums from JEFF s friends for doing so.
| started Immediately for Washington and
saw General Holt, and gave him CAMP
BELLS letter. The General assured me that
he had known Of CAMPBELL's detection for
some time, and that you had written the
chairman Of the committee not TO examine
him, and that be himself had arranged to
send Judge Advocate TO New York that
evening 10 see yOu, with full instructions
and that you would no doubt be able TO get
the scamp in the traces again, or keep him
away and let only such come before the COM
mittee as can be relied on. God grant that
You can do sol
Ia ouler 10 be 81 sonie aasistanee in the
bosiness, beg leave to introduce TO You Mr..
Mason, the bearer, Of whom you have card
me often speak. He can give you some Sc
crets Of CAMPBELLs life, which, if known
to the District Attorney, would get him ten
years in the State prison and you may use
them 10 frighten the traitor into loyalty
again. MASON is quite a stranger in New
York, and hope you may may get him TO
show him the elephant
Excuse paper. IL is not yet nine o'clock,
and the stationery room is not yet open, and
/ have not a sheet in my desk. Write me
by MASON, on his return, all the particulars.
Truly, as ever, CARTER.
The following is from the Judge Advo-
cate General 20 CoNovER, introducing Col
TURNER, sent by him ON the business refer
red to in the preceding letter.
JUDGE HOLT TO SANFORD CoNovER.
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE, WASH
INGroN, ID. c., April 26, lS66.-MR. SAN
FORD CONovER-Dear Sir: This will be
presented 10 YOU by Col. TURNER, Judge
Advocate, who will communicate with you
fully ia regard 10 the business which takes
him 10 New York. The judiciary Com
mittee Of the House Of Representatives are
anxious 10 secure at as early a day as pOssi-
bic the attendance Of the witnesses named la
list in Col. TURNER'S hands, and ! writ
20 request that yon will at once use all your
efforts 20 secure that result. You probably
know the whereabouts Of most Of them, and
through your personal exertions, aided by
others, NAV succeed in bringing these Wit
nesses, or al least the greater part Of them,
before the committee. ! saw Mr.. WILSON
this morning, who reatr me your letter, and
il is at his instance that / write you, having
no doubt but that from the Information you
have and your past faithfulness you will be
both able aud willing to do in the interest
Of truth and public justice what is now re-
quired Of you.
Very respectfully, your obed't serv't,
j. Horn, Judge Advocate General.
That the bearer Of the above did commu-
nicate with CoNovE in regard 20 the bust.
ness which took him 20 New York, and
communicate more than it was easy or pru.
dent TO say by letter, there can be no doubt,
but nevertheless CAMPBELL, rs the public
are already aware, was pushed before the
committee and retracted every word Of what
he had sworn for the Bureau Of Military
Justice.
The folloSing letter from CoNovER to
john PATTEN, at Washington, another o
the periured witnesses whom he had pro
moted 20 the rank Of instructor of bogus
witnesses, will show what he thought O
CoUTwEI.L and HoLr and some Of the other
leaders in the conspiracy, and what he ex
pected from STANTON in case Of need
:. coNovER 10 JOHN PATrEN.
ErHRArA MoUNrAlN HOUSE, June s
lS66.-My Dear PatcR: Nour Of the 9Th
was received this p. NJ Your assurance thai
THOMAS made a fElr pas does not su-pris,
me in the least, and You give him altogethei
TOO much credit when YOU say that he mad,
damned fool of himself, for nature did thai
for him over thirty years ago. But in all
this do not see sufficient canse for deSpon,
dency; che r up, Ra dcspesaRdumL Max,
TAnER rehearse dozen times IA,
until be can play his part like kEAN, and
with the two BOYS that l have here, who ar,
improving charmingly, we will more thar
make up for the loss Of CAMPBELL ant
SNvEI. Still il is provoking 10 remembel
what an ass boutwell, made Of himself
Hsd he suspended the examination o
CAMPBELL when he saw that he was dam
aging the case, or had WILSON been pos
scssed Of wit enough TO adjourn the session
with directions 10 the witnesses 10 appeal
again next day, which CAMPBELL would no
have. done, or had Hon, after the commiite'
did adjourn, displayed his usual sharpneS
and firmness, and ordered the damned trai
tor 90 be quietly taken out Of sight al
would have been well. In truth, all is vel
enough a. Il stands.
II CAMPBELL don't keep himself shady
Secretary STANTON will come dowa on hin
for his bounty jumping, numerous deser
tions, and other military otenses, which
will enable the Secretary 10 place him wher'
his tongue can DO no harm and would sOoi
cease 20 wag. he has been notified what 4
expect II be is no, quiet, and ] am sure VI
We shall hear no more from him.
MC6mI il coming down in the morning
and viii bear my letter. He will be able q
give you the news more easily than cal