Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-09-15
Obtaining Information from Richmond Du-
ring tho War

Iuc itichmond correspondent OF the New
York Times" imparts the following informa-
tlon relative to tho manner in which important
intelligence was conveyed from Richmond to
tic Federal iiucs during tho war. The Rich
mond Wing admits that tho testimony of Gen.
Lee did leak out and did get to Washington,
but whether in tho manner indicated by tho
Times correspondent is not certain. The YER
sion of the correspondent Of the Times is as
follows:
"Thc country will remember that during
the winter our Government obtained assu-
rance Of the hopclcssncss of tho Confederate
cause, by coming into possession of the testi-
mony of Goncral Leo before committee of
the Confederate Congress, which was never re.
ported to the House, except in secret session,
II at all. full history Of tho manner in
which the Government obtained that informn-
slon would be moro interesting than any ro-
nance, but is too soon yet to do moro than
outline it. Tho evidenoo General Lee was ta-
ken lato in the winter ere this committee had
determined what course they should pursue
almost before the ink woa dry upon their notes
the entire statement of the Rebel General,
word for word, was in the possession of Mr..
Lincoln at Washington. In the room where
the committee met WAS closet, and from, that
closet, Immediately after their adjournment,
came the priceless information. Outside the
house it at once changed hands, and a second
party walked lcisurely through the streets of
Richmond with it, until upon tho enyirons
he encountered one of the common country
carts ot'this section proceeding with the hnlf
OF newly killed beef toward the rebel lines
in Buffers front. No communication that the
most lynx-eycd could perceive passed between
the man and the cart, but the former gradual
~ changed his direction and was soon walking
back in the direction whence he had COME
The cart went on, reached and passed through
tho Rebel camps without molcstation and
reached tho pickrts, where it halted az mat.
ter or course The beef was destined for the
house of planter Just beyond the rebel lines
and in plain sight Of their outposts. These
explanations made and careless search of the
cart made by the Rebcl sentry, that is u look
into it, the cart proceeded on it's way. Just
"lt ncared the house small party of our
calvary made dnsh at it, and to the utter
surprise of the Rebel pickets, who saw the
whole affair, our men only lowered moment
around the cart, thon gallopcd back with one
more man than they came with, leaving cart
and beef, and driver and mule behind him.
They did not know it then, but under the
beet was man, and the man had package,
'''o WV P"OnuSS Uout'NlCu tuo SCttiuOntS Oh
Gen. Lee bofore tho Committee of Congress
few hours before
In outline, this was how the thing was done
It may seem strange, but Lincoln and Grant
knew long before many Of tho officials of tho
insnrgent government tho sworn statement of
their commander as to the hopelcssncss Of fur
herrcsistancc. Knowing that the Government
and Grant haI this information explains many
things ip eyhheotion with the arrival within
our lines of'liuntcr, Stephens and Campbell,
at the time Of the Hampton Roads conference,
which at the time were incxrlcablc. The
feat of obtaining this information is unrival-
ed i'll the annals of war, and gradually, MS the
facts come to light, it will be found that Grant
had every day such particular information
from tho Rebel capital that he knew what jeff
Davis was talking about each day in the most
private OF his conversations with his Cabinet
and members OF his Congress. Il. g.
WAsHINaroN, Sept 1--Durant, of New Or
leans. and l}rownlow spoke at mass meeting
in Philadelphia last night. The former said
Governor Welles, uulcr directions from Wash
lngton, filled every Office with men who had
given aid and comfort to the rebellion, either
in the field or the cabinet, and so well did he
succeed that in the following year no one was
elected to tho Legislature who would not have
considered it an objectionable insult to have
been called Union man
ne declared the Presidents interference
IN affairs at New Orleans produced terrible
results on July Both, and that loyal men were
neelng to tho North for protection and free
speech. lie asked for the onfranchiscment
Of 9th shs nsgre; without whoss aid, he says, the
Wy'' NV" u Louisiana cannot rooreatc loyal
Hon. Wm. Kelly said he wi.hod 10 ia. ro.
duoc the great and vai.nt Governor Brown.
low. In the course Of his remarks he said
the present Congress was the most patriotic
body i'll the world, and had never been oxoelled
by any but the present Legislature of Tcnncs.
see. lie further said, if another war cones
| want you to divide your array into three
portions; let the first and largest come armed
with harpoons and do the killing; let the sec