New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-03

a5zs Washington ID. c., April 26, 1865. |
Mr., Sanford Conoxer: !
Dear Sir-This Will be presented to youHby |
Col Turner Judge advocate, who will GenInuni- !
cate. with you fully in regard to the business
which takes him to New York,
The judiciary committee OF the House OF Re9re-
sentatiyes are anxious to secure at as early q day
as possible the attendance of the witnesses named
in a list in Colonel Turner's .hands, and write
to request that you will at once use all
your efforts to secure that result You pToba-
hlg know the whereabouts OF most Of them,
and through your personal exeraons, aided by
others, may SUCCEED in bringing these witnesses,
er at least the greater part Of them, before the
committee. / saw Mr., Wilson this morning, who
read me your letter, and it is at his instance that
write you, having no doubt but that from the in
formation YOU have and your past faithfalness you
will be beth able and willing to do in the interest
of truth and public justice what is now required
1 of you
| j. HOLT, Judge Advocate General.
| That the bearer of the above did communicate,
with Conoyer in regard to the business which tooH
| him to New York, and communicate more than it
| waseasy or prudent to say by letter, there can
1 be no doubt but, nevertheless, Campbell, as the
/ public are already aware, was pushed before the
commitiee and retracted every. word OF what ne
had sworn for the bureau OF military Justice.
| The strategy by which Davis's friends managed
| to get Campbell before the committee afterhis
apoWed detection threat oexpOse the radical
plot may be explained in a few words. As soon
as the apostacy of the willy perlurer was dsc0V-
cred, extensive measures, as disclosed by the
foregoing letters Of "Carter and the Judge
advocate general, were adopted to return him to
the fold, when the reprobate pretended to repent
his treacherous designs and promised, iniConsid-
Grafton of another large sum to repeat before
the committee what he had deposed to the bureau
of military justice, but no sooner was he ushered
into the committees august presence than he for
got his last prolise to the consprators and told
| the truth, and--need it be said-actually made
/ Jack Rogers laugh.
! The following letter from Conover to John Pat
| ten, at Washington, another Of the pegured wit
nesses whom he had promoted to the rank of in
| structor of bogus witnesses, will show what he
| thought of Routwelland Holt and some of the
other leadersin the conspiracy, and what he ex-
| pected from Stanton in case of need:
u. eoSoyER 70 JOHN p4TTEN.
q EPHRATA MOUNTAIN HOUSE.
4 - June g. 1866.
I. Ny Dear Pahen-Yours Of the 9Th was received
i this P. NJ. Your assurance that Thomas made a
A f6eatE pas does not surprise me in the least, and
you give him altogether too much credit when you
say that he made damned fool Of himself, for
Il nature did that for him2oSer thirty years ago But
\ in all this do not see sufficient cause for despon
i deney. Cheer up, nGdesperandune. Make Taber
4 rehearse dozen times day until he can play his
| part like a Kean; and with the two boys | have
| here who are improving charmingly, we will more
than make up for the loss of Campbell and Sneyel
Still itisp provoking to remember what an ass
| Boutwell, made of himself.
4 Had he suspended the examination of Campbell
| when he saw that he was damaging the case, or
4 had Wilson been possessed of wit enough to adj
iourn the session. with directions to the witness to
| appear again next day, which Campbell would
not have done, or had Holt, after the committee
| did adjourn, displayed his usual sharpness and
| frmness, and ordered the damned traitor to
be quietly taken out of sight, all would have been
| we'll. In truth, all is we'll enough as il stands.
| If Campbell don't keep himself shady Secretary
Stanton will come down on him for his bounty
| jumping, numerous assertions and other military
Offenses, which will enable the secretary to place
| him where his tongue can do no harm and would
| soon cease to W8g. He has been notified what to
expect if he is not quiet, and Lam sure we shall
hear no more from him.
MeGill is coming down in the morning, and Will
| bear my letter. He will be able to give you the
news more easily than can write it.
Take the enclosed letter to Mr.. Stevens as soon
as possible; it is important that he should have it
at once; think his number is 279 South street
| but if not you must 60 to him atthe Capitol.
| grOte the judge yesterday. Should you be
obliged to communicate with him again before /
come down, do so by note, as there is no doubt
but Jeff7s friends have spies around the judges
office, and they might mark you.
Keep up good courage and attend to your pupil
and if we lose the game it will be through the
stupidity Of our friends orirresolution of our pa
irons, and not through any fault of our own. If
we are driven to that "last ditchh and publicly
exposed, we may derive some consolation from
the fact that several llustrious heads are as deep
in the mud as we are ia the nire, and will be
obliged to share the obl0quy with us.
You will see me within week and need not
write again unless something transpires rendering
it absolutely necessary that | should hear from
you. Yours truly, S. ooHovER.
-t--e-s 60
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