American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-08-03
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FROM WASHINGTON.
sURRATT'S TRIAL.
A pENNsYLvANIA DELEGATION
TENNESSEE ELECTIONS,

cipal points in the State. Blownlow about
5000 ahead as far as heard from. Only one
county (Hardeman) has given Etheridge a
majority, thus far. His majority in Harde-
man is about 200. The town of Bolivar voted
for Etherdge, l46 ; Brownlow, s. Davidson
county gives Brownlow $500 maj Nashville +,
5000. GAINESVILLE, Brownlow, 1873 Five pre-
cincts in Williamson CO., inclu ding Franklin,
give BrownlowI 400 maj Maury county, as
far as heard from, Brownlow, 1900 majority.
Sumner county polls only opened at Gallatin
11l7 votes polled, Brownow about two to
one. Memphis, Brownlow, 800 maj. Knox.
ville Brownlow 600 maj. Chattanooga, B'w
800 maj. Haywood county gives Brownlow
700 maj GRITTY -.- .-
Scattering returns from the country give
Etheridge small majorites. The election
passed off quietly as far as heard from.
WASHINGTON, July 81. Revenue
receipts $7S9,000. Receipts for the
month 1924, 100000.
Merrick is making a powerful eff
fort in behalf Of Surratt. He has
been speaking all day, and will con-
tinue tomorrow. .@a
Mr.. Merrick commenced his argu-
ment to the jury for the defence. He
said the feelings with which he ar
gued the case were beyond his powers
of description. 1t was one Of unex-
ampled character, and the manner
of prosecution was unprecedented in
the history of the country. 1t was
a case of greater magnitude than
any he had ever known, and it's sur
roundings were painful in the ex-
IRENE. Under your oaths you have
the prisoner at the bar in charge.
The Government, believing this
young man to be guilty of the crime
charged in the indictment, has caus-
ed him to be arraigned before you.
find arrayed against my client the
best talent at the bar, and a large
number of counsel in court and out
of court, and l find high officers OF
the Government leaving their duties
and devoting themselves to maDipu-
lating the witnesses for the prosecu-
ton. | find numbers of detectives
all over the country, working up tho
testimony in this case, and millions
of dollars appropriated, and all for
what? To consign to the gibbet the
poor, penniless young man. We
have heard much about cOnSpracles,
but, gentlemen, there are other con-
spiracies, to commit murder under
the forms of law. Why is it that
there are all these appliances and all
this vast machinery in this case ?
Why all this wonderful array of
counsel here and elsewhere? The
course of this prosecution has con.
vinCed me that although they noml-
nally represent the interests of socie-
ty, there are two sets one represents
the government of the United States
in its assumed offended majesty, and
the other represents certain officers
of the government seeking to justify
themselves.
What has been the case in this
trial ? Wherever any technical rule
of law could be invoked, it has been
to exclude testimony to throw light
on tho subject which you should
have. One hundred and fifty odd
exceptions taken by the defendants
counsel, encumbers this record. 1t
can only be accounted for by the fact
that the attorneys Of the United
States have strained every point,
and invoked every discretion of the
court against my client. Instead of
representing the United States prop
crly, every sentiment calculated to
excite your prejudice has been urged
upon you, such as | have never
heard or seen before. Why has the
District Attorney told YOU of the
shooting of Union soldiers? Why
has he told you of the hanging of the
telegraph operator, and dwelt upon
them so long? Why has he looked at
the prisoner at the bar and tod him
"yOu are a dying man, traitor
and coward" 1t was to stir up in
your hearts all the passions and ami
mOsities which We have seen during
our late war. Shame on the United
States blush 10 see my country
thus degraded in this way-asking
twelve honest jurors such questions.
A delegation from Pennsylvania,
representing conservative Republi-
cans, called OH the President. They
represent themselves in no condition
to act with the Democratic party,
but propose acting distinctly. Tho
President declined to give them ad.
vice, but expressed himself hopeful,
saying that the issue of the hour was
i'll the peoples hands.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-President
Johnson has appointed Generals
Sherman, Harvey and Terry as mem.
bers of the Indian Commission. The
Commission assemblies in st. Louis
on the first of August
In the New York Constitutional
Convention yesterday, the considera.
ton of the report of the Suffrage
Committee being the special order of
the day, a resolution extending suf.
frage to women was again called up
and again defeated.
A motion to preface the resolution
by a preamble declaring that the
State alone has the right to regulate
the franchise among her citizens,
without interference or control from
any other authority whatever, was
offered, and occasioned some argu.
ment, but was lost by a vote of so
to 81.
An amandment IN disfra nob;sa oil