Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-06

| LIE RECOMMENDATION OF niRS OuhhiAiA ~
MERcY.-The Washington correspondent OF
the Philadelp hia Press, in his dispatch OF the
4th. says:
Il have obtained access to the original hles,
and find that the recommendation Is attached
TO the order approving the death sentence by
red fame. through eyelet holes at the top OF the
sheets of foolscap on which they are 10th
written in the usual manner III Whlch Such
papers are Joined together The recommends
| lion reads as follows: The undersigned,
members of the military commission detaIied
to try Mrs. Mary K. Surratt and Others, Tor
conspiracy and the murder Of Abraham Inn
coin late President Of the United States, &c
respectfully pray the PresIdtnt 10 conslueIa
ton OF the sex and age OF the SAID Mary H.
Surratt, if he can, uEon all the facts IN Tue
case, fad it consistent with his sense OF duty,
70 his country, 10 commute the sentence OF
death which the court have been constrained
TO pronounce to Imprisonment In the penllen-
tiary for life Respectfully submitted: u
Hunter, ms or general, president; Aug. haul
brigader and brevet major general; Il. ,: Eos
ter brgader and brevet maj or general James
A. Ekin, brcvet brigadier general; Charles H.
! Tompkins, brcvet colonel aud assistant quar-
termaster." The recommendation was drawn
up by the Hon. John A. Bingham, judge ad-
vocate. The following members or the com CO,
mission did not sign it: Generals Lew; wal,
lace. A. 2. Howe, j. NJ Harris, and Colonel
R. D. C!endenuing.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun says
1T is understood that Mr.. johnson unequl.
vCcalIy denies that the papers and nndlng or
the court in the assassination trial were hrst
submitted to the Cabinet before he signed his
approval of the action of the court. He says
the official record was presented to him by Gen.
Holt, and it was signed in his presence; that at
| that time no recommendation Tor Communication
of sentence of Mrs Surratt was attached to the
papers.
The approval of the sentence by the Presl-
dent was commenced on the next to the last
lage OH the last sheet of the document, and
| flushed on the other side OF the same paper,
instead Of only writing on one side OF the sheet,
as on the other sheets, and this was done be-
cause there was no other sheet remaining, and
fastened to the document presented for his sig
nature As the document is now found IN The
Wa1 Department., the recommendation Tor
communication of Mrs. Surratt's sentence follows
all the other matter and is the conclusion OF
the document.
In the official report OF the trial BY Plttmun,
who had access TO the records aud documents,
by permission OF Mr. Stanton, for the purpose
OF making up his book, everything appears ex-
cept the recommendation for Communication OF
sentence. Mr. Pittman says in the Introduce
ton TO his book that it contains all the orders,
findings, sentences, documents, etc, connected
with the trial.
It appears that the papers were not present
ed to the Cabinet until the application Tor
habcas corpus was made, and after approval
Of the sentence by the President. The recon
incubation for Communication Is not IN lhe hand
writing OF Mr. l'ing ham, As alleged ny some
FoREIGN News European dispatches last
night state that seu-0llcial Journals IN Paris
deny that Nupoeon's visit to Vienna has any
political object Gen. Farlolu, one OF the Fe-
MAN prisoners 10 Dublin, has turned State 5
evidence and offered to reveal the secrets OF
the Fenian organization. The u. >. practice
squadron from Annapolis has sailed from Ports
mouth for home.
The claims Of France and French subjects
against Mexico are to be carefully revised by a
commission which has Just been appointed ny
the Emperor Napoleon for that purpose.
Garbad on entering Pistoia, Was received
with yeritablc ovation Addressing the crowd,
he said 81 know that all your demoustra-
tiou$ 50 hattering, 50 enthusiastic, arc adj
dressrd not to the man. but to the principle,
aud they teach Inc that the national cause Is
progressing. The Italians do not want foreign
pressure your demonstration OF to-day IS a
proof Of that We want to see Italy strong
and powerful Rome must be ours III spite OF
internal enemies and all foreign desrots. Old
though am, firmly hope to go with You to
Rome Adieu.
No ''ACCIDENT MIR. Bolts, in his speech
in Richmond, after the late Convention was
over renewed his prefer Of allegiance; and, in
the absence of an apology for the attront put
On him, showed his own excessive complalsanne
by suggesting that it was perhaps IAN accI-
dent But there is literally no room for this
snppoaition. The case was clearly like that OF
the lrishman who was pursued by u Dull across
a field. just as he reached the fence, he Was
overtakcn by the furious beast. With one toss
Of his horns, the latter landed the man over
the fence zee, and then stood believing and paving
the ground None OF your apologies, and
none of your bowng and >craping, ye wretch
yc did it o! purpose, -ye know ye did = said
the irate lriShman, as he recovered his perpen-
dlcularity Mr.. Bolts may with equal comb.
dence dismiss all idea that his late humiliation
was IAN accident" He must not mistake
Hunnicutts post-convention civllites, his
Showing and scraping" after the deed was well
done "--Richmond Enquirer.
CoLoRED CoNGREssNIEN-Th Petersburg
Express seems to be in favor OF carrying the
principle of colored suffrage to legitimate
conclusion, despite the efforts Of those who
want colored votes, but claim the offices tor
them selves Says the Express:
I'VE confess that the Radicals have got the
black man the right of voting, but have they
got him the right Of being voted tor? That Is
the poins to which we call the special attention
OF the intelligent portion OF the black ,popna!-
ton. The Radicals, who profess to be then