Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-10

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ing Revelations IN Connection soiM the
Wrs Tragedy What Stanton altered
Wir. 80
FROM CORRESPONDENCE OF THE WORLD
Richmond, Va, March q.
The revelations made by Butler in his
controversy with Bingham, Regarding the
destruction Of that part Of Booths diary
which was presumed to contain evidence Of
Mrs. Surratt's innocence has excited Uni.
versal horror among oil classes here There
is no longer any doubt but that she was exc
cuted with positive conviction of her in.
noccnce, as an example to intimidate South.
ern 'rebef' women, and stay their "sinis-
ter efforts to perpetrate and intensity dis.
loyal sentiments Of the South. Stanton and
Holt are presumed to be the manipulators
in this infamous transaction, and not few
express the hope that, when law and justice
shall be reinstated, and these notorious
characters become amenable to legal res.
possibility, vigorous efforts will be made to
bring them to trial for this as well as the
other iniquities with which theirnames have
become associated. Low as the people Of
the South estimate Northern sense of just
ice, sufficient confidence is felt in their ap-
probation of the national character to in
duce the belief that, under more auspic.
ious state of affairs, the country's name
will be vindicated by the properpupi.hment
Of those men who have brought disgrace
upon it.
A distinguished gentleman, now here upon
reading the brief account Of Buffers reve-
ation brought by telegraph, exclaimed, with
an evident feeling Of horror: "My God
how is it that such ficnds are suffered to ex-
ist Or what infatuaton hasseized the North.
crn people that they should tolerate the
perpetualion Of such inEamies without ut
tering a word in denunciation of them. -
People here are not uufrequently heard to
say, that if they knew as much Of Northern
character as has been revealed under the
test of the Supreme power which they now
WELD there would be no surrendering on the
part Of the South while man remained
Indeed it is confidently asserted that if the
Southern people could have realized at any
time during the first two years Of the war
that suhjugation woall involve all or even
1.-THE Of the evils which il has brought, they
would put forth such efforts as would secure
their independence beyond all question: -
Southern terror at association under one
government with people who stand pass
lively by and witness the disgrace that is be-
ing brought daily upon the national character
by the infamous excuses Of the party in pow
er, is hourly increasing. Meanwhile, the
people are determined to carry out in good
faith every profession CT loyalty which they
make, though the; are moving in the mat
ter OF reconstruction with sentiments Of utter
distrust in the good faith Of Radical pledges.
It's, perhaps, not generally know that
during the incarceration Of WIZ ard Major
Windcr'in the Capitol Prison they occupied
adjoining cells, and enjoyed facilities Of com
munica,ion, one to the other, by word Or
writing, through an aperture not observed,
doubtless, by the jalor. No one was per.
United to see either, unless by special privi.
lege from the Secretary of War. On the
night previous to the execution Of Wirz
three men entered his cell, of course by per
milton of Stanton, and proposed to him
that if he would agree to implioate JEFF.
Davis in the alleged conspiracy to s.srve the
Northern prisoners coniinedat Andersonville
his l,ta would be spared. Wirz replied
that he would not save his own life by sacri.
ficng that Of another innocent man. The
parties thereupon loft the cell, and Wirz
Immediately communicated all that trans
pired to Major Winder. The Major some
time after met Mrs. Davis in New York
and revealed TO her wha. is here stated
backing it up by an affidavit, which he gave
her and which she now holds The trial o
Davis would involve revelations which would
shock humanity, and test to its fullest what
ever sense Of justice or feeling OF national
pride is still left at the North. 1t is not un
reasonable to presume that popular indicna
ton would bo aroused to pitch that woull
render it unsafe for the concoctors Of the
vile plans devised to secure the sacrifce'o
Davis life, topro!ong their residence anon.
a people whose fame and character they Sc
grossly outraged.
Should not the names of the trio who
made this infamous proposition to Wirz b,
traced out by some means? If the WoRLl
would initiate some movement to that end
it is probable that some light might be Oh
tained which would tx the identity Of thes
villains. The time is eminently auspiciou
for such an inquiry, now that the rogue
are divulgng each others iniquities. Tina
be that Major Winder has some information
which would give a clue to the names of tn
parties If he has he should be induced I
furnish it and then the wretches should b
held up to the universal scorn and contSmp
, they SO richl,Uncrit
: Our naighbor of the Gazette has gon