National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-07-10
THE AsHBURN MURDER

George w. Ashburn,a Radical mem- |.
Der of the Georgia Convention, is /.
proceeding before military com
mission at Columbus, Ga. The |
principal witness is George Marsh
all, Sergeant in the United States
army. who, for gold watch worth
about $500. undertook to be one of
the perpetrators Of the murder, and
has turned States evidence. His
story illustrates the bad influences
that are still at work in the South
ern States to smother by threats or
open violence the expression OF III
dependent opinion. When asked
what induced him to take part i'll
the killing Of Ashburn, he replied:
"The associations | had. | had 1t
instilled into my mind that he had
better be ont of the community than
in it," The associations" he eX
planned, referred to the people III
the town He was away from his
command, unreconstructed rebels
beset him with plausible repreSen-
tations, and in tle eXcltementof the
moment he yielded to the tempta-
tons by which he was assailed.-
Had | taken advice" he said, = |
would not have been in this fix now
i went headlong." The eXamina-
ton further developed the fact that
Marshall was politically opposed to
AShburn and to the new COnStitu
: ton OF Georgia, and that the social
and political influences brought to
bear upon him in reference to par
ticipation in the murder were IRE
Sistlbe. The defence express their
confidence that they will be able to
break down the testimony of the
witness by that of a great many
persons.
TIE STRENGTH OF SHAM De
MOCRACY.-The Cincinnati Inquirer
the home organ of Mr.. PendIeton,
in giving decided reasons why Mr.
Chase cannot be elected, says:
We do not understand how a
= democratic candidate can hope to
he elected without the assistance
: of that body of sincere men who
opposed the war from conviction
y. and those convictions have been
f rather confirmed then unsettled by
the events of the times, and the per
/ secutions they have Undergone
4 Loose talk, boasting and auteclec
!. ton gasconade is one thing an,
facts another. Presidents have
been elected by votes and to asl
g men to sustain proposition Whicl
g is abhorrent alike to their couvic
e tons and their feelings, is not th'
q way to secure their assistance.
!. We commend such consideration
:. i'll blue. who are appealed to, to suS
II tain the democratic party and it
If candidates. The Union party OF
|. ganized the forces of the Union t.
suppress the rebellion it suStainc,
is the hands of the Government, a,
J. suning all the responsibility an,
n odlum of that course.
l. Senator Hendricks seems to hav
n no dissemination for official honorS
/. He is now IL United States Senator
= candidate for reelection to tina
IT position: candidate for Governor
= for NiVe President, and he stand
il Il fair chance of being nominate,
is for President. What a predicamcn
le he would be in if he should succect
+, III all his aspirations
lie 1000 CLERKS COME TO GRIEF
~ the management of Judge Blng
> ham, the House of Representative
"a has recalled from the Senate, tn
III bill it lately passed, adding to tn
Oh salaries Of 1000 clerks, 20 per cent
H. and taking million or two of dol
}: lars out Of the pockets of the pee
"a pie. Good.
" 1t is expected that the Unio
u Pacific Railroad will he complete
- next year which win be twclvemont
-. IN advance of the time fixed upon
~ 1t is carried forward at the rate {
If fourteen miles a week.
rr FATAL POISONING CASE.-W
4. learn from the Middlcbury Regis t.
Sc that Il Whcclright in ShOrehaI
TO named Dtcrllc found bottle {
n. liquor folded in his apron III hl
st shop on Thursday morning, the con
is tents of which he tasted as did ais
q. Mrs. Dccclr. Their son Augusta
it.. and an apprentice partook oft mon
b. freely. The two young men wcr
10 suddenly taken violently i'll, an
al young Dccellc died in short tim
e. afterwards. 1t is supposed tn
q. liquor was poisoned and place
o. there with criminal intent. A Mr.
lie Fisher, next door cighbor, wa
arrested on suspicion butrclcasc
for want of proof. The dcccasc
y, served four years in the army, an
=" was accounted a good soldier an
"' rose TO the rank ofcaptian.
''S The sclectmcn OF Shoreham off,
a reward of 5000 TO any person VIII
'N will furnish such information {
Nv shall lead to the arrest and conVi
W ton of the person who placed Il
~ ~ bottle of poison in Decides sho
to PROPOSED ABOLITION OF I'll
.rs FREEDNIEN's BuREAU.--ln the Sc
ns ate, Monday, Mr.. Howard report,
.rs iavorably from the committee ,
Military Affairs bill to dscontinl
10, the Frecdmcn's Bureau ON the /
do of January next in all States cnttl,
~ to representation, with the exec
ed ton of the educational department