Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-10-07
Special Washington Correspondence.


The gloomy cloud which has hung over
Washington for a week, or more, broke this
morning, and the city is now bathed in the
genial light of Southern sun Yesterday a
birds eye view would have suggested a city
swept Of its inhabitants by some pestilcnce-
to-day how changed The streets are crowd
od and Pennsylvania Avenue again presents
her gala-drcss.
Here uudor the direct gaze of " Uncle
SAM his subjects keep up a show Of order,
submission and loyalty, and in fact the Union
sentiment is daily gaining ground People
are daily gaining confidence in Grants states
manshir, as well as his ability as soldier.
But a wall of voc reaches US from the more
remote portions of rcbcdom Late advices
from the Camilla Massacre Georgia, report
the number killed and wounded at least fifty.
and to guard against a repetition Of this whole
sale slaughter troops are being sent to differ
ent parts of the South Ga Saturday last
the President and General Schodeld had
lengthy interview, relative to sending troops
South and West to the frontier The result
Of the interview was, that more troops will be
forwarded at once to Gen Shcrmans (lndiau)
department, and to GEN Meods lSouthcrn)
department The Doth Regiment Of Infantry,
numbering ooo men, "h'ch nave oeen o" uuy
here for year past, marched over TO Alex
anari" last h'sn' TO 'aNv passage lor N'sn'
Vile, ria. Knoxville aud Chattanooga. On
reaching Nashville they win be distributed
to other points ia Tennessee to aid in keeping
peace Ia 'na' STATE n'' REDUCES the g'r'''
son nIrc ABOUT oi'-"e'' o., 9uo',nlIu
uvios''loh oppo'h'ou ny inc hoe,''alu'o
9i A'a1a"o, wal'vu upon 'he ttes'uen' ,o-
ua!' anu suOh'"Cu lor ms consideration inc
foso'u''ons paS'eu ny St'u hessa'uro' re-
guessing am 10 'eh' sulle''"t "ree mo .ha'
9'a'e To preserve orn'r' s''',ng 'nat society
t'ore Is virtually Ia " state OF anarchy me
Jaws Oh 'ne o'a'o are n'''her respected OF
Voeyeu' anu violence mas oeen committed upon
nu'u"n '''o ,u many ''s'S peace'o'o c',i"c,iS
nave oeen urlNen ron 'he'r homes' ana ON
GERS are in III, from uisenarse Oh 'ntlr
uu'le'' Inc ireslueht PROMISED 90 consider
'her request ana u poss'o'e To act ia'or"oly
th'feoh' tomorrow morning was appointed
io 10! "uo.net interview "hen the secretary OF
war "l' DC present, ana 'he Ie'lden' VIII
give nus answer Inc ueiegAuoh expressed
themselves h'ghl{ grained win their recep-
uon' ana 'no reply OF 'he President as helng
sa',si"e'ory tLu. TAR
ne unconditional release Oh olt'a't seems
70 nave eActe} very niue interest here Inc
prosecution claimed That President johnson
IN ms general amnesty proclamation OF July
T. 'peeihed certain eases which should be eX-
cePtea from pardon, ana mat the Sarratt case
came Wltn'n that class anu that the plea OF
the respondent was virtual acknowledge
ment oil CUNT. Judge Nyhe supported this
argument ia his ruling and was about to pro-
coed to pass the sen'en-a OF guilt when the
respondent counsel asked leave to present
another plea winch leave was granted and
he submitted tine plea OF statute OF limita-
uons' which M TINS country is said to be in
such cases two years and as a longer time
mad elapsed since the prosecution commenced
the prisoner was released Internationally
An attempt was made by Mr.. Darlington, the
able counsel, for the prosecution to obtain O
warrant for his re-arrest, but the attempt
failed, as Judge Wylie did not consider tho
case within his jurisdiction. Doubtless no
further attempt VIII be made and Surratt will
60 Scott free How much bottcr would il
have been for our National pride If SurratI