The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-08-01
HoRArIo SEYMOUR IN LEAGUE WITH
THE REBEL AUTHORITIES.

facts with regard to Governor Seymour
transactions in behalf Of the rebellion
We extract the following from a,
editorial article which appeared in ,ha
paper of June llth
Clement e. Clav, who organized the raid
ing and piratica expeditions from Canad;
into the United States, expressed his entir,
willingness to visit Osden>burg, Y. Y.
knowing that Seymour would give him SAT-
passport throughout his g sovereign State
Ii will be proved hereafter that Clay sen
dispatches tC and received dispatches from
Albany, while at Halifax, Quebec and Mon
treal !; that messengers were passing be
tween the rebel Comm issioners and ths
rebel sympathizing Governor, for a period
Of almost two months and we believe alst
that the exact nature of these commun lea
tions will, ere long, be full made known
So much by way OF exploitation to-day. We
shall pursue this subject until the Preacher,
and treason of Horatio Seymour, the wors
and widest enemy of the Republic, are lail
bare. We propose to see the thing through
and shall fight it out on this line.
These broad charges are sustained by
the strong eircu N stantiai evidence con.
tanned in tie following affidavit
AFFIDAVIT OF CAPT. JAMES SIDNEY HILL
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
ST. JOHN, n. B.
On this I'd day Of June, 1854, personally
appeared before me J. O. Howard, United
States Consul at St. John, \. b., James
Sidney Hill, VINO solemnly made oath to
the following facts
lam now about % years of age. l was
born in the parish of St. Bernard, La. am
the son of Jerome Phillip Hill, of New
Orleans, who has always been devoted
Union man. was educated as a civil en-
aineer at West Point, Va.
In the year 1861, in the month of April,
was carried away BY the intense ex-
citement that prevailed, and entered the
rebel service as captain Of company of
volunteers served in the rebel army at
the first battle of Manassas, at the battles
before Richmond. at the time of McClel-
lan's advance, and also took part in the
battle of Antietam !; was wounded in the
seven days fight near Richmond was sent
to Savannah as engineer on staff of Gen.
Gustavus W. Smith, and obtained leave of
absence TO go to Wilmington from Will
mirgton l ran the blockade on the steamer
Banshee to Nassau my object was to get
out Of the rebel service and take the oath Of
allegiance under Mr.. Lincoln's amnesty
proclamation from Havana went to St.
Thomas with friend, who was in diving
condition.. thence to St. Johns, Porto Rico;
could not get vessel for Porto Rico for
New Orleans, but obtained passage to Hall
fax. Nova Scotia, where l expected more
readily to get vessel.
had been in Halifax about four DAYS,
when happening to be at the wharf when the
mail steamer Alpha arrived from Bermuda.
was accosted at the landing by Hon. c. c.
Clay, of Alabama. whom l accompanied to
the Waverly Hotel. Gel. Duncan, of Louis |
vile, Ky, was in company with us. Mr.. |
Clay said he was on little business for the |
and was on his way to Canada:
said that he had great confidence in me. A
day or two after this conversation l came to |
St. John, NJ B., hoping to get to New Or
leans By wav OF Portland; and Oh the list
lay Of June 1 again met Mr.. Clay on the
steamboat landing. He said he wanted me
to come as soon as I could to the Waverly
Hotel to see him about 8 O'Clock he sent
boy to the Lawrence Hotel for me, and
vent up to the Waverly to Mr.. Clay's pr
rate room.
He said, look here, CAPITA in, want you
% 60 to Canada shall very probably go
o Ogdensburg. and as am not at all well,
o Portland, but am afraid some one would
me. He proposed to take walk,
md after our return, he requested me to
ONE up to the ho.I early in the morning
this morning. He sent for me at half
'ast seven and vent directly up. He took
ne to his private room and again urged me
Q 20 with him.
He took from pocket in the back of his
inside coat, package contain ing four or five
etters or dispatches l had one Of these
Documents III nv hand it was addressed to
is Excellency. Horatio Ssyn our, Governor
the State of New York another was az
ressed to Hon. Fernando Wood, New
FORK !; on each of these envelopes was {
rinted, Department of State, Richmond, C: !
/. A., and on the envelope was written a
anne which Do not remember. bnt have no
oubt it was the name of the present Secre c
Try of State. Said Mr.. Clay, was sen; On
mission to deliver those letters TO Gov.
eymour. but wish they had CHOSEN some
,dy else said he, I shall stop i'll Montreal
few days and then shall probably 60 to Og- o
,nsourg he said I shall see Gov. Sew q
our. but did not say directly tina he should
e him at Osdensburg. If my (affant'<) .
tiers (which l vas expecting from New b
.leans) came, he would like very much 70 s.
.et me at Quebec or NJ ,ntrcal. I inferred Il
I'M Mr.. Clay's conversations hat he want b
me to convey his dispatches to Gov. Sey o
,ur. Nv intimacy with Mr. Clay arose t.
I'M tho fact that his son. Robert CLAW, was Il