The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-06

1 Grant and Colfax Club should be delivered
n cBurrell. This note was dated on the
1otb Of December, 1859. While onsTthe
Denomination, the District Attorney
sat bv and allowed the counsel for the de-
fsnce to make the impression ON the wit
ness, who could not read well, that the date
was 10Th Of December, 1868. Hence the
confusion in the testimony, 'Ehich MIR.
Beach utterly refused to correct or explain.
2. On 9th January, 1869, Samuel and
Allan called on Wells for an explanation
"a to the manner in which, and the person
from whom, he received the missing letter.
Wells then stated There 'oas no one pre-
sent ache7 he received the letter except the
person oho handed it to him." At the same
Interview Wells said THAT Dudley, though
/, pledged to secresy Of his knowledge Of the
n,atter. could net have broken faith though
Ia had communicated this knowledge to a
~, 9and persons" When, at this inter-
49, 49,; Allan demanded Of Wells to know
~ 800 =, through whom, he received the
n.;r;;na1 .tter, he Wells] replied, st is
go so- > g to furnish you with On enemy
~ Nv n uSo an, am not going to do it. You
o " pr evan conf, >cture how got it," WeAs,
Con 49,. ;ntery;e W, acknowledged having
Coon tho original ], liter, in order to satisfy
S seen 1p' that Il was in the handwriting OF
Samuel. $50 ,o.4or vao y;o on
him bv q resident Of Farrnvllie-Dy ~ OIL. 81
rnnnNhe did not kaoso his name. nhe" "ss
,ettor ,one handed to him mo one Soas pre-, re,
Conf sant Sn;d It aoas addressed to AHan; az I1l
snt z.no,n # aeas signed by Samuel. He
~, "I;,"hs, bro,.oM the letter to Richmond ano
C Snms' - IL Bon1 and Dudley. IT a0aS peaa
G,' fbs,n and then Zinczce, Bond, ana Uuu.
10, 'nsnt tooether, and in thepresenceo Of edcs
Ivg' sho,oed it to him and left a copy. =,
4. This letter was never 'recelyeu W % o. :.
Ian. and he never knew the con.en's u ~
until Wells read from the copy on Ito z;r,n.
s. AS late as February, lsbS' I nausu
| asserted in Farmville that ne nv - ne.ol
| heard of the letter; but If the Ia ''s ~
nected with its loss were true, ne WoI ~ ~ Nv W
support Wells, though he was Pie'e 90 -
him. -, tha
original. and that he himself had copied ~.
Bond told q member of his party that nc
took the letter to Wells; that he (Bond) re-
ceiued the letter from gentleman from
Fnrn,uiHe, aoho INFORMED HIM THAT HE GOT
TT FROM NEGRO, WHO STOLE 1T FROM AL
Ian.
Dudlev told o member Of his party that
be took the letter to Wells ]; that he received
it from gentleman from Farmville, WHO
COT TT FROM A NEGRO WHO PICKED 1T UP IN
THE STREET.
Such is the brief of evidence submitted
to the District Attorney by the part les, ana
with the assurance, we ore intorme 4, tnat
each and every part would be proved II Inc
witnesses were in court. Well might Mr..
Gilmer exclaim, " In what age do we 1--we
Before what court ON IL"
THE MISSING LETTER. ...
uIJs1os REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL Con-,
SgcRETARY's OFFICE No. NORTH
TWELFTH sTREgr, RIcHMoSD, Dec. l6, 1865.
" Hon. Edgar Allan, FarmOAle, Prince Ed
aoard county, Va.:
"Dear Sir,-Received your letter in due
time, but having been engaged IN writing
out the argument in the Davis case, finish
ing yesterday, have been unable to find
time to reply. To-day I will simply give
you the status of affairs briefly, and Will
write you at length in dag or two. Wells,
Bond, milford, Poor, etc.,-a glorious ana
precious set, isn't it'-are determined TO
rule the State-to do it by Ignoring the
workers of the party and the people, ana
the appointment Of their menials, 1'oor,
Parker, etc., ct id omne breed, and of qAes'
and ouiescent rebels, to Office. Before the
election new State nominating conVen-
ton will be called, and change IN the
gubernatorial nomination is almost uni
versally spoken of, and, I might say, deter
mined upon. Clements and Rye are spoken
of if the change is made. Means are be-
ing taken to secure the payment OF all the
expenses of the convention, and the de-
cision will be known upon the return OF
Stoneman from the Chicago reunion. II
favorable, I will come down to Farmvllle
to see yOu personally before you come to
Richmond. Let all things work quietly.
Write carefully and guardedly. If you can
throw q quiet but firm influence against
Wells in the first matter, and upon the
ground that he is selling out to the rebels,
as we all here sincerely believe, do 30.
Dudley has sold himself out for Bureau
position-Sl00 per month. The game 10;
Wells to fill every position made vacant IN
any way with the men recommended by
Brown, Bond, Milford; that done, they
think they will bid defiance to all opposi-
ton. Wells and Brown, U. s. SIS; Bond,
U. s. D. Attorney, etc. "Big thing on
ice! From every section Of the State l
see and hear from men clamoring for o
change. 1t must be done, or we are done
for. Not single man who assisted Wells
will Wells assist. Amusing and comical
logic, if it were not 80 personally depraVed,
disgraceful, and dishonorable. Be pre-
pared for the work.
CT shall return to Baltimore on Friday;
return Tuesday or Wednesday. Don't
write until then. Destroy this letter.
Truly your friend,
CIV. 81. SAMUEL.
"P. S.-When you write, send me names
Of persons upon whom We can rely for that