The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-20
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. BOutwell's Movements-,.The
Confederate Archives.

WASHINGTON, July19.-secretary Bout.
well is expected to return to Washington
He will leave again In q few days for the
North.
Col. John 7. Pickett, formerly Con.
federate States Diplomatic Agent for the
Government Of Mexico, publishes state.
ment showing his agency In the sale Of
the Confederate archives to the United
States Government. The price obtained
being $4,000. They were stored in four
trunks and duly delivered atthe Execu.
tive Mansion on the third Of this month.
The documents conslst Of the entire
archives OF the State department OF the
Confederate States, without the abstrac.
tion Of single piece OF secret service.
Vouchers by which persons Of little note
on this side Of the lines, might have been
compromised. / did not leave Richmond
with these more public papers but were
faithfully and honorably destroyed by
Benjamin on the day Of evacuation.
There Is, says Colonel Picket, but
one paper, the perusal OF which gave me
any pain. l twas the report Of Hon. Jacob
Thompson on the operations on the
frontiers, the existence OF which was un.
known TO me until q government officer
with whom lately went to Canada for
documents, found 1t. The publication of
his report, Pickett adds, will doubtless
cause him, with JEFF. Davis and Benjamin,
to feel uncomfortable for q little while,
but as expect to 60 to neither of them
when l die my sympathy shall not be
OF heartrending character, especially as
they have all treated me, badly enough in
my time. And hereI must be suffered as
oneIstill, faithful to the lost cause, to say
that ! wholly repudiate the policy
Of attempting TO burn the North.
ern cities during the war, especially
Democratic cities, and that l always in.
dignantly denied the allegation until l
saw Thompson's report. So let these
three worthless mince not the noble people
whose cause they butchered. These now
famous archives have no political signifi.
cation whatever. Historically and tinan.
cially they are valuable. l dare say
all good citizens and taxpayers are in.
terested in them. In the latter aspect
they may save money to the Common.
wealth by defeating the claims of those
who threw up their caps for jeff Davis
and shouted death to the Yankees during
the war, and now como up here with
their claims and pe1ure their souls BY
swearing they were always 'TroolY Loyal
l have no sympathy with such. The
conqueror stripped me ofevery dollar, re.
ducing my children to the verge Of want
and degradation, and consigning me to
insignihcance and endless toll; but il
mere expressionot regret at the part l
took could insure the return of the last
cent, with compound interest, would
scorn with scorn unspeakable, to ac-
cept 1t on those terms. do not pre-
tend to have been truly loyal, but as l
labored under the impression that the war
Is over at last, / am willing to take fresh
departure, and endeavor by arts OF peace
to relieve the party now. in power from
the care Of administering the common
government any longer"
The act recently passed by Legis-
lature of this district, enforcing the civil
rights in all restaurants, barber shops, &c.
goes into effect tomorrow. The failure
to comply with the provisions OF the law
is punishable by fine and forfeiture OF
their license.
Secretary Delano concluded his speech
at Alexandria, Va, last night, by arguing
that Greeley, If elected would place him.
self under obligations to the Democratic
party; that in some. degree at least he
would be the exponent Of the principles
of that party, and that 1t could not be
otherwise, unless Greeley designed to de-
ceive and abuse the confidence which the
Democratic party had bestowed on him.
Greeley was incapable OF such deception
and therefore the conclusion was inevita.
BILE that his administration would in
some degree at least be shaped in accord
ance with Democratic ideas and Isenti-
ments.
Admiral Lee at his own request has
been directed to leave Key West for
Hampton roads on the 9th OF August.
BE will be relieved as Commander OF the
North Atlantic squadron.