Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-09-14

the tflal OF the aSSaSSlnS OF AOranam LIN
coin, which we find in the Harrisburg
! TELEGRAPL, shows the character of the
persons with whom Buckalew voluntarily
| sought an interview
| MoRE VIIIAISY OF BucKALEw's FRIENDs-Tur
| MURDER OF LINCOLN a PART OF THEIR
! sCHEME--THE PRESIDENT MARKED FOR
Observation-Disclosures CLOTHING
SENT HIM by EXPRESS AS
PREsENT-TuE SwoRS
PRooFS.
The enormity of Buckalew's treason can
only be measured by the atrocious designs
of the rebels he skulked to Canada to see
and consult, and il would seem that their
! crimes are grosser and more ticndish the
more light we get upon them. Read this,
taken from Pitman's Report OF the Trial of
the Assassins Of Abraham Lincoln.
! Godfrey Joseph Hyams, sworn-I am a
native of London, England about the
middle of December, 1S63,i made the ac-
quaintance of Dr. Blackburn he asked me
if would 60 South aud serve the Confcd-
eracy; l said | would l was to stay in
Toronto and go on with my legitimate busi-
ness until l heard from him l had been
out to take a pair of boots to n customer OF
mine, and when l returned home my wife
had letter for me from DR.. Blackburn
read the letter the letter instructed me to
proceed to Montreal and thence to Halifax
to meet DIR. Blackburn a; it was dated Ha-
vana, May 10, 1864; when DIR. Blackburn
arrived at Halifax he sent to the Farmers
Hotel, where | was staying, for me; |
went to see him, and he told me some
goods" were on board the steamer Alpha;
Mr.. Hill. the second officer, told me to get
an express wagon and take it to the Cunard
wharf; did so, and there got eight trunks
and valise | then went to DR.. Blackburn
and told him got the goods off the steam
er he told me the five trunks tied up with
ropes were the ones for me to take, and
asked me if | would take the vOlsc into the
States, and send it by express, with. an ac
companying letter, as present to Presi-
dent Lincoln declined. DR.. Blackburn,
by way Of caution, asked Inc before leaving
if / had had the yellow fever? On my
answering No, he said "You must have
preventive against catching it. You must
get some camphor and chew it, and get
some strong cigars, the strongest you can
get, and be sure to wear gloves when hand
ling the things. When | arrived in Wash
ington turned over ttre trunks to W. l..
Wall " Co., commission merchants. DR..
Blackburn told me that his object in having
these goods disposed of ia different cities
lcdS to destroy the armies, or anything they
came in contact with All these goods had
been carefully infected in Bermuda with
yellow fever, small poX, and other infectious
diseases. The goods in the yaiise which
were intended for Mr.. Lincoln, had been
infected both with yellow fever and small
poX afterwards heard ii. had been sent
to the President; on disposing of it Imedi-
ately left Washington and went to Hamil-
ton, Canada; in the waiting room there |
met Mr.. IIocombe and Mr.. Clement G.
Clay; they both rose and shook hands with
me, and congratulated me on my safe re-
turn.
%F*"They seemed perfectly to understand
the business in which had been engaged!
Mr. llolcombe told me DR.. Blackburn was
at Montreal, aud that l had better telc-
graph him, stating that had returned
And these are the men whom the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Pennsyl-
vania, Charles r. Buckaew, desired to
meet in Canada and counsel rtt ! Voters
of Pennsylvania . is this the kind of man
you want for the highest Office in the State?
Are You prepared for the disgrace Of such
a chief magistrate
We copy the following also from the
TELEGRAPH
BUCKALEW' PROVEN RECORD!
A FIT CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
Since the nomination of Charles II. Buck
alew at Reading the following charges
have been made against him, and proven
from reliable testimony and official papers
which cannot be impugned.
|. That the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad company bought Buckalew's no.
mnation over George w. Cass, and that
this purchased control of the Democratic
convention is notorious, and has been de-
nOunced by high Democratic authority.
2. That Buckalew attempted TO destroy
the usefulness of the bill TO secure safety to
the miners, and did defeat supplement in
tended to give that law immediate force and
complete effect to save the lives of the labor
ing men.
4. That in the Senate of the United
States he never gave yOte-never spoke
n word-that can be tortured into the ap-
pearance of support of our soldiers, or in
oppositiont ITO the mOnstrous and wicked
rebellion waged to destroy our country!
That Buckalew did 90 to Canada, and
did seek an interview with rebels engaged
| in plots to embarass his country waged for
National eXistance to burn the cities Of
Pennsylvania, and of other States; to in
troduce infections and pestience in the
North and to murder Abraham Lincoln,
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY has fine
climate for skunks. Since the first of Jan
uary the commissioners have paid 81, $50
for the scalps. One johnson, of Turbot-
vile has received over 500 as his share of
| the plunder. Harrisburg State Journal.
1t has been strongly suspected that our
Neighbors of Dauphin and Lycoming
! Counties have iocosely driven all the skunks