The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-31

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NO. As. i
At the request Of Secretary Stanton,
aud bv order Of the President, ne
VAS ordered to Washington to re:
cruit and command an army corps OF
veterans to consist OF $1,000 men.
While the recruiting was 10 progress
he was summoned to the front. and
assigned to the command OF the
Middle Military Divisian. with head.
quarters at Winchester. Va. A force
Of. 81. 600 men organized Tor the puc'
nose Of moving upon Luxembourg N
case Lee should retreat to that point,
or to embark on traneportf 70 JON
Gen. Sherman on the Southern sea
coast in case Lee should tall back on
Danville; but the surrender OF Lee
and the capture Of Richmond remov'
ed the necessity Of any such move
ments. This. tho last OF his active
military service, while marked with
no shock OF opposing forces, was,
nevertheless, destined to % . per'od
Of great excitement to himself. g
we'll as to the country: Whue nle
headquarters were sttll IN tho Val
lev OF the Shenandoah, 10 April.
1865. the conspirators against the NE
Of the President and bis Cabinet
consummated, in part, their plot, ana
President Lincoln was murdered,
Secretary Seward was nearly stabbed
to death. and the country Was panic
! stricken by tho evidence OF q deep
laid plot to destroy the government
by the ab0minated method OF eecret
aud concerted assassination. A teel.
inc OF universal fear and distrust
pervaded the north. Happily, this
feeling was only temporary. but
while IL lasted It was universal and
real. Gen Hancock vas summoned
Ito Washington. The extent 0! the
conspiracy became known. and the
measures taken by him to confront
the secret peril were thorough. and
contributed greatly to allay tho tor
rOr.
General Hancock remained 10
Washington, by order OF Preeaden!
johnson, during tho day. OF the trlal
Of the conspirat0rs, and until o!oeI
their execution, Much interest haa
peen exhibited In this part Q! h!l
service, and the prominence o. nu
poeition has. In the minds OF some
inade his connection With the execu'
ton Of tho prisoners moro lntimatt
than ia true. It must bo remember
ed that with the details OF the guard
inc and care Of the prisoners be ha<
|. nothing whatever to do. 4 military
: Naturalization. ordered BY tho Preei
!. dent. tried the prisoners. fo9na tne =
guilty, condemned some OF them q
a death, and the findings Of the mlll
y tary court were approved ~ tnl
President, It was unQueotio
: to be iamented that they 0h0uld hav'
been thus tried. The CONVICTION Q
!; the guilty could In all probapl!ltl
Y have been effected BY . Jury. b99
! Ina nation was In q bloody struggl
> Tor existence. and martial law pm
!, vailed. It was particularly 70 be u
Il mented that one OF the coaoemne'
, persons was q woman, ana tho teeEe
:; is deeper when, Ia calmer umees ~
= bic who considered tho cas- oere!9
= ". are convinced that, ~ far % 60
: crime OF assassination 70 concerned
!. she was Ruiltless. The execution
had been ordered for the 9Th doy q
= INV. Gen, Hancock cav that q
. oniy hone for Mrs. Surratt lay u q
i poEer Of her daughter 70 move t0
:; Presidents heart, and ho % Inform
4 ed the daughter, aud geve oeE evse 4
!. facility In bis power % 9N0 ScCeoI
& the President. SogreeS! ~ n0 oa0
y ety IN regard to tho looked toe ~
:; don or reprieve that he PLACED Q un
!. az mounted sentinels from tho WHIT
= House to the place OF execution, tno
g & the words Of grace, Il spoken q "a
!. last minute, should 90 surely On
n swiftly. But no such WORDS Wot
II !. snoken. and TO the now almost On
4. veesal regret OF tho people, 4n' oul
m raft died.
3 After the close OF tho VA, ~ 10y!
Z, 1896. Gen. Hancock Wee assigned
the commapd Of tho Middle 4tlttel
"a n Io v1 vith heo60uaFtera {
70 Doeattno".s '; ~ 1,,C,,St iese.
u balumoIe. ~ !, y y. nT XS.n:,tmSnt
;. tne oomma4S ~ =. 'I Istter csnscitv \
- Missouri. ~ sps ~, ..sy1 srnorfsnce
he harmonizing tho conflicting elemen
be In Nisaour1. arising out OF tho oCc
10. nation Of tho State BY troops una
vi the otetee. s sasn ,on" =; the Souf6s
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