The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-07-02

ikely ~ make h'l'' '"' '" ,'''' o.. /
tempt 10 charge General Hancock
with the murder Of Mrs. Surratt. one
Of tho alleged consnirators of the A..
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peneu 10 oDey ,ne o'uo's W w. "'u"
head Court and TO hnaily order the
execution Of IL sentence, but he was
no more morally responsible for her
doath than the Sheriff who ties the
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'"uge Ni""pe''e' VI 'p'e"so' 'e""'"s
counsel Tor Mrs. Surtat'i IN an ln'
terview says that, from FIRST 10 last,
General Hancock was an ideai " an
oficor and n gentleman but Was NOW.
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Hancock had no more to do With these
details than you had. When Judge Wylie,
with Roman majesty Of character, issued
almost at the peril Of his life the wri, Of
hobeus copus in the case Of Mrs. surrati,
President johnson and Secretary stanton
decided to suspend the writ and the execu-
ton followed. We had hopes to the last
Of reprieve and pardon for Mrs. Sur
raft, aud ! waited At the Arsenal hoping
against hope. General Hancock rode
down, and approaching, asked, Are there
any hopesr lie shook his head slowly |
and morrnfully, and, with sort Of gasp
ing catch in his speech, said 4 am afraid |
nj, M h.d di.,nonr,.d and ..v. son,.
orders to hi onlerlies and walked about
for moment or two. Returning he said
to me- 81 have been in many battle, and
nave see" DEAN ana mixed vi" " !"
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nod IA soon,s -, H. ~, ,lon'.nd
times over than to give the order hi. day |
for the execution Of that poor woman; but
am soldier sworn to obey, and obey
must. ihls Is the true and genuine his
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National Capital. was emphalicaIly Ole.
dient to the order of the Court which
sentenced the consPiraiOrs and the so called
co"sp'ra'or TO death. lie had no voice IN
."e ""''e'' anu 'ou,u a''e 10 a..o" Sa'e
law was carried ON, IN an order of alma.
betic cer,uintvn
WE do not wish 10 take a single
deserved laurel from the brow OF Tom
Stuart, of the Winchester Democrat.
but when he exultantly telerraphs bis
paper that he beat Emmett Logan for
from Kentucky in the Ma
tional Convention II 10 3. we wish To
say a word. Mr.. Logan was not
candidate for the position. but a friend
without his knowledge or consent. nut
his name before the delegation. The
vote he received was very fattering
indeed. since Mr.. Stuart had button.
holed each of the delegates and en-
ieavored to extort pledge from him.
we do not intend to compare The two
gentlemen, since comparisons are
'dious, but we are willing to bet on
Emmett every time, where good, hard
ense and solid education counts.
uAScocx wears corse,s anil Enc.
isb sports uapers collars saw the Re. .
,uhl;can na,ers Thsse no fearful
bar0es lint thev dw;ndls ;n,o ;,s;o c
,igcauce when we con,emnla,e ,boss y
gaiust Gar6eLI and Ar,bu, The
Drmer sold his influence in a sw;nI
inc hill before Congress for a. OOo
nd swore IN liza Who, ..uoh, IN In
he Credit Moblller steal; the latter e
las kicked out OF the Custom House =.
New York, by Hayes, for pilfering Il
'om the Government. The country
ili decide in favor OF eorsets and ST
aper collars. 81
HAYES was mighty glad to carry "
'hio by 1000, but if Garfield pulls ly
trough at all he may thank his stars. 4.
lie ran behind Hayes in 1876 in his IA
Tn district 100 votes, and an Ohio &c
hper Justly remarks that his record al
such that many honest Republicans de
i'll scratch him. No Democrat who
'ted for Samuel }. Tllden will vote ~
e James A. Garfield, who, in de- :,
a. ~ r. =