atH Jbeyrsrooved ns to 'Coluthbiftf&d' Capital oftbeState. No preparation bsi- been made for «e : there, and we were takfi about two miles ontof tbe oity.-turned imiS s lot'and a guard thrown around. Here we remained for seventy; days without any.sort of ■ iheller. The ratinr.f, in the meantime, beinj; reduced in quantity, and of the most- inferior quality.— They consisted of a pint of corn Bead, frequent ly-ground cob and all, and never?; bolted, a lit tle 1 rice, about salt enough to Silt two days rations out of five, and about ot-« .gill of sor ghum'syrup, such, as tbe poorermolasses I ever saw North does not approxirr tte to. .Many. of os were running the guard and teiuapitg.. J, together with three others,’got tint, and after marching seventy-five miles was again taken up, brought back to Columbia,-. >nd placed in Jail,"- But -as there were oth6r)' : vthom they wished to punish, they soon refused us and sehl-os back to camp. Final!-?, in order to stop uur escaping, they offered a ly soldier who would kill one of us a furlough n£ sixty days. The consequence was that quits number of of (he izukr-i’got furloughs at th ■ expense of n'ynf.'kke’a' life. ' Lieut, y-mhg, of the 4th P.t. Ci'-slrV vrkg shot dead - one evening while s rung 1 y a e-mp tir e in the centre bf the camp. The 12:0'of December «c wcr., removed to union the city limits m.d occuph'd a pursTon «>f*the grounds of the Ir sme Asylum, which was surriiundsd-siiothri-e -sides by a I brick,.wall liulvs fi on the ‘ f.luj-th side by a stockndieTfenci-. separ-ting us from the main l.uiidit.jhi This, by the w-y, would have been ’ quite to, rn-r,iprluU; pUce-fuf some of us, had we hesn proper! > treated, a number hud beeume idnitice and mohbmflmcs. Here we?rem-.iined till about the Ist if Feb. 1865, when, nut the.yeliow fever—but (-ten. Sherman begun “to-rage in the vicinity. : ' , - We were ordered out, packed ;nto the oars, and shifted for we knew not. where until we brought tip n't Charlotte, a town) in Southern North Carolina. The most ifcrense- Excitement prevailed at Columbia 1 and places where we balled on the way. Public documents were being packed and shipped foV safety to parts unknown. Supplies and ..munitions of war were no Sooner loaded by' the authorities than they were unloaded by.he citizens who took possession of tbe cars at£ fold the milita ry that they (the citizens) btllt the railroad and now they would use it to get out of the way of the arch Yankee zherman. > It was emueing.to see editors end f.ther. gentlemen of the press, who bad hitherto b'ieo looking for tbe “last ditch," who could fight a ‘tremendous battle with tbe qnil), packing-'up their little machinery and streaking for the oars with gi gantic strides. It was still-'more so. to see what a display of white feathers'was made by tbe troops. Men who could'l-sbopt a Yankee prisoner as deliberately as thf'Jgh he was a dog were trembling in their boots. ’in| importuning nsfor papers recommending ? ie used almost exclu sively by persons ofqae> iionable character. THE AGITATOR. ' M. H. COBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR WSMSBOHOVOB, FBNN’A. WEDNESDAY, : : : : MAY 31, 1865, VJ , We-confese to a pang of pity when the news , of the capture of tha indlvidual whose initials stand'at the head of this article was announc ed. Not that either the man, or bis career, or his cause, had ever provoked, onr sympathy or admiration; for there ie nothing in either to sympathise with or admire-. Bat the ignomin ious fall of any sentient being te a- grievous, thing. ’ And this constrains to pity, while the rightminded must rejoice at the downfall of a’- public enemy, and earnestly hope for his con dign punishment. We shall never forget the spectacle which was presented in the Senate' Chamber during the month nt May, 1860, when Jefferson Davie, Judah P. Benjamin, Hubert Toombs, Louis T. Wigfall, James’ S-, Green, J&mea M. Mason, John Slidell, and others less prominent of the ■ Slaveooraey, made their memorable attempt 1 to annihilate Douglas. , - The galleries, crowded to suffocation, attested the public .estimate of the character and magnitude of the straggle;- knd it was then, for the-first lime, that we pnt away many prejudices, and under tbe compul sion of tbe intellectual grandeur of the man, came to admire and respect Stephen A. Doug las. It was then, too, that .we learned to ab hor and loathe Jefferson Davis. .During that week of exciting combat of ten traitors with one true and fearless man, we made tbe face of Davis our chief study; for he was the master-spirit of the arrogant cham pions of Slavery. We seem to see him now, “sitting upon bis book," shooting venomous glances at Douglas from eyes that rather twin kled with malice than glowed with intellect. Tbe air and attitude of tbe man showed a con: soiouinesß of power, hot tbe expression of -the countenance-betokened more faith in craft and questionable intrigue than devotion to princi ple. He reminded one of a oat about to epring upon her victim. There wae the same eager unrest, and tension of tbe muscles; but above all, and marked, there was tbe same expression of relentless cruelty in hie eye. It seemed im possible that any right thinking and meaning man could look into that eloquent face and not , abhor the owner. Once, when Pong]as brought him face to face with bis record, Davis lost bis self-control, and springing up and toward bis remorseless flayer, ebook bis clenched hand is his face. Then tbe traitor’s face worked with the pas sions of a malignant devil., The Douglas lift ed his grand head and shook bis black mane, and none will forget who heard him say, in the level tones which mean mote and menace mote than the words they convey—“ £sx StXAToa caiwoi umxiSATi ia I” And if ever con duct of man made his late'escapade in petti coats credible, tbe crest-fallen air with which Davis slunk into his seat on that occasion, was ample to that end. A few minutes subsequently, the hardy and fearless Illinoian turned bis attention to the record of certain Virginia politicians. Then it was that the truculent Mason rushed down from the chair of the Sergeant-at-Arms (be bad taken it that he might face the speaker), his face purple with rage and distorted with passion, and striding up to the front row of desks, within a few feat of Douglas, shook’ his fist at the latter, exclaiming in excited tones— “ Fott lit I you lit , sir I you lit I" There sat Jeff. Daria, -Benjamin, Toombs, androtber sons of chivalry on the floor; and there sat Vice- President Breckinridge, in the Obair, the beau ideal of a gentleman, of course; but -not one of these asked for the enforcement of the rules. It was left for Trumbull, of Illinois, to demand order. And order was commanded, in dulcet tones, by the accomplished Breckinridge. But Douglas was not to be cheated of hie triumph. Turning his blazing eye* upon the fuming Vir ginian. said be—“ History does not flatter that “ Senator; but he thail not intimidate me, nor “ divert me from my ttojtct." Kor did be. Nor could besotted Green, of Missouri, urged on by Wigfall.,by his maudlin question* save Jefferson .Davis and his companions'in crime from the merciless lash. Those who witnessed that memorable debate will never forget the. writhings of Davis and 'Mason under the criti cisms of Douglas. His tongue was a sharp sword, and it clove its way down : through their flimsy sophistries into the quick of their pride. That was five years ago. - Jefferson Davis watt as guilty in intention, then, as he is in act this day. He has run his. race ; yesterday de fying God and map, and to-day ehorn of all save his evil conscience and the memory of what hh might have been. Great, in aught beside ambition, be never was; and tbe sum of his achievements may be stated as tbe re pudiation of honest Indebtedness and the cold -blooded murder of half a million of man Copperhead editors make great ado to show that their eanse suffered irreparable damage when the rebellion collapsed. That is unnec essary. Everybody knows and admits it. When Sherman took Atlanta they called it a barren victory, and pointed to Richmond, and declared Lee invincible. When Sheridan an nihilated Early they declared that Lea and Joe Johnston weio invincible. When l Savannah fell they pointed to Richmond and Lee. And when Richmond fell they exultingly announced that Lee had taken off his magnificent army intact. Bat when the news of Lee's surrender came, they hastened to pin their faith upon Job Johnston’s sleeve: They said be had a large veteran army and would give Sherman trouble. And once they seized upon a rumor of Sher man’s repulse and brightened np amalingly. When the news of the absurd eonvantion be-1 tween Sherman and Johnston came, they fair- [ ly bloomed with joy ; for that convention rec- : ognized the Confederacy ; and in recognizing the Confederacy it recognized Copperheadism. So the little snakes wriggled with joy, and be -gen4o talk - abou t Sherman for-President in ■ 1868, and hissed as happy as a parcel of tea kettles. Bat Johnston’s unconditional surren der burled, them back to despair, where they sat in grief until the other day, when Kirby Smith’s pronunoiamento, from Texas, swearing eternal enmity to law and order, oame, and “ waked the snakes." Behold them comforted. “ We never hear of any democratic mobs," soys a Ooppery'sßeet-before us. Oh, no, of course not. Where were you for the fifteen years before tbe rebellion, that you beard not a word about, the every day lynching of men and' women in the Sodth for 'opinion's sake T Where were yon in 1857, when the Fernando' Wood party thronged the streets of New York threatening to burn the city, and keeping the military under arms for. daje-f_.,And .where were you during the draft riots in 1663, when tbe gentleman ruffians of yonr party beat wo men and children to death with clubs, destroy ed millions oE property.-and - saddled -a debt of millions upon New York 1 And finally, where hare you been for the Inst four years, that you have not heard of the mob-uprising of your party under ibe-'lead-of one Davis, and'lts at tempt to destroy the last vestiges of liberty in America f If you have nsver heard of a ‘dem ocratic mob,’ possibly you have beard of an “ aristocratic mob." Jefferson Davis made a speech in tbe Senate on the John Brown raid daring the session of 1859-60, in which the policy of meroy toward law-breakers was that summarily disposed of; " Who would seek to dull the sword of Joi tioe in favor of him whose crime connects with all that is moat abhorrent to humanity, the vi olation of every obligation to the social com pact, the laws, the Constitution, the require ments of public virtue and personal honor?" As be measured out to 'John Brown, who was captured in pantaloons, so will th« people measure out to the sneaking ooward who ran away in bis wife’s morning gown. The'New York Daily Newt, a rebel organ, perpetrate* a stupendous joke upon its Copper head supporters. It eaya that but for bi* rec ord during the rebellion, Andrew Johnson would be entirely acceptable at the candidate of that party for the next Presidency. Just so. Andrew'Johnson's record daring the re bellion ie too thoroughly loyal to gain him the favor of traitors. We propoee that either Jeff Davis, or Atterodt, be reprieved and reserved for the nomination of that party, Their rec ord would present no obstacle to preferment In the adjonrned Chicago Convention. We are told by a newspaper correspondent that (be porting between Pavia and hie family waa affecting.- - That ie punishment in kind. Jeff. Paris hat filled the country with like sor lawful partings, thousands of which are for life.’ Could all the heart-wrenching* that suf fered through bit wickedness be combined and laid upon him, it would-ba.fitting-punishment. Living or dead, hit soul cannot itrugglo from under the mountainous curse ot the people. The Herald’s Raleigh correipondent explains how the rebel archive* fell into our hands.— Gen. Johnston notfied Gen. Schofield that they were at Charlotte, and the latter tent Lieut. Washburn for them. Gen. Johnston received Lieut. W, very courteously and told him where the documents were concealed in the cellar.— He had already turned them over to the Union commander of tho poet, as-he had no troope to put over them as guard. They were found io eighty-three boxes of all siset end descrip tions. The Tribune -Washington Special says, the Attorney General has Just made a most im portant decision. He affirms that (be Amnes ty Proclamation was a means only to seoure a specific purpose, which was tbs suppression of the rebellion. The rebellion ended, the am nesty it void; it doss not restore oitiiensfaip, property, or restored right*. The President has no power to pardon except for. what it passed. The late order of the War Department that in all oases of sentence by military tribunals of imprisonment during .the war, sentences be remitted and the prisoners discharged, applies in part to a number of deserters whowere sent to the Dry Tortuga*-as a punishment for their orimts. This act of clemency by direction of the President, was considered just to our citi zens, before inning an amnesty proclamation affecting rebels recently in arms against the United States authorities. _ Tbs Memphis Bulletin New Orleans special: dispatch of the 23d, says Generala Price, Buch ner, Brent, and nine staff officers arrived to day, as commissioners'from Kirby Smith to negotiats vthh Ganeral Can by for terms of sur render. ■ Generals Price, Buckner and Blok Taylor on the part of the refaele, and Generals Canby and Herron had a consultation, the re sult of which was reported to be the surrender of all of the rebels in the trans-MiesieiipplDe partment on the same terms as were accorded to Generals Lee and Johnson. Bebel deserters and escaped prisoners of the 82d lowa regiment, just arrived from Texas, report that the Federal prisoners confined at Tyler, Texas, are allowed to escape in large numbers; the guards saying that when they are all gone they will have nothing to do and then can go home. The enlisted men In the Bebel army ate un willing to fight any longer, and do not respond to Kirby Smith’s proclamation. They acknowl edge themselves whipped—an excuse for peace. The surrender of the Bebel army east of the Mississippi was not credited at first, but it is now generally believed. The Bebel officers are anxious for' .the sur render of their command. Quite a number have already come in and others wiUdodbtleiS do 10. 1 WAR NEWS. Now York, May 27,1865. Four Suits, May 27,1665. Trial of tbe Assassins. REVIEW OF THE TESTIMONY It is understood that the evidence fur the prosecution is now about closed, andsave what has been drawn oat in secret seas ion, we are now enabled tq.understand whaj are the fea tures of the case ae proved againstthe several defendants. - First in order of certanty of facts adduced, is Lewie Paype.is shown to have been the confederate of Booth, ond guilty of an as sault with intent to kill Hon. Wm. H. Seward, Frederick W. Seward, Augustus H. Seward, Bmeriok W. Hansel! and George F. Robinson. The’ antecedents of this prisoner are not known; and the .first heard of him so far as tbe proofs gn,.ic Jits appearance at _the residence,of Mrs., Surratt in the early part of March last, when he stated that his name was Wood. He called for John H. Surratt; but in the absence of the latter he asked for Mrs. Surratt, lie lodged there that night, taking his meals in his room, and departed the next day. About the same time he appears to. have taken a room in com p Hoy with O’Laughlin in a boarding-house in D street, where they were frequently visited by Booth. Here these prisoners remained for about three weeks. In tbe meantime, Payne put up two or three'days at Surratt’s, where John H- Surratt, Atseroth, Booth and himself bad secret cosuhations. On bis second visit, Payne represented-, himself to some of tbe in mates that be was a Baptist preacher. He and ■Surratt were found at one time in the bed-room playing with bowte knives. In this room were two revolvers and four sets of spars of tbe same kind as tbe spur and revolver found in Atser :othis room at the Kirkwood House.- At an other time, just before tbe assassination, he is found occupying a room at the Herndon, where be is visited by Atzerdtb. Tbe proof of’his confederating with Booth and his accomplices iV beyond a doubt. That it was Payne.who made tbe assault upon Mr. Seward, and - the others injured in the Secretary’s bouse, is as certain os human testimony oan establish any fact.. Squally as certain is tbe evidence that Her rold was Booth's accessory before and after tbe fact. He is first found in confidential relations with-the-assassin in tbe early part ofFebraary, and be ie several times discovered in secret meetings with Booth, Atzeroth and others of the conspiracy. Ha is once found-at Mrs. Surratt's in company with them. With Sur-' rattin company with them. With Surratt and Atzeroth be called at the tavern in 'Sat rattsvilie and left tbe two carbines, ammuni tion, 40., whloh were taken away from that place by him and Booth on'the night of the assassination. During their flight be acknowl edges to Confederate soldiers that ba and Booth are the assassins of tbs President; and be is captured in tbe barn with Booth, as has been folly detailed heretofore. There is no doubt whatever of his gnilt, and be will suffer the pen alty of bis crime, as it shall be defined by tbe commietion. Atserotb, like the last named prisoner, is proved to have been a conspirator, and makes bis first appearance at Mrs. Surratt’s in tbs etrly part of Febnary, inquiring for John H. Surratt or Mrs. Surratt, and is frequently found is secret communication with Booth and fals confederates. To him was assignedtfaermnrder of President Johnson at the Kirkwood House j but notwithstanding there was no obstacle in the way of its performance, he' dote not seem to have made any effort to get acoess to his in tended victim on the night of the 14th of April. On-the morning of that day be took a room at Kirkwood's where Mr. Johnson was putting up, and was seen thereat noon about half past six o’clock in the evening. 8e was. traosd there on horseback, hat was not apparently about the bouse after that hour. He proved false to bis confederate* no doubt. Such would he hut in keeping with hie character. He was active cooperation with them, however, throughout the night, and fled at daylight the next morning. Of his guilt there is not a shadow of a doubt. Mrs. Surratt appears to have been oognicant of the intended orime almost from Its inception, and became an active participant in overt aots. She was a general manager, she received and entertained at her house all the crimnals except Dr.Mndd.O’Laoghlin and Arnold; wltfi Dr. -M. she planned the means .and assistance for the escape of the assassins. She visited Mudd at 6 o’clock on the day of the assassination, to see that the carbines, eot., should b» in read!- . ness, and informed him they wonld be called for-tbat night. Booth frequently called at her house held long confidential talks with hsr. He was with bet a few minutes on the afternoon of the 14th. As an accomplice of Booth and a participant in bis crime, she cannot escape the penalty of tfas law. ■ Dr. Uudd’s status is identical. At early at November last he is shown to have been in the confidence of Booth. He had a suspicious meeting with Surratt and Booth at the Nation al Hotel in January. Be introduces Booth to .Surratt. Booth visits him at his room in the Pennsylvania House. The assassins fly to his house direct after committing the murder. He . dresses Booth’s wound and assists tho esoape of .tho latter and Harrold, end when called upon by tbs officers three days afterward, denies that he knows either of (be criminals. When arrested on tbs Friday following, he prevari cates, lies outright, and finally be knew Booth.! He says he first heard of the assassination on' Sunday after it was committed, at oburab; and yet it is shown by abundant proof that he was in Qryantown the day preceding, Saturday at an hour when the populace was all excite ment, the town guarded by and full of soldiers, and every man, woman and obild-in the place had not only beard of tbs murder, but knew -the name of the assassin. Dr. Mudd la doubt less guilty, but with wbat degree of punisbment he will be adjudged remains for the commis sion to determine. Spangler does not appear to have bean in the conspiracy according to the proofs, at an earlier hoar than a few boars before the com mission of the crime. If be be guilty, hie par ticipation would appear to have been in pre paring the means of escape, by keeping the passageway clear on the stage, and by closing the door after Booth bad passed oat, so as to retard the movements of pursuers. Some proof has been offered to connect him with the prep aration of the bar which fastened the f door leading to the Presidents bos but the evidence .is vague and uncertain. That be knew the purpose of Booth, that ha promised a few min utes before tbs murder to help the assassin, is os clearly ehown by testsmony as any fact In the-case. : To O’Laughlin appears to have been assigned the murder' of Gen. Grant, but whether he failed to make the attempt from lack of courage, 'from disinclination, or from failure of opportu nity dew not appear. Gin. Grant was anaona- oed to appear at the theatre, but euddenly and ('THE NIMTJB NATIONAL Bank unexpectedly tpok the .cars for Philadelphia, j 0? T be crrr op xew tore Aizeroth made t tha remark the next, day, when 1 it rras repotted ithat Gen. Grant had been shot, “ probably it ia[the fact, if he woe followed by tbe man, that was to du it.” - O’Laughlin ie clearly »lu>wu to have been in sotneciuiepirfioy with Booth, as. bas.been slated before. He was found lurking in the hall of Secratary Stanton’s boose- on the night of the 13th of. April, evidently, watching. U»e wose meDta of Gen. Grant. Whether he backed out of the conspiracy on Friday, (he day .J'" cga, from a distance,-wlil hare- a relduotlon In Pf’ s * for expense*-. - E. A- tMEAE , Tioga, May 24, 189J-J f. Litters or administration bavin® been granted to the undarsigned on the ells’* ■' Joalab L. Butler, lato of Delmar, deoaaaad, these In debted to said astata are requested to make Smoso 1 ' »t« payment, and those haring claim! *am« reiii present them to CAI/VIN ?• Blili-bit- Delmar, May if, ’ii.St* Adm'r. Rochester i n. t. tboot plies.-i jott received 1 Grow of ROCHESTER TROUT ILIBB. i do’ of HEW TOBK Snell* relth or without hook*, Ely Rod*, Ra*l<> Braided Silk Liota. L. A. SEARS, Dealer In Pishing Tackle. A - Weilaboro, May 24,1W5. NOTICE —Where*., my wife SARAH, ha* 1*« mj bed and board without- any ja*t canie or provocation, this i* to forbid all p*raon* or trulting heij on my account as I shall pay no can of her contracting after this data HUGH ARQBIBXN3ER Rutland, May 11, 18W-Jt«