(The mcticau gitken, tUff* The Largest Circulation oj any Paper in the County. THOMAS ROBINSON. - - Editor, n. W. SPEAR, Pnbltfther. BUTLER PA. WKDXKSDAY JIM: I I. ISOB. " Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One • nd'nseparable.''—D. Webster. REl'lltl.K AX TICKET. BtATE SENATE. JOHN N. PURVIANCE. ( to District Conferees.) LEGISLATURE. IIENRY PILLOW JOHN II NEGLEY. (Subject to District Nomination.') COUNTY TREASURER. WM. E. MOOBE. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. W. IT. H, RIDDLE. COMMISSIONER. WM. DICK. AUDITOR. J. c. KELXEY, 3 years. G. IT. GUMPER, 1 year COUNTY SURVEYOR. NATHAN M SLATOR Ournelf. Thirty years ago this summer, we, as a member of a small family, located in the south part of this "county, since then our parents have gone to their final res ting place, our only brother too has gone "the way of all the earth" and_with a solitary exception or two, we have no friends by consanguinity to rely upou for support or sympathy—our only friends being those who from time to time have seen fit to bestow upon us their confidence and to extend to us their kind support. With our opponent. Gen. Purviance, the case was verjr different; belonging, fig he docs, to one of the "first families," with the benefits of an early education, and surrounded by affluence—with "my brother Samuel," as the Gen. familiarly calls hitn. located in Pittsburgh, ready to extend a friendly hand and bland smile to the yeomanry of our southern border, as he finds them in market or elsewhere ; with political friends in position at Wash ington who feel that their oontinuancc in position depend on their political taithfulncss to their patrons we are only surprised that we came out of the canvass as well as we did. Un like the Gen. we hadn't even a "full bloodeclDerhatn Cow"ai> t lading stock with which to interest the stock grower. When reflecting on all these things and some others that we prefer not to mention here, we feel truly grateful for the liberal vote We received. With Winfield, Penn, For ward, Oakland, Centre, Franklin, Muddy creek, Slipperyrock, Worth, Brady, Clay Concord, Fairview, Chery, Centrcville, Mercer and Marion, all for us with a fair share in many others, we could not feel otherwise than grateful, and let our future be what it may, we can never for get those who thus stood by us; nor will we fail to serve them should ever an op portunity offer. To those who felt it their duty to cast their influence against us we entertain only feelings of kindness. Mr. Purviance had canvassed for the samo position, three years ago, and it was therefore, natural that he should come in for a liberal share of public sympathy— for him both personally and as the nomi nee of the party, we have only feelings of friendship, and should he be the suc cessful candidate in the district none will support him more warmly than we. Of some of the questions, involved in the canvass, we may perhaps say something hereafter. RcpnblU-an County Convention The convention was organized by elect ing Win. Harvey, Esq., President, and Wm. M. Graham, Esq., Secretary. The following is a list of the delegate*: Adatns, A. Renison. Allegheny, James Crawford. Brtdy, J. N. M'Candless. Buffalo, 6. C. Sedwick. Butler, John Husseltoa. Clay, George Timblin. Cherry, Matthew M'Greggor. Concord, W. M. Graham. Cent re,.J. C. Meore. Samuel Reed. / Clinton, William ijlarvey. •Cranberry, J. Garvin?' Clearfield. Donegal, Soloiaon Fleeger. Fairview, H. P. M'Clyiuonds.. Forward, D„ Douthett. Frank-tin, J. R. Moore. Jackson, Robert Bogg3. Jefferson, Thos. Martin Lancaster, Wm. Kirker Marron. F. Seaton Mercer, HT. A. Ayres. Middlesex, W m. Cunningham Muddycrcek. W. W. Roberto. Oakland, John Goff. Parker, A. Young. Pcnn, W. G. Miller. Summit, S. Young. Venango, Frank. Jetftmison. Washington, llarper Campbell. Worth, Thos. McNees. Winfield, William Stewart. Slipperyrock, Samuel Taggart. Butler boro., J. T. M'Junkin. Ceitreville boro., E. Kingsberry. Zelienoplft boro., George Buckhart. On motion, J. B. Clark and Joseph B. Mechling, Esqs.. were appointed Secre taries, on election returns. On motion, William Stewart, Esq., A. Benison, Geo. Timblin, Geo. C. Sedwick and J. T. M'Juukinj were appointed a committee to prepare resolutions. " The returns from each election district being received and footed up, the follow ing persons, having raceived a majority of the votes polled, were declared duly nom inated : For Senator, John N. Purviance, Esq.; Assembly, Henry Pillow, and John 11. Negley, Esq.; Treasurer, William E- Moore; District Attorney, W. IT. 11. Riddle, Esq.; Commissioner, Wm. Pick ; I County Surveyor, N. M. Slator; Audi tor, J. C. Kelly, for 3 years, and G. 11. Gumpper, for 1 year, vice W. IT. 11. Bid die, Esq., resigned. The committee on resolutions reported ed the following which were unanimously | adopted: Resolved, That the organizations under | the name of Republican, made by the | people some ten years since, under cir j cumstances that most imperiously called ! for resistance to the bold, menacing ag ! gressions of the Slave Power, were then I seen, and now proved to be absolutely I necessary to the security of our Govern | ment, and the vindication of its Demo j erafie principles. Resolved, That the stern, inflexible ad herence of the citizens to those princi ples of liberty—that " freedom was na tional, and slavery sectional"—the hosts | of brave men who sprang to arms when Rebellion rose up to destroy us—the un | tisiiig energy of our people and our noble I armies in prosecuting the war to victory and complete subjugation,settles triumph antly and forever the question of the ability of an enlightened people success fully to maintain a Republican Govern ment. Resolved , That although our Govern ment has necessarily incurred a heavy debt, in the prosecution of this war for its life; yet we have full confidence in our ability to liquidate it, without adding very seriously-to our burdens—and that wo have confidence, that Congress will secure to our great manufacturing, agri cultural and •ommercial interests, such protection as will enable us to develop our vast mineral and agricultural resources— securing to our people not only a perma nent home market for our products, but enable us successfully to export our sur plus against other rival manufacturing nations. Resolved, That we hail, with heart-felt gratitude, the end of the wicked war, — and the return to their homes of the brave men who have periled all for our Govern mcnt-and that we recognize the toils, perils and valor of our heroic soldiers, as worthy of the highest admiration and gratitude— imposing upon us a sacred debt which, although we cannot hope ever to pay, yet shall be subject to the unending solici tude of the people to meet and reward. Resolved, That our warmest sympathies and our tears, are offered to the wives and children, Fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, and other friends of the countless heroes who have fallen in the battles for liberty, or died in our hospit als, or in the fearful and infernal rebel prisons,—the government and people are bound in duty to provide for the widows and children of our dead heroes—and to reward in the fullest and most ample mauner possible those who have survived. Resolved. That the highest praise is due to the Union party and their admin istration, who have so successfully resis ted the fearful combination of foes with in, asd enemies without, to break up and destroy our Great Republic—looking back upon that fearful struggle—the perils, sufferings and dangers, through which we have passed—the multitudes of brave men who have been slain—the desolations brought especially upon those who inau gurated the wicked rebellion—we are led to exclaim, " Verily there is a God who rules and reigns in the earth I"—and to Him we would devoutly ascribe our success. Resolved, That the fundamental ele ment of Liberty as enunciated in our Declaration of Independence, that all men are created free—and endowed with, certain rights which are inalienable, amongst which are life, liberty and the '•pursuit of happiness—are fixed and un utterable truths iu the vocabulary of Lib- erty—that slavery is incompatible with bur free institutions; and" -therefore can not bet tolerated in any part of our terri tories—and that we are bound not only to extirpate that vile sin frjm our laws and constitutions, }>ut also oftr Govern ment is pledged to seoure to the colored man of the &outh their inalienable rights. RrsoUied, That we deeply mourn and deplore the death of that great .and .good man, our beloved President Lincoln— " The deep damnation of his taking off" excites in our hearts, and that of the whole civilized world, &n inexpressible horror, —althd' it marks a crimson stain of dishonor upon the page of our histo ry, yet it statids there, and will forever Btand as the expression of that fell spirit of hate and revenge which actuated those who brought on and prosecuted the Re bellion—proving to all that nothing could appease, nothing allay but the crushing power of the military arms. Resolved, That we have entire confi in President Johnson, called now to fill that high trust, at a most critical and perilous period—that he is emphatically a man of the peop!e, having by his won derful energy and talent lifted himself tip from the humblest walks of life, to his present exalted position as Executive of this great nation. He is the friend of the poor and oppressed—is ardent and devoted in his patriotism—ripe iiv his ex perience as a Statesman —and will with a firm hand indicate the authority of the Government by punishing traitors—cau tiously and wisely reforming governments in the late revolted States, and facilita ting a return to harmony and peace tliro'- out the land. Resolved, That it is desirable we should have a full and perfect record of all the men who went into the army from our county, whether volunteers, or conscripts —the Chairman of the Executive Com mittee of the county is hereby instructed to appoint two or morn competent persons in each township and borough—and also two in each School District, to report to said township committee. Setting down a list of each and every volunteer ordraf ted man who went into the army from said township—which shall be formed into a neat record, and forwarded to the Chairman of the Exectiue. Committee at Butler. This record to contain names, date of entering army, letter of Co., and No., of Reg., where sent, what battles, skirmishes, Ac., &c., wounds, deaths, Ac., &c. So as to form a short but reliable all and every one of our Butler County Soldiers. This Record to be at the disposal of the County Convention when it convenes next year. Resolved , That in our present worthy Governor, A. G. Curtin, wo have a most unflinching advocate and defender of our glorious Union—who has most efficiently and patriotically represented the Old Key-Stone State in the eventful and glo riously Successful conflict for Union and Liberty. I[e has, and well deserves, the undying love of our soldiers, and the peo ly who know how to appreciate and honor sterling patriotism. Resolved, That Hon. .Tamos Kerr, 11. C. M'Coy and Wm. Stoops, Ksqs., be ap pointed representative Conferees to meet similar conferees from the counties of Mercer and Lawrence at Centreville, But ler co., Pa., to nominate a ticket for As sembly. Reoslved, That Hon. James Mitchell, Robert M. Pouthett and Wm. llaslett, Ksqs., be appointed Senatorial conferees to meet with conferees from the counties of Armstrong and Lawrence to renomi nate a candidate for State Senator. Resolved , That Hon. Charles M'Cand less and Wm. llaslett, Ksqs., be elected Representative delegates, and Col. John M. Thompson be recommended as Sena torial Pclcgate to the State Convention to meet at Harrisburg on the 19th of July next. Resolved , That this convention pledge to the ticket this day nominated their unanimous support, aud cordially recom mei.d it to all the loyal voters of Butler county. , . — .l National Debt. —Wo arc not disposed to look upon a great debt as a "'blessing in disguise," but that it brings some benefits well as burdens, that its tendency is to preserve the country from disintegration—every creditor being under bonds to keep the peace—cannot be denied. The ablest men of Great Britian have looked upon the public debt of that country as one of the pillars of !ts strength; and it is useless for us to suppose that the mass of the people can have-any interest in the Union which would uot be strengthened by interest payable in money Iwice a year. —The Presbyterian General As sembly, still in session at Pittsburgh, have taken the broadest crround on the Slavery question. They have adopted a series of resolutions in regard te it, recognising and rejoice ing in the providence that has given civil liberty to nearly four millions of the enslaved African race, "d» clares it to be the duty of tbe Pres byterian Church, as patriots, philan thropists, and Christians,to attend to their spiritual welfare at once and effectually." They also fire a broad side into Roman Catholicism, invite ing a league of all evangelic church es to check its progress. —The Crops in the Great Northwest are represented as being snusually prom ising. Every available acre of land, where man or women could bo found to prepare the soil, has been seeded, and the crop now looks finely, giving rich promise of an abundant harvest. The return of hundreds of soldiers to their homes wiH cheapen labor, and insure a sufficiency -of help to gather the crops. —Total votes of primary election will be given in next weeks issue. REBEL LEADERS! Theif Complicity in the Assassination. Very Important Suppressed Testi mony, BOOTH SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED. A STO i'NDING RE VELA TIONS. The following is the testimony, hither to suppressed, relative to the Rebel lead ers, taken at the Assassiuation trial at Washington : Sandlord Conover testified as follows: —I am a native of New York ; have re sided in Canada since October last; was conscripted into the Confederate army and detailed to service in the War De partment of the Confederacy, at Rich mond, under James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, while in Canada was intimately acquainted with G. N. Sanders, Jacob Thompson, Dr. Blackburn, Tucker, Wm. C. Cleary, Captain Castleman, Cameron, Porterfield, Captain Magrudcr, and oth ers. I also knew Clement C. Clay, and General Carroll, of Tennessoe; I knew Mr. Surratt also, nnd J. W. Booth, and visited these gentlemen in Canada; saw Surratt there on several occasions last April, in Mr. Jacob Thompson's room, alsojn company with George N. Sanders, and other Rebels in Canada; Surratt is about five feet nine or ten inches high, a fair-complexioned man, with light hair; I saw him the Oth or 7th of April, with Thompson, Sanders and Booth; at that time be delivered to Thompson, in his room, in my presence, dispatches from Richmond to Thompson, from Benjamin and from Jefl'erson Davis; the latter eith er a cipher dispatch. Benjamin was Secretary of State of the Confederacy.— Previous to this, Thompson conversed with me in reference to a plot to assassi nate President Lincoln and his Cabi net, of which I gave notice before the as sassination in the New York Tribune , the paper which I corresponded. I had been invited by Mr. Thompson to participate in that enterprise. When Surratt deliv ered these despatches from Jell'. Davis, Thompson laid his hand upon the papers and said,refening to theassassination and the assent of the rebel authorities, ' This makes the thing all right." The des patches spoke of the persons to be .assas sinated—Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Johnson, the Secretary of War,the Secretary of State, Judge Chase, and Gen. Grant. Thomp son said on that occasion, or on the day before that interview, that the assassina tion proposed would leave the Govern ment of the United States entirely with out a head; that there was no provisions in the Constitution of the United States by which they could olcct another Presi dent. Mr. Welles was also named, but Mr. Thompson suii it was not worth while to kill him ; he was of no consequence. My first interview with Thompson on this subject of assassination was iu the early part of February, in Thompson's room, in St. Lawrence Hall, Montreal.— lie then spoke of a raid on Ogdensburg, New York. It was abandoned, but that was because the United States Govern ment received information of it. He said he would have to drop it for a time, but added, "We'll catch them asleep yet," and tome he said, "There is a better op portunity to immortalize yourself, and save your country," meaning the Confed eracy. I told them I was ready to do anything to save the country, and nsked them what was to be done '! He said. " Some of our boya are going to play a grand joko on Abo and Andy," which he said was to kill them ; his words were, "Remove them from office," and he said that the killing of a tyrant was not mur der ; that lie had commissions for this work from the rebel authorities, and con ferrcd one on Booth, or would confer one; that everybody engaged in this enterprise would be commissioned; if they escaped to Canada they could not bo successfully claimed under that Extradition Treaty; I know that Thompson and the others held these commissions in blank; they com missioned Bennett Young, the St. Albans raider; it was a blank commission filled up and conferred by Mr. Clay; as it came from Richmond, it was only signed Jas. A. Seddon, Secretary of War; Thomp son called me to examine these blanks so that I might testify to the genuineness of Seddon'ssignature iu theeaseof Bennett Young, before Judge Smith. The signa ture was genuine. In a subsequent con versation, after the first referred to iu February, Thompson told mo that Booth had been commissioned, and every man who would engago in it would be. 1 had a conversation with Wm. C. Cleary, on the day before, or the day of the assassin ation, at St. Lawrence Hall. We were speaking of the rejoicing in the States over the surrender of Lee and the cap ture of Richmond. Cleary said they would have the laugh on the other side of the mouth in a day or two I think this was the day before the assassination. He knew I was in the secret of the conspir acy. It was to that he referred. The assassination was spoken of among us as commonly as the weather. | Before that Sanders asked mo if I ; knew Booth very well, and expressed | gome apprehension that Booth would make ! a fizzle of it—that he was afraid that the ; whole thing would be a failure. I com municated to the Tribute the intended raid on St. Alhan's and the President; but they refused to publish the letter. 1 did this in March last as to the President'* assassination ; also in February. I think —certainly before the 4th of March.— Surratt delivered the despatches in Mr. Thompson's room, four or five days be fore the assassination. The whole con versation showed that Surratt was one of tho conspirators to take the Presideut'« life. That was the substance of the con versation. It was also understood that there was plenty of money where there was anything to be done. The conversa tion indicated that Siyratt had a very few days beibre left Richmond—that he was just from Richmond." While I was in Canada 1 was a corres pondent for the Tribune , and received no compensation except from the Tribune*- J ha*e not received one cent from aur own government, nor the promise. Tbey never supposed I was a corres- pondent for any paper; I only said I was seeking iteuis; they supposed 1 was a rebel and I was in their confidence ; the proposed Ogdensburg was printed ia the Tribune. 1 did not communicate this matter directly to the government, for the reason that I supposed the communica tion in the Tribune would be seen by the government officials, and I did not choose to have the information goto the govern ment directly iro«i me; I requested Mr Gay, of the Tribune , to give the infor mal u to the government, and I believe he did so. I saw Surratt in Canada three or four days iu succession in April last. I had a conversation with him personally about Richmond. I was introduced to him by Banders. I was expected to participate with these rebels iu the raid on Ogdens burg; 1 never received any pay from them for any services. I heard the cap ture of the President talked of in Feb ruary. When Mr. Thompson first sug gested the assassination to me, I asked him if it would meet with the approba tion of the Government at Richmond; he said he thought it would, but he would know in a few days, This was early in February. Thompson did not say in April, when these dispatches wore delivered, that this was the tirst approval they had received of this plot from Richmond, but I know of no otheiß; 1 only inferred that that was the first approval; Thompson said, iu his conversation with me, that killing a tyrant iu such a case was no murder, and asked me if I had read a letter callod "Killing no murder," addressed by Titus to Oliver Cromwell ; this was in Febru ary as one of the victim* of this scheme; iu April, the persons before named were mentioned, but Mr. Ilamlin was omitted, and Vice Presideut Johnson putin his place; Iran the blockade from Rich mond; these commissions were all blank but the signuturc ; they were to be given a cover, so that in case of detection the parties employed could claim that they were rebel soldiers, and would, therefore, claim to be treated as prisoners of war; it was understood that tUey would be pro tected as such, Thompson said if the men who were engaged iu this enterprise were detected and executed, the Confed erate Government would retaliate; that it was no murder, only killing; I think J. Wilkes 1 Sooth was specially commission ed for this purpose ; 1 saw Booth in Can ada in the latter part of October, with Sanders, at Mr. Thompson's, at the St. Lawrence Hall, where be was strutting about dissipating and playing billiards; I have heard these men talk of the burn ing of New York, and other enterprises which they have under consideration now. There was a proposition before the agents of these rebels iu Canada to des troy the Croton Dam, by which the city of New York is supplied with water. It was supposed it would not only dhinage manufactures, but distress the people gen erally. Mr. Thompson remarked that there was plenty of force, nnd the city would be destroyed by a general confla gration, and if they had thought of this sooner, they might have saved a great many necks. This was said a few Wi.eks ago. Thompson, Sanders, Castlctnan, and General Carroll were present. I'hey had arms concealed, and a largo number of men concealed in Chicago—some eight hundred—for the purpose of releasing the rebel prisoness there. The Doctor Blackburn, charged in Nassau with im porting yellow fever into the country, is the same person referred to by me as intimate with Thompson in Canada; I saw him in company with G. N. Sanders, Louis Sanders, Castleman, Win. Cleary, Porterfield, Captain Magruder, and a num ber of other rebels of less note; Blatk burn was recognized there as an agent of the Confederate States; and so repre sented himself; in January last Doctor Blackburn employed a person named Cameron to accompany him for the pur pose of introducing yellow fever into the Northern cities, to wit: New I'ork, Phil adelphia and Washington ; he went from Montreal to Bermuda ahout a year ago last fall, for the purpose of getting the clothing infected with yellow fever; I saw him after bis return, in Canada, and heard .Jacob Thompson and Wm. Cleary, say that they favored bis scheme. About the same time it was proposed to destroy the Croton Dam, Dr. Black burn proposed to poison the reservoirs, and ma<k> a calculation of the amount of poisotio/s matter it would require to im pregnate the water, so a.s to make an or dinary draught poisonous and deadly.— 110 had the capacity of the reservoirs, and the amount of water generally kept in them. Strychnine, arsenic, prussic acid, and a number ol other things I do not remember, were named. Sir. Thomp son feared it would be impossible to col lect so large a quantity of poisonous mat ter without suspicion and leading to de tection. Thompson approved of the en terprise, and discussed it freely. Mr. Cleaiy did the same; it was also spoken of by a Mr. Montrose A. Fallen, of Mis sissippi, and by a person who had been a medical purveyor in the rebel army ; Jno. Cameron, who lived in Montreal, tohj nic that he was offered large compensation ; 1 think Mr. Thompson was the monied agent for all the other agent*; 1 thiuk they all drew on him for all the money they required; I know some of them did; when Thompson said it would be difficult to collect so much poison without detec tion, Fallen and others thought it could be managed in Europe; Fallen is a phy sician ; 1 think 1 have heard Harris also mentioned in connection with the pesti lence importation ; I think he lived in Toronto; there were other parties in Montreal that Blackburn employed, or endeavored to employ, but I do not re member their names. I saw Dr. Stewart Robinson, a Doctor of Divinity, residing in Toronto; he edi ted a paper iu Kentucky; I have seen him with Thompson and Blackburn, and he was present when some of the schemes were discussed ; he approved thfini ; h? said anything could be done under heav en would justify them under the circum stances ; he appeared upoji very intimate terms with 151ackburu and Thompson ; three or four days after the ussassination of the President, I saw John II Surratt in Onada, with Porterfield, a Southern rebel, now declared a British subject by the Canadian Parliament; I learned im mediately afterwards that Surratt was suspected, was pursued, and had decamp ed ; I had a knowledge that Jeff. Davis was the head of the so-called Confeder ate States, and was called its President and had control of its civil administration. General Carroll was present when Surratt brought the dispatches from Riehmoud, and when they were read by Thompson. I believe there wi<re one or two others ; General Carroll of Tennessee then said he ■was more anxious that Mr. Johnson should be killed than auy one else; he said ; " If the damned prick-louse was not kill ed by somebody" he would kill him him self; he referred to Vice President John son; his expression was a word of con tempt for a tailor; it means a tailors' louse; Booth was known in Canada by the nick name of "Het;" I have heard Thompson so name him, certainly Cleary ; Kenne dy, who fired the city of New York, and was executed, was spoken of as having performed that deed by authority of the rebel Government under the direction of Thompson; this was communicated to me by Thompson himself, or in conversation in his presence; Thompson said Kenne dy deserved to bo hanged, and he was : develish glad lie was hang d, for he was a stupid fellow, and had managed things very badly. James B. Merritt testified :—I am a physician, and have been in Canada about a year ; in October and November last wns in Toronto ; met George Young there, a Rebel from Kentucky ; also Col. Steele, from Kentucky, Young said to me, ' We have something of much more importance than any raids ; ho told mo it was determined that "Old Abe" | should never be inaugurated ; that they had plenty of .friends in Washington, and called Mr. Lincoln a ''damned o!<i tyrant;" I afterwards saw George N. Sanders and Col. Steele together; Col. Steele said, "The damned old tyrant never will servo ' another term, if lie is elected Sanders j said at the time, 'Tie would keep migh- I ty close if he did serve another term ;" in Montreal, in February last, I heard Sanders name a number of persons ready and willing to remove the President, Vioe | President, Cabinet, and some of the lead ing Generals of the United States; and he added that there was any aim uut of money to accomplish this purpose mean ing assassination of these persons ; he then read a letter, which he said he had re ceived from the President of the Confed eracy, meaning Jefferson Davis, and which letter justified him in making ">ny arrangements that he could, to accomplish such object; there was a meeting at that time of these Itebels, and a letter was read to theui, the substance of which was that if the Southerners in the Camillas ;ind the States we in willing to be govern by suoh a tyrant tis Lincoln, he (Davis) did not wish to recognize them as friends and that he approved of the proposition to assassinate him ; Col. Steele read the letter, also Captain Scott, George Young and Hill, all rebels this meeting was about the middle of last February ; at the meeting Sanders named some of the persons who wore to accomplish the as sassination, and among them ho named J, W. Booth, whom I had seen in Mon treal in October; he also named George Harper, Charles Caldwell, Randall and Harrison ; Hart/Id went by the name of Harrison ; I heard Surratt's uame also mentioned, and Harold's; there was# person named whom they called "Plug Tobacco;" 1 saw Harold in Toronto; Sanders said Booth was heart and soul in this matter; he was a cousin to Bcale, who was hauged in New York; he ad ded that if they could dispose of Mr. Lincoln it would be an easy matter to dispose of Mt. Johnson in some of his drunken reveries; if they could dispose of the President, Vice President, and Cabinet, and that if Lincoln could be dispo sed of, it would satisfy the people North and that a peace could be obtained ; that they had endeavored to bring about a war with England, but Mr. Seward, through his energy and sagacity, had thwarted their efforts, and for that reason they wan ted to get rid of him. On the sth or 6th of April last I met Harper, who said that they wft-e going to the States to kick up the d——dest row such as had never been heard of; ho added that if I did not hear of the death of Old Abe, tho » ice President, and of General Dix, in lessthan ten days, I might j>ut him down as ad- d fool; that was on the flth April; bo mention - the DMM of Booth as one of their friends there ; said they had plenty of friends in Washington, and that fifteen or. twen ty were going. He had started togo to Washington as early as the Bth, together with others ; 1 communicated this fact cn the 10th of April to Justice of the Peace named Davidson, who after the assassi nation, communicated it to the Govern ment ; Harper returned to Canada a<"tc» the assassination ; I had a conversation with C. C. Clay .in Toronto, in February last; ho spoke of the letter of Davis, which Sanders had exhibited ; he seem to understand the character of the letter perfectly, and said he thought the end would justify the means; Surratt was pointed out to me in Toronto last Febru ary, I think ; 1 saw Booth there two or three times, and sat at the tabic with hiui once, at the St Lawrence, with San cers, Scott and Steele ; they were conver sing with Booth, and drinking wine with him at Sanders' expense ; I saw Harold in Canada in February. Richard Montgomery testified—l knew Jacob Thompson, Clemeut C. Clay, whom 1 have met in Canada a number of times since the summer of 18fi4 up tt» tnis time; also George N. Sao'ders, J. P. Ilolcombc, Beverly Tucker, W. C. Clea ry, Harrington, Hicks, aud others, under fictitious names ; Thompson had several names; one wag Carson; Clay was Toft, ' and Lacy, Traoy; Jacob Thompson said ho haii friends of the Confederacy all over the Northern States, williog togo any lengths, and that he could, at aoy time, have the tyrant Lincoln, and any of his •jdvisers r .put out of the way; that his friends would not consider it a crime, and that it would be done for the cause of the Confederacy; in January, in 1865, Thompson said, at Montreal, that a prop osition hail been made to hiui to rid the world of the tyrants, Liocolu, Stanton, Grant, and some others; that he knew the men who made it were bold, daring men, able to execute anything they would undertake; that he was in favor of thd proposition, but deferred his Answer Uutil he had consulted his government at Rich mond; that he was then only <rAiting their approval. He thought It would bo a blessing to "the people, both North aud South, to have them (the tyrants) killed. In the .sum mer of 1804,1 repeated what Mr. Thomp son first told me to C. C. Clay, who said that he was really devoted to our cause, and ready togo any lengths to do anything undor tho sun to tave it. I have seen Payne, the prisoner, a number of times in Canada, about the falls, in tho summer of 1804, and also at the Queen's Hotel, at Toronto, Canada West, where I conversed with him. 1 had an interview with Mr. Thompson, seveial others had sought an interview while I was closeted, and had been re fused. On leaving Thompson,s room, I saw Payne in the passage way, near the floor, with Clemeut 0. Clay talkihg to him; Mr. Clay stopped me, and finished his conversation with this man in an un-. dertone. When he left me he said, "wait for me; I will return." He soon came back and bade me good-by, and asked where he could see me after atime. 1 told him, and appointed a meeting. 1 spoka to this uiau Payne in Clay's absence and asked hiui who he was. He said, "I'm a Canadian"—which was to say, 1 dont want you to ask me any thing more. I nicntioned s him to Clay when I met him after a time. Clay ask ed, "what did he say?" I told him, anil Clay answerd, "That's an; ha is a Cana dian," and laughed. Ho added, "wo trust him." '•Canadian" is an expression for their friends, and his oonduct was an indication that their intercourse was of u very confidential nature. I have been in Canada since the assas sination; a few days after I.met Reverdy Tucker at Montreal, lie said, "Mr. { Lincoln deserved his death long ago;" ! that "it was a pity he did nottfio j long ago;" and that "it was too bad tho boys had not been allowed togo when they wanted to." Ho referred to the j men who were to assassinate him. I had a conversation with William C. : Cleary, and told him what Mr. Thomp son said in January, lie said that Booth was one of the yarties to whom Thompson had referred; he said also that it was too bad, that the whole work had not been I done, referring to the assassination. Clea i ry. who was a confident of Mr. Thompson told me so. Thomps. n said Cleary was» very close—mouthed man. deary also said that "they had better look out, we have not done yet.'' He remarked that they would never give up, lie also said that Booth had visited Thompson in the winter and in the sum mer. These parties knew they were sus peeted of the assassination a few days after, were estroyinga great maqy papers; so they told me. 1 acted as a government detective in Canada, and assumed the niime of James Thompson, though I never registered it, but always some other nauie; my whole object was to serve the government; I saw this cipher (found among Booth's effects) in Mr. Clay's house, at St. Cath arine's in the summer of 18(i4 ; I carried dispatches from Canada to Oordonsville, and received a reply which I carried hack, I catno through Washington each time and delivered the dispatches to the Uni ted States Government; reeeived tho dispatch at Oordonsville from a man in the Kebel State Department, from their Secretary of State; 1 carried this paper to Thompson. All these persons, named Thompson, Clay Cleary, eto,, represent ed themselves in the service of the Con. federate Government. Heeeived this ceivod this dispatch in October last. Clay claimed to represent the War De partment ; they approved the burning of our Northern cities, and they represented themselves us having full powers from the Uebcl Oovcrnment to act, without referring their project to ltichmond ; Thompson and Clay both said so,; tho attempt to burn New York City I know they were engaged in, and went to Wash ington three days before it happened to communicate it; they approved, also of the St. Albans raid ; in regard to raiding Mr. Clay bad the funds; he said he had always plenty of money to p<iy for any thing that was worth paying for; I know they deposited in different banks; Clay said not to tell Sanders what <hey intrusted to me; he said that he was a very good man to do their dirty work ; that he associated with men that they could notassociate with ; that he was very useful in that way; I inferred from Bev erly Tucker's words that they had delay ed the assassination, waiting the approval from ltichmond, . THE II ANP of GOD IN GREAT EVENTS. —The Boston Pott, in an ed itorial under the head "Thoughts for the day,"says with great force : No people was ever taught the les son of direct dependence upon Heav en more thoroughly than wc. Tho course of war has inculcated it at ev. ery stage. Where we felt tho most assurance we have as often failed. We have been directed into paths which ourselves we should not have elected to follow. Our unwilling steps have proved the most direct to the place of safety. The wisest counsels of our wisest men have been thwarted by events again and again. Unlooked for instruments of deliverance have been placediaour hands. The hum ble have succeeded »n confounding the high and mighty. Devices which were built mainly or entirely on hu man skill have put aside as a child puts away its toys. Whereever we have looked for"t>clp, if we havo averted our faces from Heaven, wo have looked invariably in vain. The liulcr of the universe has visibly led us through tho miraculous maze of our national peril; and to Him we must continue to appeal for safety and guidance, if we would continue one people, and en joy lasting prosperity and haptness. —A well iuU'ruieJ correspondent states that there i* a Urge amount of cotton at Norfolk, Virginia, and iii the interior, which has been accumulating for som# time. A fact net generally known aitii# North. «
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