The Columbia Daily Phoenix, 1865-07-17

Tho ConS-ssion of Atzo-.ctt. is tho statement of George A. Atzcrott, which was read hy h:s counsel, Mr. Dealer, to the military tribui'fr! in "Washing-ion: Tlie prisoner Atzcrott submits thc following staten eut to thc Court - I nm our of (Lc party v,'ho agreed to the capture ?d' (he l'r?silient cf the United Stntc.s ui any member ul' ?ho! Cabinet, or General Grant or Vice - President Joint?, n. Tho lirst plot to capture failed? tko second, io kill, .1 broke away from the moment L bear,: of it. This hs ?h ? tvav it carno about: j On tho evening ol the 1 'lit of April j 1 met Booth and Payne at tho Hern- I don II?.usc, in this city, at eight o'clock. Ile (Boelh)hsaid ho himso'i would take charge >f Mr. Lincoln am! General Grant, Pa-, e should lake Mr. Soward, and I should lab- Pr. .fohn-4 son. 1 told him . would not do v; timi 1 had gone into the thing to cap? ture; but T was not go" ig to kill, lie told me that 1 > as a fool -lin.*, 1 would be burg anvhow-that it was death to every mail who basked out, and so wo parted. I wandered about, thc streets till two o'clock in the morn? ing, and then wert, lo thc Kimmel! House, and from there pawned my pistol at Georgetown, au i went, to my cousin's house ia Mo: 'gorae y Corni . where T was arrested. On the 10th, ! after 1 was arrested}* I tedd Provost Marshal Wells and provost Marshal McPhail tho whole Story; also told it to Captain Monroe, m ,? CcTlonel Wells told mo if T pointed out tho way Booth had gone 1 would bc reprieved; .un', so 1 told him 1 thought lie had gone down to Citarles County, in order tb j cross the Potomac; tho ar.. .; which were found tu mv room at tho Kirk- I wood House, and njdack < < t, do 1 not bolong to rue; ott thc afternoon i of the 11th of April Harold callee ' to see me, ana 1?!-. thc coa* it is his coat, and al! in it helor, *o him, as you can sec by thc ha:m. ;? chill's mark. ! with his initials and with the name o? his sister, Mr.-?. Naylor. Now 1 v iii state how 1 passed the whole of tue evening of tho 14th of April: Ju thc after noon' about I two o'clock, 1 went lo Keltlu r's Stable, j on Eighth Street, cent i >, and hired a dari; bay mare an i rodo into tho country for plensnre, and on my return put, her tm at Naylor's Stable; tho dark Ijay horse whiJi I had kept at Naylor's before, on o" about thc 3d o' April, belonged toJ3 ?otb,and also tho saddle and bridle. I had charge of him to sell hun, and 1 do not know what bee.imo of him. At about six! m the evening.I went to Naylor's j again and took out the maro. I rode | out for rfu hour and r-'urned her tu' Naylor's. lt was thou nearly eight o'clock, and I told him to keep the I maro mady at teu o', ! ?ck, in order to I return her to l! : man i had iiired her I from. Prom there ? went to the j 1 fermion Jfouse. l'eoll? f-otit a mes? sage to the < st r t? ty, where 1 was. saying he waded lo seo mc, and ?? wen!... Booth wanted mo lo murder Mr. Johnson. ?.f ti. ;n went to thc Oyster Bay, on tho avenue, 'above Twelfth Stree', a .J whiled away the li nw till about Len o'clock. I got tho mare, and having taki :. a drink with i the hostler, gallojvid about town and J went lo the Kimmel House. Prem there I rode dowri to tl c de; ot and returned my horse, riding up Pennsyl vania Avenue to Kekher's. From Kolther's I v?nt do\ n to the navy - yard to get ft ro 'in with Wash. Bris? coe. He had uonf, an i by tho tima \ got back to th? Ki nt mel tlouse it was: near two o'clock. The lunn Thomas'j was a stranger 1 met ea tho street. ? Next morning, as stated, I went to j my cousin Kibbler's, io Montgomery County. GEO. A. AT/d i ROTT. . * ' *** """ Paynes counsel says bis client is] anxious to ? ie, that hu may be con sidercd a martyr.

THE (SOLIJMBIA PHONIX, pj;r"|sirED I>AM.Y, EXCEPT SCXDAY, BY J bi. i A is" A. SELBY; 1AVUS-7N A D VANCE. ' \ SVIISCUIITION. Six montis, .... $5 One monti, ... - - 1 I ADVnUTlSJNG. Ono squaiT, (ton lino?,) one timo, nfl cts Subsequent insertions. - 35 cts Speeiai notices ton cents per linc. Tun ESCAPE ?F Mn. BREOKIN -- KIDOE.-Tho Cardenas correspondent of Lu I'rensa gives the following in? teresting particulars conceniiig these refugees: . ' . The p:r:"Ds acrotnpruiying Breckin - ridge ?rn Qo?% Wilson, ex-aid to Jeff: Davis; Taylor VVocd, ex-cotrrmnnder td' tho Tallahassee: Corporal Russell, j i 'vu private soldiers >and a faithful negro servant, who refused to abandon his master (Hreekinridge) in the hour ot" extremity and peril. The refugees procedi? tiie capital to dav, accom? panied by o:,e of our officials, raid viii be presented to the Capiaih-GencrnL They propose^aking un their quarters fit the Cuban Hotel. Gen. Breckinridg? and Col.-Wilsj n state that tit ev wove within forty miles of ?lr. .Davis when the latter w:i3 Arrested, expecting to Le joined by liim tl'ii following day. Wood was actually with Mr. D ivis nt (he moment of' his arrest, but succeeded in making bis escape .'ind joined Gen.-Breckin - ridge. The party 11:<3n crossed ( <> orgia into Florida, descending St. .John's River i:i a boat to Jupiter's inlet, whore tiiey nie", with a partv of de? serters from thc (Federal army. From these they got a better b ia!, which they dragged across the country t'?! fhey reached tlio sea. where thev launched theirHittie vessel, and sailed j t"jr the onast of Cuba, which ti-ey j were fortuaafe er.ba.gh lo reftcli after j three d?:vs and'tights, passed almost"] eidindy without eating or sleeping. I YVliii . s?;a thev f p ike a vessel, front i Which they g t '.ive gallons of water : . d a few biscui?si The nicht nfier t:-,.-ir arrival at Cardenas they were serenaded by the baud ol' the volua teers. EFFECTS OK PEACE-REVIVAL OF .i'll:-: I.-ns.-The war hilled out or sqtUiTcTio i for the time being most of tiic fanciful theories by which ilie Northern minti ha?l been previously occupied aul amused. Socialisai, freeloveism, Bloomerisru, a'id a.scote of-liga coetrir.es which Lad seized upon the minds of idle people passed out of discussion, and seemed to all ap? pearance dead anti buried. Even the spirit of religious fViDakicis n was tor the time abashed, and bumbled i:i pre? sence of thc dreadful misfortunes which it had assisted ia bringing upon ii;.; country. Tho war is r.o sooner ended than these elements.of social antagon? ism revive from their ohrvsalis-like torpor. The parsons are hara at werie endeavoring 'o stir np the ember.-; < f religious strife and persecution. Tue Boston fanatics are trying to raise fro-h i.-?r...-.?%on the negro, not salis!:-:-! ? with having rcinlu'cd his condition worse tiian ever. And now, just when we bava vindicated our manhood be - rore the world, the Blootnerites have resumed their conventions to establish ar':the right ?if the fair sex to wear the 'breeches. All this is very progressive ami very amusing. It proves the activity of ibe national mind and is good for tho newspapers. [New Y od: Herald. In Ohio ,they have a literary jra - zetto called the Buch eye Blossom; in Ken lucky, the UoseoftJie Valley; in New Jersey, tho Belvidere Apollo; in Maryland, thc KenPBtiyle; in Ohio, ti:.- ToledoBlade; and ia Mississippi, the Bovie Knife. f A young 1 idy refused to join a . io? nic party because there was a Silw ?/rain t btr.hwhackin?

Arrival of Dr. Albert *<3v Mackey, j Collector of thsdpert. I Pr. Albert G. Mackey, Collector of tho Port, says tho Charleston Courier, arrived herc, on tho Alhambra yester? day, and met with ntl enthusiastic re? ception from a large crowd of friends who had assembled to give him a hearty welcome hobie. It having boon announced thal thc Doctor and bis lady were expected on the Alhambra, a preliminary meeting of his [riendo was hold and arrange? ments made to give the distinguished old patriot and Unionist a suitable rei option. The following gentlemen wire appointed to carryout the object of the meeting: S. P..Kirk, Chairman; Kdhcrt james, J. Woodruff John CndVortb, E. C. Keckley, M. D., T. W. Johnson, IT. (J. Prince', C. H. Stokes, James White, J. T. Millican. In pursuance ol a resolution adopted at the meeting, carriages were fur? tushed to convoy the Doctor and Mrs. Mackey, escorted by the Committee, tb their hume. Oil the arrival of the Alhambra at tl o wIidrFj thc Pooten- and his lady were waked upon and informed of Pe proceedings which had taken place. Pula wore taken completely by sur? prise, but readily ricrutieseud io thc wishes of their Iricnds. Aller a warm shaking of bands all around, the Doctor was escorted hy t?vo of the Committee from the boat to thc wharf. Pe was introduced to the Chairman by Mr. Robert. James, who said: "Allow nie, Mr. Chairman, to introduce to you our distinguished and highly honored fellow-citizen, Pr. AR^rt G. Mackey, Collector of the Port of Charleston.*' Mr. Kirk, in-behalf if thc Commit? tee, said: Mr. Collector: As Chairman of thc .Coian-ii'-oo cf 'l..-<:.-ption, ?flow me to extend to you, ii.-, on your arrival ho ne, our heartfelt welcome. With jay and pleasure we have rea'! the chronicle of the events as they trans? pired in thc "course of your late visit, among our brethren of the North. With intense1 gratification wc heard of the universal approbation given to your pa>t coarse in the severe Ordeal and struggle from which the Union am] our common country has-emerged so t riumphanlly. During your absence your friends hero, at all times, have hep- you in honored and grateful remembrance, n.s an American atriot incorruptible and unstained. Again allow mc, sir, to extend a wann and cordial welcome on their behalf. Dr. Mackey replied a's follows: .Mr. Chairman and jbcllow- Cili:: ?ft: This, to me, is mute an unexpecte ! pleasure. I did not anticipate anything more than to pass <?ui< dy from the whari u> my home unannounced on my return to my native soil. J. thank you heartily for tho kind manner in which you ??ave received me. The state of my health, from the long and unpleasant voyage back, at present prevents me from giving full ntteranei to ti:e feelings of my heart, lt will be my endeavor in the ?'mure so U discharge tho - trust and duti.-s of thc position iu which our Government ha - honored mu willi' the approval of it." confidence, as to give satisfaction tc the Go vern meut and meet the appro hatton of my fellow-citizens. Rettin my warmest thanks to the Committee Mr. Chairman, fur their kindness i: this meeting. Thc Doctor was then escorted bi the Chairman and other members o thc Committee to thc carriages ii wailing. Mrs. M.?was escorted hy tw< others of the Committee to a earring' engaged expressly for her reception when the whoh'. party were conveye? to thc family residence in Wcntwortl ? street. Thc crowd upon the wb.'ti I iben separated. L An cflPer said he found cour tin ' agreeable, hut court-tnarlialing quit i different'.