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the egress of spies.
September 27
To-day I prepared a leading editorial article for the Enquirer, taking ground directly opposite to that advocated by Mr. Benjamin.
It was written with the law before me, which gave no warrant, as I could perceive, for the assumption of the Secretary.
September 28
I sent the paper containing my article to J. R. Davis, Esq., nephew of the President, avowing its authorship, and requesting him to ask the President's attention to the subject.
September 29
To-day Mr. Benjamin issued several passports himself, and sent several others to me with peremptory orders for granting them.
September 30
A pretty general jail delivery is now taking place.
Gen. Winder, acting I suppose, of course, under the instructions of the Secretary of War--and Mr. Benjamin is now Secretary indeed — is discharging from the prisons the disloyal prisoners sent hither during the last month by Gens. Johnston, Floyd, and Wise.
Not only liberating them, but giv