The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-11 00:00:00

and Broadhead would not consent. Never told`
Thomas a man wanted to blow the place up for £5,
but Broadhead would not sanction it. Would swear
he never mentioned anything about such a matter..
He might, however, have said something, but bad
forgotten it.
Mr. Overend —Now mind, Thomas said you told
him a man wanted to blow Hague's place up for £5. ,
Now did you tell Thomas so ?
Witness—No, it is false—quite an invention of
Thomas's. Never talked to any one about the place
being blown up. Had not seen Mr. Broadhead that
morning, nor had he had any communication with
him about this matter, nor with the committee, nor
with any member of the committee. had never
spoken with any one as to what he was to say.
Wm. 11'oodhead, saw grinder, said he was work-
ing at Hague's in 1865, but was employed by Fearne-
hough. Never told Hague he might expect to be
rattened , but he had said to Fearnehough, " Are
you not frightened of your bands going ?" and that
night he was rattened, though he was sure he did
not know by whom. It was merely a suggestion of
his, but he did not know why he gave it. Never said.
to Fearnehough' " You had better look out, you
have not a minute to call your own." Did not
know that Fearnehough at that time was giving
great dissatisfaction to the union, or that be was an
object of their abusive language. Mr. Clegg dis-
charged witness from the plaae after it was broken
into. Clegg suspected 'witness when he dismissed
him. He told witness that he (witness) had men-
tioned the night before that the premises would be
entered. Witness answered he only made a sugges-
tion, but Clegg said he must know something about
it. He would swear that he hid received no infor-
mation about the premises being entered. lie
meant to say he made the suggestion with-
out any knowledge of what was to be done.
Saw George Shaw that morning, and he left
him at Broadhead's. He went to Broadhead's,
and Shaw was there. (Shaw had previously denied
seeing Broadhead.) Shaw arid Broadhead were in
the tap-room together. Did not know why he
went to Broadhead. Had talked the matter over
with him, but not with Shaw. He was with Shaw
about five minutes. (This part of the witness's
evidence caused considerable excitement in court.)
George Shaw was then recalled.

Mr. Orerend, addressing witness, said he under-
stood him to say that he went very early to work
that morning, and had not heard anything about
the matter before he came there.

Witness admitted he did say so.
Mr. Overend—And you also said you had never
seen Broadhead at all ?

Witness said he thought not.

Mr. Overend reminded him he had said he Lame
straight from work. Nov is it true you SAW Broad-
head this morning ?

Witness—Yes.

Why did you not tell us that ?—I was not asked.

Yes you were. What did you go there for ?—I
merely went to see what they had sent me that
(showing the summons) for.
Did you talk the matter over with Broadhead ?
No.

How dare you tell me, sir, that you had never
seen Broadhead ?

Witness said he was asked if he had seen Broad-
head, and he answered, " Not more than three
times since Christmas." He was not asked if he
had seen Broadhead that morning.

Mr. Overend said they would send for the Go-
vernment reporter's notes, and in the meantime the
policeman was not to let the witness leave the court.
After a delay of about 20 minutes, the notes of

the Government shorthand writer were procured.

After reading the above evidence, Mr. Overend
asked the witness if he was aware of the conse-
quences to which he had rendered himself liable,
and expressed his surprise that Mr. Broadhead
should not have contradicted the witness, as he was
present in court at the time that the evidence was
given. Ile should take further advice on the subject
of the witness's perjury, and he had no doubt wit-
ness would find out what trouble he had got himself

into.
The Court then adjourned until Tnursday, the
131 h inst.

JEFFERSON DAVIS'S OPIAIONS.

The New York correspondent of the Standard
fastens as much odium as possible on the chief he
professes to admire. On Friday, 17th May, Mr.
Davis received a party of gentlemen at his hotel,
who, as old friends, readily obtained admission, and
were taken into confidence. We suppose the corre-
spondent was one, as he appears to be fully ac-
quainted with thelong conversation that followed. In
Mr. DAVIS'S opinion, the South would have done
much better to refuse to reorganise the States
under the Construction Acts. The Radicals would
have been powerless to force reorganisation on the
Southern people, and the sympathies of the North
would ultimately have been excited if these suffer-
ings were patiently endured. Radicalism would
have been swept from power, and the South re-
admitted to Congress on the old basis. The
Northern Conservatives would have been strength-
ened by the Southern members, the PRESIDENT'S
vetoes potent, the persecution of the South stopped,
the confiscation scheme impossible, and the next
Presidential election controlled.

This programme may be very pretty in theory.
The intimate knowledge displayed by JEFFER-
SON DAvIS of the whole position, more espe-
cially -of the feeling that animates Northern
people, must have great weight, and cause
bitter regret that he was not earlier consulted.
Mr. DAVIS'S policy has already been so beneficial to
the South, that few would feel inclined to dispute
any doctrine he laid down. It is just possible that
he separates too distinctly the Radicals from the
mass of Northern citizens, and that he may have
made this fatal mistake throughout his whole
career. Ile admitted that there was some force in
the argument that the South would be re-organised
under any circumstances under the Military Acts,
and that if the white people did not take the matter
into their own hands, the Government would be
placed in the hands of the blacks. But though
admitting its force, he combated it by the asser-
tion that acceptance of Radical terms would
result in nothing better. "The majority in
Congress did not mean to recognise represen-
tative Southerners. They would receive only
negroes and white men easily manipulated by the
leading legislators. In fact as politicians the Radi-
cals would commit suicide if they should recognise
State Governments, and Congressmen elected by
representative population of the South." As the
Radicals, however, have befoie them the political
suicide of these very representatives when formerly
returned, and the spectacle not being encouraging,
they are unlikely to follow such an example,
nor can they be expected to sacrifice themselves if
Mr. DAVIS'S assertion is true that these Radicals have
no real patriotism. Mr. DAVIS must, indeed, have
lost his intellect if he talked all this rubbish. The
party in power must conform to the will of the
people, who intend to reconstruct their Government
on the principles for which they have fought and
suffered. The Democrats seem always to have in
view the intention of vilifying Democratic institu-
tions, however contradictory the statement may
appear. Europeans become impressed with the
conviction, from these assertions constantly repeated,
that the United States are governed by a clique of
unprincipled agitators, whose sole object is to ad-
vance their individual interests. It is not easy to
reconcile such assertions with the devotion and
sacrifices of the nation. But people are not here in
the habit of thinking out questions for themselves,
and they are content to accept these ridiculous and
untruthful statements. If true, Democracy is a
failure; and if it fails in the United States, it has
little chance of success elsewhere. There is, how-
ever, as much truth in these assertions as in the way
in which England is often represented in the United
States; —As a country trodden beneath the feet of
an oligarchy—a land lying frozen in the cold shade
of aristocracy—under a grasping, selfish, perfidious
Government, that drains the life-blood of every
State and colony, to gorge and fatten a privileged
class.

From politics Mr. DAvßpassed to the cotton crop,
when he pronounced an opinion at variance with
that generally entertained, estimating the coming