, 1864-11-04

WASHINGTON, Monday, Oct. 81, G4,-Gos.
seynuur't Commissioners called upon tho
President this morning. Tney were courte.
ously received, but upon the subject matter
Of their mission he referred them to Secrcta-
r Stanton, who had all the evidence In the
case. They then proceeded to the War Of
flee, and held long interview with the Sec
retaty, and report they were much more
cturtt c1blY received and considered than
they had expected.
ment of Ferry and Donohue should be made
light as possible; but their principal pres.
sure upon the Secretary is understood to
have been In reference to Col North, Ferry
and Donohue's fate being seemiogly OF sec.
ondRry consideration.
The Secretary submitted to them such eYl-
dence as Was before him, aud, 1t is said,
escape Of their friends BY it's extent and
cleafneEs. He referred them to the Military
Court for turther information, granted them
permits to yiRft the prisoners at the Old
Capitol, and assured them Of desire to vim
dicate the most eacrtd rights OF all the sol"
ditre in the field.
Tonight the three Commissioners hada
confereLce and an appointment With the ST.
retary. Assistant Secretary Daua, Col. Fos-
ter, (Judge Advocate,) Capt. Ellis Of the
Ccnrt, and snndty other gentlemen We're
also present at the Interview. Judge Parker
hhb Liz pIluCIt&l tlluh E5ulNQs HUI uFTEu A6
a matter Of fpolicy that the prisoners nov In
confinement here, should be released. He
Stated the great popularity and high social
position Of Col. North IN the State Of New
York. He was an MD on Gen. Seymour's
s1stf, and enjoyed iee confidence OF men eng 81
~. :Wba'ev eyldepce might be adduced;
and only Irritation and stlife, and possibly
more serious disturbance, would be conse.
quent upon the trial.
The Judge pressed hard to know the eyi-
dence in the hand OF the Judge Advocate,
but to little purpose, however. He was
ehoTn several blanks sworn to aad witness
ed as having been signed without any sigma.
lures having been inserted, Which were seized
IN Col North's office, and others similar to
the point that the fact that these were found
in Col North's Office wo11d not convict him
Of q knowledge or participation In their ex-
ecution. The Judge Advocate fa understood
innocence was to be determined only by q
| trial, and he deemed it OF great Importance
| to Col North Is well as to the Government
| that 1t should be proceeded with fmmedi-
! ate1y. --..
| postponed til after the election, but he found
the Judge Advocate equally determined, and
to morrow the court will be occupied with
| preliminary examination Of the documents
seized, Of Witnesses and evidence In their
/ poseessfDn. It Is eurmfeed that much proof
| was destroyed as they had thirty .aix hours
Eotice here before their arrest.
The Commission will remain till trial or
| some denuite action ts taken.
It Is eaid that the finding Of the Court In
the Gases Of Ferry and Donohue, which was
/ submitted to the Secretary of War tonight,
is much more severe than hitherto conjec'
fuIed. But the evident Indifference Of the
Commissioners as to the fate Of the Baltimore
victims, Is in striking contrast with theil
special anxiety for Col North.
| The plain Enelish of their appeal sifted
down, Is, after all, that the Government mus
deal very eingerly with these criminals, If Il
don't, the public peace will be terribly dis
tnrbed, and the Copperheads In New Yori
will do desperate things. We shall see hoH
much it will bear down upon such demands