The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-21
by .TeIe@ze@pn.
From Vas!ninSto,;.
WASHINGTON, Aus


more have arrived than during the
previous two weeks. The trains from
Richmond to-day brought them from
every portion Of the South. They
arc generally citizens of prominence
on oti:cc-seeAing and pardoning mis-
S;~nS
The Attorncy-Gan>ral. in response
to an inquiry Of President johnson,
whether the persons charged with tho
offence Of having nssassinati'l the
late President should be tried before
military tribunal or u civil court, gave
I. written opinion sustaining the
former mode of trial. This opinion
has been printed. It maintains that
4 military tribune exist; under and
according to tho Constitution in time
of war; that the law Of nations const;-
tutcs II part Of t:lc law of the lan,l;
AMI that the laws os wa constitute the
greater part of the law OF nations The
laws OF war authorize iir,lan life to
be taken without legal process, cr
that legal process contemplated by
those provisions i'll the ConHtit,l-
ton that arc relied MON to show
thai judicial military tri.'tEAls are un.
constitutional. The law CT nations,
which is the result Of the c;l,c?i;ac.
and wisdom Of ages, has ,,~vitic,. that
ia,y-hawkers. banlit;;. r:c., arc n:,n.
1,-rs against tho law of nations and u:
var, anil as such am rln,bla t. til"
military Oar Constitution has .a;;,t,,
those laws II part of the Law a
the land. Obedience t. the Co,:siitu-
ton and To ll" t!.cf requires that the
military should 90 i!rir whole duty.
Ta"y n:lst not oniy meet and ii%l:t the
enemies Of til" country Il, open battle.
.'lt they must Kill OK 7al1e ti,r secret
enemies OF the COUNTRY, and try a!d
execute tlrEl ;ccure!ill" - ~" law
The civil tribunals III the country c:u-
not riG!.tf,illN interiors. with tl:n mill
tary in TIE performances OF t:.vi.' h:,;.,,
ardu"ls and ue,i'",,-;. but law:':l
duties. The At;oru'.vli,ncr,' cirlra>-
tcri:.rs Booth and lis :,~nr;st,s as
secret active rHb!ic enemies: and l,r
co.lrl;lics With the opinion t:,lt ''thr
persons w..o are charge: 4 with, ne
assassination OF tisr President COM
m;tird the decd IS puh,:,. enemies. :l>
I believe they did; a4.A whether they
did 81 not is 4 question TO he H"ri'} |
by i!:> tri!'yl;.l before w!iir:. ii:cy are
tried. They not only can but Ought
to be tried before y military tribunal.
Il the persons charged have offended
against tho laws Of w;lr, it would be
pn!pahly wro":4 Cor IT," military to
l!;nld th"ln over to HE civil courts, as
it wou!u Dc wrong in Il civil court to
convict IL lAan o.. ml;rl. i who had in
time ot war Killed ;Huc!!' ~ h, TIL.
.!A:I II'!ivisi:N A>;r;"!pArIN.
Il is said that there viii soon be :,
general j;li! delivery i'.y the pardon OF
4. large numDcr OF persons cHnvictc,l
by military commission ot trivia!
crimes and alleged oticnre5
GOVERNMENT SA!.ES OT GOLD
1t is understood that the Govern
m"nt will sci! an average of million
dollars i'll gold dali; for several weeks.
These sales are made necessary by Il
deficiency i'll receipts for Internal
revenue to meet the currency wants OF
the Treasury It is anticipated that
the balance of gold in the Treasury
will hc reduced about tweaty millions.
1t has becl fonnI that no large. re-
serve of gold is ncccsS.u-;., rs th. H.
cclpts for customs, while payments fnl'
interest are being ma,l', are ;,hont
equal to the payments
CALLERS on THE PEtSIDEST.
The Executive Mansion VAS again
beSiegctl to-day by y lnrSe crowd OF
visitors, oncthird Of them women.
The i'resident'opcned his Office to al
Of them ut the s.tma time, and paid
attention to thrir Respective ellis OH
business, aided by his privat" s'vvre-
taly. The most i,nportiinHtr OF the
thronS presented matters OF the least
il.portunc"; some Of r..,.l having
prcviou ;Iy- b>.m l,nea,:,c;, sad with
heads OF departments. Several OK
members OF the United States Con-