Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-08-11
suppoRTERs or JEFF. DAVIS.

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SUPPORTERS or JEFF. DAVIS.
I4,le rebeIIion finds good friends IN New
york--Nho are theys-C4 Godfrey
G.unther, Mayor; Gideon j. Tucker,
Surrogate. Theodore MartIney Peter
y Cutler. Carlos Bntteriields Robert
M. Livingston and a few small fry
They are little nervous about Davis
triaI-SXorm testimony of one who
was present at their meeting,
The following is the sworn statement of
Mr. Brown, who was present at the meeting
recently held in Broad-street for the pur-
pose of raising funds to meet the expenses
Of jeff Davis trial
State Of NeiC York, city and Cotaaty If
aNes1 York, Ss Robert Brown, OF said City
aud County of New York, being duly sworn,
deposeth and saith
On Monday the 3lst OF July, 1868, he
attended meetiug in this city, having re-
| eeiyed an invitation in the following terms
You are invited to meet, with several gem
tlemen. at the offices Nos, 10 and 20 in the
| house No. q oad-street, on Monday, the
! 3lst inst, at 4 F. NJ, TO devise means for
the fair and full defence of Jefferson Davis
| and his associates, so that whatever happens
| Justice may be done.
NEw YoRK, July 26, 1865.
| The meeting was held at the rooms desig-
/ mated, being those occupied by Carlos But
terfield There were present at the meet
/ ING Messrs Gideon j. Tucker, Surrogate OF
this county, Theodore MARITIME, Peter Y.
| Cutler, CLANCY and Douglas, among others.
/ One Of them said that Mayor Gunther
would attend ifbusness did not detain him,
and that he was entirely IL union and SYM
pathy with the objects of the meeting.
After some delay, it was remarked that it
would be as well to invite their Southern
friends outside TO come in. This was done;
| several persons entered, after which the
doors were closed There were now ten
men present.
The object of the meeting was to raise
| funds to meet the expenditures to be incur
red in the defenceof jeff Davis. The follow
| ing committee was appointed for that pur-
pose: c. Godfrey Gunther, Mayor of New
! York; Calos Butterfield, Theodore MARITIME,
Messrs. Douglas and CLANCY.
A general conversation followed upon the
signifcation of the trial of Davis. 1t was.
they all agreed, the most important trial in
the worlds history. Every lover of liberty
in Europe and America had an interest in
it. They were on trial The celebrated tri-
1 al of Warren Hastings would sink into in
significance compared with that of jefferson
Davis.
Mr., Cutler declared the Declaration of In
dependence to be the Magma Chartd of hr-
man liberty, and quoted it to prove that the
Southern States had the right to secede.
/ Another person, one of the New Workers
remarked that the State of New York refa-
sed to enter the Federal Union except the
right was assured to her to withdraw if she
thought proper. The proceedings and de-
bates of the convention were referred to In
confirmation of this statement.
Another Of the New Workers declar G
that even in Massachusetts every officer tax
ing tho oath of Office swore that he owed al
legiance to the State paramount to every
other obligation cf fealty.
Mr. Robert Nj. Livingston, of Mobile,
Ala, remarked how few people had ever
read the constitution of the different States.
:. He had read them, and found in several Of
the constitutions Of free States the express
ed right to secede.
A running conversation followed this
statement; in which it was said that the eff
feet of the trial of Davis would be revo-
luton of sentiment everywhere In favor of
, the South. ltwould be proved on the trial
that the secession cause was right, and enti-
tied to the sympathies of the world. One
of the company, MIR. Cutler, if | remember
rightly, quoted passage from Burke, to
show that a State cannot be guilty of trea-
son.
Mr.. Livingston, now wrought up to a
high pitch OF enthusiasm, made the decla-
ration: In twenty-five years the man that
now accuses the South OF having committed
: treason, viii be looked upon as a madman
and fool He repeated this declaration,
: saying that in fifty years the revolution in
popular sentiment would be SO great that
such man would be looked upon as a mad
t man or fool
One Of the New Workers denounced the
execution of Mrs Surratt as cold, deliber-
f ate murder Another declared that she
, was convicted upon forged testimony. A
! third Martine) asserted that the court by
which she was tried had no legal Jurisdiction
: and that the execution was deliberate mur-
der.
. Alr. Livingston said that he had eonvers-
ed with number of Englishmen in regard
to this brutal murder They told him that
it would send thrill of horror throughout
/ Europe and the howl of indignation that
will be sent back would so cover and terrify
the American Government that it will be
afraid TO bring Mr.. Davis to trial He be-
heyed that the intention was to keep him
lingering in prison till he died, without
brin ging him to trial The friends of Mr..
Davis must keep such an agitation of the
ma StSA surfing ludb LIC government would
be forced to put him on trial without further
delay.
Mr.. Cutler said that he had been of opln-
ION that the government would bring Davis
to trial before the District Court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. But it had been ascer-
7 tanned that democrat Judge WyIiel had
: been appointed one Of the Judges and
hence the government would not dare lef
him be tired there 1t was probable that
Mr. Chase would hold the court.
The conversation took another turn and
Black Repubhcanism" was taken up. The
question of negro suffrage, it was predicted
would divide the Black Republicans
Mr. Livingston said that he had conyersed
with great number of Western soldiers
He found that their hatred for the niger
was even more intense than that of South
ern men. lie would mention fact that had
come under his own cognizance-within 4
short time more than hundred Triggers
t IN Mobile had been murdered in cold blood
by Western soldiers.
A New Yorker asked Mr.. Livingston how
Alabama would be likely to vote at the next
election for Members of Congress.
They will return solid delegation of
staunch and true Southern men. he renlied
Working himself up into another f,1rv Of
enthusiasm, he declared that thirty-fye 6un-
dred noble, lion-hearted Southerners had
kept at bay, for many months, an army of
seventy five thousand Union troops Mobile
only capitulated when she was worn out and
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