The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-24
News from Nashville.

the court martial which hung several
Union citizens at Knoxville during the
war. EIe will be taken to Knoxville
to stand trial.
Tne scafolding of new building
ON Market street, in this city. fell yes
terday. precipitatiig five persons to
the. ground. All were badly injured,
:tl,:i on. Is i.ot ..Ip.:"tl.l to Ave.
The town of Stevenson, ON the
Nashville and Chattanoog:. Railroad,
was almost entirely destroyed hv fire
this 1E",nii:g. I: IA supposed to have
been ti:c work Of IN iI.c;:ntliarv.
From, Washington.
WASHINGTON, August 15.
TIRE Presidents POLICY AND ELS CABI-
Publications. have recently been
H,:,lt M r;"' rs. >i,c"iatioi:s an'l t.
:;.re:l.-. :.i,.u: differences nf ui,l:liC.4
between t:,c President :nd his Cabinet
With r,,r.r,i 10 the policy proper to be
pursue III restoring the Sothern States
to their former relations to the Union,
and particularly iav"lving the question
Of negro s;iif4:,@c III th. work OF re-
s:ablisil;n:y the civil Government, the
military LII l':iS,;rr:, to %.'rl..e which have
already I..'n taken through the ~; ;.nry
of thA Prov .~:onnl Governors. The
; nro.."l a.s :r' strictly privat ). and il
- not :i.iow;i that "nv al the members
.ire in .he habit OF im},:t 9,yrly reveal
'-nS item. Therefore. tho publications.
t. give reports of what
r takes rl,u.r in til" Cabinet r...,ncil,
axe. to SAY the lea:+. unrclia,'ic.
But it ,nay j." S.';;! with coz :,li>ncc,
:. an answer t. many of the Spccul,.-
{ lions, that thert. is not now, nor il it
: 'lrhcvcd that there wiz be. any snb-
st:.ntial or material 'diftnncc between
! t!le President ard his Cabinet with
regard t, the restoration OF the South
t,rn States. One of the reasons for
this assertion is the fact that all the
proclamations appointing the Provi-
s!on::l ttoyernors are precisely in the
same words, founded On the Tennes-
arrangement, and maturcly con-
si,ler>,l by the President, and.approv-
cd of by the Cabinet, showing n care
f;;lly considered plan, the amnesty
proclamation being in accord with that
document. !The President, it is known,
from the representation of his intimate,
friends, is determined to pursue sub
stantially the reconstruction pro-
rr:,mmc thus laid down, having rea-
! .sonablc c~idence from the South that
] it Will be successful. Many of the
account, from that section are eXag-
gcr.,tcu, and misreprcsent. .he true and
favorable condition Of pubic opinion.
TIE TRIAL OF NEFF. DAVIS.
AS the result of careful inquiry, it is
believed that there is an unwillingncss
ON the part of portion OF the Cabi
net to have Jefferson Davis tried fol
treason, while there is reason for as
scrting that the President is persis
tent in having him brought before ,
civil tribunal. Chief Justice Chase i,
expected to arrive here in the course
Of IL fow days for consultation with the
President as to the time, the mannc1
aAr1 the place which shall be designat
ed. yhc ablcst counsel in the Unitc(
States are also being consulted upo1
the subject. There is fixed detcrmi
nation on the part of the Executiv,
\ that there shall be on Immediate ant
fair trial by jury Of the country TO
\ high treason. 1t may, in addition t.
this, be confidently asserted that tn
President has.determined, as soon IL
practicable, to withdraw the order
snspending the privileges of the wri
q habeas corpus and to dispense Wit
military courts
FoRD's THEATRE
Ford's Theatre is being converte
into fire proof as rapidly a. an cfectiv