The sun., 1865-08-02
sympathy for Jcn Davis.

The Evening Posr puthEhc' VIA, purTorts T.
/ the report Of meeting held nj some private
oficcs In tie Louise ~. Droai street, so
devise means for the fair .nn full ue'
lenee OF Jefferson Davis and his associates, 50
hat whatyer aHppens justice may bs done" So
eesds the call Tor ,ho meeting held in TO rooms Of
one CAKLos BUrTEnuID. Norecular ~ gbniya-
lion took place, however. Mr.. PETE2 \ CutLER
ugS stcd ihe aprolutmsn' OF committee Of five
1crsops to raise funds, consult with CnApLEg
o'CoNSoH, Esd, ant adopt such other
measures {. .nay 10 necessary to hssier
IN q trial Of tho parties 40 unjugiy
incarcerspd by the United States Govern
nenI." This language IL reported ss having
1sen uttered by Mr.. CUTLTR. &. GoDrIrY GUSTugE'
THEODORE MArlIsE, CARLOs BUTIKEfGgLu, Duo
.As aud LLAEOY, were nEuod ON Ihe committee.
Tie Mayor sent in his regrets for non-aItend4-oc,
with assurances OF his hearty peraton In the "b-
eciso the meeting. Surrogate JcRrL Mr.. Cullen,
and one RoBERI NJ LIVINGSTON, Of Mobile, are re-
ported az having made speeches at the meeting, in
which they declared the failure Of the REBELLION
)ut temporary: simply overpowerei; "the spirit
nil lives" they said, "and by the assistance OF It's
sorthern friends, can be succc ssful in another
Nay" Mr.. LIVINGSTON is reported as having said !;
That Asbsms would be represented IN Con-
lrcss hy none who we're not soul aud body in
uvor Of Southern Independence; iha, the exccu-
iuu Of Mrs surratt had excited the iud snation of
i've world against the Aim nistrauou ; aud that
lnder this condemnation the Government dare not
rust Mr.. DAVIS TO trial, unless 1t WAS forced
lpol them by public opinion. That N = short
hnc any person who would regard the course Of
.hc South In its recent effort reasonable would
" looked upon Al = mailman or fool"
Subsequently, Mr.. LIvIsGJTos issued csid IN
ghArh hs admits having attended the meeting /;
uys his name was "mos. unwsrrantsbly used"
cut does no, deny the uttorances above quoted
lie claims 10 bs stranger ~ those present at tho
saseung, and Nhilo on his way 70 dinner was in
il@i by friend to visit ,he rooms alluded to, W
see what WAS being done towards procuring coun-
81 for Nr. DAVIS. lie says he came from the
south inspdiug to visit Europe to renew his com
aercial relations there.
Tho foregoing embraces the Substance OF wha,
n reported having usnsprcd in rooms ~
and 20 Of the building known NJ Q Broad street,
and is iml ortant only &c far as may correctly re
present the sentiments OF be secession gentry tna
assembled together at the Aforesaid meeting W.
lave no doub, ,he friends Of JEFF. DAVIS beley,
uim 10 be an ill-used individual, aud MAJ 4. uer
rlitt.d TO state their convictions and raise money
TOR the purpose Of eusurng hin
fair trial giving him tho beueh
II eminent legal counsel, and doing OF
his bshslL whatever the friends Of other incarcor
Ated persons may do but when they indulso il
more than this, and talk about continuing the =,
htlion in some other form, we arc in favor ,
Js-ksonizing every one Of them, on the same Iru
ciFle that VIC would destroy a mad dog, throug
lear Of the injury he might inhlct upon thos
who did not know that ho was rsbiC
Unfortunately, treason in this country has bee
i,l!el the "levyiug Of war sgainE the Unite
stn'ss," and, consequently, tie levyng OF word
"a NOT sufficient " render liable 10 the penalt
awarded to those who sctually COMM. Il
crime OF attempting the overthrow Of our Cover
meut nevertheless we sec no good reason why Il
iadiyiiusls who still persist IN ,gltaung robe
lion, cannot in some manner, he b5uad over
tOep the psscs, Or be treated Couspirators. Il th