Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-31

BEFORE TEE
UNITED sfsTEs SUPREME 0URf.
,PRELImIsA aIE~ ARHAEeED.

rRRELIsGER AR1E> ARRANGED.
ALIA stE.A II go 1-ttlA
By the folIoHing special dispatch 70
the Cincinnati Gazette Of Saturday, We
have the gratifying intelligence that
treason To- tor DO made odiosa," and
traitors punished. Jefferson Davis is 70
be arraigned before The Supreme Court
Of the United States. Chief Justice
Chase presiding, on the charge of treas
90, he specifications to be few and
simple. Eminent legal talent has been
,aecursd 70 aid the Attorney General in
The prcses1iioh, and the accused has
also been pefmitted 10 select bis counsel
Probably no litigation, SIMS the trial Of
Aaron Barr, on . similar charge, ever
aroused % much interest On the part Of
rue people as viii b. manifested nj the
Forthcoming araignment Of the Presi.
dent Dc DE rebel Confederacy The
people viii scr itinize every part Of u
With The closest attention, and Il is to be
hoped they will learn lesson from il,
ihsl viii forever hereafter keep them
from participating I'd, or encouraging,
treason and Esbsllion 81 any description,
The. following ID. me .GGseftes dis-
batcks< y I9VII1 ,DLOTJ
NEw YoaK Oct. 27-The Herald Of
tosmorrow morning will announce ell
the details Of the Arrangements cf the
Government for the trial Of Jen Davis
II appears that the trial was decided up
on In Cabinet session in Aagust@ast, and
that she GoEernmeuts has only waited
for the close Of ftie Wirz trial TO make
the announcement The hopes enter.
tanned by ths friends Of JEFF. Davis since
the speech OF the President TO the South
Carolina delegation, In which hs intina
tad that clemency toward u4Tis ought TO
be- exercised are To- be dashed 10 the
earth. The trial Is TO bs before she Su-
prema Court at Washington, and aimee
Davis State has nullified the ordinance
Of aeceAahion, instead Of repeating Il,
be will be tried as II 3 Senator Of The
United States. II IL supposed that Mt.
Chase will prssids. y The charge will be
that Of treason. end win be confined to
few specifications. *
Tho purpose Of the Government is
not merely 70 punish Davis, bat 10 define
the nature oftreasoD, tx ice punishment,
reveal the cfueIies Of which II haa been
the fruitful source, and establish legal
precedent for she future which win DO q
terror TO traitors hereafter, and forever
disgrace the treason which for time
was respectable by reason Of rs power
and formidable proportions ba6
AZ The Attorney General has selected
the COUNSEL TO aid him 10 the proeeeu
tom and Mr.. Davis has been allowed 70
select his attorneys Mr.. Speed will be
AAaiatNd in the prosecutions by Major
GeHsfsl Lowell H. Rouweau, Of Ken
tncky, Hon, William NJ EvaFts. oil New
York, and Hon. John H. Clifford, Of
Massachusetts. Mr.. Egafts Disputes
With Charles O'Connor, the principal
lawyer Of Mf. Davia, for the front rank
among the lawyers OF New York. He
Is probably the ablest criminal lawyer
retained IN the caseF As strong Re
publican, he was the Seward-Weed can
didate for the Senate, when il was an
derstood that Senator Morgan was to be
appointed SserutaFy OF the Treasury
he hevJsheld any political Office, though
he has been prominent in politics. Ne.
Clifford wa Attorney General Of Massa.
chusstts, and won bis first legal laurels
ma the prosecutor OF Webster for the
murder ofyDE ParkmRp s,ip 1S50.R Gen.
Rodaaefsa and Mfr. Speed are wen known
to the public. Charles o Connor will be
assisted by Rahaom H. GIllet, formerly
SolicitCW OF the Treasury in Bnchanans
days. IL 10 stated that Mr.. Davis de-
olares. his iptaptiep 10 conduct his case
in pereon. a1I1s E&AA ~