Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-27
FROM WARRINGTON.

Severity of HIS fmprisenment-His
Expectation TO Die In Prison-ur.
MARS Charges Against mr.. Sew
ard-Powerfui influence OF mr.. /
BIair with the President = col.
uosby a Candidate fer Congress.
Especial Co-r-spsndenoe Of the Chicago Tines
WAsBSGToS. July 20
an informed By persons who know. that the
treatment Of Jefferson Davis, at Fortress Mon
roe, has only been miugated as regards bis food.
I'D that he IL allowed fresh air sparingiy end
very limited and restricted exercise. 10 all
other respects his treatment remains precisely as
at fret He remains restricted TO bis CELL the
same close and incessant surveillance Is main
tanned by two soldiers over bis slightest move
meuts, dsy and night. IL il moekery nov That
deprives him Of books and newspapers and
writing materials. One Of his eyes has becone
entirely blind and the sight OF the other grows
weaker ever day He has not been allowed to
make the least preparation for the defense or to
communicate With the gentlemen who desire to
act as his counsel. he is not allowed 10 write 70
his wife, or receive letters from her. Neither
conversation nor visitors are allowed TO him
with the single exception OF the Post Chaplain
Who is required 70 restrict his communication 70
spiritual subjects. This treatment causes aim
great bodily suffering, and threatens seriously 10
such has been the design oil those VINO nave
charge Of the manner of his imprisonment, but
such is the result.
DEPRIVED of the means OF mental exercise; his
res, a. night prevented by the slimmering light
in his cell. and by the incessant pacing OF the
two sentines in the same room; unable to send
one kind word 10 or TO receive one loving mes
sage from his vile, his mind j. gradually giving
vav Sleep has almost forsaken him; bis
a IL g. 4
bis mind is a prey to the deepest detection. he
has given up, lately, the idea that he will be
brought to trial and fances that il is the inten-
ton OF the Government 10 cause bis death in
prison by the means alluded 10 above, and which
he denominates slow torture lie seems anxious
for nothing now. except the consultations OF reli-
gion. and be converses eagerly With the chaplain
what he considers hs rapidly approaching
end
Those Of your readers who carefully perused
the speech Of Hon. Montgomery Blair, on the
Monroe doctrine. delivered on the 18th instant
will remember that. besides the general features
OF the speech, il contained specific charge of
the most serious nature against Mr.. Seward. Sec
retary OF State. The charge was that in order TO
prevent the Emperor of France from interfering
in our late civil war. and from recognising the
Southern Confederacy, Mr. Seward agreed 10
surrender the cause OF the Republic in Mexico TO
the French invaders. aud promised the Emperor
Napoleon, besides, that At The proper time the
United States Government would recognize the
Imperial Government of Macmillan in Mexico.
Mr. Bigeow, our Minister at Paris at the time,
instructed by Mr. Seward, conveyed these
surrances TO the Emperor of France:
I'VE Tour Government) DO not like, of course,
to see a monarchy established in Mexico: we pre-
fer. of course, republican institutions; but we
Iespec; the will of she people; we can under
stand how Mexico, that was for long time
ruled by monarchcal government. would like
TO return to that form Of government. and we
would not go to war for the sake OF form OF
government"
Ten DAYS have now elapsed since this charge,
deliberately made by one of the leading states
men of the Republican party. Indeed, if your
readers will turn to nv letters OF July %, 1862,
and November :, 1868. they will sec therein
stated the facts upon which these charges are
based Yet, Mr.. Seward has not yet answered
or denied the charge One of the Admnstra-
ton organs to-day says that he will answer and
refute the charge. The public would be glad to
zee REPUTATION of the charge, and il il is ever
made your readers shall know il.
It is worth while TO observe in this connec-
ton, and in connection with the stand of Mr.
Blair in regard to the Monroe doctrine, the foot
ing upon which he himself stands at Ihe White
House. lie is not member of the Cabinet;
perhaps l ought 10 say he Is not yet member
of the Cabinet but certainly no member of the
Cabinet has more influence over the President
than Mr. Blair. As a single Illustration OF this
fact. take the Federal appointments for the State
of Maryland. which have just been made. a
different set of men were appointed by the Presi-
dent ten days ago. Mr.. Blair objected to them
He came on since delivering his great speech
and, while the whole country was ringing with
it, saw the President, talked to him freely about
the matter, (he could do this without impro-
prety. he is himself citizen of Maryland, }
prevailed on Mr.. johnson to revoke the appoint
ments, and then he made out list of the
men whom he desired TO have appointed, and
| the President appointed them accordingly. Such
Is Mr.. Blair power at the White House. 1t was
while descending the stairs, there, after bis H.
teryiew. that he met Mr.. Seward. The greet
| ing between the two was worth seeing. Nr
Seward was greatly embarrassed; Mr.. Blair not
at all SO. Neither one was disposed TO stop.
The renowned Colonel Mosby is q candidate
| for Congress in the Seventh Congressional Dis
trict OF Virginia, and will probably be elected
| Whether he will be allowed to take his seat viii
depend on a decision of the House. He has
been pardoned by the President. John Scott
Esq, of Fauquer county, in that State, is writing
his biography. and he is making him ont to be
! equal TO Marion of South Carolina. f.