The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-11
From Washington.

WAsnISGrOS. Aug. 10 1865.
The Attorney General in responto to an lnqui.y Of
haadcnt Johnson, -h.ther the persons charged With
We ofenss VI having ss,.,sinaed the sie President
is0uli be tried before q military tribunal or civil
court, gave written opinion su,tsinlp lps the former
mode Of trial. Ths opinion has beJn prn,ed. IL
nainsGips that q military tribune exists under aud
Eoordng to the Constitution In time ofvar thn. the
hw OF nations constitutes q part Of the lsv Of the
lald, and that the laws Of var constitute the
srstor pGrt Of the Law Of nations. The Law,
q dSsrsutL oriLe human life TO be taken without le-
sh poces or that legal process oontcn plated by the
pOvsions In ths Constu utlon that are relied upou 10
sos tat military Judicial tribunals arc unoonsti,u-
Ninal. The lav Of nations which Is the result Of
he experience and Widen Of asc. has decided that
ivhawkers, bsnditt, Sc, are offenders assins, tho
law Of NATIONS and Of var, and such amenabls to
The military. Our Consttuton has mads
thoSe laws part Of tho law Of the
lsnd. Obedience 70 the Constitut!on and
to sr :hen requires that tho military should do their
whole du,, They must not only meet aud fight tho
enemies ofihe country In open battle but thoy mus,
tll or take tho secret enemies Of the country and
Try and execute them according TO tho law
The civil tribunals Of the country cannot
nshtfuliy interfere with the military In the
performance Of their high, arduous and peril
Gus but lawful duties. Tho Attorney General
shAractsr,zss Booth aud his associates a. secret
active public enomieS and he concludes With the
opinion that tho persons who are charged with the
assassination Of the President committed the deed as
osblie encmios, as bolieve they did; and whether
'NheT did or not b . question 10 DO decided by tho
Ubuoal before which they axe tried. They not only
esn but ought 10 be, mod before i,sry tribunal
II the por'oni charged have offended against the A.s
oyaI, would b. palpably wrong for the military to
hand ham n ri vii 10 -.
wront In q civil court 70 convict nan Of murder
vho bad In time Of var killed another In battle
Tho guerrilla hoseby has not yet been re-
leased His case vas partially investigated uiis
nerans, but no conclusion arrived A. lie vas cap
tuTed last nisht at Alexandria, tho train from
Cupeppcr, and his friends strong for his release
They offer TO give bonds tina. he viii return to his
residence in Fauquier County and remain there SUBJ
fsei 70 luther ordors-
! A gentleman Of this city who was In Alea sndris
ysssTday, says th Colonel John g. Mosehy attrsctsd
lerovd wherever ho made his Appearance, and his
presence occtSioned much indignation among the
20 tars duty In that city. lie cams down from
warrenton TO be admitted as a member Of the bar
Ia, ecueul Wells arrested him on The charge OF
having broken his parole. The Colonel briefly but
respectfully teesruphed the Secretary Of War for
Instructions
Secretary seward has received dispatches from thu
ksiltetr~pean containing Information eonoarnins
10 prog "a, OF the cholera
The Ctu.u! a! Aessina says under date Of the 9Th
Of JAY that the government Of Sicily has S.cIesx
thai DO vessel comins from Esyp, or other PLACES
whore eho era exists shall he admitted 10 the port
suppiss II ule cd, sil bs taken on the roads sew
elsl miles Gwgy. on the ?oth Of Juna, however the
French nal steamer Coperue- frcru Alexandra.
into The pot be:ors the authorues bad time 10
prevent her. and toe people becoming nfuriatsd 90,
Gre 20 the Health Oeice" The pablic health o. hss-
sns good bat many families had lst The city in
IlAFm.
Tho American Cousal at Malta says ths, the cholsu
s raging there 10 fearful extent. Commun unicatioa
With the adjaoen, hlAnds has been suspondod. A
strict quarantine has been established At Malta, and
other ecautions have been adopted TO stay the pro-
Of tbs desse. Quarantine risidly enioi eed
at Odessa in consequence Of the maignity Of The
spieemic At Conssantinopls. Malta h in eourtan,
communion with England BY line. of steamers, ald
Il is possible that the eontAsion may nov spresd
rapidly westward heMures hsve been adopsed
70 prevent the spread Of cholera from the ports 10
which 1t bas extended from Egypt. Al all the hedi.
ports the greatest care u taken to avoid the
introduction Of H. and TO limit Its rsvlsel Al Tresto
aeres Of rgid regulations has been adopted BY the
maritime government, In the hope Of protecting tho
people OF that town and Of Central Europe.
considerable force Of trOops Is nov being sent 70
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