Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-08-17
Meeting eGTraitors In Eew York
sympathy for Jem. Davis--
How southerners Talked--The
Right of Secession Avowed.

HOW SOutnernersT rsTabked--The
Right Of Secession Avowed.
A few days since a meeting was held,
privately, in New York, for the purpose Of
raisisg money to secure for jeff Davis "a
fair trial" The spirit Of this meeting was
subsequently, communicated to the Evening
Post by a gentleman who was present. His
statements we're denied. Now, the inform
ant Of the Post comes in with sworn state
meut, which we copy: ..
.Stafe Of Ne,o York, City and County Of
Ne,0 York, So:
R1bert Brown, Of said city and county of
New York, being duly sworn, deposeth and
saith:
On Monday, the 31st Of July, 1865, be
attended meeting in this city, having re-
ceived an invitation in the following terms
''You are invited to meet, with several
gentlemen, at the Offices Nos 10 and 20. in
the house No. 9 Broad street, on Monday,
the 3lst inst, at 4 p. NJ. TO devise means
for the fair and full defense of Jefferson
Davis and his associates, 50 that whatever
happens Justice may be done.
NEW YORK, July 26, 1865"
The meeting Sas held at the rooms desig
mated, being those occupied by Carlos But
terfeld. There were present at the meeting
Messrs. Gideon j. Tucker, Surrogate Of
this county, Theodore MARITIME, Peter Y.
Cutler, Clancy and Douglass, among 9th
ers. One Of them said that Mayor Gun
ther would attend if business did not detain
him; AMI that he was entirely in union and
sympathy with the objects OF the meeting.
After some delay, it was remarked that
it would be as well to invite their Southern
friends outside to come in. This was done;
several persons entered, after which the
doors were closed. There were now ten
nen present.
The object Of the meeting was to raise
funds TO meet the expenditures to be in
Cured in the defense OF JEFF. Davis. The
! following committee was appointed lor that
purpose: G. Godfrey .Gunther, Mayor of
/ New York; Carlos Buterteld, Theodore
MARITIME. Messrs. Douglass and Clancy.
! A general conversation followed upon the
| signifcaton Of the trial OF Davis. 1t was.
/ they all agreed, the most Important trial in
tie worlds history. Every lover Of liberty
( in America and Europe had an interest in
/ it. They were on trial. The celebrated
! trial of Warren Hastings would sink into
! in n,igufcance cola pared with that Of Jetfer-
| sou Davis.
! Mr.. Cutler declared the Declaration Of
, Ind pendeuce TO be the Magma Charta OF
! human liberty. aud quoted Il to prove that
F.; the Southern States had the right to secede.
Another person. one OF the New Workers,
remarked that the State of New York re-
fused 10 enter the Federal Union except the
rlght was assured her to withdraw if she
thought proper the proceedings and de-
bates of the convention were referred to 10
confirmation Of this statement.
Another of the New Workers declared
that even in Massachusetts every officer ia
king the oath OF Office swore that he oweC
allegiance to the State paramount to every
other obligation Of tealty.
Mr.. Robert ~ Livingston, of Mobile
Alabama, remarked how few people haC
ever read the Constitutions of the ditferen
States. He had read them, and found il
several of the Constitutions Of free States
the expressed right to sccedc.
running conversation followed th'
statement, in which it wa. said that the eft
feet of the trial of Davis would be revolu
tion of sentiment everywhere, in faver OF thu
South. 1t would be proved on the trla
that the secession eau wgs right, and en-
titled to he sympathie. Of the world. Ont
, of the company-Mr. Cutler, il L remem
ber rightly-quotsd passage from Burke
to shsw that State oaanOt be guilty o
treason.
Mr.. Livingston, now wrought up to
high pitch of enthusiasm, made the decla
+, ration: I'm twenty-five years the man tha
. now accuses the South Of having commltte
/, treason, will be locked upon as madma
and fool" He repeated this declaration
saving that in fifty years the revolution /
popular sentiment would be 60 great ths
such man would be locked upon as a mac
i man or a fool.
! One of the New Yerkars denounced tll
: execution OF Mrs Surratt as cold, delibel
u ATE murder. Another declared that sh
' was convicted upon forged testimony. !
=. third (Martine) asserted that tho Csurt b
which she was tried had no legal jnrisdI'
: tion, and that the execution was dc!ibel
q ate murder.
! Mr.. Livingston sold that he had conver'
u u ed with number Of Englishnen in regaT
I to this brutal murder. They told him thi
y it would send thrill Of horror througho,
; Europe, and the howl Of indignation th'
will be sent back would SO cover and terri
the American Government that it will
> afraid to bring Mr. Davis to trisl. :, He b
lieved that the intention was to Keep hi
lingering in prison till he died, nithol
It bringing him to trial. The friends of NJ
st Davis must keep such an agitation OF Il
II matter stirring, that the Government wou
q be forced to put him on trial without furth
n delay.
II Mr. Cutler said that he had been
= opinion that the Government would bril-
of Davis to trial before the District Court
y, the District of Columbia. But it had be
" ascertained that Democrat Judge Wyll
lie had been appointed one Of the judges; a
h hence the Government would not dare
- =, him be tried there Il was probable th
a. a. Mr.. Chase would hold the court.
~ The conversation took another turn,
~ BLACK Repubicanism" was taken up.
So The question OF negro suffrage, 1T was p
n dctsi,. would divide the BLACK Reput
e, caus."
'ir Mr.. Livingston said that he had convve
~ ed With great number OF Western soldle
He found that their hatred for the n
ger" was even mole intense than that
Southern men. He would mentien IL Il
ra that had come under his own cosnizan1C
at Within short time more than a huhdr
-s, .snirrers" in Mobile had heen murdered
ye cold blood by Western soldisrs. =
#. A New Yorker asked Mr.. Livingston il
al Alabama would lie likely to vote at the N