The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatches to the Cincinnati G.uotte.I

WAsHIEGToN, July 25.
LEGALITY OF TEE MILITARY TRIAL OF TEE
| AssAssIEs.
| The Attorney General, at the request of
President johnson, is engaged in the pre-
psration Of an elaborate opinion as to the
legality of tho recent trial of the aasassina-
ton conspirators by military tribunal
The grounds taken by Mr.. Speed in justi-
fcation of that mode of trial are, that ct
the time of the assassination of President
Lincoln, fragrant war, wsged by persons
owing allegiance to the Government, was
in progress; that the City of Washington
was an armed military camp, and policed
by the soldiers of the United States; that
the declaration OF martial law in the Dis
trict of Columbia had never been revoked,
and that at the time of the tragedy the
city WIS under military rule, and that
months prior to the assassination the Pre-
sidenFs person and residence were guarded
by the military forces.
THE MARYLAND APPoIEF9EEAEus-AanDIT
X-
/. candidate f,- nomination 10 Congress, in
the district last represented by Benz. G.
Harris, the unworthy lnembsr. -yesterdav
slHtrOd1eoa e tRa Proaidont a delegation of
some seventy-fve Bsltimoreilns, who came
here IN the interest of the Anti Winter
Davis party, to present the claims of GER
tain Conservative Swan men for appoint
ments to the FEDERAL offices in that city.
This delegation represents the old pro-
slavery sentiment of Baltimore. There is
talk of compromise, such as Mr.. Lincoln
is known to have intended, which shall d.
vide the offices between the two.
TILE FREEDMEN IN R'KEETUCRY.---
An interesting report has just bean re-
ceived at the Freedmen's Bureau, from
Brigsdier General Fiske, Assistant Com
missioner for the States of Kentucky and
Tennessee, in response to an order from
the Bureau, directing an inspection of the
Colored Refugee Home at Camp Nelson,
KY. In the course of his report General |
Fiske says: ~ found the Home full to
overlooking of colored women and children,
and the number increasing daily. There
has not been proper effort to find homes
or employment for these refugees at
once insugurated radical changes in the
conduct of the entire institution, and shall |
diligently labor to keep the family IS small |
as possible" l..i
"Kentucky is just now being stirred to |
its depths on the slavery question.
"a hotly contested political canvass is
agitating the entire State. The only issue
before the people is the ratification of the |
constitutional amendment, forever prohibit
ing slavery in the country, and the devo-
tees of barbarism cling to its putrid carcass
with astonishing tenacity. Kentucky, 1
fear, will refuse to become one of the TWEEN.
tY-two psn-bearers required to bear the
remains of the great abOmination to its
final resting place.P IHf |a@-.
HM.jor-Geners Palmer has stricken the
shackles from all the slaves who will leave
the State. bis post commanders thrOugn-
out the State, are granting 8 pass to each
qp80IRSed p0kRSse person making apnlieatiap; s,I Rail
quired to transport all who present
me military pass and pay their
fare. This order was Issued on the
10th inst, and the result has been, that
thousands have crossed the Ohio, and are
now crowding the States lying opposite.
The emancipation and deportation, by
general order, and the agitation caused by
the political canvass, has aroused every
colored individual in Kentucky to the i'm
pOrtance of striking for freedom, and now
the consequence is that the negro populs-
ton is generally on the move for some
place beyond the reach of their masters.
In many localities the most cruel and fsnd-
ish atrocities are being visited on the slaves
by their maddened masters. Especially is
this true as relates to othe wives and chill
dren of the colored men who have enlisted
in our army from Kentucky, and the class
push for the military posts. Five hun
dred of this class were sent to Camp Nell
son during last week alone" -. :.