The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-02


wA'ut, GroN, MAY 3ist, 1863
Thls s0ornoon I was crediby informed that Jetfer.
snn Davis hal arrived and on boarI of an iron.
elad aDcho: ed on the Navy Yard. Every attempt 10
toarn moro Sas bal'od by the fstccnco Of Officials.
ene OF whom answered my inquire. by replying
"that he really could tell Inc anything about IT,"
but ho added IN Mr. Davis /. IN the custody of the
Naval authorities, ;hcy know hoy 70 ioop such a
scoundfel a. tocur,ly "a the War Department could
sonat Fortress Monroe" I An Inclined 20 believe
tha' the arch ttaitIr /, now here, bu' hi. place
Of confinement kept secret for prudential reat,n..
Since Davis was arrested have hal ion TO hear
,hc remarks Of many PERSONS Who were acquainted
With him, durine his residence IN this city some Of
these individuals even believed siE moath. aso that
jon DAVIS was still smart enough TO pIoons the war,
until he OBJ aimed concessions whereby he might save
eimsef and friends before Swing up the shoot Of ls
Conioderacy Nov. their opinion. are CHANGED they
dcnounce his cowa.dcs and refuse to detire thnt he
shaIl be teat' any better than the commoncst Grim
inGl. do not irlssine the tovernmont will be cruel
towards him, bGt they will securely keep him, and
take every prc,sut.an to prevent him from dying by
h' own hlnds or, hy the violence OF others At least.
not until he has hccl tried aud convicted OF tho
crimes he he committed ,sslnri his country
The testimony Of Lewis /. Bate, gI,cu bofofe the
eourt-mastial YESTERDAY, is the most important evil
dence yet given in public ngrns, Davis, and uftlfes
tho declarations contained Ia rIesidcnt Johnson's
proclansion. Il Is said that other evidence irnp-
eating Davis has becn gwen at secret sessions and
more hv been obtained, which s suppressed for oh
vious Mr. Bates, at whose hou e, in Char
lote, n c. JetI Davis lodged, formerly lived in Mos
saehusetts, where knew him. lie wes then employed
the Boston and Worcester Rnllro.d aud wn. mar.
red to an e.sisbie young lady the daughter Of one
Of the weathc.t men OF that section resident of
the little ylnrg Of Aulurndhig. II Rat.
went South before the war, ard deserted hi. wife
= Who has since obtained divorce fIom him; Tor tho
. very good reason, that Bates married n Southern
woman, and subsequently enertaue 1.-THE Tcbc. ch.o
N"his house"
| There Ia rumor ahoat TODAY Of q lettcr
written by Davis after no received the an,
nouueemont of the Standardization nrmi..
tice, in which he holds thai it, Terms are vir.
tual recognition by our Government OF tho Iight
1.-THE rebels to continue tn EXIT nee OF tao Davi,
'Governmen;." Ilu aiso thou,ht that our Govern
ment could te male to pay the rebel debt. Unfor-
tunately for HE hopes, however, those term, were
rejected b. our Goyoumout HE precious corpus ia
In custody, .nl bis neck in lar way TO test IN,
strength Of 10 al rope. Hs dsrust at the inligni
ties rnt upon him affords good uir .t.on Of tn,
4 Hud.bTastc couplet:
NO rogue Ger f0lt the halter draw,
With good opton OF the la~"
There IL little 10 write conccrniug the eonspirac
trial, in addition 10 what you receive by telegraph
The deme oi the prisoners continues 10 he yer,
l downcssi, and Mrs. surr,t pceially scems 10 /,
fast csuf her health under the long ftran kept u1oi
her by the invesugations have described the per
\ tonsl appearance Of the prisoners sufficiently II
pIeyiou, letter., hut have not raid much about tn
officers compo,ing the Court. There character II
all their ta,cs but Julee Holt pTescnts, perhaps tn
most striklug countouancc Iii. face is full OF limo
II Of thouch.," with toucring forehead mouth *
pressing great Tetolutlon Of puti0se, dccpsct eyc'
n and head covered with "tie fuows OF many iu
teri" Ills Associate Judge Bin"Nam, Is small-sze
4 man, about Gen. Grants hoiFh;, but with nor
i nervous manner, and rc.ilc'- gray ere. GcnerH
L lev Wallace is tho lest ook.ne man among h
Stices l,ko his face, with t- calm resolute eye
tnd benienant aspect. lie has blnoS hair, mol'
laches and imperial. General Hunter th' piesid
y iug officer is a tomoWhat porty man, dark con
4 plcxion black hatred aud black eyed, vita mout
ofsto u aspect, The other member DO not act proa
I neLtly duung the trial. Occasionally one or two
them lave something to "a, raie sn ob. ,cton, 0
,urfc.t question. Their physiognoncs g.e al o.
pGe,sye Of frocial qualities, resolution being n
Inost charucic:.stic.
A A committee Of negroes recently called on N
President to inquire his intention. concera!ur neg
4 MiIn;e They were courioourly received rc the l..
.eutiye, Who save them olae good advice which,
4 followed may bring about their cafIancAisoInent
,s,nr future day M johnson ius ts upon the RI sh
| of the state. under the Constitution, 70 regula
his mater io- Themselves. There seems to be
design, the pant Of the radicals, to bring pre-,
are" TO bcsr on Mr, Johnson, on this subject, h
Gus laI IbeT have met NiIa .RaipeyeaI sgsss.r, u