, 1865-08-10
Chicago Qribn1re.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 10, 1sss.
THE JEFF, DAVIS MEETING,
Full and Trustworthy Ac-
count of its Pro-
ceedings.
sMEss1oxIsrs HOPEFUL AND 1ugrL.sr
Re7olrtioa Expected il Popular
fentiM.ut,



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lffon the N. T. Tribune.1 !.
,se me e tate ~ nefs sto!ole published the procee,
week, Which, according to the call. WAS hel
lGE tne purpose Of dtyislrE Hmesns for: i
5ar aeo full defense Of Jefferson DAv;s A.
nl5 nesoclates.' Bat In ordtf to place Il
PUBIC N possession Of complete and detai
"a eon,i; mi;o,mation respecting this extraordinar
cuppng ont Of rebellion in this commerci,
metrop: lb and center Of influence. We dfrer
Cd onr reporter to take down ftom the liz
q ~. hobert Brown full statement OF 81
that transpired at the meeting. Ne mayad
Ihat Ar. Brown IL person Of excellent. pe
naps remarkable memory. aud those Th
snow MN well need no voucher from uH i
regard 10 his strict prnbit7: to ntfcra +
would sa5 that 1t would haye been difiicn1
to hare selected a mora 1,nirnnaa - M ~ =
ness. -
About o'clock On fhn afternoon ~ H.
day the meeting took place ,s1,. inritst,n1
written on an embossed sheet Of uote n nan1 1
n lady's ha1d was received by III. BfoWr
You are invited to meat ~,,., .,u...
t1enen ut ~ ofsooa r., T1tn aevefaI ger
bouse Eo. R,osI I1s atrsat M1s' u Ana ~ IN th
31st inst. at - nv to da,,,s. on a aaoaoay, n
far md iuIi dtfeass of 1etis1san eans 70: II
tic. n,sr r. deo ~ 'oat Whatever happsns jua
NV Yoer % III, as ,ocr
~" tohAs suiy 10, 4eoo'
atiNlng ns Inc bnfldiuE, says Mr. B..
"eh6up couple Of patr Of STAIRS and fount
;Ms. bn1leI aeld at The door Of his Office. See
auE INC circular in my hand, he invited m,
inside. There we're but four persons preseui
q p. the TINE besldes Myself Mr. Cutler, Mr
outte1ueld ano gentiemau called the Sur.
ItEate, ann an7t1er person. was not &C
| luaatnsea VITA my oi t6e party. The conver.
enos nao4 I'M ensaea e' aad no immediate refer
saG sa S,at " teS ot1set o. ne meeting. and pass
- t, 1oM iue tofac OF Inc weather to other
| unnEs, "uEn me name Of Nr. 0'3ulltynn,
1slMerlg o.g editor o. 1A* Democratic Retitto, was
AeH. onto N conncctlon with efforts msde
~ n!la mans years aEo to set the death pen
MY aoo4is1isu. Ie!t considerable tnterrat
H.. r. .ness femsfks' 90 had assisted Mr. O'Sul-
da1a On this subject,
J.. II a!eH minutes TWO Or three more dropped
ID. II vas Then about half past four O'Clock.
sna no pus1nesa nad been traus.cted. I cn-
aetsLooa ne oelhy was occaxtoned In conse-
41.ngs lta s o. tne non affiyai Of Mayor Guuther,
~. muo was meMtniariiy looked ior. Alr. Cut
1T !emalAea &nat the Msyor promised to
soAe, anu t9at ne Was entirely Ia unIon and
ttsmpasay ~ VAN me objects Of the meeting,
~, 20 r. ne tAMeu 70 appear 1t Was proposed
,htni4 1Ie - no H. soo91o proceed to organize.
ae1jre nan H5s X, IT. saii Gn1ler M TIC talking and
o.ss s ac,ina enos gnos n. 70 ana proceed 70 bud
tstn.,a tssS acs,pg upon thls suggestion Mr. But
.t ane!4 ~ VEN olI' ana shortly after returned
t.55 ~ Lu5 Svutae1a H1endst' who were in
tn'tnnaa uuuussa ~ sae meeting. of the names an
ttnn Gonncsa e. 1ememeer % only tbat Of Mr. Living
he pronaeas IT Pct Psat istE e r. md
eeTqanss Tsa g.. There were now ten men PRESENT.
-, t1e aoors were then closed, and 1t WAS de-
GVto Io olS|ense H4th i.rmal organization.
ule u tne No1tnefn gentlemen spoke In ia
a soa q I9e appointment o. committee Of
,as 1a9 ~ , 1ase 19aas 20 meet tho expenditures
ao 10 ot nenina In ne defense Of Jetf. Davis,
and 20 consnit with Charles '0Conor 10 Sc
eue MS se!y!c:s as counsel, and 10 see that
ne Was laid Il ha desired Icmun Grafton, al-
tsoosh 1t Nae understood that he prpfTered |
1nem efa+ultouGly. But in any event, money
above indicated, the following commities
was nominated: C. Godfrey Gunther. MN
or Of New York Carlos Butterteld. Then-
dcre MARITIME, McssEs. Uonclass and Elaucr.
The question whether these gentlemen
should constitute such committee was mt
Conversation casued upon the importance
Of tie trlal. The means of brIne3nr nsvjs
10 trial ttemed TO be the moet fi;tticnft ,,rot'
lem Tor solutitn n, and in regard to Which inv
expressed the E1arest apprrhtneiens. The
idea held generally was Ihat fhe T7nitad
States government did mt intend to .1,o1
j Il Davis trial, and. rnles7 pre.t rfFort.
were made By The friends Of the Santh thsss
womb be none r. wonla u ~ 1s ths ooasa, tnefe
more important triaI than h h,d az srae
iorT that xnnid cnmnare 1E,th ~ to - "otaa ~"
bYatcd trIal of warrsr ~ Hs.tiS uis.
iv it's s:de ror15 IL ASSUMES
Eicn{a: :arce. It Kas mnm.ntnn. ~ ~ u
Is for the SAKE Of Nr' hsxI. s n ~
he iepds Of M libeFts tbIp1ant nlfa ~ 9
we're On trisi, The rnaa+ t.sna usIs ~ So1!o
IN rtcht Of sfceses6n and tsst fossn ..ss,a Has
be1ore he rr I'd Tb.r noau r ue
10 show that State enntd ~ co@3-,ts T.s -. VI
,ou. that the Souif. M. .fohr c1osnin.iat
nd tley losked forwa: II t6 t5,- ~ ash a.g1t
10 demonstrate this truth IN
uch q manner that II would he nntr1.s.,11 y
Omitted, Indeed. ths orestton ~. sn s1eaay z,a
ectty clesr thai ther rands-sa +hnss 81 TT
,e any debate upon il. 1Ir Bntiar ,,rn,o1na o1uaa
d tie Declaration Of Indrnend-Tnce s'VoI ~ ~
he magma eharta Of burnap fibeItV' and "a
gords: ~Goyemmeats are r. st,+n4sd us.eu aaae nc
nth deriving their Iust powers 1rnm thc ~ ro.s
tpt OF tho rOyefnfd. 1hof r.hn1.ra- ~ ~oa- ~
orm of government becomes drsfr1rtiv. -
tcse ends, (li:e, liberty a1d tha nnrsn,t II
It Is the right Of the peonie tn a.
er or abe l!sh 1t, and 10 institute new gov
1nmeut laying lts foundation on such bin
iples, and organizing It's pawers ID auch
en-; e. ., = ~, to thsaselyss sem most Likely to
I'D that our oru etale IT New York never
e ,sht h,a h haTe come INTO ths Union unless tho
he thought rropeE-than this appesrea On on
ne mhntes of the convention. Another
MARKED That ertn in Massachutetts, old
iassachusette, an officer elect On taxing The
an Of Office. s1ore paramount allegiance
, n nis 9Fn elate'
~. Robert ii. LiE1ncston, Of Mobile, Ais
ama, then spoke, / think for the first time. !
,ylDg lhat il the question were asked how ,
y gentlemen could eay that they had read
ae y A;.sa constitutions Of the several States; but
had read them. and found in several con
ltut1e NJ Of The Free States the right to Sc {
q ,ae ei t;a1 ~. eJpsesssd < g an Implied right,
" ". lG9t Esen u unmlstakaola terms. {
Maae On Ine HIN. sI1ai Infougho1t the con
= 1 '1e9 ~. ssstH nitse Hnne Fonld come up I
le aea. Lnas ~. DAse you'd not be suffered to
; ;ms :. AZ 70 u1, oat that ne would be allow
!, 70 ale N ~ dungeon The assertion Tas s
atefa1ta IeaIn tue trial could be brought c
It would be great thing for the South. It L
o1id rtvolQtionlze pnbltc opinion. On this c
lo1ect ~. tlvipgston, In bur4t Of enthu- b
aems ana win great eaEnestness, declared T
at IN tHenty-nye Jeais the man that c
LUG aeseft taat the South were wrong ?
opn " . q .9,h,s .osSea e upon IS madmsa and
II ~, III - So ~. 8" 40@AA 1o4s ! :.
y l, may la1e A1ty Year,, but That great change
~ u, taae pace. =
he n1st enoIIs Ee!e 10 be directed to j.
lns.nS nnont 1he tr1A-ths trial must be n
49, = ~ ~ n1aa.1,Iol na1nus' =. IT. e.
: .,.ss - - e.1oa @ = LITE E1Halt Wae de- y
~ uuoSEu - Tsh do1Eet as cod, dellbes- b
murder Ihe allowing only tWenty-four II
uta PREPARATION ior death showed brutal K
sle.-lt IVES horrible iuhuman nothing 60 Ia
oclons was cn record as the hnuying Of a
=. ,. ~ - ~ .nc tSauoi1 With only te
J:io4l Houls notse. hta- snrratt, 1t o1
4 said, YES convicted By petjured Hitnesa- IN
Lat the whole thitg was Illegal; that RI
military tribunal had no }urisdi.tIon In ! VI
n h4tter. ar
~ ~ Llslnestga to!a toem Hhat ne had heard pt