Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-16
CONFESSION EScE.
prebabie rate OF Jeffersen Davis
what 90 do with the Eiephant-A
General Kissing OF the Negroes Not
Improbabie-Thev arning at Aquia

1ul FaTr ~ lITrTElos DAVIS.

IuL FkTr oF gKFFEEsoS DAVIS.
Ever, body l. on the qui rire for new. from
Fortress Moaroe IA regard ~ Jefferson Davis,
Tor tue inpfesseu las goi atfyzd thst % unethlue
u In The wind IN relation 20 him. The visit OF
General Townsend 10 the Fsr,ress related d.
rec,fv 70 tte subject bot 10 What precise way has
not vet been ascsFtaiIed. ] tkiRk-I ain warranted
in saving, however. that the Administration has
at last come to the conclusion that great blum.
der wAs co n mitted 10 oapdribg Mr. Davis al
al thsi NJ Lncolns plan. a. conveyed 20 Gen
sherman. Ot winking al his escape " Texas.
us. sfte~-su. the best; that Il world have been
far better IL DO had been suffered 70 escape; thai,
he has been punished sufficiently now: and that
he will not be brought 10 trial before either the
civil courts OF tue military tribunals bot will be
"erpstfiated,H cent ous OF the country. with the
admonition never 10 return 10 IL again. be-
lieye the only difficulty IN the way nov -. ex-
actly hos TO manage tho latter branch OF the
business; aud | presume General Townsend
vas sent down to consult General Niles about IL.
Mems minds have cooled down good deal
since Mr Davis was first iEcafcersted, and there
ia no longer any disposition on the part o! the
Administration 10 ysit the Sin OF the whole re-
bellion on tho head OF J efferson Davis. The ey
idence against him-lhe evidence that can be
bsoua bit against him. il he shonld be tried either
for treason or Tor completely IN the murder oil
Mr. Lincola--hss been safely siited, and il has
been found entirely inadequate 10 convict him be
fore civil Court, and the President is unwilling
10 have him TIED before any other. IL - said
that the President was misinformed when he
charged ST.. Davis with completely In Mr Lin
coins murder: and he certainly was so The
frank and open avowal Of the Tribune. that Mr.
Greeley was entirely aud VIGOROUSLY iayoreol'
20 the avowod object Of the meeting OF gentle
men in New York, called 10 consider what ough'
10 be done 10 insure an impartial trial, according
10 law, TO Mr. Davis. has had great weight viii
the President IL such men as Mr. Greeley 10
sist upon trying Nj. Davis before the ciyi
Courts, Mr.. Johnsou will be more disnclinec
than ever to bring him TO trial before a Miliiarl
Commission. And before 4 c.vil Court. as
stated above, and properly defended, hr. DAvi
could never DO convicted The evidence 10 en-
trely insufficient, 10 sustain the complicit,
with The assassins: and on the charge
Of treason be could easily be acquitted
on purely legal grounds Now. 20 have
Mfe Davis acquitted and restored to liberty IL
| this country, Is thing not "a be thought OF io
a moment He has already been prtjudged. III
has been deemed guilty even since his arrest. snc
he has been treated with the rlgor that has
marked his co1faement, because he has beer
deemed guilty. Had his innocence been pre-
sumed. lie confinement would have been mad,
| far less irksome. The question now ia, how &
get sid OF him! aud as SOON as the knouy poin
i decided, the decision will be acted upon IL j
almost certain that Mr. Davis himself will iuss
upon having trial now, but, OF course, no notice
! viii be taken OF his wishes on the subject
/ - rxr.rrnrioS oF scurHERN CITIZENS.
! The expatr.ation movement at the South
Il mentioned IL my last letter. IS even more exten
/ ded than utimatei Your readers will obsely
that General Wade Hampton speaks Of "thi
expatriatiou OF so many OF our bes, men" Th
/ only question about the matter Is lhis:--wll
oxparistion afford remedy for the evil com
| pfaiucd of? General Hampton is n the opiuio
decidedly that il will not and his counsels vii
have great weight With those engaged in II
movement
ruE MICRO RISING AZ AQUA CREEK
The Investigation NOW going on at Fredericks
! burg, proves that the negro riot WAS niue
more serious matter than first supposed Tn
/ facts show that the negroes banded together, an
! rose in the night, with tie svowed intention Q
! numbering all the whites while the latter wer
| asleep The plot was only frustrated by il
/ having been disclosed by faithful black ser
want After the discovery ofthe plot the negroe
were surrounded by military and compelled {
! give up their arms; but they refused 10 DO :
/ until they were fired on, and one or tw
4 we're killed They we're most despers &c char
meters. The weapons taken from them were g
| the most savage and murderous description
hatehe,s, schythes. bludgeons and John Brow
| pixies, etc. Such scenes as this will be repested
month after month. until some time the plot will
succeed and few hundred white people, mer
women and children, be massacrsd in thei
beds; and then the determination of the delude
| savages will commence. Arc the Abotionis
satisfied with the result OF their teachings
ANEW MILITARY COMMISSION.
! new military commission convened yestei
day at the Old Capitol, for the trial OF soldier
! and citizens charged with military offenses s
! we are not done with military com missions yet
! DRUID