The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-08-23
Z: General 'rS:SiSS;svs;;' &
Jeff, Davis Trial.

Tits believed there is. an unwilling
ness on the part Of portion OF the LAD Gap.
met, to have JEFF. Davis tried for treason,
while there is reason for asserting the.
President is pcrsistently in favor of:ha!::
ing him brought beforta civilatribunai..S
Chief Justice Chase is expected: 70 ir.s.
rive here in the course Of : few days,i
for consultation With tho President q TO
tho time, manner and place, which shall
be designated. The ablest counsel in tho !.
United States are also being consulted.
upon the subject. There Is : fixed do, 3; ::
termination on the part Of tho Executive =
that there shall be an immediate and fiir
trial by jury Of tho country, for high
treason. -. J., u ~, !. Il, :: :. X
It may, in addition to this, be, costi.
IDENTIFY asserted that tho President has do.
termined, as soon as practicable, touith:
draw orders suspcndiug the privilege OF,
the writ of habeas corpus, and dsPen'e
with military courts. e ;s.j;.sc!.
ABOUT JEFF. DAVIS. =. @r,,;st
The correspondent Of tho Boston Ira!- 81
eller writes: Dr.. Craven, Medical -. >
rector at Fortress Monroe, under whose
especial care Jefferson Davis is placed,
gives accounts Of the condition and de-
portmcnt Of bis prisoner. BE represent:; !;
Davis in excellent health, but troubled; !,
in spirit. Guards are regulsr. in their
attic ndancc upon him---too constant 10
their attentions to please the fallen ohlef:
FREQ conversations occur between Davis :
and DR.. Craven, but no one else Is pss:t
mitted to engage Davis in talk" for =
few moments the other day Davis and @:
G. Clay mot in the grounds snd had:s
very brief conference in French, Of which
tho guards understood nothing. With
this exception JEFF. Davis has had, no
communication with any ono but ms,
medical adviser, and none whatever by:
letter with any body. He frequently
makes an attempt to allude to his own
case to discuss the chances Of his,trlal, Or
punishment, or to get some ldea OF tho
purpose of the Government toward him
but such efforts, are always fruitlesa, Tor
Dr.. Cravon Immediately changes the sub
ject. .. .;i. -, So 80"
J.D. Howell, brother:in:law. Of Jst.
ferson Davis, who, as previously. stated,
was arrested for drunken and sdisorderly
conduct, and uttcring insulting and dis.
loyal language in tho Pulaski House,
has been sentenced toa fne of $3.50, ,stx
months imprisonment, and subsequently;
to bo sent out of the district. Another
rebel, who participated with Howell IN
his criminal demonstrations, has been
imprisoned in the city guard house. ~
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO. :: ::
A letter received by a prominent Gen.
eral of our army from an American Oh:
Ger attached to the personal staff OF Pre.i'
dent Juarez, dated Chicbulethus, July
goth, says: No fears need DO enter:
tained Of the eventual success. Of the.
Liberal cause in this country. Already,
ye have enlisted in our army between
six and seven thousand Americans, every
man Of whom has seen serIice.in either,
tho Union or rcbcl army. To DO SURE
there is more or less difference Of opinion.
among them as to tho mcrits Of tho cause
lin which they were recently engaged, but
the fact is patent they are unit on tho
enforcement Of tho Monroe doctrine. on
tho American continent, and on that plat:
form cordially .fratcrnizc.. Tho French
are rapidly exhausting themselves By.
forced marches and futile. expeditions
into the interior, whilo eur armies, asa
general thing, arc recruiting, preparato;
ry to vigorous offensive fall campaign.
Wc hope to bc able, and will do i. 4,
large rc-enforcemcnts aro not received
by the ImpcriaIists from France, 70 drive,
the Fronch to their ships before tho first
Of next January. q = 4