Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-09
SECOND EDITION
-FOUR O'CLOCK. P. M
TRIAL OF JEFFERsoN DAVIS.


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we regret 70 see disposition manifested
by the Washington correspondents Of some
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represent the facts In regard TO the forth
coming trial of JEFFERSON DAVIS. Manv of
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tue statements mA'' are nut more MISTAKES
but palpable falsehoods. These generally
emanate from rebel and ooppsrhead sources,
and are printed by the opposition press. This
is expected. But It seems to US 10 be an act
almost unpardona for profesSed friend Of
the Administration to entirely misrepresent
1t, either by stating half Of the truth or max.
ing an entire and Wholesale misrepresenta'
tion. We are led to make the above remarks
by reading in the Washington correspond
ence of the Cincinnati Commercial, one of
the leading journals Of the West, the follow.
ing paragraph about the trial Of JEFFERSON
DAVIS:
ohiei Justice onas' mas nO',nsa % 'ne rro''aen'
into the whole question, he cannot preside over
the court for the trial Of 'sa, ps's, In the city
there is no regularly organised court in that city
Thus the Government Is all at sea again In regard
esnpo, bs trI.d Al any other place. The impres.
sion is that he will bo released, with the under
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of IN. Government and espeoially that Of
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tr;a, os m. arch .traitor D.y,s. That he has
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'u'iOnA A n" '"'" enU ' 'ns proper
10" om''r' 'l 'n' u0''fnm'n' On 'n' Su0'
ject' but ne mas also invited 70 his counsel
some Of the most eminent constitutional and
criminal lawyers in The land. Among these
may be properly mentioned the nams Of
CHIEF Justice CHAsE, who came here from
Ohio some time in August last, at the special
invitation Of the President, to consult on
the general subject Of trials for treason.
Subsequently, (about the fr,t of October
last President Johnson addressed q hotter
to Chief Justice CHAsx, Informing him that
It might become necessary for tho Govern.
ment to prosecute some high crimes and rnisde.
meanors committed against the United States
within the District of Virginia, fChief Justice
CHAss's Circuit and inquiring whether the
Circuit Court Of the United States fof that
District is so far organised and in condition
to exercise its functions that the Chief
Justice or either Of the Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court would hold term Of the
Circuit Court there during tho autumn or
early winter for the trial Of causes
About the middle Of October Chief Justice
CHASE replied to the Presidents letter. He
positively stated that his Circuit Court for
the District Of Virginia, either to be pre-
sided over by himself or one of his associates,
would not hold term during the autumn
Or early winter" He stated that the regu-
lar term authorized by Congress would com.
mence this year on the 9th of November,
the present month, only one weak before the
annual term Of the Supreme Court, when all
the judges are required to be present, allow
Ing but one week for the Circuit Court
to sit which, in'ths opinion of the Chief
ustice, would be too short 4 term for the
transaction Of any very important business.
But the Chief Justice adds that, were the
facts otherwise, he SO much doubts the pro.
priety Of holding Circuit Courts Of the United
States in States which have been declared
BY the Executive and Legislative Depart