, 1865-08-08
TIE JEFF. DAVIS MEETING II
NEW F0kK.


The following Is the sWuGn statement of
our informant, Sir. Brown, whose nams WAS
mentioned rs one, Of those present at the
meeting:
"shte q New York, city and county of Nsw
"Robt # Brown, Of said city and county Of
fGT York, being duly swo1n, deposeth and
ION Monday, the s1st Of July, 1865, he at
tended meeting In this city, having received
IN invitation in The following terms:
ms1oa az iny,tsd te meet, ith several gen.
No: Bread street On Monday, the 3let instant,
At p. m., to deSise means for The fair sud f1ii
defense Of j tfefton Davis and his associates, 20
".New YORK, jaly s6th. 1867 ~ e
q The meeting WIS held at the rooms desFg-
mated, being those occupied by Carlos But
terheld. There were present at the meeting
Nessls. Gideon 7. Tucker, Surrogate OF this
county, Theodore MARITIME, Peter T. Crtler.
Clancy and Douglas, among others. One Of
them said that Mayor Gunthcr would attend.
If business did not detain him. aud tl1at he
WAS entirely ID union and sympathy With the
objects Of the meeting.
S'After some delay, 1t was remarked that
It would be as we'll TO invite their Southern
friends outside to conc In. This was done !;
several persons entered, after which the doors
we.e closed. There Werc now ten men pres-
ent.
The object Of The meeting was to raise
funds to meet tho expenditures to be incurred
IN The defense Of JET. Davis. The following
committee was appointed for that purpose
G. Godfrey Gunther, Mayor Of New York !;
Carlos butterfe1d, Theodore MaItine,
MesfIs. Douglas and Clancy.
"a general conversation followed, ppou
the Specification Of the trial Of Davis. It
Was, they all agreed, the most Important
trial In the worlds history. Every lorer Of
liberty In Europe and America had an inter
est IN It. They were On trial. The celebra-
ted trial Of Warren Hastings won1d sink into
1rs'.nif1cance compared with that Of Jeffer-
kon Davis.
'tMr. Cutler declared The Declaration of
dependence to be the Aagnd caa,h Of
human liberty, and quoted 1t to prove that
the Southern States had the right to secedc.
"Anothcr person, one OF the New Yoskess,
remarked that the State of New York refused
was assured to her to withdraw If dhe
thought. proper. The proceedings and de-
BATES of The Convention were referred to in
confirmation Of this statement.
"Auother Of the New Torkers declared
tbat even In Massachusetts, every officer tax
ing the cath of office swore that be owed alie-
g,anee to the State Paramount to every obi.
.,sir. Robert u. Livingston, Of Mobile,
Ala remarked how few people had ever read
the Constitutions Of The different States He
tsd read them, and found In several OF the
Constitutions of fteo States the expressed
right to stceec.
"a running couYetsation followed this
statement, In which 1t was said that the effect
Of the trlaf Of Davis would be revolution Of
sentiment everywhere, In favor Of the South.
IT would be proved on the trial that the se-
cession cause Was right and entitled tG tho
sympathfes Of the. world. One OF the com.
Fa1y {Mr. Cutler. If remember ri2htIy,}
quoted passage from Burke, to show that q
State cannot be guilty Of treason.
Mr. L!V.ngatnn, now wrought up to g
high pitch Of entbuslasm, made tho declara-
tlon:;s In twenty .a1s years the man that now
Accuses the South of having committed trea.
SOD, will be looked up as mailman and a
tool.' He repeated this dec1a1at1on,: sailing
that In hfsy years the revolu lion would b: 80
ertat that such man would be looked d up5n
"a m oman OF fool.
One Of TIE New YorkerH denounced the
execution Of Mis-. susratt Is = cold, dellbeE-
ate mutder. Another declared that shewas
convicted upon forged testimony. 4 third
{Aart1ne) asserted that the court by which
she was tried had no legal jurisdiction, and
that the execution Was : deliberate murder.
Mr. Livingston said that he had conversed
With number Of Englishnen in regard to
this brutal murder. They told him That 1t
wCuid send q thrill of horror, throughout
Europe, nnd the howl Of indignation that
will be g. Mt back would 80 COVER and terrify
the American Government that 1t will be
1Ierei tbot H. intrntInn wo. - t.:.., NJ,
lingering in nriscn iii he dted wfthnnt hr;na-.
inr him to trial. The friends If NJ nsy1s
mi1st KEEN snch sn arttation of tho r,sttes
stirring, that the Government would be
forced to put him On trial without further d.,
lay,
& Mr. f,rt1a- eatd that ta hoa hsor ~ min .
ion that lie Gosernment @ mem ~ Would M % 6rine DtyIe rI
TO trial be}ora the District Court Of the Dis.
trtct ot Columh{a. :Dut II bsd been sscer.
taIned TINT Democrat fJudge W7ile1 had
been appointed oneof The judges; aud hence
the Government would not dsre let him be
trIed there: Il was prohanie 'fhat Nr1 chsss
would ho,d the court, :. : :,
NTbe conrersstinn took .noth,r tnrn
| and tBlack. ReuuGlIrsnism' was taken:un.
The ouestion Of NEGRO sutffare II VI.
nred,c1ed. would diVfte The spiarE Rennhti.
cane,' '~'~ NN1
| yersed with 4 great rautnbar OF VasteFn mi.
dfers. He founGI that their hatred IN the
sniorer' was eFen mtre Intense than that ni
I sorl1htrn men. Hc Tould mention a faci
| that had come under his oRn cnVnizsnte-.
within a short time more Than : hnndred
tnjggers' in Mobile had been murdered il
IA New Yorker asted II. Livingston how
esectn ~ Ins1,he1a gs ,uss 9ne ne1
| NsThev viii retn1n a sofii,. ;3e1ecat7on n
.taunrh and TINA Southcrn men ;; hs reni;ed
Working Himself m intn anntbar f1rr ~ ~
! thuslasn, be aec]afei7 that fhfrtv.fiye INN
dred nchia: iion.heartad .sonsherners hat
fent At ha9. % 5nr rnanv ~ months. sn an am -, =
ec!tntv.frc 1hnraend irnior trotnrs ~ 11an,1s
on1y ran1tn1atTi, whcn .ha va ouo wo4n o1t ; en;
eyfaus}ed. N'S~ ''"' WIZ