, 1865-10-14
| FROM WASHINGTON.
Interview Between the
President and Soath
Carolina Delegation. !:
The PRESIDENT DECIDES JEFF
DAVIS MUST Be TRIED
FOR TREASON.
The Kentucky Presby-
terian Synod.
DR.. BRECKENRIDGE ON
DlSI0YAL MEMBERS.
| The General Episcopal Conyen-
| tion---!npoTtant Rsports
| and Discussions.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
| FR0M MEXICO.
Escape Of Gen. Diaz-Alarm
! at the Imperial Court.
THE WIRZ CASE TO CLOSE
TO-DAY.
Disastrous Conflagration at Bel
fast, Maine.
:;
The Pacific Railroad Commits
| sion Unable to lgree.
i The Governor Elect Of Mississippi
!: Pardoned.
AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW,
Escape Of Gen. Diaz--AlarEn
at the Imperial Court.
Disastrous Conflagration at Bel
fast, Maine.
The Pacific Railroad Commits
sion Unable to lgree.
The Governor Elect Of MissiBBippl
Pardoned.


Interview Between the Sou1h Carolina
Delegates and the Pre~1dcnt-An In
terr1sinE ConSersatson-Tlle PreAi-
dent 1ntirantes Jcff. Dnxfs Mnst be
Tried for TreaAon.
WAsu1so1ox, OCT i2-Indge Waraftw Alfnd
Uuscr and Col. Atkins Of South Carolina, this af.
fespoon had IN Interview By appointment with the
President, aud sycsc accompanied by ". II. Se.cott.
who IS here on business fur the executive Of that
The President, af1cr the customary pre1iminaaea
Of Introduction. invited them to be reafcd when at
orcc coure.satlon commenced By Judge Waralaw,
informing him they were delegation 1rnm the
present ctTta!n memorials Of TINT body, which had
hem very carefully considered In The Convention.
The President inquired the object ot the mem
''J Jsdee wa.a,as informed him one vas in b.
half Of Jef pa-1t, 4 II. stephens, Trenholm aud
Goy. McGrath. lie said they had understood thai
stephens and 11snholsn hsd already been released
from close confinement and permitted to Eclnru t
their homes. BE would ask fo- Gov. AcGra.t
parole, md tSey could a. assare % ihe FreHidsn. n n
ha1tn woEll result from It.
The President replied al conld not be psrdonei
At 4nee tls bnsinsss mas. bs proceeded With grad
RJudgc Wardlaw replied that the delegation pro.
htn1ed no such arguEaett as that.
The ITrxideul said, 'ssone times the peculiar %
eAhtfrs hAse much 10 do With parties, lie many
other tbTneF in human nnAffs. Ii re know our
selres, We want to do what IL bst and tnst and to
flI0E proper degree pE humanity On the part d
Judge Warliaw remarked th4t they had not com.
hi1he1 10 express 1he1r own hopes nnd desires, bu
ae delegates from the South Caro1Ina Convention
and to prcaent The memorials OF body that tn form
al nannef.
The President--"we will. eeutlemen, extend ii
the facilities and conI e*1ef which the questions 10
qu!se- We wonld prefer TO PARDON twenty mel
rather than refuse onr.''
me Jndcc rcplicd. they did not design to a,
tAey believed much good woula rfsnlt by the exer
col nuEer eatd, III we eoald get Gov. McGsatt
.f1iss H91a 'Rsaesd 1 C. 1s for h,rns
leased stephens and Tftnholu.
3he I1.'des.m-W*s h.'e that sar' then, sn1tci
Ait. Hughes said that Mr.. Trenholm ms one o
their mo*t usefu1 neu. md there WIS no doubt he
would cxcft all his power with the v1cu to re*tort
The President saId he uD3etstUo3 1t WIS 80, add.
ing that thest ought 10 lie some teri 10 determine
The power Of the Government 10 punish crime.
lie oi ihe nation. There shonid Be Vindieation
OF the Government and Constitution; even If ths
paftontnE power we're exeze3sed thereafer.
mipcd by the hiCh=st tribunal, md the fact de
c1artd. II clcmency should come aftrrwnrdf, theta
vas no malice or pfelntlce IN Carrying out TIN
,Jcdse II. remarked TINT they were well aware Q
The President resumin. faid-Thcrc may, he som,
uulnd feeling On tifs hubiect hut 1t docs ot C1is
to ary Etcat cItent
judge " saia although rot instructed BY tht
Convention. he WINS induced 10 ask whether Mn
jet1. Davis. who IL now confined 10 GtnrC1a couil
not doas into sonth Caro!ida TO see her fs1endtf
The President replied That be had received letter.
from MEf. nasie- hut they were moi rcrr comu.ud
able. The tone Of ono Of them, however. Was con
sIdcr1bly improved bu, others were mol Of casae
tet becoming one atktne c'emency.
Jndsc y. interrupted By saytns she was s.Tomaa
Tie 11e1 i41e1tdea;E~1es .uppo.e she i. wou,au
maenanfnity and independence and noblepess oi
dessnee aa 70 y aas haes
dIseonnect them RON huEas.Ias,on. Manifestations
III. HaFs4 o. 1ssnn1Sed i Isl = fssy had deep con
ec5ontpert Of the truth Of a1l the President sid.
The President. re+nm1ng. observed that Nthe
tlon, which is nothing hut m aggregate Of indi:
can act ha.usonlou-ly- Tie man sho Coct 70 the
bin above humiliation: II these cases. gentlemen,
we do the bert We car- While there Is syupathy
there il public Judgment which must be met. hn'
assnre yon; no Opposition exists Tor possession
judge " 1cnarked that the tone of newspapers
WIS favorable, and different from what II WIS., Tie
'*Of coarfe be had seen II. We ACCEPT it.r HI
felt perfectly satisfied that the person and property
great ds1lcnltice Of 1cmu1cratlng labor, &c The
President thought many Of the evils would dlssp-
pear II thcy tnauEurnted the right system pasa
rrcpt1ty ar md s1ics him to collect ii. debit Il:
knew how It wns IN the Sonth. The question when
FIRST p:e:cnted Of putting co:o:e1 mn on The
trffhA rtnrcff T11s
tor what 1t Was wauh by taaoee who examine him,
and the jury who hear IT,, Alter all Their
vas not 90 much danger .. wa4 suRp9sed:
work. They can't lie down IN dissipation. They
ought to understand that liberty means work, and
the right to enjoy the profit Of labor, and TINT the
We come to period Of life thai mcn must work OF
Stare, the country will be prepared to receive q
system applicable 10 both white and black: and BE-
i riort time hack you could not enforce the "a.
hut gct the pablo mind ri:hs and you can t.eat
Gs .ss. a1ss anS Ii 81 foeM An' 's
conversation Of rome length ensued betwcer
IT, Ptdeni a Jaass wa1dsw ana - NJ lsss
10 t1se condition Of The freedmen and 10 the sco2s
and consequences Of CsrGular So. Is and Gcnesa
mtnt, relative 10 abandoned land4 In South t:a1o
lima and other Southern State.. The cxamfnstios
Of these subjects. it If understood, will be con
The I4esidcnt saId .swe must be practical
| ard cnmr up tu surrounding circumstances"
Judge Wn-dlaw. Col Atkins md Ar. Nuger
all ctIrrssed thef conviction that the State hAt
aescpied in good Lai.h the resu1t Of tue issue whcl
had fecn thR the people felt that President John
son bud Ftood between them and har-h use 9
powtr Of government; that they ft&t e9tise centi
rc,gIp to cntie Themselves to hIt confidence - Il
| their feelings und actions.
The President replied be WIS Glad to hear II tn
! Whenever Ruch mutual confidence existed. ther
Norld. he thought, be IN opsn bond 10 the fesEo!a
lion Of good feeling. and pro~nernHe condition an
thai. if he knew hlmsr1f and he thought no DID,
| would recommend nothing hut rhat would adfanc
the1r Interests. SO laz from pandering or iooEin'
| 10 further clera1fon. he mus, be belseycd wne'
ruch - ~ p1ctc11aen,. 10 it, Ill" he eontinped. Il"
could he instrumental lp restoring the CoveEnnen
10 It's former relations, And sec tho people unite
and ha3Ty, shauld tee! that lad more than alle
had contributed to this IN any degree, my heas
| N0ald feca more ihnn gTalibeo. and my o1nb1lo
/ fh1l.''
Judge Ward1aw eaid' ere.y man in soath Ca.o
| tlna would respond to that
Mr. 1inscr-.l IN, sure there Is or their part y
| i'm sure they will earn It,"
The President expressed hiHsclf gratided wit
M NJ. A AtSins remarked rem; tha, at South caroltn
! rxposed c1uAdc1ce IN the President: that the m
memorable presented by the chalfmau os the dels
rat1ou Ycpreacntcd the true tenlimtnts Of the pet
1,lc of that State. both tn rccnrd to those who'
they wished pardoned, nnd The feeling and rosttlo
! Of South Carollna.
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