The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-15

Nsv Yoex, Bspt. Il.

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A HsrulTs Washington special says: ali
previous dispatch / stated that there VA
good reason to believe thst in few days
JEFF. Davis would be released ON parole ol
. bail. | received my information from higt
official. who possessed excellent facilities fol
learning the Presidents views and intentions
on such subjects. The announcement crea.
ted quite = futter among the politicians, md
several very influential ones, favorable to ths
President's restoration policy, venturcd fe
call on him 70 ascertain if the announcement
was we'll founded. They urged the Presi.
dent TO defer any action on the matter unit
after the fall elections, reminding him thai
he was already accused of sympathy with
rebels and abusing the pardoning power, and
assuring him that the release of the head reb
el at this time would be heralded by the rad
icais in the present campaign with powerful
effect, and greatly impair the chances of tbs
party now laboring to elect to Office men who
would support his THE President s. policy.
This have on undoubted authority. The
President replied that many distinguished and
loyal gentlemen. from both the North and
South, had appealed to him for the release o.
Davis, and presented several considerations
which made favorable impression on his
mind why Davis should not be held longer in
confinement, and that he said TO them that il
from any fanlt of the court or the proper effi-
GERS of the government, DsviSshonld not be
brought to trial IN October, from any reason
then known to him, he should not deem j,
his duty 10 hold the prisoner for another term,
but that in giving the friends of Davis this as
surance he mad not anticipated the action oil
the court and had not appointed any time for
Davis release. In the event OF his not being
tried he declared that he had, from the first,
desired TO have Davis tried for treason, and
had used such influence and authority as he
possessed to have the trial take place at m
early day, but that If there should be further
delay in bringing on the trial he believed thsf
neither the interests of the country nor his
duty demanded that he keep the prisoner
longer in custody he also stated that he
was unable to perceive that the release of DA-
Wis on parole would furnish the radicals with
q valuable weapon, but that he believed the
masses of them would approve Of his being
condItionally released. Ii is we'll understood
in the best informed official circles that Davis
will not be tried at the October term, 50 that
his release may be looked for soon after.
But not till after that time on dit Mr..
Reed. one Of Davis counsel, had been au-
thorized by the Attorney General to say to
his client that the government would direct
bis immediate release on the condition of his
leaving the country never to return, and that
Davis indignantly rejected the otfsr.
The committee from the City Council, and
others who have been entrusted with the
business of making suitable arrangements to-
ward the reception of the President on his re-
turn 10 Washington tomorrow afternoon
have prepared an extensive programme of
military and civil organizations, and assigned
positions 10 them in the procession, which
will meet the President AID party at the rail.
road depot. The reception ceremonies wR
take place at the City Hall, after whish ne
column, will march 10 the Avenue, and from
thence to the Executive Mansion.
New YosK, Sept. IA.
The Hcralds Washington special says.
During the Presidents absence a large num-
Der of applications for pardon, from Southern
participants in the iale rebellion, have ac
cumulated at the Office OF the Attorney Gen
eral, most of them having been received
there, and st the White Honse, since the de-
parture Of the Presidential party. major
ity of the petitions on file now are those ex>
cepted from general amnesty by the LIST and
18th sections of the Amnesty Proclamation,
who held petty Offices under the confederate
government, or were possessors OF S20, 900 or
more.