Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-05-17

for the purpose can be found It is even whis-
pered that between this and June act of Congress
will limit Executive clemency. Mr.. Davis is to
de- if Radical malgnity, assisted by all the sub
tlety of demons, can attain that dire result The
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore San
admits much in the following paragraph of his
correspondence
"The Indictment Fof Jefferson Davis by the
Grand Jury at Norfolk, and setting his for
trial at Richmond in June, is IN strict accordance
acih the programme agreed upon here. Judge I'm
derwood is expected in the city tonight with the
copy of the Indictment. The trial of Mr.. Davis
will now undoubtedly take place at as early day
i'll the June session possible, and WILL of course,
be conducted with all due farmalities, but as all
arrangements necessary TO secure conricion haze
been node tie result may be easily predicted II is
the settled purpose Of certain hiQA positions
to hare M Daris executed, if 1t is acittin The range
Of possibility, and that they not slow in assert
ing that the people of the North will nerey aHoac
the i''te'oosHi0n Of Ececmice clemency.
THE TINE OF TRIAL.
The trial of Mr. Davis on this true bill for s'trea-
SON. is fixed to take place in this city in June. It
may be, however, that Chief Justice Chase may
adhere to his expressed resolution not to hold a
court IN Virginia to aid in the prosecution of
Mr.. Davis until martial law is entirely revoked
Ii he should still adhere to this position the trial
of Mr.. Davis will probably be postponed
for, unless he Chief Justice Chase becomes a
party of his programme, and consents at that
time to sit in the case, it is difficult to how the
proceedings will go on, as the presence of the two
judges is necessary for the trial of a capital Of
fence
ONLY Mr.. DAVIS
The vengeance of Radicalsm is unappeased-
1t cries for the blood of Mr. Davis Nothing else
will satisfy it. The only hope is in the incorrupti-
bic and fearless Chief Magistrate of the country.
Let us hope that he will see that Mr.. Davis has a
far trial. Neither Mr.. Davis any of his friends
are afraid of fair investigation and just decis-
ion; the apprehension is that the sentence IS al
ready pronounced and that the trial will be mock
cry. Andrew johnson owes it to his fame, to his
country to justice, that he should carefully super
wise the proceedings, and prevent a judicial MUIR
der-a foul Murder-that will plunge the two Sec
tons of the United States into irreconciable ha
tired, and make it abhorred by all civilized nations
There is not a true Southerner but will feel that
he has been cruelty deceived by an amnesty that
yields Jefferson Davis to the scaffOld.
WHAT OTHERS THINK OF JUDGE UNDERwooDs CON-
DUCT.
From the Philadelphia Age.
Judge Underwood, of the United States District
Court in the Virginia Circuit, has manifesty taken
Jefreys for his model and is impatient to immor-
taliZe himself by enacting ON the soil of the
Old Dominion the cruelties and butcheries of the
Bloody Assizes On last Tuesday he delivered an
address to the Grand Jury, the like of which has
never been heard of in any court of justice, we
verify believe, since the darkest days of oppres-
sion of which there is record in English history.
From the Alexandria Gazette.
On the authority of gentlemen who has lived
in Alexandria for fifty years, and has, at various
times, held important municipal positions, that of
the thirteen members from Alexandria, compris-
ing the greater number of the Grand Jurors of
the Circuit Court of Norfolk he has never heard
of but three and from those three, though clever
enough in their ways no sane man would have
supposed for an instant that petit juryman even
could be selected.
From the Norfolk Virginian.
We need not again recur to the character of the
charge to the Grand Jury delivered by Judge IN
derwood at the opening Of the United States Court
in this city Tuesday last All who have read
that scurrilous production must regret that the
Government under which they live should ever
have conferred Office upon such a miserable crea-