The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-08
From RIehInond.


BY last nigbts mail we have the
Richmond papers OF Wednesday, con-
tanning the opening proceedings in the
case OF Jef. Davis. ofcourse the meet
ing Of the United States Court in Rich
mond, where Il has not met before for
years, and the idea of trying JeG.
Davis before It for treason, engross the
special attention OF the editors and re-
porters. The editorials are mainly de-
voted to satirizing the officers Of the
court, especially Judge Underwood,
who Is held up to ridIcnle and con-
tempt in = way to entirely delight the
feelings and meet the views OF the re
constructedr first families. For In
stance, the Wing Heralds the Judge as
follows:
"UEDERwooD has arrived-has OPEN
ed court-has charged his grand Jury
(which Is not at all grand1 second
time-has again maligned the State of
Virginia, adding a special Islander 10
the city OF kichmond-has vented his
spleen against the press-has shown
himself u more ignorant blockhead, a
more malignant blackguard and n more
indisputable ass than eyer he did be-
fore, although he seemed to have reach
ed the ne pt;fs s.ttru in these particulars
befofe.n f-ss,s =
The Dispatch reporter INDUCES him
SELF at length In observations upon the
looks Of the judge and the grand jury,
the Tnnrshsl and the clerk; all of whom
it ridieules. Concerning the jury it
says. i'thero was nothing striking in
their appearance, but the conspicuous
absence of any marked refinement or
nobility OF mannerorexpressIo The
Court room it says had been aearefully
re-painted, whitewashed, and re-car-
peted to remove all traces of the man
ner In which It was pariitioned during
theera OF the confederacy, and in order
toremoye from loyal nostrils ali faint
or suspicion OF improper and unprofita-
biesentiments.s OF Judge Underwood,
wen known to many people here In
Wheeling, the reporter thus speaks
st.1ndge Underwood Is much thinner
and much more cadaverous in appear
ance than when he was last in this city.
His hair IS long and combed behind his
ears, and n line drawn ut an angle of
forty-liye cegrees from the tip of his
nose would mark the outline of his
forehead, and following the shape of
che head, terminate 81 the highest point
above the nape Of HIS neck his beard,
Is pointed. and where he & not known.
Judge Underwood Will certainly pass
for man who IS harmless, n not 6fIFl
liant. mud with sense Just about su fIi cf-
ent 10 keep him from altogether and
eternally playing the fool.
Tbs Judge does not seem TO think a
great deal more OF. the Richmond pa
pers than they think Of him. BE pays
them back rs follows Tor their remarks
about him aimee the IN ictnaent OF DAVIS
az Norfolk rev weeks ago.
We fonght NOT 20 be surprised that
the treasonahle and licentions press OF
this State and city should Vince and
rage and become furious when freas1n
and lfcentiousncss are exposed aud ar
raigned for tIial and Punishment nor
Should we be surprised the enorrnitg
and desperation exhibited when we re-
member that this city has long been the
centre and seat OF the greatest ira Tic IN
human beings that has ever diSgraced
the worlds traffic which has annually
employed many hundreds OF moral
incnslers and many millions Of capital,
eubsidlzLrE the press, pulpit and poli=
tics OF the State, rendering Richmond
more flsf1Iaolt9 orlonQ i-7c5i for It's parfi-
eipation IN this great crime than all
The cities along the coasts of Sene=