, 1866-10-15
JEFF. DAVIS TRIAL,
CoxTrspoudencc Between the PrcsIdens and
Attorney General StunabcrrJ.

Correspondence Between the PrcsIdcns and
Attorney General stansbcrEy.
WAsnnse1os, October ls,1The following qtae!al
Ma nsSe pnSlle this aftesnoon: s :A4A " 's4 D'
g. w.mxe7ox. =: =. 3s.eesF + ia;
smCA special tern q ths ctsgats ceqst Of the
q uesoees, issa Il Rehona r. Vs fo1 sas i'll
Of Jefferson Davis, on the charge Of treason. It
that @ es ess,1n g . an
doubts are expressed whether the regular tcFna
which BY law should commence on The fourth
In siew of ihts o6struetion. @ II md ,ie eo1.eeusnt
noTpenains IN ihat court, and tae7e being 80 &,
courts the Unitcd states nc not competent to
exercise adequate jurisdiction within The district
or eiEeut within which the Stale Of vlrEiuls s IN
as to what further steps, 4 my. ehontd b taksn
BY dc Executive With ste~ TO speedy, public
Id s I'd . r. d e.
1sH'' t'f' res' sespses119ly sna yg9aTs: y9oTx.ox
hon. Henry stan.beu,, Attorney General.
Ar7onxEr GExrnLs 0rHcE,t
October tssh, lsA. )
To the President: .....---',
tho question ptopourdea IN yorf letter Of tae Gsn.
~ TO What further may be proper or ekpeatent to
tudy of Mr. Da>ie aId the prosecution for treason
The Cnited suites Of Virginia. ! an clearly oftae
opinion ttat there Il nothing tn the present ccndi.
lion OF Virginia to prevent the full cxeEcsc OF the
,uIiadiedcH OF the elvn courts. The Actual
rta,e ei lhngt aod .oa. several II rfeclsnatlons o.
an,ee 10 the etvi1 authorities, Feder.l and SA.c.
immunity againtt military control Or iusssfesenee.
l. no neeessi fo1 fas,heE 2ston o. the paT: the
Executive IN the way o1 psoeaamsttons. especially
~ Congress At the late session, required the CT.
| ' 81 siehmond 1e On 1D fhe arsi uonds,iu Nay,
and 's sse feurth Monday IN >Sosssse= =
e I'D ss as ID 6 e
nd on such notiee !. e 1a!sht prssz,bs; w!ta
;fsn,s., 1hit i - esplieit recognition sy coa.
he holding ., ne Cnited States courts ii that
Ihc obstruction you rstes 70 ssaao;, Y ss:as Z e
me, b. ,emerea by any Executive os?ss. 50 hr
Is lie q Il Il nv. ias, pss.sd = e: pe,ases hi
lie Circuit Coa,t of shc United st..es Tor
BE- he'd u ,pa ss e cs Non.t
ssi: I'D u stsss e. ~
Timed TO M oshs, ~ n%G eea e 1aoa.a o
sheh e. rss 81 so,tred u he eouss 70 se bess i
= :. :as !, ii. ae T6s l as
s Tesn!ss ie1n y 70 be holden % he fourth Aonaa;
NSsssr I'D If ,es5s asa been no tqshsi sosst
could exist. Il to the competency q the
C1!ef Justee and he District 1ndse
of tlat Court then to TT Nj. Dayi. bu: on she
sd oi JalJ, IS 6, concfet. pa:sea IN aes to u L
tic number o. Jndecs OF the Supreme Coun q
the Cnlted S:a,e-. and II chang eeEtain Jeeie;al
Ctyruite: Among other changes pade IN ~ ~
CircnIt Courts By thi> 2ct, it ! chsnSs OF ne
Fourth c!1rr,t is whleh tic chlsf Jastse Id I'D
se. When aliosleI 10 Ii: Chief Justice L esahFse
ed Earylaad- virgin!a North Carolina "a "a. "es
| bT eJcludsar Dtfawa are md zaucS Souia Cstoiin9
etanrr sn .he states comprising the ei:, uit VII
rot fea1ire new Allotment Wacthe, ss n. l doae @
uliyr canno, Interfere, hr although under esstasa
| peculiar circumstance the ExseuItte nas po~e
10 mate n 1llotneut Of tic Judges OF the SnP1cvn
cou. yet these cicastanees DO not e,,s ~ u II. I
made py tho Judere Of The Supreme Court, OF
| Concrrfs, perhaps oal1 b. Cent1fts
Nj nasit femalns In custody II ForsTtFs Aoa
roe. prcSi,cly !. he waa tsld IN 1snuary. s was
IN sngN e. 10 1cto!nttou Of Congress you Leposte
Communications from the zee rta!y o1 Nsf. a2
tbe Aito:nty G,nttHi, shonir9 thai be MA le!
10 Az at trtsi In the civil ecu!t.. No aetioa -
Lhen taken ny cougrcss In efs1cuee to Tie p'ae