The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-28
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.


Trial OF JeG. DavIs-The Union Party
split-The New Funding LOan-Deatb
of Prominent Oiiizen-BE adley, the
COlOTed Attorney, Etc.
Special OOrrespondence Of The Fvening Telegraph
BALTIMORE, May q, 1865.
see reat deal said in the public prints in refer.
ence to the trial of JEFF. Davis. have heretofore
expressed the beliefthat he would never be brought
to trial. because, il there had been serious desire
to bring that rch tfaitor to justice it could have
been done long ago.
During and after the war men as good and pro.
badly less guilty than hetheir lives being as precious
TO them az that OF Mr. Davis could poss bly, be to
him-wero brought promptly before military com.
missions and courts MARTIAL tried convicted and
punished That miserable wretch, Wirz, is an ex.
ample In point. He was hung for ilreating few
Union prisoners at AndersonvIlle whist JEFF Davis
kept thirty thousand of them there with tul know
ledge that they were starving. when IT was IN ms
power TO send them home TO their friends, who could
have provided them with the necessary food, care
Very recently observe his attending physician
at Fortress Monroe has been ordered 10 give weekly
Othcial bulletins OF his health, even to tn9 LaSt
sRteEe. Were such consideration gwen and such
the warH
view. so, as time wears away, we are apt to Tor
get and forgive. This, suppose, IS rlght. AS the
day seems to have passed for trIa 6y military com
q clvll tribunal IN Virginia would oe SIMPLY Tor
ma lty to acquit thus bringing rdicule upon our
institution and administration of justice giving
sanction TO treason would 1t not be better for PresI
dent johnson to include him among the many
other pardons he has gTantedY No jury that can
be legah empannelled in the entire South Will ever
be q bic TO agrCe upon decision that will return
against him the verdict of guilty of treason" HIS
punishment would, therefore, be more adequate If
he were permitted to 60 with the consciousness OF
his being pardoned offender and more honorable
to The Government than to undergo the farce Of
nia 10 be, SEEMINGLY, legally acquitted.
Our politicians OF the Union party who have here
gradually coming together, and fIOm present indica.
tons 1t will not be long before they all come to-
getner on a common platform, arraYed in solemn
phalanX against the enemies of our country.
The election by the United States Senate of our
Postmaster, Mr.. Purnell, has made an opening for
some other aspirant 1t is believed special friend
Of Governor Swami will receive the next nomina-
tion.
Great anxiety is manifested here and throughout
Maryland, by all parties, in favor OF the consoltda-
ton scheme of paying the public debt or of trans
forming 1t into five per cent loan Too much
cannot be said or done towards accomplishing this
grand object. The people have grown anxious to
reduce taxation, thai they would am convinced,
heartily agree in such scheme, and invest Their
means in the proposed loan freely tn did in the
b2Os or 3Os. Some such measure, in my Judgment
is required to preserve our national finances
II le with regret announce the death OF Jonas H.
HAYWARD, of the extensive firm of Hayward & Bart-
lett machinists, of this city. He died yesterday
after protracted Illness.
Bradley, the negro LAWYER, from Boston, who fig
ured here for some days, producing eXctem mt and
causing mischief by his unwarrantabe interierences,
has been Tepudiated bv some OF his own colored
BRETHREN is whose behalf (owners OF the Douglas
Institute) he undertook to act without authority.
We are disposed to accord all proper prerogatlves
to It. ese people, but Mr. Bradley will learn there is
clrcumspectIon necessary to be observed in all
things. II he wishes to secure the fu ture good of
his race, he must oDserye discretion and becoming
modesty. Bono.