The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-19
The Trial OF MIR. Davis.
tfrom he E1am iner, Mav15l


We published yesterday an account of the steps
taken by the District Court of Norfolk to secure
the indictment OF Mr. Davis for treason. In ad-
Of thee HeP es at the
wood would be but an idle mocliery, because his
conviction and sentence to the galows was CLEARLY
and those who had instig gatcd the proceedings.
Nor surprised 10 hear OF the special vim
dctiyeness and malice which this man, clothed
with the function Of q Minister Of Justice, hea
Just displayed against his native State. We know
that he belongs to the class Of "Barterers," some
of whom the poet tells us he in the lower
regions. Hence we see that in delivering his
dressing himself to those counterfeit Virginiana,
but to his countrymen OF Massachusetts; it
for their benefit that he go highly commended the
contrasting disparagement with the "vice, ignor
ance aud poverty Of Virginia" Tho intention
manifested in this portion of his "chargc" is suf
icently venomous. But We dismiss the accusa-
ton againet us, conscious that our State needs
defence, when oontrasted with Massachusetts,.
Tried before this spiteful Barterer of country
and justice, Mr. Davis will neod more effective
counsel than his own mute honest presence on
the stand. He will stand there, undismayed, in
no muuilin expectation of ciemency from the
Jacobin Judge or the blood-thiraty pack behind
him. He Will stand there pronounced innocent
by whole world, prosecuted by n political party,
| which would disgrace any land but the Northern
| States of America, who 80 ardcnty seek his
| blood
| For no other s'criue' is it sought to make Of
Mr. Davis the victim of his people than the fact
TINT he acted at their bchest and it is now do
sired by our bloody antagonists to insult the
whole South in this individual execution. Serving
only au instrument By which his countrymen
clared the only one of them guilty
| But in vain would plead for justice with
| tht se who have made up their minds to disregard
| all just ce, all truth-with those who anuulled
constitution and destroyed republic in order that
they might rule, and who arc ever exclusively oc-
cupied with their selfish interests. Fortunately
for Mr. Davis and for the country, there is just
man at the head Of the Government who will see
vengeance.
WHAT OTHERS THINK OF JUDGE UNDERwooD's con-
| DUCT.
tFrom the Philadelphia Age.l
| Judge Underwood, Of the United States District
Court in the Virginia Circuit has manifestly en-
talze himself by re-enacting on the soil Of the Old
| Dominion the crueltes and hutcheries 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 oppression
Of which there is record in English history.
GFron the Alexandria Gazette
On the authority of a gentleman who has iiveG
times, held important municipal positions, that O
the thirteen members from Alexandria, compos
ing the greater number Of the Grand Jurors of tbt
Circuit Court at Norfolk, he has never heard Of
but three, and from those three, though clever
enough in their ways, no sane man would hav,
| supposed for an instant that petit juryman over
| could be selected.
| From The Norfolk Virginian.l
| We need not again recur to tho character of tn,
charge to the Grand Jury delivered by Judge
Underwood at the opening of the United State.
Court in this city on Tuesday last. ALI who have
read that scurrilous production must regret that
the Government under which they live should ever
have conferred Office upon such miserable crea
| tpre.