Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-05
PROM WASHINGTON.
rR1AL on az. DAVIS.

WAsHINGroS, February 2.-The Washington cor
respondent OF the Baltimore Sun says:
In quarters that have invariably found TO be we'll
,osted il is stated confidently that JEFF. Davis will
be tried By military commission.
UNITED STATES COURTS IN VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTH.
In reply to the resolution of the Senate, of the 10th
utimo, calling for correspondence relative to the
holding of United States civil courts IN the lately IN
SurrcctiOnary States for the trial OF crimes against
the United States the President to-day sent the fol!
lowing
A letter by the President TO Chief Justice S. F.
Chase dated October 81 stating that 1t may become
necessary for the government to prosecute some hgl
crimes and msdemeLnOrs committed against the
United States within the district of Virginia and in
curing whether the Circuit Court of the United
States for that district is far organized and IN con
dtior to exercise its functions, that the Chei JUS
tice, or either of the associate Justices oil the supreme
Court could hold a term of the Circuit Court there
during tha autumn or early winter for the trial Of
causes.
TO which Mr.. Chase. on the 10Th October, replies
in the negative, and adds: Under ordinary GROOM
stances the regular term authorized by Congress
would be held on the fourth Monday of November
which this year will Ice the nth. Only week wall
intervene between that day and the commencement
of the annual term oil the Supreme Court when al
the Judges are required tn he in attendance ut W ash
ingtOn. TlEt tine is too late for the transaction OF
any very important business Were this uthcrw iSe
Court OF the United states IN States which have bee
declared by tn" executive and legislative depart
ments OF tile national government TO be in rebellion
and therefore subject To martial law before the com
pctc restoration of broken relations with the nation
and the supercedurc of the military by the ci'l al
ministrat0n, that am unwilling to hold such courts
in such states, within any circuit which includes
Virginia until Congress shall have had an oppor'
tunlty To consider ana act on the whole subject.
~ civil court in district under martial law cai
lx n,sf nd tIts ttn
of the military power and cannot think it becomes
the justices OF the supreme Court 10 exercise juris
dictiOn under such conditions. In this view, il Is
proper to state that Mr. Justice Wayne whose who!C
circuit is III the rebel States, COncurs with me.
Il have had no opportunity Of cOsultng the othcl
Justices but the Supreme Court has hitherto declined
10 consider cases brought before it by appeal or wr
OF error from circuit district courts IN the cbe
portion Of the country. No very reliable inference
il is true bc drawn fIOm this action, for c!rcnm
stances have greatly changed since the court ad
iourncd but so far ~ it goes II fayOr5 the cohcG
sion of myself and Mr. Justice Wayne
[The Chief Justice seems to forget that he held
courts for several years in Washington while it wa.
under martial law.
THE MEXICAN IMPERIAL EMPRESS COMPANY.
Papers relative to the organization Of the Imperia
Mexican Express Company in this country, under
authority OF the Emperor MaXim'lian. were trans
mittcd to the House to-day by the President. Octu
Der 37th, 1869 SCnor Romero calls the attention %
Secretary Seward to the exercise ol authority by
MlXmau, and especially TO the point that th'
company engages To carry material al Walilrc I"
the invading army oi Mexico and that the agents o
the company are especial agents Of immigration ii
which Mr.. Seward replies on November l>t, thai
whca such agents or citizens OF the United State
acting under them shall infringe in amy way the
laws or treaties of the United States, on the law O
nations, affecting the Republic of Mexico, proper
measures of redress will BE- promptly taken. TN the
same day Lent. General Grant sends word to Sc;
rotary Seward of the organization OF the express
company 4" for the unidentified purpose oil aiding th'
Imperial Government OF that country Mr.. sc
ward replies the same day that proper measures hay,
been adopted TO prevent the violation OF the Laws
and treaties with Mexico, These measures are indi
Gated in note to the Unitcd States Attorney, DAME
s. Dickinson, in which he is directed diligently i'
watch the operations of the Mexican Express Com
plny and act in the premises as his sound judg
ment and discretion shall dictate to prevent any vo
lation of the just obligations of this government
towards the constitution and recognized govern
ment of Mexico. The communications also go Il
show that President JuareZ has not assened to th'
organization.
THE FREEDMENs BUREAU.
A strong influence is being brought to bear to in
duce the President b veto the Frecdmen's BuicaI
bill should it pass the House which is deemed quit,
likely The opposition comes mainly from Official
in the Southern States, though il Is warmly hlcket
that the cost of this bureau 10 the G0ycrnm mt whul
not be- less than $40 900 900 per annum, though th'
amount fixed by General Howard was L little les
than Si2,0OOUOJ.
CONFLICT or AUTHORITY IN ALABAMA.
General Swayne writes from Alabama that he ha
been obliged to interfere with the doingS OF th
State militia there, which. he alleges, is against th'
interests aud freedom OF the blacks.
From Florida the reports with reference to the ne
gro are more encouraging than from any of th'
other States and considerable numbers are ilockln!
ing there because of the greater security that Is sal,
TO be Afforded
THE CASE or BAKER.
There is report that the counsel of Baker vii
make an appeal from the verdict against him yeStcr
day. and also hear 4 runIor that he will be mmr
diatcly arraigncd on Il charge Of robbery.
PREPARING ron THE CHOLERA.
4 bill has been prepared by the House Committee
on the District of Columbia, appropiiting twenty
live thousand dollars Tor sanitary purposcs-thc maii
object OF the appropriation being To guard aganN
the cholera next summer.
REPORT FROM THE JOINT COMMITTEE.
The evidence given before the Joint Committee OF
Reconstruction will probably be submitted to Con
a,rrSs next week, in the report from that body al
verse to representation of the Southern State !!
Congress ut the present tine.