The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-30


unequivocally. Sustaining the Presidents
course since Lees surrender, and ma,
king no allusioni to the amendment.
This letter is held in reserve, and will
be printed just before the New York
election, in the hope of carrying over
some halfand-half Republicans.
The Hon: Lewis D. Campbell, the
Minister to Mexico, arrived here to-day,
having been telsgraphed for by the
President, He has been closeted with.
the President and Secretary Seward
all the evening. 1t is evident that the
Mexican question will soon be definitely
settled. Minister Campbell will leave
mere soon to carry into effect the new
state OF affairs. The holders of Mexican
bonds are jubilant over tho state of ac-
fairs.
Notwithstanding the petulent denial
OF the Press. in Philadelphia, it is very
certain that Mr. Stanton will retire from
the Cabinet. being relieved at his own
request. Sherman will go into the war
office Stanton is said to have expressed
desire to 60 to Spain. The entreaties
OF his friends may induce him to change
his mind, but lis retirement from the
war Office is fixed
Gov. Swami, of Maryland, arrived
here from Annapolis last Saturday He
is still here. On Saturday, he hadinter-
views with the President, General
Grant and the Secretary Of War.
Swami Is endeavoring to have the
President sustain him in the removal of
the Police Commissioners Of his State.
Nothing definite is known about the re-
suits of the interviews, but is intimated
that the President refused to interfere.
This isnot certain, however, and moth
ing can be knownEun,il tile time arrives
There is good deal of excitement here,
owing to the condition Of affairs in Ball.
timore. All kinds of rumors are afloat
and there is'a painfal uneaSlness among
many. ~
1t is stated, upon good authority, that
she Qnartermaster's Department has
received orders to provide quarters in
this District for 10000 troops. The
shipment and sales of commissary stores
that had been accumulated hero during
the war has ceased by directoA, within
the past two months. ~ "
Mr.. DAVIS CAsE-No TRIAL yoRs
MONTHS To CoME.-Ths following dis
patch was doubtless dictated, or at least
suggested, by District Attorney Chan.
dler and may, therefore, be regarded az
an official announcement hr
ForREss MONROE, October 24.-For
the present, at least, and perhaps for
months to come. the case of Jefferson
Davis will occnpuy just the same position,
aid another term Of the of the United
States Circuit Court will be suffered to
so by without any action to try the
prisoner being taken by the fudicial au.
thorities. The legal difficulties in the
way of holding the court at Richmond,
IN consequence of the adjournment from
Norfolk.in June last, are serious detri
ment to it's proceedings, and it is hardly
doubtful now that the court',will not az.
semble nekt month in Richmond, az was
before generally supposed. This, IN.
wolves further postponement of tho
trial OF Davis under the indictment Of
treason presented at tile last tern of tile
Circuit Court and IN all probability he
will he kept in con6aemeas Ltls entire
winter and nutllf the epa;ng, term of the
Circuit Court, unless EXECUTIVE olemen.,
cy grants him parole, and releases him.
fromshis-, confinement. p In December,
when the Supreme Court of the United
States meetc, Judge Chase viii! be too
bus5 to attend to any other than legal
matters and che advocates or . speedy
rial OF Davis, hoth in the North and
South, have n6thingto hope for from,
the present. actiops OF tie judicial author.
ities. Neither isit likely tRat' a writ oh
hdbeos corpus win be issued upon the
eommandapt of the, Fortress demanding,
his dtllverance 10 the Unitedi States,
Marshal, Tor incarceration inyas Virgins
State jsiao As lohg as he REMAINS 5
prisoner in the hands Of, tie United,
StatcstG Government, he viii be rasainad,