The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-19


the Information from eAIrrsS tepliens, ns II
seens.to be their impression that he is by
fMisthe best informed witness who has yet
appeared hefore them It is impossible to
say what fuipression the evidence or Mr..
stephens may have upon the ultimate
acttcnof the, committee; but il they were
GOT deterpinede NOT to adpait the SUnthera-
States under any circumstances, it ID diff
cult to see how they could refuse to:Sio so
now aftsyy the evidence laid before them by
Mr.: Stephens MI. Stephens has laid be-
fore them the facts which prove that tire
people OF sGeergia are as loyal as the peo-
pie sef' Massachusetts, cor New York, and
sthat they are doing ten times rs much for.
the negroes as the people Of those States,
and that they. ardently desire restoration
20 tne onlon, yet the committee have deter
nalnesl, and Congress will sustain them i'll
this determination, that none ofthe South
ern States-not even Georgia-slIan be
represented in the present Congress.
The extraordinary. decision Of Judge,
Underwood, referred to in nay despatch o.
excitement In official circles. The decision
y based upon willful perversion Of the
PIesident's peace proclamation. There il
no ambiguity about that Instrument.
The President intends by it to restore
the fsdtedseo'p,s i'll all the States mention
Ii plainly expressed. The President is
understood to be greatly displeased ut
Underwood's action in the matter. and it is
SAID that he viii soon take such action in
relation to the status of the citizens OF the,
southern States as will no longer leave the
mattef IN doubt In conversation to-day,
the president expressed surprise that any
one could take snch 3 mistaken view of the
proclamation as Judge Underwood had
done, and declared not only that martial
law was abolished all over the South, and
t.2 hdbeds corpus act restored, but also
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the supreme Court, there are no offences
whatever that can be tried before mill .ary
tribunals. y
1t is quite probable that Judge Under
@ood will have to revise his own decision.
In regard to the case of Jefferson Davis, l
would not excite false hopes in the minds
OF his friends, but / am satisfied, from
what have learned to-day, that the Pre-
sldent will very soon order his release on
parole, or even, perhaps. his unconditional
release. He will not be brought to trial.
There ia not a particle of evidence against
mttee will so report
Ihe proclamation OF general amnesty
Will undoubtedly soon be issued The Pre-
sident has decided that all the public de-
partments be closed tomorrow. and a
general suspension of public business to-
Of President Lincoln.
Iiie negroes are to celebrate On Monday
With great pomp. Dir. Stanton has ordered
alfthe negro regiments here to parade
iOe$tatcA to Nesc York Netcs, 1871.
1t Is not probable that the President will
issue any proclamation at present concern
ing the Fenian movement, though it would
be worth more to the Fenian lenders than
anybody else. The President. as it has
Deen rumored, by some who are likely to
know ms views on the subject, is too shrewd
70 comint any such mistake, even if the
BRUSH Minister should express any alarm
q! the Fenlan menaces, which, by the way,
ne has not done since the scare Of st. Pa
trleA DAY. 1t is true, however, that the
government IS watchful, through its proper
ana usual agents, to prevent any violation
or onr neutrality, either on the Canada or
the Mexican border
Inc tatAcd-of amnesty proclamation is a
document not likely soon to appear There
Is no probability that the President will
Immediately take another step forward
though, az he has repeatedly said, he
would take none backward. He is in
position to await events, which will govern
his course.
Some have expected that the President
would state what he understands to be the
enect OF the peace proclamatiun Judge
underwood, at Alexandria, has made de
cislon which shows what il does not mean
IN his opinion. 1t does not mean, accord
ing to him, that the writ of hoJeuS corpus
is restored in the State of Virginia. No
denial Is given to this opinion.
The opinion of the United States Supreme
Court IN the case Of Bowles and Millipau
has not been published at length, and un-
TIL 1t IL, 1T cannot be known how far the
OPINION may affect the question Of military
trials IN Virginia or in this District.
Correspondence Baltimore Suu.
1t can be positively stated that the At
tofney General is busily engaged in ar
ranging for the speedy trial of jefferson
DAVIS. He will be arraigned before one of
the Circuit Courts of the United States
upon the charge ofhigh treason. The At
torney General holds that there is no such
thing as constructive presence in the crime
or treason, and, on this account the trial
wlu probably be either in Tennessee or
Virginia William NJ. Evarts is the only
gentleman whose name has yet transpircd
VINO Is to assist the Attorney General in
the prosecution, though several other emf
heht lawyers have been retained by the Go
vernment. Charles OConnor and James
!. Brady, of New York, William Z. Reed, of
Pennsylvania, and lawyer from Missis-
slppi, are to conduct the defence. The in
tentlOn OF the authorities is to secure a
speedy trlal, not only for Davis, but for
several other noted rebels
General Grant and the President are re-
presented as Of one mind upon the subject
OF general amnesty, and to this party Sc
cretary Seward may be added. The matter
lPhHddelphiu Leciyer.
The belief among those who are bcst i'm
formed upon the under-current events of
the day is, that although there has been
no formal question in Cabinet meeting re-
spcctluH tho prOmuluatinn az n, o,,,,,',.,.