Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-31
Washington News.
JeG. Davis, Trial.

New YoRA-, January SO.-The Tribune's
Washington special Gays: Rumors with
moro than ordinary foundation for sensa-
ton reports are rife that JET. Davis is to be
speedily brought to trial before a military
commission! The gathering of Major Gem
erals, to which yesterdays dispatches al
luded, which was to be made imposing with
distinguished names, was, it is said with
reference to this trial. 1t is certain that the
Generals are here to consult upon military
matters, and, if We may believe the report,
to organize q court for the trial of the head
of the late rebel C~onfederacy.
General sherman in the House of
Representatives.
General Sherman entered the House of
Representatives yesterday, while Mr.. Ray
mond was speaking, and was introduced by
his brother. The House took arecess of five
minutes for the purpose of giving the mem
bers an opportunity to welcome the distin-
guished guest. Speaker Colfax introduced
him to the House, and the General received
. most hattering reception, for which he re-
turned h 8 thanks IN a few simple aud very
appropriate remarks. He then took a seat
by the side of Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, and
soon the pages of the House crowded around
him for the purpose Of obtaining his auto
graph.
Secretary Seward and Son.
Secretary Seward and son were at their
posts at the State Department yesterday.
The Presidents Views
The Associated Press dispatch giving the
Presidents views. on the Constitutional
Amendment pending in the House, and the
question Of eolored suffrage in the District
of Columbia, is attracting much attention,
but to judge from present appearances, is
like to have little if any influence on the
action of Congress.
Miscellaneous.
The Times special says that the story that
the President has signiied an intention to
asppoint e Provisional Governor for Yir-
GINA is unfounded.
The Worlds Washington special says :
the United States Consul at Leghorn, under
date of December 3Ist, informs the State
Department that the quarantine which has
been enforced against all vessels coming
from Marseilles, Naples and other ports
where cholera has prevailed, has been re-
moved.
The Worlds Washington special says
The trial of Semmes will commence the
latter part of this week or the first of next.
The Senate Military Committee has deci-
ded to report against the proposition to turn
over TO West Virginia the government prop
erty and ap~purtenances at Harper's Ferry.
1t is the intention of the government to re-
build, if necessary, the works at that point.
senator Dixon.
Last evenings Republican states that Mr..
Dixon ia the distinguished Senator alluded
to in the dispatch. 1t is also stated on very
cook authority that the dispatch, before
being given to the Associated Press, was re-
viewed, and its publication authorised by
the President. This having become known
1,,.,- - Az a. - a~asfoI -a1.-aIV.ze -
ment on the part Of Congressman, who
thonghtit singular that the President should
send his message and communicate his
views to Congress through the channel of
the Associated Press.
Arrival Of Generals
Generals Meade, Merritt, and Hancock,
have arrived here, and Generals Sheridan,
Terry and Crook are expected. The three
latter will appear before the Reconstruction
Speech of Mr.. Raymond.
The following is q continuation of Mr..
Raymond's speech sent yesterday:
Mr.. Raymond referred to the proclsma-
tions of Mr.. Lincoln, to his declarations,
private and public, to his first inaugural, t.
diplomatic correspondence through the
Secretary of State, TO his message to Con-
gress, to his letters to Horace Greeley and
Fernando Wood, and to the reply made to
the French proposals for mediation, of the
9Th of February, 1858, stating that the Con-
grass of the United States furnished a con- |
stitutional forum of debate for the opposing
that Senators and Representatives
from the loyal portion of the people
were then alrssdy fully empowered to |
that the seats were all vacant, |
inviting the Senators and Representatives
the discsntented part, who might be
constantly sent there from the States in
in instruction.
Mr.. Raymond also referred to the laws of
Congress passed on the same date as the
tariff and revenue laws, to the act for the
apportionment of Representatives, and to q
resolution defining the object Of the war to
be to defend and maintain the supremacy of
Contribution, and to preserve the Union
sill the unity, equality, and rights of
the States unimpaired. This resolution
passed in the summer of 1851, had been
voted for by all the Union members of the
including the Speaker, Mr.. Kelly
and Mr.. S~hellabarger. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania Mr.. 6tevens) had not always
held the theory hat the rebel States were
put of the Union, for on the 4th of Deem
Der, 1852, he introduced a resolution decIar-
that If any person in the employment
If the United States, in either the exeeu-
i've or legislative branch, should propose
% make peace, or accept, or advise the &C.
,eptance of any such a proposition on any
,ther basis than the integrity and entire
unity of the United States, and their terri
,ory as they existed at the time of the re-
they would be guilty Of q high
Nj. Raymond referred to the speech of
thief Justice Chase delivered nearly g year
in Dartmouth College in which he laid
Town the proposition that the rebel States
States Of the Union and the sound
process Of reorganization was that the Gov
should revert to the hands of the
youthern people.