New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-13
94w ORLEANS Daily Creacerd,
From the Richmond WING of tbe Gil.

would probably be called at this session OF the
court considerable anxiety was manifested by our
tcitzens, q large number of whom, including many
prominent members of the Richmond bar, were
attracted to the court room.
When the court opened, Messrs. j. 7. Brady, Of ,
New York VIM. B. Reed of Philadelphia; and =
Geo. VIM Brown, of Maryland--three Of the dis
tingushed counsel for Mr. Jefferson DaYis-were
present in their seats.
TIE GRAND JURY,
AT one o'clock Mr.. Elicit opened the court, and
Mr. William Fl. Barry, the clerk, proceeded to call
the names of the jurors sworn in at Norfolk some
weeks ago, The following members answered TO
their names .....-...-5.
Isaac Snowden. Fairfax J. r. Bigelow, Alexan
, dria; j. T. Taylor, Alexandria; G. G. HeWes,
Alexandria; l.. D. Harman, Alexandra; u W.
Rowland, Alexandria; w. N, Tinsley, Richmond
William Fay, Richmond; b. Wardell, Richmohq
T. Dudley Jr., Richmond; Burnham DAVIS, hiGh'
mond Francis Decordy, Norfolk; Charles Whlte'
hurst Norfolk w. T. Harrison, Norfolk. ,
In addition to the above named jurors, retuthea
! from Norfolk Henry l.. Wlgand ana 1hoet' u
Walker of this city, were sworn in as jurors.
COULDN'T SWALLOW THE OATH.
Mfr james e. Lipscomb, of this city, was also
called as a Juror. The clerk read the usual jurors
oath and then proceeded to read the oath declar-
ing that he or they had no. gwen aa anu cO here
FL interrupted the clerk, and stated that 1t would ne
Fl impossible for him to take any such oath. Mr.. H. |
was thercupon allowed to retire, and U. u Walker
II was sworn in instead.
Tho grand iury having been called and sworn,
H Judge Underwood delivered the following charge
. GeRtieme1 Of the Ju'y--l am happy to meet
you again, and to know tnat you still lye notWlh'
standing the assaults that have been made upon
Won Little needs to be said in addition to tine IN
strnction given at Norfolk. Your last session mas
made YOU historical and trust the efforts which
have been made to intimidate you and 10 lmpeQe
the course of Justice will not render Y0u less ialIn-
ful and earnest IN the discharge OF your puolc
duties We ought not to be surprised that tue
Reasonable and liCeDtOus press OF thls State anu
CITY should vince and rage ana DeCoue 4ulIou7
when treason and RIGHTEOUSNESS are exposed anu
arraigned for trial and punishment; nor should
y we be surprised at the enormity and desperation
" Exhibited when we remember that lhlS Guy
y has long been the center and seat OF the greatest
o 3rafic in human beings that has ever as
% Traced the woTd-a traffic which has annually
% Employed many hundreds OF moral IN monsters
and many millions of capital subsdlslnS TIE press,
pulpit and politics of the State, rendering Ken
le Tnond more infamous among men lOF us par Llripa
o. ton in this great crime than all the cities along Inc
coast of Senegamba, upper ana lower pnilc1
f9pnrp LOannu Angola and Bengpea ComDlhed
The wonder is that so many traces OF klndnesS ana
humanity and Christian civilization should nave
survived such debGsing and brntallzng innHehces
Dt and let us thank God and take courage mat more
- fortunate than the devoted cities Of antiquity We
can count more than ten men who have stoo'
Nfaithful among the faithless.''
The complaints of threatened violence ana IN
fimidatiou which have been forwarded to ne b,
H. several Of your number for Your late heroic ah'
OAtriOtiC action, have been submitted ID me ilE
est legal and military authorities Of the govern
no Ynpnt and can assure you of the earnest sym
er pathv and firm support Of all the officers OF th
law not excepting the President, whom the treas
enable now hatter and fawn upon but whom the
r. will probably soon curse heartily as they Oh
two years ago
Bit. gentlemen / am glad to call your attento
to a law of Congress when puts your own VIM
cation as well as that OF the country, mo ypl
- avn hands, In 1884 Congress enacted, as you VI
n end on page ASS OF the fourth volume q Tue s'a
utes al large -, !. s,,r+l,or on,o+od Tint if M
H. ST. q q Il ~ KIN i nrrnntIv ar Nv threa
f. foraa srdeaver Ia influence. intimdate or il
Reug atJ 5Ctut, u; No 5gcbarTe Of 6i9 duty:
" w, ! ILL., ,i a. br tbreats or force obstruct
s H., 1,SS ADMINISTRATION of Justice therei
linPSu9 w ~ ar,ore 90 ofan,li1p shall he Ii
every person y. pc oo2 3Iint,1ant ana shall
PIT W ~ 20 tboroof I punished Nv fine not e
COls! ~ "a az ~ H., irnITrisonn,an+ not exceedi
Ceeulu5 s 81, Lytr aincor6ny To the nature a
slleo rI ~ 49, ~ tbn oHansa ADnroyed March
I5S5I -
W., will TINS have it in your power to exerc
% 1bolegone restraint unor licentious tongues a
{ 80 ma, the nress which as blind lear
PsI4' ati ~ ~ b han ord stiI il one of the oh
VI vtI Of naat nresent and prospective caam
oaI I Sriag r, i've
@u NJ 'l'1 i.r- lrg4s oeeassinat ions violent O
Inc nut uei o. ; 'eT5inry in seifconfla craft,
utS0So VIZ - otinT 'nnnarailped in any heatf
n,IntST,. the n0yeTfy. suffering agony and deg
dation which have given this city, of all alm
Gaio u,.,is5 +atTral capabilities its bad inAueI
o. @ 4tbe Iagitimate fruits of the teachings Of
al I1i S19 rass'.' and anything YOU eau be able
pun r. ~ ;ts raf6rmation viii, in the high
S b enrviceahla to the cause of the ooun
n S' 81 bTnanitv, hut. gentlemen let us act v
anu or and discrimination; for, though
rnatitrtsd nress is one of the greatestcaamit
So "d Prirtnnns rress il one of the grea
,blic biaseinqsNthe greatest ornament aud
NED puon ~ ,,nhlic virtue
pg me- a, irrv then retired in charge of Elicit.
Ing ''i' 49, nm 3,y,s
THE CASE VI ,,, MN, , IA, -
William E. Reed, OF PhhaoeIphlt, one Oh
counsel for Mr. Davis, then addressed the ecu
follows .,-
May it please your honor, beg lG I 10 pre- re
myself in conjunction with my coiieagues' y as
counsel of Jefferson DAVIS now a Prtsonett o. o.
at Fortress Monroe, and under p IA lo u
treason in your honors court we ma IA y, Ln'
cords of your honors court an 5 u cilaa
Mr. Davis with this high oHense' ana II mas see ss
TO US due to the cause OF Justice, que 10 te tee
of one sort or another winch may oe aesct II, "
crystalizing around the unfortunate inan' tiil
should come at the very earnest uy 10 te 'tt e
andask your honorl OF nor SPtS t tbo 81 al
man who represents the United states 'n I;, 81
question: What IS proposed 70 pe 4ohe Wy! ~
indictment? Is it obe taeq IS ltLahe " .li
question which, perhaps, nave no lasns ~
to be withdrawn? Or II TO De sqsp ,n en-