The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-09-25

says:
In previous dispatch I stated that
there was goud reason to believe that in
few days Jefferson Davis would be re.
laesed on parole or bail. I received my
information from high official, who
possessed excellent facilities for learning
the Presidents views and intentions on
such subjects. The announcement crea-
ted quite flutter among the politicians,
andIseveral very influential ones favora.
ble to the Presidents restoration policy;
ventured to call on him to ascertain if
the announcement was well founded.
They urged the President to defer any
action in the matter until after the fall.
elections, reminding him that he was al
ready accused Of sympathizing with reb.
els and abusing the pardoning power,
and assuring him that the release of the
head rebel at this time would be hand
led by the Radicals IN the present cam.
paign with powerful effect and greatly
impair the chances Of the parity now
laboring to elect to office men who
would support his (the President's) poll
cy. This, have on undoubted authori-
ty. The President replied, that many
distinguished and loyal gentlemen from
both the North. and the South had ap.
pealed to him for the release Of Mr..
Davis, and presented several considera.
tions, which made a favorable impress.
sion on his mind, why Davis should not
be held longer in confinement, and that
he had said to them that if, from any
fault ofthe court Tor proper officers of
the government, Davis should not be
brought to trial in October, he should
not, from reasons then known to him,
deem it his duty to hold the prisoner for
another term; but that in giving the
friends Of Mr., Davis this assurance he
bad not anticipated the aclion of the
court, aud had not appointed any time
for Davis release in the event of his not
being tried He declared that he had
from the first desired to have Davis tried
for treason, and had used such influence
and authority as he possessed to have
the trial take place at an early day bat
that if there should be further delay ilf
bringing on the trial he believed that
neither the. interests of the country nor
his duty demanded that he keep the
prisoner longer in custody. He also
stated that he was unable to perceive
that the release of DAVIS on parole or
bail lwonld furnish the Radicals with a
powerful weapon but that he believed
the masses, if there should be further
unnecessary delay in bringing him 10
trial, would approve Of his being condi
tionally released.
, 1t is we'll understood in the best in
formed official circles that Davis will
not be tried at the October term, so that
his release may be looked for soon after,
but not until after that time.
Z On DIT that Mr.. Reed, one Of Davis
COUNSEL, had been authorized by the AT.
torney General to say to his client that
the Government would direct his immc.
date release on condition of his leaving
the country never to return. and that
Davis Indignantly rejected the offer.
" NJ bOWNDES OF DOUTH- .CAROLI-
NA.-The late MARQUIS of Lansdowne
remarked on certain occasion 10 the
celebrated Mr. Roscoe. that he .shad
just met the tallest, the best bred, and
the best Informed man he had ever
known"
Then said Mr. Roscoe, "you mus,
have met Mt. Lowndes, of South Coro-
lima, for know no other peron who an.
swers the description.
/ Mr.. Clay, Oh being asked by Col.
John Lee, of Maryland, who. Of all The
public men with whom he had associa.
ted, was in his opinion, the greatest, re-
piled, that it was very difficult to decide
among 80 many distinguished men with
whom he had been intimately connect.
ed but, Said he, II think the wisest
man ever knew was Mr.. Lowndes oil
South Carolina =.
When we consider that the Older citi
zens of Washington were familiar in
their youth, with siich noble characters