The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-12

The following is the petition OF
which writ of Habeas corpus was is.
sued bringing ex-P President Davis be-
fore the Circuit Court of the United
States, at Richmond, on the 18th inst
The Petition for IN Writ of IHa.
beas Corpus.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the District
of Virginia:
The pr tition of Jefferson Davis by George
Shea, his attorney in fact in his behalf, re-
spectfuily showeth:
That he is and ever since the 10Th of May,
in the year 1865, has been restrained of his
liberty, and held in close custody as pris-
Oner in jail in that certain strong place of
and belonging to the Government of the
United States called Fort Monroe, within
the said District of Virginia and that Brig
adler General Henry S. Burton is now the
commander of said Fort Monroe and as such
holds your petitioner in his custody.
That no ground of detention is alleged to
the knowledge of your petitioner, OF his said
attorney in fact, unless it be certain indct-
ment presented against petitioner, at the
May term of the above entitled Court, held
in the year 1885, of which q copy is hereunto
annexed, marked A.
Your petitioner further shows that the
said May term was adjourned to meet at
Richmond on the 4th day of June, in the
year last aforesaid. That at said adjourned
term your petitioner appeared by his counsel,
and urged a trial at said adjourned term, of
ferring to proceed without delay; but that
the Government declined to proceed on said
indictment. Your petitioner further shows,
that at the subsequent term of this Court
your petitioner appeared in like manner, but
the Government did not bring on the trial.
Your petitioner further shows that this
imprisonment aforesaid has greatly impaired
his health, and that the continuance thereof
through the entire summer would involve
serious danger to his life, as your petitioner
believes.
Your petitioner further says that ample
sureties for his appearance to abide iudg-
ment on said indictment can be given, if
your petitioner shall be admitted to bail.
Your petitioner further shows that his de-
tention, imprisonment, and custody afOre-
said, always have been and are exclusively
under or by color of the authority of the
United States, and that he has reason to ap-
preheDd that the Government may not pro-
coed to the trial upon said indictment at the
next ensuing term of said Court, which is to
be held in Richmond ON the first Monday in
May, 1867.
Whereupon your petitioner prays that
honorable Court, to be directed to Brigadier
General Henry s. Burton aforesaid, and
whomsOever may hold your petitioner in
custody before the Circuit Court of the Uni
ted States for the District of Virginia, on
the LIST Monday of May, 1867, at the opening
of the Court on that day, or at such other
time as in the said writ may be specified for
the purpose of inquiring into the cause of
the commitment and detention of your pc |
titiOner, and to do and abide such order as
this Court may make in the premises.
And your petitioner will ever pray.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By GEO. SHEA, his Attorney in fact.
United States Of America District Of Colum-
bia, S.: George Shea, being duly sworn,
says that he is attorney in fact for the petit
tioner in the preceding petition named that
he is acquainted with the said petitioner,
and saw hinf1n close custody, as prisoner,
IN Fort Monroe, in the month of March last;
that he, this deponent, has q general knowl-
edge OF the facts in the above petition stated
and that he verify believes the said petition
TO be In all respects true. GEO. SHEA.
Subscribed and sworn before me, this lst
day Of May, 1867, at Alexandria, Va.
JoHS c. UNDERWOOD, District Judge.
We are glad to see that our white citizens
are waking MP 10 the duty Of being register.
ed Only seven days remain, including
Sunday, and the best possible use should Be
made Of the time. Why the 5000 white
men, Of lawful age and citizenship, should
let one-fOurth their number Of blacks, who
can honestly Be registered, rule them, We
cannot zee. n their pride is IN the way, Il
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