The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-11
Tho Case OF Jensrson Davis.

= Tho Washington S!dr OF Monday afternoon says
torney for tho Eastern District OF Yirginin on Sat
3urday last addressed letter to the Secretary OF
9 War, requesting that IN order be issued to tbs
aCommandant Mt Fortress Monroe directing him to
ddeyer to the United States Marshal for tic East
orn District of Virginia. his deputies tho pris-
hef ns oE Se asuSd by
ahis body. This request is made in accordance with
tho opinion Of tho Attorney General delivered some
mcnths ago, in which he states tho prisoner should
be delivered to the UniteI statos Court when do
manded. %i 1ss lsF
a Washington dispatch in tho Now York Times
The case Of JET. Davis continues to bo the abb
sorbinS topic OF conversation hero, md it is ad-
mitsed that his counsel haye made q great blum
der in obtaining tho writ of hd6eds corpus granted
1 by Judge Underwood, unless thoy have also OBJ
tanned Homo assurance that tho Government is
that IL Judge Underwood ia allowed to do ns Inc
plcases, ho will not admit the prisoner to bail but
soEa Ei;I him nt., to tho tho Virginia penitontary;
Northern papers writes: 1% t,-4
Tho intelligence flashed over the wiros and pub
Counsel Of Jrson bas sbsaoa si ar
OF hd6eas corpus, directing the commanding gone
raj OF tho fortress to deliver tho prisoner in Rich
precision among Tho citizens OF both Portsmouth,
and Norfolk. In Norfolk Mr. Davis and his family
have many relations md friends, aud great anIie-
minutest particulars connected with his release
from confinement. Mrs. Davis hns boon absent
on visits 10 Warrington eeYoral times dtt-
ing this month, and won't to Baltimore
night before last, intending from thence to
again proceed to the capital, and mako q final
effort, with the aid OF Mr.. OConnor and his as
sociato counsel, In procuring the release Of Mr.
Davis, upon Whatever conditions tho Government
might doom proper TO onar. Several prominent
mon, both wealthy and political, hayo visited Mr.
Davis In tho Fortress within tho past few idays,
and 1t Was rumored whilo they were hero, that
their visits were made in furtheranco Of tho wishes
cesston before tho authorities at Washington. Mr..
nearly two Ses;a, having landed hero on tho 22d
day OF Mny, 1855, and arrived on tho steamer VIM
r. Clydc low days previous from Savannah For
year his imprisonment was Of worry ripo-
rou3 character, owing 10 rumorB Of plnns being
started to effect his toloibe release from the
Fortress. The modo Of imprisonmon,, however,
has boon gradually released from time 70 time
1 until, eight months ago, IL oulininnted in al,
lowing him far moro privileges inside the parrison
than tho officers and aoldiers Themselves SnioyeJ
The guards which surrounded his ;uuartars 'dnv
4 aud might wero' entirely removed, and he Was
furnished comfortable apartments iii Carroll Hall
for tho uso OF his family and friends visiting him.
Goneral Burton, who now commands tho FortrosB
and has boon tho custodian Of Mr. Davis snn.
Mntor General ses was relieved, Is an old army
4 officer or experience uo has as yot received no
tnstructlons from the Department at WashinRton
d. g.. which will guide the course to be tpufsued
by tho military authorities when the wit arrives
4 but II seems TO be Q general opinion here that
Davis will bo reeased without delay and conveyed
to Hchmond and deiiyored to tho Unitod States
Dlstrict Court ut Richmond. y'l Z SO