The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-17
TERMS oF sugsCRIprloY.
Z Strange Case.

In the flush times Of Mississippi, twenty
years ago, Richard S. Graves, its dashing
Treasurer, perpetrated magnificent rascallty
by embezzling the funds of the State. He
scaped Justice and sight of him was lost, until
last summer the memory of Graves was sud-
denly revived, by an unsuccessful attempt to
bring him from Canada, where ho has been re-
siding for ten years past, under the extradi-
ton clause of the Ashburton treaty. He was
arrested, and after an investigation before two
judicial functionaries in Canada, it was decid-
ed that the Ashburton treaty did not meet
his case, and he was accordingly discharged.
Recently Gov. McRea. of Mississippi, sent a
special messaage to the Legislature embracing
letter from Canada from the deiaultig treas
urer. In his letter, he says:
"I have been near fourteen years an exile,
living in this Siberia of America, exposed to
this terrible climate, where the mercury often
sinks to 10 degrees below zero, separated from
all that is dear to me on earth. Surely this
is sufficient punishment for all nv previous
acts. Even if had been living in Russia. my
offence would not have Eerited the punish
ment have endured.
"You surely cannot, after fourteen yeas OF
punishment, when my head is sivered with
trouble and age, when my children has grown
up around me, unconscious of their E&ther's
misfortune, wish to degrade me any further.
81 have wife, sir. born in the sunny
South, whose relations reside in Madison
county, who is most anxious to return to her
native State. She nobly deserted her parents,
her home, her all, to follow her husband into
exile; her punishment has been greater than
mine. Size at least is innocelt; but this has
not prevented the climate from doing its worst
upon her, and she is gradually sinking INTO
the grave. All she asks is to be permitted TO
return to her native State, Mississippi, to tie
sunny South, to die. This she cannot do un-
less her husband is free"
The Governor submits his proposition tC
the Legislature, and says that If it meets the
appreciation Of that body lie shall interpose
no objection"
The Vicksburg "'Vhig," referring to this
case, says:
ain her unlaltering devotion TO ber husband
she beautifully exemplified the touching story
of Ruth and Naomi, and no man worthy o
the name can fail to sympathize with her.
We well remember Mrs. Graves as we saw
her few days after her marriage. In the
first flush Of youth, the world was "coa'eur d
rose to her, and we never saw SUMMER
smile tighten the face OF q bride, heard a NOR
joyous laugh come ringing from the lips 0
youth and beauty. Alas! poor child, (for sh
was mere child,) her dream of bliss was o
short duration. A few months saw her hus
band branded with a fclOn's name, flying from
the ayenging laws he had outraged, and from
that day to this she has shared his exile
Weary, weary years they have been to her!-
And in that cold and inhosptable cline wher
she has found refuge and a home, how be
heart has yearned for the sunny home wher
young years were cherished, none but tht
exile can know. For her sake, we say, le
Graves come back. If he refunds the none,
he took from our Treasury, well and good;
he does not we still say well. But let hin
ceme-let his wife gaze once more on tn
home of her childhood, and when her eye
close in death, let her last look be upon tn
friends and the scenes of her youth"