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Jury trial, for Tho arch'rebcls IRON clergy
man OF this city:
Editors Thhune:
Tour very able nrne'e, enutled' Aow 5cus u&vas
fhould be tried, deserves all the commentator II
haA received u pso!ou1o UacosaAoa q .ae Es3
difficult points With which this case aoounde The
point 5ou make. u unoe1stano IL, 10 tns Ae-
beA'on 10 that Peea1laf lotm o1 treason Nolcn con-
slfts IN leSying "af. Aence 1t 1e q military crime
and should be pnnisaeo ns n'ihtsfy aasnofiaee'
lhe1eloFe- Wh1ie OaF1s can properly be u1ca oy
Su corrt LOT the lea crime OF 1tcason laa Is, lor
all his crimes asainst the government which prcceo'
Cd the WI, he can onH DC tfacd ny SaltaF 1Eaou~
MI for the greater crime Of lcvytng wor-
Nors whit 60 $en cav 10 ihis dtincu!ts1 tnmeh'
Ient bS nhtaf5 t1ounal Is acsaenca only 10 eao-
serve MILITARY purposes, TINT T. 10 secure snceess
10 military operations. Justice, which governs
CIVIL courts and legislature, is sct aside 10 m.unW
courts md py military NV snakstt, ,of VIZ. WI
termed military necessity 81 ln1s s1ouia ctsa-
er1ck the Great as fa'd 10 ''a'e ua"E w.
young officer ios kcep'nSa 'tsu' oushln@ ~ .,'e
tent drr minutes alte1 1ine ~ eae e'e.aE' VI uss
same pslnciple inac'e'fa" cn oniy n,e 1nto
moo "n1le inc no' - ..ene, a"a sene4a4 IAn guy
eonttnEe pau4e nnul INC enemy suaenoe4e. sne"
cess N military operstlone. uoi npsuac }osace1 e
the standard by which punishment II graded. ana
II the only bass o. Inc power 10 nme1 punishment
al nll,
Now, II Tou insist that Davis, crime Il military
ono, and that lie should accordingly oe tsied bs
nlt(tsIy tribunal, do You nol al once gave Mn Inc
oenenl ~ .nc pea 'na s.nss tus - w
t. r. r,,.,.h,n.ns,
n.v. nnt Nh rove,nmcn,a In alt arcs arteb nn,n
th, nr,ncInle In the readiness they hive shown to
pardon rcl,cls. OF the 7ouud thst their pardon nns
moro ezpedi.a, that il, threatened 1eas danger to
the government than the1r punishment
Would not the moss' sense OF me na1,oa ana OF
oe nae. 1 "s's s.aa., ~, m.I w W.
4nsn ~ ,cr1;nr v.rs ''' ' 0<'''-0' ''~'''
Tin 1ert n.,T ofo NJ III. world mi, The hrs, men.
bnyo beeu rxoes. 1ut only monsters in crime have
attempted 10 overthrow just ana bansaecnt govern
monts, to steal treasures committed TO their Gus
toos, 10 Moia!e sne mos. eaea anu o..fspea'su Gu.
oas ana ~ ~, ,o.tn" r.,. 49,. -. ~
.,nr. w,,v m, ~ him for ttis rcon,5n,. ,be
whole lind. II pcccrt.ry, to md an impartial tnry,
or e7cstine commission by special net OF Con-
crreef The patriots Of Europe who hare been OF
meanto be reoes, are begging us not to gave pre-
ten TO heir deepoac governments lo1 Punenins
feoe!ilon oy mNHaly antnot,ty. oul tney aug ~
t1. euu u, w.. 60 ~ ~ .a ~
1n.-s hy tbs sentencc nj r,fbnn.l of jusfier And
81 snc, scn1encr xhs,l show the ahsnrs,ty Of tbe
hardening policy now adopted By President John.
son, no hum viii be done.
REMARKS.
Our correspondent assumes that The OBJ
joel Of holding t1Ials before military tribu-
mails n to promote success IN military opc-
- cations. This is part Of the object In the
trial Of epy or guerilla, but 1t was no part ot
the object In TRYING the assassination copspfra.
tors or Wlrz. Military trials are not only
held Us nm cid to The operations Of armies
during war. but during and after the close oil
thc war they arc held to mcte out punish,
ment for crimes of which statutes take no
coruIzanec. and for which 5uries and ordinary
courts can not try prisoner. Our CORES.
poudcut asIs If oil Governments In all aces
l,sye not acted on the ptipcfple of tardonine
rctclss W answer. no ri ta1;ie and permanent
Coycrnmcnt In auy ace has acted on tina,
1,rfnrinlc. IL Eneland par1onfnp the SC, called
rebels in Jamaica. Has she not slaughtered
n.arlv fine tbousond f,r a more r;ot fn wbIct
mi none t1an five hundred took anr 1,art
n,d ahe n.raon +ta scnov rchc,ss > MID sbe mar
aonthc frfe1, rc3,e1s In 4s or ,ae or has she ere
l,ccn know, In 1,ardon a leading rebel. Dix
~ Hnsnan.s c1v"n ~ Eana,a,a nordo1 t1ose wb,
renrl|ed aruanst his usurpat :on before 1t vi.
day oldy Has Austria pardoned Kossuth
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