, 1865-06-13

l1a1 "aie lne 1les'oent PERFORMS TWO tunc
uoas " 1oc e,ose!nment, one as toe CMe
E1eeuuSe Oh tne cNl tA", ana Tue otner as
Commandcr-ln'Ch1efo o. the army aud navy,
he cannot delegate the 1'ardo'f"g power,
which is part OF nus cisA functions, to
General IN me heid. or to anybody e.se.
Therefore II Gen. Lee oas Faola1ed the civil
LEW ny committing tfeason. nc caunot be re-
aieved OF hs respoas'osAsS 70 the civil law BY
any mMtaf5 arrangement whatcVcr. This
Febcl'eve 10 be sound principle, and such
VIC presume Was the understanding Of Gen.
Giant Wien the surrender Nas effected.
Al thc samc time we are mol 10 overlook
Lie tsct tuat great many honest people con
stIue tho terms Of the surrender as pledge
that Gen. Lee and his officers and men
"should not he disturbed BY the United Stolea
authority" so. long as they should obsc re
1beir psfolts and abstain from reasonable
and unlawful bchayior--a pledge given By one
whom the enemy deemed competent TO giye
It. and fe that extent binding upon an hon
orablc co1queror. 1t is necessary not only to
do right, but to seem to do right. TcchnI.
caliy, Tr suppose the order declaring Gen.
Lie and his late army exchanged, released
1nem rom 1heE paroles, and released the
1osc1nmen1 from the obligation entered Into
ny the Lieutenant General Mt Appomattox,
whatever 1aat might be' 1t will nevertheless
pt htlo ~ many IN ILLS country, as well as
Europe, thst Inc eplF1t OF Inc surrender Was
an amnesty to all the past'es included within
It's 1etns, 20 lar as Ihelr ncc1s we're concetn-
co. conditioned upon their demeaotng them
selves ~ loyal citizens CT the United States,
and obcyirg the laws N force where they
ree4ds.
Inc cxecu lion OF Neg, alter the capitula-
fien OF far:s, IL hela BY tue civilized world to
lave ,etn foul ASSASSINATION, because The
ierma OF tue ealatulat'on afforded presump-
lion 11at ne WAS t1c!aotd Ii the amnesty o.
The hundred anys' Nsla'nGfan argued, VITA
censsde; co!c 1o-ce. tsat ne WIS not inc1nued,
nnd 1'crhhps, technically, be Was not. But
1he Judgment OF the world is as we'll settled,
regarding the murder OF NeS and Ntl!ington's
ee1n1aac'sy Win II, as though he had been
Specially NAMED IN ths amnesty. His treason
was as G'as'ng as that oi Lee, though under
1asen IN octtcr cause. we thtnk It Is un'
wise 10 place ourselves IN tue questionable
attitude which the punishment OF General
Ice. uIdes The circumstances Of his sur
render, would give rs, IN the ninds Of
those Who ere unaccnstomed TO nice dts1nc-
lions IN military snd civil law. That he cau
be lawfully tried and convicted We have little
d. ubt- That he Is fnlly deserving taltos's
DOOM having ssnned against greater Light
than his fellows, we have no doubt. But 1t
seems to us inezpedifn1 to Incur the charge
Of bad faish, even though the charge be In
tAct, groundlesa- The United States District
&"ost 'ol INC eastern Olelsac' oi Virginia. Is
= Iaft u 1ne a1tea ntaits Suthotl1y-
oansea ~ Inc sentence OF tnal eohfts Gencfai
Lee ~1A nave eeen aansed W Inc Cnateo
e1a1es autnorlts. opnaons may d:ner as TO
1he e1pcdiency Of extending such terms to
Lex N inc nts1 instance, on1 haVns oeeo c1-
tended 70 him they shonld be observed IN
Their spnit as well IS their letter. The
1sct maj ecnefa1 Grant maze tne
fe1ms OF the eapHa1auon Whas the5 ase' Gre
Rses the strongest Ffesump1aon tha1 lhcS "ese
-he pes& 1of the purpose. We UNDERSTAND
Thai TIC Lieutenant eenefa' gave snese tersna
10 Let IN part~bt cause 1t was ampossie.e 10
capture Lee' nllnten On o1nes Ief1os' Mi'o
LEG sao MS planc!pal olnesrs' aha Posuou
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Gc11t smith Stands indebted 10 aio sire !o'
feeoie tnteAecs ana q 4a'se .onune- ns
oaot o. LIBERAL eapena"u'e OF MS 1csEe !os'
TIME in fnnng anu advertising tne pfouuc
f1cns OF MS aeeele nteliect. ne very neafi1
places h'mssn on par "1tn nose VINO AT
anvesscly endowed win GOOD ln1euec' ane
no fortune. def1t emlta.s stsenS1a Is pes
Fctsd IN MS weakness. dH 1oIle Is IN III
JACK OF 1ortAade- lie mas none o1 me hLai
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eionase purse hled for the eutIsrings OF ths
slave. he still declared 1nat were ne slaFf
himself, Re would serve ~ such all his lille
sooner than rse force or shed drop Of bloof
10 gain his freedom. III was an Abolitionist
and get when In Congress would not sit u
cf,tr nine o,c1ocl to To1e aes{nat the Eebras
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