Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-07-08
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ocratic or Republican, that would not ap-
plaud it as couspCuous proof cf the
Presidents uprightness, Independence, aud
sacred respect for the Constitution. 7.
would Judo, q, stroke, the ailful ap-
prehensions that have grown up in so
many minds, that the war has perma-
nently impaired the respect Of the govern
ment for constitutional restrainst.
The question presented for decision in this
case entirely Different from one With which
it might be counfounied II is rot as in
the case of the rebel chiefs, whether the
persons shall, or shall not, be puni.hed
for on that point we take it, there is no
difference Of opinion but whether an act
shall be done which will prevent the dao-
gerous practices which have prevailed dur.
lug the war from being drawn into proce.
dents in time Of peace. A fears on this
head can be removed bya few strokes Of
President JonNsoN's pen, without at all
impairing the certainty of justice upon
these prisoners. The evidence against
them Is SO conclusive that 10 jury to whom
it may be submitted will fail to convict.
Ia the reward offerd for the appres
sion Of DAVIS, he was charged with COM
plicity in the assassination but the evi.
dencc produced iO The trial wholly fails
to sustain the charge. In fact, there is
&c &C - No. al Id
BINGHAM, in his extravagant speech sum.
ming up the evidence, said: "Whstsver
may be the conviction of others, "my own
conviction is that JEFFERSON DAVIS sis
as clearly proven guilty OF this conspiracy
"as is JonN WILKES BOOTH, by whose
hand JEFFERSON DAVIS inflicted the NOR
tai wound "upon ABRAHAM LINooLN.'
There is short and easy way of test
lug the sincerity of this conviction, if any
body III authority should profess to share
it. If DAVIS is as clearly proven guilty
as WILKES BooTH be can be convicted Of
this particular crime. If BoorH had not
! been shot, there is no doubt that any
court would have found him guilty of mur,
der. Now, if the proof against DAVIS ia
equally couclu-ive,the government is Who'll
! iy without excuse If it hestates for one
moment in ordering his trial for the same
crime. 1t is certain that the governmen.
will not do this and that no judicious friend
of the governme eut would advise il. Every
man qualified to Judge of evidence knows
that an attempt to convict DAVIS of this
murder would break down The govern
mept is so convinced of this, that the at
tempt will never be made. There is not
a scinlilla Of proof connecting DAVIS with
this conspiracy; nothing to show that he
ever consulted with the eonspirators, or
had any knowledge of their project,
Y The strained and extravagant attempts
, to brand Davis with that most atrocious
= crime, prove that, in the estimation Of his
= accusers, as well as Of the rest of the
! world, assassination is considered as far
It biacker crime than rebellion. If man
J, were aotoriously guilty of rape, nobody
o would attempt to blaeken his character by
- strenuous attempts to prove that he had
il comanited larceny. II Judge Bingham
s. and the like of him, considered treason as
(. the most atrocous of all crimes, they
of would not deem it SO important to prove
Is Davis guilty of murder. There have beer
le numerous remonstrances, on both sides o.
d the Atlantic, against the execution o
- Davis but not voice has been raised
Sc anywhere, to say that be should not b,
IN hung if gsilty OF completely in the assas
~ siuation. Which is as convincing proc
I'd as could be given that the common sens
". and moral judgment OF the world regar,
al the ordinary crimes against society as Q
a. deepar turpitudo than rebellion agaius
@ a government, And this judgment is en-
AT phaticalty (though uuwit'iugiy) iudor,e,
re by those who think TO blacken Davis
nd character by accusing him of murder,
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