The New York herald., 1865-06-10

sAsa u~s N ns~ ~ p~~ss Rut vs precisely when
0~srrs Ls~ go ss~nns sAsi the soldiers wanted peace
.esss. "a 49, @ vss ,ssss .S H him sssns .s sas ,.a ss
NJ Dsv,s hss sss ssilss sis ne hands Of ths law,
than be slowed fer his fsilo~ coanymen Now that he s
tAkxn only r~p~a whst sid ten days agothat
ys e.ass zee " shs sns so,.rnp.n, or people q the M
nsty thss any thss a earthly tribunal can pronounce
The halter can DO nehns 10 make the rebellion more
rsnssd IN doing everything ssrpaas the despsssied
social causes of tbe recent war, but 10 ucst friends
must hope that .in lsy ssde aii thought o. political
tion Of the ssiionai dignity BY ~ citizen soldsrs The
charge whtrh has been brought against Mr. Davis Of
another master and government shsl might be con.
tent 20 lee Q traitor escape with slight punishment
would be hound 10 ysit participation IN murder with the
hssvicst penAltsca
DAVIS coxUAusp 70 goSsrrH Avn sAHBALpr.
lFrcn the London Telegraph, May ~
me federais draw . marked distinction, and not alto
Ectnsr sr.ry sst.ssn ne soldier. who simply Tough.
secession. Lea, Longsrset, Hocd-~ach men would be
cheered II they rode down Broadway to-morrow; but
ing has always been thsa expressed n the well known
limo, "we hang Jsn Davis on scur apple treei" MS
Ss % SsS. the s. Tina, @ .ns, nv was f. p.sn. %
himsef the more bitter this feeling grew Hitherto,
however, the Northern Americans have confined them
and unjustinabls arests Il is one thing 70
shout q camp nre threat against the
leader % o. the enemy another ~ 70 carry into snse,
the bark Of the Yankees Ia much than their bite
President Jchnsons violent speeches have not yet alb
Is scarcely credible that Mr. Davis win be treated other
wise than prisoner Of In the natural eation
which was produced by the intelligence OF his capture
some Of the New York papers, such the Tissss and
HERALD called out for his execution but gallant stand
against this brutal outcry has been made by the Time
the organ OF the aboltionststhe only party who have
had, throughout the whole war, distinct and definite
aims based upon abstract principle IT. however,
We can trust another report; Mr. johnson has
himself behaved in the manifest way, aud has
confessed that the pdre statements by which
he was induced TO charge Mr. Davis with completely in
evidence. We never doubted this for moment but IL
the Northern President has thus frankly owned his
error, we should draw the hsppiest sugury from 10
manly proof OF honesty and good feeling
The fate Of President Davis, whatever II may be- In q
matter that exclusively concerns the people OF the
United States For the sake Of their own good name,
we their kinsrneu, earnestly trust that they will not
stain their victory with blood; but a nation. hayo
no more right TO protest on his behalf than we should
have had to interfere had the Emperor OF Austria In
1S49 caught Kossuth in Hungary and hanged him,
had the King OF Italy, after Aspromontc, brought Carl
war become ipso fac'o rebels and "woe to the van
qushed Is an old stern law that Is not yet quite OBJ
solete.
MANCHESTER PLEADS FOR MERCY.
From the Manchester Guardian, MAY 271
President Davis 10 in the hands of his enemies For
the sake OF cause worthy Of support and supported
with rare devotion II will be fortunate that the who
has acted ts head from the beginning 10 the
ful end Is freed from che reproach Of completely de-
Whit with il the stu sraver issues which depend upon
his being fairly and honoraby treated 1t is undoubt
edly in the power Of the federal government 10 pun
fence Of levying against them; and We fear It Is
but too Consistent with the threats Of vengeance
uttered by President johnson that this counc should
he