New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-02
OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM PARIS.

The Proclamation Against Jeh. Davis
Two Horns OF q Dilemma-H ali"m''
History-EGcct Of American Ne"s-Tne
American Qaes,ion-s oHis Napoleon
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Il the isccIIanesus Topics
From ou' o"n '0''''p'"'' PARIS. May 10. 1865.
The news from America (up to May % holds
the largest place in mems minds this week. President
Johnson proclamation charging Jefferson Davis ana
others with full completely with Booth has produced
most painful in preston bere-not 30 much upon our
enemies as upon our friends II the charge rests on
real proofs already obtained that Jefferson Davis and
number OF other Americans formerly holding honorable
positions IL society and in public lfe-representntves
of whole classes of the American peopleprepared ard
arranged Mr. Lncolns murder, then the great calami
~ becomes yet greater disgrace and our indignation
sinks into national shame. But suppOsing that Davis
and the rest were bad enough to wish the crime can
be supposed that they foolish enough to plan II as
means of political successi That Davis and his polti
cal associates possessed Of very considerable
amount Of intelligence is sufficiently proved. one wond
say BY the fact that their efforts sustained the Rebel
lion against efforts for four years The psort ar
gument against the probability that any number OF
modern American representative men should be so
branless, well hearess TO grope back In the
political arsenals of medieval Italy for rusted clumsy
weapons more dangerous 10 those who them than to
the party against whose chiefs they used is an or
gument strong in itself. 1t takes new force with all
wellwshers 10 America, Just because they are we'll
wshers and defenders and admirers Of our institu
TONS and from sentiment profoundly deprecatory OF
that charge upon the nation which Is in sort implied
in and will by all il-wshers be associated with
President Johnson charge upon the late political lead
ers of third of the nations population. Again how
suppose that the political chiefs of the Rebellion should
be so unnaturay inferior in morals and intelligence to
its military chiefs whose recognition Of the disaster to
their cause involved in Lincolns foul murder 81
prompt and so fully expressedi
And so we are resessly tossed the other not less
grieyous horn of the dilemma Mr. Stsntons adminstra
tive ability is not disputed His judicial qualities what
ever they may be in state Of calm, supposed TO
be depOraby subject TO the disturbing influences Of
nervous excitement and his inteecto-neryous system
is supposed be very exctable. 1t would be strange
very strange if Mr.. Stanton has been able to gather
proofs so convincing on the whole as to justify the
charge, not Of likely, but Of real completely made
against Davis and company in the Presidential procla
charge and proclamation now gone irrevocaby
into history. Every man is innocent till be Is proved
guilty formal trial. Suppose that on trial Davis, If
caught, should not be proved guilty Has the Chief
Magistrate the official representative of great ma
ton, himself been guilty (and involved the nation in
the disgrace) Of lowering the dignity of his great Of
fee by this act hastily done under the influence Of
febrle suspicion, morbid excitement. passing party
passions
copy OF Hallam's Constitutional History Of Eng.
land the leaf turned to the following passsger
lies my table with request from countryman,
whose loyalty and patriotic faith have been tried
these last four years to extract them for this corepon
dence. They fall in as well here anywhere:
There may. indeed. be times Of pressing danger.
when the conservation Of all demands the sacrifice of
the rights Of ew there may be circumstances that
not only justify but all compel the temporary abandon
of legal FORMS II has been usual for
during an actual rebellion to proclaim martial law, or
the suspension OF civil Jurisdiction and this anomaly
must admit IL very far from being less indispensable at
such unhappy where the ordinary mode Of trial
is by Jury than where the right Of decision resides in
the court. But is Of high importance to watch with
extreme jealousy the disposition toward which most
prone to introduce too so0D 10 extend
too far 10 retain too long. perious remedy But
IL IL an unhappy consequence Of all deviation from the
even course Of law Il at the forced acts Of overriding
necessity TO be distorted into presidents 10 serve
the purposes of arbitrary power"
Quote these passages" says my friend G. r. b.. In
his note and commend to our folks the reading OF
Hallams book entire, and indeed prayern pcrusa OF
sound historical books generally. people never lost
their liberties at jerk for the most part have their
liberties been violently wrested from them by wicked
rulers. They have oftenest let them go by voluntary
cession at frs-puttinR them under pressure Of
pressngnecessity where national existence the
like at stake into the hands Of rulers themselves
honest for the time and dreaming continuous usurp
alton. To put the Rebellion fairly down. must needs
soop; that it is its back, the next important
thing is that we get 1t up"
Of lat A,nor xba
apprehensons Of European politicians and fnancers
OF course there are plenty Of notwithstanding sensa-
tiona journalists here than glad to superfetate
with their ibegoten comments quoted selections from
the articles of the Notwithstanding American press.
But apart from their exaggerations, and among
men who make large allowance for the news.
paper element of sham and bosh, the report Of
indicative facts causes much anxiety or this one, for
instance that convenences for emigrating to Mexico
are publicly notified in our large cities to persons just
firing from army. As the Bourse reporter (Aioney
Article EDITOR Of one Of the soundest city papers writes
yesterday: There is growing anxiety over the Ameri
can news, especially in its bearing on Mexico
Consideration Of the Mexican question. which has not
for long been treated as cheerful joke is getting to be
more and morciprofoundy somber. NJ. Duvernos, who
has been in Mexico sisce the french occupation and
studied its political condition and financial resources
has lately published series Of remarkable articles in
La Pyssse on La Question Mrieaine. Leaving behind
discussion Of the origin and Of the policy Of the Empe
rors grand bunee he takes the question as it pre-
sents ITSELF and proposes solution Of which the elemen
tary gist is as follows: Withdraw military support
from Maxs throne; 1t is dreadfuly expensive and Of
Indefinite continuance in its actual conditions It pre-.
suppose and declares to the yord that bis throne has