, 1865-08-23
TRIAL OF JEFF DAVIS.
Temperate Estimate of Northern Feel
Ing I'm tho London Times. s'-

CT, the interest which is felt In It's result In
creases. 1t was thought that by postpontng
the event public opinion In the North would
soften towards Davis, but there Is no indfca-
tfon Of such change; on the contrary, cir
cumstances arc always occurring which
strengthen the general desire to see the hcayi-
est OF punishmcnts fall upon his head. Moth
ing will satisfy q very large portion Of the
people but Mr.. Davis life. Even the, most
1nodernte men express fecliug Of anxiety lest
the government should be contented with his
Uanishment: This eager craving for vengeance
visitation which has fallen upon the cntirc
South, and II hich might seem enough to np-
peaec the demands OF the most ylndlcttye, may
appear very zcprchensible to people tn Eng
lind, but It Is not so unreasonable rs It looks
ut distance. Not only can 1t be explained,
sion, but from the remembrance Of deeds
which arc more horrible than the English
public can have any idea Of, and It Is constant
~ fed by new proofs Of barbarity pcrpetrnted
upon Federal prisoners. If there Is any Bit
tcrress entertained by the Northern people
have scen evidences Of it-l springs from
the same cause which mikes them talk or
Davis M Of being scarcely human. That
Gauss is the incredible and Infamous treatment
which the Northern captured soldiers reeetred
! In Southern prisons.
| 2uE NflHCuCE upon NMlEu tuC EAh1SCS VI
cruelty rest Is overwhelming and Mnanswera-
| bic. "A Sanitary Commission was appointed
| by the Government TO inquire into the circu.n-
stances, md the members of 1t examined 4
great many men who had been prisoners in
| The South, some Of whom were at DEATHS door
when they tod thcif storS. The testimony
photographs of fur Of the prisoners arr pre-
] fxcd 10 tie narrative. Photographs do not
lie, and these pictures of living skeletons, COW
cred with horrible sores and wounds, speak
for Themselves. Rut still more painful Wit
nesscs agninst The prisons Of the South are to
be met WITHIN utmost -e1Vry village, LII the
| presence Of poor young fellows who have re-
turned IN a state of idiocy, or paralyzea or
eaten mp with scuryy. 4 wretche1 object
was pointed cut 10 me the other day There
were still the traces Of. q robust and strong
-man about him, but he was physically .
! It Il considered that at Andersouvflle the Con-
I ftderntcs put the Northern prisoners on
| piece Of land without Gwen tent to cover
thcrn, that tropical eun beat down upon
their. heads, and TINT they Ind not food
enough given them 70 sssepa a., dog e. dFe, h, u
alike broke down. II is q fact, and an
aWful one to realize, that around that prison
Geld Of An1crsonyflle 1900 Northern sol.
tl{crs, taken captive, Lie hurled. Fever and
starvation laid them ali low. In the regu-
heat or cold was provided, the men
were huddlcd together 50 that It vas
4 al1nost impossible to breathe In the rooms.
when they went to the windows to geta little
fresh air, they were shot down from outstda
BY the eentinels. This crime Is proved 10 nave
\ -been committed In scores Of cases. The eyi-
dence, ns have said, is'bctore the world the
eoutheru leaders do not attempt 10 contradict
II. They only say they did as well as they
could, and all ons's wishes aud hopes would
lead one TO believe them. But here again,
unfortunately, the evidence Is too strong 10
Davis house, the prisoners we're literally
starving. Their friends In the North heard oi
this. and sent them bo1es Of provisions: These
boxes were stored in :sheds directly In ifonf
OF the prison, SO that the Ihen could see them
from their windows, but the authorities re.
fused to distribute them, The prisoners died
from hunger In the sight Of plenty. The
Southern defenca is that this was u rctaliatorJ
| meast1re. used because there had been o com
plant about the treatment Of Southern meL
IN the North .But It Is proved beyond q
doubt-and every ConfcdeFats soldier p;at, p51T;at.
admits it-that in the Northern prisons nt
distinction whatever was made between Fed
eral and Confederate; both were carefully
looked after, aud always had proper elqthlnii
" Ill Iti Is yery easy fo,.you Enslishmen to talI
| about mercy and forgiveness" said lady
talking Of this subject, :" but how Wonld 20!
have felt towards the Russians Il they had
starved and murdered ffseen th9usand nae,,,s,
yonr soldiers IN one prison 1t y this feeling
which extends through every class OF soc1e
ty in The North. To condemn 1t .withon
weighing the circumstances which produce 1t
Is to do less than Justice to q people Who ar'
ready to shake hands with every southeri
man, and to help him with money, provided
he was not leader among them. As a body
the Northern people afe impatient to b
fTieuds with thc South. It Is only against th
leaders that they bear animosity, and II