Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-07-01

am not alone truth is by ne. (Cheers)
Then, one thing more ask here: This
General Order No. 100 Of ours, and these
proclamations Of amnesty, Why they srs
oil er parte papers, all Of TEEN. They, Of
course, can have no effect whatever to "a.
null; or in anowise or degree to modify
the agreement entered into between tho
two parties. (Applsuss.) And the mon.
strous assumption to the contrary, least Of
oil, can they have this effect 90 long - ~
are continuing to act upon the agreemen,
and so long As neither party gives 10 tho
other notice Of: discontinuance. Now, r..
member it takes two to break ~ we'll %
two to make bargain, and this bargain
canuot be broken at the desire of either
party. The current plea that this war,
uow coming to an end, leaves the victors
at libeaty to punish the gnaily vanquisbed,
is entirely invalid; for the wal has ncs
come to On end. The war cannot be ct
an end SO long as there are prisoners to
try. 1t cannot be, because the peace which
follows every civil or international war
implies an entire surrender Of prisoners
on both sides (applause;) and if either Of
the parties persist in holding prisoners, il
persists 10 keeping the war open.
Would you have had our Washington
and our Franklin, and their noble ssso>
ciates, punished for treason in case tho
American revolution had failed? Would
YOU? (Cries of"No. never!') Moreover,
there may be oct, probably, many civil
wars over earth, and nineteentwentieths
Of them, very likely, struggles in the in.
tercsts of freedom. Now, is it sor Amer
cans to set precedent, or even to follow
the precedent Of having the vsnquisbed in
those wars tried and executed 20 traitors
Will that do: (Cries Of no yes! no yes
never! and great exoitemett) Then .
part Of you would have regretted, had
washington and Franklin Fallen into :hs
hands Of the foe, and part Of you would
have regretted that they had not been q.
ecuted? IL that so? Ills we'll to know
your position. (Cries Of "tha.'s it," and
laughter. They want the French guillo.
,ine.") New crowned heads will every
now and then succeed in suppressing the
party Of freedom. Is it for Americans to
put it in the rover Of these crowsed
heads to plead owe example in behalf Of
trying the finally ven1uisbed traitors?-
Hear, hear, and cheers. Cries Of "No.")
Mr.. Smith coneiede' his speech a. fol-
lows:
And, before I corc'r3c1. let no sa- =
word az TO tho trials for treason VIII
they not agi,ate the entire Lard? W..
will We think when We hear Of r.. t.:s+
for treason, when We acknowledge tia,
acted under the law OF war. And let me
advert for moment to the crime OF JEFF.
Davis. cannot think that the American
people will deal unjustly with this fallen
man, and place him on trial for asssssin-
alton and treason. II he be put on trial
for treason before the other charge be in.
ves,igated it will DO argued that . man
who nigh. be guilty Of assassination can
we'll be guilty Of treason; and I therefore
firmly believe that he will not he pu. on
trial for the latter CHARGE til the former
be investigated or Withdrawn Such
treatment will gain Cor US respect graft.
tude and love. (ApP,ause., The South
will throw open is arms to receive tho tens
of thousand Of families ready to emigra.s
and settle in the country. Oh how such
action would assis. the cause Of civiliza-
ton the world over, and restore to u
peace more beautiful, more desirable than
everl