Washington telegraph., 1865-07-12
Ernn1 Enrnne
From the London Times, Asy 81.

"
uneasiness and anxiety in Every country
in Europe. We had hoped, and we
seemed to have good reason to hope, that,
either through the skill Of his own dis
p rsitions or by the wise connvance Of
his enrmie-, Mr.. Davis would have ef-
ferted his escape from the land where lie
las played his stalk 50 boldly and LIST
It 20 completely The hopes or the South
are evident y crushed htyond rrdemp-
tion, and it wou have been a wise as
well as magnaniinous policy 10 suffer its
leaders 10 escape
We confess { is with much anxiety
that We look forward % the proball. fate
OF the Southern President The utter
ances OF Mr.. Johnson have frs me- time
Been su In as to cause the livrliest unea-
siness III the minds Of all who are anx-
i'.us TO see this great stiff. terminated
without the efiuslou of no y d ooI. We.
brg We may not be misunderstood. The
inhabitants Of these islands have littl,
reason TO sympath ~ with Mr.. Jrlfei son
Davis. He j. known to is rs one Of tile
most inveterhte calannators Of this
country. Wh 81 policy h was ID stir up
The feelings of every class of his un,rv-
men against us We also remember him
as the author and originator OF the ia
nous Mississippi scheme of lepudiation
Ills plan of rebellion was founded OH the
idea that the deprivation Of cotton would
be intolerI Ible. and that, driven BY hard
necessity, we shonld find ourselves com
pel.ed to suppoi t the South with the whole
force of the empire. For The. person who
can thus speculate as his means Of sue
ces, on the lnserirs he can inhict on his
neigiborS we have little respect. and if
we plead for Tie life Of Mr.. j e.T-.son Da-
WIS., i j. not from any esteem for his mo-
tives Or sympathy with his character. 1t
J. purely IN the cause aad for the credit
OF the American Union that WI urge i'll
statesmen, il there j. yet time, c0n.d-
"a again and again the extreme inpoicy
Of shedding the blood Of a man whom a
little succrs5 would have transform, d from
an attainted traitor into something very
like successful monarch. The stake
has been played fairly, it has been lost
entirely, and the victor should be content
with his success.
We had Il rebellion in Is IS in Ireland.
but we disdaued to our hands in The
blood Of the rebels. We pardonrd Smith
. -riem. and Mitchell, and Mra gher Ia
their case there was no difficulty in as
crrtainiug hr Law; th-- crime was per-
irciiy well known, and tile punishment
equally notorious. Tie capital punish
mrnr Vt Charles i. whatever people may
think oi ii now, was undoubtedly Il great
mistake, and probably one Of Tie prluc.-
pal causes of The long and drpary period
during which we had TO wait be or. fh
accomplishment of our Liberties was IL
rally attained. Equally impoiitic was
the execution of Louis XVI. Had we
seized Washington IN the e.rly DAYS of
the revolutionary war, We might have
considered ourselves justified in execut.
ing him aS 4 desertrr, Tor he had once
borne the Kings commission. Bu: long
before the end Of ih- war We had learned
10 know him and respect him, and had h..
fallen into our hands lIr would have been
considered entitled Co All tile courrcsi-s
due ~ generous and noble minded ad-
vcrsarY
All this i, of course. written Oh the
suppostion-tlie truth Of which We do
not for a moment doubt-that it will be
found inp ssible to c0nn-c Mr. Davis
in any wav with the atrucious plot for
the assassination OF Mr Lincoln. Oar
object Is not 10 palliate that enormous
crime. and if il be possible TO show that
Mr. DAVIS was cognizant Of it, we hav.
nothing to say in his defense. W, desire
only 70 take the first opportunity OF rep
r. enting how enormous would be the
guilt of commencing prescription which
would give the tone to all political con
tests ia America for the next century.
The man who u able to set up a govern
ment and carry on tremendous conflict
for four years has elevated him eli above
the reach Of mere criminal proceedings.
Burke conld not draw up all indictment
against nation. and on Mr. Jefferson
Davis were concentrated the hopes aud
tie feelings of a brave and most unhappy
people. Modern Europe affords but one
precedent for capt. j puni>hne t in such
a case--thc Treatment of Poland by Rus
paNNCAC6l lsOt one 10 en-
courage imitation. When a ppopl,. rise
for common object they are moi likely
to b. deferred by tn. prospect Of iniivid-
ual punishment, and when punishment
ceases 70 deer it Ceases 10 bu justiiiabls
tFron the London Post, N4r 27
The pistol shot of Wilkes Booili struck
Mr Lincoln SO srless at the very mo-
meni when hc was conGratulating himself
on the SUCCESS Of the policy which far
four long years lie hal prosecuted in tn
teeth Of the protests of nearly tLr entire
world; and ne did not experience the pain
which would have been br, ugh, by the
consciousness OF not teing permitted TO
complete the work which he had to all
appearances brough. So near to conc u
sion But the fate of the Confederate
President is far worse. Ele, ted as the
/ ChiPi Magistrate If six millions Of pro-
pie, he achieved for himself and them.
duri { hr period in which he held his
high otiicr, 4 fame in presence Of which
that of his Northern rival m st pale. In
the space Of few short years lie helped
to found republic which possessed with
in itself all the elements Of commercial
strength and political greatness. and
which hut FIR fl.. md WING a,,innsi+y "a