The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-19
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D CEr m the Daily News, 10Th
The brutal stupidity which has given
shape 10 the treatment of Mr.. jefferson
Davis ONE out by degrees into the glare
Of public indignation. The cowsrdly vii
lainy. which attempts to accomplish his
safe keeping in 8 cell of thick ~mssoDry,by
riveting letters on his feet, is the sugges-
ton of 8 man who ia sufficiently base to
steal t othe unfortunate g~entleman's side In
the dead of the night to cut his throat, The
base spirit which has ordered that wanton
outrage upon a man of honor in sfliction
has also placed Mr.. Davis under suIveil-
lance that nothing but its atrOeltY saves
from laughter. 1
The sbsurdity of the disgusting treat
ment of Mr.. Davis changes into q dsmns-
BILE spirit of torture, when we come to con-
slider that he is deprived Of pens, ink, pen
| ell, psper, books The black hearted VII
lain who has set all this going, appears to
pant TO put the unfortunate statesman en-
the rack, and in carrying out that purpose,
AZ far as he dare, has forbidden him the re-
| lief even of c~onversatiOnl The s~bseneeoi
chair, table, knife, fork, or any OF the sP-
alliances Of civilized life from the spart-
ment-pAieh lOiH hereafter be honoTsd as q
scene of mlGrtyTdon-are of very little mo-
ment in illustrating the devilish malice o.
the man who, having planned the othel
fortunes we have specified, will fall from
his place of powtr under q popular exc
Grafton that will assign him to the infdmg
of the blacklist u~iILGupieS knou0H to history
HIS OPINION ON THE CONSPIRACY TRIAL.
from the News Of June -
All mankind is growing sick Of ths'
most infamous military commission sitting
81 Washington. If there were any posi-
bilitY of species of sympathy being aroused
even in behalf of sssssslns such sympathy
would now exist for these persons, who
Whatever their crimes, sse at lesst entltIe
to be tried before q court and jury. In
extraordinary and odiOus character OF tn
tribunal, the outrsgeously illegal method @
Questioning the witnesses and receiving
testimony, deprive that conclave OF all re
spect and their proceedings OF all mors
effect. IF they order anybody to be erscutec
they will be simply guilty, eUeTy one Of then
of deliberate murder and t0hen thus PeopI
a1akes a little out of their apathy and BE-
t0ilderment, the members of that n11tSGT,
commission DilL be hanged.
OTHER SENTIMENTS IN MINIATURE.
For a short shrift aud q long rope, CON
mend Us, of all courts known among mel
to that under the thumb of s bureau
military Justice. ~ NelcS 10Th.
The treatment il Aicted on Mr. Jef5rso
Davis will go down to posterity Sin the II
fanny attaching one of the blacklist villanit
know n to history."-Ibid 18th.
The formidable chief and ruler Of gre;
} nation in Arms, will not, we spprehend, I
! publicly cbokad on the gibbet. Neith'
: will General Lee, that model and mirror
/ modern soldiers, that peerless Btysrd
his time, be forced to stoop his stately hes
to the shears of the penitentiary hAirdres
t er-IbiG 9Th.
, If General Lee, or any officer or PriVa'
r of that army, be arrested or tried for ire
son, it is an end of the obligations OF Il
: surrender upon their surrender on the
side; then are no longer bound not to ia
f up arms against the United States; and 4
8 nezt bloody revolt lOiiE be a question Of TN
g and of opportunity ony -Ibtd. --a.