The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-10

Johnsop, Offering . reward for JeHefsol
Davis for completely, direct OF indirect
IN the assassination Of President Lincoln
II was to have been expected that the
President would give the matter con-
sidera,e Investigation, and reqsise solid
reasons, something moro than crude con
,ctures, and The baseless. morbid fancy
lnas and declarations Of half crssed en-.
thusias,s, before accusing Mr.. Davis Of q
crime so heinous. And it appears that
Mr. johnson issued his proclamatioa only
alter great deliberation, and after the
matter received full investigation BY the
proper legal authorities. II is the opinion
of jurist, SO eminent. experienced. calm,
dispassionate aud correct as Judge Advo-
cate Holt, that JEFF -rson Davis is guilty
upon the evidence; that he has added
the dark role of cold blooded assassination
to his character as traitor. Mt openly,
Indeed. aud by direct instruction, but b
bic knowledge and assent.
We know not what developments will
be made upon the trial Of the conspira-
tors; how many and how far the lea .ess
Of the rebellion will be proved to be per.
sonally cognizant Of and accessory 70 this
dark crime that has horri6ed the world.
For the sake of humanity and Of our civi
lization, We hope the number North or
S,uth, found gully Of completely with
the murder, may be small. Assassination
is not forte of our people. The national
escutcheon has been heretofore almost
uns,ained BY this dark pollution. Would
to God il had remained 60. But the
black, barbarous spirit iuciiing to murder
and the assassin's trade has had its home
ia the South, and Its Manifestations
sprung thence The bludgeon that felled
Sumner was welded by The hands of
S1ulherner. and Loyejoy was . sacrifice
to Southern bate, aud The murderous fury
Of slavery. Mr. Lincoln was but . % N.
That b III pierced bat tiuuan braio. The
death agony, had there been sny, which,
thank God, there was not, would have
but been mortal. Aud for three years
the crime aud tragedy of prison pens and
the punishment of Suuthern refugees, was
protracted at the instance snd order Of
these ssme leaders Of the rebellion. Hu
uan nerves quivered with pain and human
flesh was torn from iimbs by blood
hounds. Human forms wasted for food,
and starvation held forced carnival in the
midst Of plenty. Men we're butchered.
Life pined in misery and died in agony.
Filth aud suffering and squalid destitu.
ton and woe unut cradle were the coudi.
ton Of our imprisoned soldiers aud Of
Southern Union men. and the rebel lead.
ers looked 90 and sanctioned il all. The,
steeled their hearts and closed their ears
against all supplicstions for release from
sufsrins; and traitors, nur.ed il the bar
birism Of slavery, glew jubilant at human
misery. What vas to hinder these rebel
chiefs from being accessory to the parder
Of Mr.. Lincoln
But before passing Judgment upon
them, We will await the results of the
trial at Washington. II, indeed, Mr.
Davis and his official associates knew, or
we're at all party to Mr.. Lincoln's death,
then that we're the crowning act dsmpiog
the Confederscy and i,s leaders, alder.
and sdhersnss sc'eyerlsr.ing infamy. )
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