Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-16
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day, through swamps and over. pine clad
hills, their yictim, Eith all hlaTeunning
and acquaintaaee with the country, was
unable to throw them OF bis track. The
game was brought 70 bay at -Iazt3 A
feeble effort to escape in female clothes.
an imposent brandish of Bowie knife,
and the great head of the Southern Con
federacy . held .captiYe, BY 10 Michi.
gan men. The ESCAPE Of Mr.. Lincoln
through the citYof Baltimores IN ls5 /.
disguised in a Scotch plaid cloak, was re-
garded as a joke. fruitful of mirthif By the
Southern chivalry. The capture of Jsf.'
ferson Davis, their boasted champion
disguised in his wife's dress, sayors less
of dignity than Mr. Isincoln' ssRbserfagev
II is another inataleeDfl poetic retribu-
tion, and is calculated TO fill the cup of
humiliation to the brim, which the South
ern people. fescompeTlea to- dfAidko its
very dregs.
BuI SOW tkst as haseiMrs Dsvis, What
is TO be done With him? If the Evidence
Of his cohpficfty in tue AAsassinafion of
Mr.. Lincoln is as strong aa the procla-
nation OF President johnson Offering
reward for his arrest would indicate, hf
should be- tried ss sn ASSASSIN, and if
convicted, punished as an assassin. Bat
il it is apparent that the evidence is not
sufficiently strong and clear to eonYict
him Of that crime, ls him De tried be-
fore the S6preme Court o:i the United
States OF charge Of high freasou.s We
would have the trial conducted in the
most imposing manner. The best legal
talent IN the nation should be, employed
in prosecuting, and should also be st the
service of Mr. Davis in his defense We
would have the trial rlYai in grandeur
the Impeachment of @Waffen Hastings
We would have the crimes of the rebel
President portrayed IN the 'eiQquent in
yective of our creates. oratorsi that eur
school boys might read the Citations aud
learn the deep aud dsmning horrors Of
trsssonss Such a trial should be open to
the people The accused should have a
fair and patient hearing. There should
be no -hurry--everytbiug should be.done
decently and in order. The majesty of
the civil law, in its1nost august form.
must be displayed before the people, and
how can that be done 50 we'll as by the.
trial OF the rebel President on the charge
Of treason against the Government
Ia the strife and struggle Of hostile
armies-the Varying Successes Of equally
matched oontestants---the people hare
come TO regard the contest as a resort TO
the sarbitrament of arms to decide q
mooted question as to the courage and
military power of the two sections into
which our country Is divided They
have lost sight Of the great crime which
instigated the bloody struggle. So accus-
toned are they 70 speak Of rebel Presi-
dents and Generals, they havein q meas
ure lost sight of the great fact'that they
are rebel conspirators and traitors The
trial, conviction and punishment Of JEFF
ferson Davis wifi renew thelAndmkrks Of
justice which have been so nearly oblit-
Grated. We have had A,surfeit of mill
tary law and displays of military power
We desire 70 witness once again the
majesty -ef=our criminal sjurisprudeucs
and the. Aupfenads 81 our code Ofscivil
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