The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-08

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Let those who mark out the policy for the
latter party move at once, and pledge them
selves for thorough and complete legislative
and municipal reform, and success is certain.
The abuses at Albany have become enormous,
almost equal TO those in this city, and we have
got to rely upon tho people throughout the
State to correct them. Now IL the time 10 in
augursts the movement; there is no other issue
in the way. Which Of the two parties will
move first, and so shape its course that the
people can fully express their views on this
subject and arrest the official pro6igacy and
corruption which are now running rampant
The Lawyers, JeH. Davis and tho
Devil.
The other day there was meeting In Broad
street, about which the Post and the Tribune
are making tremendous pother. To read the
glowing articles in these papers, which cause
the August days to seem more insufferably
warm, one would suppose that lot of fire.
eaters had assembled in this city, organized
another rebellion, formed themselves into
Devoted Band or Brotherhood Of Death, and
determined to apply the irebrand TO the resi-
dences and the knife to the thrOats of all the
loyal people hereabouts. Such hot reading
has never been known since Dante described
bis descent into the internal regions. If you
venture to doubt word Of the story out comes
Smith, Jones or Brown in an affidavit, which
you are expected to believe without perusng
it, since you cannot possibly peruse it without
falling asleep. Broad street is certainly
most appropriately named, for the Scrip
lures tell us that broad Is the road
which leads to death, and according to the
Post and Tribune, this meeting was held for no
other purpose than to plot treason, plan another
war, and devise ways and means to get JEFF.
Davis oul of jail and put him at the head of
another Southern confederacy, by employing a
sharp lawyer. and indulging in universal in
cendiarism. blood and thunder.
Z. But whea.we comeato examine this matter
coolly, by the aid Of fan and tumbier of
iced water, we find that the dreadful meeting
in Broad street was merely an assembiagc Of q
parcel Of lawyers, who wish to gain notoriety
and advertise their business by connecting
their names with that Of JEFF. Davis and figuring
in company with him in the public prints. If
the Devil himself should come to town, with
his tail, hoofs and horns all complete and un-
disguised, and should neglect TO pay
up his income tax, or should edit
the rebel Nesns. or in some other way should
get into trouble with the government and be
accommodated with lodgings and rations gratis
| at the public expense. half the lawyers in the
a. xHoRns In os1n 10
advertise themselves. and would oontrivc to
get their names printed conspicuously in all the
papers as his counsel. II IL true that in the
case of his Internal majesty the lawyers might
be pard0ned for their offers of advice and
assistance. since they would doubtless expect
him to let them of with slight roasting here
after, In addition to the usual fee but 10 the
case Of JEFF Davis it Is the thirst for notoriety,
| pure and simple, that leads them to hold these
secret cabals and print their proceedings in the
Post of the same day The Tribune, which has
a fellowfeeling for JeH and employs his agents
al its correspondents, is always ready to chat
ter about him, and therefore comments upon
The Posts report. Day by day the story
grows, az in the fable of the three
black crows; and from the consultation Of
half dozen pettifoggers comes this terrible
sensation of Northern conspiracy to get the
South to rebel over again, and TO murder every
body who belongs TO Loyal League, votes
the republican ticket or subscribes TO radi-
cal newspaper
The administration ought to put an end 10
all this fuss and gammon by deciding at once
what IL to be done with the leader Of the re-
bellion II might be better for all concerned
to send him out Of the country quietly. To
try him for treason would be supernuous.
Everybody knows that he is guilty and nothing
new could be developed by his trial. The
government takes the guilt Of all other rebels
for granted. since It has provided for pardon,ng
them; and why should JEFF. Davis be bonored
by special opportunity to display himself
in court among the judges, jurymcn
and lawyerss IF Wendell Phillips, Gar
rison, Sumner, Chandler, Cbeever and
Beecher could be hung up with Davis and an
equal number Of Southern agiLators, we should
be very willing to see the ceremony performed
Then there would be some sense in having q
grand trial. The country and the world would
DO benefited by the execution of these sec
tiOnal fanatics, who are afflicted with different
phases Of the same disease-of negro on the
brain. They are all traitors together, and they
should either die in company or be allowed Il
escape scot free. The Northern fanatics triet
TO dissolve the Union TO get rid Of slavery
and the Southern fanatics attempted the same
performance in order to maintain slavery
There is no moral distinction, and not mucl
legal difference between their degrees Of tur
pitude. We see no reason why one clas
should be let of and The other made to suffer