The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-22
Mr.. Davis Capture in Europe.
WHAT is THOUGHT uF HIS CAPTIVITY.
Opinions Of tie Foretgi. Press.

WHAT is THOUGHT uF HIS CAPTIVITY.
Opinions Of tie Foretgt. Press.
The news ofthe capture and imprison.
ment of Mr. Davis has reached Europe
and creates some sensation and anxiety
in England The hope was generally
expressed that he would be treated in no
vindictive spirit. On one point all the
organs, both English and French, agree.
They say that Davis ought not TO be
hanged. The Loudon Post asserts that
only success was wanting to raise Mr.
Davisto alevel with George Washing.
ton. The opinions of the British and
French press on tho subject are exceed.
ingly curious and interesting, aud we
give some extracts, from them:
THE LONDON TIMEs RECOMMENDS MR.
DAVIS TO MERCY.
TProm the London Times May 27.1
Thepublic will wait with extreme inte-
est the news, as by the spirit in which
Mr.. Davis is likely to be dealt with, not
merely from its bearing on the few re.
manning years Of the life OF an individual,
but because Of the cffectit must Lave on
the national reputation for future gene.
rations, Those, however, who know
the American character best and who
are aware that except under sudden ex.
element, they are amongst the most
placable people in the world, have little
fear of the result. 1t is purely in the
cause and for the credit of the American
Union that we urge its statesmen, if there
Us yet time to consider again and again
5lle cxtreue impolicy of shedding the
blood Of man whom a little success
would have transformed from an attaint.
I'D traitor into something very like a sue.
cessful monarch:
Modern Europe affords but one pre-,
cedent for capital punishment in such a
casey-the treatment ofPoland by Russia;
and that precedent is not one to encour.
ageimitation. When people rise fora
common object they are not likely to be
deferred by the prospect of individual
punishment and when punishment ceases
to bejustifable II
SUCCESS WOULD HAVE MADE DAVIS A
WASHINGTON. sos a.,
IFrom the London Post, May q.
Elected as the Chief Magistrate of six
millions of people, Mr.. Davis achieved.
for himself and for them, during the pc.
Rod in which be held his high Office, a.
fame IN presence Of which that of his
Northern rival must pale. Inthe space
ola fsw:short years lie helped to found
aRepn6lic which possessed in itself all
the elsments of commercial strength and
political greatness, and which, but for
the unlying .animosity Of foes whose.
prowess proved irresistible, would pro-
badly III time have become one of the
most powerful commonwealth in the
world With the greatness, ephemeral
Thought was ofths Southern Confcdera-
cy, thename Of its only President will,
ever be associated, and to impartial
minds it will always occur that the alb.
sence Of that most material element of all
human undertakings, success; will alone
prevent Jefferson Davis taking his place
in after times BY the side Of George
Washington. A few months since, many,
indeed we think we may Say the nnajority,
would have regarded as greater object
of pride the position occapied by Mr..
Davis in Richmond than that iilled by
Ne. Lincoln in 'Washington. 8,
We would also venture to hope thai,
content with extinguishing what tlIey
termed the rebellion In the Southern
States, and with having made their Chief
Magistrate prisoner, the government at
Washington will not suily a great vic.
tory by an act which, on this side of the,
Atlantic, at least would fberegarded as
one Of paltryrevenge. Ifthe American
nation declare Jefferson Davis worthy of
death; they win, by implication, admit
that George Nv ashmgtoa would justly
have been hanged by Us If 10 had fallen
into our hands.
MR.. DAVIS COMPARED 10 Kossura AND
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