New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-08
No Demand for the Persons Of the Cone
spirators Legal Under the Ashburfon
From The Toronto Leader, May 5.

Inc Telegraph apprlscu us, inc oihci udy Vh"'
La requiston had been made on the Canadian Govern
|ment for the surrender of certain persons alleged TO
nave been implicated in plot for the late atroclOus
assassination of President Lincoln. The statement
has moi been confirmed and another line has been pur
sued President johnson offers rewards, amounting IN
the aggregate $4,000 for the arrest OF SIX persons
said TO be implicated by the evidence taken in The
Bureau Of Military Justice as aceomplces I'D ihe mui
der Of Mr. Lincoln and the attempted assassination oil
Mr. Seward The first Of those named Is no less per-
son than Jefferson Davis, President OF what we must
now call the late Southern Coniederacy lbree OIL lhe
Others are Messrs Thompson Clay and Sanders two oil
whom are unders 10 have acted official agents Of
the COnfedeTaCy IN canada. go
Tucker and Sanders are we believe, sti at Non
rea and Cleary who is described as the late CLERK OF
Mr. CLAW surrendered himself few DAYS ago In this
city, on charge preferred before the Grand Jury OF
having violated the neutrality laws OF TINS country ny
plotting the raid on ST. Adams on our SOIL Inc want
lof evidence has however caused the postponement OF
the till the next Asszes. One hundred thousand
dollars reward is offered for the arrest OF Jefferson
Davis the charge of having been party 10 the muir
der of Mr. Lincoln S2 900 each for the arrest OF Tour
of the Others and $4,000 for the arrest of Cleary The
ARRESTS to accord with the terms of the proclamation
must be made within the United States IL can have
been secret to the authorities ut Washington that
three OF the named were IN Canada and 1t is dii
cult TO the object of assuming that 1t may De pos
|sbe 10 arrest in the United States men who were no
ltOriOusy not there. OF the six named II would seem
that not more than be within the limits Of the
Estates This the field of operations consider
ably; but the great prize of $1,000 is offered for the
country.
whether this reward will cause him TO be betrayed
will probably depend upon the degree of confidence
placed in the evidence which connects him with the as
sassnaiiOn Of Mr.. Lincoln. a charge so monsIrOns as
this is likely TO be readily beeyed IN the South,
where he now is Ii is much more likely that the gene
raj Impression viii be that this has been resorted
10 for the purpose of getting possession OF great po
tical offender under cover of charge which appears
monstrous and improbable Still there cannot be the
least doubt that this proclamation places Jefferson DAVIS
in great peril. There must have been all along Ger
tain number Of Unionsts in the South who look upon
the defeated political chief as the author Of ali their sui
ferings and they may be ready 10 believe anything bad
of him Their feelings and their interests would e0ncur
in the desire TO see him given up. Those who really
believe the political chief Of what was Yesterday vas
and powerful COnedefacv 10 be the VIE assassin he Il
assist IN the arrest, though no coward were offered
and it is not TO be supposed that many of bis own
friends If they really believed thecharge would try to.
But what concerns Caraas more closely is the alleged
claim which we really do not think have been made
for the surrender OF the three persons whose heads
SEQ 600 is SET The murder Of President Lincoln under
tie circumstances is undoubtedly one of those crimes
for which the exTaditOn treaty provides upposng the
guilty party TO have arrived here. No doubt arise
this Point; and the only question will be whether the
they be proved TO be guilty of murder IN the stde
greR, as contemplated in the treaty of extradit"nI
which must the The three persons nanedl
who in Canada not out Of the province
commit the crime But what did they do here, CearS,
sOicmny protests hls
that be knew nothing Of the murder til heard ithadt
been committed. Tucker is known 10 have expressed
his adherence Of the assassination and the day Deoe
il took place he asked permit TO TO Virginia 10 attend
the session OF the Legislative Assembly expected TO tke
place II he guilty of the crime charged this wGd
have been needlessy to expose himself to certain ba
The nartes against whom this terrible charge is mde
will not be co'demned by anticipation. and tie Hnn
strous nature of the accusation makes calm and b0lt
ful people inoredulOus There As disposition to believe
character
Incapable Of so foul crime AID this feeling will prea
until praa fdcie case, on the eyidenc, OF repuAle
witnesses is made out if that be possible On the oher
hand any one clearly shown to have been imphcae'n
this foul crime will meet no sympathy IN canada mdl
will readily be handed over 10 justice II any one sail
he proved TO have plotted the death of Mr. Lincoln III
Canada he will not escape the penalty OF his criie
but the legal method would hardly be ny e1trhdluoitOA
the States for crime committed IN Canada. Happy
the t4ptation offered by the President proclamatin
the large rewards will not be operative in Canada
tempt base and avarciOus men 10 iOrswear themseNs
though we know from recent experience that such pb
lie temptations not necessary 10 secure any kn' OF
evidence that NAV be required from wTetchcs who live
been in the confidence and pay both Of Coniederates nd
IInioniss at once who would beray either with eqa
facility and farcae the precise facts required TO NIKE
out the case where the real facts proved Insufficient
If the rewards had been payable IN the case capTeU
in Canada as well in the States, innocence VOID
have proyed poor shield against the machinaton1il
hase wre,cbes thrstng for easy gain and having 10 I
more objection 10 blood money than 10 any other KNOB
booty Though we do not see that any demand came
made under the AshDuTtOn treaty. theIe is soihe Ieash
10 suspect that an attempt TO kidnap some Of the parts
NAV be made in the hope that IN this way the fewed
might be obtained BY the terms OF the pIocamatl1'
tue arrest must be made in the States; and by subsf
ing international agreement there is only one wayn
which fugitive criminals be legally placed IN ie
power Of the Government they have offended; and TIM
they must have committed the crime in the country II
which they are demanded. ii the allegations OF Pra-
dent Johnsons proclamation were sustained the ana
woud prove very troublesome one for Canada al
we should have email 10 thank those who hae
brought us into it, But it would be most unfair 10 pi
Judge the against them Oh the evidence now Deig