The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-11-15

our wishes. We imposed upon him respon
sibility which he did not seek. Originally
opposed to the sectional policy, to which pub
Tic opinion. with irresistible power, finally
drove him, he became the exponent of. ou
principles and the leader Of our cause. HI
simply responded to the united voice of hi:
section. If he, then, is guilty, 50 are We VIZ
! were the principals; he was our agent Let
! not the retrlbuion q q mighty nation be siSi
! ted upon his heaz3, rhiSe we who urged him
I to his destiny are suffered to escape. The
!. liberal clemency Of the Government has been
! extended over US; we breathe the air and ex.
pcricnce the blessings of freedom; we there
! fore ask that the Leader who, in response tc
! the democratic instincts Of bis nature, the
principles Of his par<y, and the s .licitations
! of his section, became the head and front oil
our offending, shall not now be bruised for
our inquiries or punished for our transgrcs-
sions-
Mr.. Davis was not the leader ofa feeble and
temporary insurrection lie was the Repre-.
sentative Of great ideas, and the exponent OF
principles which stirred and consolidated a
numerous and intelligent people. This people
was not his dupe. Thcy pursued the course
which they adopted Of their own free will and
he did not draw them on, but followed after
them. 1t is for these reasons We invoke the
executive clcmeney in his behalf. His frame
! is feeble his health is delicate
"-1U broken By tie storms Of State."
he languishes out in captivity a vicarous pun
ishment for the acts of his people. Thousands
of hearts arc touched with his distress; thou
sands of prayers ascend to Heaven for his re-
lief. We invoke in his behalf the generous
exercise of the prerogativc to pardon which
the form and principles Of the G institution Of
fer as bencficent instrument to mercful
executive. We ask the continuance Of that
career Of clemency which your Excelcncy has
begun, and which alone, we earnestly believe,
can secure the true unity and the lasting
greatness of the nation. Dispensing that mer-
cy, which is inculcated by the example of our
great &aster on high, your name will be trans
United to your cOuhtremen as one of the bene-
factors of mankind TIE constitulionGOf our
country, renewed and fortified 6y your mea-
suresswill once more extend its protection
over contcnted and happy people, founded,
as it will be upon consent and affection and
"resting, like the great arch ef the Hearens
equally upon GM"
Now this goes to the heart. 10 gneakng
proteStations We were dupcd, that We may
get off scot free, while gallant gentleman,
our free choice, pines in activity as scape-
goat. No speaking of one no more guilty
than ourselves in q tone of half contemptuous
pity as though because we wc.e pardoncd and
he not, VIC were therefore so mach his supe-
riors Frank, straightforward, truthful, gal
lant, we'll expressed, this memorial is' honor
able TO the hand that inditcd it and the State
that will send it forth.
To-day the morning session was consumed
in discussion as to whether the proposition
suggested by Brig. Gen. Tilson-that civil
officers should be empowered to act as agents
for the Fretdman's Bureau, etc.-shoud pass
into q resolution. bnt the debate, though
lengthy, was quite languid as the reports
show.
?. S.-An ordinance has just been passed
authorizing Ordnaries, etc, to act IS agents
Of the Freedmen's Bsreau. The two anti
reputation tciegrams from Washington we're
then read in profound silence The Con-
vcntion was so determined not to repudiate
that it was very hard to have to do so~ even
though Under duress and as the lesser Of two
evils.