Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-11-25

n oceaqional correspondent Of

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the Plcayune, @ citizen Of Texas.
now on q visit TO Washington, writes
under dale OF October e5 "a follows
relative 20 the presentation to and
decision thereon, BY the President,
OF various petitions tiat have been
Addressed TO him, lie also specu.
latea on other matters Of interes. ~
our readers Referring 20 tile VA.
rious petitions irom every part in
favor Of the pardon of Jeif Davis,
our correspondent says; ff
Nothing more touching has APP
pearcd in the whole invocation for
Executives clemency, than the APP
pearance before the President, day
after day, at the White House, ofthe
venerable form and white locks of
Judge Burnett, Of Texas, himself
once Il President in q similar control
of the fate Of another President,
the commander of the armies Of his
country's enemy. With the same
views now rs when thirty years ago
he discharged the notorious Santa
Anna, having only treated him as a
prisoner war, represents the pray
er Of his companions of the Texas
revolution for clemency to Jefferson
Davis.
His perseverance we hope will
not be without effect. He has BEEN.
charged with several thousand
names of the ladies of New Orleans
already presented by him; and to-
day another list of indefinite length
from the same quarter has come to
his hand, for like destination. It
has been proposed 70 start such PEE
titions in the Northern cities and
States. Doubtless the female heart
is as tender, and the sense of injus-
tee in all human vicarious suffering
as great in the North as elsewhere.
We shall see. ~
TRIAL OF DAvIs.-In spite Of the
inference from the Presidents init
nation in his interview with the
South Carolina delegation, it is not
believed, even by the strongest
Northern men, that he will be tried
at all. 'cn{
In truth these views, uttered by
one side, and not denied by the 9TH
er, are continually uttered and dis
cussed here upon this ground What
is to be gained bya trial2 The late
Contederates would be too happy to
have him brought before just tri-
bunal. 3i
In the course Of law, if a civil tr:-
'bunal is selected he would BE tried
BY the Circuit Court embracing Vir-
GINA. Chief Justice Chase preeides
over that circuit And whatever
dignity and justice might be exer-
cised by Judge Ghaee his sntece-
dents are such as to deprive him Of
weightthat is sought in the decision
Of the case.
Besides, SalmonP, Chase has been
member Of the Federal Cabinet
during the war and has had occa-
sion, and doubtless has an hundred
times expressed his opinion upon the
guilt ofthe rebel leaders. He would,
therefore in ordinary circumstance
be incapacitated to situpon the case.
Yet no man will believe that Judge
Chase s ambition would permit him
to refIse, in SO august a proceeding
as the trial Of Jefferson Davis for
treason.
The far seeing and cautious mind
Of Andrew Johnson, probably, has
weighed all these matters, and GER
tainly he hesitates what to do, and
has not yet positively decided upon
his course. IS
GENERAL AMNEsTY.-Thc prevail
Tag belief, shaped in a great measA
urc by the feelings of the public,
that become daily more and more
mild is that the President will nlti
mately pardon or parole Jefferson
Davis, and issue proclamation of
general amnesty. ~
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