Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-08

rms Rebel Cs~spsrassr-The Extra
~ Treaty.
The New \ ork World commenting upon the
rscsn, proclamation Of President JOHNSON oher
ing a reward for The Apprehension ofJur DAVIS
THoxrsos. cLxr and Others. charged With being
secompl,ess IN the assassination OF Mr., LINCOLN,
remarks.
The mistake Of form 10 the present proelama
ton consist, IN offering rewards for tie arres'o'
per-ons kno-n to be outside Of the jurisdiction
Of the United States. IL such persons are gull
". IL 10 plain that they will DOT come to an, place
where they could be arrested under The s~a'oon'J
Of our government. There i only one way
therefore. IN which the offer Of such rewards
could have spy tendency to secure their srrest:
and that IL. By tempting the cupidlsy Of de'ec
tive. TO violate the sovereignty Of the nation
,hs, hsrbon them. IL is true that the proela-
nation = so worded that il technically steers
clear Of this %sffont. as the rewards are offered
only for their arrest within the United States
But such 40 offer 10. on its face, nngatofy'
where the persons are known TO be within q 'or'
eign jurisdiction, and are certain not To come
back. There IL no possibility Of their being ar
rested in the United States. unless they are hrst
kidnapped and brought here.
We are then brought 70 this sharp dilemma;
the reward is either offered, knowing il TO be fu-
tile. or else IL Is a temptation TO violate the terri
tory OF a foreign power. We are confident that
had Secretary SEWARD drawn or revised the proc
lamation. IL would not have deem open to this
criticism. Ii may, however. be said. and justly
said, that, with regard to the accomplices bar
bored 10 Canada. the government has no other
means of Furnishing their guilt than by publicly
branding them az murderers. and proclsming
them to be outlaws. Atrocious as is their crime,
the circu instances under which it was committed
do not bring it within the provisions OF the cx-
tradition treaty. Their acts OF completely. what
ever they may have been, vere not committed
rithia The United States. The stipulations re-
lating to this subject in the Webster Ashburton
treaty. are embraced in its tenth article, which
10 as follows:
1t is agreed that the United States and her
Britannia majesty shall, upon mutual requisi-
tons by them. or their ministers. officers. or
authorities. respectively made. deliver up TO
justice all persons who, being charged with the
crime of murder. or assault with intent to com
nit murder, or piracy. or arsoa. or robbery. or
forgery, or the utterance of forged papers, COM
mitted within the jurisdiction of either. shall
seek an asylum, or shall be found within the ter
ritories of the other: Provided, that this shall
only be done upon such evidence of criminality
as, according to the laws OF the place where the
fugitive or person 80 committed shall be found.
would justify his apprehension and commitment
if the crime or offense had there been committed;
and the respective judges and other magistrates
Of the two governments shall have power, Iuris-
diction, and authority, upon complaint made
under oath. to issue A warrant for the apprehen'
sion of the person so charged. that he may be
brought before such Judges or other magistrates,
respectively, to the end that the evidence OF
criminality may be heard and considered. and II
on such hearing. the evidence be deemed suft
cient to sustain the charge, ii shall be the duty
of the examining judge or magistrate TO certify
the same TO the proper executive authority, that
warrant may issue for the surrender Of such
fugitive. The expense of such apprehension and
delivery shall be borne and betrayed by the party
who makes the requisition and receives the fugi-
tive"
The crime. murder. is embraced 10 the treaty
and "a accomplices in a murder are indicted,
tried. and punished under the statute again Ct
In1I1tfs tutt "V1ft nav WV
gatory under the treaty. had the acts which
connect them with the crime been committed
within the United States But inasmuch AS they
were not committed within the limits of our iu-
risdiction, we are without any means of redress.
They can neither be surrendered under the treaty.
nor is there any British statute under which thi,
particular crime il punishable. To fx upon it,
perpetrators. the indelible brand of public infam,,
Is the only way in which they can be made TO
suffer.
Its the method by which this is attempted TO be
dose that Is injudicious. The crime Is so astound
iig. and the antecedent probabilities against it,
commission so great. that nothing short OF the
publication of the evidence can cause the charge
to stick. of course. the government has evi
dence, or it would not have made the terrible ar
raignment; but as the worst criminals are. in le-
gal presumption. innocent till prOred TO be guilty
the government owes it alike 10 its own dignity
and to the ends of justice. to give publicity to
the evidence. Ii the case cam under the eI-
tradition treaty. the evidence would become pub
lie in due course of proceedings. since il would
have to be submitted to the foreign magistrate
before whom the hearing would be had. Ii will,
OF course. be laid before he world in due time
but so long as it is withheld these impudent cut
. threats have i. in their power to say that the
accusations against them are supported by no
proofs.
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