The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-13

A few months since, many, indeed we
think we may say the majority, would
have regarded as greater object OF pride
the position occupied by Mr.. Davis IN
Richmond than that filled by Mr.. Lin
coin in Washington
The Post concludes: We venture TO
hope that content with extinguish what
they termed the rebellioufin the South
ern States, and with having made their
! Chief Magistrate prisoner, the Govern
ment at Washington will not sully
great victory by an act which on this
side of the Atlantic, at least, would be
regardedas one of paltry revenge. II the
American nation declare Jefferson Davis
worthy of death, they will, by implica-
ton admit that George Washington
would Justly have been hanged by us If
be had fallen into our hands
The London Ne,os says: "From what
Lee and johnson and Hardee have stat
ed since the fall of the confederacy it is
now clear that Mr.. Davis prolonged the
war after his best generals had urged
him to make peace If he were answer
able for nothing worse than the great
sacrifice of life caused by the rejection
of Mr.. Lincoln's proposals at the Hamp-
ton Roads, the weight of such response
bility might well break down the stout
est heart His language and acts during
the nine months preceding his flight
from Richmond sufficiently disclosed the
ruin of his hopes. Until then habit
of selfrestraint had concealed to great
extent his real character. But from the
time he visited Georgia after the fall of
Atlanta, and called Gov Brown scOun-
drel in public speech, down to tue adj
dress of March last, in which he refer
red to Grant and Sherman as spanleIs
whom he could whip, the coarSeneSs of
the mans nature was apparent 1t was
about the time of the reckless Macon
speech that he began TO authorize those
atrocious outrages which have made it
less difficult to believe in his completely
with the plot which resulted in Mr.. Lin
coins death
"Mr. Davis has now fallen into the
hamdSOf the law, and we sincerely wish
that he may find more consideration than
he showed for his fellow countrymen.
Now that he is taken we can only repeat
Z said teH.iays ago that We can
not see what the government or people
OF the Union gain by his capture. His
history is a severer penalty than any
that an earthly tribunal can pronounce.
The halter can do nothing to make the
rebellion more infamous
The London Telegraph says:
"The fate of Presid mt Davis, whatcv-
er it may be, is matter that exclusively
concerns the people of the United States.
For the sake of their own good name, We,
their kinsmen, earnestly trust they Will
not stain their victory with blood; but,
as a nation, we have no more rightto
protest on his behalf than we should
have had to interfere had tho Emperor
of Austria in l849 caught KOssuth III
Hungary and hanged him, or had the
King of Italy after ASp.Omonte, brought
Garibaldi to the block. All who are un-
successful in war become ips fdctO reb-
els, and woe to the vanquished' is an old
stern law that is not yet quite obso-
lete."
The Manchester Gua"did0 says:
His life is in great danger, and with
il the still graver issues which depend
upon his being fairly and hOnorably
treated II is undoubtedly in the power
Of the Federal Government to punish him
to the last exit entity for the political of
fence Of levying war against them; and
we fear it is but too consistent with the
threats of vengeance uttered by Presi
dent Johnson that this course should he
taken Now, then, is the time for warn
ING. That the influence of strong par
ty in the North will be earnestly eXerted
to prevent so shameful a crime from
staining the success of the Republic
there is every reason 10 believe. But
how far counsels of dignity anG justice
NAV accord with the will of the Federal
Government, and how far it may even br
possible for the Executive to carry the
out against the pressure of popular ,a-
mands for vengeance, are matters OF uu-
certainty. 1t ia sincerely to be hoped,
however, that they may prevail to pre-
vent the horrors of the gibyct being
added to those which have been wrought
by the sword; and no efforts which IT
may he thought the civilized Powers of
the world can usefully employ towards
the accomplishment of this end ought to
he withheld
The Manchester Eraminer says.
I'VE believe that if anything con save
the rebellion from intamy it will be the
execution of Mr. Davis The scaffold
will assuredly make him a martyr
Death will give his name power with
posterity that nothing else could give it.
The enemies Of the United States will be
glad to see Mr.. Davis hanged. If the
Governors aud few of the leading men
of every State could be hanged along
with him, it would please them all the
better. We trust the cOunsels of such
men as Mr. Sumner, Mr. Greeley, Mr.. II.
W. BeeCher, and Mr.. Wendell Phillips,
and the cain wisdom of President John
son and Mr. Seward will refuse them
this qualification
The Paris PatIie:
We have received bad news from New
York The President of the Southern
Confederacy, together with his family
and staff officers, fell into the hands of
the Federal troops in pursuit on she 10th
instant.
-'Altho1gh this last triumph Of the
North must be deplOred i'm view Of the
principle Unpopular liberty still it should
be regarded as providenti1l for the fu-
ture of the Southern States H. fact the
demagogic party has got itself into po-
sition antagOnistic to every sentiment of
humanity, justice and generosity, aud the
death Of Mr.. Davis hy violence would
! cover the YictOTs with shame and ruin