The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-14

ment. IL ne VIII make up his mind TO folio
our counsel, there is no reason why Greeley
should not be our next United states Senator.
We have dropped the superfuous pref of Mr.
and spoken OF Greeley as "Greeleyr because no
person thinks OF talking about "Mr.u Montes
quieu, or ''Mrp Socrates, or "Mr.n Plato and II is
equally out of place to talk about mr. Greeley,
who, IN some respects, may be said TO resemble
Socrates, for he has had his life written, like
Socrates, and Parton Is his Plato We offer our
apologies to Plato for the comparison.
Suffering at the south-Tho Necessity
for Adopting Measures of Relief
From the Times
There seems no room to doubt that actual
destituton is imminent throughout large part
! OF the South. The Caronas, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana are represented as
the scenes of widespread suffering, arising
from the failure of crops upon which the people
of the interior counties relied for their years
subsistence. Some of the crops have altogether
| failed: Others are so short as to be Inadequate
to the wants of the winter months; and as no
large reserve exists in any part of the South, the
prospect is to immense numbers appalling. Nor
is there any resident wealthy class to minister
to the necessities of their destitute neipbbors
The yield of cotton falls so far below eypeota.
ton that che planters are unable TO meet their
own Indebtedness. Even now VIC hear OF applica.
lions TO the State and military authorities for
assistance TO avert impending famine: and the
rlgors OF the approaching season portend
misery and disease unless the official action be
both prompt and effective.
Unfortunately the Southern State Govern.
ments have not very extensive resources at
their command. Their treasures are emptv.
their taxes unCollected and uncollectabe, and
thelr facilities for raising money by loan far
below par. The Freedmens Bureau NAV have
more available means, but there are reasons for
restricting rather than extending Its eleemo.
synary operations, If other means of relief can
be made available.
Such being the condition of thousands and
tens of thousands at the South, and such the
inadequacy OF Southern, powers of relief a
duty devolves upon the North that should
neither be underestimated nor deferred. 1t IS
not case for Congress or the President, nor
Tor the Governors or Legislatures of States
within the Union. 1t is case in which the
oenevolencc OF the North should spontaneously
come forward, to assure the starving multltudes
OF its readiness to cooperate with trustworthy
local organizations that may be formed for their
1elef. The North Is able of its bounty 10 take
care that suffering, however extended shall not
cuImlnate in famine; and its llberaty when
appealed to from other quarters should be a
guarantee of what it Will undertake to do when
the Southern authorities shall set forth the data
of an appeal, and the manner in which they
propose 10 apply the assistance that may be
rendered them,
The famine now raging in India mas cast
blot upon the escutcheon of England's ciyiIiZa.
ton. 1t has appeared almost incredible that n
recesses OF heathenism to preach the gospel of
charity, should permit millions of It's own sub.
Jects to perish from sheer hunger without one
vigorous effort to succor them, Let us take care
that similar horror be not repeated on a
smaller scale in Alabama and other districts of
the South. The plea of ignorance will not be
available. The fact that destitution extensively
prevails has been promulgated through too
many channels to admit of controversy: and the
inability of the South to cope with the suffering
which weekly spreads within its borders, is
equally susceptible of proof We ought not to
wait until fam inc actually begins its work.
why Not Dis charge Jefe ersOn Davis
From the Wortd.
The shabby and scandalous treatment of this
prisoner of state proceeds from the same mo-
tlves as the unconstitutional exclusion of the
Southern States from Congress. The gross lille
gallty of OBTAINING him in custody nineteen
months without putting him on trial or con-
fronting him with the witnesses expected to
testify to his guilt, is an exhibition of the same
and unmanly spirit which dictates
the whole mode of dealing with the South that
has prevailed since the meeting of Congress last
December.
Chief Justice Chase and his sycophant, Judge
Underwood, shrink from trying Mr. Davis lest
his acquittal should expose them to the obloquy
OF the radicals who thirst for his blood and lest
Chief Justice Chase's chances OF the radical
nomination should be diminished. The Pres;-
dent has hesitated to release him Oh parole or
bail, because the radicals would raise a great
outcry, and add to the otherwise formidable
obstacles TO the success OF his restoration policy
Congress, although the subject has been before
heir most important committee, would not
lift hneer TO promote justice, because they
were willing to embarrass the President, aud
wished to spite the South.
There is good reason to suppose that there has
been a studied COliusIon between the radicals in
Congress and the Chief Justice to postpone and
prevent trial, and put the odium on the Presi-
dent. Chief Justice Chase fought off the trial
as long as he could, by saying that he would not
COMPROMISE the dignity of the judiciary bv
holding court under the shadow of martial
law When that excuse became obsolete he IN
vented others. He authorized Judge Un-
to promise Mr. Davis counsel that the trial
should come on in October; but 1t afterwards
appeared that this was like adjournng the case
to the Greek Kaends, or to the thirtieth day of
February. Wien October arrived, and Mr.
DAVIS counsel appeared, according TO appoint.
ment, in Richmond, behold there was no court;
the judges who had appointed it having dis
covered all of sudden that they had no au-
thority TO hold one at that time! Most learned
judges! Most sapent eXpounders OF the lawi
II they had no authority to hold court at
Richmond in October, why did they appoint
one, and make that reason for postponing the
trial?
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice has discovered
another reason for skulking from his duty. 1t
seems that Congress, at its last session reor.
ganIzed the circuits, but, by some unaccount-
aole olunder or oversight, failed to assign