The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-14

neutral.
The Action of Congress and the Singular
Combination of Bondsmen tor JEFF.
Davis.
From the Herald.
We notice that the radicals in Congress have
at last concluded TO assume the responsibility
for retaining JEFF. Davls in prison. The pressure
became very strong in favor OF his release on
bail, and fearing that the President would
yield, they hurrie through resolution oppos.
ing It, and declaring that he should be held in
custody and tried according TO law. What law?
He cannot be tried by court-martial, and if
courts refuse to try him now, how do the radicals
propose to try him? Would it not be much bet
ter to admit him to bail until the question how
he is to be tried is settled
A number of New Yorkers are now at the
national capital Offering their services in this
line, aud it is raid that several Balimorean5
visited Richmond at the opening of Judge Un-
| derwood's court for the express purpose of
becoming Sureties on Jetf.'s bail bonds. Strange
| as it may seem, among those from this city who
are anxious sor this honor is Horace Greeley.
This is a very good and generous thing on the
! part OF our neighbor. 1t shows that what 3ver
| his enemies may say about him. he at least has
| q large heart and is not afraid to be magnan
nous. As to the other gentlemen, it makes but
| little difference who they are or what the
motives may be thai prompt them to offer them
selves as bondsmen. Grceley's name is sufficient
| for the Government and his application should
| be accepted at once, and Davis be permitted to
run at large.
1t will no doubt somewhat surprise those rural
radicals who have been in the habit Of swearing
by Greeley to learn that he has offered to be one
! OF DAVIS bondsmen. 1t is so different from the
! general impression Of his character that we do
not wonder that the bare mention OF the fact
has created considerable surprise. 1t is more in
Weeds line than that OF Greeley; but there is no
five pei cent. commission to be made by giving
bail in this case. Weed, therefore. fails to come
! forward and leaves the field open to Greeley,
who never considers those five per cent. prJfts,
| but is actuated solely by principle. No person
will dispute the fact that Greeley, above all
others, is the right person to go bal for jeff He
advocated the right OF secession when the Rebel
| hon commenced, and no doubt had some influ-
ence in deciding the course OF Davis when he
withdrew from the United States Senate. 1t Is
therefore approrriaUe, now that the eXConte.
derate chief is in trouble, that Greeley should
come to his rescue; and we trust That the Admin.
istration will act without any further delay, and
give JEFF. his liberty. Greeley will be responsi.
bic for all the harm that he will do.
But the moment he oGtans his liberty there
is another serious question which Greeley will
have TO arrange-Jef Davis is financially and
politically a bankrupt. He has nothing to sup.
port himself and family. While he remains at
Fortress Monroe Uncle Sam feeds and clothes
HIM, out the moment that he is released on bail
he will be obliged to provide for the daily ne
cessarles of lie in some other way. Here the
Rndhea; ted Greeley can also be of service
When he was trying to negotiate peace with
Sanders and other Rebel commissioners al
Niagara Falls, Greeley was willing to pay the
South for all their negroes. Now let him apply
to the Reconstruction Committee for an appro
priaton for two hundred and fifty thousand
dotars for the purpose of carrying out this
principe as far as JEFF Davis is concerned
His negroes have all been set free and his
plantation confscated, and if Greeley can only
prevail upon his radical friends In CONGRESS tC
a6opt this idea, JEFF. will be we'll provided fol
during tine remainder Of bis life, and have suffi
clent to pay his lawyers 10 defend hin, ii he evel
comes to trial. and still have something left fol
MS family. If this cannot be accomplished
then let Greeley charter a vessel and send hin
to the coast of Africa and there take on q cargo
OF negroes, which he can take to South Americi
and soil at good price. This, it is true, il
rev1vlng the slave trade but only in an eXcep
honal case, and alter all il will not violate tht
principles OF the radicals, who are now, through
their New England agents OF the Freedmen.
Bureau, re-estaOlishing slavery in the South.
President Lincoln on the Right OF tht
Southern States TO Representation
From the World.
'What signifies it what dead President diC
OF did not think ?" 1t signifies much, in severa
respects, but chiefly rs exonerating Presiden
, johnson from the charge of lnfdelity to tn
I party that elected him. It may be SAID tina
the reconstruction question was not thought @
in the Presidential election. But il was though