Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-11-08


The New York Tribune publishes cores
/ pondence Gin 1865 between Mr. Seward
/ and Mr. Bigelow The iotter writes:
esThe proclamation putting price on
Davis head will be generally condemned
by the Latin race, who are SO accustom-
ed to see a price put upon the heads Of
their most meritorious citizens that they
! feel an instructive sympathy for any one
who wears that fattering penalty. think
nothing that has happened during the war
has produced SO unpleasant an effect up
on our friends acre, though their i'm
pressions always yield to proper explana-
tions when there is an opportunity OF
making them"
I Mr.. Seward replies:
''Treason and the rising of civil war in
some European States are, for obvious rea-
sons, regarded by mankind as venial often
ces In the United States they are looked
upon with far greater severity, for reasons
which it is not necessary that should now
explain. With such severity crimes of the
present insurgents in the United States are
regarded by the Government and the loyal
portion Of the people of this country. The
time, indeed, is rapidly coming on when
these crimes will be lamented with greater
sincerity and condemned with greater
earnestness III the region which civil war
has left desolate, than any political crime
or casualty which has recently occurred in
Europe has been lamented or condemned
on that continent. The United States are
not i'll temper favorable to the making of
apologies or explanations to European
statesmen, and politicians for matters which
do not affect foreign nations, and which
relate exclusively to our domestic affairs
] have therefore to request that you will
make no explanations or apology for the
action which this Government has hitherto
pursued, and, as events shall transpire, may
be found to be pursuing in relation to
rebels who, without cause or necessity, or
excuse, have not only spread desolation and
death throughout q large portion Of the
United States, but have employed energies
of surprising strength in the effort to i'll
woke the intervention of foreign Powers to
make that desolation more ruinous, as we'll
as perpetual. [ state, however, for your
own information, that the Executive De-
partment has taken, as yet no definite &C
ton with regard to Judicial proceedings
against Jefferson Davis Other subjects of
greater urgency have thus far engaged it's
attention.
Mr. King writes
81 mentioned to the Cardinal Roman
Secretary of State that, within few days
past, Bishop Lynch, Of Charlie ton, S. c.,
a reputed Confederate agent, had applied
to me, through a friend, to know upon
what conditions he would be allowed to re-
turn to South Carolina and resume his Gle
rical functions, The Cardinal remarked,
in reply, that the Bishop had never been
received OF recognized in any way as an
accredited representative of Jefferson Davis.
Again
''His Holiness the Pope] seemed great
ly interested in the probable fate of the
leaders of the great rebellion, and especial
ly of Jefferson Davis, expressing the hope
that his life might be spared, and no VIC
tins offered up on the altar of the restored
Union.''
Again-in November, 1865:
"He the Pope warmly approved the
clemency which had been shown the rebel
leaders, and hoped, he said that Jefferson
Davis would also receive the Executive par.
DON"