Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-22
Release or Jenersonl Davis.

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Jefferson Davis hus been released from
confinement at Fortress Monroe, and is now
at liberty. lie was brought before the u.
s. Circuit Court at Richmond by General
Burton, tho Military Gommandant of tho
Fort, in obedience to tho writ Of haJcas
corpus allowed by Judge Underwood, and
the forms Of an arrest on the Indictment for
treason which was presented against him o
year ago, were gone through with. The
District Attorney and his associate counsel
on behalf Of the Government, having an
nounccd that they were not ready to pro-
ceed to trial, Mr., Davis was discharged from
custody, upon the motion of Charles
o Conor, Esq, one Of his counsel, on Civ
ing bail in the gum Of 100000, for his APP
pearance on The fourth Monday Of Novem-
ber next lls surc,ies are Horace Greeley
and Augustus schell, Of New York; Gen.
y. x. JaeAman aud Aristiips Welsh, Esq,
Of Philadelphia; John NJ. Bolts, Of Vir-.
GINA; and thirteen other gentlemen, resi-
dents Of Richmond Mr.. Davis left Rich
mohl on Tuesday morning, and is now in
New York. on his way to visit his children
in Canada.
The Radicals are bowling ike pack Of
hungry wolves whose prey has suddenly
escaped them, over Davis's release. But
this fury has very uncertain and incohorent
sound, in view Of the embarrassing fact
Ito them that they can vent Il only upon
some of their own leaders. For once, at
least, they cannot trump mp the shadow of
an excuse for denouncing President Joha-
son as the cause ofthcir discontinue, The
blame, if blame there be, must be charged
upon Chief Justice Chase, Judge Under
wood, Horace Greeley, and other Radicals,
who concoctcd this plan for getting rid of n
prisoner who had become, as It were. an
elephant upon their hands. Chase, it is
well known, had persistently refused TO try
Davis, for II year past--Underwood evil
dent'y had no desire 10 undertake the job,
notwithstanding bis furious TRADE against
traitors and rebels which were the substance
Of his charge to The Grand Jury ut the
opening Of his Court at Richmond; and the
knowing ones among the Radicals, like
Greeley anl Gerrit Smith, discrectly re-
Trained from pressing the matter, foreseeing,
as thay DO, that failure to convict would
stultily them before the world, and verdict
Of guilty compel them to proceed against
every man, woman and child who, directly
or indirectly, took part with Davis in the
rcbelliou--which would be simply physical
aud legal imrossihility.
A reward of 100000 was offered and
paid for the arrest of jeff Davis. lie was
accused, at that time, Of being an accessory
to the assassination Of President Lincoln. -
But since it was ascertaned that the only
evidence that implicated him in that crime,
was base forgery, he remained a prisoner
upon no specific legal charge whatever. He
was arrested in May, 1864; it was not until
one year thereafter, that an Indictment FOR
treason was found against him. and another
.ear is allowed to clapso before the writ Is
served upon him. Was this compliance
with, or II Nagra"t violation Of the Const,u,
ton, which rays that Gin all criminal trials
the accused shall enjoy he right to a SPEC
Di and pnIhc trial by an impartial iury?'
Let Justice Chase and Underwood, sworn
expoulders of the Constitution, answer!
Davis stands indicted for treason. crime
cognizab!e only by the Civil Courts. The
officers whose duty it is to prosecute the
charge have for two years denied, and still
deny him, the constitutional ''rjgM to q
speedy hia'." His release on bail therefore
is simple justice no more. Those who
doubt whether ho will ever be brought to
trial, are referred to the Radical Judges who
have taken baa FOR his future appearance,
as tbe only authority that can solve the