Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-22
CHEAP INDIGNATION.

The revolutioplsts nave got rlo OF Ihcir
white elephant at last, and Davis, the great
unhung," has been set free, and the little
dogs Of the press, blanche, Sweetheart,
and Tray are affecting howl Of what
must be called cheap indignation. For two
years this man has been held in close con.
6uemcnt, as the people supposed, on a charge
Of treason. The country demanded his tri'
al, and he himself, through bis friends and
his counsel, has made the same demand
but it did not suit the Radical element which
has control over the judiciary and Of Con-
gress to bring him to trial. A bill Of indict.
ment was found against him at Norfolk some
months since, but Chief Justice Chase,
doubtless under the manipulation Of the
congressional cabal which now rules the
country, found it impossible to determine
whether he should try him or whether il
should be done under the auspices aud di.
rection Of the somewhat notorious and gar
rulous underwood And from time to time
the matter has been nursed along until Mon
day last, when "the great treason trial was
lurned into farce, an. Oh the accused Civ.
ing bail in .ue su.l ol one hundred thousand
dollars for hi, appearance in November next,
he was set free, aud received the congratu.
lations Of his friends. This is the end Of
the farce. Davis will never be tried, and
the Radicl party Of tho country has never
intended that he should be.
But what commentary on mans want Of
integrity does this case present, and what an
illustration Of the total dcprayity Of the
Radical Revolutionists When the war COM
menced We were taught to consider those
who inaugurated the rebellion as guilty Of
the high crime Of treason. As such they
wero universally denounced, aud as such It
was expected that some Of them at least
certainly the chief Of them all, il he did not
cscape-would be tried. Most men consil-
cred It essential that the status of the two
parties to the war should be fixed and de-
termined by judicial inquiry, so that the
great lesson Of the past might serve as a
beacon light for the future, and for two
years the President Of the United States
has held the chief offender in close custody,
awaiting demand for his body by the judi.
cial department Of the government. The
demand is made, and as before remarked,
farce has been enacted instead Of a trag-
ely.
In what position does the enactment OF
this farce place the country? BY it the Rad.
ical element which controls the government,
and into whose hands the President deliver.
Cd the culprit, has declared that they dare
not try him. Do they fear they could not
make out case of treason against thisman ?
DO they fear to meet the exposure that
might be make by the sitting process Of
the law? 1t is not worth while to look to
the possible contingency Of a trial in No
vcniber next. That question is as well set.
tied as though Judge Underwood had de-
cared it from the bench. There will, we
repeat, be no trial Of the cause. What
then? &? Do these men, with Mr. Greeley at
their head, believe that Davis and his col.
leagues had "a right to make war on the gov.
ernment? If so, no treason was committed.
What then ? If they were justi6able and
had Alright to secede and make war in de-
tense Of that right, what is the position Of
the government Of the United States? In
this case It was the offender, and as a con.
sequence'all its acts in levying war to cocrce
the States Of the South to remain in the
Union must have been unlawful usurpations.
Isthis the fact Unless the crime Of treason
is established, this must DO the conclusion,
and asa consequence there can be no posi-.
bic end to the extent of the claims made
upon the government for damages resulting
from the destruction Of property both north
and south.
But what we intended to refer to partic.
ulsrly in this connection is the "cheap in.
dignation" which is about to be indulged
in by the Radical newspapers Of the coun-
try. The RindstoRf of the Bulletin begun
yesterday, and leads off in a pretended as.
sault upon Judge Underwood, characterize
ing the farce as q sort Of "Buil Run" affair.
Such stuff US was INDUCED in by the Bulle.
tin viii do yesy well FOR marines or for
children O. wlsE ,s'eiltct; but the people
now know ,aa; Davis has been set at liberty
by the comgan. Of .ho Radical party
Chief Justice Chase, who is one of their
most trusted men, and prominent candi.
date for their nomination for the presidency,
lent the whole force Of his high position to
bring about the farce which eliminated on
Monday last; and Judge Underwood, who
had nothing else to do but to go on with the
trial, if he was disposed to, even without
the Chief Justice, is one Of the high priests
Of the Radical church. There is no escape
from the responsibility Of the Radical party
Dr the release Of Davis. He was placed in
their hands to be tried, and they refused to
try him, and one of their chief fuglemen,
Mr.. Greedy is the leading man on his bail.
bond. We shall doubtless be entertained
with very much Of pretended indignation
on account Of this matter from the Radical
press, but it will not do. Their position is
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