New-York tribune., 1867-06-14
THE BAILING or JEFFERSON DAVIS.
! rrrrR rroM GERRIT SMITH.


The Hon Gerrit Smith has written letter, setting
tb m lis recrhar style the why he signed the
ho,d The ,comont is lengthy and exbausts the SUD
seet Mr. smiths defense Of bis course rs unansNeraDe'
ns ~ his argument for fair dealing With the aoulherh
States which forms part Of IT, He declares that D"'S
was tied 10 speedy trial. and that there was no "a
,nse for delay Of years. After the C""r' h'u "e
.drd that tho Of DAVIS was ba''hc' i' i'. ~
,.if too much Of man TO refuse To sign h' "o 'i ~
name had been selected with Otbers fvr n'"Slndh ne
tmaes his belief that Davis could NOT nave neen peu
except by the use of names Of Northern nen ana
sentation of the various shades oi pouc op'n"nS "
fbe country MI r. then goes to lengthy feN'" u .0
political questions involved III me arrest OF sNs % ne m
says that from the tho south lad down he arms ne
has been writing ana speaking 10 prove thaL - ~ %
mot TO he harged with treason. IL was Tor treason ob
that Davis Nas held ana lh0icte INC MI -
10 carry the wax under thc law ol M"i =.
ander International instead Of mnhlclpdi i"N-so
she lost the right hold the south FOR treason ad she
elected otherwise, our nation would nave ltth pcim
sentIy divided the South would have ruled tDe Whoe
toIntry Tho low stalg OF eVu.Bclh soCStS 'h u"nS
welcomed a "no quarter war; MhIe the NorSh Wu'nu
these dovilsgoi" We made baIea9 @ Nun auo i
our generals IN the surrender recognized thls ~
treat each other as belngeiens me SO " nan
the United States unanimously hed tlat !IS We "ss
GAIN. Mr.. r CXclalms. Alas, me IbchdD'' -,
the revouDg namy oi our bIeahrS h VT tf Hle wbaf
when nave II ia olr power To Dleah II IIo,r II
poor use is this 70 put the power Ol Nc.oS , lUw "
slms the glory aud reduces the Na!ne oi me % be
The shame OF defeat is as no.hlne ouiI%1ou % Mime "
shamo of abusing the power of success Inc hoEnns -
Ina oV q
we should conquer Mexico, wCud he n no more tIoSS'
more immoral breach Of iaith IMAM Is one nGa h,
ing jefferson Davis for II. No wOnGer tlat
fbe enlightened and sensitive men oi the SOuth
are stung the quick by our perhdy! We may hpI ~
royer so far from passion and prludce ~ 10 ps
ashamed of this perdy-but children Will he ashamed
pf Who doubts Tor moment, tat lhe NORTH
had she been cOnUueTed in Tins war; Wonld nave cid'
nj The hand OF her cOnquerOr the umancs 0f lhe W o
yar-Of that aw which knows no treason Are we uonS
.s we wond be done byl ] said the law Of war knOwshO
treason add that treason ceases luSt Nnei anu p
fbe acknowledgement OF beligereut rights begins hSaso
7eaehos this. Humanity teaches tins. Ihe nolli'Si
sberaiss of Europe besecch To believe tiS IheS zen
us that they mean undertake, from tine 10 hne' 10
nyerurn their despOtC and oppressive Governing s'"u
that nothing could be for them thl Wlcn' no"
and then they shall he conquered 10 nave u IN lhG
soyer of thc conguerOr 10 plead the example OF hcd
81 have ever held that sufficient reason why We sou
not psnsh the conquered South is that Tie N0f was pe
s RESPONSIBLE SOut for the chief can>c oi the N
The North did quite - much the Sou; dd 10 Nphou
fIayery: aud lei me add that she did il more wIckedN
because more caculatugy. slavery was the cN ihhtr
tance OF the SouthDut the wicked choce TIE adopted
polcy OF the North Tie unfortunate South tclt tt' se
must take Slavery for better for worse FOR Gam or iO
loss the meyccuMy North cooly reckontu me pou
Zeal commercial ecclesiastical profits OF slavery, ahd
held to it, then declares that the South suffered
leo much in the war without srperdddlng punishment Z"
the close Of the WAY lie would have bad no punishment
inflicted Oh the South after her suIrCndc-ho even So
had been responsible for the The North must no"
comfort the SOuthhcal the wounds slavery Was ilSh
y killed hut not ~ punh the South The blacks should
lave the ballot. but not 10 punish The south Nj Nhh
thought the South would regard the bdlllhS OF alH is
Ah evidence of good feeling and So ne Ngncu MS Dohu
The people Of Richmond did han the event Wllh Joy