The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-16
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE AtRAlu.

| JeH Davis and State Rights-The surratt
Trisi-Jem Davis on General Buffers Rcve-
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Northern Maiice-Mr.
Johnson as n States Rights Advocate.
MONTREAL, August II, 1867
hear that some Who went from heresbouts WASH
ngton witnesses for the government In te suratt
trial would have liked the trial 10 have lasted in
definitely as they received much rs $50 per diem
| higher saiary Than Their services have here
tofore yielded them. From current underground IN
formation from Washington Il 10 rumored that the trial
expenses have amounted TO s300, eco and upwards.
General Buffers revelations regard the exchange
| Of prisoners looked upon as quite Bullersh. II
not msnformed. Mr.. DAVIS pleased General
GRANTS course as evinced in Official correspondence
gwen 70 the public regarding it entirely annihating
the charge Of cruelty and murder upon the federal
prisoners persstently BROUGHT against the Con-
ederate government. He contends hatColonel Robert
Ould prove the latter has distinctly stated that
he was instructed by the Confederate government to
send home federal prisoners without any equivalent
RETURN owing to the fact that il possessed longer the
adequate coprissariat supp,es or medicines 10 ad
minister 10 them, its own troops the field suffering
for food That this offer was rejected point blank at
Washington, and that tho prisoners were thus kept
starving and diving at Andersonve where, principally
account Of want Of transportation. food was neces
sary scanty although there could have been collected
otherwise abundance In the country With regard to
the discipline and details touching the treatment
o. the prisoners nrousnou. me soniederacy, ne naa
on the subject sent to him being necessarily
referred back to Dir. seldom Secretary Of War, for
final decision and action hone but fool could have
expected him TO attend personally TO all these little mai
tiers of detail General winder and Judge Ould were
appointed in their respective departments because no
felt full confidence in their very sound saSacious judg
ment and known integrity. wInder was strict dis
cipliparian, but by no means bad hearted man. On
tho important item OF prisoners he nrrn be-
success In the field depended much upon il; but
svey ns every noens prompted MN not
posed than himself to respect duly the sacred character
Of prisoner Of war Among bis own people many had
clamored against him because he refused to hang the
Dahlgren raiders. He is persuaded that other
point in his career can his conduct be easily vnd
Gated. General BCer was known his friend before
the war; having voted many times for him the Char
leson convention: but be mt Davis had been under
the necessity OF ouawipg him during the struggle, and
with him; nevertheless, it was not unacceptable that
that renowned ferret General should in his various fer
rengs ont lay the whole truth the prisoner SUBJECT
before the world.
In this connection II s said that the ex.President is
such special malice agnins. him {unless il
from the fact OF his having been the executive
had not done any moro than his people did, in fact not
much by good deal He had vsrious;y ard often
ntOrpossd to mI.satc tho severity Of the struggle
suffered agonies while passing through the aery ordeal
had camored for the black flag Az for himself he had
his cardinal point by which be plotted although
with regret from tho United States Senate chamber in
1861.
At that very time Andy johnson was equally a,s,aes
rights man but his expectations OF receiving high posi-
n Snrer ss prs me- 'ess
starry armament land did not fan Ia Lucferl.
Mr. Davis expresses the highest admiration for Viz
gina. Query-ls the compliment reciprocaied?
The American Way to Peace or War With
the New tsovernmcDt-Dangers Of the Bril-
fish Monurchical Cons0lidntion-A Large
Canadian Army and Powerful Navy TO be
Orgunized-War Trouble in Pro-pect-WiH
the United States Remain the North Ameri-
MONTREAL. August 20, 1867.
Government Is positive science, like physic any
thing of tho Kind To control the supersaiary elements
or bodies you have centre OF gravi.aior well
balanced soldy established and practically controlling
That par, Of the United States known as the North
ought to be the centre OF gravi,aon Of North America
small outside bodies as the South and Canada ought 10
be made gravia.e around that centre OF prosperity
civilization and freedom--;he North. Has tho North
been practically that centre OF grayiiaon9 Yes and
no. Yes because has hrst established Itself sodly
as power No because II is using that power It
should 1t is a., absorbed by party tactics, party in
trgues party conspracies ard party crimes for tho
sake OF spoil and power For years anc the North
has been the victim Of party struggles To quote only one
instance not true that :; was on account OF those
party wariares between tho Northern politicians that
the North lost It's controlling power the South, and
could gain il after bat at the creates. expense Of
financial security and national blood? The Union, 10
one solid body OF the Northern people-ihe only true
republican population the face Of this continent
would have prevented those evils. We would have
been the controlling power without any obstacle Dts
made weak, and 70 gain what had been lest We
had to be united: II divisions had continued the
South would have gained the poin, tue
trolling power II that is not a most urrnisiaSable ev
dence ,ha; strength union, aad that the North
n IA of
i,s population perfectly united then let US know
how TO satisfy the ncredueus OF the rigid eractncss Of
proposition.
Now will past experience teach lesson TO the North
VIII the billions expended, the torrents OF blood shed In
the great Southern be OF any account in the
ellis OF the rnlrg-eithcr legislative or executive
powers OF this country Men Who instead OF being
blinded by tho party squshbie or party warfars
going In the North, the lockout in the high
nelds of the great national and political detnss OF this
country, have TO fear that all past sacrifices
will no, be OF any Leaving aside for q
the question OF the reconsirucion OF the South aud
supposng tina. matters will como 10 a good national
solution on that eide let US u We show reTrcacy
enough the opposite side OF Northern territories
Are We taking OF the Canadian question"
should dc No. We do not seem TO appreciate its mani
fest Importance II seems are blind 10 the fact
that frontier some I'VE provinces OF Euro
pean descent Ike Us, arc laying tho foundation OF
Power far dangerous inimical, disas.
rous and deadly than the power built up in the South
by the Shareholder before the break OF national civil
war That Power which IL now bong 0ullt up on the
other side OF the forty-n latitude, in population
wealth Independence OF political action towards US,
IN far better position than the South TO organize It's
forces against the North Like the South, Canada con-
tans Of actual would be arstocrais aud SELF
made nobility, and In Csnads as In the south, thar class
looks the republican institutions OF the North tho
moral antdoc OF their poisonous designs. and being,
consequently. the great enemy with which they
will have 20 contend in the present and future,
the past Mcnarchica tendencies and Institutions
the SIDE against republican institutions the
othersuch the concndng elements that fought
during four years the baltic fields Of tho south and
such Will be the two elements which will or
later meet In lighting attitude IN the International
councils OF Britain nnd Canada the one side and tho
republican North On the other. Tan this be avoided
Yes; Just 90 the rebellion could Lave been avoided
lust the french empire in Mexico has been avoided.
that Is by the union o. the Northern minds In
ergetc protest against the schemes of the British
tocracy aud mcnarchical Amcrcanophnbe schemes and
designs. and by pra,tical continuous understand
ing between the mcn-hs true republican citizens
OF North with the liberal and republican citi-
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