Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-23


SUPPLIES prodsess; hs gets what Is TO him
sssrs sss lsss, and:his interests are thereby
promotsd and protscted. Bat y make
thoss tAings csss him dsublc. under inc
plea Of .'psstssting" hio. is adding insult
% oppssssion. Taxation. sstesnal OF intes-
osl. 10 "a protection. Il 4 simply dcpri>
wing s.usn Of pat sfhis substance. which
y psspss, V ~ ssls object b TO ~asasain
0evssnossst but u ~ tax BE- levied, in
whole o. in psss. for the purpose Of srael !.
ins oss>aia slassss 70 sSaes from hin more
shas shs isgisiulaas psids lse thsls goods.
sucA iavositism Il illsg climate and tyranieal
1870.
WHAT T0R DAOlCAL0 0AY
ABOUT JDRg. AND
ms CASE.
s.Treasoa 49, l.sss H. Obnsxleus
f.asg 81 srse." ss
Maey Psesis az under ths impression
tAa1 shs psaally 10 lreassa y 6sath. This
We -, until The sadicals got into power
II lee sssu1ea CsasFssa end . radical
President shsased the psnalty for treason
nom dsatA - imprisonment In the peniten
tiasv, ~ usvsssss p~rssAss-.-A .-s..e g..
III. The radicals nov admit that they have
srumpsd up ~ sorts Of lies about Jea. Da
viz and bic completely in the assassination,
In the cruel treatment Of prisoners, &C., &c.
they admit that he has been lied about
long enough, and that Congress wants to
back down - quietly as possible. The
Chicago Jouraars Washington correspond
emit, under date Of May 10. says:
"rhe truth is that treason has lost III
obnoxious force aud despite the assertion
Of individuals, il 10 fast becoming consider>
Cd not crime punishable with death--but
political otfsnss, and no moro deserving OF
punishment than n difference in religious
belief. Al oil events. fine and imprlson-
mens is considered due retribution, and
there are very many among the radicals,
toO--who ere opposed oven to this penalty
but argue fog expatriaslon, and they ci,s
the clcmency Of dosp0tic Franco ~ - IN.
stance Of the wildaess and sudlciency Of
exile"
OtueutpO OSVeO sbo3 SOVUo VVuuuCA eV
icng at Fortress Monroe, not 60 answer the
charge Of treason. but - give the Judiciary
COMMITTEES and the other Committees vi
Congress time to procure sufficient evidence
against him 70 warrant his indictment and
successful prosecution on either or both Of
two charges in the assassination
Of Abraham Lincoln, cr criminal RESPONSE
biltty Tor the cruel treatment Of our sol
sltpra m Ys,hol M A.~t u
Two years have passed away, and the mos.
extraordinary efforts have failed 90 bring
sufficient proofs against him to justify the
arraignment, aud nov Congress ia reality
Wi,hdraws from the task II has so arluous
ly labored in, and jefferson Davis is now
very quietly surrendered into the hsrStls Of
the civil authorities on . writ OF hdLcds corr
Pns. and The result is he Is released on bail
u await his trial at the next November
term"
Congress has found itself in an akward
tin. Ii has honestly tried to do Its duty.
kubservng the pubic good, aud i. has beeo
asserted time and again that important tes-
t,nony had been found that implicated Da,
Wis in these two crimes. Thus the public
have been led TO believe great things. who're
~ the only foundation for them WAS the
busy brain Of some Now York Geographic
correspondent. Congress, naturally enough,
feels very mach like getting clear Of this
dilemma. II desires TO drop the msttsr.-
For two years u has much resemblsd the
unhappy tsdpole who in . melancholy
mood plaintivsly declared:
II can do nothing but lie here eli day.
Just wri&gls and wriegls aud wriggis away."
u course their highest ambition N "a vst
evsy trom their sAasa. A ~aApole once : frov
becomes In certain sense : free m.r.e
Life assumes new responsibilities and new
datise. Coeevess 10 extremely snxisus 70
do that came thing"
Bovs Or At N,snr.-How many Of our
sseasss. sad especially Of che male portion
ars sAsss Who will not fully appreciate the
following suessstisas. made recently by an
sxchsaga Upon this ssbjssss Il ssys:-
"IAS tss@p - aneRiag bsys 10 spend
lthsie sVsslsB = 49, ~. q - Il IL,
msss suissss, daaUuiouD - u1sGAssveu
shsa0 pssslb's. Nea1isg - spss1ily On,
susly naske thsk eg6 ADwawsA. TIE,
4 DgulD.y nlsru - sssss y sieA4; = N
hsalehy seaas u -. vsAC. ~ psssla
lsnguaU. sessssA pp.saIess, nininai cen
tinsues. - shwlsuDeWa rfo1eus beerina
Indeed. i ! In ~ stpssas sNsr siyhsssl
that heys essesslly esquire tho sdssasiG
aad the cepseity Scr becoming rowdy, dis
soluts msn. rassas. Dc yss telisvs il =
Will you keep your children Il HON,
nights. and see that their home b mad,
comfortable and profitable
UxrrnsLr AND CsxiNAL Cunroeasr.
There has beena very general. and perhaps
we'll founded, impression that he hate
Thomas kslly had lasgc sums OF eold which
be kept concealed some where on his bluff
On Wednesday ! number Of persons. in no
way entitled to the treasure II fovpd. while
yet the body Of IL ee6S6t1 was unbured.
were engaged in digging and prying about
the hun in search Of the hiaden nold. Ear.
y Thursday morning. : relative q the de-
ceased notified Mayos 0rescs that this
search wes being prosecuted. and requested
that policeman might Be detailed 10 guard
ehs psopssty esd 3 GBsal s. cHcsi y ~
hands - . duly au1haeisad adniniotsstoe.-
~ un1oel1l1 ana es1ln1ace 5000 vilI -
prsvsatsd ftsM 49, iNoelf menile 4 A.
dieeiag about ~ bln&.
We uadessloAl tAAb N. Kelsv Wss asksd
same Of his fkisnds = oheri tina before,
ne death, concssning ~ dieedgltJon 10 had .
aadsof his nou1y. u aAnitts8 ~ 80
session Of consideFatis' e1t6s bat character.
Soecny REFUSED - give h1y infossnatien Of
~ ..e.ne p!acs- Ihe 0t6tssJ Of Ma life
- eneessaaaty q y - eunDap& e 0ooey
- Sseealsd y hin wiA xlvs = Des1ous
S ~. u q hidden tssessrs uog unliHo ekst
-. - fsdcnblahle Captain Yl11 a.enes
- . Msssc.. s,ndiae 6ay amount viii ous
: ~ ssS.nase soe belief that seill Isrrer
Z.,,s !. 70 '.sas sodisturbsd. 80 sSssus
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