New-York tribune., 1867-01-05

Of Mr. JOhnsOns speech lie said he could not near to
the United States held TO the senate as
model Of cruelty and INJUSTICE without ehtetlhg nus nus
some instance Of cruelty to the Rebels recited He
had heard OF hangings or shootngs Tor the eipe
rebellion It true that Jefferson DAVIS was IN foF
Monroe 1t was that he had not been tired ana
that ne might die in prison: he HoWe had geeh fIesl
dent Jefferson Davis would have been tried ana nc wOd
have died time ago IN the neighborhood OF fortress
MonTOa lie remembered case or treason against the
State of Virginia committed by man named Jonh
Brown, with an army of 50 men That man ana ana ms army
were captured tried, and hung since s', d uossv Gov
Henry A. Wise had taken prominent part In H. 80 Iat
from sharing the fate Of john Broyn Mr. Wise had not
and scored the idea Of seeking accepting pardon
Mr.. HOWARD said the remarks of Mr. johnson In re,a-
mation issued by President Johnson after the aa
Of Mr. Lincoln, Davis charged with participation III
that crime The Secretary OF War had said, III cOll-
cation the Senate that he was held as prisoner OF war
woIl rs for criminal connection with the ASSASSINATION
tion IN the murder of President Lincoln OTHER accom-
pices In that crime had been tired py military S coS3
For year past efforts had been made to arrest another
accompce surrat and he had Deen arrested ana Ws
10 holding Davis for trial as an acc0mpce III lhat Eie
d % v " mG tbe vi" nic Hftoney at Richmond to try
him for treason though he might be tlled Al any ohor
Ma Johnson interrupted Mr. Howard TO say that he
bcvcd Davis coud be tried Ia any other state as wen as
that the trial must take place in Virginia He Qhr JOhh
som thought that was mistake. = 80,
Mr. HOWARD asked Mr. Johnson II he understood hiin
correctly when he understood him 10 say that ~ Jefer-
fon Davis was held prisoner of war; Inc could not Dc
amenob blc 10 the Civil Courts
Mr.. JOHNSON said that was his opinion. ,
Mr HOWARD said If that was true, i was strange that
Davis lad not been liberated on writ oi haWas corpus
II the doctrine advanced by Mr. Johnson correct
Davis could not bc held in prison any longer ne thl
Howard maintained however that this doctrine was IN
connect and could Ice proved by Mattc and Kent. He
was moi in the counscls of thc Adinsiration but ne en-
.eralned doubt that Davis would be Ultimately re-
leased Internationally without trial or punishment for
treason any other ofense 1t was not TO be expected
that President who had issued paIdos 10 the worst ana
most malignant Rebels, would try tho head ol thc
people whose favor he Is so diligently oonrtlpg; Nr
Howard Chen discussed the pending blu lie held that
the section proposed TO be repealed granted power not
given TO the President by the Constitution The Pres
dent could pardon under the Constitution Dut nOua nov
grant amnesty. Amnesty meant peace. Inc IIfAutlt
could more grant general amnesty y TINS stcueh Nas
repealed than he could declare peace without tie consent
Mr.. SALISBURY Dem, Dell spoke in favor Of his
amendment to repeal the entire tonstatlo biiI slsad
~ the 18th section. proposed. The bill was an ntDci
ut against soooo00 Of people who had been denied nc
= tectioh Of the Goy"rinchl, ana ei'loIe ougn 1i 20
b.. h,d responsible for adheung to It's enemies Ale
,.rce could not be CXactcd when protection was denied
Tla doctrine had been maintained W the aoest "r'ers
and lawyers in this and other countries
Mr. HENDRICKS Dem, Ind, aUdinE to the charge
made 10y Mr. Chandler when ihs l Lrs eahle UP ~, @ tle
senate said be- did not suppose the Senator from Mcm
gan meant That any proclamation had Ds'm mrposed pCsdtno 10 ny
repealed reElrcd only to parlnns " Mr. M
authority Of Of the Judges Of this District lie
Thought il due the other Judges Of the District that the
Hc had but objection 10 tho t'" oi the secuo Ahu
that that 1t would create the impression that Con-
grcss opposed TO conciiatory course toward tho
late Rebels.
on ms bin any more he felt called up0n Ia correct mis-
appr hcusion of certain Senators That ne flrumuD ac
Rowcdgcd the light uf the President lndsr the Cons
tuition to pardon by proclamation. lie made no such
acknowledgment.
no charge against the President Of selling paons He
said that padous wcrc for gdc by womcIby more thn
ono woman lie dd.not charge that the President sold
rnrtous or knew that they were sold. He wonid now
slv that when these facts brought 90 the knowledge
of hc President the President denounced the man Who
bought them. and the nefirlous business went o' inc
President de clinirg Ia Interfere Ia stop H.
then taken OH MI. Sduisbufys amend
umt to repeal the cutire Cmfscion b aud it was dis
agreed TO- The hill then passed; Yeas, ~; Nays, Z.