Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-05-03
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PARIS. MAINE. MAY 5. 1867.


This Arb traitor . yct in confinement,
and q y becoming a ser'o5- qse-'ion -he'h-
or he - ever O. D. trisd. TLere NAV BE-
good and iusfifabie rvason. for the crrsf
delay an this matter. but The people b~gin -
think otherwise Th8f Ne oa-hi 90 be tr'sd.
convicted and hung. th-rc 80 D. no dcua'-
lie las been guilty % -ickefuess enough
o. hang a tisou.and nsen h. a the greaiest
criminsl a tbs 49,. Had not M. Lincoln
been sssassinsi~d rs ca-e wouh have bccn
ds-rc-eJ % long aso. n = e,ilcnt nov.
ard has been for months. that johnson
icnt know Ms, ~ 10 18th hi- friend la
Vis. lie dOnf dar~ 20 Hhsrzfc him. Tor
fear be -ouid find p,werful rival in
- President DAVIS. Senhrr doc. b., sia-c
put him On trial N gnof csrsosf. fcr fear he
~iH - convicsed; ard 90 frv him an, make
the proceedings far-e ~ouid ~ dsnisg-
ing process. 80 far a. the accid~ntai ocyu-
pant Of The White House j. cunc--ucd
In the fsc- Of al ,hese dificuliirs An
dre- johnson d~ci,les 20 do--nothinc n
eaicuiafing the -uiit 81 DaNi-. Ne az not
to lock upon hirn simply a. the h-sd~- 60 :
g'gantic rebellion. lie - uor~e than that.
lie i guilty % rnuryicr,n- an cur r-ccr hov-
who peri-hed in r,-l,,i prisons. from sisrva-
tion. suffering shs~c and n~rivrt Tie had
Il in has power - hav- r -rv~n',-,i the A. ful
scencs Of Audersonviii-. Saul-Anry. Rirh-
mond sd Other rei.ei prisons and did rot
DO u. Nor than this. the evidence airradv
taken ~ congregational ~orr,nsiti~rs snd 9th.
rr tribunals. 90. 20 sho- thai be ,ry,p-or,,f
Of Il - un~ans q drpicsine th- federal
aruies. And hall DAVIS 20 unrunishcl
for Committing fhc-c internal crime,s
Secoodls. there caa % ~ douht bat D.
vas ra-'y % The assassinaiion a Pr,-si.
Dent Li-coln. IL nav BE more difs-ult %
prove his completely ~ ;hfs f-srir sHsir
thaa IN the other ease jast cited but ihat
be - actually guii'y there can u no dosbt
Therr las bscn on tLc part 81 he gov
crumsut Eaosi criminal n-gi,ct IN o., nan
agemeEt Of ga, matter. II JEFF Davi-
~as not criminal. MN dad An.lrc- John
son Oder larEu reward f1r hi. csrturrs
And Il H. va never % IT, irioJ ~hs Gid b..
a.
The crcai mistake lsy IN this. thr oErn.c
Of ia DAVIS "a rur,iy -7aary. ju,t
such an ofrnce a. gndrr fi,e la- Of nations
~ouli suhIrrt BAN o. De- tired hv court
martial or niiltary commission: AMI 30 "a.
e. duty 81 tbe rcvrrnu,-nt 90 have institu-
ted such tribunai ard tired Liua a. onc,.
after has arrest. Sach = procrsdirg on ths
part 81 the gUVcrnnlcnt wouA have done
mere 10 crush stst the spirii ~ r., hcilou in
shis country shan anv other course thai
could hsvc been pursu~d ~ u to- gov
ernnent would have vindicafsd n. auihcri
fy o. punish treason .nd rvieIlion. Wbcn
u failed % uieet - obligations 20 The ercaf
loyal element q fhe coun'ry. u lowered 90
dignity an proved fsifL.cs- 90 90, friend,
AMI Supporter To ny a nailrsry oacncr
n he civil courts d. Eulc better ihan q
farce O. iiscii. Ard q ). more especially
% ~ ihis iafc day. Shyuld JET pasis D.
Tut upon trial IN . rcguizr coart q weuid
he a magnificent buriesqs~ uPon jusiicr
ASIDE FROM the thoassnd and one tsehnssai
points whrh ths inevnuiiy a learned ard
able coun-,l ~ouid rai-- in the 49,. iurv
Of quasi rebel, wouid acguij tbrir oh lead
cr Wiihoui having tb,ir seats. We have
no expectation i..At Dasi. -ill ever b. tri-.i /.
and - far a. the country - concerned o.
uakcs bit iifilc difcrcnce uhrfLer d. o. Or
not. ShoaiI D. b. non. .naiiy convicted tie
Prvsrl-ut ~ouii arsiou hiui a. oncr. o.,
the other hand. aoquiti,d, (ss BE- uosLl
3D. it ~osli b. hai'ed a. fic greatest rebel
HlCtory of the War