The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-05-02
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Edi.pa.sh re- w.shinsDn to T. Herald says !.
II IS the opinn of persoss highin authority aud
ihentAl Ia thnk tls trial Of OBJ H. Surra,. " u
be ultimately abandoned. The impression is that
there Is general conviction prevailing in official
qaarters thai the pEfortunais Mrs SursAtt was not
guilty Of the crina- for which she was executed and
that the trial Of her would only result In more
clearly establishing that fact. Such DEVELOPMENT
of course, would not be relshed BY the Adm
zion and offers concerned in the trial and condemns
ton of the mother. There is aaosher cause however
not very creditable, assigned why the President
would not wish the trial to occur but q. IL xoud
cast deep slur upon the reputation OF one who lately
has not been sleeping bed Of roses, refrain
from giving it publicity. II might only be creating
another sensation and, perhaps, without
far the Qualification of scandAl-mongers. However
this may Be, it is act believed that the evidence in
of jena II. Safra.t-p aT. #
We think il time to say that the many ystares
surrounding this SGrrast should cease, Since
TIE assassination of President Lincoln, We have had
endless surmises and rnakeshifts aud tricks in ref
ersnee to the crime and those accused In the first
place, we had the Government procamations accusing
Davis and Sanders, and Thompson of the assassina
ton Then we had the trials in which tfess persons
were so'enniy arragnei participants in that crime
There few things that children will less
to read taan that ssif-same trial, with its hayward
aud rude jasece- Then como the swift execution Of
Mrs. sarrstt although yne, assassin by his own
confession, asserted her innocence We had the es-
cape of Surratt -7his wanderinxs under Government
esPienag fact that ii known where he was,
and -eisrt made to arrest him unti, Mr.. Boutwell,
speaking the public opinion OF the nation, compelled
his arrest We have also had the Imprisonment Of
DAVIS IS an assassin if there is any value in the
Judgment OF tie commission that tried Payne and his
companions. His continued ilcprispna,e without
trial or the pretense OF trial, in itself mystery
and a shame. Then came Gen Buffers famous
speech, showing that the diary of Booth bad been
suppressed. on the conspiracy trial. and the dec,sra
ton hf great lawyer that Mrs. Stirratt bad been
innocenty hanged Immediately al Il ot.nes-
naens that the War Department wound print the Booth
diary soosoon as something other occurred
Veil: time enough has passed for twenty things TO
happen, and nothing is heard of the Booth diary
Finally we have the most provoking delays about the
trial Of Surratt with announcement that he is not
to be tried, because the trial might establish the fact
that Mrs. Surratt was not guilty at al.
II is time that this juggling should cease; and
cspec ally as the Surratt case is only par. of the
juggling that has been permitted since the death of
Mr.. Lincoln. The tragedy is one Of the most yster-
iCuS IN Annals OF crime. There something hid
den that to know. What it is we canno.
say but the records of the trial. the continued i'm.
plisonmens of Mr.. Davis, and especially the shutting
OF the Government, compel distrust and suspicion
Why has not Booths diary been published?
Why isGeorge N. Sanders net demanded from the
British Government if the Administration really be-
lieves he . partner in the crime of Booth
Why IS not Davis. either punished released? And
why is not John II, Surratt, against whom, least
all the eridenee have points unerringy, brought
10 justice.-EN. Y. Tribune.