The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-05-16

constitution, had it but permeated the
'rcasts of the masses, would have say.
d us from the Wal that conquered the
prisoners body, but can never, no
levcr! conquer his soul, or the love his
feel for him. And this is why,
N II sincere desire for the peace OF
the American Union, we think that JET
Davis is more dangerous in his
suGcrings than he would or could DC in
the exercise ofthat freedom which be-
longs to all citizens,
But Mr.. Davis is to be tried--so-call-
ed. 1t will be q o called trial, if that
burlcsquc upon humanity called Judge
Underwood, is to preside. The New
York Day Book truly says that OF all
the degraded specimens OF humanity
who have come to the surface during
he late civil strife, Judge Under
wood, of Virginia, is perhaps the most
disgusting, and it is of the great
mistakes, if not crimes Of Abraham
Lincoln, that he ever appointed such a
brainlcss creature. In his late "charge
to the Grand Jury," so,called, at Rich
mond, he INDUCED in language that
would have disgracc1 the fish market
Of any city. The Day Book says that
for years this Judge loungcd about
New York too lazy to work, or even
keep clean, pretending to be San ex'
ile'' and now dressed with a little au'
thority, he pulls up well nigh to burst
inc, with big words and sounding phra
scs, Of which he has not brains enough
10 comprehend the meaning. He ant
Bolts are well matched. Bolts thu
foreman ola Grand Jury Of which Tn
dcrwood is the Justice, with five mig
gers to boot. But what crime, in Cod:
name, have these negroes committed
that they should be disgraccd by sucl
association?
In this connection it may be wei
enough to refer to the fact that Chic
Justice Chase pcrsistcntly refuses to IT,,
Jefferson Davis, although Presiden
johnson has desired him to. There i
Il personal reason for this refusal, for a
a contemporary well says:
"Chasc feels that there would be NOR
than Jefferson Davis on trial and h
;. fears The result. lie once counscllet
the very thing, as Governor Of Ohio
for which Jefferson Davis is now hcl'
q prisoner III Fortress Monroe, On
charge O thigh treason; viz. resistance
by force and arms, to the authority ant
laws Of the United States"
Since writing the foregoing, the new
comes that Mr.. Davis was brought be
fore the court, and upon application wa
admitted to bail in the sum Of 100000
his trial to come or at the Novembe
term Of Court. Horace Greedy wa.
first on the bail for Mr.. Davis, follow
ed by Mr.. Schiil, Of New York, ane
Mr.. Jacklan, Of Philadelphia, and 9th
Ella. a number of gentlemen residing
in Virginia offered their INT as bail
NJ. Davis was congratulated by sever
al friends, but there was no %demonstya'
ton or noise Of any kind. After Civ
lug bail To appear at November term OF
the court, Mr.. Davis was taken in 6
coach to the Spottswood house.
Horace Greedy, i'll this matter, has
shown himself Il man Of good heart
He has long labored in his paper fol
the release or trial Of MI. Davis. He
has urged his release upon bail, and vol
UNFAIRLY offered his name us surety. I'm
doubtedIy the imprisonment of the
great chief Of a lost cause has but made
the sufferer higher niche in the tenn
pie Of future fame. Had he been re-
leased al once after the surrender OF
Lee, he would have been powerhss for
evil, even if he had evil in his heart
Had he been executed, he would have
been made immortal AS the Gods ofold.
AS il is, he has been made dearer to
his peoplc,-has been made so by the
very effort to humiliatc the South in
Keeping him so long in confinement
Justice and sound sense have been tar
dy in The management of him, but "bet
ter late than never