The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29
Southern confederacy from JAN. AS curious
piece Of historical information VIC give copy
of the bond and its sionatures:-

piece OF nistor.cli Information VIC give copy
of the bond and its signatures
At a stated term of the Circuit Court Of the United
states FOR the ds:o. Of ysnia held :. Richmond On
on this 18th day Of May In the year Of Lord 1857
before the the District Court OF the United
Richmond in the said district Jefferson Davis and
acknowledged himself 70 owe TO the United States Of
said United States; and Gsrris Smith, Horace Greeley
Cornelius Vanderbilt Augustus scheli, Horace r. Clark
A WEIGH. David X, Jack man. william b Mcfarland,
Gustavus K Myers, william w. Crump James Lyons
John A. Meredith, William H. Lyons, John Minor Botts
Benjamin ' Wood ThomSs v. Dosvsn ssoh A or whom
acknowledged himself TO owe 70 the United States OF
America the sum OF 700 Of like hwfal money. The
said several sums 70 be made 70 the OF the said United
states OF the goods chattes lands and tsnemens Of the
said parties respectively.
said Jefferson Davis shall In his proper person we'll and
truly appear at the circuit Court Of tho United States for
the district Of Virginia % 30 held at Richmond in the
.. the opening Of the court on that day, and
then and there appear from day 70 day and stand 70
ordered adudged respect 70 him by the said court
and not To depart from the said court without the leave
from tho sad court in that behalf ar had and obtained
then the sad recognixanco TO become VOID otherwise re-
Taken ard ACKNOWLEDGED this lssh day Of May. A. D.
v. H. BARRY, Cork
0errit Saith, Ahraham Warwick.
Horace Greeley. 0ustAvus A. Myers.
Cornelius vaadcsbat Wn. ". .0vump.
Augustus Schet. James LyouA
Horace r. Clark, John A. Meredith.
BENJAMIN Wood. VIM. H. Lyons
A. Wech, John Minor Bolts,
David K Jackman, Thos W. boswell,
VIM. 3. Mcfarland Jas Thomas Jr.,
r. B. Haxali Thos r. Price.
Isaac Davenport, Jr. VIM. Allen.
Here is proceeding 1iberating the greatest
criminal this country mas ever seen on similar
cor Of os1 ha -, A.
petty larceny. AS legal event it is most sin
gular, and shows the extraordinary skill with
which one of the greatest lawyers of our State
has managed to make the same men who got
up and justified the rebellion come together
again on common ground and declare that it
was only venial offence, and deserving no
more severe punishment than might be awarded
to petty larceny. But in another view the act
of Greeley, Chase and their associates is Great
ing great excitement all over the States and
laying the groundwork of . sweeping revolu-
ton. Every one may be willing to give Gree
ley, Ben Wood, Gerrit Smith, and John Minor
Bolts all the credit for humanity they may de-
sire; but it is clear from the extracts which we
publish to-day from the republican press
throughout the country that the republican
party regard this act of one of their prominent
leaders in very serious light. It stultiies the
whole war for the suppression Of the rebellion,
and leaves the conviction on the public mind
that the three thousand millions of dollars and
the half million Of lives which it has cost the
North have been thrown away to no purpose.
II makes the loyal people ask themselves why
there should not be plotting out of the
penalties Of thewar in the North as well as in
the South. It. suggests the question, if the
rebels Of the South, who brought this war
upon the country, are to be granted universal
amnesty, and the negroes Of the South
are to be endowed with the right of suf-
frage, why should the loyal masses Of the
North, who have fought and suffered to pre-
serve the government, be subjected to bear the
heavy burden Of the war debt, and to see their
hard earnings wrung from them by the hum
dreds Of millions every year by the tax
gatherer! Why, In short, should the Southern
leaders-the real criminals in the wicked
rebellion-be protected and released from all
punishment, and the Northern people-the
victims Of the treason-be compelled to bear
all its pains and penalties?