The Republican journal., 1872-06-20
Jefferson Davis's Bail Bond--Beecher On

MIR. Beecher spoke substantially as follows:
Brother, | stand upon this question of the
punishment of Davis Just where | did two
years ago. If it can be proved that he was
prlVy TO any scheme of assassination, or that he
cruelty violated the laws of war. say let him
be tried and condignly punished. Here there
was some applause, which Mr.. Beeoher prompt
ly checked, saying, Hear what have to say,
and then applaud at home, if you want to-
But if he is charged with an otfense, let him be
tried for it. And | say that to detain man IN
prison for months and years without trial is
artoclous. 1t is the contrary to all consttu-
tions, and all laws. and all justice. l have felt
d profound modification over the fact that such
a thing was done in this land of liberty
and law. And honor Mr. Greeley and Mr..
Gerrit Smith for inerposing to prevent the con
tInuance OF such crime. If il had been neces-
sary lWoudhave become bail myself. Here Mr..
Beecher criticised the character of Davis very
sharply. but paused and went on As follows ::
But have no right to speak of him thus in his
absence. | take it back. Such things should
be said before mans face if at all, and Mr..
Davis is not here to defend himself.
THE BoNpsMEN.
The names signed to Jefferson Davis's bail
bond, in addition to his own, were
Horace Greeev, New ork.
Gerrit Smith, New York.
Augustus Schel, New York,
Aristides WEIGH, Philadelphia.
Cornelius Vanderbuilt, New York.
w. Fl. Mcfarland, Richmond
X. Barton HaXall, Richmond.
Isaac Davenport. Richmond.
Abraham Warwick, Richmond.
Gustavus A. Myers, Richmond
William M. Crump, Richmond.
James Lyons, Richmond.
John A, Meredith, Richmond.
William H. Lyons Richmond.
John Minor Bolts, Nirainia.
Thomas w. boswell, Virginia.
James Thomas. jr.. Richmond.
Horace f. Clark, New York.
Benjamin Wood New York.
SOME FRESH PARTICULARS.
In order to close the controversy started by
Voorhees, alu>on to Mr.. Greeley'S signing
the Davis bail-bond as "lmpertinent interfer-
ence." The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph prints the
following communications which ii vouches for
as from the most authentic source:
Mrs. Davis went TO New York to consult
Chas. OConor. Mr. Davis's counsel, aS to the
best manner of etfectng his release from pl i>On.
Mr. O'Conor told her that in his opinion there
was but one way that it could BE- done, and that
was to get the representative man of the he
publican party to sign his bond Mrs Davis
inquired who that man was. Mr. O'COnor re-
piled that it was Horace Greeley. She then
asked nm II he would not see MIR. Greeley and
get him to do 1t. He replied that he had no in
tluence with Mr.. Greeley, and that she was
the proper person to see him. She went to his
office, sent in her card, and was invited into his
private office. She said to HIM: Mr.. Greeley,
my husband is confined in easement ut Fort
ress Monroe. He has been there for many
long, weary months. He is a feeble old man,
and he is 9 adualy sinking under his rigorous
imprisonment. He will die if he remains there
much longer | came here to consult Mr.
OConOr as to the means of getting him released
He has told me that there is but one way to do
it, and that is to get the representative man of
the Republican party to sign his bond and says
you are the man. He says that you have Il kind
Il a. hnIi II