National Republican., 1875-06-08

ierest OF peace and fraterniz lion wee
expected. Had We not ali of us Il right 10
expect that the ''hatchet was buried, SO
far as Mr.. Davis was concerned, judging
from the assurances of Mr.. Wilson, anu
that we should have no more recrimina-
tions from that quarter7 Why does he r4ise
the questions Of his completely with tne
| plan for the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln
and that ofMr Lincoln Cabinet, with Col
Dahlgrcn's alleged plan for the aoduc-
ton or assassination OF JEFF Davis ana MS
Cabinet: Docs he think that because LIN
coin and Stanton and Dahlgren are deau
tEat the documents alleged TO have been
found upon the person of the latter can be
pa!med of upon the public as authentic or
| official? Or does he dream that this Gov
ernment is not now in possession OF reliaOle
evidence that the Confederate authorities
did countenance the abduction of Lincoln
| and his Cabinet as well as the decimHuon
of the population of Northern cities by
pestilence, arson AID poison?
But what appears to rankle deepest IN
the ex-chieftain's breast is the fact that he
was captured bya squad OF cavalry, which,
according to the terms of the surrender,
dictated by himself and written out by
Reagan, had no right to be where it was
"in the country east of the ChattahOochle
| river" So that article was introduced into
the terms of surrender for the express pur-
pose of protecting or aiding the escape OF
JEFF Davis, Reagan & Co. from the coun-
Try! And the sagacity Of Grant and Stan
ton refusing to ratify the terms without
modification spoiled this sanctuary and re-
suited in the capture OF Davis in the some
what ludicrouS and humiliatiIg costume
and Surroundings reported by his captoTs
BU; then this Was ten years ago now, and
O!GiuaIy mGrials are often able 10 forgive
ard forget great many things in that
length OF time. and how much more is cX-
pcUtG e Christian statesmen and ChivIlriC
soldiers al a time when a whole nation is
bending its best efforts in the direction Of
II era Of peace and good will We are
PAINFULLY impressed with tie idea that the
comnunings and example Of our good Vice
President were utterly thrown away upon
.!eH Davis, the cX-"Pres;dcat Of the late
| Con.eGcIacy."
Il .s somcw wLa, amusing TO observe with
what Cc1tcmp:uCus manner the eX-Chief-
tam sicaks Of The few thousand dollars in
spCcic, which his subOrdinates took with
| them .Ium Richmond. The facts and tine
testimony in certain investigations made
soon after tue CLOSE Of hOStiltiCs show that
there was taken away from Richmond by
| the CommisSary Department of the Army
or'NortLcrn Virginia $500, 900 in specie,
and by the Treasury Department Of the
ConfuderaCy $500, 900 more also in specie.
The former amount was subsequently
claimed TO have belonged TO the Virginia
banks, and an-saOrt was made in their be-
half to recover from the Treasury 500, 900
| Of it which was captured by our forces in
the South. What became Of the remain
ing half million we are unable to say, but
we suppose it was appropriated to the pay
ment of some of the officers and men who
claimed that the exploded Confederacy
was largely in their debt when it went up,
and who, being in custody of the funds,
took care to settle lberally with them
selves ard such of their brother officers as
happened to be aware of the fact that they
had the money in charge. Some of these
discussing officers afterwards became Off
GERS of national banks in the South, and to
the surprise Of many of the uninitiated
these institutions developed better specie
reserves than their less fortunate neighbors.
Another amusing feature of the letter is
the evident care taken by the writer to
avoid the use OF the term "carpet-bag."
1t was a ''valisc" packed upon a mule
which contained the few earthly effects of
the fugitive President of the defunct Con-
feGeracy. OF course it would not be in
good taste for him 10 say it was carpet
bag Crany other kind of a sack any more
t..%u It would DO for him at this late day 10
srcak O; hoop skirts, calico wrappers
ard paper collars as portions Of his ward
r;!c. Tie specie "a few thousand doliars)
w:sir Reagan ssaddlc bags" we are told,
aid We are further informed thIt We may
iXicct that gentleman 10 institute au in
uJ.rl ECAt wintCg Us 81 member of the
Fc:ty Fc;:-;h CuHgress into the fact of
those f,w thousand 4. LARS k4vi2- ever
rlal,.cG Tie United States Treasury. We
&C : I'd G: tl.is, and Ne hope Mr.. Reagan
": g.. also make Lis resolution sufficiently
I.o;d &c a&mtl Of the inquiry into what
htCamc of tie balance Of the hale million Of
Cal lturcd specie with which Confederate
C2.cc!s escaped after having siven their
parole Of surrender, and their allegiance to
the Government Of the United States. Ii
viii certainly afford much food for foreign
Cun.n.cIt when VIC see CX-rebels in Con
crcss irstituiing inquiries into the manage
mert Of the Government during the period
Of their rebellion, and that of the recon
stIuction of their several States.
Reagan, Lamar and John Young Brown
would be good members Of special COM
mittee 10 inquire whether treason has been
properly punished in this country during
the last fifteen years. They might also
inquire how Andy johnson failed to make
il Cdious during his term; and why, when
the Confederate Government caved in so
gracefully, its members should have been
! kept on probation whole decade before
they were intrusted by a confiding people
with the management of the Government
which they made so many personal sacri-
fees for the purpose Of destroying. Such
a committee, aided Of course by few
| Northern Democrats, would be able to
frame g report that might prove such a re-
buke 10 the American people for their re-
missness in this matteras would laid the Dem
ocratic party in carrying the next Presi-
dental campaign. If that committee shall
perform its duty faithfully form the Demo-
.cratic standpoint, JEFF Davis, and not VIM.
TecumseL Sherman or any ether Union
General, will be the next Democratic can
ddate for President. By all means let US
have the investigation.