The Tri-Weekly News, 1865-06-22

feeling has always been that expressed in the well-known line, "We'll hang Jeff. Davis on a sour apple tree I" It is idle to disguise the fact that there was an in intense'personal - tense'personal intense'personal animosity against him, and the abler he proved himself the more bit. ter this feeling grew. Hitherto, how however, - ever, however, the Northern Americai's have con. fined themselves, as regards terrorism, to "tall talk" and unjustifiable arrests. It is one thing to shout at a camp fire a threat against the leader of the enemy; another to carry 't into 'effect, when he is a hlilpless prisoner. To use a homely saying, the bark of the Yankees is much worse than their bite. President John Johnson's - son's Johnson's violeni speebhes has not yet abso absolutely - lutely absolutely resulted in the execution of a sin single - gle single man, and it is scarcely credible that Mr. Davis will be treated otherwise than as a prisoner of war. The fate of President Davis, whatever it may be, is a matter that exclusively concerns the people of the United States. For the sake of their own good itame, we, their kinsmen, enrvestly trust that they will not stain their victory with blood; but as a nation, we have no more right to protest on his behalf than we should have had to interfero.had the Em Emperor - peror Emperor of Austria in 1849 ,caught Kos Kosauth - auth Kosauth in Hungary and hanged him, or had the King of Italy, after Aspromoute, brought Garibaldi to tfe block. All who are 'unsuccessful in a pivil war becomi ipso facto rebels, and "%oe to the van vanquished" - quished" vanquished" is an old, stern law, that is not yet quite obsolete. MANOHESTER PLEADS FOR MERCY. [From the Manchester Guardian, May 27.] President Davis is in the hands of his enerpies. It is undoubtedly in the. power of the Federal Government to punish hin to the last extremity for the political offence of levying war against them. Now. th6n, is the time for warnibg. That tho influence of a strong party in the North will be earnestly exerted to pro provent - vent provent so shameful a crime frotn the stain staining - ing staining the success of the republic... thero is efesf. reason-to believe. It s inceenly to brh d h ve, tlat l nymA pre prevail - vail prevail to~prevent the horrors of the.gibbet being added to those which have been wrought by the sword; and no efforts which it may be thought the civilised Powers of the world can usefully employ towaids the accomplishment of this end ought to be withheld. [From the Manobster Examiner, Mar 27.] Should Mr. Davis be hanged at all, it will he, wo venture to predlict, not for murder, but for treason, and we trust he won't.be hanged for 'thnt. The New York Time says that to 'deliver Mr. Davis to the gallows will help to conIsign the rebellion to infa'ny. Wae, believe that if Anyihing can save 't from iltfamy it will be the execution of Mr. Davis. The Acaffold will assuredly make him a martyr. Nath will give his name a power with posterity that nothing else could give it. )PINIONS -O1 THE FRENCH PRESS, [Tralsla'ted from th Paris Patrie, May-27] Tbe oapture of Jefferson Dafis is the s'pilogue to the great natiynal drama that has laagd4 '1bur years in' Ainerica. Al Although - though Although this last .triumph of the North: must be deplored, in'vieyv oj the-principle of Oulair liberty, still it should ie.ra ie.ragarded - garded ie.ragarded as a provideriial event for the future ofthe Southen 'Stats..' In. fact' the ,detnoerais party lia go iself- into a position ntagonis oey:.sptuppnt of humanit' austice,,and gmerozjyy, and thme death ol M. D~yi byvioleno. would covqr the victims ith shamei, and guin them morplly. . ,Tfnalafedkom La 1raseas .. 4 * nu ipotnus fver1L,.and o'ei el m o1tisia d as the last iok th EntL4e

DISFRANCHISEMENT IN VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA.A - A VIRGINIA.A correspondent of the Washington C 1ronicle writes as follows from Rich. m nd upon the subject of disfranchise disfranchisement - ment disfranchisement in Virginia tinder the Alexandria Constitution. He apparently writos with a kind of semi-official authority, ana claims, in closing his letter, that. his statements are "neither speculation or conjecture, but may be relied upon as correct in every particular." It is very obvious to th'e Governor that a large class of persons cannot take the oath, and are, by the restored gov. ernment of Virginia disfran6hised. disfran6hised.He - He disfran6hised.He has ascertained, after consultation with the most. intelligent persons; that, in organizing some of the counties, there are not qualified constituents enough to fill the county offices, and that hardly one-twentieth df the. people could take the oath and become voters. The Gov Governor - ernor Governor thinks that, under the circumstan circumstancps, - cps, circumstancps, there is great danger of what he terms the honorable and truthful men re refusing - fusing refusing to take the oath while those who care nothing for the privilege of voting may indifferently avail themselves of the opportunity. The Governor is of the opinion that while many of the soldiers were in the rebel service against their inclination, and from force of circumstances, the policy of excluding their officers, who can exert an influence upon those who served under them, . will he prod.ctive of great evi!s. The disfranchised offi officers - cers officers would create, he thinks, a great deal of sympathy, which would enable them to control votes which might be used for improper ends, while the bane of proscription rested up'n then. The Governor regrets this, since. the soldiers and a large number of politicians, whom lie deems to be every way inferior ti the excluded class, can, under the law, ie', come qualified voters. Ie deeply sym sympathizes - pathizes sympathizes with-the political disahilities of the chivalrf,' who hav$ stirred up the very depths of his compassion. He is even nowconsidering whether it is best to restor them to their former political right's, 6rforevir-i-i'acd thern; .1' - in speaking uporithis subject yester yesterday, - day, yesterday, Governor Pierpoint remarkel that he would sooner cast his l.ot upon the proscribed class, under all the 'penalties of the authorities, than to be identified with the Copperheads of Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York or Boston, who had the desire to injure the country but did not possess tho courage 'to enter the field in supportof their treason. A new revolution has taken place in Hayti, and the towns of Cape Haytien, Gonaives and, 8t. Marks have fallen into the hands of the insurgents. The leader of the rebellion, Col. Salane I petson vhq attempted to assassin ofPresident Geffrard's miniisterq months sinice. OUR TERlES For the Nieva, one month, ONE DOLLAR, or in barter for other com commodities. - modities. commodities. All artidles necessary, or use useful - ful useful in. fatnilies, or in busileks, wilj be taken, in exchange, at fair prices as usually xmderstood in the market. lIut for the better understanding of our fiendt, we present the following sched schedtile - tile schedtile of .rates, in' the case of lAnost ob obvions - vions obvions commodities. For one, month' sulbscripti6ii to the Nxws, *o - will re. ceive either of th Mfllowing,;iz: $ 'bushel corn,.1 bushkel peas or pota 2411Us D'kur. 6 pounds butter. 5 " lard. 2 gaflons' -y~sy 4 b0Wd Off etiek~fl.s' WdodgsAId jlrovision. goes l te e t iY'itbket~ates, p i n aay oftn abO Ving. 4 oned *"

OF ALL COMPLICITY IN !lU ASSASSI. NATION. The charge of complicity in the assassi nation, made against Mr. I avis, was re ceived in Europe with in redulity and I rror. - We give some tiacts upon this point : . [Translated from the P+.19 Pays.] If we may credit a desij) tch received from London, Mr. Johnsoi has frankly admitted that he committe I an error ir accusing Mr. -Davis of com .licity in the terrible crime of the 14th o April. N6 Jefferson Davis, a man wh was once a United States senator and Cabinet min ister, and who, before the war enjoyed the esteem of his follow c .izents in the North, and subsequently that of the Southerners, in connection with Stone wall Jackson, Lee and Joh ston, cannot be an assassin. His fort er life con founds such an accusation, and- the law of nations will not, allow hir to -be treat ed otherwise than as a van u shed am disarmed bnomy. A letter from Paris, say: "The Prbclamation of Pr sident John son, implicating Mr. Davis'i i the assassi nation plot protoked astorm >fincredulity on one side, and of violent d negations or the other. The Patrie, thej urnal whiel appears to take the defeat f its south. ern friends the most to - hea t exclaims 'The period of re-action, th reign of ter ror, has at last coeimenced f The loim looked for unchaining of official passioi seems at length arrivea " ', A letter from London, May 20th says "For four years all Englishmen whether they sympathized with hi cause or Aiot, have professed to admiro the personal character. of- Mr. Davis and they will.no., without overwheln ing proof, believe him to be an assassin. A Paris letter of the samedate make this comment on the matter: "President Johnson's iroclamatioi charging Jefferson Davis ; and other with full complicity with *$ooth, ha prodce4 amiost.p) ful iwnpression her 6m oznucA upon ocr enemies d:n p our' riends. Every manis innocent tif lie is prove guilty on formal trial. Suppose tha of trial'Davis should not be proved gum y Has the chief magistrate, the officia representtive of a great notion. hiinsel been guilty (and involved the nation ir the disgrace) of lowering the dignity c iis great office by this act, hastily don under the influence of febrile suspicion morbid excitement,.. passion, party paR sions. . The London &turday Review, in at article on the subject. says: Cromwell, Washington, Larochejac quoline, Kossuth and Garibaldi, com mitted treason in the same sense it which it is declared by Mr. Johnson t< be woese than nurder ; but with thi exception of the great A.nericn patriot ,not one of the number was entitled.t< immunity so fully as Mr. Jefferson Davis It is to this moment doubtful whethe secession 'was illegal, and it is. certait chat it was-approved by a great atid fre community. - If the elected ruler ofi State which has assumed independence i put to death by the authority df a con queror,-a question may arise ihethe the assassination of Mr. Lincolp . wai more criminal thtun the, viodictive alugh tor .of Mr. Jefferson Davis. Booth a leaqt maeriiiedbii liffe' with pnfliuchin andcimt, while 'Mr. Johnson, by fUltlinh his threats, woul, iisk' only, his' -QyI reputation, the .hnor .gf this on y add the~ re psec an~esteempf thme a y ze wQId. ' A -Ru~to, TsbIo6u Snasug A B411 Wkfi-4IheAPrlltes Trheolgia 1.~ a~ sh Qokjbn th , e his4 k