Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-01
TIE NEW sEplTioN LAW.
E.R FrzArcu. Secretary.

Since your letter hns been lying before nc"--ssid
Mr. Van Buren, ia his Fourth OF July letter tine Ken
lucky COMMUNICATING for a reply 1t has become
INV agreeable duty to confirm the fiat Of the nation
setting f- sror the u,coasii,ai,oaa!fy Of the sedoa
lao o 1875 By approving ior the relief OF the
heirs OF Mathew Lyon relundIng them a fine col.
elected Of their ancestors under the law question.
Party prejudice Judicial authority dreal the Prcsi.
dent respect for ,hat which has assumed the form OF
law TO forty wears have successfully resisted this act
of usce bat length ALL ell swept away by the
irrssisisbe current OF public opson and The sedion
act has been vcrsbly decided to be
al by lr.buHisl higher than the courts of Justice
",hc sovereign people Of lhe United States The pat
"riarchs OF Kentucky and Virginia. the men who in
",hn; day. midst Ob.Oluy and insult voted for
famed the Kentucky aud Virginia resolutions of 1913
cannot but rcJuce with Joy urspcakable in witness
Ing the final triumph Of the purs principles TO which
"Ih-y thea announced their allegiance. They nnI
Iher descendants have right glory IN seeing those
unciples recognized. at his late day. by the
-cclamatiuns OF a nation, anI OF the ryrannjcal
facts against which thsy protested virtually eIpunged
lrvn the records OF the country"
/ The scdition law which John Ad,ms approved.
contains provisions the obnoxious portion of which
/ We annex
-racis from he Soliiion Lam approved 81 President
! John Adams. Jaly l4a. 1924.
SIC. And be a. further cBGc'ed That IL any person
shall wrle. PRINT ntier, pub,h or shall ause or
procure To be written printed, uttered published, or
snail knowingly and willingly " AID IA wiring.
printing, Cuerug publishing any false sCandaluus
aud malicious wiring writings against the govern
ment OF the United Sla'es either House OF Tho Con-
gres. Of tho United States, the President of the L.
uicd states, VITA the intent deiinc the said Gov
rruneni, e.her House Of the said Congress- Prc.i-
don't buug them INTO coutcmN or disrepuie, or 10
excite against them The hatred Vt the good eople OF
( he United Safes or to slIr up Scuiion within the L.
nIod States, ~ excite any unlawful combinations
therein 0r opposing resisting any law of the Uni.
tel States. any OF The President of the United
safes done IN pur-u1nCe Of any such law. the pow
rrs M him vested by The Constitution of The United
States. or 10 resist. oppose defeat any such law or
act, or 10 aid encourage abcl any hostile dcs gus o.
any foreign nations against the UnIIed States. their
people Government, then such persons being there
ui convicted before any court Of The United States
Eg jurisdiction thereof shall be punished 10y nc not
exceeding two thousand dollars. and by imprisonment
not exceeding Two years
five compare Ihi, with the following extracts from
the solution ldg which Mr.. Van Buren, cannot
e, TOO strongly recommend lit will Ia easy to decide
how fir the People Of K-SrUcSr. who repudialcd the
frs' .oditinu law consent n -urTor the champion
o! iAe second
z:,ac from e articles q ya- Which az. 70 go-.-- n,
D,itt;a ,-h,a 'r,ircd utGs5 Pr,s5caf Iua Barea'.
/ ns'r plan for oSsaHi-iag tter
Art , ANY Off aer solder WHO shall Use condemn
fgosS Gt'rc,yccd ,ror!' asuIns, the PreSdsuf 0i
The United Salcs. against The Ice President thereof
against CoereS' any Of tho limited SztcS in which
They arc qgauc.ed, If comm .snaed ol er. shall be
cashicre, punished, 4 martial shall direct
u non. commissioned officer soldier he shall suffer
such punishment shall be- EliicIed hiE hy the
sentence 81 coIr marital
Arr. Any officer or soldier Who shall behave him.
self with cog'cpf lsrcsyac: t1T1rdc IA, comm md
ING gcer, shall be punished acco;jing ne ardre Of
the offence. ~ he judgment Of q cogr martial
Art. !. Any officer soldier who s,sli begin ex.
cite. cs"ss or jim IN sny paisy sed,iOn IN any
troop company the service 81 Iae In:Iei States
or "a any party. posi-, detachment. guard shall suffer
death, or such other punishment as by . court malta,
- ell 1c inflicted.
Art :. AIy officer, un'-onn'n~s.o officer or sol
dier, who. being present 1t any muuny scdlIiou.
does not his utmost eUieavor suppre,s th sane
~ coming 10 the knowledge OF any intended rnuIIny
does not without delay. give information thereof Ia
the commanding officer. shall 10 punished ny the Ssn-
iencc Of couri martial with daaIh or Otherwise. &C.
cUsing 10 ihe naiCrc OF the oif.nce.
Ati. g. Any officer soldier who shsll str.ko his
superior officer. draw f or any weaPoa or oil
rr any violence against Hn, beng ia tho execui,s-
ui ms ore, any procucs Whatever or shall a,So-
tey a"s h'ot"t eODman5 + H., slpsrtor eEser, ,aaI
SUFFER- DEATH.