Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-25
NO rogue e'erfelt the halter draw,
"AN iil GOOD ouiuiou of HE hwy -

"No rogue e'orfelt the halter draw
NV ih good opinion of The law
so, all publ cations are deemed hoenIious by men
in power and their satellites, which expose the abu
SEES OF which they are guilty, and hold up their IN
sidious or open assaults upon the Liberties Of the
country TO the gaze aud condemnation of the PEG.
pie
But this is DEPRESSION from our purpose which
is TO show thM by Mr.. Poinsetts Military scheme.
the re-enactmeht of Sedition law, in a sill
worse form, was actually intended, so FAR as that
scheme was designed to operate upon the cilizen.-
by The 18th section Of Mr.. Poinsct's scheme it Is
provided that the President shall be authorized to
assemble such numbers OF the active force Of 100
900 men as he may deem necessary. at some place
within Retrospective districts not oflener Than twice
year, nor more than daysln the same year; dur
ing which time, hey are 10 be deemed in the service
OF The L. States, &c. And by tie 20h section, il is
declared that The militia, when thus in the service ol
he u. States are 10 be subject so The same 1ules
and dfiieles II far as troops Of the L. StiteS."-
Have our readers seen these rules and a,i-
ces OF war TO which the Democratic Secretary
proposes TO object the free clzeus fthis country
Aswe imagine that they are within the reach very
lew persons, we beg leave to invite the pubItc atten
lion 10 portion Of that rigorous and sIavsh code
The 5tl article declares that ANY officer or soldier
who shall use coniemPaoas disrespccilul cords"
against the President, or Wee President, or Con.
gross, or the Governor Of any State in which they
may be quartered, shal, if a commissioned officer.
/ be cashieied, and If non-comnlssoned officer or
private, shall be nicd and punished by a court-nor-
! lal. Tie Gh section sub els a soldier who shall
treat his commanding officer with '.coatempt or dis
respect 10 the judgment ola couu.mattial The
7th section provides lhat "mutiny or sedition,
shall be punished with death. The Sth section de-
clfes tha'' IN case oil "mutlny or sedon' all who do
NOT use iheIr utmost efforts TO suppress it, shall be
punished with death, or otherwise. according TO the
nature q his offence" Aud the 9th section de-
clares that "any officer soldier who shall strike
ms superior officer, or draw or lift up any weapon,
OF offer any violence against hn being in The exc
culIon of his office, any prc,ence whatever, or
shall d'So6ey any ld,gtd command Of has superior eff.
GER shall suffer death, or such punishment as shall
according TO the nature OF his offence, be inflicted
upon HIM, by the sentence of a court-martlaI."
we ask attention 10 these provisions, because his
IS feature of Mr.. Ponsetls grand scheme not
heretoofe brought TO the attention of the people
! II the Sedlton Law restrained the liberty of the
/ press IN relation TO men IN power. his scheme de-
/ prves that portion of the people who are d,aeged
from their homes for thirty days tour, perhaps TO
distant State, after having been compelled to
/ "prorde themselves" with arms, ammunition and ac
coutrements, of The FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
lhey the soverelgns of the country dare not speak
dtSreSPecYaHy OF these high digntares, their ser.
rdnts' without mourning the penalty Of trial and nun
/ isiment by court martial. And this lvrannical
+ proposition is made by who are eternaIly pratt
ing about Sediiioa lac Federatists, lorsooth!
/ Then look AT the other OF these Rules and
Articles OF War. The punishment of death stares
yon IN the face not only or "mutiny and setition"
bui even Tor "dsobedience Of the cominand'' of n
superior officer Aud this colossal Military Des
potlsm is 10 be erected in the name OF Civil Free
uom' by the champions of Democratic Republican
ism This Is the despotic code, under which n
Democratic Secretary Ola Democratic President nm
4 poses to bend the necks Of free peonei Now
we are not prepared TO say that these Rules and Ar
'ieies OF War are not essentially necessary when
troops are really embodied in the public service !,
period of actual hosIiIties-oi that they are NOT no.
ccss'fy applicable to regular troops n period
OF peace But there can be ptoprety or Justice
IN subJeeng The great body ofthe militia to the one
ration oil this rigorous cnde, deprisng them of the
right of speech, and subjeoring them to The btoodis,
1 peoalIies, IN time Of profound peace. and when
they are assembled svowedly not 10 ",ene invasion
Oh suppress lnsunection," but to amuse HIS Fxc.
lency the President, some Of his subordnafes i,h
"o''u'y paraae' under the wreched prelext Of 10.
s'fuctins them IN the mobile science of war;"
BUTT is Tor the people 10 Judge for Themselves