The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-10-25
Treasoo n Virginia - DsAnsd By o
Democratic Judge. -.

Ue0OOIuL1C SU080. -
In the Richmond Enqai1sr Of the Ssh
instant. We And q most elaborate char96
Of Judge uecegs ". Thompson 10 the
Grand Jury Of Brooke Circuit Court, in
which Gov. Wise is backed up in his IN
sane rawlings against the Constitution and
the Union. and Mr.. Bots and all others
who dare to; question The omnipo.ence Of
the slave.driving Democracy, are threat.
ened with halter. The Enquirer thus
summarizes his strong points:
ls. That treason to the State extends
much beyoad treason to the United
States.
ID. That there are other offences be-
sides treason in respect to slave proper.
" Tor which culpris may be indicted and
fined aud Imprisoned.
Sd. The morale Of instiga,lng such
sentiments and acts as the advocacy OF
Fremon,'s electon involves, is not only
portrayed in the abstract, but legal APP
pl!ca,ion is defined. How could a man
IN Virginia advocate, by writing, speak
ing, publishing, and voting tor, the cleo
ton OF Fremont. on the extreme ISSUES OF
slavery agains, Black Republicanism, and
escape violation OF our laws! Yet
Bots proclaims that all are free to do SO
| lie and his followers had better read this
opinion Of Judge Thompson.
| The learned Judge lor,ifies his first
proposition by the following exuaordira-
rs specimen OF logic: The central gov
eminent is the created government, III"
States occupy and preserve the relation
OF creators, and 10 these States an allie
glance Is due, of the character and eff
cheney Indicated" Here we have multi
ficaton from the bench, as we have had
il from the platform and the press. Ac-
cord.ng TO this railing, the General Gov
eminent only exists by the sullerance OF
the States, any one oil which may nuilify
lis authority at pleasure. Could nou-
sense 20 iuG,her than thisl II was once
the proud boass Of Virginia that she was
the mother OF statesmen and lurlsts, but
she is now the mother OF madmsn.
We here have The proclamation, on
/ high judicial authority thai TO speak write
publish or vote for Fremont III Virginia
is treason! Judge Lyncn has all along
been masking the same proclamation
Throughout. the slave States, aud NOW we
have his decision affirmed by JadCe Of
the Supreme lourl OF Virginia. Wat
nexff What is citizenship worn IN the
Old Dominion, when an iasoIent oligag.
chy Of shareholders, calling themselves
the Democracy, thus assume to dictate 10
every man whom he shall speak, write,
or vote for, and whom he shall not, o.
pain oil fine, impris onmen, and perhaps
d halter.
At the North the Republicans are con.
stanily tainted by the Bachaners witt
the assertion that their candidate Is only
the representative Of sixteen States. Lei
erery honest man Of the parry ask AIM
self Why there is not Fremont and Day.
ton ,,cke, IN every slave State in the
Union? why the canvass for this ticke
cannot be conducted as openly in Virgl
Ma as in Iilinois?-why nullfers aud
seeessionists like Cot, oi Alabama. Cobb
Toomhs and Stephens oil Georgia, and
Orr oil South Carolina, are permitted IL
preach treason from Democratic plat
forms al the North, while coat OF tai
aud feathers would he the lightess pun
ishment hat any northern man would in
cur who should have the te.nerily to ad
yocate the election al the Republican
nominees in Virginia, South Carolina OF
aimos, any other slave slatet--Cht. Dan
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