Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-26

and the persons or things to he seized nor
shall the rights of the people to keep and bear
arms be infringed. No person shall be neua
to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on a presentment or indictneh'
of grand jury nor shall any person 90 SUI
iect for the same offence to be twice put III
jeopardy of life or limb; nor snail DC COM
PEELED in any criminal case to be a witness
against himself, nor be deprived OF Iie, no-
eTty. or property, without due process OF law;
nor hall private property be taken for public
nse without lust compensation. In all Grim
inal prosecution, the accused shall enjoy the
right to q speedy and public trial by an i'm
partial Jury of the district wherein the crime
Shall have been committed, which district
shall have been previously ascertained by law,
and to he informed of the nature and cause Of
the accusation (; to be confronted with the wit
nesses against him to have compulsory pro-
cess OF obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to
have the assistance of counsel in his defence
The privilege of habeas corpus shall not be
suspended unless when, in case of rebellion or
invasion, the public safety may require it In
suits at common law, where the value in con-
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right
OF trial by jury shall be preserved, and no
fact by jury shall be otherwise re.examined in
any court of the United States than according
to the rules of the common law. Excessive
bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
inflicted.
The Crisis.-The different lines of tele-
graphic communication to and from this city
are playing new part in Congressional legis-
iation. The merit, both of tho discovery and
Its application, belongs to the Republicans
During the tendency Of the Nebraska bill tho
invention was put into partial operation, but
to nothing like the extent to which it is now
being carried. Tho nrodus ope,and, is sub
Congress from Massachusetts for instance, or
from Pennsylvania, is found to give symptoms
of weakness In the present revolutionary
crisis. The fact is communicated to the Re-
publican leaders that MIR. A B, or Mr.. CD,
will recede from the proviso now upon the
Army bill unless some influence is brought
to bear which shall give the virulencs of his
partisanship new strength Thereupon tele-
graphic messages are sent to some of the
prominent Republican leaders in his dis
trict who understand the plot, urging them
to get up public demonstrations, to man
ufacture public sentiment to operate upon Mr..
A. 3. or Mr.. G. D., and transmit them to him
forthwith by the telegraph. On the next
morning, or later, Mr.. A. B., or Mr. c. D., as
the case may be, is in the receipt of tele-
graphic dispatches, letters by mail, resolu-
tiOns ps ssed at bogus public meetings, &C., all
telling him to stand frm-to hold on to the
proviso. Thus the weak minded and deluded
member is stifened up to the requirements of
another day of faction and treason. 1t ishu-
initiating to observe how many men in Con
gress are thus ensnared by designing mel,
and thus seduced from the paths Of right and
duty inio the dark, damp alley-wsys Of sedi-
ton and revolution. 1t is alarming to know
that SO many men are thus being led blindIy
on to a forfeiture Of their constitutional en-
gagements.
The present contest now carried on by the
Republicans in the House Of Representatives
is reprehensibie in any, even the miltest as.
pect in which it can be considered for if it is
ros the iucipient step OF revolution, IF dis
union and civil war, it il, in the language u
President Pierce, "mere angry, idle, aimless
disturbance Of the public peace and tran
guilty"
Ae Wv No UliICs no Ouo can tell what
will be the result IF the existing state of
things. We hope for the best We RELY vet
upon the wisdom Of Congress; or. if tn at fails
Us, We look with abiding confidence to the
patriotism ard the calm resolution Of the Pres
ident, which were never more conspicuous
than now, to bring oz,t of darkness the rain.
bow Of promise. Should Congress adjourn
without providing for tie common defense, and
affording that protection which every govern
ment owes to its people, and for which our
standing army was orgS nized q responsibility
will be devolved upon President Pierce th an
which none greater has res ted on any Presi
dent Of the Republic since the days of Wash
ington. We believe that the responsibility
when it comes will be met and discharged in
the spirit Of patriot, and with the steady
wisdom Of q statesman.
The Pair.-We learn from Mr. Greenwood
that in recently pairing him off with some
other member in case he OR. desired to
vote of late, Mr. Bennett, Of New York car.
ried out the understanding existing between