, 1856-08-29
Gov. Stevens S-Martial LaW-DiSCuSSiOn
In the United States Senate.

In the United States Senate.
On the first page of today's paper will be found the
report of short senatorial discussion participated in
by the Hons CAss, BELL and JoHNsoN in connection
with resolution, published in our last issue) intro
duced into the Senate, July %, by Mr. CAss, calling
upon the President for information relative to the
proclamation of Martial Law in two counties in this
Territory by Gov STEVENS, &C. This is nothing more
than what we nationally, had right to look for and
expect-consequently we are not disappointed.
Our anticpatioas are fully realized in another ro-
spect. Anterior to the time of the assembling Of the
Military Commission for the trial of those persons
ident of Pierce county designated in the proclana
tion as eva disposed" and supposed to &c often
ders against law, authority and humanity, we were
well satisfied in mind, from the virulent and
malignant demonstrations, from certain quarters,
against the course Of the governor, that a combina-
tion had been formed-that sort Of magnetic telc.
graph had been established between this territory and
W9shngtOn City, with eager and experienced st'i-
kers at either end, holding themselves in constant
readiness to seze upon, and make Of any aud
cry real, imaginary anticipated of the Execu
tive, and by dint Of exaggeration-the legitimate off.
spring Of deadly enmity and hatred-magnify and pa
rade before the public and the authorities at Washing
ton every error-all the shortcomings or unusual ex
ercises Of his prerogatves by the governor to the
end that they might thereby, procure bis immediate
and unconditional removal without giving him an op-
portnnty Of being heard FROM of saying ono word
in his own defence whilst at the same time, broth
er Of the Chief Justice of the terTIoy through the
columns Of the Washington Daily Union, in a letter
dated July lst, asks for 'HspnEion Of public opinion
as Jar as Judge Lander Is concerned IN the Martial
LdD GDdh' until he can De heard from. 1t would not
90 70 as ior such suspension in the case OF Gov Ste
Vens. Oh, no! he must be decapitated instanter,
otherwise three years hard driving, and unceasng ef
fort at that point would have been lost.
1t Will be observed by perusal of the discussion,
that all the Information with which Gen. Cass had
been provided touching the subject OF Martial Law,
&c. nom this quarter was OF date anterior to the
organization oil the Military Commission, or the trial
VI Tue supposed onenuers proceeded Wlth' we were
tnereore correct IN our conectures last week, in say
ing III was evident That but one side Of the story
nau Deen nearu a. washington city-thdt me people
that oeer seven hundred citizens Of 1i' Territory
HAD NOT oeeH heard from" These truths are self
evident that no pains or cost has been spared in
having everything PACKED In the most careful and
approved manner against the governor-that the net
70 entap and destroy him. has been spread and drawn
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