, 1860-03-17

the Democrats hare not been usurping judicia
authority, and converting Legislative
branch into star chamber or Senate in
QUESTION to denouuce absent citizens Is yillaios
and traitors when there is no trial, no confront
1ng or eross.examination of witnesses by tAc
accused, and no appeal from the tyranny that
may be exercised by The inquisitors. The power
Is certainly dangerous one to concede to the
senate, as it usurps and abxorbs Judicial
powers, places the iife and liberty Of the
citizen in jeopardy, and Us Sumner eloquently
said, "plsces the handle Of sword in the Sen
ate chamber. to be clutchcd by partisan ma
jority, but whose point reaches into oil corners
Of the Republic"
In the particular case before the Senate, IIy-
att will fail 10 make martyr Of himself; be-
cause, first, be admits that he knew nothing
about old Browns intentions; cd, he left his
own donici1 and State, and the protection Of lis
laws, and cume to this Federal District; Sd, be
! voluntarily appeared before the Senate, aud
placed himself within the keeping Of its officers;
4lh, be told the Senate that if they insisted on
his tcstifying, he would not do it. but if they
did not ask him to testify, be Was willing to tes~
tify! Such conduct is hardly defensible on any
principles Of common sense. If his object was
to test the constitutional authority Of lie SEN
ate 10 compel the attendance Of witnesses in d
case Of judicial inquest. he should hare re-
maincd in his own State, and disobey ed the suu-
mons. and sued out ha1eas oorpus when arrest
ed by the Sergeant-at-Arms. By this process
the II alter could have been properly brought
before the highest tribunsl, and the question
settled.
Judge Kellogg addressed the House yestcr-
daY, in Committee Of the Whole, in two-
hours speech. in support Of tue charge made
BY him in the early part Of the session, thut
there had be.n coalition, or attempted coall-
tion, between Douglas and Greeley and other
Republicans, with a view to the reelection Of
douglas to tile United States Senate. He sustnin-
ed the allegations By the production Of an over
whelming array Of testimony, Inch can neither
be refuted. gainsayed, nor explained away. Tho
speech was perfect extinguisher upon Doug
las prospects Mt Charleston. It destroys the
Inst thread Of chance be before had. Judge |
Kellogg fully sustained bis former charges and |
made good the pledge he gave, that be would |
produce an array Of testimony that would place
the matter beyond further controversy. Tie |
Illinois Douglasites were awfully scared, as link
after link in the chain was produced, proving |
the bargain aud sale, and the coalition made
between Douglas, Greeley aud others.
Tic speech has made greater sensation
than any yet delivered in tue House. before
he had concluded his remarks, The "Nationa |
Democrats" had subscribed for AIarge edition |
Of the spcsch tor the use Of the South and the |
Charleston Convention, Us it completely fore
closes Douglas claim, aud leayes the course
clear for breck7nridge, Hunter, or some other
Southern candidate.
Mr. Greeley is entitled to the thanks Of MI
true Republicans for tue attack be made upon |
Judge Kellogg; because it las led to rcyelu-
tions tha: closc up the career, for some years,
ut least, Of dangerous and pestitcrous dcma-
eogue-tlloush that was not exactly what Mr.
G. sought to accomplish when he assaiied the
Representative Of the Peoria District He hus
rot rather more than he bargained for.
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