The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-04
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The p. scssma lea sf Frsnsn'.
The Lac o6iser OF the Crsw A, Ia the old U.
6tA ss-As .orney General BATES ia said,
when s.ksd whether the President had power
b proclaim martial Law, to have answered
that be could do % "to preserve tho
Consti ution." As the papers say no Is
now In Missouri, II i, fair to iafer that
General FRsxoxr ha, awaited himself of his
advice, IA is,aing tae atrocioas proclamation
10 which his name is appended, and whiea, so
far from preserving, absolutely Annihllates
the Constisu ioo.
We know not whero to ind parallel to this
proclaim atop, except 10 tina, issued BY tho
Duke of Brunswick, upon his invasion ct
Frsocs 10 1898, FOR the purpose Of putting
down tee revolution. TIA, proclaim alton has
received the cxecration of the whole civilized
world, and It vii continue to receive it, as
long a. any portion o. The world remains OWL
issd. II threatened with death all Frenchmen
who should bs taken with arms in their
hands, taken up fox the purpose Of defending
their naive soil against invasion. Tiis is
exactly what Fremont threatsns to the citi-
x.ns of Missouri. There was this excuse for
the Daks Of Brunswick; hs was an absolute
monarch, and General in the service Of an
absolute monarch. He had beon taug at to be-
hove from his childhood, that the monarch
derived his claim TO rule directly from Hea-
ven, and that rebellion against MIN was re-
beii.cn agsinst God. HIS opinion was, that tie
country and the people belonged IN every in
stance TO the King OK Empero II u reisning Duke,
as the case nigh, be, and that tney enjoyed
tao pri, ilege If breathing only BY s1fsrance.
"A. had. probably, never heard of popular
1yh.s. or conceived that such thiags ever
existed. Tho d,ctriLe that all power is de-
rived from the people, and nust be exercised
only for their bsneit, must have been heard
bv Tim for the first tinEo since the commence
usat Of the revolution in France, alhfugh be
had married sister OF GEORGE III. He,
doubtless, egsrded the revoiutionIsts OF France
as rebels Ak sins: the NJ yst H,gh, and sup.
possd It to DO tho duty Of every good Chris
uan 10 sxserm,n ate tnsm vita tie and sword.
Th.re Wac so.ne pAI4lailoB, Therefore, TOR the
stroclous document whioa he put forth upon
this ucoAsiou, las sen uIa .nts OF which ali the
courts OF Europe made haste to dlsavow.
Bus FKEh,AT aid LIS adviser can offsr no
sucn excuse. Tley were raised in country
PROCESSING to be governed by Constiiud N.
They have, no DOUBT, read that Constitution,
an thau In m arfl
Law, sad shooting men ,or no other offence
than liking up arms TO deteLd their
coul,ry agaiost Invaders, taey utterly over
turn IL ,rum its very foundation. They know
that nobOdy bus Congress can proclaim
marual law, and hat C1ug tess Can only do IL
under csrSaln d ai.s Restrictions. Tns name
Of BRCsssIck mas Glue d.wn TO pos;erity
loaded wan tno cIcses Of mill .ons, VINO regari
him % an enemy Vi hunaa rights &nd TIC
human race. Ii ,ae seyioas events wa;h when
thsy a.e csnnsc cd saouid prove abls To save
the &C 1918 IN tbs iarci;ai trasedy, or traSicsi
farce, from that obns i'm which is the u ua!, as
1t is sue best reward o. small mep, what viii
,s.erity say ., lnsm?
WI, FakMosr carry bis threat ilto exscu
uon! Will ne mur1er the prisoners that may
fail Into his han0s !: Will co assassinate the
pa,riJts whom be may happen to detect in TIE
act Of deishdipg TIER country! We have 10
doubt he would do it if he dar,d. Bat De dare
not His procls nation is N ,re brute thunder
There is MT q g: ark Of the e,eetr.- fluid in L.
He knows tina. we would re.eiate, and 10 dare
not risk the trial. Il the meantime his procla-
nation will have the sane effect that BRUNs
wIcKs proclamation lad upon France. Twill
arouse the whole population. It will confirm the
wavering, and drive the most rssolu.e Union
men into cur ranks. His declaring free the e
gross Of al "rebels," las the tools Of power
habisually call all patriots viii ALLEVIATE the
whole native population, not only Of Missouri
but of Kentucky also.