Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-01

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tebelt. Right or wrong. wise " r;ys
not 10 the law, and u Is therefore .s;.s,,
td0ee authorize, and luuss4s ,ssS y
authorize, the conhscAtion OF pioPe Thsrs
promote the rebellion: lnere " s'vP''
the President Is bound 70 STOP lHtgE
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other passages equaiiy sW'h'hs ""sA "vS
not give. and which, we doubt not, its readers %
Iii ~ o,,r own would be pleased to sees We
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select -" ~ ~ a' sno'A ~ = rs.'r = '> * f
Tbey who speak about textraordinAry methods
|--of the necessity Of naurpation-of the necessi-
tv of neelec,ing the stechpicalitlee Of law" as
they politely term them,--the necessity OF de-
parting from all fred tapeism, which Is the
ordinary phrase to describe the regular opera
tions Of the Government, conducted by wise
men:-these men. must be taught (and It is for
gentlemen like you to teach them) that Il does
not prove man 10 disloyal, that he thinks the
Constitution, 90 much better than his neighbor,
az TO suppose Il Is not only powerful In peace,
but powerful In war; that its Rgis is not only
40 broad as TO be able to project generations
In UmON. OF UEMtDa Uut III LUG AuiNos VI eAFA
war. the sureat protection, in the face of nation
al disaster. the purest refuge.
We have seen in the midst Of the American
Republic, In the midst of tho nineteenth cen.
tury, after more than eighty years Of Republi-
/ can rule, under plainly written Constitution,
| I'VE have seen q Republican Administration
assume the right and declare martial law. We
have seen a military commander 10 charge Of
a great and important district, within two
| months, 1 believe, after Congress had adjourn.
ed, issne proclamation inaugurating, formal.
Nv. martial Law over two-thrds Of the State OF
MISUNDERSTANDING With death, at the dicta'
tior Of drum. head ceurt-mattial, any one caught
| IN arms within the district prescribed by his
will. We have seen him assume the right TO
disregard the law ere the ink was dry, c0nhsca-
/ ting those whom the law, by omitting, said
couii mot be ooniscated. We have seen (and
those who have seen them must have laughed)
deeds of manumission, signed "John Q, FIRE.
mont, General Commanding"
The President, with the advice Of the chief
law officer of tho Government--a gentleman
| for whom entertain, personally and politically,
the very highest regard, Ind whom ] am en-
titled TO call my friend in more than one as
pect-has, under the pressure Of the emergency
| OF the times, asserted right In the President,
Il anu LuB IEtblucut uhb uOtgu hpVh ~ AZ NetASee
/ instances, in form, at least, to suspend the
right Of kabeas corpus. We have seen, like
| wise, land when we remember that IL is the
middle of the Nineteenth Century, We may
very we'll be startled at the reference,) We have
seen at least one newspaper-probably more
than one newspaper--stopped because Of the
character Of its articles We have seen more
than one neWspaper-( they do not express my
sentIments)-We have seen more than one
newspaper excluded from the service OF the
mails without authority of law. We have seen
Provost Marshal-the executive officer OF q
oamo---inauRurate civil court In Alexandra,
Va and, I presume, address not few Of
| the gentlemen OF the mercantile profession of
New York, IL the papers have not misled me.
think saw few days ago that the Cham
Der Of Commerce had suggested to the Pfesi-
dent that he should vest authority in the Pro-
vost Marshal to continue the civil Jurisdiction.
We have seen executed, as nothing of the kind
has been executed in any despotic country OF
Europe, and with completeness and precision,
and secrecy and dispatch, that would have done
honor to the Chief OF Police OF France, the
seizure Of all the kilograms In all the telegraph
offices, from one end to the other OF the Ameri'
can Republic. ! believe, In one day. We have
seen, believe, without any authority OF law
L lAt Lohubl " buChu w nhyt boe OhbhcAy SeSsp-
ed my careful examination OF the statutes OF
the last session Of Congress, where had not
the honor to assist, and know II did not exist
prevlously)-we have seen an order from the
Secretary of State saying that no man shall
leave the United States without o passport.
Now, these things are not cast In the teeth Of
anybody, nor stated for the purpose Of orimina-
ton. l use them historically; use them for
the lesson they teach. ! use them to bring
them before you, men OF America, where you
this day stand, after your Republican Govern
ment has been in full and blessed operation for
elghty years.
These things are the history, except the mil.
itary movements Of armies, Of the attempt Of
the United States Government 10 suppress the
Iineurrection. Two very different views Il sub
NIT both erroneous) have been expressed with
reference to the events that have mentioned.
The enemies of the Government have cried out
about cruel, despo!ic, Illegal oppression. The
friends Of the Government have said. II is not
TO be called oppression; 1t may not be legal; we
doubt il they are legali but they are justified by
the necessity Of the case.
Now, fellow-citizens, there is this to be said II
the Government OF the United States is in all
respects as the friends Of the Government and
Of the suppression OF the rebellion generally
grave question. which every one here will see is
Of great signihoance. II the Constitutional
powers OF the Government are not sufficient for
the suppression OF the rebellion-l mean the
Constitutional powers OF the Government not
construed BY the standard Of South Carolina--
measured BY the standard Of Daniel webster
measured By the standard OF Henry Clay-meas.
ured BY the standard Of Abraham Lincoln-il
the Constitution OF the United States does not
confer power upon the Government 70 deal with