Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-04
"Sow craven Ssxons hold thine own,
No maideus arius are round thes thrown"
Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice OF the Uni
ted States vs.. Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent of the Republican Party,

Roger B. fancy, Chief Justice OF the Uni
ted States VS.. Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent of the Republican Party.
The account which We publish in another
column, Of the dabsas c9rpu, case OF Merry
man, citizen Of Maryland, arrested and de-
taiued by Gen. Cadwalader, a Federal officer,
without authority Of law, viii! be read with
intense interest throughout the country. Gen.
Cadwalader in, refusing TO obey the writ o(
haJsas corpus, issued BY the venerable head Of
the Supreme Court, assigns, as reason Tor his
refusal, that he had been authorized bT Lin
coin to suspend the writ Of ha1eaS corpus
whenever he might think it necessary This
power which, by the terms of the Constitution
of the United States, belongs only to Congress-
can only be exercised by that body in case Of
rebellion or invaSon--and yet the distinguish.
ed county court lawyer from Springfield, lii
nois, assumes power which the Queen Of Eng
land cannot exercise Nay, more than this;
in utter contempt Of the fcrble conservatism
of the North, not only does he usurp the power
of suspenling this great writ Of Freedom but
he delegates it to a militia general, to be ex-
ercised at his will and pleasure.
Chief Justice Taney, the embodiment, Of the
Constitution, whose life has been luminous
commentary upon its provisions, raises his
voice in condemnation cf this lnOnstrous
usurpation But we fear that his solemn dc.
nunciution will be in vain. Although he
boldly issues his attachment for the arrest OF
Cadwalader, he confcsses that it is impossible
to execute it, His body, enfcebled with dis
ease and Fastening to its dissolution with age,
is an apt illustration Of the weakness and i'm
bccil,y Of the protecting clauses Of tie ConstI-
tuition, while his clear ard lucid mind, as
vigorous in age as in youth, is type Of the
spirit of the Constitution, as it sprang into
life from tho its makers in full panoply and
armed for the protection Of the citizen.
The advancing march Of Black Republican
despotsm has ut length reached tie last bul.
wark of defence, erected by the Constitution,
for the safety and protection of the Citizen
The Chief Justice, with the noble Roman vir-
tue which belongs to him, attempts to stem
the tide. lie boldly calls upon Lincoln to e1-
ecute the law, and compel the surrender and
arrest Of the contumaciovl Cadwaadcr Ho
has discharged his duty, and placed clearly be-
fore the country the alarming infraction Of
the Constitution authorised by Lincoln. In
the present madness OF the: Republican rulers,
the demand OF the Chief Justice can have no
other result than to show the supremacy Of
the military despotism, and the utter over.
throw OF the civil authority. The majesty
ar. integrity OF the Law, in the person OF
Roger B. Taney, may call for justice and the
Constitution from Lincoln, but like Gendower,
when he called for "spirits from the Vastly
Deep" he will not be able to evoke them.
If the Northern people arc not awakened to
q sense of their danger, By this fatal blow at
tho Constitution, which falls not upon us, but
upon them, they will speedily fall under tyran-
nv more CALLING than that Of Austria; their
rights and liberties will be swallowed Up ior-
ever in the vast lnalcstrom Of Abolition iana-
ticlsm, which, in its rapid circles, has already
carried down their peace and prosperity
In the Arabian Nights we IRE told of curl
GUS and incautious fshcrInat, who unsealcd a
vessel which he had flshed up in which an
spil gsniu, had been confined by the wise So
lomon. The spirit Of darkness having obtain
cd his liberty threatened the speedy destruc'
ton of the poor fisherman, who, however, oy
his wit managed to fasten up the spirit again.
The North, in its foolish desire to test the qnes-
tiou "whether We have Government among
u.s." has unclaimed the horrid monster OF militia
rv dcspotsm, which now threatens to destroy
forever the civil rights and liberties oil the Peo'
ple who have evoked it They will not be so
fortunate as the poor fisherman, and will pay
the penalty Of their rashncss by the loss oil
every constitutional right and safeguard
PA1SruL AccIDESr-We regret to learn that
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