M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-06-27

The JonFnaI on the lIiabca,
CoTpns.
The last Journal calls MS ar
"alsrmistp because we say that Lin
coin has trampled the Constitution
into the earth, by abolishing The writ
of Habeas Corpus. Nov ifthis makes
an alarmist, we wish it distinstly IN,
derstood that we say, that Lincoln d
or any other man who will refuse tc
obey the writof Habeas Corpus ofoul
Courts, Isl Usurpsr Of Powsr, that we
the people have placed in the Courts
for our Protection. Again the Jour.
nat says OF US: at does not seem tC
breathe those pure, disinterested sen.
timents which we think ought to char.
acterize the true Union man" It is
only necessary for us to say in reply
to this insiupation, that we are op.
posed to the Government; that we are
determined not TO be outdons in 10y
atty to the Constitution aud Laws
But we wish it understood, that we
don't include in the Constitution, the
Chicago Platform, narya time. Again
the Journal says our article was calcu,
lated to "create distrust in the minds
Of the people, as to the honesty and
patriotism of the President. We
simply state fact, that by a military
force, Lincoln has repulsed the officers
of the Constitution and Laws, and we
think it will bo sorry victory to
those who attempt to establish such a
rnle. But in all seriousness Nc. do
you want the people to believe any
man honest and patriotic as Presi.
dent, who will arrest them, and by
military force prevent them from bav-
ing q hearing in our Courts, to know
the crime they are charged with, to be
confronted with witnesses against them
to have a tria! by a Jury ol their
country Is man honest and patri-
otic who will take these constitutional
rights from any Citizenl Perhaps
you don't want the people to know
WHAT'S going on. Dare we not state
facts! Again the Journal appears to
us inconsistent, 1t says sit is true that
this clause properly belongs to the
department ofthe Govern.
ment to act upon" but "if Congress is
not in session, and rebellion break
out, will any man say, the President
has not the power TO arrest rebels, and
refuse to give them up to a Judge"
yes, we say he las not the power un.
der the Constitution, he may as in
This case, have the military force at
his command, and get a victory over
he court. But hold on let us catch
his Bu.bu.bull, 1st the power is in
but If Congress- is not in
Ie'sion, the President exercises it.
That Is Congress must Legislate, and
{ it can't, the President must Legis-
ats. Ergo,honest old Abe is capable
If Legislating and Executing BOTH
Nary . big Congress needed by Re-
,ublicans.
Now let us hear strong Lincoln
'aper, the Gin. Commercial on this
ubject and see how Nc. aud it differs,
here is mauy more Of the same sort.
Judiciary vs.. Military.
Those Of our Eastern and Western
otemporaries who are forward to ap.
rove of Gen. Cadwallader's refusal 10
hey the writ of habeas corpus issued
y the United States Court, manifest
n indifference to the facts Of the case
which is not very creditable. They
ct out-one and all. with tho idea
hat because certain States are in
ctnal rebellion against the Govern.
nent. therefore all law and civil rights
re to be pretermitted in all the
tates, at the pleasure Of the military
over, aud they all raise false issue
y loose denunciations Of Judge Tan.
=, for doing what any Judge, or any
'ourt, would have been legally obli-
ed TO do under similar circumstances.
We freely grant that prima tacie,
o should expect that whatever Judge
sney might do or decide in any case,
'oulI be wrong, We have had oc.
,sion to say as many severe things
that gentleman as any journal has
one. But we cannot forget that, in
lis case, the Judge was bound by the
ws Of the United Statesto issue the
RE petitioned for. He had no elec.