Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-07-26

dSdiusb WulCu L WISH W TGCOIu lic pINbeSt
of those who are unwilling to see the
Constitution subverted, under whatever
pretext, necessity, or otherwise.
Mr. b. then recommended the seve-
raj acts in the resolution to which he had
referred. These great fundamental rights
sir, the sanctity of which is the measure
of progress and civilization hare been
trampled under foot by the military, and
are being now trampled under footevery
day in the presence of the two Houses
of Congress; and yet so great on one
side is the passion of the hour, and so
astonishing the stupid amazement Of the
other, that we take it as natural, as right,
and as of course. We are rushing, sir,
and with rapid strides, from a constitu-
tioual government into military despo-
tism.
The Constitution says the freedom of
speech and of the press shall not be
abridged, yet. three days ago, in the city
of St. Louis, a military officer with four
hundred soldiers that was his warrant
went into a newspaper Office in that city.
removed the type, and declared that the
paper should be no longer published, and
gave, among other reasons, that it was
fabricatlng reports injurious to the Uni
Tea states soldiers IN missouri Is there
senator mere a citlzen OF this land,
who will say that the slightest color of
authority exists on the part of military
officer for depriving a citizen of libert,
or property without a warrant OF law, OF
70 suppress 'he freedom OF the press =
ana we are told by the same despatch
that the pfoprietors OF the paper submit
'ed' ana INTENDED TO make an appeal. 10
wnom 10 the Judicial authorities no,
sur Dut 10 MAYOR uen. Fremont when
ne should reacA ot. Louis
ne clVli authorities oil the country
are pafaiyzed, ana practical martial law
- peilg estaphsheu All over the land.
nc ilhe never happened IN TINS country
oeiofe' ana IL wonid not be tolerated IN
any country III Europe whlch pretends
70 'he elehiehts ol ci'iii2atloh ana hoer-
" "eo[ge ash'hgtoh carried the
nnir'cen Noionies 'hroueh the war OF the
neVoiu'ion without maItiAi-law' Inc
resioeht OF the ohited states could not
CONDUCT 'he Government three months
"''ugu' rcso,''u9 70 IT, presume eY-
cry senator mas read Inc oplnlon OF the
Th,e' us'ice ~ WHICH ! nave referred
snaii content myseli with reading a
10" extracts 70 present my opinion on
.ne SUBJECT MI ID reaa from the CLOS
rug pa'' " uugc fancy : opinion
mus Tue ! resiuent mas assumed the
iee'sia'iEe anu Juolc,ai powers ana con
ocn'ra'e' ~ nus nandS tne executive le-
g'Sla''Ve ana Judlcial powers wnlch III
every age mas oeen Tue very evidence OF
'ue ucsPouSu'i ana ne exercises them To-
Jay Wh'lI we SIT III 'he senate chamber
ana 'ne o'her orancl OF inc Legislature
~ Tue olner Gnu ol the capltoi. Mr IRE
siuent' what Is the excnse-What is the
Jus'lhcatlon' necessity l answer hrst'
lhere was no necessity. Was 1t neees-
Sary 10 preserve the visible emblems OF
rederai authority mere that the southern
coast shoula nave been Dlockaded Dld
not the same necessity exist when Con-
gross, at the last session. refused to pass
Tue force blll Was 1t necessary to the
existence OF the Union, TIL Congress
should meet, that powers NOT conferred
ny me constitution should be assumed !!
was there necessity for overrunnIng
the state OF Missouri Was there Il
necessity Tor raising the largest army
ever assembled on the American CONT
nent, ana Tor collecting the largest 1eet
ever collected IN an American har-
borF Congress may deem 1t was ne
cessary IN contemplation OF a protracted
struggle for the preservation OF the Con-
stltutlon and the Union. what mean
to say ls, that there was none OF that
overruling necessity Tor present preserya-
ton which may apply to usurpation Of
the Constitution. In the case OF the
man IN Maryland WHO was confined 50
long ~ Fort Mcllenry, was there any
necessity OF conlining hlm instead OF
turning him over to the civil authorities !
The chief charge was, that weeks be-
fore be had been concerned in treasona-
BILE acts. Was not the Judicial authorl-
ty there to take charge Of him, and if
convicted, to punish him : lfthere was
a necessity in the present state OF affairs,
and Congress IN session here, then what
long necessity we have before us and
impending over US. Let Congress APP
prove aud ratlfy these acts, and there
may occur necessity which VIII justify
the President in supersediDe the law IN
every State in this Union, and there will