New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-10
Cau,,uuDd from Fifh Pas,

ana of The Constitution. When OoVerm.'It u ls
ersc,ed i is TesnpPosed thai INA, eoveinGsD has all
Ass The rgh. Of self-defense The Cover ment is not
sbfged 10 lie down and die because y cannot fad
xlause 10 thu Consultation 70 aoth@ ize TO preserve
Nxislcpfe II IL tS FIRST iostine, II Goycrnn.ens. as
an individual, 70 geek sefprsserfatioB. Wien man
~ assaulted, does he inquire what pariiculsr stssie
and sec,ion suthOr1es him to protect biusoh NO.
no usee every that 0oi aud Nature hayepat INTO
his han1s ior defense. Ard wbsn Government IL !
asssiled, IL defends itself and II It does no. defend
isel il deserves 70 be eyerilr1ga Now, she WIr |
power Of Government is as olsa civilization, smith,
early GIItish Minister, on pnsriaS law spesAe In'S
of the peger Of war:
"MntG law 10 hs lay Of VA s. depenjs on TAO JUS. ols
ssbiIAIy power sSa ress1re Of ths krgA Fo tn9.s1
doth po soy but sy consent in Psaoeh5
ssaIS dan ssat often slise, 10 ese'h 'ssoio'o P
that his = ord is law
Now, when ,ressoD is stalking abroad, when corrnp-
6on Is on eTerJ hand, when sp'es peer from every
window end Turk N svcry fence corner, wbas Wss
Mr. LiDcolo to do Was be 70 pore thFoagh al tne
mus,y volumes Aud invite Dis.rcs Attorneys TO The
same work 70 enable linn 10 arrest md keep spy or
60 sep the desseminSsSon Of treason ihroOSh Sn9
press No. II Mr. beoln nad aesec WIN greasen g..
yiuor woaid beyesOmnentedh him more. But may cay
what IL becoming from tsr and ggoerons opponent,
that when criti9ssa his shor'ooEAsls find 10 The
sondtie1 Of affairs great spoogy Tor bin-he eawe IN
when eorrupt;On was scabiIX, when treason was
pecuaas and al thsdepartmenis teemiug With rascall-
~, when be fid not know who 70 srusti when naval,
military, civic, end ether officers, were committing
robbery 6nc and ne KNOW mol VINO 10 cOhlue
m. But wherever he bas laid his hand upon this
wickednsas he is eitled 20 the thanks Of the whole
people. And when the bis.OIien 10 wIite aud
be written it Hill stand 90, like page Of fire,
and be viii be commended most where be has tasen
those rebels by the throat with the strong hand OF
government power. lChteIs Every military
commander ha1 the right suspend the writ OF habes
eorpus in emergeneies Of which he is Judge lie tells
ihe one who comes 70 take The traitor and set him ut
hnerty Stand of-uness yonr tongue Is considerably
ADger than my bsyonet you don't get TINS
man. What about the liberty OF the pressi IL is like
good many other liberties Ue enjoy, but has no night
90 commit treason. 0Rs has n. ht 10 commit
season and destroy the Government by press, than
he has by any other mode. TIE rights and liberty
of lhe press is of greaeet and most sacred
blessings to be guarded with watehtal vigilance But
whai ooes that meanl In time Of peace, to DISCUSS
all measures of Government freely and tearessly.
Bat the who has prtss has night 10 over
thrOw Government by reasonable means IN war,
than one has by writing treason without press'
There charm about printed treason which gives
iDlpunity. 1t will do we'll enough 70 hang up parrot
M cage, TO cay, Liberty of the pressp' Liberty
Of the press ~ and we have parrot crying II now
who neeos cagiDg, and some others who ought TO be
Gagged. Suppose was to write TO Mr.. A, or B, and
sayehese Rebels are, after all, right; hope they
win succeed; am glad they fighting our sImies
and hope they will be successful; hope the Admin.
israton will be overthrown, and devise meaDs aud
pl,ns 70 aid rebellion. That wOuld be treason IN
private letter would be liable to be imprisoned be-
sause it weud be atording aud and comfort And If in
spnyale letter. how much more In an internal SeceR-
si0n press, which sows It's dragon teeth broadcast
40 poison the mind OF the country and urge on the re-
bslhOn. How much more should they be arrestedl
j approve Of every strong acs OF the president. L
would approve Of more he YOU'D 90 them. lndi,
yidasl right ia great Ignt and great blessings and
We have right 70 come and go where we please ana
enjoy our iberty please but II instead OF going
about our awf business, our social ana domestic ell
ioyments we 20 strOling from house 70 house, from
camp 20 camp as spice for the enemy, we are liable 20
be imprisoned and deserve 70 be- The night tO enjoy
IRE as an element Of domestic comfort 10 Oi.ohaTge
frhf ot.1a N
tration that would interfere with that right would he
syTannea indeed. But suppose one takes his torch in
the dark hour of mdnigh ght and plies 20 every dwell
ing be can ignite, how long vii be be allowed 10
ioy that sacred right Of fret He viii be arrsigned
and impyisODed and deprived of this liberty, which
hwfOl citizen might enjoy. And when you come to
done no than lis duty in laying
his hand upon these papers Individually. Tie Day
Book is one Of them. IL has had its dag, ike every
dog, and gone 70 its account. The JoTrnGl Of Com
Iseree, which undertook 20 ,kim along under
with disguised treason, has been obliged by public
opinion 10 change editors and tack chip and the tres
s0Dable Daily NeDs exists yet as daily nasaHeS but
It's day is not far of The war power lie a dangerous
power but it exists from necessity and its exercise
shows the terrible dangers Of and that cannot
be aboished with safety 70 paoDal existence. These
questions are coming to be understood. Let us zee
whss this Convention says about this very matter for
their views are important, as have shown:
Rs,olsss, That while admit the necessity Of summary
processes and nar'isl lazy among nsuseni populations h,
htir oval and within The hnes Of military OPers
Of Se people oy can e d S.bs.
eorpps OI civil ohenses How these OenSes committed
sumps the L1ecutiye power sssbi,h system Of psss
RoYs against the right Of The Federal organize
systsms Pocei against the assumption Of the
mail fsess in BY the decisions Of
abe civil nibnpss and that hnsy We pOe.t ssss the doc
authority from the Federal Government PIeden Lincoln has
ed anything Of the ind sabIsVe Of the pnds.
4nsntsl doctrine Of American liberty.
Now propose 70 compromise ilanghterl-thst
President Lincoln has the right TO suspend the habeas
corpus long 1t takes 20 read that foggy resolution
and understand II. Great laughter. As the school
boy ssld 1T Is pretty considerably difficult 10 UNDER
stand ideas which one is possessed Of Notwith-
sspdiag peradventure, undoubtedly may be guess
Il b." Most certainly ILaughter.l Now have read
Pfesdent LincolD's messages caretully-aDd be does
mot saw 90 far as have seeD that the States derive
their poGers from the Federal Government. If he
does he That resolution is remarkable, at
any rate its length and s oggDets and Obfusca.
siou. u ie clear mud There can be no doubt
that The rights Of the Executive, and of the people,
viii be understood hereafer-no matter whether they
were before. il is very well that that resolution came
into the Convention as il did. The members were
rv and parcssd for the lack Of some stream Of living
doerine WHOM this modern Moses smo.e tbs rock and
ont gushed tbs refresbng, constitutional wel-spring
10 GLADDEN. then did the Of old the wandering
tribes Of Israel Bot all this deathbed repentance s
500 Late.
You viii remember few years since when Iouis
PbHppe with bis steslshy usurpations finally ranged
his guns 90 that they would bear the cy Of Paris
aud relied upon bis military 70 sustain bmsef and
his family as the bouse Of Orleans through all timeof
sudden commenaei one of those revolutionary surpes
and gr0uai swells nf The French people. II swayed
here and il swsyed there; and at last It ap-
peared thai the people were going 70 nse
against theis Government by revolution in earnest.
s first few 10 ss army of defense and bis guns aud
gnards. They failed him. be then began 70 make