The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-05

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powers Of Congress, says that ''Ths privilege
Of the Writ Of habeas corpus shall lot b. sas
pended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or
invasion, the public safety may require it," 1t
is, then, the province of Congress to suspend
1t; but the President, Ia justifying its present
suspension, Is only anticipating the authority
of Congress, a. In all these other responsible
ties he has assumed for the maintensnce Of the
government. The two houses will unqaestior-
ably ratify these acts, and CONNIE nd the Execu-
tive for his prompt and vigorous policy In the
absence of Congress- Touching the suspen-
sion of the civil Law by the necessities Of war;
the conduct Of General jackson at New Orleans
was, many years subsequently, fully approved
by Congress, after an exhaustng debate upon
the question of reimbursing him In the fine Of
thousand dollars which he had paid, and bis
conduct included the Imprisonment of refrao-
tory Judge.
Self preservation is the first law Of govern.
ments, as it is of nature. TO preserve our
government our Executive has bern compelled
to anticipate the action of Congress, and in do
Ing 80 our constitution has been saved aud
formidable instruction has been throttled.
This is cause of rejoicing to all patriotic and
intelligent men. On the other hand they who
are catching at straws and flaws and bubbles,
and airsplitting and pettifoggipg construc-
tons Of constitutional law, to embarrass the
government In this crisis, are either shallow
pated jewellers or sympathizers with the ut
teIly lawless, INSCRIPTIONS and abhorrent des-
potism of JEFF. Davis. There is no danger to
the constitution from what Mr.. Lincoln mas
done to maintain 1t. Let US crush out this
Southern iIsurrecton, and our popular insti-
tuticns, brighter than ever from this purifca-
ton, will soon become again the boast of our
people and the glory OF the earth.
TERRORISM IN THE NSRIH-HAIs BREADTH
ESCAPES OF SECEssIoNIsYb-The Aeaiachicola
Times Of the 4th ult- contains SONS thrilling
accounts of the atrocities p1actised upon South
ern steamship captains by the people Of New
York. AS the facts are probably new to our
readers, we give them as narrated by our con-
temporary
Captain s. sexton. Of sayacrah Eliot Of the steam.
ship Mississippi, not yet completed arrived in Macon
from New YoIk yesterday morning, Living fled from
New YORK for their i,ss They came BY way Of Cinc,n
Of the scu,hern eteanship captains The Alabama
seized aud into government service and Captain
and rse as un.a a sansro e. He st took
the latter and ia now carrying troops to Annapolis
Columbia, had narrow escape with his life His ship
was seized IN Ike manner and when he refused 70 90
into servioe they proceeded summary to the work Of
bu of kAs
rope j.7a1ed 0vertoad was taken up By Seamng, and
blood. thirsty spirit runs riot In New York. and no
mans life ID safe who does not shout for Southern nva
sion and massacre Every se.ng which would float
the icea wipe al oct in three to six month";
NJ Sexton brought New York dates to the 2ih and i'm
poftant dispatches to the OF the Savannah
New York eteamship lines.
1t will be conceded that the manner in which
Captain Schenck has been treated has no pre-
cedent in ancient or modern warfare. The
idea of offering man the choice of the yard
arm or the retention of the command of his
vessel, as a United States transport, has in it
such a refinement Of cruelty that we are not
surprised to find the blood Of Southern edi-
tor boiling over at the bare contemplation of
it. What we cannot, however very clearly
understand, Is the resignation with which the
subject of this atrocity has submitted to the
least unpleasant of the two dreadful altelna.
tves put to him. Captain Schenck, according
to the above statement, is engaged in convey
ing troops from New York to Annapolis. Why
he has not either run his vessel into the hands
of the secessionists, or scuttled her and drowned
a cargo Of his enemies, remains to be ex-
planned. Perhaps the captain himself Will one
of these days clear up this difficult point of the
story.
The case of Captain Berry IT, il must be
owDsd, as plain an exemplifcst.oa of the Hi
bernian theory of "born to COED luck" rs any
cited in Irish annals. So narrow an escape
from hanging and drowning at the same mo-
ment is proof positive of a fortunate destiny
It is msnitestly preordained that Captain
Berry shall not Gle in his boots
Next to the admiration excited in US By
these marvellous escapes is the curiosity that
We feel to psss half an hour in the company of
he gentleman who took the new vs. Of them to
Macon. If ever mans naCe belied his ma,
ture, it is assuredly that of Sexton. Like the
grave6igeer in Hamlet, he must be full Of
quaint conceits. He would be worth any
money to Barnum.
BLEEDING THE CoTToN PhANTfRS-A GRAND
SwNpLING SCHEME-Cobb (the same Cobb
whose fnancie1iDg exhausted the Treasury of
the United States before ne ran Off has, it ap-
pears, in secret session Of the one house COME
dersts Congress-, hit upon model plan to fill
the Confederate treasury with British gold.
His plan is very simple, and worthy Of Cobb