The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-12
THE NEW YORK SUN.
vvs.s h q. r,r. Law .s r..ur,s


lar intafsssnos with JoHr G. Br,oKIunrpoEr
'ffssdom o. spssch' In Baltimore on Tsurs.
eynight. We frankly ctne.ss that We r.er'
rothing Of H. We are Of ,h1ss who bsiisv.
thsa On THE question Of the sxis,sncs Of our
rspahiie, there 10 q right side and wrong
- eide known 10 al nsn, ard that every man
& whc h not FOR the Rspubic without an u or .
5ss. h against q, and enjoys bis personal nbsr-
u and svsa bis Bfs. only on condition that
nsithsr become sufficiently dangerous In any
wy to quirs Interruption.
In time u peace and public tscurity, every
inc ,nvsi lines must be BON, rather than Law
,hcuh be suspspdsd OF superseded By irr.spon-
dbis viohncs. towsv,r just In itssis. This
vital rak Of citizenship lends indeed q deadly
stvsn'sss TO uesson. The worst conspiracy
may ;, faily mstured aud preached Er years
ftsm ad Il, End Of the lsnd-providsd enough
cunning be only ussd-updsr pro.sc ion OF the
very principles Of law and order which society
Il oompslled 10 respect In tie favor, bsesuss
lie own sslf preservation requires IT, Pre-.
cissiy this danger human society In the UtItsd
States has now exP,riesosd 70 the utmost, and
the tine bs, just come when overt rebellion
releases Ne from the forOsd inactiol In which
". bed TO watch the gathering and pilIug Of
its eombuStiblss about our vary esrs. Not
until all Oh, preparations Of tn, foe wsrs com
plated 10 bic mind, and the torch actually
applied, were We At liberty TO stir hand or foot
to rsp,i the threa 'snsd obstruction
Bat h an, lg,l scrupt lOsity nor 10 ob'truet
the work Of saving the eountp2 Are the
"a u. VI ALL a ~.
the eoubustiel,s and lay the trains for It's de-.
,trustiou upimpsded, until thsir boldsr but
not guiltir nor II az dangerous accompllcss
ar. ready TO apply the tOreh1
We have sad that the preparations for .
rebellion rot yet developed into overt action
oanno, b, safely suppress d BY Illegal vIolsn..
or the u'urpation Of sxtrsordidkfy powers
But after conspiracy becomes cd', the case Il
wholly different The stAts Of war now per
yades the whole country aud controls sverJ
function sni every right public or private, BY
hs stsrn nee. sstti,a Martial Law Is now prop
sriy the paramount, Law Of tho land, for al
purposes bsstipg en- tn, rsbslliou, over svsry
foot etsround In the United sts'es. Martial Law
cannot regard any privileges Of spseh or Pc
sonal liberty which are abused. Ia sword, hth'
Prssidsnt or bis OH csri had sent file Of sol
fisu 10 take BRxcKrRiDox and vALLAnDto
HAN sgt-d 8ettfmors on The eve OF thsi
intended traitorous speeches, or u the MAJ
Shsl q this District, s'ded by posse Of mi
rinsa, were directed 10 occupy the odics
the Ne,Os, Journal Of Commeroe and svsl
Other disloya sheet in the city and supprs
their publication by force, the act could
called N question only N 70 its sxpediency, b
no, ct all ss to its rightfuln's. Every one
thsss parties, aud Thousands more, howsv
thsy nay hsv. svsdsd the loose msshss Of u
Laws Of peace. have thoroughly forfeited Q
protscuon nom their country In the prsssr
state Of war, sxespt % far Is the sxpsdisn'
- the tosR may AL I'd them indulgsns
1sNoW tss question pcurs-What are I
people In ,hsir individual capsc,tiss, 70
vhsa tie authorities do not SEQ q. to use
sxusordIn mary rights cf war 10 suppress d
loysl ssssabisges. spssch's, or Ptsssssi
course the administration Of the public
thority, ordinary or raoriinsry, should
lst In ths ain, and 10 all iupostast mats
strictly TO the constituted authorities and
thslr superior discretion, 50 far a. they
faithful and efficient In the discharss Of Il
duty-iuH a the .xtipgui.hlng Of q q
shnnh Be left 10 the hrsmes. But wsat
thsrs are no freneu, or the hrsm.n do
4 come or wh'n they come, stand idly looki
on, for fear Of wstting somebody's sacred p
son Mus, the ERE rage on7
The simple truth is tia, in the lite a
death struggle OF natioa, svsrythiug Is q
that really helps 10 save it-svGything L,
crms, vhsther interdei 20 o. not. that hll
more than /. hslps the COOS csuss. There
no othsr rule Of Law o. morals, for tn, cate
Judged in this light. We assert that
sitting Of BRECKIsHiDoks vote, at BA
more, at least by the gentle aud tsmporl
pressure thsre employed, was q wise aud
csssaiy, ana therefore an smin,ntly lawful q
In tAls time Of civil war. VIVA; would hi
been this moral q fec. upon Baltimore aud u
tire whole country, patriots and rsb,ls, IL II
two smllsAr'es bad bean tam,ly suffered T.
liver than s,ives Of thsir message Of insid i
and malignant treason TO the people Of b.
more. among the plaud.ts OF their Asssmi
confsdsrs'esi Every mans instructive
tciousnsss answers the question. Tho tffs,
humane Dut uottTmlnoo Auu eHoCtut
pro- ioa Of the attempt, on the contrary
chssripg and rsGsurlDg everywhere 10
coed cause Such would be the effect
like suppression Of sv,rv disloyal she's,
~ speech, that IA or may be uttered in Itin
New York or s'ssRhere, from this time TO
close Of the war. II We act but wiwly
humansiy, It is iwposs BILE to act too n
aud dsciiiysly with those who are not wit
Ia this war.
We admit that the Government cannot 81
ly push ahead Of popular conviction but N
rather follow II, In the exercise Of the uuliu
powers conferred upon II BY the state Of
for thu salvation Of the republic. q: has
In any respect kept in sisht OF the rear Of
popular ippulss. 30 far.) But a. the wal
vAAcss and inisniih,s Its action. We are part
ed that the SOuthsrn plan Cor rather the pl
all earnest communities in deadly psiil
foscing individual opinion sterAly into the
tIiotie linz or slss out tf the country, will
to be adopted, by the people II not BY the
srnnsAt. Much unintsiligent horror has
expressed At the southern reign OF terror.
tact u that exc pttDg Its savage EXCISE
woald be no more than right and nsce ssar
their cause Ike ours 1srs Just We mus,
have more OF this starn, trSnchAnt earnest
or ths R,Psbhc 10 lost IL is NOT, which
tion d right. or which is strongest, but W
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