Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-09-05

where be has struck one blow I would
have struck a dozen. Laughter and
cheering.l
On the habeas corpus question.
Here is the question: An individu-
al is imprisoned here; some friend gets
q habeas corpus, and he is brought up
and the case is inquired into. And
whoever interferes with, or obstructs
that writ, is guilty Of great moral
and legal wrong, and incurs heavy
penalty. In time Of war it is differ
ent matter. Here it is found that q
man is fixing to blow up a fortress, or
betray an army to the enemy. The Of
icer in command has him arrested.
and sends him 10 fort, with orders
that he shall be strongly guarded, be-
cause he is known to be a traitor, and
in the confidence of traitors and enc
mics. A lawyer issues out a writ Of
habeas corpus. But what is the result!
1t cannot be served, and the prisoner
cannot be procured-they cannot see
him unless the judges tongue is longer
than the soldiers bayonet. Would
any one, if he was commanding at
Fortress Monroe, Fort McHenry. or
any where else, where be was surround
ed with treason and traitors at every
step, would he, because judge sent a
writ of habeas corpus give up traitor
who was endangering the safety oi
his command and the interests Of the
country? [Cries of "Never."I Nc
man can pretend it for single moment.
1t is one of the terrible necessities oI
war. And il l were in command and
had good reason to believe that l had
possession OF a traitor, and no other
remedy would arrest the treachery, ]
would suspend the writ, and the indi-
vidual too. Cheers and cries ol
"Good," "That goes right to the
spot" "That is sound" "That is such
Democracy as I like to see" There
is no other here. Gen. Jackson had
the hearts of the American people
more than any man Of modern times.
And why? Because he met great ne
cessities like a man. He didn't 60, in
times of stirring necessity, to demon
strate problems from musty precedents,
but when a man wanted hanging. he
hung him first and looked up the law
afterward. Laughter. There are
times and occasions when this is the
only way to do in dealing with treason.
The civil law affords no adequate rem
edy. While you are discussing the
question the country may be ruined,
the Capital in flames, the archives de-
stroyed, When the war is over we
may examine and see il any one has
incurred penalty for suspending the
writ Of habeas corpus.
The tone Of the rebel Press.
The tone of the rebel press is ex-
ceedingly braggart in regard to its men
and its victories. 1t reminds me,
when hear of their self-lauded PROV
ess, of the Snowman who spoke of the
great capacity Of the animal he was
exhibiting: "Ladies and gentleman, 3"
said he, "this is the Bengal tiger, meas
uring fourteen feet from the tip of his
nose to the tip of his tail, and fourteen
more from the tip of his tail back to
the tip Of his nose. making in all twen-
ty.eight feet" Laughter. Now ]
think their estimates about their forces
and capacity, are just about as liberal
And they are to be looked at according
ly. Nevertheless, they have great ell
ements of mischief. And il Satan
himself had been sent on earth to
scourge mankind, and to cover the land
with desolation, he could not have per-
formed his mission more successfully
than by assuming the shape of a rebel
demagogue, and preaching Secession.
The right ground to stand upon.
And that is, fight for the Union, the
whole Union, and nothing but the Union.
Let every American citizen, instead Of
crying, peace, peace, when there is no
psace, rally upon the ramparts until Sc
cession is sienced; until the roar of ar
tillery has ceased. Then we shall have
peace, enduring, perpetual peace. and
as monsters are seldom born of the
same generation, we shall have no
more of this Secession in the present
century or the next. This Government
is the Government of the American
people. 1t is ours to use, ours to enjoy,
but it is not ours to subvert. We are
trustees. We are charged with sacred
trusts. All we have TO do is to bssk
in the sunshine of its blessings. But
cursed be the unholy ambition Of him
that attempts to destroy it. regard
him and treat him as traitor to his
kind. God will set a mark upon him
too; but it will not be like the marx
set upon the first murderer of man
for that was set for safety--but thi:
will be set for destruction. And God
grant that it may be so. ["Amen."]
1t will be time enough to struggle ovel
who shall administer the Government
when we are sure we have one to ad'
minister. He who is not for it j:
against it. l have determined to fghI
this battle out, but on no politica
grounds. l stand upon the Constitu'
tional ground of my fathers.
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SLAVERY A DIVINE INsrITUTIoN.--