The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-26
Rlrilmonn pispatcb.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.. JUNE aa lsel,
Judge farker's Charge to ihe Grand Jury
Of Erederisk CanniS Va


made Yesterday
'ycntten'fn y the Grard .ary We meet 70.
ther at most untAyorahIe time tor the
t.tiih am proper discharge Of cur duties. -
var, WIN ITS sttendan evils, is raging along
our DofdSFs. ana Sp.nlE each BAY be aD
prrachtuK nearer ana nearer 10 car Mar.tsS and
Htrsiu"s 1heie is not II can
avoid rartaktnZ OF th8 exciieryenL which such
eond1uon OF ar1irs nis aroused and yet
we must oe careful, lest under its in1i ueac.
pe n"enlessiy tram pie down sorng great sai..-
gctFd CT our liberties, or neg !ect Gaties i'm
PoSou pom u.s. or perform them in a careless
oE me tioIani manner.
Ilmss OF war have their uecuiar daugars
IL %t!Aas iAoiF poCui.a. ob!.5at;0as. WhilEt
2. s2lh periods sv8ry good citizen viii rally
10 Zoe d"fenr" of his State, and be- zer3ous 10
guaTa nor againsc every injury that may
threaten ner, y neither from within or vii
ott, be will 1T the same time be careful 10 de-
senG again tas5auii or encroachment all those
peTs0ua! tights which designate Us as j free
D@-plc. We Dtu6J 3isJ be lsalously watcGtni
laf under ron}e plausible pretsx. Cf the pub
sc good, powers rot granted 20 Our paoiic
agents 6e tssu Fnett s.Y hem, ana great consi-
IL norai Ti9h IS es thereby set aside or ia-
paired In 2 negh6oTiDE State, under some
sdch pr@Erst, she Xrsat writ OF a4'.dF c5TppS,
devised tor iAe protection of the Cittsan from
All illegal restraint upon The freedom Of his
pe1aon. has oT Al .nsolon; eviJi-fy uc-n rem
GeT.d Yr'"'r"aliy inureratise,aHd he military
has thus made Itsei. superior TO the civil a0-
thOrity. We fortunately read nc Gresd that 80
bad an e-amp.s viii be- inflated here ter our
Constitution has proYided lhat *the privilege
OF The writ OF huheG& corpus ~nsil not IL aQy
case be susps udsd 80 and suCn vas our Iors-
fathers love Of liberty, and wise preca Z tion
10 protect 10, that in the Declaration OF Lhs
Eirh 5 which they claimed rs ~ sTt.tl ming %
them and their pog5eTltv, tt1ouyh auOpaei in
the midst OF our kevriU ,ioEary struggle, u Is
laid down "a & fundamental priuci pie Of i fres
GcT7rnueut, "that n al CRses the military
aho0Id b. under LrICs sUbGFdi nation 70. GGd
> Z. Il, a. Y
ant pie will serve 70 show how boldly the
most zeC-gt r1Ihtr usy he dsrecaTded by men
az poWU----zad lnat "l"ynGi vigilance - the
pr q hat We must pay tor Lus preserve tion
OF hu,nau freedom.
what oonduetis 70 bs regarded ~ cr!rz. maj
or other wise, what man may dc or may uUL
60. IN times Of war a. veil AZ in times of
peace, q plainly written down n our laws
And whilst we cannot overlook any conduct
which is opposed % the REG uirefnerts 0t law.
SO, On tha other hand. we canuOJ hold snat 70
be criminal which the law does not 40 con-
slider and deno1uca. Moreover. aii yioiatiuns
OF its in lane lions cSu be inquired iut1 and
punished by none othar than It's nulv ap;cint-
ID agencies. military or civil, who p0ssaGs
from its grant al the powers necessary Tor
these purposes. a-lG ali which they Iossees d
Al The iIw CHn tolerate 10 interiereuCe bv
oiEe-s With duties i mas assumed - itself:
UuJ in Yiudi'4tiOu Of = ma -stv Will be
prompt 70 punish every soch interference rs 8
high Ofencs asairst me beet IuteGests "a tAo
cOInInv.it-.
LIT Us not theA, whether IL times of peace
Of war, tor moment forget that We live
under : @GoFerEcicEt CT Law; that Law ia su-
pref1e over al OF u.s. to cont1o' our actious
even IN the height of eTCi1eruerIs Is. 20 enforce
the discharge OF duty from the most "a the1iC
and relnctant, and to compel ths most turbe-
lent 10 live In euhI"CJjOr 10 its az uth0rIty.
in times OF quiet, this firm enforcement 4
our penal laws is found 70 bo essential to ms
pettCe and good order of society. Il Is these
ia va v hiCh prO-1c- u in the 1FlTuy!uept II
~ a a.
80 infringe upon ejthcT. And it IS evident js.AL
their proJu ~ enforcement is rtiii I.lore npcps-
s.,rv Tunes NJ disorder, when men are
thrown togetber III large bodies removed from
The restraints 81 home ana OF neIgn bOrLLuu
and when grst'o ar o. portu8iii-s are supposed to
offered Tor the c" '4mIEsiun OF crime without
tha tear OF detry uvn, from the fact mat SO
large d portion % car most active citizens
have been ".tnoT& from oar midst, to re-
pei an enemy, whu -eau a. , d-s-craTof Of
our soil.
To other caueps o. disturbance let tnsrc rot
be added Lne want OF peace and Of q FEELING OF
security about cur homes, or any INVASION Of
the rights of psTsCn Or Of property, by arv
ciaaa OF our ogu prop!e. But ie. Us, - once
ana Gectuediys check any coadQct, which a.
all tends - me iurtder disturbance Of sogIstS
by every means whicn he llE places ut err
dispOs,.
Ent l mus pass TO 4 more Particular con.
sideT2t,OG Ct subjects WhiCA events nCpS &C.
curing reader OF Grea- prac tIcAl iu pOrtance
As YOU are aware, oar i,.w dlglcss ali Of
frl5-s ITO two great ci,.ssss: Frlohies, which
are punishable by death or by confinement In
the peuitentlaryi and fa t5daTneanoTs, which
aTs punishable by tine ana impTIs0umsnt ia
the county iGl.
And first degree among the former is the
crime OF treason, a term deuoting tredcheTy or
u breach oi that Loyalty ard faithful neIyics
Wnlch b due 10 ones state, IL return Tor The
protection 10 life, hoer;e and property That il
extends over each one OF it's cilZeas.
t.ad 81, "atii within taw short weeks
since, nat kirglnIan hAC even osen SO much
- 81 spected Of = ru-pce. IL raise a lar~l,ie,.l
arm aGainat the commonwealth ard tha
hope &ud wish of every c:1zpn OF the Sta g.
Throughout its VVhoI" extent, had beer Jhat
Virginia might ever continue oue AID indiyi-
s,oie.
Now, however, We hetE Of designs and c.y1-
blnatiOns u divide the STATE, and Gorol : new
State cut o. certain OF its counties ard Il is
my duty 70 advice you that this cannot ie-
g4lly he dove, pnIess the Legislature shall
give its consent thereto , nor can any one hold
or execute any GItC2 ia sDCh new StAta, 0r
profess allegiance Or 1deltty to Il, OF under
color Of its authority Tesist the execution Of
the laws of this pUIa non wealth, without in
curing the guiit ana palua Of treason.
Va Ali know that the relations which 50
long subs;sted beCWeen US and Lha ether
States under the UoDs t!tutiCn OF the United
States, have been enur-ty dissolved oy iils,
go l,n people OF lrgin ana because Ul
this. the Government OF rhe United STATES is
now naSlnS R.ar upon us. Ne tbue stand to
wards each otherln tbs attitude of enemies |
and ouC Law declares thai whoever shall
levy war aSainst the State rs II he shall !
enlist 10 Lhe edAT2l army, or as sem bla 1gith
lthers III force 10 resist the state 5 authoritv
or y no nhail ''adheTe TO its enemies-giving |
them aid ard comfort in whatever wav the /
'at0e may be dcnel AZ py raising troops gor |
hex service, or by furnishing their armies |
y q supplies, OF by giving tbem lnforIa4 .icu !
- JOrO0T means Ct offence or defence, Lne /
movements of 0Qr ioroes, or any other tTea- |
5Jn2ois intelligence, shall, upou CONVICTION be |
punished with death ~ : traitor.
l. is further declared TO be "A high offence
th&. any should know % any Snch treason
-ud no, az econ ~ Eaav be, give information |
thereof, 10 the Governor or soIpe cOnServator |
81 tae peace.
These laws are stern. their reralties severe.
ma Yet, because Of :.e great IN terest involved |
aud the widespread mischief that may attend |
heir violation, not moro SO thau may be ne |
;essacyi and Il Will be- our duty 10 enforce |
hem against any st our cltiLsus who shall Ill /!
~ way assist the United States Govern
nent IN Us rr-s.p aggressive war upon us - /
tr%ln3 has WlthdraWn from Tue UulUu ulicer |
ha Federal Constitution. Her peopis now |
I'VE exclusive allegiance 10 her, aud mona |
whatever 10 the United States. That eile s.s.s
in5 right 10 Withdraw, Il speaA lIuE Vi the /
)ropriety OF its exercise, because that Ques-
ION comes not wirhIn the range ot luuioiaI
~ uiry,A has long been my wetl-considered |
'plnion I NAV say | have Gsver entertained
doubt with regard to II. Wnen iii June.
7IG, orr State threw Of the EngiIsu yoke,
nd declared herself a free aud inde-
'endent Stafe, she ~ once became inv vest !
Il Wi.a al tas rights OF sovereignty. -
he has never, 30 far as ! can discover,
: any time alyesIed herself Of any of these |
lghts. He people are now, rs they were IN |
716, and from that period have always
cen, Il sspar4t "a people, with every right thslt
eiongs 10 Il free and independent nation.
v hen on the 2btn OF June, 1885, she became |
asmber cf the Federal Union. sne III no pro-
'er ssnse surrendered or lost any portion OF
ier sovereignty Aer accession 10 the Union