New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-29
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The subioined truculent paragraph gu ~
a late number of the New York Tpsune
ea eIhae saat Nv tbe s;de Judge fancy at the
hearing Of the Merymannfto VIII bch
| denounc1ng the GoVsK with the Southerners, has
tied, and sympatglto the notice OF the President
been duly or 10y revoke his erequattr, just by
WV % IN psample, that certain British Consular
| way u a55m bent on bringing down on their heads
agen1SSfy those in the slave States.
4 seems to US that the British Consul at Balt-
more had perfect right to listen to the opinion OF
Chief Justice fancy, if he was SO disposed. He
did not violate any law, international or otherwise
or any rule of courtesy, by so doing Indeed, he
displayed commendable good taste as well as
sound common sense, by endeavoring to catch
the words of wisdom, TRUTH judicial lore, stainless
faith and unalloyed patriotism, as they fell from
the lips OF the venerated and venerable Chief Jus
tice of the United States, in his last great effort to
preserve the Federal Constitution inviolate from
the encroachments of the Lincoln despotsm, and
to prevent the cardinal principle of all Gonstiu-
tional Government-the privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus-from being trampled under the
heels of an ignorant and INSCRIPTIONS usurper.
The true Briton regards the habeas corpus writ
as the cornerstone of English liberty. No won
der, then, that the Baltimore Consul desired to
hear great jurst in vindiGaton of it. The intel
lectual treat was rarely equaled; and when it is
borne in mind that the people of monarchical Eng
land would behead or exile their soyeregn-even
the good and admirable Queen Vctoria-if She or
her Government, should so far forget themselves
as to attempt to deprive Englishmen of their legal
rights, by suspending arbitrarily the operation of
the writ referred to, the occasion becomes even
more interesting, and should have led 10 praise in
stead Of censure. The privilege of the writ of ha-
beas corpus has had matchless advocates in Eng
land; but we much question the bearings of the
Merryman ease, and the peculiar circumstances
surrounding it duly considered, whether the mas
terly opinion Of Chief Justice fancy has ever been
surpassed.
After listeningto the unanswerable opinion Of the
Chief Justice, it is not matter Of surprise that the
Consul should donounCe the Washington TYRANNY,
unexpectedly natural that he should do so. AS
an honest man lie could not speak favorably Of it:
and if he opened his mouth at all, he could only
utter words Of reprobaton of the irresponsible
autocracy which Lincoln and his myrmidons ha !
inaugurated at the Federal Capital.
If President Lincoln should see proper, pursuout
to the suggestion of his principal organ, to revoke
the ereqWatee' Of the British Consul at Baltimore
that functonary will have little reason to com
plain. He will enjoy all the consultations of an
honest and honorable man, and will have the
pleasure OF knowing that no act of his hus brought
upon him such calamity as the smiles of the
Federal Governmental Government that is rapidly
becoming so abhorrent to all decent men through
out Chri5tendom that its appreciation entails sus-
plclon if it does not destroy, the character of the
individual, upon whom its fatal blight descepds,
We tender our congratulations to the English Coz
sui at Baltimore He ought to be congratulated.
Is he not abused by Greeley and threatened with
prescription by Lincoln! and is not that alI-sua;.
cient? Undoubtedly.
As for the other British Consuls, especially
those IN the slave States, it is to be particularly
hoped that they will have a comfortable time,
despite the ebuilitions of the New York Tribune.
They have precious little to do with the Trbune,s
Government; for Greeley is Enthusiastically
power in the State y of Lincoln; and if the Co.
ra should take it into his crazy head 10 annuI
their efequdthrS, we imagine their duties and
functions would neither be hindered nor Unmarried
in the smallest degree. Indeed, we should not be
much astonished if passports were sent to Lord
Lyons at any moment by the madmen at Washing
ton. They have threatened it time and again. if
the British Government presumed to do onehaIf as
much as it has already done Ia case that distin
guished diplomatist is turned adrift, we venture
the prediction that he will be in official communi-
Gallon with Richmond in one week afterwards if
he Is not so already. Go it, ye " GoriIIas y Those
. whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make
mad"