The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-07-19
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These duties are many. Bot a, present we
snall mention only four, VIA -
! Snsfaia he Constitution gnd LgJgs, ana TIC
G00srameet tbai qia iatsters them.
Men WHO regard the war as q ruin0us error,
conceived ID wrong on jGe part ct The North,
lai resulting necessarily IA danger If not de-
strIc,ioa 20 The best Interests a Che couatry, 49,
lgg urvertbr.ess a apriCaa citizeus, and as such
s~e allegiance 10 the government uGdeg which
'nev 1--we. The bitterness ct party feeling IS
d9uat}ess one Of the causes Of the war. That sane
bitterness leads to branding as TRAITORS men who
adhere % cid and tried principles Let nol the
same bitterness affect true men u ho differ from
tae party IN power Let them seek 5y ali prop
ar means to change the war-spirit Of .le day,
ANA if II may be-, 20 induce peace policy on the
part oi .he government bat failing in this,
lri them be submissive to ITS DEGREES, and
yield to any IaWfu! drnauds j, may make
apon thela, OF upon their property. Such pa
lrIJtiSu is nobler than lie fFoih Of men " no
have not coarage 10 resist ,Pular cries; inf
nItely nobler than that Of men who stand aiooi
from the battle, shouting the @ar-cry from
safe distanCr,-at the same time auug treach
.r0us Shots Al ,tp JeFesltEet lis4 rr-
Geuelll and he whole Government, aoG Aa,ng
their own pockets with public PiundrF.
.. Dac3uuteagaca euerg illegal and asneoa3tl-
tutjonoi act, ,0hether committed By ass7a high
9r fosc IN Office, or By tie grivafc c5ti@ca.--
Jeqlousiy gaayd against eUeyg attempt fpI
tyampIa on tie rights and lmaluaj|fes Of an
digidu1is.
This principle is the Americans as Il Tas the
Engiishmans birlhrighl. We can never yield
1t, until we yield ourberties forever il is
principle that was born IN times OF war, and was
reproduced in our own country among the fires
ol Revolution. Il is good principle III times
of peace it is infinitely more valuable in times
ike the present, when popular passions may At
anv moment ruin the liberties OF the cIiiZrn.-
The principle is OF h;t!e yaiue-nay, of no val
ne at all-ii il is only good u cain and quiet
times aud N its place the doctrine IS adopted
that 10 wal tunes The Constitution, the rights
and immunilies Of citizens, nay be oveiridJen
bv the officers OF government for the occasion.
Such a doctrine has been laid down in these
days and the fruits Of it have already been seen
IN the despcration Of the Habeas Corpus the
selzuIe and examination of private papers Of
peaceable citizens without warrant or process
Of law, the arres: OF citizens ioT circulating pc
titions to the government, the increase OF the
regular army without law land without necess-
lly, since volunteer forces would supply the
temporary want,l not to name other acis Of IN
diyiduels holding Offices which afe OF doubtful
legality. These violations OF right are conce-
Jrd on all hands 10 be unconstitutional and H.
legal, but are excused as growing out OF the ne
cessi,es of the times and the popular assent 10
them not only indicates the danger OF permit
ing them, but has led 10 The open advocacy by
4l.- .l,@lt
pay no attention 10 the s'techuicaiities Of the
Constitution" but enact laws tor The times,
without regard to their limited powers. One
step more IN the same direction, would bring Us
to the absolute tyranny Of Revolutionary
Committee. Ere we are aware, we may have
no Congress, 20 Executive Of The laws, no Con-
sti:utonal Government, but IN its place Com
miltee of SaI-ty, a Convention Of Democrat
RepublicAns-red or blacg,--and the rest, his
Tory has once OF twice already recorded.
,. To adsocqte tie laying ioVa Of arms on
10th sides, aaj the negotlation Of pace, on
such terms as 2gise and frusfl0orihy yopre5sH-
tot'Ues Of Tie nqt,0n she'll aaUise and c0a-
chute upon.
there Ia no possibility OF closing our eyes 10
tar fact thar th!s is now war Of section against
N'" dHu every Gay tudl u CoH+a4tsS 81
arns the gulf between the two j is general
iY admitted that If the States now forming the
southern Confedegecy had united in an express
ION OF their desire to separate from the Amerl-
can Union, and 10 form a government ot their
own 'h's wish, properly expressed, would have
demanded the respectful consideration Of the O.
iasr states. There is no throne here to clam
W divine or hereditary right the government Of
certain territory. !n place Of tbe aiwne
"2hl 81 a king Amsrcaoism has set up '.jne
coassa. oi 'he governed a. the origin oi the
Governing power. The often 5oasied PrncipIe
oI 'ae rule Of the majority does uot exist ia our
cou"try IN that naked simplicity Ia winch ma
ny persons are accustomed 10 regsid il 1ai On