Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-09-06

cheering. am for peace, but l an
for making peace with the loyal citi
zens of Kentucky and Missouri, too
who have sent that modern Nebuchad
nezzar Claiborne T. Jackson to grass.
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Mr. Lincoln, it is said, forsooth, has
violated the Constitution in conducting
his administration Very we'll; there is
a day of reckoning to come with him
and his advisers. But it is one thing
to violate the Constitution in defense Of
your country, and quite another to vio-
late it in endeavoring to subvert it
When my Democratic or Republican
friends, cor any other man." are dis
posed to call the President to account,
and am not his defender, I merely beg.
when they get through with him, they
will merely inquire whether Mr.. Jeffer-
son Davis & Co. have gone strictly ac-
cording to the Constitution of the
United States2 ECheers and laughter.
[ have the impression that instituting a
pretended government within the bound
aries of the United States; that stealing
the treasures of our Government; its
ships; betraying its commands; firing
upon its Notifications; organizing piracy
upon the high seas, and long list of
other and kindred acts-I have the i'm
preston, l say, that these are slight in
Engagements upon the Constitution, and
may require examination. Laughter.
But l want to have my Constitution
friends come along with me, and when
they get the Administration all regu-
lated and on the Constitutional track, to
look at this matter little; for it seems
to me that it requires attention. know
not whether Mr.. Lincoln has observed
the Constitution; indeed, for all the pur-
poses of resisting the rebellion, [ care
not. 1t is due to him to say, however,
that he has seemed to be in good faith
attempting to put down the rebellion.
He has not done all things as [ would
have done them, because [ would have
multiplied his men. by about four, and
where he has struck one blow | would
have struck dozen. Laughter and
cheering. Therefore l do not agree
with him in that respect. When the
day comes We can have a settlement with
him, for he is to be held with all other
officers to a strict account. But | would
not do even that under the smoke of an
enemy's guns Let US see first that the
rebellionis put down. And when that
is done am ready to see how it has
been done.
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"a Tn time of war it is different matter.
Here it is found that man is fixing to
blow up fortress, or betray an army to
the enemy. The officer in command has
him arrested, and sends him to fort;
with orders that he be strongly guarded,
because he is known to be traitor, and
in the confidence of traitors and enc
mics "A lawyer sues out writ of ha-
heas 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 anywhere
else, where he was surrounded with trea-
son and traitors at every step, would he
because a judge sent writ of habeas
corpus, give up traitor who was en-
dangerins the safety of his command
and the interests of his country? TCries
of Never No man can pretend it
for single moment, it is one of the ter
rible necessities Of war. And if were
in command and had good reason to be-
lieve that l had possession of traitor,
and no other remedy would arrest
treachery, | would suspend the writ, and
the individual too. Cheers and cries
of Good, THAT goes right to the spot"
'fThat is sound" p" THAT is such Democ-
racy as I like to sect 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 necessities
like a man. He didn't 60, in times of
stirring necessity, to demonstrate prob
lens from musty precedents, but when
a man wanted hanging, he hung him
first and looked up the law afterward.
Laughter.] There are times and oc-
casions when this is the only way to do
in dealing with treason. The civil law
affords no adequate remedy. While you
arc discussing the question the country
may be ruined, the Capital in flames, the
archives destroyed. When the war is
over we may examine and see if any one
has incurred penalty for suspending
the writ of habeas corpus Gen. Jack
son paid his fine, but not till after he
had put down both foreign foes and do
mestic traitors. SO long as there is
citizen South that demands the protec-
ton of this Government, then it is our
duty to protect the Government of the
Union for his sake. [''Sound," ''That's
the talk, " &c. And when there is none,
it is our duty to maintain it, for politi-
cally, geographically, socially and com,
mercially it is one in every seuse-it is
utterly impossible for this Government
to be divided without it's utter destruc-
tion to both sections. When you at
tempt to divide North and South, you
must do it East and West. Then all
will 60 to pieces, and our country will be
Mexico-worse than Mexico, because we
have ten times more material for mis-
chief and destruction. 4 military des-
potlsm will be inaugurated whenever
you permit this rebellion to triumph. -
But some cry we are in favor Of peaee.
Yes, We are all for peace now. [ was
Tor negotiating peace, until fortifca-
ton was fired npon by Rebel artillery,
and then / bade adieu to all expecta-
tons of peace until conquered over re-
bellion. !; 4; 4;
Are you in favor Of war? No; but
am in favor Of putting down war by force
of arms. I am opposed to war, and in
favor of obtaining peace by putting
down the authors CT the war. | am in