The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-24
from the New York Daily Nsws.l


We we'll remember the excitement In Eu.
rope, when the King Of Naples, the Infamous
Bomba, seized a few young men OF the first
families and imrflured them in that State for
tress which is the only gloomy thing n pom the
bright waters OF the beau tiful Bay of Naples
The military guard, without warning, with
out accusation, surrounded their houses at
the hour of midnight, and they were torn
from all the luxurious comforts of splendid
homes TO be buried alive In the damp of those
horrd dungeons In the rock. sunk far be-
nea tn the waters of the Mediterranean
They were suspected Of hostility to the Gov
erunent, and of plotting rebellion. Their Of
fence had this extent; no more. A cry of hor-
ror went up from every nation almost in
Europe. England demonstrated through the
manly appeal of the indignant Gladstone.
France raised her voice in denunciation OF the
outrage; while Republican America shud-
dered as she thanked God that no such out
rage could ever cast Ii stain upon her national
escutcheon. We protested TO know what
liberty was worth, and, as we sent cheering
words to the regeperators of Italy, we told
them "it is worth all your struggles, all your
sacr ifices, your very blood" The vengeancs
of an oppressed people sOon rose 70 vindicate
the race, and 20 punish their oppressor. All
Europe stood aloof, and to-day Naples stands
redeemed and disenthr allied. The Bourbon is
banished frcm her soil, and she reloices under
the mild rsgn OF monarch Uf her own
choosing.
What American, when he read OF that vile
act OF the infamous Bomba, could have be-
Iieyad that 1t would ever be initiated with
IMMUNITY in the land of Washington And
yet, citizens of New York, in n fortress that
commands your very harbor, are immured to-
day the victims OF IS gross q tyranny as that
exhibited by thu former despot OF Naples -
That fortress was erect ted TO defend your lib
critics, and yet, without the shadow or law it
bas been made TO hide within its stony bosom
men whose liberties have been stricken down
At blow by the mailed hand of despotic
power. Without accusation, without the
| form of law, in violation OF every constitn-
tioDal guarantee, these victims OF deSpotism
have been torn ruthledsiy from their homes
Every effort has been made by their counsel
| to have access to them, but they have been re-
| PEELED with the point OF the memorable bayo-
! net The act of the Neapoltln despot, under
1 the influence of his surroundings. his tradi-
! tonal tendencies, and the limited cOncept lions
| of his people. WAS not hall so gross an act OF
! despotism as this foul wrong done i'll open
| day, in what we once loved 10 call " tree re-
| publican America
| To justify this high. handed violation of the
| liberty or the subject upon the ground OF &
political necessity, is an insult to the inteili-
| gence OF every tree born American citizen
| No lawyer bat understan perfectly that
from the pc uiiar nature OF the Legislative
| power in this country, there can be IL right.
full authorization for i. 10 suspend wholly the
securities OF per sons and property at pleasure
any more than to the Executive. Since the
| Petition OF Right, il Is hardly considered war
| raDtab!e for the British Parliament to estab-
| iish in @ whole CODltrY an unlimited reign OF
| mar tial laws over i - en tire population. Bu,
| it Is well known and admitted that, under our
| limited Constitution, to do this may be con-
| sidsred IS the breaking up of sound constitu-
| tioual laws, no less than social order, restor
| ing the reign of the strongest, and making
| mere physical force the tekt of right II
| IL alarming to hear men talking OF sanction.
| ing an unlimited power, exercised eitheI
| by legislatures, or the Exec atives, or COURT :
| where all our Governments are OF them So ya-
| Governments Of limitations and checks an I;
| of II xed and known laws, while the people ara
| Il race, of Ill others and most Jealous OF en-
| croachments upon their liberties. No tribunal
| or department in our system Of Goyerp!neur
| ever can, III any emergency, ba lawfully AZ.
| thorizsd TO dispense with the lava, lia. ths
| tyranriCal Stuarts or TO repeal or abolish 0I
! suspend the whole body of them; or, in other
words, TO appoint an unrestraiLed Mill tary
dictator. Freedom is the flares gift Of Heaven.
II such ou-rages as these are scanned lightly
by the people whose liberties are ENDANGERED
thereby, II may soon come to pass that their
sensibilities viii become blCnted and in an
hour when they LOOK not for il, all their char.
tered cOnstitu tiOnal rights NAV bs swept
away st 6 blow, only to find Il military iespot-
ism in their place.