Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-11-14
Law sND TIE suspENsIoN GgaSEE
WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS. -, =
THE SUBSTITUTE OF MR71yoss.

Whom these subjects were uudur consih
rts'ich IN III. Hen9s Gf Representatives, Dir
Lyons offered tho bill which We publish be
low aa a a;ibs'itmta for ts!s bill af the ucm
.uli:re "n tbs Judiciary. reported by aiE
Russoll.
Nr. LYona 7ery briefly auppoflad his sub
BiiluLe by remarks, tho substance III whiui
oDly; Eo can give. Mr.. Lyons said:
| |. The right to dsclare Martial Law vas
by tina Common Law, 3 prerogative OF tn.
kiu.. Itpcrtainei 10 the King as tho Com
msIdar -in-Chief Of the Army, and was found
ed in tho r'glIt and Necessity 10 daieni tht
army irou surprias or betrayal, 81 disorder
Of ira disc! pline. Ry 1t The will of the Uoai.
mandsr-tli-Chs!f became tho Lw, substituting
all other law.
Tha Parliament Of Englaod dseming ihis
pn7ser 80" strong aud rnliniited for cansti.
tn,i.nni government. by successive scta %
! Parliament, li;oited and, to Hums extent, Dc
iiasi i it, producing ultimately the Military
Law, or Army Rugulations,' which we subsu.
! qosntly adopted. But the right Of tho 0otn.
! ia ntisr III: -Jhisf OF sic army to deciaro Mar
tlbl Law, ID time OF war, Htas ,avcr III 1 Cd
sway aud still exi5ia, Q-.sl'tsad by the Militia
~ Law, belsuse Lie rigGt OF snli-dciance
.7 aiol. belonged "a tha sol1ieTs BIS individuals
| helopgs 20 them still :hs right which or-
| lcraa to imdiVilusls is caIiied with them
zid mt !nss, 9h,h ;ner hec1Ine aggregated
al III it:. IL i:. tue rpi:Io 60 rnrI,c .Aiont III.
eiined.
| /. r'r ,se .,hu,s u this OF hnY othar 20 =
er, tho .rrisdy was, sEd il, tie w cit OF iabss
crr!,ui, nr graat 'rr'r of righ:, al it was pro
poly termed. Hut the constant liability to
the uction of this writ upon tho army or the
Govern ment, in timo Of wsr, might practically
| defeat TnarLa law, and array the civil ugalnst
IL, military authorities, exposing Tia ETIng
aut :he cation IT, Srest injury and, possibly
r.iil Fer til > the aountaracth4g ,on,edy IL.
tie Suspension u the writ OF riEht-the iTrl
ai ilah heas vnTi.=.
| IL. HIT ths unqualified suJpsT,sia.. vi IA.
wit II nah1.5 cnrpuG WUGln CAp1pc 2soy>
man IL tGa nu;io", Judges, Legislators and u
oths5-. 70 arrest and Imprisonment at tns will
Il TIE PRECEDENT, as 1t has done uuder tia
Lincoln Government and under the plca ol
dofpndinc i,ter.y, 81 liberty might be easit.
gui4hrd, as it wai i, the French Revolution
aid il now In the domin!oIs OF tho Abo(i
tio.,lst5, undor tic Lincolnite Government
For the unqualified surivnaon Of the writ
.hcreioIs Mf. Lyons said he conld never vot:
slni:i No fiSn Appreciated tie high quail.
t,ss Si tho PIi,aident nolY than lac did III
.aai. III tre Conf. i-Gscy had IuDre z1Etidonct
il. lila. But rrls IL Tnot Question ii psrs'nh
confidence, II ia ono Of principle 1t III
voives great piincirle OF public constltu
tional liberty, which he would not violate in
dai,Gsnce tu siy u.eu; and hs ventured to Roy
tnat NJ man Iii .ho Coniederacy would aGn,
cur riru hiii. in this santlm&7lt mora cnrdiai II
tr.ail President DhTia: t3r i wr., within lie
| E"T;Jnal kno ledge tE*i III iisD eGrlLt>: tti
abu6ea CT martial leT uiGfa tGSH the Fis1i
dens id, and wheneTT brought to his notla.
| be suppressed them. When Mr. L. ona 7ottf
for tns frs. act to suspend the writ Of hab'ec
corpus, tho country, ard bis o~n district. th.
city of Richmond especially, were IN grJa
iis admits now that i,a Committed m error
i>eeau5a satltJ NIGH; Is7s been had, witi7a
violating sLp s7sat ITiucipls ni civil JGer';
bT imposing the proper qualifications il1r
the toweT.iu su arsnd 1hs witt nj hshea: o,i
pa l.Di dGiDins martial law. TIE bsst ztaas
uLSl,, io1 tbs arSor ia net TO repeat It.
VI. Il way neosasaIJ2S thos tsiEt ;it
5fi6psnaou OF tbs writ should be qusiihsd, By
defining aisrtial Law and prescribing sh,
cases IN which tho writ, under that Law
should be suspended This NJ, Lyons he,
attempted 10 dn ia his substitute.
V Ii tho bill for tue suspension Of th'
VT Of Ifshcss Corpus be passed ua 1t ha:
teen reported by tie Committee, the cvt,se
1uel,o 'sid be that the President will Go lei
with Unlimited pa1a7 ri declare Martial Id y
a:Id 10 euepeid .hs Wit CT Hahssz Lo1pas
srd ne tun., ii hs chaoHss to ia 10, cs',s
-ror7 Iasnbsr af Congress, eYary Judge
Governor, sud Ms rlbar 81 tho Stsi- LtgiSis
;ur= IT, ha aTresisd and commit then tn ;2ii
lea-irg him Mltsry Dictator With tho army
10 nnforce his dacIees.
VI. Tho Seoond aec,ion 81 th. Bill VISA !atsnd
ed as llmii at,oa, hut is not So In roLlity. NJ
JUICE could rxpouDd il if there Vas nnT pro
Y,;'..i inr tns turp"Fsi but mons IL PTaridsC
| by i,.u bii,, aud II lie President should itn
pllson I'll tbs rE,siinE Judges, thsrs wcult
be nn one tn try the accused. 1t is absurd, to6
to cali that bill t protection against po#aT
svkiah iaa gas i, - the SANS % u.r 20 proTld,
tho means Of prc:sc>i"u ss:,n:: ic;cif, e. Till
Second Section aeea
After the beat uslneratic:; =:Ei1h 90 had
o:en sble &c give the subject, AIr. Lyons con
sidercd it mis- duty to vote against the bill o
the Committee.