Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-31

party to such = trick. /; was formerly one Of the
most reliable end resp setAbls journals published in The
North, and, from occasional numbers that have reached
Us, We think it has continued to be - much 90 Is was
practicable under the circumstances surrounding it,
We do not consider /. necessary TO say anything about
ths plsn Of InteFpOsifoa Indicated until We know whsth.
Q. there Is any truth Ia the statement
IA Union a. it Wa and the Constitution as
lis.
TSls Is the motto Of the 80 He'd conservatives Of tho
North, aud their rAllylns cry for the elections. The at
temp, to make The Union what Il va is the vAinsst Of
an i-POsstble undertaking. They might As well attempt
% breathe the breath OF life into the nunuies Of Egypt
or rssurrec. the dad b,fors the Food. Nor Is the De,
sire 10 restore the Union as 4. vas but littls more hope.
lsl than The disposition TO retain the Constitution al b Is
isuasiss and exsraordinAry-fSr 'the Constitution a. Il
II "a the Constitution As Interpreted and eIseu.sd BY
L'aoola and his Cabinet, and 81 Acqliescedi in BY a dEpsd
md s~uslagsd people. What there is about ii, % e~oustrusd
and enforced, 70 admire, We cannot understand. Martial
Isu has been de6asd TO be "the discretion Of the Com
InAadinE General" A similar com nsnary may nov Be
made on the Constitution Of the United States Its
whatever the vi Of the ignorant ohief Of the fHkse
nation and the d~ssigOiaE kuAVs Who surround him
nav make Il. The Mobile Ads1tIsr points cut uhAt
thsy have made Il IN sons practical particulars, and We
aaks use bodily Of itI review;
TIE power 10 raise aud support armies, Ia the hands
OF the eAisf msgsrlte, is . prsrOgatVe most dagger
Gus 20 the liberty OF the PsOpls. fhs nomentous poser
tas constitution Of the United Safes UithhOlds from their
President and 60, ads to the representatives Of their
osopls IN Congress. within q fss mOnths Ifsr the 81
lesion Of the dIt Of the Southern States, LincOll
usar,ed this dangerous power. By HE own uil he ai'sd
and supported An army Of seventy ave thousand men.
In the condition Of tbs country, there uAs nothing to
r.is a probable prefer, or 10 furnish even . doubtful
e1eus, for tbs usurpldon. The seeding Safes we're
e. in number, ue4k In population, without even an
.rmy or navy, uithOu. money In tn sir treasury, destitute
Of ans and nuaiiOas OF var. They had ',nt CON.
nissionsrs 70 Washington to mako = psAceabls ADJUST
n,os of the questions pending between them and the
Uarsd Safes. Tlsss was no geAt sats necessity, de-
ma5di,K the lmue late snplOynsOs Of an army. Lin
s,u could have convened tbs Congress Of the Uaitd
States uitsin sky days altar he entered the Presidency,
nd Abldins By The constitution ofhis country, be could
have applied to ths. department. Of their government 70
r.,e The army Which be desired, aud to appropriate
money for Us support Bat be cared not for The cOnSii.
sutton which be had sworn to nAlniAla, and be Seissi
The d,pvsrous poser withheld from hin By that eonsd
euNOl. Tler OQuAstD Cg4NclcA W. AseEi uCASu
their Presidents usarPAtOn, and the psOPls Ct the Onl
ted Sats as far a. Z; yet appears, approved this out
rage on their eOas,isuiOl. tbs saeehs Of the usurPA
ton proves thai tee eosSilEton Of the Udissd States
has no powsr TO elsek the IHSidon, the madness, or
folly Of their President and that bis ull iI the supreme
law Of their land.
Tear eoasd.uicn Osd<ns that no person shall be de-
phvsI Of liberty " shols due piO;sss Of law. This pro
yIloa Of their e9,s udOn bal been regarded a. = srfi'
o;ons safeguard Of pIr5onAl liberty bat no constitution.
Al safeguard can p,ot,e: the liberty Of = people shs
nave 40. individual integrity and Independence Of char.
sc.er.
vary short tine after the commencement Of Liz
colu's administration, cit zsas of Maryland, not . seed
,,g s.ate. and entitled 70 al tho bsnea g Of the eoasItr-
tOo Of the Uai.ed States, Wars iorcibly seiE,d BY on
esr under the authority o. Liueoll, without any Pc
t,,os Of law, and inRarsi in . dungeon Ia a garrisoasd
fyr,,ess-thus deprived Of liberty without due process of
law. By the Ia rs Of hs Ulitei sArss, when . citizen
l. iuorsoned, be has q RICH, to . wi. Of kGkas Npas,
u,io6 entities HIN, without dshy to q public trial, be.
lore a ~eonps,ent judge, Of tbs legality Of bis impriss9
nsot; and Which requires tia. be shall bs iumedA.t Nv
discharged, If 10 legAl ground Tor hB e1nhne,Asut BE-
shown. Oae Of thGssipprsoued citizens procred \ writ
Of Aa5saI corpus to b, issued ~ the VenerAhta OhIfJas
tiss Of the United SAT-, scmnApding ttA he prisoner
b carried bSfe.s him, for examination Of h& legality Of
LsS 10" ,onmsp,. And Lincoln, ~tTASpipK % the Jon.
. ,i1o ana law, Of hs country, eClePed the comlnAn.
1.n, Of ID, fortress, BY military kseS. 70 prevent ths
.,.cutOn Of the sr,; and 70 Aold The citizen q elcSs
Uri,o,er. in dealnes Of tbs process Of Law. This pros
,,,s,n Of the aa.horiiy Of Constitution and Lao vas
..D,ovsd by a m,jorisy CT the Northern presA repre-
..a.ny the sentiments Of thsi' psoplt; and q. hA beer
fouo,ea by the ike arbitrary Imprisonment. Of hundredi
~ Thai, eidEs sos. AadnOV there are hundreds, perhaps
:. uiybt safely cay thousands. Of eitiE sns Of the Esdsrs
80, vbo have committed no crime against the laws 0
49,, .oup,ry. Who have bs,n imprisoned uithOst prOce,l
ogl,v and Who are uoE lying Ia lonely dungeon
abiding N sorrow the vii Of their OPPresOr.
Fo.i, Constitution orGAlnS that their Congress sAl
m.Ls no law sSridzinE the ErSSdon Of speech, or Of th'
n,.a Bat their Prssidsnt sAd his onosrS, without 40,
prs,suos Of constitutional % legal authority, have i'm
n5,on.s huudreds OF their ciEzsnA for no ofnos bu
ia s.prssslou Of their sentiments - frssnen. AM
,bsy h.ys suppressed every josrnAl OF newspaper tina
dared 10 spak with frSSdon Of passing events. Tn
fcssdOu Of spsech and Of the PREF vs not abridged
n va dsstrOysd. Al this time, a snail number Of North
arm sditou sesm 10 be aroused from the Intimidation
under which they had ubniti<d In ElsueA. b. the!
declare that they exercise tbsT constitutional right 4
The hazard Of inprisaESat In . baStl& Bach b ID
Constitution - lt h"
Fhs iuhablsants Of The UnlIsd States are not nov
Aos psoplA ThSr. President Aas hs countless rsoVos
MsshAIs d~iszIbatsd throughout thar country, ready h
ssud every nan vhOa be o. his oGSsU nay prossrib'
lato hopalsu Inpzsonnsat ThS have sslsF mrrsn