Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-09

or by sentence Of any cOprtmsrtial or militar.
commission, they shall not be entitled to th
| benefit OF the writ Of haboas corpus
But" the people say, you first say 20
| viii arrest and try oy military commission, auc
| when so arrested or convicted we cannot hav
the benefit OF bail or the sacred wit of habea
Corpus. You swore to preserve, protect an,
| defend for us the Constitution, and that say
eqyTeSsly, in section ,, article 3, that Tie tria
| Of ALL CRIMES except in cases OF impeachment
SHALL BE BY JURY, and such trial SHALL Bl
R tIe STATE s5heTe the sad crimes shall haUc becl
committed; and it further declares that you shsl
| be commandeT-in-chis. of the militia only lChea
cailed into ACTUAL SERVICE Of The United STATES.
Now, sir, you are not cammaEder-in-ehief Of tbs
people. l0u cannot proclaim military law ex
cept over town OF city OF which you hav;
| immediate military occupation Each STATE
controls its own militia until in actuat service
and you are to protect each State in repub
Gcan form Of government. How, then, can you
proclaim that all persons doing these things
shall be arrested and confined when you please,
and be tried by military coamissonl'
No matter says the President; hare
proclaimed! Take care, o people that ye obey,
Is the substance Of that proclamation, and you
must learn that military law lB no lalC Il is
TIE suspension Of all law, and the placing in
operation in its stead of the opinions, decisions,
and dieta Of men clothed with military aU.
thOrity"
Great God has it come to this Are twenty
millions Of people in the free States so corrupt
that no part of the administration Of Justice can
be trusted in their hands Does the court house,
the judges desk, the iury-box, the witness-staud
the sheriff snd clerks offices, each and all so
reek with perjury and corruption that their very
presence Is dsmning contamination Are we to
be told, and is il true, that the hearthstone OF
every hreSide is so rotten that>a fetOT of perjury
and treason arises 10 the nostrls of every family
circle, and is inhaled as a hsauhfll and natural
perfume Are We 10 admit and believe, that
blue garments, little tinsel, and few military
trsppings contain all the honesty tHat is left in
the people of these free States And Is it true
that none of us can deal out justice unless we
are clothed ia them Does the g tented field"
or the CiTty canvas shelter of man who holds
a commission to command other men, alone
from the temple of justice! Is truth bsushed
from all places except 4 military camp table or
the sheep-skiH covering Of g drum Does ths
foul air, and nOisCm8 stencil, and gloomy
shadows Of a Jail, or military prison." dLone
fit one Of as Gs ps0pje, 10 gGceiCc justice admin
istered from such sources, and mske US 8 proper
example for the wicked remainder
1t we are to quietly submit to these constant
and tull-handed usuTpati0ns, we are to believe
as We are told by these proclamations, that all
these questions must be answered in the affirm
stive. We are told that no law (or military die
tatiOn) is better than any law; that we must be
arrested and taken away just when and where
the uniforms shall please. We must endure
that gloomy light, that noisome smell while ii
shall suit them, and ask no questions, but
Lick the hand just raj ed to shed our blood
Our fathers sacrificed one hundred thousand
lives, expended one hurd ed millions of dollars
snd Suffered untold misery, to purchase for US
that Constitution aud its protection. We are
told that we must toTegO those priceless privi-
eges, and receive cur sentence at the word and
will Of this or that uniform. with pitiiul, cor
rupt piece of human clay Ike ourselves inside
lf it. Perhaps that very same piece Wss but
snort time ago the contempt and aversion OF
many men tor its ignorance and viieness, aud
has in no wise been changed by putting on that
lnitOTm. Perusps, when Il was clothed, you or
were rejected simply because we had by mis-.
Ortune, lost 2 leg or an arm, but for which we
90 would have been purified by an uniform,
md authorized to arrest without warrant and to
1T in Judgment on poor devils who foolishly
supposed they were entitled to the benli. of
'ivil law, inssmuch as they bore ths burthens of
government, anJ had helped to make such laws !
or protection and safety
just God, what mockery of liberty, truth and !
qstice Is this What terrible reality glsring |
lpon Us Ike -hideous monster What fright |
al beast comes devourng our dearest rights and |
iopes, and before which we aIe prostiatiuE our |
elves a willing sacrifice
Oi truth, no nation ever before on earth /
'owed so humbly before so hateful, hearsies and |
weak a monster, as the people Of these free |
United States now bow before and beg aunihila- |
ion from the miserable demon abolition. If |
hey continue to so bow they are ii5 Only 10 be l
be mesnest slaves Of so contemplate master /