St. Mary's beacon., 1862-02-27

farmer has bts u loGS A"~"" "
munirs Nd GRAND and petit juror !" which
s.naci,ies h.. la. faithfully served the rnh'
H.: for a period Of some forty years. lii
af.h;li,y. int. gritty and rigid discharge I"
ruJl;e Obligations, where he has beer
,.,,,ed up..u to act. are widely known ana
,,,ree;a;.d. rud by none will his death te
more sincerely lancnte'l than hy those
vino have imi the pleasure OF meeting Aha
s.r,ine with hin. in the jury room
Progress Of ranaticism.
Amid the mul,ifarieus Innovations sIe'
the existing administrators has made up
sn ,lr Constitutional rights Of the people
Of this country. nothing Is 50 g'arngiy
anpnren, 20 the naked eye rs Its h'g"'
handed and interruptions war upon 'h'
freedom Of speech and Of the press. Mr.
..., !, hc said that these lsti'udinni d'pa'-
,,,c. from the Constitution ard the laws
,,. the result. Of the revolution nov raging
amoue.. us. They should be rather al
,r;ls.ca to the growing and dangerous
influences Of popular political impurities
uua the revolution regarded as the acct
dental means II their development. II
.,,x h. ,rue that. without revolution. there
would now DC no fs.tcrs upon either Pc"
or tongue in this country. but who ca"
d..v. who has taken either Plil"soph'e
IS .owu ON sense view Of the history O.
events for the past few months. that time
and the higher Law hcresies Of Mr. sew
MR., would have eventually made this 'ere
l,,;ou; aud. a, NO di.tant day. presented
tho ul,erior as.;gus Of Aboli''onis" in
Ill the h;deousness VI their def"rmisy.
Bu. i. may na be well to rest this 'p'n'
ion upon the ground Of simple declaration
There are a great many lawyers a~one
N. Aho,;,;oui.ts Of the North, and they
,,;ah, quite naturally inquire-wherr's
yvur evidence: Now. legally or tcehnl'
rally, Of course We have none. but al t"''
:. nat . matter to be tested in court Of
law, but at the bar Of public opinion. tue
,u,ecedeuts and published political sc"''-
men,. Of Mr.. Seward. and Of his satei!''c'
-, en-. North. may not be- irrelevant to til"
poiss q, issue. Aud nov for 'he an'sce-
dents Of Mr.. Seward. Holding. at this
time. the highest position in the Cabinet
of tho nation. he is known to have long
luec placed his foot upon the America"
Constitution. lie has publicly and re-
pea.cdly pronounced it-'a league wit"
death and a covenant with He'll" liz
has advocated, ia the Legislative Halls
.a,.I upon the rostrum. departures tro"
the time honered and accepted construe-
.;ops Of tina, Constitution. Hr has, tine
and again. advocated the d. ctrine OF uni
ytrsal emancipation and counseled open
resistance. to tho laws Of the land. He
has declared the Fugitive Slave Law UNI
constitutional and counsrlc,l its infringe
mspt throughout the North and th'
West. In his recent plcnipotence. b"
has openly violated the most anc'cnf and
sacred principles Of common aud statute
law AID wreakcJ vengeance upon all
who have dared resist his aggressions.
Nor ear il be said that he has. thus
far. outstripped either hi. satellites or
Northern public opinion. On the con-
.rary. Greedy. Sumner L. Co are not yet
sa,is6.d. The suspension Of the writ OF
M.l<us forpus aud the suppressssa Of
freedom Of speech and Of the press, will
no, suffice to appease the veraeiay OF
their appe,ises. Converts to the A'gher
Law school Of Sewarlism. they favor no
halfway practice Of its doctrines. liav-
ing heartily embraced the cause Of ea'an-
eira,icn. they cling 10 their tenets with
fervor and tenacisy. regardless Of the cir
curus.ances which have not unfrequensly
had sr,nporixing effect upon the poliey "i
their leader. Indeed. Mr.. Seward could
now avail but little BY recansation. He
has introduced the poisonous plant At the
North, il has become . staple and Greely
a. Co.,, will continue to cultivate it.. The
Northern mind has become too strongly
i,.prernated with the poisonous eaiuvia'
to BE- healed BY even his skilfnl pIeeer'P-
,ioae. Rreadrills haze besa kaown to
cure the hyppo, bat there are stages ''
disorder Cor which al the scicnce OF Ain
patty have been vainly evoked. Special
pleading and .echnical reasoning are nc
match Cor she rugged fcrvsr Of fansaisiso.;
aud resormaiion. in the pulpit. the sehoo'
room aud shs Halls Of National and State
z.es;slasiea. .n,ass become both sincere
aud radical ere the effects Of this subtle
tcissu can Be srsdicatcd. e5 aassza-.