The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-11-07

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IcoNCLUDED.
There are some men, too. of American birth
who, protesting attachment for the country
and her free establishments, and allegiance and
loyalty to their government, are yet eternally
complaining, and impeaching all that is done,
and all that is left undone. No class is so
fierce in its protestations of patriotism and love
of country as they. They would prosecute the
war with the utmost vigor, but decaim against
the authority of the President to send single
soldier into the field of battle. They would
vote money, if they were in Congress, to carry
on the war to a speedy and successful issue,
but assert that the expenditures of govern
ment are prodga unnecessary and dishonest.
They would strike rebels down with the most
efficient weapons of ofiense, but always have
one half Of their armies filled with olive BRAN
ches. They would confiscate the property of
rebels, but not allow negro within the pro-
lection of our camp lines. They would main
tain the authority of the Constitution. but are
prompt with fresh compromise to traitors,
whenever its authority is trampled upon and
defed by them. They would put rebels in
arms to DEATH but will lead Stuarts cavalry the
way their neighbor's stables. They would not
give an inch OF territory to JEFF. Davis until
-qfter Richmond Is occupied by the linton
forces" They would fight for the Union as
it was" but are ready to "let the erring Sis
try, this is their patriotism, this their democ-
racy. In the great State of New York, their
candidate for governor, In studied speech,
made on receiving nomination by species
Of previously arranged political spontaneous
combustion, called nomination by acclama-
ton, denounces the last session of the national
legislature and stiglpatises its course as career
of "agitations, outrage and wrong;" brands
Congressional virtue as glistening putres-
ence," and :" thin lacquer" begs for his pro
portional share of political power" and en-
joins upon his followers at this crisis to keep
alive the vigilance of party contest" !" draws
distinctions between our government and its
administration" and suggests that" weakness"
or folly In the conduct of affairs, go far TO
justify resistance" to the government ITSELF
and that mal-administration demands change
Of administration joins the scheme OF eman-
cipation with his own assertion of "a general
arining of the slaves and calls the plan thus
begotten by himself but attempted to he foist-
ed upon the government, proposal for the
butchery Of women and children, for scenes of
lust and rapine, of arson and murder" All
this and more, I'D nduseain, in the same speech
In which, in terms of self-gloriication, lie de-
clares that he, and those who act with him,
"wsh to see our Union saved, and our laws
vindicated" All this coupled with the admis-
sion that they do not claim more virtue or
intelligence than" their opponents, who, ac-
cording to his statement, are inexperienced
in the conduct Of public affairs, drunk with
power" and black with ingratitude." All
this, poured into the ears of the unrehecting
masses. whose educational requirements are
not sufficient to protect them from the designs
of sophistical and scheming. or vulgar and
mechanical politicians. All this to secure
votes for Horatio Seymour and that wretched
outcast, his companion and rival, Fernando
Wood. All this already reprinted in Charles
ton and Savannah, with approving comments
of the men and their sentiments, and to be
greedily caught up by the English press, and
published as evidence that the great North is
divided among itself, and has no confidence
in its own government. All this for the party
against their country! All this for themselves
against the truth. o shame, where is thy
bush!' Cicero, in his day, speaking of such,
asks, :" If you are citizen in what sense was
Sparticus an enelny?"
This is the same class which has made con-
slant outcry and whine, because of what are
termed arbitrary arrests by the government
How many OF these military arrests have been
made since the rebellion broke out? Not
three hundred, all told, in population of
twenty millions. Who have been arrested?
Has any man of known and approved loyalty.
OF good reputation for patriotism among his
neighbors, and well disposed to his govern
ment? Not one. There is a homely adage
which says that where there is smoke there
must be fire. Suspicion does not ordinarily
attach itself to innocence. The general judg-
ment OF community is not apt to be mistak-
en-, and il a man be reputed TO sympathize with
the enemies of his government, and his con-
duct or speech justifles this opinion. it surely
is not a harsh exercise of power at a time
when the State is in imminent peril from trea-
son, to put such a man out of harms way un-
til his vicious propensity has exhausted itself
or been cured. If a real patriot be uniustly
accused and imprisoned, he will readily for
give his country the error of honest zeal. and
the home traitors who suffer in this way can
sue for false Imprisonment, and the country
will pay any verdict they recover. If our gov
ernment makes no greater encroachment upon
the rights of the citizen than these military
arrests, the liberties of the people will not be
seriously imperiled by Mr. Lincoln's admins
tration.
This same class of fault-fnding Submission
lists are also greatly exercised because of the
suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. The
PRESIDENT has been assailed with every species
OF lnVectlve on this account. He has been re-
minded that Charles the First was brought TO
the block for lesser act of despotism and
that even Napoleon dare not be the tyraut
he is. The act is denounced as a violation of
his oath of office, and an unwarranted assump-
ton OF power. English history is ransacked
to prove this, and the bones of the old barons
are exhumed and subponed to attend as wit
nesses, and bring "Magna Charta" with them.
Analogies are found between things wholly