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

/ 5 o clear in ber great Office, that her virtues
VIII plead Ike angels, trumpet-tongued, against
/ The deep damnati Of her taking of"
-"I have spur
| To prick the sides Of my intent, but only
! Naultng ambition, which Ger leaps ITSELF
1t was of no use. The Lady Macbeihs of ab
olitOn had made their invocation to the
Spirits
] That tend on mortal thoughts"
/ and those spirits had filed them
From the crown to the to- top-full Of drest cruelty
! Would that he had exclaimed
/ I'VE viii proceed no further in this business
! Poor PRESIDENT He had no alternative
! Returning were as tedious go o'eT.'
! The Lady M8cbeths may say
! "A little water clears Of this deed"
! But alas, no matter W no may say Coed bless
| as" he cannot say amen" 1t will stick in
his throat" The deed is done! The Constitu.
ton has been hurled over the battlements o.
Republican ambition, and the last fatal stab has
| been given to the heart Of liberty TIE last
/ vestige of freedom is taken from the citizen
/ ina: which has been held sacred even by grasp
| ing Euglsnd which was the battle-cry of her
5srons; which has been the terror of despOts
and the shield OF freemen, is torn from u.s. The
| right 81 trial by yHry, and the sacred writ OF
tabsas corpus, are denied the people, and they
now lie prone before the feet OF usurpaGOn, and
ike poor Richard, must cry
And nothing can we call our own but death.
ana fl1L Small model OF the b. eartl
Which serves as paste and cover 10 our bones
Do the people comprehend that the last shield,
the last shadow of protection, interposed by
their Constitution between them and unrestrained
power, has been removed Look at il Here
stood the people, with the Constitution in their
hands, their most sacred treasure. Their stood
their honored servant, the President, with his
hand upon the Bible He took that Constitu-
ton in bis hand, and swoTe that he would TO
the best Of hlS Sbitity, PRESERVE, PROTECT and
DEFEND ths Constitution Of tie United States, and
then kissed the Holy Bible" lie opened that
Constitution and read that, among other things,
he was to preserve, protect and defend" the
/ people in the following rights:
Al legislative power herein granted shall be
vested in a Congress of the United States, which
shall consist Of Senate and House of Repre-
sentstves. '-SectioH !. ATticle. "The ELccu-
ttrs power shall be vested in q President of the
/ United States Section !, ATicie IL. All be
excaims $50 Congress alone can make and I'M
make laws, and ! alone must execute them. /
have no right 70 make any law or to stop the
operation Cf them. I have not even the right to
suspend the haJeaS corpus for it is one Of the
laws, and mDst be executed unless suspended by
Congress" Whist next? The United States
shall guarantee TO every State in this Union
republican form of government. "-SecfJOH ] ar
ttcts !. "Well, we'll" he says, "it seems that
every State may make its own laws, and can
not interfere with them. They may have
government of their own" What next
Congress shall make no lac dJriGg@g
the freedom Of speech or Of tie press
Article !, AmeHdmem 10 Constitution " Then
it is plain" he says, that have nothing to
do with either, for there can be no law made for
me to execute, to suppress the one or the other"
What ne1t 4" The right of the people to be
secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and
seizures, SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED, and no ,oaT-
rant shalt issue but upon probable cause, sup
ported by oath or affirmation " - article 4,
Amendment to Constitution ' Well no Presi-
dent need misunderstood that" he exclaims
" l can molest no one without legal warrant,
founded on affidavit" What next! mo per-
son shall be held to answer for capital or
otherwise infamous crime, URtcSS upon present
nleH OF indictment By grand JRry, except in
cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in
the militia tohen IN actual service -
" nor be depri1ed Of life, liberty, or pTOperty,
without DUE PROCESS OF LAW ."-ArtiCte 5,
lReHdnent to Constitution. Well, that's PLAN
enough" be says. What next7 " In all crimi-
nal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the
right to a speedy public triaL by an impartial
jary of the State and district aohercia the crime
snail have been committed, and to be informed
Of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be
confronted with the witnesses against him,
etc.-Articlc 6. " That surely cannot be mis-
understood he says.
All this be has carefully read and considered,
and has Slc0gH to " preSer0e, protect and defend"
for the people. With this oath on his lips, he
proclaims TO those people as follows; Z" ALL
PERSONS discouraging volunteer enlistments re-
sisting militia drafts, and guilty of any distOyat
practices, Offering aid and comfort to the rebels
against the authority of the United States, shall
be subject 10 martial lao, and liable to trial and
punishment by COURT MARTIAL or MILITARY
COMMISSION" (What kind OF an offense is
"a disloyal practice" ~
/ II falls like thunderbolt, and the people say,
Giving aid and comfort is treason but the
party, unless IN the navy or army, must be tried
in ci0it court, by jHry on indictment"
That makes no difference" says the Presi-
dent 81 Ii is true swOre / would protect pre-
ssr0e, and d9ead you in that right; but l say
to you now that all persons, in or out Of the SER
vice, shall be tried by eourt-martial or military
commission, and not by civil courts, or jury,
or on indictment found by a grand Jury"
But say the people, Congress has made
no such tar; they cannot make such law, and
yeu cen only execute the laws they may law
fully make"
That makes no difference" says the Presi
dent. at is true ] swore to pTeserUe, protect
and dgjsnd' you in that right also ; but l now tell
you ] will make and enforce such rules as
please. ] proclaim to you further, that, il
respect TO ell persons arrested or confined in any
fort, camp, arsenal, military prison, or othel
place Of confinement, by any military authority