Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-07

Adently assumed, it proves far too mucn loI
his votes in this body, in rci'rc"lv -
cons.rint nets, But, sir, | do not choose 10
tho Ioa-a or the Senator here. lie hoius
b;,n.aIs ~ az a model exponent Of the Consul
tuition, and charges Senators to re,hei ~ COO to
nhe,e we act upon our solemn oa'nS ".-
il that the Republic suffers no ae'i wv o,r
that here we are as watchmeh u
constituents w hat Of the nigAt tpIar
lint Senators here were gennruliy
TINT fact. II nuy add sonIetIlnS' o" hn
to its ~sanctiLy when ree"'led 10 ti'f't ~
Ianousg. So poetic. The Senator mas ai''t.'
70 SIX OF the seven articles Of Lac ' 81.
lion which he believed sustained MN III mo
,-aj in behalf of office holders. no" u"e's
bann.n that he overlooked, or paS''u y ~
81 lance the very clause W tfht MS =
mon which hinges the W.: anu ,''H''y ~
every ritizen Of the Republic "hrlhc' "n""
h,,lJ., mr. not. hey leave 10 cali ma alteh-
tiou ~ It, and MI, impatlhnl To- kho" "'"
| h.. will r.roncrlc hs votes IN 'hnS o"af o' IT,
= his idea If State right: anI Constitution
construction be correct. 81,
m. orb section Of the first article ~ The
Constitution DECLARES thai, III I'll eases ~
..;n,uol nrou.crihnna, tile arcuar.! s''n'l ell
inv In. right ~ n speedy AMI public ulal by
i.,rn ;,rn,rl,a, Jury OF the Stat, and district
&, h,,.,r the CRIME shall have been rrin'nI!tt'i,
which district shall have hcrn previously as
,.rlaiu,i by lnw, and tn br informed oi tile
nature mad cans. 81 the accusation, t." he con-
~fronlc,i with the Witnesses against hlih--to
have compulsory process Tor hbtn'n'"s W.T.
ne4:srs IN his favor, and 10 have tie a:s!-tan"c
of counsel in his defence.
Now, sir, il " III be seen ny thu; clH'i-r III
the Constitution that the ac,uSeii Is entitled
to r speedy and public Trial by ali impartial
Jury. TO be confronted with witne:scS. and have
%conngel in his defence. ask the Senator
how hr can give the hcru.rd = rp:cjy trial
when he ils,: rons3riI"rl amt inhcI. t."ut t'r
S;alc MI The ln,.r capable" t being J!r"rS. VII
,rsy,:l or counsel a, Cnn Ynu Try lir hccu+rd
by II Jury when yuu have II" nun to c"rnPns''
the inry Car, yhu toutrnnt him with |ii-
nesSrs, and defend hIm by counsel whet
-ne;ih her can he had Here. tlrn, the :'.aa-
Lur has entered. 10 Use he n"n pathetic Ian
suagr, tic sacred precincts If y"Ar temples
of ~i.suce, has s:iyed Juror. witness dnd "o!iIi-
sci, leaving nothing i'IL The accused ia the
box, the sheriff hnwIn. attrIi,!an.": and the
Judge in his chair Of STAT" looking ID"h
ul".i. empty benches III silent aiH 8"l'-
tary grandeur, with M nieanS /" pert"fih
the functions Of hi; l'Ih |"fi'u! VIII
the Senator now demand "f him To trJ lh"
accused
You canuut have 4 court without
clients, defendants, witnesses, jurors, ana
COUNSEL. These hel"ng to every Judicial trl'
bnnaI. Has the Senator done nothing here 70
cast down the affairs Of his country, ard soil
the ermiue Of the judge? lie has taken. caun-
SCI, spectators. jurylnen, witness. and all.
aid now declares to takr the lu1gr or inaglS-
lrnic will ruiz the Satc. Upon th"sr you
must nor lay yuIr unholy hands: If 80: the
whole evil fanrir, State and N,nird:tate: @Ill
tumi,lc 10 the ground.
llr. President. | mi nat ral! the aiIrrtI"'I
If TIC SenuLnr tn ,htn CLAUSE ii the Lnnstitn-
ilum for the n,rre purpose If showing hs' Ii
cJiI..s.ancrs. AZ The nhS0uhdn:ss, ~ ! hold,
Of in> .r.,nbcnts: nu: iJr nmOtttr and higher
rurt,,~:. It ,Ta,ta illustrate tmr T;tcr ar-
:nrii;l of attempting 10 administer this Gov
eminent upon any principle that t"nds 70
weaken yuthrI than rIruhgthrn and enerslsc
its power to ,lefrnn Itself III n crisis in III.
fate, which. Il GnsicccSsfdl, IIiaSt crush III
rniirSs s~iarcrG bbtn Stale and CHn!c'iciatc
G"rrrnn"nts,
InmT Judgment. i'nIre * ;ui one wny IL !
insure .ucce... a:u! tbs Constitution rrc"r-
ME: ,v other way. thu, 10 place each citizen
of tir R"pubIi" upon the snU.t Iu"t.ir. Of
oD!ira tim and inty IL 4 G"uirnl G",rrE-
men,, lea wing il 10 Congress ~ l,reHc:Ihr tllr
rule CT exemption a. the ruolic good may
REQUIRE.
bald iii, that when Any i.sop!e entrrInt" T.
-, II = ,.t. 81, = - 90. 49, ..tf Al 80 ~ |
ernlicpt for the mutual benefit and prntcc-
tim OF all, that the great and Fundamental
idea that lies at the very foundation of the
whJ lie ,lvil suI,erStricturr ~, that when The |
Government Is So formed Ard nrGan'Gc't It
" i'll b. competent IL sacuie the great lnds
TOR 4hirh 1t Vi. enlrtnd.
To IL tins, il must not OILY lie SHE To en-
force ITS laws, r~naiutuin domestic paace, but
must also be capable nf lrf':rliaG iiS"l1
against foreign rnemies. To enal': it 10 do
has, | hold that .acE State md zach ind'Tld-
ual ciuizef. I'll all the :i;alcs. %E:u they enter
into this compact, in~utunliy pledge each other
that The Whole sUClnl, moral, financial and
physical boHer d. The whole c,v!i community
nrG Llvtsed Ia til: i. 1"nc- nnd for the main
tenar,ce Of rhr Gofrrnlnrnt SD created, il
not, then. .ir, il = r myth thing &c whmll
no orc owes II S hiGEert Hni Ira, allegiance.
that msg be dissolved al II hrelth End win
M pJwec III liio Ia animate. uphold or !c-
fcud t.. Was such the ttorernmcnt cr-hlc! ,
Nv the States az defined III the Const!tIt'nt
~ The Confederate States.
%nainlain That it was; and | shall lo"a
ui,ly 1" that Constitution Tor authority ia
yind!ralinn Of that position. Upon Congress,
.ta hi,tost and all. |, ,,;s,a,ivc Lrsn,.h nj TN.
" sns 49,, nsi,,,,on co,fsr. sL,n.
49, s";'r ,.-nr Tt;s nn,r.r bc;no
luz ~ ,Ea 'nno,co nr rb. C,vsrns
r n.L CIV ,ha nro,,c,in, nf rho
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