Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-11-19
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Dssa.--Now, John, do you consider
gs2ple living eaasr aaAbsslase monarchy
free saIgs. &443g ga ahY
q. Rsp-m csazae I d0a's. Bas thia is
no AbsoIate monaEchy. -; .u.. Al -.
81 Dsm.-WaF aFf John, Wherein does an
sbsssass moaAseAy aiass ffem a issatssd
mnn4Rahgs aa4s a5a na 1ts b. r.
i, Rspx-Ia "a ah4ol@ls @oaaEshy, tAs
king rules ts hia osn viii and dispratioas
ID . Halted naoaarehy the powes Of tbe
hing ID rsstrissed by q Consultation. q u
Dszm.-Wsll, sir, ii sha king Stoasd
disrsaayd the restrictions in ths eoHsti-
tuition whereia would his Govern ment
differ fsea &s absolute monarchy ?
/ Rp.-Thsas would be 40 difference at
all bis gsEsrnmsaG wSald, in faek, be an
absolute monarchy r....g ....s .s..a .a
Dern.-Right, sir. This Government
Of oars, you know, John, is established
upSm Constitution that is consists Of
kksse indepeaaaat and 6o- ordinate hranoh,
ss, namely the Legislative, the Judicial
aud the Executive. That it is the duty
Of the Legislature to make the laws, OF
the j judiciary 70 sxpoand sad osastrue
them, and Of tbs Exscusiss 10 eafoFce
these lava, You know that each ans of
these branches is expressly defined and
limited By the Constitution. You know,
too, that the Constitution 10 the supreme
las Of The land, aad thai su other laws
must be in accordance therewith. The
limitations Of this Constitution upon
she powers ef thuse Ia authority over Us
are what make free government. The
pswess Of the Chief Magistrate are still
hege more strictly defined than 10 . limI-
ted monarchy, because there is no vague
and andehned perogative under which
to shield any ukdaa exercise Of power;
bsS Siaes you know rhAt all powers not dsl-
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expressly reserved TO the States. Am |
aot right
Rqp.-Tss, sir, ! belisVs you are cor
rect, 81 far, r.
Dem.-Tnen you mast admit that if
these rcstriCiions upon the power Of the
President arc disrl rlgsrded By MIN, his
government is in fact aa absolute moa~
archy, aud the peopls are no loRgsr'free.
Rsp,--Qf oaarse, vail .adlnit that,
buI then you are only supposing she sasq,
You have not yet attempted to show that
Abraham Lincoln has set aside any Of the
Constitutional limitations of his auEhori-
IT, :, 81 So.
Dsm.-I shall show that nov. One
article in the Constitution provides that
~NyJ1kEFEMS Bg7ik 1O AAN &bAAAHt&fA
tbs freedom of speesh or Of the press"
Ar. Lincoln has suppressed certain news
papers. That was . direct violation Of
the spirit and letter of that article
There is another article which says THE
trial of all crimes, except iu cases Of iEi-
peachment, shall be By jury aad such
trlal shall be held IN tbs State where the
said crime shall have been committed" "
There is another which says "ln all Grim
inal pvosecu nuns, the accused shall en-
JOY the right to speedy and public trial,
By an impartial jury Of the State and dis
trigt wherein the crime shall have been
committed, which district shall have been
previously &SOsrsaiaed By Law and to
Be informed of the nature and cause OF
the accusation ; to be confronted by the
witnesses against him TO have compul-
sorv process for obtaining witnesses ID
his favor, and 10 have the assistance oil
counsel for his Defence" There is yet
another article which provides that ''ne
person shall be deprived Of his life, lib
erty, or property, without due process oi
Iaw.n Nov, sir, you know, as we'll as /
thai Mr.. Lineoln has violated and disre'
garded all these provisions, which were
above all others, intended upon bis pow
sr, and to secure to the people Of thil
Ian i their sainalienahlerightsn for which
or forsfathsrs fought and bled. Ar
we, sir. free people, @hen al any mo
/ ment, the President can come and dral
US from cur homes, aye, from our State
! without any charge or accusation, or an
''pgooess of law withoas giving as 1
''uial by jury" without confronting u
wita Witnesses against US, incareeratinl
Us in a military prison, there to remsii
during bic pleasure . +.
| Rp.--i must confess, jim, that / cam
! Justify Mr. Lincoln's cnsssse in the aEres
! Of persons in the loyal States, and i'm
prisournent In the military prisons. Il
those acts he has certainly oversteppet
his Legitimate authority and thsy ar
acts which if allowed to be pFecedents
may be the means Of ultimately subvers
ing oar liberties, when one less patrinti
than Mr. LiHcoin may Hii the presiden
tial chair. But then Jim, L have bee
disposed 10 yi4d somewhas of oar right,
considering the roughneas Of the seas Q
which the Ship OF Site u al present toss
ed, aud hags hithsre6 defended stis wrl
, Of habeds corpus, upon the .ggonnd tia
the turbulence Of ths tims, dernande
shis exercise of power, ss political nj
eassTty. think, too, that many Of thos
: xho are arrested desefyed il, for tslkip
? about tie dfdinfstfation and eensuFin
d acts as tney did, ' w.. - i.
q DtBi.-It It Is aot Ia sinea Oh peace aE
= general tranquility that our liberties =
. In danger OF FubYsrsion, bat in turbnlea'
u end civil commotion, inst such tiIaea
: those, when the attention af ths people
9 eugr0ssed by the war, and their snthaa
{ asln against their eneanies in arms il "a
. that they are more likely 10 overlot
s those more silent, yst norefatal atselas
J, Ion the part OF the avowed friends TO o
!, the yisals Of FREEDOM. The history OF i
ages ard VII countries teach ~ this )
vas In turblept times too thai the Na