The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-19

tAxeu, aud iaErfe gsaer4sions viii 10 taxed
- TIA utl3Os- Of their captciiv 70 defend
themselves. While thls E.so1ly war was
sAsec AgAiasi ths besg govenlaont on 0oa's
e1Fth. and IL lszS cost tao u0s, precious /
oiosd 81 his Ration ~ sepsi TIE lnsasreetlou. .
ai1er ore waole year hss passed 81. these /
Ia not been made = single example OF tres
soA. net one 40 atte0ps 10 take tia Lie. cav |
even tee pF9peEts. q To helilsh traitor !
that has caused the sscrifce OF our dearest
aud most precious blood
SIR. tns man who iasoEss the Constitution
N toE6earsnce Of the law % pgnish traitors,
i himsclt ; symp1thiseg. There nsver wa
a raAn who stood up IL thia Senate from Tue
tine whea MI breckinFidss prcachel daily
n favor Of constitutional guarantees until
nov, aid SET up constitutional barFlefa
against Punishment for trszson, but what i
la his iunesnosg heart Of hesrIss traitor. !
60 not want y hear sny more Of a lz1 thar
hs a Invoking Tie foEbearancs oithe Consti-
tuition and Ike great barriers il favor Of our
liberty q protect e. internal traitor In his
course, 20 know THAI Re j. q Fympa;hizar
! Oar Administration - assailed because. rot
having the technical evidence in their posses
son 10 bring a man 10 trial and judgment Of
death. they do rot let him 60 at large %
| plot against the lie OF the Government
4 nj tfF.l4tIts A nave salu great hcNl
more than Intended but the theme is a very
fruitful one. A tyranny exists here, IL "a
said. Sir. Is Il not manifest 10 every body
that from the time when this treason broke
oct, when We had traitors IN this senate
prcclaiming their treason on this when they
conspircd 70 take the lie of your President
on his way 70 the capital. when they beset
your regiments coming here for 10 other
purpose than 70 defend your capital. until
now every sciniilla of Information that your
Executive has Is communicated 10 traitors
OF the other side Of the riveT a. soon as IL
IL TO the people or this side The Admins
tration have attempted % pat that down;
they have not succeeded: and yet the Sena
tor stands there and says you should not ar
rest = scoundrcl when you know his heart is
with the enemy. but Who mcenly skulls
from overt acts IN their favor; you should
no, impFison him; you should not restrain
him: but YOU must k; i All 20. and permit
the enemy 70 DO perfectly cogUizant Of eve
~ expedition aud OF every move YOU make.
am sorry that the Senator does not remain
on tbs door aud meet the consequences Of
} his insinuations against the Administration
and against the committee.
Sir. !, is perfectly manifest that If persons
are thGt up II dungeons. and restrained OF
their liberty. IL 10 that tho Constitution may
live. know il IS not IN accordance with
the principles OF our Constitution. IT, oidi-
nary times il could not for moment b. toll
} erSted: bu. when. with all your caution. and
> with all this pretended tyranny. VOC have
. not been able. az yet. 10 conceal know
! ledge OF the moot important expeditions oil
= your armies and your Intended movements
4 ! from the enemy az soon as your own people
= posssss IL, the man who stands up for rig
8 "a execution OF the habees eorpas and tho
D law. as IN time % Pc zee. Is but sym path zsr
with them. While Am up. let mo says that N
; tines OF revolution and rebellion hike this
. when whole States have como out and pro-
claimed THAR intention 20 destroy the lite D
G our glorious Government. when they have
c their martial hosts IN the field bent oil 10 &C
!. siruction under,Ia nd them 20 DO sutirel,
q absOved from the protecting 9ss OF th'
= Constitution. They have struck AZ you
q lie. They would t,ke your hearts blood
@ They proclaim themselves ready 10 d. It,
l. And vet, sir. you are 10 treat them with len
= ity Your Constitution prsscribes that NJ
10 man shall be deprived OF his life. or dsspoil
n ed OF his goods, without duo process OF law
i. II sVafan ess 20 every m ihetrighl ~ lie
10 liberty and property; oct you are not com
Dr. PEELED 70 advance Into his country with you
h armies, 20 plant your cannon. and destro
ID him By whole armies together 7 u tha
Al cons.tuuonall by secession friend. II ihs
= is any such here. why do you invoke tn
10 Constitution In opposition ~ our cannon an
.r our musketry against these rebelsf Til
IN Constitution protects their righ;s. You
" not invoke IL on the tsld OF battle Sou
ie not summon jury. You do no, try bin
q. there by jury. ~ the Constitution says 20
;. shall. Way do you not carry your doctrine
10 their legitimate end, Why atop shorI;-
% poes the Senator from California pretsn
10 that when our hois msrch 10 battle hrEa'
A. and meet thoee OF the enemy. and it Is II
" against life, wsshould summon sjufy bsioI
:. We bsgin % shoot. and ace whether they b.
=. committed actual rebslliong Your ConSI
yo tuition eays their lives shall not bs take
,. without due procese OF law. / AJAX you. Cav
!, Ter about the Constitution, vh0ra il the l.
"a for IL
!. Sir, 10 jurist ret hss had the folly TO a
!. tempt 20 limit the powers that = man n;
IN use in dsieus, Of his own life when a,.aile
- and 81 10 statesman will attempt 20 limit Il
nt power that nation may Use when the II
- Of the nation 10 assailrd. There j, 10 lin
- % i. You havss right 70 50 forward in
IN individual case In your might, and If 20
=, life !. sought, any force. any power. snyihil
- tia; you msy DO honestly iR defense of 20
= act. Sc, when The life Of The nation ia
-. sailed by vile traitors embodied IN militia
- array fer il. destruction, they ere beyond
- laV. thsy have repudatcd all Law, and {
= nation, Ia defense OF 10 Constitution,
- Union. and is dag, rnsy resort 70 any mea
- that God Almighty has pu, into their han
"a honestly 10 maintain their constitution
- rights. ] know very well that small lawy,
- nav ges up on these great questions ofs,ai,
- maDship and psilifogging a. a man would
screen a felon before Justice Of tho peas
:: and pace his arguments on thosc narn
:. principles OF constitutional law. lie n
:, require al the prssumpticns ofinnocence Il
- are 40 often resorted too 20 shiold a culp
- from the punishment Of his crime I, i. do
here. Bot. ar. the nan whose life L. a.ss
y. Ell does not summon a jury. and the bau
i. whose life : sssaiied BY traitors need
~. Summon jury. al yon want IL he now
honestly exercised. 20 put Il down
- Let me say. IN passing. tsst every 70
-, sud every syllable that tho senator ingol
80 ia. favor oil General Sterc might have be
~ ~. ia; AZ woil, and wila more prophecy :
80. moro strength. rrred ia favor OF jel D.
s"i today. he hsd played vcTs llsportant q
70 in Mexico: no bad held high Offices M.
;, four Consultation. and Ell the aYr.ime
80 that The gentleman gcsortcd too 20 chi
"a General Stone would be Indefinitely stron
We Ia the c.se Of JEFF Davis % day. Luci
: ~.s once bright ansei 10 heayen. but
". fell. and nc hss not been much honored
.ne tha, quarter since Laughter
"a Sir. aIa tired OF bearing thsse argume
~ IN favor Of traitors. The Constitution al