The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-16

TOT COTUNBTs
HARVEY DURKEE,
what Mischevious Men talk about, and
try TO Impress nPOn the public Mind.
There is class of persons among us, who,
although not traitors at heart, nevertheless ex-
ert an influence mischevious as the open
sympathizers with secession. This stripe of
persons may be seen and heard in our streets
finding fault, and laboring necessarily to create
the belief that nothing pertaining to the pros"
ecution of the war is done right; that the pol,
icy of the. Government is weak and inefficient
that our Generals are incapacitated for military
leaders, that the Government is becoming a
despotism that the freedom of speech and of
action is being constitutonaly curtailed-in
short, that the efforts of the government to sup
press the rebellion and maintain the Union ARE
a mere waste of life and money. The more
prominent Of the subteriuge called arguments,
which now being employed to dsparage the
government and the war, are such as the fol-
lowing:
OUR GOVERNMENT is BECOMING A DESPoTIsM.
The exercise ofthe military power of the gov
eminent, in restraining the actions and sayings
of persons evilly disposed towards the war, Of
course creates hate of the administration among
all northern sympathizers with secession. But
it is not alone those of secession proclivities,
who dislike the administration, because of the
restraints Of military orders and martial law.-
There are other classes among US, who feel ex-
tremely uneasy because they cannot without
hazard, exercise their mischievous propensities
to talk against the war, discourage enlistments,
and do whatever else they please, to damage
the Union cause. We have yet to find the first
loyal man who makes the least complaint, or
who feels that his Liberties aIe at all restrained
| by the enforcement of any war order, law or
proclamation. None but secessionists or dis.
loyalty disposed persons, feel hurt because of
stringent measures which have been adopted 10
stop the mouths of those who help the enemy.
Rogues always hate the law, and complain Of
| its rigOrs; honest men have no fears Of being
caught in its meshes. The exercise of the war
power by the government, which suspends for
the time being the civil power, is public ne
cessity all loyal men know this, and acceptit.
| The Constitution of the United Stntes, has made
this provision for the emergencies of war and
rebellion. Every civilized government in the
world recognizes the right to make the civil
subordinate to the military power, in times Of
great public danger arising from war without
or treason within. All who really love the I'm
ion and are in earnest to have the rebellion
crushed out, rel DICE that the authority of the
government is being exercised, to silence rebel
brawlerS; while those who love slavery better
than freedom, will be res tive and full of conn
plainings. Hon. David s. Dickinson, one of
the most influential Democrats of the State of
New York, in speech delivered few DAYS
since, said
The courseIof the President in arrestng spies
and the apologists of rebelliCp--in suppressing
reasonable presses-in suspending the habeas
corpus, and in laying his hands on the aiders
and comforters and abettors of treason and con-
spiracy, entities him to the admiration and
thanks of every good citizen. Let assassins
whet their knives-iet spies and traitors and
| pimps and infOrmers scowl and gibber and
whisper discomfort because the freedom of
speech Is abridged-let cons piracy and treason
plot at their Internal conference.-the politi
clans sch3me and elongate and contract their
gum-eastic platforms to suit emeI gencies-let
trimming, balancing Joseph Surface candidates
indulge in ground and lofty tumbling to divert
popu ar attention from the true issue-let pesS
tiIent newspapers, engaged in stimulating re-
Dellion and sowing broadcast seeds Of disunion
and revolt among the people in the name of the
liberty of the press, spread abroad their ill
concealed hatred of the Government of their
fathers because it fails to minister to their de-
PRAYED wishes and when all this has been
done, the action of the President in these meas
ures, though probably not free from mistakes
and errors, will be approved by honest men and
in the sight of Heaven, and will, when rebell- |
ion shall only be remembered for the blood it
has shed and the wrongs it has perpetrated, |
stand the test of talents and of time" Loyal
men find the rule no Inconvenience. That the
disloy al should condemn it. and hate it as they
fear it, is natural; for
mo rogue Ser felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law"
SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS. |
Another class of persons among Us, having
disloyal inclinations, and possessing smatter-
ing know ledge of the constitutional powers of
the government, make great ado about the sus
pension of the habeas corpus. 1t is alleged to |
be an unjustiable innovation upon the rights |
Of the people, and dangerous stride towards
despotism. And Ahat is not little strange,is
that fault finding of this sort comes from dem-
ocrats. OF all persons who complain on this
score, democrats should be the last; complains
ings from such source, come with an exceed
ing Ill grace. Democrats have heretofore JUS
tilted the setting aside of habeas corpus, not
only in time of war, but in time of peace. Take
for example the fugitive slave law, which has
been regarded by the orthodox dem ocracy, as
a most salutary and constitutional enactment
The fugitive slave act provides that the certif-
cate of United States Judge, or Court Com
missioner, for the removal of any allie ged fugis
tive, shall be conclusive Of the right of the
person or persons, in whose favor granted, to
remove such fugitive to the State or Territory
from which he escaped, and shall prev ent all
nolestation of any such person or persons. By
ing process, issued by any Court Judge, MGgis-
rate, or other person ,ohateuer."
The courts have in accordance with this pro
vision. denied the writ of habeas corpus, in the
case of alleged fugitives. So long as the writ
If habeas corpus was denied, even in pea &c
lines to help slavery, it was all well enough
he proslavery democracy were satisfied But
when the government finds it necessary in a
lime OF most formidable rebellion, to suspend
he writ of habeas corpus. to help freedom
hese proslavery democrats call it despotic ex
,rcise of power, and denounce the government
therefor 1t is hardly necessary to mention
hat the suspension of habeas corpus in times .
If national peril, has repeatedly received the
anction of democrats, as well as other parties
These instances are matters of history All will
emember the case Of Gen. Jackson at New Or.
cans his conflict with the civil authority and