Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-22

Oy writers VINO ADMIT any llnltaIlOn. Lie IlSut VI
putting to death all prisoners in cold blood, with
out special cause, might as well be pretendedtto be
law of war, or the right to use poisoned weapons,
or to assassinate."
This is tho language of John Quincy Adams, y
his correspondence with the British government,
upon the subject of slaves emancipated during the
war of the Revolution and the war of 1872. Under
this remonstrance, and through the treaty OF Ghent
one million two hundred thousand dollars were paid
by the British government to the Southern slave
holders for property thus abducted and emanclpa-
ted during the war of the Revolution ana the war
of 1872 [Applause. Hence, as the proclamation
is not right under the Constitution it is no more
right under laws of war; is it right to the loyal
men in the disloyal States of this Union,
NO NEGRo-GovERNMENr PARTNERSHIP.
| For one am ready to say, that if the time ever
| arises when Georgia. or Alabama, or Virginia. or
Louisiana, is governed by negroes with negro Jl'
dietary, negro senators in Congress, and negro rep
resentatves, 1t is quite time for the white peopS OF
| the North to dissolve partnership with any such
| State. loud cheers.) All these, however, are
dreams of negro liberty, equality, and fraternity;
and if the schemes of the President are carried out
there must inevitably follow what the Abolitonists
now demand of him, the arming of the slaves, their
| adoptton into the army of the United States, and
our recognition of them, not only as fellow soldiers,
but as fellow-citizens also. applause and laugh.
teri In Louisiana there are now thousands OF
slaves supported on government rations, and every
negro costs the United States forty cents day for
his ratlons Something must be done with these
negroes The Abolitionsts propose to bring them
into the army of the United States. This is no new
proposition. A like proposition was made two years
ago in the State of New Iork-the beginning OF that
idea, to give negro suftraSes to negro voters, ana
though this was Republican State, going for Mr.
Lincoln by fifty thousand majority, the Republicans
themselves had good sense enough to vote down
that proposition by an immense majority. But
what mean these propositions? They are nothing
new. Let US see.
The MULTIPLICATION OF HABEAs CORPUS
There followed, in the reign of the two Charles,
Of England. (despotic kings what is called the writ
of habsas c0,pus-the right winch an English sub
ject had, whenever he was taken prisoner and IN
carcerated in Jail, to have writ from Judge OF
the Court of Kings Bench, commanding the JaIior
to bring the body of that subject before him. to have
his case adudicated upon according to the laws OF
England. And yet, that which has been English
liberty since the days of the dark ages, Q2l5) that
which the deSpotlc kings Of England, the two
Charles accorded-one of whom was executed for
his tyranny, and his government suppressed by
| CromwelEthat which our fathers have had since
| their reign, is now subverted, oycrthrown, de-
| stroyed, by mere proclamation from the President
of the United States, anEuling both the right Of
trial by jury and the habeas corpus, by which every
Pperson has right to know before some judge, why
he has been incarcerated The President claims
| that he has authority, under the Constitution to
issue this power of suspending the habeas corpus
Believe you that Washington rebelling against the
tyranny Of the executive power Of King George
that Madison, Jefferson Franklin, old John Adams
any of the fathers of the Revolution, created
| a nv which Inerp haylnO
same flesh and blood that you and have, is, with
out act of Congress, to have authority over thirty
| millions of people THAT he take any of you
by day or by night from your wives and children,
and incarcerate you in Fort Lafayette or Fort War
| ren beyond all hope ofredempuon e. Infamous.
Never did the trainers of the Constitution give or
grant such powers to the Executive of the United
States owe will never stand it. IF it We're
given, there is liberty any longer for the people
of the United States for that Executive has but the
exercise OF arbitrary power to involve this country
in war with England or France, and IN the suspen-
sion of the habeus corpus, after creating an army
Of million of men, to ride roush shod, over thirty
millions of hitherto free white men. c'Never, new
err Our own Judge Hail. in the western part Of
the State, but the other day liberated person, a
reverend genlleInan-who may, or may not have
been guilty of something, know not what-on a
habeas corpus and i'll doing so, declared that as
:,
he had no such power (Applause.) Nothwith-
standing this decision of Judge Hall, this person
was taken, the moment ne was liberated, "a white
man kldnapped) to the Central Railroad depot, put
in a freight car, isolated from the people, and Sc
crety and stealthy taken from Buffalo to Albany,
thence to Washington, State prisoner. (Shams.
And they tell that for this free speech, this free
and fundamental discussion of all these things,
may be imprisoned and ncarcerated Ono, YOU
won't.") But do not at all feel certain that one OF
two thousand policemen may not take me any hour
of the day from the midst of my fellow citizens ant
incarcerate me. ("Never" and protracted cheers
a man in the audience proposed three cheers fol
Judge Hall, which were enthusiastically given.
WHAT IS To- lie DoxE-A LAST CHEER FROM CAPT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO THE BAsTILE WITH THE
LIBERTY CAP.
Now, fellow citizens, dare say shall be asked
by Republicans, after these complaints against tn
Administration of the Government, "What are ",
to do?' If this country was not in the midst Of
civil war, | would have no hesitancy in saying. a:
Patrick Henry said in the Revolution, "Rcsistanc
to tyrants is obedience to God" Enthusiastic ant
long continued cheering) Capt. Rynders-" Thre
cheers for that if it is the last cheers that feeme
have to give" chs cheers were given.) VIVA
are to do? Gan auditor" Where are the ty
rantsg" "Put him out') All propose to do il
| "RPSSA o@ho1'"OA oCS
sufficient court of appeal for all the people of tn
United States. If they will permit US to have it
arouse and inspire yourselves for action at the bal
lot-box. (Applause) The balot-box is your only
+ your lofty and sublime remedy. ("Will they let u
have the bal!ot-box,') Go to the ballot-bo an
make trial there for the redemption of this pcopl
from all impending slavery. For the present protcs
loudly against all this arbitrary exercise of powe,
owe will do it.') III, or any Of your fellow ci,
/ zens be imprisoned do as the French did in tt
r midst of the Revolution, form large procession
! with the red cap of liberty lifted over every fire
mans head, (great applause,) march to the basti
a unarmed, and on Bonded knees, if necessary, il
Il pore the commander to liberate your fellow citize
r Ono, never in America') Freemen should
ways, before resortng to any ultima ratio petitio
if beg, and implore. There arc rights and obigatio
= in country like this as long as the ballotbox
l. open for the redress ofwrongs. You are right
Al When you have assembled before this oastile re-
to the epaulettes in the lofty sonorous Latin of
n dark ages, the Aagn" Charta of your English fat
n ers thunder the haJeas corpus in the cars of yo
70 fellow citizens and soldiers, and then read and
d. read there the Constitution of the United Stat,
OF which guarantees to every man the right of fir
Speech OF free discussion, trial by jury, and secur
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