The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-11-06

30 That deserved the protection and
p'audits Of his country. He did not
cnFy the feelings Of tia, ,nan who could
sss ", and talk calmly and cody under
| such circumstances. aLou, rules Of court
and ,echnicslliisa ii proceeding. when
tie city nigh, be IN flames, and the
n.mcst barbarity might he Committed.
| What were rul.s nf our. hut mere cob
webs when they faand an enemy with
Ills cannon At the door Of the courts,
! AMI they saw the flames encircl;ng the
curp'a? Talk then about the rules Of
the court, ana the f,r,nali,ies Of pro-
cecdinrs ? The men thai would do this
would fiddle while The capital Was
Earning. (ScnsA,i~n.) lie could MOI
envy any man in The possession of such
No;cal philosophy. Talk shout lie
Saii,y! Talk about formaltiea! Why
there WAS bnt one tormsiity 70 be o.
, served, and that was the forn,alNy
. RI directing the cannon. AMI Vie.
s'roying the enemy, rxaralees Of the
means, whether i. Be ~ tic scirnro Of
cotton bags, or the sei.nrc Of, nersors,
i the necessity Of the case required.
"Inc Cod Of nature las ronierre<.
'his right on men and nations, and
therefore, let him not be told that It was
unconstitutional. To defend the country
IL him not be told ,hs, il was nnrons,;
'n:iorat, 10 use tie necessary means. Tho
constitution WAS ad,.|,;t.l for shc pro,ec.
'ioa ,flhc country. under the conatisu.
'','n the nation hal 4 RIGHT 70 exercise
All III" powers that we're necessary for
the protection ot the country Ifmartial
, law VA necessary "a the salvation Of
:. 'h- c'er'ry, 'n,rsis! law was legal for
; lha, pnrrosc II 1t waa necessary fur
isic., t.,r the preservation 81 order 81
rua'.h far n contempt, lie thought it
vas necessary tor general to exercise
conlra' over his ca,non. 10 iraprison
traitors. ana Is arrest spies, and 70 III.
tcrccp' communication with the cnenv.
II liiis vas necessary, :his " as legal"
An. this is The manner in which
Stephen =. Douglas disposed Of this
question, and tlhr Act of S.-neral Jack.
SON; alluded IL in tie above eytrsct
vas nosiiN. less than Gen. Jackson
''.r.,rinc the city I. New Orleans under
tnartia. law a'l snsppnd.ng the writ Ut
Hah.as Corpus. when the city was in.
tested hy british. soldiers Tnr this act
he WAS fined ~ Judge Hail of New
O.rsns. Congress r.ni,,cd the 6,e
as,'! on si,.t occasion Jndyc Dsngla.
male The shove remarks.
Il ~ strangely these sentiments of
JnA:e Doug harmonic with the
sentiments uf the apc.,gi.ts Of Treason
who arc rroclaiairg throughout, the
length ct the lind, that the admins.
'rat:an il violating tho constitution III
the manner j, II carving ~ this var
for the suppression Of this uniust and
unholy rebellion.
When the President caNed out the
first seven,y.G,c thousand troops in 4. :
fence 4 the capitol they raised their
hands in holy horror At the uncons,i,u-
ianali.y Of The act. and when tic six
hundred thousand troops we're called
tar, another howl went UP from ,!cse
:cn|s Of secession. about the sacred
rights Of thei" sonthren brethren that
we're about 10 no desecra,cl And shc
same result followed y hen tho lreei-
den: s,l. pendsd The wri, Of Hahcas
Corpus. And now the President haring
proclaimed, that on tho first day Of
Jaluary le1: he slaves OF rebels shalt
DO forever free; These sheets Of the
"Goi,isn Circle Order" ar FIJI: Of do
nnnc!a,lons against the administration
On account Of its determined efforts 10
crush he rebellion.
Aud SHIT VA measure has the Go.
vcrnmeat ra.ort4a q, to put down this
rebellion, tAst i'll tho OPINION of this
sham Democracy, has tceu constitstio.
nal? Wherein hate they given the Go.
:eraulsn: their hearty surport2 We
couture ~ say IN act Que instance.
But on he other hand. they have
openly avoxea th.irsympatay with the
rebels: They have endeavored to re.
tard eullst,nents And % far 40 they
could, consistent, with their personal
sase'y have openly opposed thc Govern.
meat in i,s Efforts to crush the rebel.
lian. And their reasonable nntterin9s
are published to tho world by such
s'soet< on y ~ hay" to little influence.
10 i...ny tie retri.utian they n, r;ehlr,