Maryland free press., 1863-01-16
Abstract of Governor. seymour's Mes
sage.

III hiS hicssaSe u tne Legislature To-day. VI
the subject of national affairs he SAYS, ~. Il,
Not only is tho national life at Sake, bu
every personal, every family, every sacred in
terest involved The truths of our fnancia
nnd military situation must not he kept back
There must be no attempt to put down TIN
free expression of public opinion.
"Aflrghtcd at the ruin they have wrought
the authors of our calamities at the North an,
South insist that this war has been caused b,
the upavqdahle contest about slavery. rh
has been Tie subject, and not the cause of th,
controversy. We are to look for the causes
of the war in the pervading disregard of tht
obligations of the laws and Constitutions, dis.
respect for the constituted authorities, and
above all, in the local prcjudices which hav,
grown up in two parties of the Atlantic State.
the two eStremes of our country.
'This war sbGHld have been avertcd, but
its flood-gatcs were opened The Adfilipistra-
tion could not grasp its dimensions nor con.
troll its sweep. The Government was born,
along with the current, and struggled, as best
it could, with the resistcss tide Few seemed
able to comprehend its military or financial
problcms.t Hepqe, We.are not to sit in harsh
Judgment upop errors in conduct or policy.
but while we conccdc all these excuses fol
mistakes, we nrn not to adopt errors nor sane.
ton violations of principle The same cause.
which cxtcnuate their faults in Judgment must
make us more vigiant to guard against theii
'''"T,'I.S, NV C'',.o A.. ;.
ino oo,trnoI urges that economy and IN
.eSi'y III inc s aamlllStration OF affairs are vi,
intrigucs h&fe ttlwarted +, and paralyzed the
within ~ tt Uai T'a' 'r' sh'li 0! our generals
,r,,;a. La,.a a.a;,',1 " .'c ."ln'a. "hiie oui
tI,'n,c., e''''i''' 'i0'o'ies III hcias remote
'"..''" t..:.
dLo c,.,. ntym'S .l,r,i ~ IL
.,,.;' .,. 80 -, ',S nv Na'ioli', Consti-
ton," .hat ,,I ~ W aJ.' irttola.e ana nc con-
senu, ','''t 'iie is''S vi inc states must DC re-
cos ;,f f,;,,; "' no. Salie t rnciE are a'ef
g. ~ WI; "S = .n. Ti.:'.ns nic between
-, ""o tIIt'"t put there can
;mr;.,I;'.t;a', -, ~ H.. ,ae ol kuch separate
nx;stamno i ~; D". a,, ,".le o"i ~ none as 10 inc
covering subjects + Of a legislation and jurispruz
t'umee s essential 70 ,lc Puoic security and VOL
r"s, t on.. I .ons',lu ''',,iI Government IN this
10 .?"niif MiW" Fcsttoy the essential nome
sn t y 'tLtVs ,h s u .he people, Inc SOW
i;n';,n5 ~ e., enc o'a.es, except as they are
o,, r =" w. io wo,,st.u'lol' can never DC CIV
nnt ltor 'Tfo". ~ W., sneni ouI government can
hS Stato rono,. aIu !! can oe changed
iov;m" nrev;.;,ns 81 .Ia 70 ;.'t. anomn y! the loi-
.Ibr rat,icsiin, 'lS nf ',I', tSo ",,,unI nsei
t.i ihe la,'rEatioh 0l the conventions OF
nnHt mne states s S; sa, be suiciG. a the establish
81 r,t;rv;ng tbe ss,na O'"''i '''' '''"'sS
"A"sin tb+eeefnnrths he e Is t,,o s.,4o. =,
to or to n ;a; fro, tho ~ ,mo o'aso. a.. .'a "u
eraa ;nvSrnmsnt @ b b,. smo UTeis ot Tue uen-
II which a;nondn,aS. ~ oonruns "Co,iseil.i9ll
r. rat;Gal b.. .Inao .ai' W PipPoseu, "i,ch
come nart. ~ tho Cn"s.;..;n Hr ''' 0''''oS' De-
With '1 tL';,. H., 'nv GI,s''.ution. .i,,s" t.1.
:. NnIc .,ics can mus takc away or add to
lts power thc General Government can i'll no
wa! 'ouch one r'Sht oi the States or invade
'heir jurisdiction.
nc 9"lS"pons Whlch rest upon the States
lSper' tnc constitution, laws, and authort-
.,eS "i the uenerai Government, also derpfpd
'ha' 'iic uencrai iuoVerllmeht shall soW equal
IcsPec' ior the rights ana constituted authors
''eS s,,ui, Ui 'o.',SS. I: wn.., IA,
htat'..leG'slatl"h and authorities i've
look 'or or 'he 9oou order oi society, the securi.,
y vi iiic ana properly the protection OF our
nomes ana all that = nearest and dearest to us
J. eNe ie'l'iohs, ,Hut'es, anu actlons oil llfe.-
~ Is dangerous ana denoraii|in9 to show con-
tcHiP!! ior HGt'e auenorities ana laws. 1t un-
Nerin'heS aiiNe the foundations OF State and
NATIONAL uoVGrhmcht' by breaking up the So
c,l' system. IL nome laws are not resRG;etP,l.
thc more general autiiority Will no. be regard
ed. .;Y AHs y.
ou ,ARhtTEMN ARRESTS.
W.m.lFi sutSlcSt q arDitfary arrests nc says:
R'r FeoPle ave therefore, viewed VIII
a,t s lac'rcS ;' ana pIc,cnslons' OH thS r'1S aS
VI o''lclH' whion Vio'ate every pr'n''tV; at;,,, VI
Siona, law law # is rInin"oI % That, G IN time Of wa-
tbS PrcsJcnt has MOVERS, as comtfaInisr-i in,
chief Of our ar,nies wbich authorize him ia
doclorc ,,,or,;,I io,f noS only within the snbcrc
Of hosti,s ,b,oyeHcnts, where other law can
not bc sn(nrc,d, Int also over our whole land
That at his rlcastrc, he can disregard not
onlv thc stntutes of Congress, but thc deci-
sions Of the n,ional Judiciary that in loyal
States Che l.ast intelligent class of officials
NAV be- ccticd with power pot onIy., 70 act as
spies and infprmcrs, bnt, also, without due
nfoccss of law, to seize, and imprison our cit
izcns. and carry thepy beyond the limits of the
State. 10 hold their II II INisoie, without hear
Ing q, q Knowledge of the offences with which
they nc charged. Not only the passions and
ppiudiccs of these inferior agents lead them
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