, 1863-05-28

pecrs-so is it also the law Of common
sense that a malignant, in times Of civil
war, OF even suspected malignant at such
timcs shall be deprived Of his liberty with
out cause shown, by the authority making
the a1rest-just as suspected vessels in
times Of war are deprived Of their liberty
to sail the seas unmolcstcd; and the same
right which. .justifes q bclligercnt in the
right Of search and seizure Of such vessels
on the high seas, justifics an imperillcd
Government in abridging the liberty Of its
suspected subjects, and Of all its subjects
for the time being.
Nor would any one grumble at this arbi-
trary exercise Of authority, save those
whose misdecds are likely to be brought to
light and punished by it. The Constitu-
ton of the United States provides for cases
Of this sort, By declaring that the proyis-
ions of this act shall not be suspended,
unless when, in case Of rebellion, or inva-
sion, the public safety may require it"
The outc1y raised by the Copperhcad
party against Mr.. Lincoln for suspending
this act, in some instances, during the pres
ent war, and making arbitrary arrests, is
only another proof Of their malisnity.
They cannot be ignorant Of this clause in
the Constitution; but they would havesee
the country go to ruin, and the barbar-
ic6outh trampling upon the liberties Of the
Republic, rather than he should have COM
mitted what they are pleased to call so des-
potic an act They below against it, also,
as unconstitutional, and declare they might
just as we'll live in Russia or Austria, now
that they cannot aid and succor the enemy
any longer with impunity. But Mr.. Lin-
coin stands upon the Constitution Is,
We honestly believe, and could prove if
there were room and need for it, the most
rigidly constitutional President who has
ever sat in the Executive Chair. The Con-
stitution does not say by whom the act
shall be suspended in the cases which it
cites; and Mr.. Lincoln acted upon Ills own
authority Until he could apply to the wis
dom, and secure the sanction Of Congress
for what he had done; and that the peo-
ple's representatives did not consider him
unconstitutional, is proved by the fac,
that they not only sanctioned his action in
the premises, but authorized him to use
his own discretion respecting it, during tht
continuance Of the war.
J. The same canting liberty y-monge-s-
haters Of liberty indeed, and friends only o
tyranny and the Southern oligarchy-poin
to Great Britain Is the only land where
white man can now live in peace and free
dom. Show us, they say, when, in an.
similar circumstances to these in which #
find ourselves, tho English Goycrnmen
ever suspended the haJeas corpus, and al
rested her Vallandighams for maxim
treasonous free speeches. Show us tha
We are not alone in our degradation, an
I we will put it into our pipes and smoke
for consolation. We have heard this sal
many times by triumphantly appcalin
Copperhcads- here is the answer:
RI. England is too wide awake to her ow
interests to allow traitors to go about til
+ country and incite the people to insure
t ton, during time Of civil war, or tllrea
+ cred civil war; and De Lolne, writ1u
= on the Constitution Of England, sa1
, "that in proportion as a Goycrnme,
t is in danger, it becomes nece
; sa1y to ab,idge the liberty Of IL
: subject" England knows that very we
and has always acted upon it. When Il
Pretcnder invaded her soil in IT'S, IN
again in 1745, she threw the Aabeas outsiG
her laws, because he had many symp.
thizers in the island, and it was necessar
that these gentlemen should be Val1andi:
hnmizcd, and numbers Of them were S
mercilessly treated. During the man
commotions in Ireland she acted precisel
, in the same manner and more OF less, fro1
. 1900 to 1924, suspension Of this act was tt
= chronic state Of that island. In 1913 St
again suspended it in the case Of Irelan
!. She passed a Felony Bilr' also, maki1
h it felony in any one to intend to dcpo
s the Queen; and in July Of the same yea
j. Liberal Ministry, not Tory one, causs
r bill to be passed, empowering the Lo
j. Lieutenant Of Ireland and deputies F"
+ apprehcad md dctain until the 1st
d March, 1849, such persons US they-sh:
G. suspect Of conspiracy against Her Majest,
:" person or Government" This was IN 9
,e which included all the green island and
y people, loyal and disloyal; and our &C
1c pcrhcad friends who arc 80 eager for
n facts, will be delighted to know that tht
cs bills were passed unanimously, withou
in dissenting voice, with the warmest appro'
q Of Wings, Tories and Radicals.
Id So Mr.. Lincoln has good historical p
" ccdcnt for his action, as well as the author
ly Of the Constitution and Of Congress.
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