Smyrna times., 1863-05-28

ing out Of the $4,000 volunteers as unconstitu
tional, opposed the indemnifcation of Presidcn
Lincoln for protecting the Capital, the callins
out Of 100000 additional volunteers, the neces
sary supplies to equip and means to pay the
army, the passing of the militia bill, the finance
bill, &c, &C.. If it were only this aegatire po
sition, charity might dictate us to pass them
by, but;thsy took positire ground for peace IN
! the beginning, and are still crying for peace,
an armistice, and exaulting the institutions Of
the rebellious States. Notwithstanding their
professions of loyalty, they constantly eriIice
their preference for the South by lauding her
ins, itutiOns, her bravery, her resources, her
Victories thereby giving them aid and comfort,
while corrcspondingly depreciating the Govern
ment. Men with such sentiments cannot be
patriots, and Thos. X. Robson, or any other
man in the same situation ought to be thank
full that the Government meets out to him so
mild a punishment as sending him to his friends
instead of the traitor doom, and if he assumes
the garb Of Democracy to hide his treason, SO
much the worse for him-he adds base hypoc-
risy to disloyalty, by protesting to be what no
mortal ever was : a Democrat, and in favor Of
breaking up the best Democrat government that
ever was established. In no other country would
he find such leniency, nor be allowed eighteen
months to disgorge his slime and filth at the
ruling powers No man with spark of honor
would be willing to receive protection and ben
eits from hand they dispise. If the rebels
are SO much better than we why do they not
60 to them, and if standing on the order of GO
ing, they certainly should not complain at be-
ing sent.
Now, Mr.. Delarareaa, while deprecating
any interference with the freedom of the press,
the liberty Of speech or the habcas corpus,
land in times Of peace we would oppose all
such acts as usurpatiOns of power) We consider
this period of great national danger, when
everything should be made to bend to one great
purpOSe-the removal of that danger, and the
restoration Of peace and security, and the inei-
vldual who, at such times, tries to increase the
danger and give strength and encouragement
to our enemies should BE- restricted to the
smallest compass if not removed altogether
We have quoted SO often from oar own history
i'll the case Of Washingt) IN, Jackson, &c, that
1t is unnecessary to fortify our position there
from 1t is customary with our enemies to
say that such suspension Of the habeas cor
pus has never taken place in any constitutional
government. Let us look at England In the
year l64S chronic agitations in Ireland began
to take threatening shape, directly after the
bn wi Tob,o
sci introduced a bill which passed through
both Houses of Parliament unanimously en-
pOwering the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and
deputies to
"Apprehend and detain, until first of March,
lS49, such persons as they shall suspect of con
spring against Her Majesty's person and Gov
ernment.
This was suspension Of the act of habeas
corpus for oH Lreland-the loyal North as well
as the dis;.fected East and the rebellious South
and West. 1t was simply the shadow of re-
bellion which was put to flight week after bv
htty armed men, and yet our government is
confronted with a rebellion involving seven
million Of persons, and the vocabulary of abuse
Is exhausted because persons who have been
for the rebels have been arrested and the writ
suspended.
Now for the last interrogotary of the DcLa-
'rdreaa. Sh0uld Democratic administra
ton be entrusted with the affairs of govern
ment in 1865, we may, and doubtless will, diff
fer with it on the policy of government, but,
as in the past, We will ever stand by it hear
tily and unequivocally' when endangered by
civil commotion or foreign foes, for nothing
could drive us to desert in the face of the
enemy. If the next Executive shoull be a
Democrat, and have the same oath registered
IN Heaven that President Lincoln had-to
support the Constitution of the Union and
protect the government property-he will have
the support of all Union men in putting down
armed enemies, and restoring unity, ps ace and
prosperity.