Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-23

EXECUTIVE AEANsIoE.
WlssiuE or, J1ns I2, 1s63. 5

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Wlssiug on, June l2, 1563.
Bon. Ersuus Ccrn'ng Al --hars:
GENTLEMES YouE letter of May 10, inolos
ing the resolutions Of psblic mesiiug held al
Albany. New York, on tbe l6.9 cf the same
month. was recsirc3 several days ego.
Ths resolutions, a8 I understand them, are re-
-olvsb.s into two p1op0Jito1s-frst, the sIsTsz-
sioa. Of s purpose to sustsiu tba cause of the
Unicn, TO FecuTe peace through victory and to
support che Adniaist-c.isu Ia every con7titu-
-ic1ai and laEfsl uesEUrs 60 suppress the rs
bsliuu; aud secondly, declaration Of esusurs
of ihe AdmiEisiTatou for suppressed unconstitu-
.ienal aeion. sgca as the msEinE Of military
arTast7 And from the two proposition g
lhird Is 5eiueed which is thst the gsntlozon
composing lhs messne ere resolved on doing
their part 10 ~ utsin cur ssmuon G1verausat
snd country, despite she folly aDd Wicks3Dasz,
as tlay may conceive Of any Administration
This position IS oHliacuuT pstgioiic srd as such
7 ths1E shs re5-uy, AID congratulate lne na-
ton f0r it H. eva urr1Csa IS Tbs sare; so
That the nrc-iEF ald myself have o c0mnaH
sbiect. end can have no diE srenca- except IN the
choice Cf means or measures TT stee-cE tha
object
Aad hare I curhf 90 close this paper sn5
would cioss is IL hers wsTa no appraheaEiou
thes more iaIsTiouE consequences than any
rurss systematically cast upsa nee ior doing
vh,t in ray view Of duly, 7 could not f--heay
Tic faublu ions promise t0 support me IN every
constitutional sna-lawul msafura 20 suppress
the rebellion 1n5 hlrs not knowingly em-
nlepsd, ncT shall Knowingly euploV. a7y other
Bni the meeting, hy -1s'r r-seiusionEt assert
ard arzu- thef car,rin military srrssts, aud pro-
assdiHrs fnovin- bsn for which I ara ult-
mstelv responsible. ara une5u-t utinuaL
4 ~ ID .'r. .Hr N-r-s
tie Constitution Gle tsdHi lion of treason. and
also The limiting safeguards aud eusraGssss
therein provided for the citizen on trisl for
treason. and on his being bold 90 answer f1r
csuital on otherwise infamous cimas and, in
criminal prosecution, bis night 70 s speedy and
pnbic trial by 40 impartial Jury. They pro
c9sd to resolve SHAT lLasa sstszggr3s Of the
rights Of tha ci5Esn against the pretelsions of
ARBITRARY power were intended mor5 especially
for his pro. action n times 0f civil connection ~
And. apparsrtly to denon1rre.s iha proposition,
ths resolztons p-5c7sd: "Iaoy Wcrs seemed
u5ssu6sliY 20 She English people after years
of pfouacssd civil var aud were adopted into
cur Constitution et The Gloss of tbe rsvoluti.E -
Woul3 not the demonstration have b5en better,
if Is cCHld have been truly ssd that ihe eefe-
euards ba3 been adoprd and applied aaring
tie civil wsrs and auriHF err revoutiau.
instead of after tho 0us and the close of
tie other Il, tee, am d5V0ssdiy f5r th1m
e6er civil war. and befoTs civil war. sBd ct an
hfnes, except wien, in cases Of rebsilioH or
luYasi0n tho pablo safety Eiay rsqajre' thair
saspensisn. The resolutions proceed 20 tell rs
that these safeguards "havs stood ths test OF
seventy E.X years 81 trial. under eur republican
system. undtr c,rculnstsBcss Which show hat
government ihey sre the elemsnts Of TIE en-
acTiag stability c Tie republic" No one denies
hst ihsy Save g. stood the test up 70 The begin
nirr 0t the present IebsilioB, Il We c1cspt q
/ eszisin occuIrene3 a. New 0flesnE nor doss
rngo ere question thls they VII stand the ssns
lsst muca lsnEer after thorebsliian.c closes. But
iheGo pv87iaons sf taa Csnstitulion have nc
sppi.caion 70 ths case we haya 10 baad, because
~ srrass cempiairea ol we're not made fl
san-slat s., noi tsr 10 hsssen defined in
I "a Cansli.uitan. a1t enoa tha conviction O
whiea las panishtlsat IS Jsath--HoT yet wsr'
Ties rals % ho.a persons 80 auswsr fer any
epiei sl otaa1uise iaiau9us crimssi nor were
he Plc1-s6in-s io'oTi7g, in Say c5nst.tuio1a
( N legal ssnEe, 'cTiuiuA prose tions." Tn,
arrfg-s were made ca tosally different grsuuda
T and tha proceedings following accorded wish th'
] grounds of laa arrests Lsl us consider th'
/ rsal cess with which we are dealing, and apply
4 to e the psr.s Of tha Constitution plainly mzi'
{ fsr such cases
Prisr ts uly iassel'1ii5n hers It hsl basn IN
culeated ttat lly ets iad q lawful igat to Sc
es7s hols tie natensl Uaion. and that is woul'
{ 81 erpe1ieut b cxF-eiss tss rigat whenever th
( 8srstsss Of lhs acctans Fhou.d fail 70 elset
President e lbeiT own liking. i was elecse'
contrary Is theig IkisE; and, accordingly, so ~
ss it was iegaliy psssi9ie, tley hsd taken aeTe'
1 s.stss cat 81 she Union, t11 essl 1seny o. th
ITmiei Eases ioris, end hrsd uPon the Jnite
l Stsle, fae. al baEofe I Wss insuEuraiei. s1a, 9
eorrse. bsfsre hal doae any oflcisl act whai
4 ever. Ths rebellion taas bsgan seen ran int
ne ursssut civil var; aod, ID cartaia respects,
bsean Ga very unsqual terms betweea ih
usreeq The Insurgents had bsea preparing 70
4 Is more tlizn thirty ysars, whiie the 09Fernmen
had trtou no 7taDg 30 resist them Iha i0tma
had ea-efaliv consid rod ai. ihe msans whiel
4 eould bs TUNED TO tdaiE accsuak is uacouAt
] sdiv 7ss q vel p0ndefa3 reianos Win then
thst 81 their own uaregtfic led eGortz % oos.fo.
{ Uaion. Constitution, sn1 isWs, 8ltoesshsr, 81
I Government wcudi "a great degree, - 70
strsined by .he same Constitution and Law iron
I rTrestiug flor FrcEisa5. IheT ssnpa 1lz q
I ns-yaded al departments IF ths GgYelnmen
ard nesr.y Ill communities Of tie people ELen
] q 7setariel uulsr cover oi liberty ofspsecl,
I .7ibsrtv Of la8 -Hue2s,' end "babass corpus,
I tasv h6ped 10 keep on foot amsng uB s most e
~. ~ eas,.7 5f spi-G. infcrmsrg, sup7liIs. an
5... ana shetots of .heir cause 10 9 sh0usan'
49, Tr kaeR that in timsa such Is che
-oe 1sa1u atile 5y Zee Coa1snuaon iieea
81 a..b5as c5gpu8' might o9 snlpea5e3; ps
b~a sss kueW ihsy hsa irleHds gao 7ont
oase quasti y IS 70 Wh9 was Q sugsa
~ rasanab bils fhor apies and othess p'ga