The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-19

made because he was laboEang, with some
effect. 70 sprcvest the raising Of tEoaQet0l
encourage dsssssisDs from the army; -
to leave the rcbellios wtahoul any adequate
,uiltsr, foroo 70 supp,<e it. He was not
ssrsstod hscauss no VA damaging the po-
tisiol praspects Of sAs Standardization. o.
~ y1ssonsi Interests 81 The commandiag
General, but tsc90se he was damsai ~,
the army, upon the existence and vigssof,
which the life of the nation depends He
.wss.wrvviug spsr shs esisaryy ss4~sAis'
gave the military Ceustitu'.onal jprisdic-
ton to lay hsnds upon him. If-A.yai.
iswd;gAsm was vos asaseieg thsxsihtsvy
power of the esaassn ahsn his arrest was
made on mistake OF fact, xhich would
be glad to correct on reasonably salis5acsor
.ry evidence.
understand the meeting, whose reso-
lutiom I an considering, 70 b in favor
Of suppressiny the rebellion BY military
force-by a,mies LING sxpstieuse has
shown that armies cannot b. maintaised
unless desertioa shall b pnoished by the
severe pensity Of death. The .csse re-
quirsa, end the law aud the consultation
sanction. this pnaist meut. Must lshoot
a supplemented soldier boy who deserts,
while / must not touch hair OF willy
agitator who induces binl to doscrt
This is none the less injurious when effect
ell by getting fathsr, or bro.her, Or
friend. into public meeting, and there
working upon his feelings ill he 10 per-
,uaded to write the soldier boy that he is
lighting in bad cause, for = wicked ad.
uiuistratiouf of 4 contem ptibls govern.
ment, too weak 10 srrsst and punish him
if he shsll desert. ! think thst in such =
case, to silence the agitator and save the
boy is not only constitutional, but withal
great MERCY.
I'll be wrong on this question OF con.
stitst ipnsl poSsrs my sp1 lies b bslisv-
ing that certain proceedings are constitu-
tisual when, in eases Of Sebellioo 81 inva-
| sion, the putlic safety re4uifss them,
which would not be cooStitstiusN when,
| IN absence Of rebellion or invasion. the
public safety does not require them 10
other words, that the constitution is not,
| 10 its application, il al respeots the sarae.
in cases of rebellion or invasion involving
the public safety, Is il is 10 times Of prD-
! found peace and public security. The
constitutions itself makes tho distinction
and can no more be persuaded that she
government can constitutionally take nc
strong measures in time Of rebellion. be-
cause it can be, shown that the same coule
not be lawfully taken in time Of pcac,
than | can be persuaded that . pariicaIa
drug is not good medicins Tor sick M n
because il osn be shown 10 not be goot
food for . we'll one. Nor am l able I,
appreciate the danger apprshended BY
the meeting that the American peopl'
will, by means Of military arrests duriu,
4 the rebellion, lose the right Of public dis
cussion, the liberty Of speech and tn
press, the law of evidence, trial by jury
any hab-as corpus, throughout the iads6
ute peaceful future. which trust lie
J. befvrs them, any mare than arm abe t
believe thai man could contract 8
-tropg an appetite for emeticse durinl
temporary illness us TO persist IN fcedin,
upon them during the remainder of hi
. healthfa lie.
Ia giving tho resolutions that earnes
consideration which you request Of me
. exnuot overlook lhs fact that the NEE
ing speak as democrats. Nor can
with full respect for their known intell
; gence. and the fairly presumed delibera
ton with wh,eh they prepared their resc
lutions, be permitted to suppose that hi
occurred by accident. or in any way othe
than that they preferred 10 dssignst
: themselves democrats rather tina
"American cit sens" In this time
: national peril would have preferred t
meet you upon level one step bighe
than any purity platform; bcrsuse ! ar
, sure that, from such more elevated pos
ton, we could do better battle for th
: country We all love than We possibly ca
I from those lower enc. where, from III
i force Of habit, the prrjndices u the pas
e and selfish hopes Of the future, We a,
s sure TO expend much Of our ingenuit
and strength in finding fault with. an
] aiming blows at, each other. But, sine
you have denied me this, will yet b
thankful, for the country's sake. that nc
! all Democs~as have done 20. He o
whose discretionary judgment Mr.. Val
landigham was arrested and tried ia
Democrat. having no old party Iffinit
with me; and the judge who rejected th
, constitutional view expressed in thes
resolut.Ans, By refuaiax 10 discharge Nj
valIsndighsm on Aabsas corpus is Dem
CORA, of bitter days than these, havin,
8 received his judicial mantle ut the hand
e of President Jackson. And still more, q
: all those Democrats who are molly expo
S ug their lives and shedding their bloc
It on the battle field, | have learned tha
:. many approve the course taken with Nj,
@ Vallsndi CHAM. Mhs 1 have not heard
d a single one candemning il. | canne
i, assert that there ate none such. And tn
. anne Of President Jackson recalls an il
o stance Of pcrtinsut history.
J. After the bsttlA Of New. Orleans, ar
+ while the fact that the treaty of peace b.
ii been concluded was we'll knovn In Il
\ city, but before Official knowledge OF
u had arrived, Gan. I..ckson still msintai
e ed marital or military law. Now, that
y could he said tho war was over, the cla1
- or against martial law. which had exist,
( from the FIRST, grew furious. Among OF
'e er things MI Louaillier published
IN nuntiatosy neaspaper arucle. Gene,