The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-03
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! The New York EveniHg Post well
known Republican and al minis ration pl.
: per, hs- in its issue Of May H. leaii x ed
iorial with the abjve caption. HtVI1g pIb
li,hed on another page Gsnerll BIrn>ils's
statement" male TO the Uni'e1 ) stes
Circuit COur il answer TO tbs applies ,ion Of
Hon l.. Val!and ghim or writ Of hI.
bsas corpus. the Post says ejitOriilly oil the
/ Genersrs resp 'nse:
| 1t is so patriotic in spirit, so decided in
its expressions OF loyalty, and so noble bold
i TAXI ~ the responsibility. that we almost
/ di like to question its propriety. Yet, We
think dangerous iallacles run through it
which o. ght to be expjsed. Gen. Burnside
will hlmsell be among the first to rectiiy his
positions As saOn as Il is made manifest to
him that III " are wrong.
| lie assumes that because he and hi, sol
/ ders may not indulge IN "wnoleS sale cri,i.
/ cisms Of The pplicy ol the government" be
cause it would be an otfense in him and his
/ fhc,r, to UNDERMINE the confidence OF the
men in the p.rtecG wisd I'M and integrity OF
tbs administration; there ore, no citiz n
has right TO utter such criticisms. But
he Jorge that persons "in the nillrary and
II val service oi,ne United States" are sub
Ven is subject ex lAsvely to civil law Mil
ltary law Is part OF The law o, the land as
Iuu;h as the cIyll law: bl, it j. Applicable
only 10 particular class, and administered
onl! bY special tribunals. Soldiers In ser
vlce, cadets at West Pout, servants OF off.
ceIs AMI citlzsns within tn, nc ull lines OF
The army, my be gu Ity o. otf;ases created
by that law AMI trItd b. lis courts, but we
doubi whether 1t can b,ex cad ID 70 others
ia any case Mr. Vailaadigl4m does LOT
bet"nS either uEtneNe caleg RES. ne
Neither does II seem to us that MARTA
law, As II l. called bs The L lslish and A.
merlcan wrttr<, an the state o siege" by
the French II different thing from militia ry
hw--hH' been proclaimed TO ex,ss in the
Department of tie Oo Or, evsn Il IL has
becn pfoclalmed, W. II lubt whether any au-
lhOnly under II can be ex .rclsed against
PERSONS who are not Immediately within the
scope OF actve military operations 1t is at
!. asst al arbitrary application Of military gov
ernmen--the { verulnent of mere lorce---
which substitutes general tor the common. or
municipal law, and which ought not % be
re>Or.el To ex;+pt in Cases OF absolute ne
cesSity. When domestic turbulence and riot
prevent the ex :rcIse of the ordinary iuriSdje.
Tons, when the presence of the contendipy
armies drives out the inhabitants, when the
behests oi Law are set az nlusht BY an intire
district, there Is occasion for the strong h md
OF military power. But in her Icial con,
ditions, the appeal to it i3 unnecessary, and
IN all probability hprtul.
FAllan !ignatn's offences, moreover have Leon
as Yet con Ii ed 10 lie use OF foolish words.
lie calls Mr Lincoln bad names; he denouns
ces The Repiblictn party; h. abuses Burn.
SIDES null arp orders, aal his example and
MS ln'irnc'io 's are ex;te linsl5 pernicious.
Bu', alas we cannot III he spirit of An,-
charsIs klools demand, hang all the das.
Lards and scoundrels at discretion Valland.
IRham has not, that We hear, Committed any
overt &c OF IT 'ason; he has not resisted the
laws, though be has, p,rhaps C c,uns.l.d re-.
slstance, and until he does, his silly bah.
bling, like Brooks and Woods, mus bs al.
Lowell to pass 'or what tits worth. |! is not
likely 10 persuade more than few ignorant
or malignant men TO do wrong. Besides no
co. ernInen s and no authorities ara 10 he
he'd as above criticism or even denunciation.
We know OF no other way OF correcting their
hultS. squirting on their slugglshness, or res.
training their tyrannies than by open and
bold discussion. low can popular govern
inent, most OF all, know the popular will. and
gu de lis course in the interests 0 the cam-
munuy, unless 1t be told rom time to time
what the popular CONVICTIONS auI wish .s
ave! DcSpo lSms, hks hat OF Louis Napo.
leon or the Car Rissla, have no nsei of
INT sp'ratl m an control from the people.
oec4ue these are not admin tered in Inc in.
'ereSts ot the people, an look to those Of
single man or family, which Cal very we'll
manage lts own alta rs. But a republic lives
alone in its filaIi y to the sentiments Of the
whole nation. .f.
Abuses an licenses ofcolrse aihere to this
Tree iom of public criticism; but
he'e are a2ptrent!y lnsepirabe from the
iSe; an with 'ut the abuse, W. should
cIrce'V have the use. |. il a QUESTION, too.
"ho is to draw the line b'tween the use and
he abuse outside o! tue Courts established
or the detection and punishment of all of.
ehceS? Ii Vallanli5h.m's pace nonsense
reasonable, may n1t Gre9ley's be ecu lly
y! Ii he ctnn0t arrtlsl the cJnducI OF the
var. can Mr.. Schalk, who has written
'1uk IN rategY whlih Is the severesL ar
a'n-ment "' 1t yet pin ed? Il he NAV not
ne>tlon The justice or property o Bara,ide's
rlerS may .he Eoeaiay Post or thoussni
thsT JourpllS venture I, hin d rub. o tbs
uperhnnan ablli les Of General iIalieck?-
We know 1t may b. said that his mo .iyes are
at aud trea 'onabie blt trtol1,ls All cJm.
li|>lons cannot en4 Ire inso mJ,iyes,-
leeds are tan5ibe, but MT thoughts.