M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-07-16

dominion upon which the sun never
sets no, it was this: that the British
monarch could never enter without
permission the humblest home in the
land, althought its broken ceilings
might give but scauty shelter to its
humble inmates. Great applause. ]
For what ARE governments constituted
bpt tor this : not for dominion not for
grandeur, but in order that these great
ends might be reached that every
man should enjoy the rights of person
and secnrity OF home, and freedom of
conscience and the enjoyment of his
property, subject to the laws. These
are the great objects Of government {;
and any government, aud any system
that comes short OF this, fails in its
objects and any declaration that
assails or endangers these great oh.
cctss is treason against human rights.
[ Applause.
But, it is said there is a law OF
necessity that in times like these sus
pends on Constitution that war is
un.ayoroble toliberty. 1t 10 not true.
Liberty was oorn in war: Il does not
die in war, [Groat apu'ause.l Liberty
was wrought out in The ba,tIe-fold.
That wonderful people who founded
this great State - tie Hollanders-
who for eighty years battlcd against
the martial laws aud martial powers
OF Spain, made It a principle which
sustained them during that long con
test, and enabled them to render their
history glorious in the annals of man.
kind. We're personal rights and
personal liberties suspended by our
foretathers during our Revolutionary
contests 7 You heard the words Of
that Declaration of Independence,
which said that men had n right to
trial by july; that tho military au.
thority never be exalted above the
civil jurisdiction; that men should
not be transported abroad for trial
Tremendous applause] - that they
should have all the rights and privi.
leges known to English jurisprudence
and Eogllsh law; and yet to-day we
are told that the men who put forth
that declaration Of rights and of inde.
pendence amid the roar of battle,
when our nation was struggling into
existence in all its weakness, who
declared--anG they made their decla-
ration good by their conduct through
that contest--that these rights were
to be held sacred in war, that these
men who uttered this declaration in
war made a Constitution that dies and
shrinks away in war-that men lear
ned in the periIS OF revolution had
formed a Government, under which
we live. that was not equal to the
very highest purposes from which
Governments are constituted. / tell
YOU tits q libel upon our fathers -
Great applause. So far from it
being true that those who formed this
Constitution contemplated that tbeso
powers should he uS?ended, You find
in all these provisions particular care
for all the dangers and the exigencies
of war; you fnd numerous provis
ions that are meant to guard against
the very dangers that now menace us.
Your attention has been called to the
fact by the gentleman who preceded
me. Why was it that they 80 care.
fully guarded all your rights amid
public disorder ifthey meant that the
mere existence of disorder should sus.
pend the barriers OF public order and
private rights This doctrine of sus.
pension of the onstilution - this
doctrine OF tho suspension oftho laws
is unconstitutional, is unsound, is un
just, is reasonable =! Tremendous
applause, and waving Of hats and
handkerchiei5. A voice "That's
Just the word ~
Ian ono Of those who are fuIl Of
hope lUg the mllra. Not that | un.
ie.rato the danger which threatens ua
not that ! DO not dcp.orc as much
as living mau the teri ibIQ rayages Of
war. But wliy docs war rage in our
land 1t was because the people OF
this celebration have lost the virtues,
and patriotism, and wisdom Of their
fathers. 1t was was because we had
become indifferent to those great
truths which we have now laid before
us as if they were curiosilies in legal
literature, instead of being principles
that should be impressed upon the
heart and mind of every American.
| tell you Why | am full of hope that
our liberties will he maintained, our
nation restored, and order once again
prevail over this land Of ours. 1t is
This: Examiueyourselves, and ! ask
you how many there are within the
sound OF my voice who knew twelve
months ago what tho Constitution Of
this country wasl Go not say that
you did not understand il iptellectu