, 1863-10-19

The turnout at the Dearborn Street Clab Rooms
List evening, notwithstanding the iacleuency of
the weather, wss quite large, and theexesc.ses Of
more than usual interest. Pursuant to notice
the opehipg address ofthe evening w.a delivered
by e. A. StoIfs, ESQ.,, nnd was characterized by
the disttngul, bed ability which marks all the pub.
lie Eotts Of that gentleman.
H. opened with m eloquent allosIou to the bril-
Liant sutceases v hieh within the last week the
cause Of Freedom and Unioa had schiered at the
ballot boz, and then went into an e1aborate dis
cuBsion Of the war powers of the President under
me Constitution, hid OF the con1deuce whien
the people onght to Ieposs in him respecting
thtiz r1erc1se. He believed tfat 1t was Tins for
re People to execute power of attorney In
the p. op!e OF Ohio. Indiana, Ptn1tylyania aud
low hs1 al,sady doHs And the pecpls o{ Ws.
IN tlcit footsteps. III the opsAioa Of the speaksr
no mtasure which the President, unda1 the
NJ ccstasy to adopt, for the maintenance Of the
Matte nal Unity, tie enforcement Of the 1thoritg
oftbc Government, and tne persecution ofthe war
Constitution. It wanld be absurd to cxnect to
find in instrument like the Constitution ali
The menns and power specially set down. which
war The President Is conmander.in C6tef Of
the army. Whatever authority, under the laws OF
tine Of var is permitted to exercise, the esme
authority, is bJ The constitution. in timea iiie
thtee eon1ocu to TIE President. For the purpose
authority i6e laE Of nations is part and palcel Of
i wonld be as absurd for the Constitution to
19ae;fske % * to prescribe the particular nsuner ii
which the Pfs sdeit shall exercise his autho rfty
40 Comm ander tn Chief, as It wonld be for this
Instrument to attenpt to point ont the manner
IN wMch IndEea shall exercise judicial authority.
The Constitution provides for the appointment Of
Judges; but # does not undertake to prescribe
how tney sha "a hold courts o. II cases, Of perform
f.. f ths @ 1sx: So tho Constitution issyss s
mandtr-in-ehef, to be determined and controlled
by the circumstnncea: The only measure or mil.
hfh af hs saSsss nSSSsss a
sseeed 70 enquire with ss' Whom nzdef afs paS ptss
IT, Of the writ f 81 haa. dorGss ms
nc 10 sn0w % The history et ras
tst 6e 1aal 99 "a
tic wit Should be left with Congress- alone.
The Journal Of that body showed inst hlr. Pinck-
nsy odrsS for adoption
writ ofAa1eas corpus shall not be snspended By cor
gfets nnlcss hen In case Of invasion OF rebellion
.Sqqes T. Tas seea
now stands. differing from the other In no respect
s1cept that the woIds, BY Congress, are not to b
!ouA0 IL ~. Hds hUOQutfQ and adopted. 50 that
the 1atura construction Of the article seen in The
nEht Of It's history, is the privileges Of the writ
ofhateos ay b suspend when. in cases Of
Invasion Or !ebellio0. the publscsatty requires
%ithout designating Congress as the only authority
by whom 1hte power OF suspension may be e1ef-
c,sed. And does not reason Justify this tnterpre.
tatiou What tnetidee the suspension Of the witt
Danger 10 public fafety, from invasion aud rebel-
Lon. And 1t would be absurd to condne the
power of gua,ding against these dangers to Con.
Of this character would only arise while Congress
was In eeeeieu.
The orator then proceeded, In strain Of nno
sarcasm mingled With c'gent argument, to cxor:;
cise The bogbeaE Of Al btsalJ arrests. and followed
this subject with a brief discussion Of the Emau-
ctpation Proclamation and thu measures taken by
the Government to secure the military services Of
NEGROES and closed in strain Of brilliant e1o-
quenee.
He was followed By Nr. shumAn. editor Of the
Journal, who discussed In manner at once per-
tinc1t and forcible ' the duties Of American cit-
zena dur1r z this crisis ~
After Mr. Shumap, Mr.. James 4. Briggs, Gen
e1nl United States Agent OF Internal Revenue for
the State Of New York, was introduced to the
GLIB, and made come very interesting remarks,
After y hfch the meeting adjourned.