Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-28

debt himself has ordered IL suspension, claiming 1
bis poWer 80 10 DO to have heen delegated 90 him
10y Congress This j. htgrsntiy unconstituti"n
vi. IS Congress cinnot delegs povefs given ex-
clusisey TO them by the people Thus the great
bulsark OF our freedom = grossly disregarded by
the party in power, hpt. by giving TO the Pfesi.
dent power and right crreiuliy given TO the
Congress by the Constitution, aud which no other
department can exercise Secondly, bv that
properly unauthorized department. suspending the !
writ OF hnbess corpus IN States where there 4
neither rebellion nor INVASION. and when the
public sgJsiy does moi r,qslre ~ saspeHslon.
To fully sppteci re or comprehend tie enor
nous extent ct this Unparalleled outraee nfon
the lberue- ot the American peopi@. Ne must
carefully consider tie passibe effect at this -us'
pension OF the writ of htbe,s corpns rev leople
have had occasion or Necessity TO fuhs iuvesti-
gate the nature Of this writ. and con equeutly
have not a perfect understanding OF it, ines
Unable benefits TO the peope-how u protects
their lives ami liberties from uDscrupglous cue
mics aud dssigHi0g fyra",s !.
The third SUB division Of section 81, article
III OF the Constitution positively asserts Inst:
The trial of all crimes. except Ia cases Of im
parchment, shall be by jury AMI the iotfth
article OF amendments 10 the Constitution further
ad'ls: Nor shall any person be deprived OF lie.
liberty or property without due process OF Law
rests or IMPROVEMENTS shall he made, except
upon a due process of lao, and that no convlc-
tiOus shall be made except by a jury OF the PEI
pie Upon these guarantees rests every hope OF
freemen and 10 secure them IN every instance
the writ OF habeas corpus was instituted. 10y which
any person. not thus arrested 10y due process OF
law or convicted by "a jury. aud who nd been
imprisoned or unlswfully seizei, by any person
or power. could be taken from such cu-t"dy, and
A al ex mel tD laW -
he lived
The Constitution guarantees Us protection
against unlawful arrests. and trial by jury; the
writ oi habeas corpus secures us these blessings
To comprehend how much depends upon this
security. il may he suhti 10 know that With
out it, any OF could be seized, incarcera'ed IN
| prison and executed without trial, without law
/ We would he subject To these enormlties by n
J vicious neishbor or any INSCRIPTIONS power who
might conceive il to their interest. or the salts
faction OF their hatred. thus to dispose OF us, and
We could have remedy, no relief. how
! fearful. how dangerous, how utterly deplOraole
would be the country with these safeguards and
securities removed. this brief statement shows:
| Yet, by the sweeping proclamation OF Aor"ha m
Lincoln. suspending this dearest right OF ireemen.
We are placed in Just that situation. Subject TO
| To arrest aud imprisonment without properly at
tested warrant; sentenced and executed without
! trial-upon the charge. however untOunGed, of a
personal enemy. upon the edict OF those IN
authority with whom we may disagree or IN
whose way 20 more tyrannous power We may
fearessly stand. We are no longer safe
in our person, or liberty. Even now
while We write. you read, the powers at
Washington its paid minions nj home. may be
moving for our secret arrest and mprIsonm NJ
To day we may bask in all the emf, o.
sweet d1mesric Joy Tonight we may be- dragged
from the comforts OF home, and incarceraed IN
gloomy prison drag out miserable ex stence
for no crime under heaven. save having nobil
contended rgainst despotism for the preservation
OF American liberties,
But what hope of preserving our free instltu
tions-the best government upon which the sui
has ever shone, when the people will qnht
and tamelv submit TO this great writ beni
stricken down. and made null and void, whic
secures to them the blessings ofcivl and religion
f; liberty? people who are unwilling to main
tain their freedom do not deserve TO be free. an
, we give the President credit for great sagacit
in rghtfulIy appreciating the character and 81 ir
of his country men in this regard