Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-10

justification The raid Of John Brown, the liberty bills
the election Of Abraham Lincoln were not the GAUGES
Of this war; but The assertion of the right to abolish slavery
and the eytenco of such purpose. TIE President had
treated the subject with ocuar and criminal Indifference
aud when he disguised 10 the capital he whispered
no word Of hope TO the men struggling 70 make some
psaceabe MT after he naugurated he
proceeded 10 place his fends In oce and mani ested no
further about the country except to eDdehvor TO force
the rebels to strike the first blow The Constitution
aud the Union might have been BY the sdop
ton Of the Crtteuden compromise, but the Presient
refused to listen, and the exists not by the ac OF
Congress- but by the acts OF besuregsrd ana Aorala
Lincoln Then, the army enlarged. and all persons
daring express any dissatisfaction imprisoned N
the forts and bastes Of the country unit the system oil
espsnaga Of Napoleon was not to DO compared TO Inc
tyIanuica acts OF this Administration tie commended ht
length that the President had the right to suspend
the writ OF habeas corpus that 1t had never been so
held supposed by one up to the time OF this war
(quoug the acts of the English Parliament and proceed
ings in the Convention which framed the Const utIon
and the various States support OF his opinion
and Gained that the power of suspension vested alone Ia
Congress He believed if hs trainers OF the ConAutuhcn
had supposed that within eighty years would sit in
the Presidential chair who would suspend TINS writ ana
play the yrant sezng innocent citizens IN loyal States
they would have formed the Union. And yet the
President hiss had the audacy before men, and the IT,
merty before Heaven presume to suspend this writ
throughout the whole United States and seize peaceabe
citizens aud baste them in distant parts OF the country
Aud hear it, Heavens and give ear EARTH the patient
and long suffering people of this country have tamey sub
mtted to this exercise Of despotc power Since the n-
suon Of Government there never was such an assump
ton power such unWArrantabe use Of IT, And 80
help him God though forts and bastes were to be his
reward, no would, the name OF his country and IN BE-
half Of civil liberty protest against It, And any one who
ths said that he dsoya to his country lies before
men and in the presence of high Heaven. He used this
language because every miserable press IN the land charges
every with soyay who dares to express his sent-
msns He had occason to speak win eenng ON
subject but whe he stood in the Senate he would dis
charge his duty his State though the Heavens fall In
his State had been arrested aud ne had made
appeals for them without effects he should make no more
appeals but would to them now that hey must prOect
and defend themselves against wrongful arrests for the
President tells the negroes that they nave TINS rgh
of defence Such defence will be in accordance with the
law OF the land and meet the approval OF righteous God
If they fall in such defence of their rights, they will
leave to their friends legacy OF mperlshaDle removal and
transmitted 10 future generations IN the glorious
catalogue of those who bravey died in defence OF liberty
Hs then referred to the Presidents proclamation as
bTutem fil,nen. The President might Jas as Well
have issued proclamation that the rebels should Oil &c
blind or lame Thus proclamation commits tne Govern a
en to fight for the extinction of slavery and prevents the
Southern States from coming back iotO tho Union az
was The words of that proclamation would light their
author TO dishonor through all future generations and
though the memory Of John Brown might Gle The memory
Of the present Executive would lie Mr.. SAULs-
DURY would ssy let hostites cease and armstice be
declared, and let the people meet in Convention and
agree upon basis of U0i,n for all time.
Mr.. ANTHONY said, In the few remarks he proposed
make he should follow the honorable Senator fr"m
Kentucky (Mr PowELL) in an eulogium OF that party
which commenced with Aaron Burr ana ehded Win James
Buchanan and whose initial was an attempt TO break down
toe administration of Washington, and ts final act was to
tamey surrender the liberties of the country The rebel
lion fighting the logical sequence of the doc
nes of that party The chiefs OF that party at the South
fighting against the Government and at the North they
voting against it, and the former do not conceal their
joy at the victories of the latter He would no. disturb
the epose of any Senator who flctates himself on the
triumph of that party aud the return of such
viz, Toombs Wigfsl, Pryor, Barksdae, aud Hindman.
He claimed that the arrested could be released
taking The oath If allegiance and he knew Of nothing bet
ter to repeat except the Lords prayer.
Mr. POWELL denied that they could be thus released.
The subject postponed TIL Monday, and after Ex-
ecuye session, the Senate adjourned