The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-07-16
NUMBER 24-WHOLE No. lBO.


ilary positions? Whore is The war ant for
invading 'he free ion Of speech and of
the Press? Where the just fica ion for
Placing the citizea on trial wi.hou, the
pre~en'n n g grand urv and before
m li'sry commi sions? There j. no pow
er Ia this ~oun'ry which can dispense with
is laws. The Pres dent is as much bound
hv thcm as the hun blsi individual. We
pray you TO bear in mind, il order that
You may dul J estimate IL feeling e the
people on this subecr, that, for TIE crime
of dispensing with the laws and s,atu'es
oi Great Britain, our ancestors brought
one monarch to the scaGold and expelled
alolner from his throne.
S M other matters which YOUR Ex-
ceii-ucy has presented demand our no.
lice.
/. i's'ii alton Of your course a. TO Mr..
Fria's.i Am. Won have referred to the
as.vs' II nj, Hal. sl New Oriesas By
or.i-r o.. "a J4ckson; buf that case diff
isrs wildly from The Gaze Of Mr. Vsilandig-
ham. New Orleans was then, as you
truly s'a'e. under martial or military
Iaw." This was no: SO in Ohio. where
Mr. Nallandighan was arrested.
The administration of the civil Law
L. l.
mou~eslih The courts were open. and
justice WAS dispensed with Its accu.-
TONED prompIitude. En- the case Of Judge
Hall Gen. Jackson in few days sen, him
outside OF the line OF his encampnents and
set him a; liberty; but you have und-rtn-
ken to tani,h Mr. ValIandgharn from his
home You seem also to have forgotten
tha' Gen. Jackson submitted implicitly to
the jud gment Of the court which imposed
the fine upon him; hat he promptly paid
il; that Ea e'j ine1 his friend, to assent
AS he most freely Gid. 10 the decision
wb ch had jas, ben pronounced against
him
M"re than this. yoa overlook the facs
that the then administration Gu tie Ian
guage of we'll Anown sulhor) "mild,y.
but decidedly lebuked the proceedings Of
Gen. Jackson snd that the President
viewed the subject with surprise and SC.
licitude.' Unlike Prysiden, Madison. you.
in a case much more unwarranied. approve
the proceedings your su uborduate officer
and, in addition, jr>t.fy yoar course by a
csrefu j. considered argument in il, sup
port.
Il Is true rhal after some thirty years
Congress Ia consideration Of the lev ted
and p mot s-rvic. OF zen Jackson. "a
funded ~ am ,un OF the fine he h d paid.
Bat he io'g deay in doins this proved
how r. rctan she American ople wvrs
10 do aay'h;i. Which could be Considered
as IN any wsl approving ,he disregard
show. = the maj~.'y Of tn law. even By
ore who 50 emnsn'iy erjryed l~ii cons.
dence aEi regard.
In closing tbs communication, We DC.
sire - reaffirm our determination sol
We q .ub 10, that of every enc who Ct.
te' drd The msetng which adopted rs
resolu ons We nave discussed, expressed
ia o. th Sc resolutions, 10 devote all
our e'efsies 10 sustain tts esnse of the
L u5sr.'
Penn us, then, in this spirit 50 ask
'"ur Ex"~i ru,y to re;ex mine the grave
ahl-"- vr hare cons 81. j. - the sad
that n rour retirement :som the high
pp u."H y"v occupy. yon may leave be
hind Soi no doctrines and nu :ar,her pre-
eeden,s o; desPoiic power to prevent you
and your posteri,y from enjoying that
constitutional liberty which is the inhsri
tahce of us all, and To the end, also, that
h's'ory may speak of yoar administration
with indulgence. if il cannot with approval.
We are, sir. with CREST respect, you're
very truly,
JoHS V L. PsrrN,
Chairman OF Committee.