The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-02-19

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power from the great right of self pres
ervation, the great law of self defence,
known and recognized everywhere. If
1t were written in no law book, if it were
placed in no constitution, it is placed by
the finger of God upon every human
! heart, as a condition of our individual
and our nationa. existence. In the ex.
ercise Of this right these arrests have
been made.
Now, Mr.. prcsidcnt, to come to the in.
dividuai cases in which the right to ar.
rest political prisoners has been exercised
by the President, shall speak first of
the arrests made in the State Of Delaware,
for they have been most loudly complain.
ed of and most bitterly denounced; and
shall proceed to show You that the rresi.
dent had ample reason to believe that
treason cX'>ttu in the State Of Delaware,
that m''1y rl her citizens We're dis'ayal
to tie Government in this lour of trial
In approach jug the statements and posi-.
tious Of gehtlcucn, Slla.j not transcend
the limit OF personal c.ul.csy or pariia
mcntayy d,rnum lave urthing to
M with H., ,,..ivn. rf Cc,,.,r. ,,,o,
this Aoor or c,tiy.ns, g n,1,o.,ra Tto;r
natives arc Lft +, Tho a,,,rd;,,,;,n of =
l,i,Lrr nnwar onn,.I :, f,nt. lrowr
Of alI men, recorded facts, which will not
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HOUSE 'ou''''' VI '"e session OF looi' an
cA''acS To'" '"e message OF Tie uo'ern'
or '' t"e o'"''' /" ""'cn TINS T'nafhao'e
c'ansc appears;
i' Is the d'S''e o. 'ioh' IL '}rN,n-
son TO a"afe's you IN reference TO his
d"'y as commissioner II IS Win you TO
determine whether you Will agree to ms
proposition or not. IN my opinion, 1t Is
que TO MN ana MS state tba' nc shou,d
be heard 1t Is unnecessary that should
repeat the causes 'hat nave brought the
gentleman from our sister states 10 confer
WIN us, aud oh!y suggest II as lorbod-
ing OF tue ca'a'h'''es a"a''lpS US III 'he
future, unless some sPecdy action pe ia
ken 10 arrest thc causes, ana check the
1urthcr spread Of thls heice spirit OF as
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s,sta oonro,t;nn tor ,hn wanda of ,h;s
( State to docido nnn, what ccnrso tbor
vii, nursnc."
R1.onmcn3inc to thc oecnIe Of De),--
ware nrpcieclv what hod tatrn n'oco j,
all tbr se,cdcd States. irv;tir :, tbow +,
take the irst stcn in that nathw,v ,ha.
had led to all the horrors Of secession
! and rebellion Why the necessity of
ular iuncture Of affairs? Sir, it was be
cause Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama,
had sent their accredited agents to the
Governors of all the slave States. Was
It proper in the Governor Of a sovereign
State to listen to these ovcrturcs Of trca-
son. and recommend to the Legislature
that these ministers Of secession aud
apostles of treason should be heard before
the Legislature of Delaware? But 1t
s,ors not here, The Legislature of Del
aware. as will be seen by reference to an
other portion Of the same Journal, passed
reso ution inviting these emissarics of
treason to appear before the Legislature,
aud to poison public sentiment in the
State of Delaware. Then, we have the
action Of the Governor and the action Of
the l,eclslaturc going to show. az think,
coucIusively, tIeir want of fidelity to the
General Government. The distinguish
ed Senator from Delaware, Mr. Sauls-
bury, the other day put this intcrroga-