Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-18
The President Responds 10 the Al.


We certainly ui-h - ,rea' 81. p ssAn-i wiih
tie r~-fsc' that q old pertain TO his oh . ~
i lex reme., Il M NJ t. at'em. tie i ''er''
refu',iian 80 nom en-e AM he we X
cauir dcforv 10 e. which h We h-en So a.
in ex'enuafi 1T ars.i'rsrv hi~ H'a-' beer
tie palm of hsing the mp-' effective bur one
uron setiled nrinrip'e> Indeed. remar herring
hi- nenchant for ipcul 'ri'v npzzle'' 80 de-
ciie. IN re'diug hi- re-p,nse ~ tho mse'ing st
binv. wheIh.r he in,ende1 il a. jef ar-u
mont
He claims Na constitutional II NJ. in the Al.
sence Of m irfisI Law. a e rrernc atve "f making
arbitrary arrest AMI oi rsfi'uing sHeh III ,l-
he or his suhnr lutte ,fieers my deem nrouar.
AMI visiting unon Offenders or victims such pm
lssment ~ COMFORT with the judgments.
temper or canr,ces at the military courts. -
his own. IL hi= srrnpenf = worth rn~h. i i
simnly an Insertion &c The right. in The lav u ~
vel the "-urrecfionrrv S'-'~-. - eSerr'<e
Unlimited ,lesp"ti-m Without this there i moth
ing about II of clr-is'ency
T. j. not necessary here 20 inquire ir'o H.
right Ia de,lare m,rti,l Nv ~ ilP howl S'stes
or how FAR nnier >n,h declaration, be wonf
10 ipi'ifed In -uTerSedirg 'he civil su'ha-i'ie
and DENYING eons'i'p.inn righ's This quesiion
is not involved Tho noin' IN Issue - ~ he
authority 10 sunersede civil nv military l'w IN
pe,refu' Stdes in the al ence ~ leclar 'ti'n
suiinn'd extract from the argument If Nr Iav
in the late case Of Storey & wordon Burnside
tal:
Martial law sunerseles really NJ o'her law.
but. i'm dis'urhei country. when civil l'w can
not he eniprced and so far as the civil lPw has
hec mo Of no effect. then and then o',lv. ml-tial
law-'i'e law Of force whore there - 20 o'her
law-mu.t Of necessity supply ia plare. When
the attempt - m de extend IL h~vord thar
Il l. f1to
civil law in = no ceful ard 0uiet community. il
become pSurp tom pure aud simple "
IT. obvious iu-t ce md cnmmin sense of this
position should require no argument Z" sustain II
Bur Mr. low with the intent 30 mike ''asSur ince
doub'y sure. fortified This nont with Citations
from the French. Pe'eic. Italian end Spanish
CONSTITUTIONS. we'll authorities up'r inter
na'ionl law The President was Indirectly =
purity IN that case. and NAV reasonably I"e
sumo had red Mr. lows argument. II h" dii
reid i with the at'en N il deserved not onlv f r
the mompn.ous interests pen''in". iu' - admir-
be exposition cf tho law aud c'e,r and searching
arenment. 1t il inpxalicahle to u that he cou'd
have written such letter. except un"n the sup
nn.i';cn that he intended II for what one nf our
humorists has been pleased to denomnate Shar
kas nm
If he has not read the argument. he had hest
do for no other thu to ascertain how
Justly he W - uDhnlliug law IN the revocation az
Gen BurrsTfe's order Mr. JOYS opini"n i on
title l. moreover 10 consider ,tnn "a that Of n
gentlemen who can assuredlv. without nre'enSinn.
claim ut lelst intini''e and comprehensive y
knowledge Of law % the Pre-ilent viii care ~
assert for himself J. is fortunate for Mr.. LIN
coin that during he Mexic,n var Pre.i'e' p TX
possessed lesa ex ,lfed iners Of The PreSi'ieni Il
prerogafive than has o''ainei in those latt"r
d'vs II I'll he NOT Mr. Lincoln might have been
doomed 10 exile whose term would hive pre-
vented his nccnnvng his nrcsent position
He then nude - much bst'er arGumett Tor re-
beon th'n he has ever made against -. and
voted arainst annrnrr ,finns for arn'ies. 90
Mr. V ,landigh, m iii last winter md denounced
That var rs Mr.. Vrllaniieh'm his denounced
this ore: hat think he would have 're'te' 4
as by far the hest Joke Of the SO 'snn. had NJ.
Polk ATTEMPTED HE abduction ~ minsh'. With
intent to afford him residence in the DIV
Tortugas Such procedure would. doubtless.
have reminded him of moro th,n onp li''ln anec
dpte We cen MOI. tho whole hn'ieve HIS
letter was intended nv h m ~ ho recPivfd &c arru-
mem: hut great men should remember that. in
trouhlauS n,rtisan times there 70 ,lnus and
crprlnlous du-es who receive seriously and oct
unon as lid tie old Greeks oracnlar responses
the scnrcl,irr i-",'v of lenders who find. dill
tho he,than siiviniii - tor mas assured sn"ceSs
IN doubtful rei ni,,lcrS VI irh 'ehuks - '~ceive.
stead of reason -fCh'caro Times.