The weekly Butte record., 1863-08-08

Chicago not long ago, passage of which is
thus reported
In regard to the matter which was imnei-
ately before the meeting. be said He believed
the exercise of the power 10 any part OF the
United States TO suppress newspapers * simply
question of time and necessity In New
Orleans, Gen Butler suppressed newspapers.
and even execu,ed a traitor Has anybody
found fault with that In many parts Of the
North papers have been suppressed, aud justly
so. In nv opinion. the Executive Is clothed
with discretion in the lime OF war to do what
be deems fit and proper. He alluded TO the
revoking order. Probably the President thinks
the time has not vet come when Chicago shall
be put uuder martial law. But if any news
paper opposes the enforcing OF the CONSUMPTION
law. or anv other order the President thinks
proper to give, that paper will be suppressed
and if need be. martial law proclaimed. W Ne
desire. if possible 10 have the loyal people OF
the North united as one man, and we must
have it practically 90, or il Is OF no avail. lie
regretted that there were still two political
parties There should be but one, aud that
one united with the determination to put down
the rebellion. But as il Is, the President must
control all men Of all parties and those who
oppose the Administration will suffer the con-
sequences. If the time comes and 1t becomes
necessary, Mr. Lincoln will declare martial
law. even in Chicago. He hoped there would
never be a necessity for such measure
Upon this the Boston Courier, having preyi-
ously cited Louis Napoleon's tyrannical inter-
ference with the French elections, comments
thus Justly and happily D." We confess that
there is thoroughness and, completeness,
rouudness in Mr. Doolittes views which we
rather Ike. He resembles the actor in Mr..
Crumles's company, who used to black himself
all over when he was going TO play Othello.
In my opinion, the Executive is clothed with
discretion in the time of war to DO what he
deems fit and proper This is simple, salts
factory, and Ineligible; it cuts clean; as
with touch Of magician's wand, it trans
forms our institutions into a despotism like
that of Ruujeet Sing or Dr.. Francha. 1t
saves great many nice questions, and puts an
end to a great deal of impertinent nonsense
on the part of certain pestient fellows called
lawyers, who traitorousy corrupt the youth of
the realm, who usually talk Of habeas corpus
a1d~55iii 81 rights, and such abominable words
as no Christian ear can endure to hear After
having armed the President with the power OF
doing whatever be deems fit and proper, he
proceeds to define the ends and purposes to
which he would have this power directed, aud
.baca tA nd To
hang or banish every man, that opposes the
Administration. As between the American
and the Frenchman, we think the former the
greater artist. The soil of America does not
mean TO be eXcelled by that of Europe, even
in the production of courters and sycophants.
The genius of Mr.. Doolttle would seem to
have been cramped by the accident of his
birth in a land of liberty; but it is the prerog
ative of genius to triumph over obstacles and
difficulties, and he is to be congratulated upon
a course of events which has enabled hlm to
manifest a savish subserviency to power
which the creatures of Louis Napoleon may
contemplate with admiration and despair"
We may add that Mr.. Doolittle has not al
ways manifested this slavish disposition or
expressed these abject views. Nor were bis
better days very long ago. Ia a speech deliv-
cred in the Senate on the ID of May, SG2, he
said:
Sir repeat that never before in this body,
nor in any legislative body the sun ever shone
upon, were there graver questions raised than
these. And yet under all this responsibility.
there are gentlemen who, in their eagerness TO
press this measure to a vote. smile at constitu-
tional scruples and responsibilities. Sir am
not one Of those; confess hat can join fully
in the language of my colleague, and say, when
| am pressed 70 act upon questions Involving
such great responsibilities, that DO so with a
sense of apprehension-not the fear of any
man here or elsewhere, for know no master
on earth, but the fear that the presence Of that
God before whom | have taken an oath TO
support the Constitution, l may be pressed
under the excitement of the moment. when
passion rules the hour, to trample it under NY
feet.
Mr.. President, We are in arms TO day. we
are at war, for what 1t is for this very Con
stitution TO maintain, protect. and defend its
supremacy in every State everywhere. from
Maine TO Texas. To sustain that supremacy,
We send our sons to the battle field we stake
all we have and all we are and | should re-
gard myself wanting in manhood, as cowardIy
shrinking from the performance of my duty, if,
while my SONS and my cOuutrymeu are in the
field fighting the enemy, meeting danger and
death in every form, should not stand here
for the defence Of the Constitution by every
power God has given me, let it be assailed
from what quarter it may. The only fear
have is that 1 may not defend it as should
Mr. President. that Constitution, let me say. :
is just as supreme in reserviug powers from
this Government as ii is in granting powers to
it; just as supreme in Withholding as in con-
ferring power. II this Government, or any
branch Of it, if Congress, or the Executive, or
the Supreme Court, shall undertake to over
turn its provisions and to trample under their
feet the rights reserved 10 the States and to
the people by it, it is just as much an attempt
at IT 7oluton and rebellion as when the men in /
the insurrectionarv States undertake TO tram