The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-06-20

passing their void acts of secession. and
the Constitution does giant power to sup
prses rebellion, whether by State or an
idiot. Here, then, is falsity No. 2.
The next statement is that it is monstrous
to try citizens by court martial. Strange
monatrosity Do they pretend to say that
spies cannot be condemned and shot ? that
martial law cannot be declared that in
time of war it is the army and not the court
that must keep silent {? Do they execrate
the execution of Tories, in the Revolution
airy times Or do they prefer old Andrew
Jackson's manner-hauging citizens after
they had been discharged by his court mar
tial?
It is tedious to attempt an exposition of
all the falsehoods contained in the above
expression of their views. Freedom of
speech is right, but it does not include
SANDER, libel, conspiracy, perjury, or trea-
son. Freedom of opinion is right, but
there are also such things as accountability
for opinions. and the duty of obedience to
the law-"opinion' to the contrary not
wthstanding
If any further evidence were wanted to
show the disloyalty of these Democrats, it
is furnished by these very resolutions. Ban
ishment is expulsion from ones country.
So they call sending Vallandigham to live
in the South. In their minds, the South
ern States are out of this country. Seces
sion is fact. with them. They recognize
its validity, and are DESTROYS of the Ameri-
can people submitting to rebel rule without
a blow-confessing themselves conquered
before they were defeated. Consistently,
therefore, they recommend a Convention
to settle the manner of construction of the
contendng sections" The United States,
when Buc hanan is out, and the detested
Lincoln is in, becomes section; of no great
er dignity or power, rank or authority, than
the rebel rule of Richmond. The regiments
of Union volunteers from Arkansas, Louis
lana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, South
and North Carolina, and Virginia, are not
United States troops, but renegades who
are fighting for the section" ruled by Lin
coin and against the section to which
their allegiance Is due.
Outstripping the pecunious English and
the INSCRIPTIONS French, they recognize the
Confederacy as power, in advance of all
the world beside.
Thus convicted of sectional partisanship,
of falsehood, and reasonable intent, this
new tangled, Wood Democracy, audacious
as it is, is really guilty of cOwardice.
Those of the ancient Democratic party who
are loyal, have contributed as literally as
any other loyal class to sustain our national
integrity; noble and brave, they are respect
ed by all But those who are disloyal
have divided; the holder spirits have boldly
entered the Confederate service, and openly
advocate lis cause; the meaner stay at home
and become Peace Democrats-hoping by
exciting political convulsions, to produce
national asphyxia.
AS to Burnsides treatment of this dIsor-
ganizing. and poisonous element Danish
ment' to the South-we hope, in the name
of humanity, it may be generally adopted.
For should these base Copperheads remain
among US, continuing their present course
(which only their innate cowardice will en-
able them to abandon), we apprehend they
will become the victims of wrath like fire
May they depart in peace.