Maryland free press., 1863-01-16


duct acitizen of this State. It's made my
i duty by tile Constitution to see that the law'
afc enforced. l shdia investigate every alleges
violation OF our statutes, and see that the OF.
tenders are brought to justice. lSherlifs ant
District Attorneys are admonished that 1t il
their duty to take care that no persous with
in their respective counties are imprisoned oi
carried by force beyond their limits without
] due process OF legal authority
=, ".rhs removal to England OF persons charged
with at,era2, .awag from their friends, ''ftelr
witnesses, and 1neaGs of defence, was one Of
tho acts OF tyranny for which we asserted oui
independence. The abduction OF citlzells ironl
tins state Tor offences charged to have ceen
done here, and carrying them many hundreds
OF o, miles to distant prisons IN other States OF
territories, Is an outrage OF the same charac-
ter upon every principle OF right and justice
Inc General Government nas& ample Po%ers
10 establish courts, TO oappelhaSillce"s1o&F &Frcst,
ana commissioncrs to hear complaints, and to
impfisoh upolE Icasapable grounds oi suspicion
IL has Judlc'2l 'Ns'elha an lull and undlsturbed
| operation, It's own courts, held at convenient
points IN TINS ana other loyal states, are open
lor all Complaints II ITS laws are not ample
ior ,he punishment oil Offences 1t Is due to The
neglect OF those III power.
''Government is not, strengthened by the
@eXerelss OF doubtful powerss bit bS,a: wise and
5ncrget'c cNcrtion of those which are incontes-
tiblc. The former course never fails to pro-
ducc dlscord, suspicion, and distrust, while the
latter inspires respect and confidence.
rms loyal State; whose laws, whose courts,
and whose officers have thus been treatN( Wish
marked and public contenNty and whose soci-
al order and sacred rights hayo tbecn Violated,
was at that very time sending forth great ara
mics to protect the National capital, and to
save the National officials from flight or cat-
t,ue. 1t was while the arms of New York
thus sheltered them against rebellion, that,
"i.i'q, Mi',' us cei hl'slS'rate
suItnI W. r9oo,,la s,ta ;,',."JoI ''n s,,Ii.,
Against these ,rurongs % and "ntraaos w t,,e noonIo
81 tba Stata nr ~ I'll. ~ H. o,Irrt;l,
slis,,,I,, ,,rotostaI w ''' '''''
~'Tbc sub,n;ss;on If o,r ,,oo,,,o D., t,,oso ,l,,
I sos f,r = t;,,o n,,i,, ,,,.a pp>;otai. ~ -
S S 3 itoS gEH e. U, ,Iooc" ToS - t,a;. q: EiG I
ties Rmt Il was oni, in = s,,;rt ,,r ,Un rSSnon. n
omr % in nstitutims ~ tbaf thou t p,atod nnt;I :.
w, "',,i ,'s.u ;i". my "a''eu uh.'l iti
oou'u express tle'r VIII IN tne manner pointsd
out py our laws. At the iatc clcctioh they
V, vlhulGated a. once their regard Tor law and
.rclt iove OIL liperty. AMIDST aii ths'cgnl HSon
o. q CIVIL war tney calmly sat in'jgas-hf fht uhon
T;'I,tos HI '"lSu, Mnn H. '9tihs as;;E its can
" rsso, no. t Nv. M"s .nia tM on!s srrlkls PROOF
" tRslJG' ~ si'e GoIsu.q'lon; me mnoflty'
ioaaay oqu"l nuiiioefS' S,ei''e9 10 thiS oeci-
,roa Son ,,;otad L aa,noush thAtahsaS
M w.; ",,ou I,'' ~ stfoPe pI'iS'i e.r!'e,iehts,
iis oI,li Vi llsn,s' anu siiy nonor-
;nd;oatsa St ,S 'tiu nv 'our. oi 'nc oaio'-poS,
'r's ii;S Stai';1;t, e 'no .;. vi oui Pe'Pie
nE tba SIi GU is1,u',Gls tl,, iaa Tue
.'Sui s'1u''oi, uo'sop', '.I 'n.y wSula h%e saved
themselves ms; @ and our cosntry s0m the horrors
VI ,,''s wa, anu .noy Mou'u nave iouhd ,he
"'''''' i'i"'oy ior every wrong ana aahSer.
MARTIAL LAW.
''Ihc claim of power under martial law is
Eet only Obstructive of the rights of State.
but it ovcrthrows the legislative and judicial
departments of the General Government. 1t
asserts for the President more power, as the
head of the army, than as a representative ruler
Of the people,, This claim has ksught dfsered-
it upon usin the leyGs, of the world. II has
strenSthehed,' ING Aopes VI rsNlVu: Ss ~ mas
weakened inc canldence -, 'oNst t'stes. ~
.chus 10 oiestroy the Vato Va W Soro'i'iiIn'
Ill t,'e h,ii,as vi our CIV al, io1 r.1 " 1's-
coiu ana 1iscontcIt.J VIZ ~ I'LL e.'' "h'i' ~ HIS
uiliteu 1s anu nooosa;t,. Ill :..:e
'iicIc sis,,IS a;, hnnna,I' Y's,.' n,. u tnaS
policy, let's o9hGmy S!h is Gt honesty say there
Is Is a nec,,s nee ,'rctors;,, = ,S', t%.fp'oiu'oh-
put yi oxnrloans ,u' pi" .oi I ~ DO n?cts
SIT J w,h;cb ;s ;,,sti,;oi H. 'i.no ~. 9'
s theory yhicb nxaIts tho SaiGt n,,;t eAnus;
tbe prcs;jont n,nro ls o;1.I 'I NH 'o,s poMcr vi
r;cbts If asSerts that ho na " ~ I; ';'
t;en dsclaro ~ar sma tI iI . " ,i ms u'Sgle-
sssts anJ Sot;"n,I % G,nst Sn ,tsa eA'lu'sn hs .le
Thc 6,iI az n,artaI iaS. 'es'a.,us ,eo,l @ .iHmhs
fbers FL % " fI, lf,lo " f,o - county
or no,cc or ,i+onnor;t 70 ''v If ~ io@r III Perlo,S
tocteJ whom tbero aro nnn,I"r Tu a,c itoo pro-
and conrmIs;ons orr o. Cp pp".n cA','c,o'S ci;,.'
IF prcsJrniiai nr"nlamotinns @ ano 10 ,i ,a,'Vie .
decision Of tbc carts anJ ibo @ ayo'G to h
Constfafic then that W Tomstitfipn @ S y aoc ~ .no
or II i bns nt & oWS','Mroi - l'loth-
Eyccutiye WitIn VIII H., restra;mtS ] ton 70 n Aop ut
retain States within tho I.m; '"'fr Thos :. o,'," %
hold that tbcre ;s No samct,u III ,o oSe G..;. Mno
t;on mmSt oo,,iI,, bold ] u,.t & ~ rv oolis.,.9
in tho robollItm i''' '''"' '"''' 10 io gum
we cannot be silent and allow these prac- |
tices to become precedcnts. They are as much |
i'll violation of our Constitution as the rebellion |