The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-04-02

using any war measures to the extent OF
compelling them to lay down their arms,
and submit to the Government, If we can
possibly devise means to do IL Andthen,
let The lawful citizens OF the United
States decide upon the settlement OF our
difficulties, and say who shall suffer
according 10 justice for our great loss OF
lie, WOUNDS and property.
For any one 10 say, that We have
national or moral right 10 enslave another,
is eyincinga spirit of tyranny and oppres-
sion it is proof that he would do what
he would not have others do to him; TOR
no one would be willing that another
should domineer and abuse him at his
pleasure. ii is argued by the trlenas OF
the STAKEHOLDER that If his slaves are
einancipated, ana he is not fully paid tor
them, i. will reduce him to poverty, and
that lie would suffer Injustice thereby
This is looking at suffering on one side,
and paying no regard 10 justice on the
other side 4 buys piece of land o. b,
in good faith, and pays him 81 600 for
it but g comes forward, and shows ~,
older and better title than than As, aud
B is dispossessod by c.. !, is unlortu-
nate IN the purchase. Cor by some reason
he can't recover has 81 900 from 4, back
again. So it is with the. STAKEHOLDER /:
the slave has a natural and more equlta-
BILE right to his owa labor, than the
man who calls himself his master; and il
the negro obtains justice, he will have a
voice in saving " no he will work for. and
at what price And If the man who
thought hc owned him finds cut that he
does not, then, he may say ain unfortu-
nate, but | must put up with it, aud 1
guess | must gain MY bread by the sweat
OF my face.
All the States and individuals which
have attempted or aided the rebels to try
to shake off their allegiance to this Gov
ernment by Secession, are guilty OF the
highest point Of infringement of the Con-
sti.ulion. And yet, we have among US,
in the free States, men claiming TO be
friends to the Union, who are all the
while censuripg aud calumniating the
President, Administration, and the whole
Republican party, as yiolaters of the Con
stitution, without word of censu.e oe the
rebels fer their acts which entirely
destroy the Constitution should they prove
successful in their rebellion. Vallahdig-
ham is one Of these pretended friends of
the Union. ALd--we have many, not
far off, like him. They delight to quote
his arguments and speeches.
Nailandig han SAYS, Il quote Chatham,
My Lords, you can't conquer America !"
And then he adds, '.Iou have not con-
quered the South yet. Ana you never
will" Thus Gallandigham aud his ad-
.f tr1 e ~ -
success.
What is the difference between the
President and his administration in
fringement of the Constitution, IF guilty
Of any, aud the Infringement which the
rebels are guilty Of / answer, that the
acts of the rebels are intended 10 DESTROY
the Constitution and Government alto
-rethcr but, the iniringeipents, if any,
made by the President aad his supporters,
are intended to counteract the inteptiops
Of the rebels, and TO preserve the Govern
ment- AS general thing, it is not law
ful for the Government or citizen OF q
town to set a house on fi-e: but, some
times when q house as on fire, expediency
requires that others should oe set on Gre.
to prevent the spread OF the flames. For
instance, If thickly settled town In one
location should take fire, and should rage
so. furiously that there was danger of
burning the most or the whole of tn.
town, the authorities would be justi6able
in setting fire TO some intermediate build
ines, if there was prospect by SO doing
Of saving the balance Of the town. Aud
with such an extensive rebellion as We
have, and traitors more or less al over the
professed loyal States, there is necessity
of suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus,
for the purpose Of preventing traitors aid
ing the rebels, in their rebellion.
Treason requires to be more PROMPTLY
dealt With than can be had by civil pro-
cess.
In many counties in loyal States, the
traitor deties the civil law because he
expects the Jury and Court TO screen. him
In his treasonable acts. To deter traitors
from committing reasonable acts requires
powerful and immediate punishment
If there is danger of sometimes Furnishing
innocent persons by martial law, there
is more danger of greater harm being
done by depending on the civil law to
punish tie persons guilty OF treason.
y great cry is made by rebel sympathi-
zers about persons being imprisoned, BY
martial law, without evidence, or alleged
guilt Of transeression against law. have
heard of 10 arrests and Imprisonment
without their offences being enumerated.
General Jackson proclaimed martial law
at New Orleans, and arrested suspicious
persons, and evidently saved the town,
and thousands of lives, and millions of
prouerty ap6 beat the ,,,o,,,- H. -. :, +