Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-26

cOmpauUlo WILL lioCuohi oA 'oo"5"'
or expression Of opinion.
He has attempted 10 destroy th
freedom of speech, by arresting citl
zens who animadverted upon tn
measures Of his Administration.
/ He has caused to bearrested pers on
engaged in circulating petitions fo
the signatures of the peopie-thus in
terfaring With the right of petition
He has wholly disregarded The
right of the people to be secure il
their persons, houses, papers. and
effects, against unreasonable search
es and seizures.
He has iaterlered with the admin,
istration Of justice in the State Courts
by violently forcing the Judges to
adjourn; and dispensing their grand
ijuries, and by breaking open jails and
releasing prisoners confined under
regular judicial process for felOnles
and other crimes.
He has in some of the States "a
riong which is Kentucky lofcibly
wrested from the citizen his right
Ito become a clndilate for office with.
in the gift of the people thus stri-
king down the elective franchise; and
eminent citizens of this State are
now in confinement beyond its limits
for no other known reason than that
they presented themselves as cam
didates for office before the people.
He has quartered soldiers in The
houses Of citizens against Their will,
and not in the manner prescribed by
law.
He has permitted his troops to
overrnn this State, destroying hous-
es and fencing of farms and lots.-
They have sacked the houses o!
peaceful citizens, destroying their
furniture, family pictures, carpets,
clothing anG other household goods,
and robbed them OF their silver Ware,
stock and provisions.
He has permitted his wagon. mas
ters and others, with armed soldiers,
to seize the corn, oats and hay, 9'c.;
Of our citizens Tor the use OF the ar
mics, without their consent, and with
out just discrimination as to whether
the farmer could spare it or not
fixing their prices upon them, and
making their own estimate as to the
value and quantity taken, and CIV
ing no receipt whereby the owners
could successfully seek his pay; and
often, when vouchers were given,
they we're so informal that no money
could be drawn upon them.
He has permitted his officers and
soldiers to entice slaves in great num-
bers to leave their masters and own-
ers. and 10 take them within their
camps, and there, with bayoness,. to
protect them from reciamatlon; and
when civil suits have been brought
for their recovery, in many lnstan-
ces, the process Of the Court has been
resisted by armed forces, aud the
owners Of the slaves maltreated and
imprisoned, for no known cause 9TH
er than his attempt thus to recover
and protect his property.
He has permitted his officers and
soldiers, without authority OF law. to
levy large contributions OF money
upon unofending ci izens, under the
pretence of rtimbuIsing other cltl'
zens for losses sustained by casualties
of war.
He has permitted his officers and
i, soldiers with impuuity to murder
peaceable citizens.
He has given bis assent and ap
provaI to Acts Of Congress appro
priat;ng and promising to appropri
ale enormous sums ofthe public mon
ey to purchase the freedom Of slaves
and their deportation to some Tor
eign country, and has Invited ths
border slave States Gnclnding Ken
tucky) to liberate their slaves, witt
promises of compensation from the
Federal Treasury. At
He has set aside the Constitution
Of the United States by giving hI'
official sanction to an Act .of Con
gress creating a new State within tn
Territory of Virginia without hef con
sent: vs.
He has, without Constitutional au
thori.y, aided ih freeing the Slaves
of the District Of Columbia.
lie has, in violation Of the Con
|[siisution, by proclamation, declares
free all the slaves in many OF tn