Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-04

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whesoiu tie crime shall hsFe been O0mmt.ed
which district shall have been previously as-
esrtsined by Law.
which guarantees have each bssB Sepsatsdly
violated BY the Federal ADMINISTRATION il tha
ex x5Tcise of arbitrary power, without sazctian Of
iav. but ia direct 'c9rfict herewith.
The Feicrsi Administrator has, through its
( a-euls ard subordinate Gficers, issued and an'
forced orders ab7idgiug tha freedom of speech
and hss assumed to lend its exercise to those
only who woDd sFsveishly laud its pslicY, and
indOTss It's measures.
! 1t has sought 20 restrain freedom Of the press,
/ BY making use Of tbe military power 10 sap
! aress the publication Of public inuTnsl5 IN loyal
States for tho only effsnss of differing from the
I Administration Cn measures Of pnbic policy OF
/ vi.sl interest 70 every citizen.
II has with Indifference and without rebuka,
seen tho military power attempt 70 deny the
( people # loyal STATES the right psscsa5Iy 80 as
5mtl1 sHd peiSoa the Government. for q rs
5sas8 OF grievances
: It hes permitted The issuRncs aad enforcement
Z ef Tiiery orders pr8vsnli8E the people OF the
loyal States from ke0piBg and beariuE aTais.
u has caused citizens of loyal States. WAera
courts eli jus ies were ia full aud unobst trUcssd
/ operation 20 be s.5zd without warrant of law.
! and to Be transported eat of taa State and Be-
Eard ti1 district wherein sues Utt-nse3 were
q EeEs who wcrc nos IN tbs land or nsvai
6-rs OF milila whsn In ec.ual service, to be
hel5 go EssWes f5r pre-anael offsasss. without
+ Iu-' 'ctm6nt or PIesRntueut Of grand Jury and
denied .ha right Of a speedy and pubic trial by
sn impartial jury o tho G.ato and district
Wherein lso c-enss5 wsre charged to have sasn
lHCitted.
I- ha-, ua3cr sr=isacs of military necessities,
aGEIr-9l Inc power and asserted the right % eE-
tsnd ltrtial lGw over States where war does
Rat exist, ana h-s susp snded the wit Of habeas
corpus Ia direct violation of ths Constitution.
I5 7s7. in ioyEl States, Pur5uod, ia gsnsral, a
policy tse direct tendency Of which Is 20 Teudsr
l taa c.vi. sa5or1inate to ths military power
i'm condemnation OF theso several acts 9i usur-
patton We sd5pi the language Of tas Ohis State
Democratic convention, and declare that tss
a-rEst iuprig1rmeni and pretended trial AID
saulssmaut of Clement L. Vall2rdig am,
eiEzeu Of the State of Ohio, Rst belonging to
the land or naval forcs Of tho United States,
n0r 30 the militia in actaal service, by alleged
militer7 aEtBerity, for no sther crime ths1 that
OF uttsring words OF legitimate criticism on the
ecEduc. of tho Administration in power, snd OF
appealing to the ballotb0x fer a change Of
peWer, aid arrest and military trial taking
place wherc the courts of law are open sRd IN
bsTusied, and for ne act d0ns within the
sphere Of military operation in carrying On the
war-wo regard Is q pspsbo violation Of the
foregoing provisions Of tie Constitution, sRd
we further den9uncs said arrest, tgial Ggd ban
iEhment as a direct insult offered ts the sever
sigaty Of the people Of OAie, by wh0se organic
law il IS declared that no person shall be trans
psrted 7at Of ths State for any oflsRse c9mmit-
-ed within the same; aHd wa unite with our
.atl0T cit zsHs Of Osio In their call upon the
President Of the Bnited Sa.es to restore c.. L.
Yalsuligaam 10 his home in Ohio.
fva r1eanf cs1-urasrfo, tka,
Of tho Chicago Times should receive the Tebuks
Of al law sbidiaE citizens, agd win receive tho
condemnation OF impartial history.
That the arrest of the Hon Charles Il. Con-
stable. Judge Of The % iu9icisl eirsuit at the
S5sts of Eiueis, for Iaers Judicial oPirign.
expressed while ia the discharge of his rwOrR
duties. under the -c9nsGtBG8n Of The State, Was
a daring and dangerous exercise Of ARBITRARY
power, AID If persisted IL, viii undermine the
nohlszt and safest department Of car Govern
nsEt and the ouIy sure shield Of the citizen
f92 the assaults of arbitrary and desPogie
poRer.
Ws ia Ike mGznar particularly dsasuacB the
arrest and present iElPTis 3nment Of Wm. ii.
Coslin, aud o-Aer peaesful citizens, and demand
tkoir release, or, If charged with criIao, thsir
tzisi according TO csurss Of civil law.
That ths numerous arrests BY mere military
power, Of citizens Of Illinois, have been 20
many visla,ious of both oar Federal aud State
Con itutons, and direct iasult TO the people
af the s's.e
That IN rgal 10 elest Bublic Off 'srs and de-
eide questions Of polCy a. the hail6i-b box, de-
-sVas Iis value rYan fraedom Of speech and the
press tIs5 as these are BstA national and coz
stitut'onal rights, and their exercise dangerous
TO tyrsats only, We will as duEy TO ourselves
gud 20 orr country, defend End maintain then
against n the demands Of power.
I,1 Of Tilru0is qsVvafei on
1ower subject only TO the Constitution Of the
United States we deeirrs thst The peeplo of this
State have che sole and exclusive rigAt Of gov
ofHing thensslves as a free, soveroigs ard inde-
Pendert State, and dOas and forever shall exsI-
c'sa and arjoy every power, jarisdie-
loa and right which is not er may not
hereafter be by them expressly delegated
b. the United Bates, OF prohibited % tbs States
by he Federal Constitution. That as aHe Of tAe
losdiqg objects 10 good govsTnmoal is the roc-
sguidoa and Pfsiec.lon of individual rights
t5o-afafe, We assume that no Persen in this
Stats cs1, in snY case, be sUhesta1 60 martial
law OF 20 zny penalties Or pains By virtue OF
the iaW. aEc=pt those employed in the army. cr
by the militia IN active service. Fbai the Gee
arstsn ot magial law ana consequent Br0iisi
t..e ol.sl redress Ter wrong in ,hs e8rrts 10
? res w7sTe war does Hoi exist, vii nst be tol-
.ra.c3 in Ibis State sRd thst martial Law
ocpt 50 States or Perts Of States I'm
IS aish, beysu3 controversy, The civi, lsw
,s-ut.ery pgWsElasz either fof pI0sssiiOE NJ pane
isameat Thst The salstV of 7ur Safe depends
upan 1s strict Confinement Of each department Of
9ur S,ato g9vefnueut 10 he discharge OF ii5 ap-
preR.is.a duties under th6 Constitution. That
auy attempt on the part OK aI'e TO wield lis bUF-
srs vested by the cossitution in another Of tbese
dspar Iuenta, Is revolutionary iH CA1raster, de-
saac,iYs of our Tes7cs native fssa Of govern
uient, AID IS persisted iu, productive sfanarehy
and civi Wsr. Ilst we cOndomn tho recent
2cs 81 Gev Yates, on assuming tbs power g dis
so.vo The General Essals5ly and dispense tie rep
reser tatiR.s Of Ore ,.sseia ea highhanded usUE.
pa.ion eza5aiss Of ..CbitIsrY power, subver8ivs
of a5sty sad -sscr11tiVp o. lf-aoTsTanaens--
AZ cet r1cu l-g aracReai suppression 81 tho
lsg tive deparlrisat q G9ve1amen5 and in
tsat.e- t5 G neeltsaie In taa hands sf'ibs eXacu-
i've - powers v-sted by tko C5nssifai0a -
e esizlatvs brsach That it Is the sworn
daiY Of tao governor Of ths State to prsteet h5r
citizens III ihe ezerciFs and erjeymentoi an their
constitutional rigsts, and We hGve behcid With
ia3igEEiisH not only Tie failure Of Richard
Yates, governor Of IInsis, te ssrioTm his dn.y
ia tAal respect, hut bis actual participation in
the violation Of .bosa nzats. That as citizens
Of tie Uaiis3 States and the State of Illinois,
wo 7giil obey ell laws while they renaia on The
sistgio booki if right in our judgment we viii
enacsvor ts perpotgass them; if wrong, We viii
endesYor ts effect remedy in 3 censtitutional-
manaer rs te their repeal, vixen doubts
exist as to their validity, We VIII spPsal 70 tho
proper jadicial tribunal for dseisisR and cheer-
fully abide the result That ne dsRouaes as
hsratofr8 the ruin6us heresy Of sessssisE, as I
declare thas ws Wsuld hail vita Joy The masi-
fastati0n Of q disposition upon the part Of the
seeded States TO return to their allegianGs tsthe
Constitution, In which event No would cordially
e9-operats with them in pE5ouriRg a Tecogni-
ton Of their Fights, and slsh guarantees as
woul BeeuEeae th8m an quaHty with the other
States under tba Federal Constitution That
tHs fsftlsF ufisasigs prosecution OF the wsr
taads .s sabvsIt ths Constitution ana the
a.r.-arna.E and nnlail upon lhia nation