Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-02-11


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aiogns OK those who have braveIy died IN
tiaasnse ct liberty, and nil be rssaam-
betad to the --latest szsyllakas Of rsesraesi
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wuAr ARE f'nEsLeEAL PRAcrzcgsq'a
But, Sir, Les us examine tbs prsvsaisna
OF this extraordinary document ia eou.
Hection with the rights OF the citizen
gaaraasead by the Federal Coussstatfou.
The Gons1isusieR declares taMt s7s
no person shall be bela 10 answxr fox
. capital or otherwise infamaws erauae.
nnfess On a pFeseatmenk or indictment
OF grand jury, excepE in eases arising
10 the laad and naval fowess, or I'm slss sai-
iItis when IN actual service in time afi
war nor be deprived of life, hberty, or
property without due process Of Laws
Waun there is no alFense, no erisas.
OF course he ahal Hos be AeIa to ax,mwer
al. Criae ean oaly be da6aea or aeraax.
ed by Law. Ths President deciares thas
not ofny persons engaged ia the land o.
1aEal forces, or IN the militia. wbea IN
active seEVies In tame ag was. bas rebels
and insurgents, thsir aiders aaa abstsors
Sithin the United States. shaII a,awrr.
1of as the Constitution provides, upon
'resentmsmtof indicted OF q grand jury. 1
,as ali rebels saa zinzwrgans, bas sg ar~
alignment g befars : court martial or smili- |
airy commission. a rebel or insgYgent. |
herr Riders a1d abctters, are guITtV al |
rs@sea. Treason il both s.auibsl ana 1
a infanaaa egime. 1t is daafmea i'm rise
Ionstiony - follass; ga.-azza.a.. II
Treason against the United States
hah consist only IN iesylng war against |
usEn or 10 aaheTing to thar enemies, Civ
u them aid aad eomforsn ss i
By the Constitution: q peuson- sharasa
nth this crime shall not be held To an
Wer forit unless On presentnent or in
ietment of grand jury. But this as-
ampt1on of power does not axtfs-
the RrSsident. He makes faeefares1 A
eE oFime-~2hs Gyfrne of kstsasioyaf 1rae- 4
ces.R DIR. Prssideat, for tsxezlty wears
have zsadisd and tried 10 understand Il
ae law OF the Land. For seventeen years
hare pEacsised in the courts. Dur 4
9 eWelEs years OF shsa time have de-
% dad psEsons charged with almost eysrv
rlmInai code. For ere yeaFs, as lsw Of
Ger oa my State, | proseeused IN the I
lmInal courts, and endeayored 10 faxail- j
rue myself with the principles of the
'imtnnl law. Bot confess. sir. thatI /
sxer did read or hear of the crfme oil
1isioyal pEaetieesn antil il was praesaisa- In
oy Abraham Lincoln. He doas ass .
'fns 1t he does not inform the. Ameri- !
n people what IT is, that they NAV |
'old It's commission; that scores Ia locked | 4
In has discretion Bat be proslaims 9
at ali persons guilty. of ehis uo-erime d
Al also be subject 10 martial law and
1bie 70 be tried and punished by coarts- &
areiai on military commission. rah- Il
ne Atfsag up his bsoDxfu code of saars 20 Il
gh sal the people cossld moi ys4d Dam. q
ne 4Fssaasat, no. 10 be surgasasa In y
ILefty, toiA not all0se his t. be ae6asa. s
But, SIR, what Ii martial Law, to whieh W
cry man In The United States, contra Il
20 she Conssitntion, is mads sabiect by g
IS proclamation, and what are the oI
arss martha! and military commissioned Il
ie Duke Of Wellington, who ought 10 4
good authority upon this subiacs, Ia a
le6ate IN Parliament declared thai n,ar. v
law was neither more nor Iess than s.
scaA q she general who commands the el
ny, and be contended that the ssGene- Sd
VINO declared martial Law and CON- ia
'nded that Il should be carried into ef- e.
: was bound to lay Down Distinctly the ii
ea ana regulations and limits accord- bs
20 which his will vas to be carried b
The President of The unitad Stataa be
commander IN Chief OF the arrny ii a. | ta
tied States. Under his proclamation.
at ne wills TO be disloyai practice arr de
p. ANY one whom ne wills, may be Al
estsd az q yiolater Of his will. The IL
OF which be declares YioIaser Of be
viii shall be tried Is his viii. The DO
'u1ai By which the grave offender Is in
DC tried u constitaded az the Psasi- af
= vii, for the military conrafsslos, l. ha
Iointed by hts authority alone. The / inI
iishment inflicted, III the President wiils VII
bis vii has been violated. Is iust 70
1t the President villa, NO mora. na an
!. Is may be the deprivation Of liber- be
or property, either or all. The Con sal
ation provides that no person shall ba | ba
rived OF these without due process of sid
aw. But What is ths sCoastitasiou 20
N we hare a President shaE has gillp leo
these things the presidenl nrofasses 90,
lavo done to save the Union and pro- =
shn Constitution n Ia maa9
lfnoag aai the causes that have been
entiai IN dividing pablie sensiaeat ca
PREF enSang concert and harmnay of - -
on in the aihering States, aona haze ss'
D mora 10 than these asarpatiyns al eia
Isr a!sa scss Of oppressioh By the Pras- - -
b xhesher negroes shall BE- frea. "a ~
4 sssass e'sg BE- made aauss9 EVER - -
tile hiss been more disastrous "a sha 'seta
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