The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-06-19

plices, the other that Of all honest men.
Cd. In sending them to the seat OF gov
ernment when the Drihen law gave them
a right TO trial in the territory. The
| danger OF their rescue-of their continuing
/ their Vaccinations, the tardness aud weak
ness OF the law, apathy OF the judges, &C.
tive patronage Of the whole tribe OF law
ycrs, unknown disposition OF the ju-
ries, and hourly expectation Of the enemy,
salvation OF the city, and Of the Union H.
SELF, which would have been convulsed to
It's center had that conspiracy succeeded I;
all these constituted law Of necessity and
preservation, ard rendered the sal u.s.
Ip0pui supreme over the written law. The
o flicer who is called to act on this superi.
or ground, does indeed risk himself on the
justice Of the controlling powers Of the con.
stitution, and his station makes il his duty
10 incur that risk"
In speech in Congress, in January,
lG46, the lamented Stephen A. Douglas,
then a Representative from Illinois, used
the following language:
MIR. Speaker, the nocossi.
/ ty and the glorious effects resulting from
/ tho course which that necessity prompted.
wore acknowledged by the whole country,
and he would even say by the whole civil.
/ lied world. Then. as tar as this bill was
concerned, (Mr d cared not whether their
acts wore legal or illegal. IIo cared not
" either Con. Jackson suspended all civil
authority or not. II his acts were nocessa.
ry TO the defence Of the country, that nsccs.
siiy iCnS ADORE all iat0 General Jackson
haZnrdod life and reputation on that stop,
which might render him immortal il it saved
the country, or, on the contrary, mako him
iguominous, and by-wOrd and "a rgprOaCh ;
and the man that dared to do that, de-
served tho protection and tho plaudts of
his country. Ho did not envy tho feelings
OF that man that would get up and talk
calmly aud cnoIIy, under such circumstan.
ces about ruUs of court, and tcchncaities
OF proceeding, aud the danger of example,
whom the city might DO in flames and the
utmost barGarty might DO committed
What we're rules of court but mere coGwebs
when thoy found an enemy with his cannon
at the doors of thor courts, and when they
saw tho flames uneirclug tho cupola Talk
then about rules of court aud the iormaity
of proceedings Tho man that would do
| that would fiddle while tho capitol was
! burning [Sonsation He envied not any
man tho possession of such stOical phi.
losophy. Talk abOu: ilegaIity Talk about
! iormalIIies Why, there was but ono for
! malltv to DO observed; and that was the
iormality OF directing tho ca nnOn, and dc.
stroylng tho enemy, regardless of the mOans,
whether !; DO by tho seizure of cotton bags.
or The seizure Of persons. if the nsccsJiiy Of
| the case required II. The God of nature has
conferred this right on men and nations
and therefore ot him not ba told that il was
unconstitutional. To defend the country
lot him not be told that it was uuconsttu-
tional to use the necessary means. The
Constitution was adopted for the protection
of the country and under that Constitution,
tho nation had tho right to exercise all tho
powers that woro necessary for protection
OF the country +; martial ldtO tVds legal for
that purpose 1t it was necessary for
judge, for the preservation of order, TO pun
Ish for contempt, he thought it was neces-
sary for general to exercise q control over
his cannon, to impriSOn traitors, and to ar
rest spies, and 10 intercept communications
with tho enemy. If this was necessary, all
this was legal"
Jefferson, tho founder Of the old Demo-
cratic party, and Douglas, the last of its
great leaders, and the idol OF the Northern
Democracy-what better authority could
Democrats ask? And who can gainsay
their arguments