Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-02-18

Ieoiance TO them as well as (subject TO the :
proyisions of the Constitution of the Uni |
ted States) he owes it TO Pennsylvania I
If he be unlawfully deprived of his liberty,
his only redress is to be had at the hands
of the Judiciary
In such times rs the present, 1t Is more
than ever necessary TO preserve regularity
in official action. Great efforts have been
ard are perhaps still being made by per-
sons blinded or ill-disposed to throw us
into n state of revolution-ihat is 10 saw.
| TO create anarchy and confusion, and,
| ultimately. TO bring about the destruction
of life and property among US Any ir-
regular, much more Illegal, interference
| by Your Executive with matters which
! by the Constitution are not entrusted 10
his cognizances-and especially any such
interference with the action OF the Execu
tive of the United States. or with the
| functions of the Judiciary, would be in
| the existing crisis cmphatically dangerous
it would have direct revolutionary
tendency-in fact, it would be to com
mence a revolution.
The Courts of Justice are open and, no
doubt, all personal WRONGS can be proper
ly redresSed in due course of law
do not know how many arrests of the
kind hereinbefore referred TO have been
made III Pennsylvania, as L have al no
time been privy TO the making of them,
but | believe they have been few. L WAS
under the impression that there would be
no necessity tOr more OF them Otherwise
| might have referred TO them In my annu-
al message but recent events having
shown that this impression was erroneous,
L deem 1t ,ny duty now 10 invite your at
tention TO the subject
The cCn;est IN which we are engaged
Is one for the preservation OF our OWN
liberty and welfare. The traitors at the
! South hate the great body of our people
, who arc loyal, and hate and bitterly dc
spise the few who are ready for subniS-
sion tmlcss the rebellion be cifectually
! suppr,s ell. we must lose our pride ot
: country, the larger portion of oar territory
! and the elements not only of greatness,
, but OF prosperity, and even OF security t.
. life, liberty. and property NOiwith-
stanciing all this, It Is, l fear, an un-
doubted truth that few wrctches. among
Us. false 10 ail uur free and loval tradi-
= tions-tal$e To the memory of their flfh.
/ ers. lnl to the rights OF their children
y false to the country which has given then
r birth and protected them-oniy s;oppin.
: ! short ci the technical offence of treason
| in the very madness Of mischief, are &C
4 lively plotting TO bC;rav us-io poison an,
Il miSlcad the minds of our people by ircach
erous misrepresentation, and to - n,
and comfort the rebels that uur fate mIl
= be eitiI.r 20 abandon the free North, an,
,. become hangers on Of n Government tOun
II dcd in ,reachery, fraud and insane ambi
: ton. or. at best, 10 dissolve the UniCl
! under which we have prnsPered, and /
e break thi- fair and Il ,rious country int
e fragments. which Will be cursed by Pcr
e peilal disco7tls at horne, and by the con
:, :, tempt and i'll usage of foreign nations iron
:, which We shall then be too weak 10 vin
n dicate ourselves.
ID That such offences should b. duly p'iI
IS iShed. no good citizen can Doubt, and lha
: proper legislation by Congress l. require
;, for that purpose can be as little doubted
:. Whether such legislation should include
J. suspension of the writ of habeas cCrpu
le In any and what parts of the country i
d question which belongs exclusively TO tl
i legislative authorities of .he United Stale,
j. who, under the Constitution, have In
d right to determine it. That great WI
N ought not TO be suspended, unless, 10 ih
- wisdom of Congress, the present necessit
at shall appear TO be urgent.
it Therefore, l recommend the passae
ht of Joint resolution. earnestly requestin
that Congress shall forthwith pass law
Il defining and furnishing offences Of IL
A. class above referred 20, and providing e
" the fair ana speedy trial by AN imparti;
At jury Of persons charged with such Offence
y in the loyal and undisturbed States, :
>? that the guilty may justly suffer and ii
ii the innocent be relieved.
\. G.. CURTIN.