Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-06-06
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If such be the true theory Of his duty,
rs all will admit il is qnite as certain that
contrary course is fraught with practical
difficulties and disadvantages the most Sc
rious. Tho denial Of a right guaranteed
by the Constitution, and the illegal trial oil
party alleged 10 have prostituted this
sight to the purpose Of giving aid and
comfort tc the enemy, so far from operat'
ing asa terror 10 evildoers, only causes
the pupular mind to sing the alleged OIL
fence in its sense Of the wrong done to the
accused and to the Constitution and laws
by his illegal trial and punishment In
stead of one Vallendigham, we shall have
a thousand uttering the same malcdictions
and pushing to its EXTREMIST verge the
license of debate, and this only the more
vchemently because Of the repression
sought to be enforced by arbitrary power.
Such is human nature all the world over,
and especially in country so long habit
uatcd as ours to the practice OF freely crit
icizing its rules, often, we are sad 10 say,
with more of partisan warmth than of JUS
tcc or candor. 1t was in allusion to this
"home- bred" right that Daniel Webster
once spoke as follows:
1t is an ancient and undoubted prerog-
ative Of this people to canvass public
measures and the merits o! public men,
1t is 'homc.bread sight "a freslde privi-
lege, 1t bath been enjoyed in every house,
cottage and cabin in the nation. 1t is not
drawn into controversy. 1t is as undoubt-
cd as the right of breathing the air or
walking on the earth. Aoonging to the
private life as right, it belongs to puclic
lite as duty, and it is the last duty which
those whose representative l am shall find
me to abandon Aiming at all times to
be courteous and temperate in its use, ex-
ccpt when the right itself is questioned.
| shall place myself on tie ertreme boun.
dary Of my 'ight, dna bill defiance 10 any
arm M0t WonId more mr. from my ground.
This high constitutional privilege | shall
defend and exercise within this house and
in all places, IN time Of peace, IN time Of
anar, and at all times. Living shall as
sert it, and should | leave no other inhei-
tance 10 my children, by the blessing of
God | will leave them the nhcritancn Of
free principles and the example of a man.
ly Independent and constitutional defence
ofthcm.'
1t is gratifying 10 observe that many Of
the political friends of the President are
foremost on this accession to deplorc the
error into which has fallen by his omission
to cancel the proceedings illegally inst;.
tuted by General Burnside. We have
already cited abundant illustrations in
proof of this statement, and we find pleas
urc in saying that the attitude taken in
this matter BY the great mass of the Re-
publican press does cqnal honor to its in.
tclligencc and its candor. Even the most
embitered political opponents Of Mr. Val
landigham demand that he shall be legally
tried and condemned, if condemned at ALL,
for his violent speech at Mount Vernon
A correspondent Of that extreme paper,
the .4,hi- Slarery &amd0d, writes as fol-
lows
"I think there can be no doubt that
Gen. Burnside committed blunder il
paying any attention to his (Vallandig-
ham's) stump speeches. He should have
been indicted an tried in the cour IS
That is the better way in a free State.
For one, l am not going to desert the
canse of free speech and good government,
Let men like Nallandigham be punished
in and by the courts. If anybody gets
down where there are no courts, on the
border, where the war RACES, let the mili-
tary power govern him, but it is not quite
time yet to let Gen. Burnside direct the
newspapers and the politicians Of Ohio.
If he may do so, the next step will be for
Gen. Wool to suppress the newspapers of
New York, Those who justify the arrest
of Vallandigham for making excited stump
speeches, could not deny to Gen. Haleck
the right to suppress every newspaper in
tue country tnTouSh HlH s"pol oiu"IeS
Gen. Burnside is the sole judge, accord
ing to this military theory, and of course
Gen. Wool would be the only judge in
New York. Let as not aclmn to9 mach
against our o'cn HJoiies IN this terrible
attempt to suppress the p'o-slnvery resols
TONS"
To like purport, the Washington CORES
Toadent of the New York independent
writes as follows:
1t is yet doubtful what will be done
with Mr.. Yallandigham. 1t is reported
here that Mr.. Seward says it was great
mistake for Gen. Burnside TO arrest him
that he should have been brought before
the courts and tried for treason, If this
is Mr.. Scward's position, he exhibits his
,,n,s,ol CO ooor;ty Tho t;mn has not ypt