Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-06-24

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The aboss b . questisn which ii Asing
,rssty freely dissaspsd - Esssasnne.
rhs Dsnaaraey sootsad fkas n rssstJ
leas sssn0s withoss ! siolstioa of the
,oastitutiou, hanish or exile . citizen Of
United States. ne Republicans con
end thar be San sxsssiss that power as
" ass 1T olsmsney, s~abssisasing banish-
insnt d exile in NE place OF = mare rig-
ssoas pasfs6asat. Tie Uosssisaston -
anss uhas eoassisass esrsAia crimes and
IN some casss whas panisAmsns may, and
shaa shall nos be Indicted. Is also de-
:
ssThs pswsss ass asassassa sa ne uaissa sssass
~ ,sAs Eaastlsatiens nor gFahs6assa bg Is 70 tAs
sssssa, ass rsssrysdss ne sites ssspsesivssys e
ne eeopla@
The Constitution and the acts Of Con-
gfess have declared whas panishmsnt may
b. Indicted upon persoas found gailsS Of
ofsaess against the laws Of the Uaissd
States; bas 10 40 case. 10 ~bsnishmens or
exile, authorised as . punishment for the
sraasgrsssioa OF aay lass v the sommis-
siaa of ANY ssims. Hence as argue,
that although 1t may be . fast that ban
ishmens ar exile 10 NOT 20 sessrs q pan
ishm sns a. confinement In . sickly and
loashsoms bastile, yss shs President pos
sesses no legal authority TO substitute
oanishmens or exile, In the plass Of SOL
isary oan6nemsas er sFsa In the place Of
ahe death penalty for the rsasoe, thai
banishsaent or sxile IL not one u The
modes of punishment mentioned aad an.
shorissd In shs Consultation Of the Uni.
sed States, OF by any Law Of Congress-
II the President sees Rs TO commute tbs
sentence passed apoa any srimiaal,
where il Ia his province 10 do 90, if b.
causes any punishment to be inflicted, il
must be sach punishment as il authorized
by the Constitution and laws Of the Uai-
ted States, and Of q less rigorous char.
actsr than thai embraced In the sentences
of the court. To do otherwise would b.
assuming a power "aos delegated to ths
United States by the Constitution ana
woald be usarping e powsv Preserved Il
the States respectively or the people,
Ii this position be correct, then the
President in the exile Of the Hon. @. L.
VALLASDIaaAx, has violated the Consti-
tuition by the usurpatiou Of power s'noi
delegated to the United States by the
Consultation" IL Mr. VALLANpTaaAM,
was guilty Of any crims against the lass
Of tia United States, be shoald have
been punished according TO the uunsti&a.
Eion and laws Of the Unitsd statss% II
be wa not guilty Of any crime he should
have been sss at liberty, and tbs kiddappel
Burnside, should have besn diszniased
from the service and turned over 10 tbs
civil authorities to be tried and punishet
for kidnapping Even II FALLASpiGaAA
a guilty, and the punishment 70 Be ia'
hieted by the sentence Of the court wa
authorised by ths Constitution aud Laws
OF the United Ssatss, the President hal
No right TO substitute bAaishment OIL ex,
lie in it's place, and IN doing 90 BIO ID
just as much q traitor 10 the Government
rs any oshar person who knowingly ans
w~ilfully attempts to subysyt the Consti.
tution aud overthrow the Govsrnaaena.
Judge Blackstone, in bis comments.
ries on ths Magma Charts lays down the
Law Of LIBERTY in she follow,
ing language:
"The LIBERTY that every ERgiiAk.
man naay claim . right 10 is 10 abide in his 0wn
country as loag 50 ne piea#sss aud Ros To be drives
from It unless By the sentence Of The law. fhs
Kins, indeed by bic rny&iperogatiTs, may Issue ca
his writ ne sss&f ssQs@za. and Hrehsbit any Of hIi
subjects from going iat0 foFeign parts without Ii.
esrss THIS msy be ascss2ary tor the public seT7'
ts a0a safeguard Of the commonwealth. But -
power on s&fsAs except The aat81Fity OF Parliament
can send &ny AahJsct Of KngiaHd eut Of TIE laRs
against kta will. as. not @sea . xanasnai3 for Sxib'
spd transportation are Dualshmeals at pFsaent an
known to the esEauen ls2s and whsnsveF she lat&ei
Is nus inflicted, IL Is either by the sheiee sE IN
criminal hfHzkeif. 10 escape q capital paafshnsent
Or else hg the express d4estion II sSaae 1asstsTa
sa OF paFfissaeat. To tAts purpose ths Grssl
uaaTter aecsaF % u u ~ fgsszaaa shall he bAnished
snsexs By the iwt<zn aat of bis peers OF eg the Law
Of NE Land. And ~ the Hahaas GaTuas ACT, 81 CAY
II. C.. Q tthat second Mssna CasFta snd stable sas-
waRx Of cur n critics J IL liz en- srkss, th4f ne suetee1
1 nf fhIs PRzfra %Ass ia an kah khk&xHf of kaRlAaa
| Wales or B&r4tcs shmaI be sent prisoners IntS
seotLsssa Eresaaa Jersey. 6urnssy, or places BE-
yond The seas twhere shey o&naet have MS fail sea
eat and pFrtaetiSaG Of taseoHnao GA iasD bat thzt 81
such iraprisennasnsa shall be Illegal; tue persaE
wko hall AaEe 90 canausit aaoGhsa eunsrzfg Ia &hii
law shall be Disabled fgons bearing any 0aAee, Ehai
Lnear the penalty af r9swatrs, and Be incapable
Of r~eosivins the kisss par&sns and TIE party saE
teEiag shah sSso hsws bis sriyate sctsoH agaEns
| tia psgs0a committing. and all his sAaeFA, sdS5
sgs, and sbettera. aud shall feeyvs treble cost
besides his damages. Which so tzEy sh&Gi assess .
Isss than ave AHpdTed poRuas. p
If this is tbs lag Of Englishaasu IN
peace and in war, why should AmerisaDp
expect less, or subEait 70 Lasa7 This lav
of England wal the Law which was II
force whcn the colonies achieved their 10,
dependence, and from this Law We copiet
largely when this government was form
ed, snd IL would bs nonseuss for any oa'
TO say, that q people who through . blood
struggle Of near eight yssrs had achisv'
ed their i~ndependsnss from the aespot,
ism of the British Cgpwn, waald has'
conferred powers upon the Prssidsns Ii
regard 70 THAR Personal Liberty, which
Englishmsa deaisd to the King Undsi
the British aoveraaHsas ssna subjscs oi
the realm who 10 40 inhahisans of Eag.
land, Wales or Berwick" can BE- "senf