Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-06-11
think the judgment should be affirmed
The Writ of Habeas COrpus-HOW
England Deals with Rebellion.


For the benefit of the people, who talk
so much aud know SO little of Magma
Chdrto, we propose to devote a little
space, this morning, to the manner in
which England, the native land OF Magma
CH0rta, deals with a rebellion. Ii is
possible that some OF these men may
come to understand that war makes some
difference in civil rights-that De Lolme,
t. commentator on the British Constitu-
ton, had some idea of what he was writ
ing about when he said, in reference to
the suspension of the ha6eas corpus, that
''in proportion as a government is in dan
ger 1t becomes necessary to abrldge the
liberty of the sutherland that the tra>
mers of our own Constitution were not
apostates and tyrants when they inserted
a specific clause authorizing the suspen.
sion or the writ, "wL en- in cases of rebel.
lion or invasion the public safety may re-
quire it,
We shall not stop to make reference to
the suspension of h05eos corpus in Eng
land at the time Of the inyasions of the
Pretender in IT'S and l745, nor to the
various suspensions in Ireland in 1900
from 1902 TO 1s05-trom 1907 to 1870
in lSl4-tcum 1922 to 1924 but We will
confne ourselves to the suspension of the
act in 1913, under the direction of states
men still on the stage. We have nothing
to Say about the right or the wrong OF the
Irish attempt at rebellion IN that year; it
Is our purpose simply to show how the
English Government met it,
The chronic agitation in Ireland began
to take threatening shape directly after
the continental revolutions of February
and March but we believe, even in the
December previous, Parliament passed an
act torblddlDg the possession of arms IN
certain troublesome districts. In April,
an act was passed called the "Felony
BILL" making it felony, among other
things, ''for any person to compass, I'm
agine or attend to depose the Sovereign,
or to levy war against her," Urder this
law, Martin, the editor OF The Felon, was
tried and convicted and sent to Newgate,
on account OF his writings and public
speeches. Other prosecutions of similar
character took place. In July, the Wing
Ministry, through Lord John Russell, in.
troduced bill empowering the Lord
Lieutenant OF Ireland and deputies to
spprehend and cetain, until 1st of March,
1o49, such persons as they shall suspect OF
conspiring against Her Majesty's person
and Government" This was suspen-
sion OF the act OF habe0s corpus for all
Ireland-the loyal North as well as the
dlsatfected East and the rebellous South
and West. The bill was introduced in
the House, and went through all of its
stages to It's final passage in one day ard
on The next DAY 1t, IN like maDDer, passed
the House OF LorCs. In both Houses the
cote aoas unanimous. Even the Irish
members did not vote against it. Even
Lucius o. Briep, the brother of The rebel
leader, gave 1t his support. The leaders
OF all tie various parties supported it,
though party spirit ran very high at that
period.
Said Lord Broughan, in the House of
Lords:
" A friend of liberty have lived and SO shall
oe,-nor do care how that may be it l can
not be the friend of liberty without being friend
OF traitors at the same time, without being the
protector Of criminals, without being deemed to
De the accompce of foul rebellion and its concom-
liant civil War, with all offs hideous train of afro
clous crimes. 1t is because l am friend OF liber-
y that detest the approach of bloodshed, that
oetest the conspiracies which brewing in the
sister isle. The noble Marquis (Marquis of Lans-
oowne) has informed US that the danger is immi-
nent. Then let the measure which invests the gov
eminent with needful, and no more than needful,
powers, be Immediately adopted"
Lord STANLEY, now Earl DERBY, said:
81 think that the Government has asked for
.ne tight remedy. think the remedy for which
tuey have asked is which Will strike the right
persons, and strike them within the right time.
am not one Of those who would seek for victims
among the credulous dupes OF the incendiary agi-
tators of Ireland-dupes who will be put forward
IN the front ranks for the purpose of committing
en- lines and outrages. I do not desire-God forbid
OF the law should fall. No; desire it should fall
upon those who, well knowing the consequences OF
.ne.r conduct-who, we'll knowing the falseness Of
pretexts-who, we'll knowing the fatal effects
mat must flow from the doctrines they preach,
eElnce READINGS to sacrifice everything to their
passions and their sordd interests, and for their
own purposes do not hesitate to involve their
riendsss and too credulous fellow countrymen in
.he guilt Of treason and the dangers Of civil
The persons wish to see punished are those who !