The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-06-06

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of trsasamis anoshsf. ffhs lbsgts sf spssah
| ID saeseas bat shis dossl nes iselnds ths
right 10 aesas spy, cod eonFey insalljg
Cd the snsmy Which may dsstroy sshoassnds
| os thS lives'of eur ssldiees, snd sndasssk
sur army, ard jsapasd the sxissssas eff aos-
srnnsus. fAppiauss.l Swords spd kaivss
are free; but lhis gives no one ths rig be TO
eommis mardsf. Fire.arnas are free and
lessmps from ssizass on nsxsceaicn i and yes
no sps has . right 20 diachargs shesn . hia
Krs d frse; bs bass sbs one who should ern. !.
pIoy Ii ID dastroy she dwelling ck His aelgh.
bor, woaid bsahs eco biscsaof an ssaFbitfasS
arrest, ',--in hlssksown honas, 4, it he shoasd
be foupd there--stjn the presenea OF his
wife and Children II hs had them. And
these uarbissasy afresss, y In criminal Iaw
are of daily oScuFrenee; and iu martial Law
Of not unlreaasns occurrence. in all aass,
especially aneh war of rebsllinn % sh.a,
with spies and traitors hatehing treason,
and aiding rebellion aii ai3ng ths border.
Amy lawyer who 4sansos= aiseriminase be-
tween eisil,law and massiai law, should be
treated for simplicity op the brain. [Sheuss
of applause and laughter,l The functions
of martial iaw, and the authority upon
which it rests, we're freely ssated By masiast
Fall, in speech made as the Cooper inssi-
tute. Is 10 . dangerous power, bat lis ah.
| sepee would be more dangerous. Is 10 liable
| 10 abnse, but 90 war can be conducted with.
Dut it~-espeeiaiis sach' war as this
Whether il wac iudicionsly exercised in this
case, and whether the psltry fellow was
| worth arresting, do not know, and do not
FOR all pfessnt purposes, care. All We can
inquire OF is, dees the poWsr exist, aHd sif
I il does, was il exercised in good faith p nc
il was, even though Gen. BurDslde vac mis-
fulness asd commen ended for bic vigiiasee
[Appiauss. Two great and hsssy. and
nniey meetings have been held, one 10 New
York, as which Captain Ryndsrs and ethers
spoke, and evsa the late Thomaa II. Ssy-
mour, OF Copnsticus, preached, flaughaas,
aud one 81 this Capitol, where his Exeellsn:
ey, Gov. Seymour, admins cred npon the
wrongs OF Vallandighsm by letter. TIE
Governor says this q rgess 10 full Of danger
to our honsea. Who is in danger of bic
home, pray tell No one, unlesa be has
done something TO pns himself in danger.
The picus thief and burglar, Gordon, OF
Brooklyn, who attended eonferencss and
prayer meetings with the young ladies, dIs-
covered where they kept their jsWelry, and
then entered their houses and robbed shem
by night, was q io3g time in Danger In bis
hone, (roars Of laaghser,l and By aod BY
the cruel police went in large numbers, and
with their murderous clubs, and in the night
time, too, and "arbtrarily arrested" him,
and put hirn 10 prison, and the Court sent
bim to the State Prison for sweoty years
All for stealing few srinkess.. Yet Gov.
Seymour Gays nothing. Had be conpivsd
with rebellion for the overthrow Of the only
great, free Governments on earth, and had
been detected and arrested, il would have
been "arbitraEy.". Bot il iaterfered with
the "freedem OF speech" How? Who
has obi i.cted to the Ffeest possibls discus
siun2 Freedom OF speech does net confer
the right to 90 hIfore an enemy and stina-
late mutiny and disobedteaee aad recon-,
mend desertinB. ls does not justly any
hing which. in time I.E, var, h eaiealated
and intended TO weaken tha military arm of
the Government. The G ,vernor c,inplains
hat che Gn7rrnnrs Of soine ef tba Western
States have sunk INTO oinsIgnifeaRce. iE il
certainly time 20 be On Ihs leok-a l.
hope whaIeyer may become Of the States,
Nrw York NAV not find herself 10 the same
pitiful category; E6sughisr.1 1t IL GER
ialuly a humiliasing position for che Rrss
State OF the Union, when the scales Of our
being as nstlan are vibrating when our
children are diving by thousands in defense
uf the Uuion-to see the Chief Magistrate
turn from contemplating tbs plcsare eth
ali d m Aar kha N
ment aud encourage the rebellion, because
ranting, Foaming, frothisg, gasconadtng
tr aitor Icries Of fshapg him, hang him. - bas
been charged With 40 effsDse cngnisabte by
martial law, and has been arrested, and al
ter foil and fair trial eoDyictsa. This 10
The species Of support which Gov. Seymour
and those who are RTth him, from the be-
ginning OF the var, have given TO the Ad.
minissrasion, and this be calls a''genereusn
one! They Bow propose to "pauss," as be
tells as; and II they will but "pauss" in
their assaults npon the Administrasion-In
their prlclaims sympathy with traitors,
aud in Iheir encouragement 10 rebeliion-
they viii confer favor upon the present.
and coming renerat,ons. fApplause.l The
people cry "psuse," bat IL is 10 those en-
gagrd IN assaults upon The Administration,
not 20 those who sfe striking death blows
as the rebeihou. They cry pause but
they ery TO thnse who give aid, encourage.
ment and comFort Co the rebels The sob
diers are among Us here, and they cry
sspause," !" bat il ls that you 'spause" in siim.
ulat,ug the Rebellion. They have periIed
their hvea in defease of ths Government.
With heads uncovered and bosams barred,
they have met the enemies OF free iustisa-
tions upon the battle feid [vociIerous
cheering, ] and they cfy ''pauss" TO you wh",
by sympslhizing with traitors, encourage
resistance 10 the Government and its lnsti-
tuuons; they csejars you 10 paass- pause
10 your mad career the husband and s1n
have been siam yoar partnership gives AID
20 the rebels. The fRthes cries s'pause" in
your encouragement 70 rebels in aFms.-
ssJoseph 10 nos. Simeon is not, aud you
wouls take away Bepjamin also." There
are others who cry ''pause." adopt the
language OF his Ezeeiieney, the Governor,
and cry s.pause.a Our saas and brothers
sleep 10 death. Tongues which are silent
i'm death easla they areAk, Wsuid CRY