The Hillsborough recorder., 1863-01-21

Mr.. Lincoln is in viDlation Of The law Of
war, as expounded by the civilized world.
Maryland is a part OF the United States
Delaware is a part; Kentucky has never
yet seeded Missonr, is "a part. All these
States have slaves. and Mr.. Lincoln, in his
proclamation. proposes that if they will
send members Of Congress to the National
Legislature slavery shalt remain there
that he will net abolish il there. aD
Ii is not. therefore, because he is oppos-
ed TO slavery that he would abolish it J; il is
as punishment to individuals. Well, so
far as regards that. there is another great
principle recognized By all courts of justice
that wherever a country is taken posses
sion Of by an enemy. the allegiance of the
common people of that country is absolved
for the time being wherever protection 10
not extended. The United States has de-
cided IL in six different cases. Castine was
taken in 1912. We had laws against the i'm
portati"n Of foreign goods. and especially
from Great Britaia, bat the citizens Of that
place after il was taken traded with this
country, and introduced large amount OF
goods, and at the close Of the war thev were
brought before the courts Of the United
States for violating the non-in intercourse
laws. The judges unanimously decided
that as The goods were imported at the time
that the United States laws could not be en-
forced there, the places being in possession
of the British Government aud the British
troops, allegiance and protection were cor
relative terms, and that these individuals
who h.d imported goods during that period
were III no manner liable for violation of
the laws ofthe States. The sane thing has
been declared here BY statute II Henry
VII. After the long wars Of the Rosse
they felt il necessary to embodv what was
a common Law principle IN statute which
provides that YOU NAV obey the ruling mon
arch whether he is rightfu monarch or not.
and IN - doing ynu are not liable for Vi !.
olstion of the laws Of The realm az ALL Yet
the Federalsattempt TO con6scate the whole
OF the private property, not slaves only but
all tue private property Of those citizens
who are bound IL oDrY the law Of the Cnn.
iehrraey under which they live, receiving
no protection from the United States. They
conii.eate their property, and declare their
slaves Tree. Such an act of despotism is
not % be found OF the record of anv civil.
l1ed nation Of The world. Hear, hear.)
There are many other things. nv friends.
that might say to YOU, but deem il dn-
necessary. have already talked more than
Perhab, ought ,crirs II " No nn'' but
nv heart is deeply enlisted in this thing.
have 10 nv own person Eel: the despotism
OF this Northern Government. Il namat.
ter of very little moment 10 the wurld, or
10 YOU, or even 10 the community 10 which
! live, how = single individaal may suffer
IRON desPotIsm but the infringement Of the
rights ni one individual is but the sanction
Tor like arocIly to be perpetrated upon
every haman beng that comes under the
influence Of such Government IS that. |
was seized at two o'clock 10 the night in
my owa bed. dragged from il and from nv
tamily. without moments warning, and
carried across the Ohm river in defiance II
the writ OF hdbeas corpus. The soldiers
took ne aud ran ne by night. by special
tram. t. Indianapolis. One of the JUICES
" the supreme cuuri seRt msrshai with
h1bfas corpus % bring me back, Bat WI.
carried BY special train to CDlpmbl,,
Oalo. There was kept awhile, aud alter
wards was carried on to New York, and
hurried 70 the prison VI Lafayette. And
here desire 10 say that cannot well con.
rei,e Of any horror more dreadful than
that which ives experienced ia that prison.
Il has small court MOI much larger than
this ropm lcr exercise. fhirly.eight Of Us
were placed 10 one room, five 52.pounder
elnncns occupying me portion Of the room,
which was sixty.six feet In length aud
twenty two feet in depth. The noor was a
brick ilaor. 50 damp that your boots would
be covered with green mould every morn
ing. They gave me fourteen pounds Of
straw to sleep on. carefully weighed, sbout
hall rotten. Il was placed in very coarse
tick. am, without ny shoes, six feet IL