East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-05-19
EAST SAGINAW COURIER.
vALLANDItsIiAM.

To any unparalleled wan, whatever
his opinions Of tho course of Mr. Val.
lsndigham, or tho character of bis
speeches, his arrest, trial AMI sentences
10y a military courtmartial- in a, State
where the c vii law is in full force, S
matter of tie utmost solicitude and
alarn. The aLlest Republican journ.
ais in tho county, and we believe the
ablest aud best men of ali~parties dis
approve the act, "a unjustifaLle either
under the civil or military law, and rash,
improper aud injudicious, in a common
sense view of the case The New York
Tribune, which certainly cannot be nc.
cused Of undue fairness on any occa.
zion, says: ,r
Clement L. Nallandigham is pro
slavery democrat ofan exceedingly cop
rery hue. His politics are as bad AS bad
can be; If there were penalties for hold,
ing irrational, unpatriolic and inhuman
views with regard to political questions,
he would be one of the most fragrant
Offenders But our Federal and State
constitutions do not Recognise perverse
opinions, nor unpatriotic speeches, rs
grounds of infection, beyond the intlic
tPoD of the speeches themselves, aud then
the hearerSuffcrs the penalty, not the
speaker. So We don't exactly see how
Mr.. V. is to he lawfully punished for
making bad speech, unless by com.
pelling hun To make it to empty seats.
The n. Y. Erening Post journal OF
marked ability but extremely radical
characteristics, in candid and WELDON
si1ered article critcizing General Burn
sides response to the circuit court from
which writ Of habeas corpus was asked,
remarks:
He forgcts that persons in the milf.
tary and naval service of the United
States" are subject to military law,
While the ordinary citizen is subject ex
clusivcly to civil law. Military law
Is part Of the law of the land as much
as the civil law; but it is applicable only
to particular class, and administered
only by special tribunals. Soldiers in
service, cadets at West Point, scrvents
OF officers and citizens within the actual
INES OF the army, may be guilty Of of.
fences created 10y that law aud tired by
It's courts, but we doubt whether it can
be extended to others in any case Mr..
Vallandigham does not belong either of
these categories.
Neither does it seem 10 Us that mar
tia law, as it is called by the English
and American writers, and he estate of
siege" hy the French-a different thing
from military law-has been proclaimed
to exist in the Department of the OHIO
Or, even if il had been proclaimed, we
doubt whether any authority Under il
can be exercised against persons who
are not Immediately Within the scope Of
active military operations. is at least
an arbitrary application of military gov
ernment-the government of mere force
which substitutes the will of the corr.
manding General for the common or.
military law, and which ought not To bc
resorted to except III cases of absolute
necessity.
Vallandigham's offrnses, moreover,
have been as yet confined 10 the use of
foolish words lie calls Mr. Lincoln
bad names; he lcnounccs the repubi
can party; he abuses Burnside's new
military orders; and his example and
his Instructions are exceedingly per.
nicious. But, alas, we cannot, in tho
spirit Of Anacharsis Cloots' demand,
hang all the dastards and scoundrels at
discretion. Vsllandigham has not, that
we hear, committed any overt act of
treason; he has not resisted the laws,
though lie has perhaps counseled resist
ance, aud until no does, his silly bah.
bling, like Brooks aud Woods must
be allowed 10 pass for what it is worth"
Steamboat ExcursiOn--TriaIT Trip
OF the "Rciudeer.", .-
Last Thursday morning, it hav.
ing been previously minated
that the steamer "Reindeer" would
leave her mornings at about 7
o'clock, on her trial trip, small party
Of gentlemen from East Saginaw and
Saginaw City, Ivy accident or design
assembled on board, and allowed them.
selves to remain on board until after the
steamers departure, and still later 10 be
completely "carricd away" by the splen'
did performance of the new craft.
The excitement connected with the
first starting of piece of mechanism as
costly and powerful rs the "Reindecr,"
to those Immediately interested, is Of
the most thrilling character, and this
excitement seemed to be shared by all
on board. Many unnskcd questions
were responded TO when at the first
pull of the bell prompt movement OF