The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-02-24

H.. purpose IL shouhi. Sn. men dotM s"l'
In the mid.t of civil commissions nnd rcsolu-
,i,ns to Il. cfs such Quest ions nn"n the qrb
ll.s of lawyers ani ,i,s tschnicmlilis III cvnris.
M .i.mla. sir. l could prove my Case IN that
wxv. imkfs tho proI~r tribunal. hut l prefer
to- day 10 make the popular aud d. cislve "r.
guun-nt 10 ,hs broad aud now qn'cke"ed
comu"n sense OF 'hs people. We need not
rmnsack l,o ks aud .Iocuments for preceden's
an.l aa,hnry. Ia save tha nation in this crisis
fon ruin. The.e is IN argument in the
stern n, cessities Of the time and ,ituatioi,
which il higher aud s,roDgsr than NIL Others.
TIE GRE, IT RIGHTS OF NATIONAL sxLr-pE
FENCE.
hold that the Constitution must be .ntcf-
pr.trd fr aud n0i against the nation. IL is
Of Itself ~ grea, char; Of national lif- and safe
ty, not n death warrant, not q milestone =
bout the na,ion's eek to drug it d.,wn bc'
meath tho l. uck waves Of rebellion. Tnerc Is
IN il. aud must he in il. whether Expressed ~
worls or not, the great right OF national sell
defense. Natl rs have in This the same rIsht
~ individuals. with this d,tf,rencs only.
tnat ti.ey have unrc solemn aud weyhly
obligation resting upon them.
Tue life Of n singh. man. ~hich. under the
law, hs may r'gmIy 'efnd with any a"i
wy means im his Is'wrr. may be of ANAL
cot,~ Iuencs to society or the S'ste. but tier"
are bound up IN ,Le life Of snch na''on rs
tbs, iI t.rsls of prcel"s value to mank'' d,
aud which ioks h IL on distant sg"s. Ill 4
bs said thu md vLlaal. ass.l u by 'ha rol'her
w the assassin. may ,i..ftn hi. f. to the last
Il. &, l.. r.ts r r..
hut ut the nation, when as> ',led 10y worse
than robbers or assassins, must die b"caus" It
wouhl hs ":nc.nslhnlnn,I'' t. lis"a This
n,,io i. a.sail,l to LAY bv ban l'' lr,i,ors
xnI C ,nspira,ors in arms; it, life ia in lang -;
cant we d.fuIni Cant the nation defend
usrlfi Away with tho miserable s"phsIry
that SAYS ~e mnst give up the stru:yo be
cau.. W" cam 1t !. gal y live.
SIR. IL W. were mean enough an ha 9
enon.' To .l-si,. It ourselves, We could not
give up this struggle. The r-coll"cti ns and
i'm or,al "xa.nli = II n no''ls ancestry, not
iv.s than the sol.mn rust which We hold f"r
future NJ q, would forbit a.. We ars not ac
ing s.nplv for our.' Ives. n y for one genera
,cn If men. i,u, kr n hong line Of gen ration
inI with this gr~a, r spm-ibli'i ui'On u. We
t,o, ed sn the nali nd Q.
r THE RIoHrs OF TRAITORS.
Sir, we hear muci, said in these days alb n
the "-iyhs of nai'ors;" shout l,priv,ng 'h'
~ ns of u g diso,al S a,-s Of their ''consti
,u,.onal gu.rsntee-. Aud III, Sc pl.as il
h.hsr of rebels. ar. put forth ty the yer,
men who can sse NJ CONSTR ntona" right o
| =.
NIX hy what int .rhaI Logic shall the Cons'ita
non is interpreted in the Interest Of traitor
.. :; as.xi! it, and against loyal men who do
fnd M ,n
Co.,, I..,w.s, ~ 'righ,s" If cniz 'ns in State
.h;ch L,y. ,,b.,sn and those VIII ch are 10y
Al. h.,w-en ii - of pcs nm Times :" ~i'
|.., i ,Iry ,naan when icy 'a'k a'o"t tn
:" .,f tra,t.s.f ID ,t'-y ."''en' w"
,s,,. II y -.hrl j. the same ns '''a' :"
M -, SIR. 90 with mr TO yon'l"' '"''
Len, .,y aud se.. now many "r1'tS ARE IN
;.y.J Ly II o4. confii,,"d with" 't' 20 my
.,,ls. we,e they no,. .ir ci'iz IA ct M'ch'
,ni U,w happen. II then. '''at '"ey nov
-uj,v but one rig It in crnn"n w'''' "-'"'
r,Sh. Ia brea,l,s GpP- air. though To the"
is loaj.,I whh prison vap,rl Why, sir, th"J
have co nm,tini 1T ,uc = against the Stat
they hav. s,ul II from their neiy'Ibor., bee,
c,ny,c a. nf l,,c-nv, aud Gr this all their ci,i
riyh,s have lee, takan from hem.
Now. What il the cff,.nce Of these ren
these fIlov ctlz IA of ours, tn the otf"nre q
] ff.r,on D,i. and h. fellow 'es'el"f-
hs, cmparison does ia,c'nv bear 10 tre"
/. son I WHAT il its comparative grade uni
the law7 SIR. these traitors III ar'ns hav
, cnn,pirsl wickA'y AMI basaly c"u.P'r"
against the b II GnvernneL, un,l'r ~" su"
. hey nre struggling I" Tear down this ghr'",
n f.bi Of tr.e institutions; To unls'mlne u
d NJ lars Of this l,lsni c.,nsecra,-I UniOn, an'i
INV, ye n. AMI .nity ia intiscribabie NJ
!, .n,alI no ruin. H,vs they any "r'yht
:. " bich wo shn all carefully protect wh'l' the
). .re engaged in thls wo ki l. It one OF the
",i,h,s" that they shall not l@ irjied
!, weak ned in any measure whls they are Dc
., roylrg u.i
W CONSTITUTIONAL IF NECESSARY.
;, Now following thu inevitable" lpgic is Il
= great right of seH defense, ~'rch inhrres
g the u ,li,rnl o,gmnix ion of every pr"ple.
2 bol thu, # th,s ,n-s-,,I,. this lr'clwulatin
~ llIe President is h-css-a'y 10 crush me rri'
y i lion or even II il will ~ssi.t IN crushing
"r r.b.Ilion, ir il coas,tutioaal. .lus yaa -o,al
~ n Will i ,~ .a'd that more than three m
see lion of b nek lal~sers ut he Soulh dV no. c.
y" s,awe Nh element "f,streng'h for thelr, u
70 Iiioui ,,srcl H. a great = 'y,l- Irpal.,ion
~ u.Slso toll nn,l.r sun which u 70" hot
W tbs master. thu, sill tbs soi, raise III" CT
- aud Isl.or in the & III f. tue South, wt'' &c
- NV cl..tl,ias and hr"l IL the Hmple-, aud ca
~ set kimi. liyN,~hers IL ilm wo'l'l d can
Us fjau4I m rq,sl ~.'nh- Of l.be,rr. d""t
n9Is,n,- s,n,uat IL work ut ~ little cost. w
,f not d tech these l~loreis from the ~
IN caas.f ai.s .aSnq ~ .oi 100 evnly q
ha- Sul,posc, air. that ihis war sho''ll ha r.
l." cv.soas ~ {. risale "n'srp,r"., IL some an
1T, some fw~ignr Il yoa please. who would
rH entirely frro frm,i"u. iclr,li'ical p'ejric's
iii ani'.o.,,iss. past anil prrs"n'. 8 How J
p'. w.,uIl ~ tske him, n he VERSA msn of Q
~~ mn sens., To say aoihing ot Qsnius. I,r,'
neoI Vt this gr.., iservils. unpaid element Of
,.h NJ the outi, and Sithir tina linss of the
sulr my, say how long woul it take hi,
! in an,ke ~, hrs mind that it wcmhi tel an "'
,"se NJ ,rwxmsant 4 inIs'risncel lio slsiacl' these
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