The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-07-11

suict conformity 70 iesui pfuceeoingss even
in the case Of criminal Of whose guilt there
is no doubt. and whose crime is the most
revolving in the whole catalogue. II insists
that although the substantial ends OF justice
were attained. the punishers themselves be
come criminals. In like manner, Demo.
Gratis maintain that although the rebellion
sa gigantic crime. the proceedings sgainst
u must be in conformity TO law, or else the
Administration itself becomes guilty Of .
henous ofiense against the institutions OF the
country. Wherever the courts are open
and their process respected, the Admins.
,ration has no more right to resort 10 other
methods against supposed traitors than the
mob had 10 sieze the criminal and hang him
upon the FIRST tree. In all loyal States the
mandates Of the courts are respected (by
the citizens, we mean,) and the adminis-
lration Of justice is unobs.ructed (siill mea n
ing by the cilizens.) and ye. the Admins
tration proceeds against all persons whom
il may choose to suspect precisely ss III
there were no courts nor any other law
Than it's own arbitrary discretion. But the
President has no more right to snatch al
legged criminals from the tribunals and take
the dispensing Of justice into his cwn hsnds.
than the meanest citizen. Democrats mere
ly claim for white men the same regular
administration Of justice which the Tribune
80 strenuously maintains that IL is q crime
to withhold from the lecherous black scoun-
dre, VINO makes white woman the victim
Of his hideous lust. Throughout the 10y Al
States. the Democratic party claim no more
for their fellow citizens than the Tribune
demands for Q loathsome negro ravsger;
namely, that they shall have the benefit OIL
. regular administration Of justice BY the
constituted tribunals.
Where, 40 10 the rebelIious States. the|
execution " the Laws s resisted BY violence.
The A administration is sill bound 70 proceed
IN conformity to Law. The Constitution
and laws make adequate provision for such
cases In authorizing resistance to bel
met By counter resisis snce, and put
iown BY armed force. military comman-
Ter. like Sheriff, 10 but servant Of the
law; one has no more power than the other
o set the Constitution and laws Ct defiance.
The legal method Of sling with On in-
urrectionsry mob is 70 shoot il down: snd
when On nsurreciion expands into great
lrmed rebellion. II 10 to be dealt with By the
ordinary rules Of war. The determininc
events Of war are battles and The seizure
II important Strategic positions. A great
var can be decided only By success OF fail
lre in these capital operations. The De-
nocratic party has never objected to con-
iucting The war BY these ordinary spplian
;es. They believe il the duty Of the Gov
TO confront the Rebel armies with
'ur own, and whip them BY fair ighiing.-
They object 10 the general emancipation Of
heir slaves, because Il 10 uncorstitutionsl;
hey object to the con6scstion OF private
property. because il is contrary to the laws
II war; the object to ia wanton destruction.
BECAUSE It 10 barbarous and diabolical; they
,bject to these and all kindred measures. in
mass, because they exssperste the body Of
be Southern people. and compel them, in
'elf defense, 10 give . STEADY and deter
mined support 70 the leaders Of the rebel.
ion.
Most Of the Southern States were oriri-
nally carried out Of The Union sgsinss the
udgment and wishes Of . majority OF their
people. II the war had been conducted in
to the Constitution and the rules
'f war, this msjority would have afforded
materials for an opposition party against The
Rebel Government; BY which. with our a. |,
that government could have been
overthrown. and the State governments pus |,
II the hands Of msjori,ies friendly to The
Union. The barbarous and uuconstitution
method Of conducting The war has rend cred
his impossible. The illegal course OF the
has left Southern opposi- /
lion party no ground % stand upon. and hss
welied the people into unit 10 support Of
The rebel chiefs. Az things now stand, there
3 no possibility Of reunion, although there
may be Of subjugstion. But II, even q The
H. 49,. IL.