Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-23
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 90, 1868.
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pns 3 ,is!eo, 10 set himsslf right with the
nubic. Tht4 is fatal thing to Dictator or.
Eo2.sor. l. Is worse than tho step which
sho NJ Of Uz insiiious.y recommended to
i,is worst ouvmy; for if one "write book, -
sas c; mort is hat probably few will read
it, but everybody will .e,d Mr.. Lincoln's
rsa,fssse-- tint pts pour lri.
.bis rasnlsssso IS a leply over his own sig
na:u.e to ce1tsia resolutions OF meeting ct
S!tagv; meeting OF tho Peace Democrat
species, depgcca,pg arbitrary military ar-
rests, IN es, cg:sl!y the deportation of M
yal,7cig2:n.
AZ Lp",i.: efGrFas and maintains his right
70 do ii lhcso ihicgs under the Constitution.
;c cssc Il rs9ellioH; sand th;s" 40 ssys, "is
q c.ss Of ,sbaiiign"
ca no fzo.e be persuaded that the Gov
O., nu:s:,t c.n c5nst:'usicnsl;y take no strcDg
m4ssusas IA time f rebellion, because ii csr.
20 aaoy7a that tho Same could not be lawfully
tak =, y. ;ino of peace, than ] can be per-
sa.:oi tlsr particular drug is not good
sa.dmiao Tor > ST x man because it can bs
CT ..wr 10. - be gosd fooc for's we'll one. Nor
s.n be e. agpr ec!ato the danger appTebended
cy ,hu Ia4.,irg ihas tho American people
~;li, ny rlssns OF military arrests during the
S;hel!i3 ). iy.e the right Of public discussion,
:Se i,:,e5lY # speech and the press, the law
&C ezja noa, t'isl by jury and Aabsas corpus,
through as tins inl finito peaceful future
- l., .ust lies bsfora them any more Than
~ s.;,,, - heiiove !hsts insu c,uid c5rtrrc:
e, r.. ia. 81: a. ::2:iGe for c;ns,i:a d1:ing lem
:,n,sr? Legs 10 70 persist IN feealhG upon
/ IA during 30 Semainder OF nis Leslthtri
Il.
VT he IS net satil fec with this iherspouii
o. 4ad pathological iliustrai;cn, but proceeds
10 p3ias cnt tbs peculiar scst OF cases N
v4:ch lis 'e.fo25 measures" become appli-
c.tls. Many Of his subjects Will bo alarmed
/, fa3 that one Of ths very worst OF tbs
c-.tn 9 tt,av csn colapri. is so s!s2d by and
ga a.ihns:'' TIE Ex.ne:s CT the Canatitu-
tian pfcviGrd for frea speech, but i: secns
tl"y neglected ~ eiva guarantees Tor free si.
leace. IA. Lincoln discou.sss thus:
'[1dced, ~ asis By process Of courts, end
a.: sis j. ca q ;ebelicn, 10 net proceed
ai,as :alr nnIn tha sEIo6 basis. Tne fo' ger
g. lid 'lg sl1a!i pc! Caatage Of ordna-
= a7i cdatiCuaus pJTfa:.aica Of crime,
r.a.o - ..ta- is t.::ccs2d at sudden and e1.
i.r=i.e Il. Gs.sgg against tho government,
7h:.t. n r.D25, vi cu:cced o. fail in no
re jsaxlii = tire. ir tho latter case, Ar
,e.t- e. 2aaH", nnf 81 much fer what
rs IN lore, as fut whist probably would
ne .one. Tile lss.c. is a9ze Ger the prs7en-
tive All e:s icr tho viudictiTe than tho
fo:in.r. In sGch ceees the purposes of men
ct, mGc3 in0ro e.sily rGderstood than in
c;s,a ., cIil.,sry crime. Tho man who stands
- ,,.A ra}s EO;hipg when tins peril Of his
scyey:t-,."ni = discussed, cannot be misuuder-
>aa.. !'z4s5 ninde. co, no is sure TO htlp ha
eue.ny; much II ore, il he talks ar,bigaously-
= il .us u,s county With 'buts' and "i1s'
&c ARCS" OF low li.sle valuo the oonsti-
tu.v,!t .royiigDB l aaro quoted viii be
raud re-, i RrEeSss easll never be made ur-
IL difiosd cTines shall have bee n committed,
Irny - ;lcssfosed by . fs@: notable exam
piaa. g "a. Jchu O. Bfeckinridge, Gen. Rob-
o. E Ls,, Gsa. Joseph E. Johnston, Gen.
Jo!.;. 3. N grader Gan. William B. Preston,
Ger. $,po', u. Buukner, ard Commodore
Ffargi, RuGha7su, row occupying tho very
Sisi;,.,' D secs in :ha raoel war service, were
ali f-i.nia tae power of the Government
ssco Tho rebellion gan, and were nearly ss
veil krcwa 10 DO tratsors then as now. IN
orcs,iun.bl; il we had seized and held them,
I"e il urg.n. csuse would DO much weaker.
But 10 aro II them he'd then committed any
crr,,e d fr.t. in ,hclsy. E,e,y one Of them,
!c.r.c.:.d, would hsve been t;ischarged on
aab:aS CO pus were the writ allowed to ope-
rsr. i VII cf these and simiSa- csacs, Il
:hjrk ihp tn, not unlikely to como when l
ti..l b, blamed Coz having made 100 fsw ar
rest, rather Than too many.
lie s;prosches The case of Vallandighsm
"Itko Tie particular case mentioned by
fl, meeting. l. Is .ssseIted, in substance,
that 81. Vei!eDdigham wss, by military
ccn,;nandcr. sc,zsd end tiled, for no other
rea,on than wo'da addressed 10 3 public |
1oectirg, IN c.Nicsa o: The course Of the sd-
mni-t,s'iar, md in condemnation of the nil |
itacy crd..e n; ths gere-sl' Now, if there
~ 10 Ib'ssSEo about this; if this assertion is |
she iru,h AID Ito wholo truth; if there WAS |
- other riasn2 for the arrest, shon concede |
shat the arrest vss wrong. Bat the arrest, !
as urieratoEd. was maoe fora very differ |
ent .:2son NJ. Vslisnd'ghsm syows his |
hostl!ry 10 ,hs way On the part Of Tho Union. |
AID h ! aryc,s wrs r,sdo becsuse rs WAS Ia
b,,iu-, zish snms cffoc., 10 prevent the rsis-
,ag oft-oNps; to encourage assertions fsop
;ha Srmy std to leave the rebellion without
- d Q $40 ::il!sIy force to suppress it.
z! psg Giot I'd kecsuso he WAS dAmog !
log tho pGtt,ic>i prospects Of The admin istrs-
tioi. or The p2Gsj!,ai irssrestS of tho com
r.sud;Eg Ssslv'a', but because he 9ss dsmag-
jzg tho s,my, upon :ha existence and vignr OF
9hich tho life of tic ns;ion depends. Ho MSS
vsr.:ng upon the military, aud thi, gare the
military constitutional jurisdiction to lay
hands upon him. If Mr.. V:lisndisaam was
nat dlmsging tee military powe. Of tbs coun-
try, iron his ar. eS. was made on mistake of
fact, :. hich I would be glad to correct OF
reasonably ss:isfac.ory evidence
Tho Dictator, in his jealous search after
vagious so;ta Of t:sa:oHs, is not satisfied with
tie limited i'as Of tresscns defined by the
Constitution; Aut has Invented oihe.s-for
ina,a-ce, ice sjsh crime Of /" standing by and
gay.rg uethiag u not niade,ed." He ssys:
The arrests complained Of were not msde
for itensaIi that is, not for the treason do
ned il the Constitution, md upon the con-
vic.lcn Of which the punishment is death
no: Yet wore rhey made to hold persons to
srsser Tor any capital or otherwise infamous
c;imsY; nor wore toe proceedings following,
10 sny constitutional or legal eense, "crlDinsl
pro ecu:I"ns." The arrests were made on
,o;sl : & fFs'ent grounds, and ths proceedings
following accorded with the grounds Of the
arrests.
From wli'h the Yankee SUBJECTS may per-
csise Of hist large dsyelopemsnta nduniverss,
application their Constitution is capable Of
The D ctztor, however, in the last paragraph
Of mis- msnitesto, seems to show some symp-
toms OF desire to draw back from bis ex
treue position: