East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-06-02

dress, by proxy, TO the court, undcnia.
bly, weak and inappropriate-rambling,
absurd. di s.NIoi5Gibfo sou y ilA''
In sho,. srst place, Mr.. Vallandingham
/ is not a dangerous man. 1t is not in
his hand to incite three MILLIONS Of peo-
|pleinnliis State into civil war. All
Sensible men must acknowledge that it
would have beon sound Judgment On tho
part Of tho Government to have passed
his words by as innoxious. They, by
their action in this ease, arouse the sus-
picion that they intend to punish rebel
lion somewhere, aud have concluded to-
suodue it by conqucripg imagined reb-
els in the North sihg'v,, when they fail
to do!il in the South in masses. For.
bearance, in the case, would have been
far more becoming than severity lfi.
Again, are wo TO have our ingoings
and outgoings dogged by government
stipsndiaries, who twill construe Ian
guage, acts, even the expressions Of the
features, into treason? and that, too, in
whole States, Where military law does
not legally exist; which are not the
seat OF. war which are filed with,no-
thing but positively loyal population;
a population Which, without deruur, has
furnished men and means to suppress
rebellion, to their utmost capacity Z? II
these things arc TO DO sop there is no
safety for any man among Us. There, is
no Aopposition-for it is eh'ectually
crushed out by tho hands Of military
authority in places of profound peace;
and all, too, men will say, for partisan
purposes, and not to. subduc rebellion.
Then it becomes important for us to
know il each and every man Of us in
New York, in Massachusetts, are no
longer sustained by the evil laws which
we have instituted for our protection.
Are they superseded here by tho militia.
nv authorities?o If SO, by what right? :?
No proclamation has been issued declare
ing US in state of siege, thus suspend
ing the civil laws by the only justigable
means which we know. In tho nature
of things two tribunals cannot have con
hcting Jurisdictions, Either tho civil
courts have jurisdiction, or thoy do not.
IL .hey do they can take Mr., Vallandig,
ham from the hands of the cont martial.
If thoy do not, tho ,eourt.martiul aloue
has power over him, aud tho civil laws
are suspended. If they arc suspended
in Ohio, they are in Massachusetts, aud
no man is safe in FaneuilP Hall in com
mentiDg upon the acts Of the admins
tration, however loyal he may DO to the
Union and the constitution Of the Faith
crs. lrrtoa lfa Nm'4
Ifthe party in powor wishoslto retain
any support from the hands Of the 10y
al people, it must bc considerato in the
use of its temporary authority. No
matter wha. its policy, lift acts honest
" for the suppression of rebellion, and
bends its energies to that purpose, and
does not attempt tho SUPPRESSION of free
| speech, by military law, it will fad a
strong people TO sustain it. Arbitrary
arrests lost it many votes in tho last
elections. n 1t cannot Ge It intends to
pursue the course of self destruction
still farther. Ifit do it will stand in the
history Of parties like a baleful shadow
that came and quickly passed away,
leaving only the malk of Gain on tine
nation. But we do not advise; if We
! des,rcd the destruction Of the republi.
can party above tho welfare of the
Country VIC would only DO silent and
let it pursue its own coursc. But wo
don't want tho country, disgraced by
decds fit only for the last Bourbon of
Naples. We wish the government sus
tained, and it will be sustained unless it
| IS destroyed by its administrators. Only
a fair consideration Of the liberties OF
.he people, and a decent respect for
them, will be asked, and a vigorous
prosecution ofthe war, when liberal sup
! port will be extended for the suppress
sion of rebellion in all forms. ''