Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-19


EXECUTIVE Mansion,
Washington, June D., 1868
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"el-'elueH our l.tl,' 90 -l'E Dr., ''.l. ..i-
me buttons Oh uu-' meeting "ti1 '' Ai.''-
ny We" iV'N' OH lie I'tA 'I 'A' sumo ia''. '.
VIZ '1-e''' 7' sc''i'" ar! H-'-
AAe s'l'''oi-' US 1 understand 'it-n' it' i.-
so4'anle INTO two Iolo,ltois--tist' Tine cNp.'@-
s'H OF l.'II S'i'''-h inc caused , iA' 'a.on'
" Sour l'''s 'A'.''=" '-,''-t- ana ,' 'l.l q,
.N1 li'-'h iii every e'i7' I''i'.l .-
l1"'u, ll-is',le l' suIIi's7 Tie Te1,I..'i ana
'ii''!' q '-'-l1i '''iA ', l..-..-' ui'A me i''-
MINIS ".'oA I'' sup poser NAcli.i -0'- a.-
non sue" a> 'Ae making 81 M.l'tit arrests
anu i.oA lIe Two -ipl '.is iIit .> de-
u1eel' N"ieh Us NAV me gentlemen comp i ila
meeting are resolved en long Their part 20 fl..n-
'..N g'I y,-ii1'' t.''l''eN' ana country NN--
t.'' '-i' 10 --.,-', ~ ''.. i-'. f'
o' any a'.Li-i'''' .''''n rms lts."n i- emhtli-
D! '''i'--t- '.H' .5 s'ch uitAA '.r hit.'I =.
anu congratulate the nation l'f ~ Wy Own ii.-
pose IS 'Ae same -o mat the meeting anu my
SCI nave a common object. and can have ua
difference, except in The choice Cd, .ae,a- ftp %
iectlng that Object
Ana mere ought % close t- lAp.f' alt
N'uI c.ese II. u tnere were no apprehension ili4f
more INJURIOUS c'nselu ences than any m0rt.y
personal 10 myself might follow The sure g --
'e'u''4eat-E o'sl upon me lli uolN- Mhtt' ODD H'}
we" vi uu's' cou-i Lei I'r.eai- tHe To-. PIC
.oNs lIo1.7e 70 support ne IN every consult "
Ional anu li"iul measure T. sHIIre-s The reatl-
non ana nave not know lh-y emp-oyei- h"r
9nA- Ano~iAs-y employ any other Llt the
Aiee'-ls' ny ins.r resolutions assert ans argue
S J. certain IllilAfy arrests ant iro,e-l---
lIIoNlus lAem' ior Wncl l am ultimately r.--
plnSlrte' are uhoouslitutiona- iA-nh they ere
NOT Inc resolutions quote RON ile Constitute
inc ueAhilioh ol treason ana also The limiting
Ale1aros ana guarantees therein pros del i-r
,Ig S.1+en Oh lI.ai i'I treason ana 40 DIS Oe'l-
hell 20 answer iof capital or otner"-sr -ii--0 rs
oI--uee' an D. I'd criminal prosecutions. Dos -Ai
20 speedy ana IIllic tr-1l ny AN IMPARTIAL lry-
4hey proceed 70 resolve 90 That thee siit-llrI-
Of inc rights OF the citizen against the pctgn-
alohs OF ARBITRARY power were intended more r7-
Peci1tly Tor MS protection Do time, 81 civil CONE
houon. And' apparently 20 demonstrate the
proposition, the resolutions proceed They
were secured sulstint'a.i! To the Lns-sA people
gitf year. OF proiractei cl'A war. ami were
adopted mo our constitution at me close o. the
-I.lon- f" ouil n't 'ne demons ration nave
zen oe,.eI, il IL SoglI nave ueeh truly si titi
tnese san quarts AHi ueeu aIoptci ana aIIiiei
uoh, lns'ea col Gfief the ono ana az the ci9r' ~
the other l. too, am deyoieiiy Tor them after
cI'l war, ana before CIV. war, and ~ PIT times,
except when, ia cases Of rebellion or invasion,
the puouc safety may require their suspension.
Inc resolutions proceed 20 tell Us that these safe
guards have stood the test Of seventy-six years
81 trial, under our republican system, uu-
der circumstances winch show that while they
constitute The i.nA.'fi-'n % -.l Tree government,
t3'y are Lne elements .. me eainrus stability
%. the republic -H ono leiHr. TINT they lite
20 stood the test mp 90 jae 0e-.aHa- 90 tH- pre-
=-A, it-----.i' b We exec,
~ New 9rle7rs nor docs ar i+
Nley VII. stand tine 7..-' '.9' -.4-A longer u-i.f
tne s'.''e-i'on e',-es- ba' .-e p,..t---. .t Die
-'u'i'ii h.'r .' ".-.... '' A' We
nave IT'D ha-i' because ii- arr conn. planet 0i
were no, iAA4. I.f tiea-. i'--,nlt is, n-t l.r ..,
ttt'7o" le-lnea ih me N"nsiiu..,-- anu ufel
'He COIN ie'''A % N-Iilu 'Ie lli AiI't '~ Death
nor !et were tHey Maie i' holt persons io answer
Tor any capital OF otherwise infamous crimes
nor were The proceeding ia-low'ls' in any cHa--
ututohaI OF legal sense 'crhiua. prosecutions.
Inc arrests were made on totally different
srouhls' ana me lL'.s,.i.n-s following accorded
win 'ne eIounis oil IN. arrests ltt us cons. Ter
'iie iei. - VIZ We arc ol-' 'i i'-
ply TO II the parts oi tine Constitution plainly
inlie lor euch cases,
iror 70 my lhsJaliai'oh mere ii mad b-yn iu-
euicaied that any ota,e hai q -aWid. right Go >c-
cede from inc national union, and that it would
De eApeAen' 70 exercise me HS4t whenever the
le'otees Of the doctrine should fan 20 elect a
PRESIDENT 10 tnelr liking was elected CONTRA
ry TO their liking and, accordingly, 50 far
a. II was legally possible, they had taken seven
states out Of the mon, had seized many Of
me Cnlted states loris' ana had nrcd upon the
nited states nag, all before l was inaugurtcd
ana oil course, before ! had done any oeicial act
" Whatever Inc rene Ton thus began soon ran
mo tne present c'I war; and i'll certain re-