Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-15

geHztsF B7owE, frsm EAissfsaiPpi.
Eron tbo ohaElsstsa Msrcuryl
MT. Blown. frsn G;ssissippi IS = msisrcholy
Instance # how trecbl5us tnass car sCmsiiInes
sUTn 8 EaAa inside oai---s1P5sug al lis hithsE-
% coEcssled 1eaHnesgss. Hs-a Is al Cd nulh-
for, of ths ssTighies. S's.s rg1 sckOol-sH oi5
sscsgsi0niss ia 1882, and AgLia in 1862
sssUnoh supPortsr Of g CeaiedeFzcy Of States, n
substitution Of tie cid consolidated s7rccrR,
the UGited S.stes--A Senator nom enc CT the
Sales composing this Confsdsrgsy, reared on
the foundation Of his lssg Cherished principle,
cf Lhs s9vereigDty and indsyas5sHae Of he
StAtss-aad Senator who, al the very lss. sis-
ting Of tie pTsseas Congress, voted lss The repeal
Of tsst section q tas judiciary scs which PF0-
yids3 iOr az aEpeal lT0m ine courts oi ths S.st.s
70 Eha Supreme Court of ths C0ofsd dsyste States,
on tho ground Ehas, tha Stsles beng sovereign,
the dGeisioDs Of taeT Judicial tribunals Eaouid
Re defniiiVe-tiis il the us1 Tko, 81 a tinEie
leap, pIungss into shs gulf Of eonsoiidz.i0a ard
dcspstisr1. Ga lhs bin which has just passed
Congress, oouscriptiag 6ao5.itutss and thsir
Pri-ciFals, Il sPpArs iEzt Senator urged in ne
Senate B'at the bll v0old be 3 violAtiea ef the
CoasI a, because il vas violation Of the
obligs..- eCns-seisi abd thas Ia operation
night, .hsa s0Te, &c arrested BY writ cf ksbe2s
eoTeus, issued By ja5ge Of one Of tbs S:ass
courts. IA reply, Mr.. BroBa Is repTs5sr;od as
saying:
a Lhs Senate should- pass Ebs bill promptly,
and II hers was danger Of the Law n3s Being
eXecutsd, sEeEe Wss remedy and let the Sen
ale use i. Suspend ths writ Of bzbsas corpus
The ceaRsry shenld Rot 30 lest, because CT ths
opinion Of every patty judge. authorized to issae
hsbess eorp1s, giving = di6srens decision
IA Virginia, Texas, Alshsms and Aissis
sippi, CorgIess sh1ul1 pass q lsT daes,iaE
this Law 70 be for INC regulation sHd discipline
Of Tie army, aud by tbs. DssHs, as e this nst-
surs, -lspeud tbs writ of hahsEs coTFus. CJsi-
gress, ;hsrs Is no dcabt, could suspend ths hs-
be.s corpEz ss % particular measures, having
su.Eority to suspend isgsnersily. Il wGuld be
esd 10 have it said, after we were "a cur gravcs,
thai our liberty had been less, whilst We wsTo
struggling over petty constitutional quesS lEs."
Now, We beg ie2Vs 70 ssy, that We have no
syApathy with those who E0lld dispute tho
eonstitutionality Of this lsw. is uneonssisu-
.s.yAsIity is too equjyocal- At sach lime IS
this, tbs coustlehonality Of nc law pAsssd by
Congress ought 10 b5 dis2utsd, unless eieGFts
an60Astilzti0zak But if snE ciiizen 5iHsTs from
us in this opiniou, be hss The right 30 tsst Inc
ee1ssisutionslity Of any law which he dsens
contrary to tbs Constitution. II coaifaTy 10 tke
Constitution, i i5 10 laW. Il Is z void saact-
rlo..s, and carries With it no obligation Of ODE
diance. Nor ca. sBy Constitutional question be
'gsdF" IS Mr BfOwn suppo5ss Tbs Consti-
t1.ien is the sole guarantees q oGr EbsEtiss
OTerthTew l., aud there ID 10 liberty il the Cen
fsdeTscy lis integrity IS Wor.b isr moro han
''sahsusutes," OF 81 army Of substitutes IN the
fsld Oar ancestors, in IT76, ta0ugkt tax Of
shTes pence poaAd GA tea worthy Of disPuta-
tcn. twas question Of seli-zoTsTnIent--of
liberty With EIr. Brown we suPpese, i 5as =
most petty eorssituiionsi qusstion."
But let &c knedy glance at Mr. BroRa's ''sao-
dss 0PsFaEdi" to secure bis isW against ku 3is-
putation. First-ihe law for Conscripsiag Sub
stilutes is to BE- declared for shs regulation ard
di-c:pIine OF fhs srmyT These are sae words,
We believe, asad Ia 'ths TUleE and articles of
vHr" Thoss Yuies are faymBd for tbs rsguis-
Id disclplina Of the arDyi" bus how car
shil tc raise golijsSs bs bill to regulate ard
discipline the arnyf Es would bsEia bis BaEcy
with a fiction, Gnd thcu, having mzis .hs Cos
scFipsio1 Of substitutes, ike ths rules aad zr-
sieles Of TsT, he would suspend the writ Of ha-
bess corpus TO secure its operation. Thus be
would suspend ths wit Of hsssss ooTpEs AZ q
sort Of sueeedaneum-a hslpeT-a ehzeheE 80
his suestiopasle lsw.
We would most respectfully suggest that tis
honerabls Senator may have Totally mistaken
tbs purpose And.Cbisct cf the wis Of hs5eas coz
pus It's the great bulWsrk Of li5sriy 10 tie eii-
sen. TO prevent the fsgs, insprise22eu. or con-
trel If bis person. II is the last sAing, in aay
frss government, which sheRld be surrendered
end the Constitution expressly provides ths.
" iha Hghs OF the ps0pls &c b secure n their
pefslas, houses, papers snd elects, sgsjnss an
rs e9nsk.e Eearshes and ssiEares, shall not Be
violated" Nor can il be suspended by Con-
srsss, excepting when "ths pG5iic safety" IN
czss Of rebellion or invasion, requires Is 'Tho
public safety ths enforcement Of 8 par
lieulsr lAw--s general condition Of insecurity
Sc persons and properly, produced by rebellion
sud invssiau-u0t Tao depTivsiica et : citizen
Of the right 70 tost hi5 constitutional nights By
the eepTts Ct the country, sa.hcrs,s its suspsn-
si9E.
It's suspension by Congress- Is q greet Poli;i
esl general power, bestowed on Congress to
meet emergencies Of extreme peril to me body
Piliiic--n0t sc ordinary psWer Of iegislssion, to
snioyes is sTd.Bsry easctmonsE; saa Whenever
authorised by law Of OssEress 10 be suspend
Cd a dssBetism is erected over the land. TEe
President Of TIE CerfedsTate States css sfres;
and cast into prison, and keep imprisoned, i5E
any cause he may think e., CT fox no esuss, Say
citizen OF th8 COnfedeTssy, without she pOEsr Of
liberation II, "Gitsg we are n cur graves q,
the honorable senator suggests, 'it sasll ee sad
shss our liberty ks5 bssn LOST" i VIII NOS bs
fer the waat Of tie snf9Eesncnt ef such a lew
Is the law eonscIipiing substitutes, bat for want
Of She protecting ieyis o. ths wit OF hgse1i
eorDps, uuoonttitutionsiIy and anna esssaTiy gus
gsDded or just such pIstszts IS the hoRoIz5l'
Senator assigns.