Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-26
Are the Public Liberties in Danger "A Batch
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Of Quotations.
correspondents whose opin Ons are entitled to vei
great respeo', writes as iOlOSs:
az am sorry to see tia V1ig taking the ground tbs
there no danger 20 pubic liberty, when all cur right,
gone. and We have tyranny worse than that Of
furkey-and all the Judges backing the desPOtism-"
Gov. Brown Sppears to be as much disturbed a. our
correspondent; though be does not express himself
quite 80 forebly 10 his las Message speaking Of the
suspension Of the writ Of ha5sas eOrPHs, be says;
owe are Witnessing With TOO much lad fsFeecs a.
sump ions Of power BY the OOnlederhs Government
which IN ordinary times would arOu s the Hho'e eoun
Try 70 Indignant Febuks and resistance History
teaches that suomssion TO one no'Oaehment upon
constitutional liberty is always fjlOEed BY another;
and should forget that i'm portant rights eded
70 those in power without rebuke protest. never
recovered BY the people without revolution.
But Gov. own seems 10 have more confidence in
she judges than our cores Onden He asks:
"Cln the President no longer trust the Judiciary
With the exercise Of the legitimate pOEers conferred
upon By the Constitution and AHs? In What instance
hive The grave and 6gn6ed Judges proved dislOYsl
untrul % our causer When have they smharrassed
the government BY turning loose traitors skulkers
spiey Have they not in every inst given The gtv
eminent the benefit Of their doubts in sustainng jts
6Ol, though they may thereby TO enoroaeh upon
she rights Of the States and for time deny subsia
SAL justice to the peopes Then Why this implied ecu
Sars upon themr'
Certauly, the recent decision Of The Supreme Court
OF Appeals Of Virginia contained little encourage
CIV Brown, and much 70 satisfy the utmost cravings
for poser Of the present administration. This dCcsi n
fear, VII be cited preeeden. for future euerOseh
mants. But do not propose diroCss it now.
That the suspension Of the privilege of the writ VI
ksbsaS corpus has excited the apprehension Of thought
fa men in all parts OF the Confsderaey cannot be de-
MED. Is has excited something ese, u may ju, &c
from the fJlO Eing spgrlm which Is going the ROUNDS
Of tie press:
-Four hundreds OF years John Bull fought 10 GIG
The pri,lege known the babe Erig
Till court, lords and king vent dovu n the strife
For What 10 cd gland, waa deArer than life
With Us the same case is qaite dihsIeEt, you see
What coat nothing 70 get . worth nOthiI 70 me;
9 let Jeff have the rght 20 kick dOSn the old art
And in triumph enthrOHed over Freedom to sit.
A straw d this sort waited about the country Nili
accomplish more than an the grave Objurga'iOns OF
Governor Brown, or all the bitter repiur Of our
respondent Il We may use r0scu!aF Expression it
wl stick IN the craW Of The public longer than aiJ
Argument
Is not our purpose to discuss the assertion that
" "a tyranny worse tt an that Of Turkey o. to
defend the course Of the Wig. We may shoose TO
take AsAnguine o. Af.irs Which appear to be, ard
PHhaps, really are, gloomy Our aim at present is sim
ply 70 cOmbIt quota ion With quotation.
Governor Brown il not in despair. At the close Of
his remarks 90 thu suspension Of hdbsa5 corpus, lie
says:
"The hope Of the country nov rests in tho neE CO..
Eress 5000 70 assemble They must manAin our lber-
e. against 'enerOaChmsn ald wipe this aud all sub
saius from the statute book, the Sun Of liberty Il
soon set in darkness and blood"
The LegislS.ure Of Georgia paced on record its pr
test against the suspension Of the Great WRIT aud sd
ourned Its last aol vas TO place the whole q trg
strength Of the State the dspOsal OF the Confederate
Government and TO e1pe,s its CO, ieLe5 Prssid.
Davis. The profess and u vote or and 6ier
seem incOnpa ibls. They arc not 50 at all hey are
significant As for Governor Browns hope in the NIX.
Congress, We 0.n only say sbAe it iulJ much
We do his fears about the Of liberty setting in dk
meas and blood.
TIE world advances or 90 not. 10 view OF the
reve atoms Of YANKEE character displayed in this
uar We are no. disposed % tAAe decided sIa0d in ia
yOr of the theory Of adval eemen' Blu! if The world
does advance and eiviza Ion is not immense sham
new and worse phase Of tSrbArsm-then the Of
mtn and of governments for the healing Of the
lions Jean Paul Richter, when youth, KEEP diary
of bic opinions. Among Others be sc: down this which
is b. 10 means juvenile, Tut verify Of 4 mature
brain:
IA The rdhuIh and error are as widely distributed
3 storm a. sunshine. Thou r. jec est certain dogmas
that ias but eanst thou substitute truths that Will
b. - useful as the errors Perhaps error has more
eful results than a truth in place. In Gods best
Wod1 there is no without useful eOnst quences-
Wherever error ia &c is net 10 vain. IL is, m ia
piacs better than a tru.hl"
WI ther this planet is GODS best world" may be
Questioned Il Ia the best with which personally
acquainted Emerson enlarges upon RilOhteis idea in
t1e following sentences;
Things seem TO tend dOWnNaTd 70 justify despOn-
4 CT, 70 promote rogue; yet BY kuavtsNs By mar
tyrs tn Just cane Is carried forward.
Although knaves win in every political struggle, al
though society seems 70 be delivered over from the
hAnds Of set Of criminals to another SET Of erim