New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-29

time Of peace; bet the military Authorities IN dina a.
war are equally supreme within the legitimate bound,a
their Jurisdiction And this Is military matter who'll,
within the legitimate power and Jurisdiction OF o..
Ccmmsnder.in Chief 1t 10 inmaterial, thsrefo,.
whether We In Q camp or not. The act Is mit.r,
act and that alone exempts from liability The cas. q,
Boaden, or Dorr War in Rhode Island. define. .,s
limits the powers Of the different departments misa,,
judicial. and executive and dencunces as crime n,
cncroachment of either upon the powers Of the o.hsn
And it is clear from the principles laid down in ths
CASE that shoald the judiciary attempt to punish n.
CommenderinChief orssy one mks erse,y.s his o,ar,
the judge who should would render himself HALL.
TO impeachment.
The interests OF the people in this great war and m.
powers of those whom they have iuycstad with the,
sovereignty for the time being TO be inerfs
with with IMMUNITY. The impolicy Of doing 10 Is OIL,
equaed by its disloyaliy II would be quite in kee,n,
for faction to seize such opportunity 10 attempt
make political capital by these events. Let bin bewsre
however. who attempts to interpose bis puny arm I.
arrest the onward progress Of this mighty Ns,on-,s
attempt to paray2e it, military arm, and thus stay IL,
Nation in it's progress 10 great destiny. for it's
course Of policy better calculated than any otherte
secure the condemnation Of the entire people, as il doe,
now the reproach OF all good men who understand n.
subject Asawell try to arrest the course of Nsgars
with foa.ser az TO arrest the course Of this wmb,
such proceedings as these.
| Again, Congress. pursuant to the powers delegated
in the Constitution has suspended the habeas corpus
Whyi Because it was necessary 10 make irregals,
arrests of persons suspected Of crime but Of which NJ
proof Of glt could at the moment be furnished Tha,
act Was designed 10 authorize sach arrests these b.
-. narf ia ,rt.yo
hat act all must concede who know the his
tory of tho War This city has furnished
arms, provisions. clothing and medicines
to the Rebels through the port Of Nassau Now was
necessary TO unrest these reasonable dealng and to
do SO the Commander inChef hos the power under the
act Of Congress- to order an arrest of suspected per-
sons who are to BE- detained prison and denied the ha
beas corpus. This the safety of the Republic demands
Salus popui supr,ra tsx. more direct legislative au
thory make such arrests is found in tho act Of Con
gress commonly called the Indemnify ACT. Ia jones
agt Seward the General Term Of the Supreme Court Of
this District declared this act including its ih section
to be constitutional Notwithstanding the learned and
ingenious criticisms of Mr.. Distrct-Attorney Hall.
That statute absolutely exempts Gen Dix from panish
ment for any act done pursuant to the orders Of tbs
President. Even II the act the exenp
ton is full perfect and complete. .-,
Lastly: disclaim placing the argument on 50 Iowa
ground ne TO say that it done without criminal In
tent and 10 cannot be punished as a crime Having an
impenetrshle shield. dsclam the use Of less mpIegas
le.arnor.
Gen Dix il patriot engaged in TIE discharge fthe
highest duties which row devove the patriots this
nation, and he has discharged his duties with patriotic
aror from the time he ordered an officer that II any
tl.o iau ~ IN III, m
the spot" until the present moment. We sre engaged
in war 70 defend the lifs of the National Government
Government which is the first and only successful Re-
publican Government in which liberty has been duly
protected without descending into anarchy. In this
contest the armies OF the Union have not met al the enc
mics Of the na.ion Faction has stimulated sore Of
our citizens to the verge Of treason TIL they raise their
puny hands and exert al their pgmy powers to thrsrs
and render nuga,ory all the efforts ofthe Goyernmenio
put down the Rebellion. st time when the fire OF civil
at the ytas Of the Republic These two newspapers
in their own way and far rs their powers have ef-
tended have used all their ability all their skill ard
their utmost resources the of tho Rebellion and
much more ectueiy than il they had been N The Rebel
States And in Horne Tookos II was decided that
an overt act OF treason might be committed By writss
ard pr.ting treasonabe matter il II Jed 10 roto1s ~
somtIics 20 oppose the Government by violence Tho
Rebellion instead Of hiding away, end crawling Oh IN
secret az formerly. now raises it, crest and sp' ana
muttors its treason in the worry face Of the Govrnmen
in the daily columns OF these papers.
So too. small branch ofa disconnected party. a. "
deuentsd as II unnb. to that the entire people
have determined to assert their supreme Sovereignty.
the unity and irdiyslbiy OF the Republic, and tlst
they will repel all assaults upon II. institute such
this prosecution, to annoy. hsrrass and
thvart the Government in conducting this war to .
successful conclusion as well 10 create dissentioas
among loyal people.
The example furnished by the history OF tho vas n
She United Provinces aferward The United States os
Holland against Spain contains instructive lessen.
teaching the importance Of unity of action in war and
the necessity Of avoiding those dssontons snd the fatal
consequences which are to flow from them where
the military authority Is not conferred in single head
The forces OF the States shan enough to have
defeated the spanish on many occasions acr the death
Of William ofOraugc usually called William che siiehi
but when he ceased to direct the military arm. hers
was SO much Internal dissenton much pickering be-
tween the Earl oil Leicester (whom Elizabeth had ap-
uointel her Governor-GeneraD and the estates and
rulers Of tie cities that efficient and united
action became impossible And the paiHini
consequences Of these dhsenticns and this want
OF unity soon exhibited themselves IN tpe
surrender of Antwerp. Sluys. and many other of the
cities Of the States until they brought 60 the brink
of ruin. Phe English would not act with the Dutch
nor the Dutch cordially with the English What Was
CLAIMED by Prince Meurice his Lieuienant-Generai
the celebrated Count Hahenlo. was derided and %
posed BY Leicester Sir Philip Sydney, or black John
Norris SO that q. the last there unity no leader
10 active end efficient, warfare made by these world
renowned GENERALS against the Spanish while on tho
ohe- hand the spanish troops united and efficiently