The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-07-12


nosr 70 arrea > Tnaca States onlcsf
whls obsyiag The commands q h's
ssperior. The Souih believed IN The
doc,riaes xhich Gov. Seymour hoids,
and for them Is has gone 70 VAT
Their operations take liiils different
form from the difference q crcum-
stances ia shich they are placed
The so8ihera States, wishing 10 carry
shemslse. oul Of The Union, levy ar.
mics and hgh, ilw nsiional trooPs.--.
Gov. Seymour merely wishing 10 as
rr them 10 their laodable uederisk-
ing without sharing 10 their enterprise,
snaeavors 70 weaken tbs power Of The
Government BY raising questions as
70 IT, power to provide the men and
mrans lot co,ying on war and Is
RIGHT 10 exerci.e military authority.
Oee year ago there was an invasion
Of the North iha. was something more
than an ille fright. On the nnniver-
sary u ihe declaralish u our indie
penleuee, lie Governor 81 New York
addressed large andivnce upon the
tttanny and in,btciliiy Of the Admin
sirauan. Among other things he
a.ked wby tie war made 30 prostess
mb yicksburg slil held out
NhY the North was invaded Ih'
I Governor IL bis anxiety TO injure th'
Government which was interfering
with the rights Of his Southern friends
did not wait for the news. On tina
very day vieksburg had fallen belor'
the gallant men of the Vest WheI
he spoke the tide Of invasion had beef
rolled back from before a wall 0
Northern slain. When he knew tha
! the troops Of New York were march
! ing TO meet the enemy, Gov. Sey
mour could find no better way to Gel
citrate Independence Day that by at
tempting with uniriendiy criticism I
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destroy confidence in the Government
under which they fought. But al
though victory came when he It'll
expected it, his endeayors, and tlios
If his coadjntors, to agtate the publ
mind, had succeeded, A riot too
place in the great metropolis OF tn
State. The Governor addressed h
constituents with soft words, and in
plored them 10 keep the peace. III
strong arm of the United States Go
eminent saved the city from destruc
ion by the devil Of instruction whiC
. the Governors party had raised b.
" could not lay. Between Gen, ID
and Gov. Seymour, the law-abidiI
citizens Of New York, with the seen
Of last summer before their eyes, G.
: have no difficulty in deciding.
: There is, perhaps, something in I
y past history Of Gen. Dix which re
!" ders him peculiarly obnoxious to t
liberty-loving Governor Of New Iol
" He is the Democrat who, about I
&c time that Fernando Wood Telegram
= ed 10 Robert Toombs an apology
- the detention Of arms destined Tor
e South and an assurance that lie was
responsible for the act, ordered
subordinates to shoot on the spo.
FIRST man that attempted 10 haul do
the national flag. This summary v
" of dealing with traitors may well i
Gov SeymouriC suppose that U
Dix is dangerous-uran for those v
:. rely on civil courts and habeas G
nus to save them from the just con
quences Of their treason.
There can be no question as
/. Gov. Seymour's motive in the act
he has now taken. 1.-The prosecni
officer Of State or District can
rest aud bring TO trial before the Q
courts an officer Of tie United ST,
q for obeying The commands of his
perior, there is no war power in
~ Central Government which is no
'ne the mercy Of any State. 1.-THE +
RIB iden, of The United States in issu
led / those orders, abuses the power pla
h's,I in his hands, he can be impeached
-. brought 10 trial for bis crimes. lfC
Seymour Is MOI satisfied with this {
OH stiIutional guaranty for the protec
UP Of his liberty, he has remaining
lily, right Of resolution--which is the r
Of 10 overthrow the Government it
can succeed, and il he fails, to be hs
ed by the neck till he is dead.
OBJ -
ken The correspondent Of the Chic
80, Tribune gives the following as
manner, of. the Bishop Gene
~" death
OF a From prisoners since captures
pter bias been nscertained that at the
wa. Of his death be was standing in c