Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-02

assigned him ts Charasion IA 70 into The fortiReafiops
and thst ne expeeiea h1 Ia Atlanta that evening H
was waiting with tha best counsel he could got 70 see
thsre any virtue In the writ Of habsas corpus Re
asked that the Governor wou,d get some member q
pressure for him leave Of abssnsa from tho House
Wen for M Oats (ssd Mr.. Stsphsrs and bls sfIiet
ed son. there Is some virtue YET IN the E1t Of haosal
corpus
thh act, 70 all Who attempts 10 avoid military seryics
Noihing co1ld induce read such letters such
occasion, bot sense Of duty % show you hst vii Be
tbs state Of things all ths country unsr the ope
rafons Of sueh law, when orders sued FOR IT, en
Ieresneut ana 20 put you ycur guard asaiust The
nPpani phrase that he aet VII affect none bat trait-
rs ana dsloyal people. Had i bees in operation
l-l ne courts regarded It, Mr. Oats zou, who had
served his country failhfully as long a. be was able
might now have been beyond ra-nedy bsvond redress
and beyond hope WIN va- " rsB ye1 5a-v tbst tb-
courts ought to be- can - closed AGAINST ch mon
srous Wrongsf VIII you Dot rather put upon the al
ton Tel not, TO put eonhdsnes in ths Presesnt
hat be will abuse the power atterussd 20 h.
Iodges In bis hands The a1uses may not be By the
President he Will not execute the military orders that
Ei be given. Ths viii necessarily devoVs upon SUBJ
0dnatss scattered 81 over the country, from the Po-
tOrnac to the RIO Grande. He would have 70 possess
two superhnnsn attributes 20 prevent abuEeg-ouuis
elsace, ard Omnipresence
These things our f9rslathsrl know. and hence they
threw around the personal security Of the free citizens
9f this country hrmsr, safer, sursr protection than
eonhisnes in any man. aganst abuses Of power, even
when exercised under bis on eye and By hiuseh That
Proseeaou s the Ehied Of the Constitution See TO il
bat yOu do not evil hour this shield OF and
il sway permit others 70 do It, lest II aday you
Tot not Of yOu Eorely repent il.
Enough has been sad without dwelling longer upon
s polnt 20 show, without the possibility Of doubt,
st the act does affect others aud large css Of others
than spies, traitors bridge banners and dseYAl persons
that the very gs Of the SET whateTeF may havs been
the intent or the motive, viii operate most wrongfuy
and oppresgiveiy loyal patriotic aud a. true
man as ever inhsrited q fresmans biFthrght under
Southern sky You have also that thsre is and can
be nscesty fer the passage Of such an act ersn
were eonstiutona in the case OF spies, trasors. or
ssusplrAtors For II there be truifor IN the C0Bfs
sracy-h s1ch monster szists-n any WeH grounded
suspicion Is entertained that any sues exists why
have him legally arrested BY Judicial ysErsnt upon oath
Or Affirmation sitting forth PROBABLE ea1se, and than he
can be held under cnnsff uticnaT srispsusion f the
privileges Of the writ-ha can be triei, and II found
gaiitT, punished What the public safety by
possibility requiref Why dispense with the Oath4
Why dsperss With Judicial wSrraatsl Wby
put IL In the power Of any man earth to order
the arrest Of another on a single chzrgs, to which
NOBODY VIII syYsart Who B safs under such a law
Who knows, when be goes forth, when or whether he
shall retErnf The President. according this act
u to have power o arrest sui tmprson who he
my 0f disiOyaltY. Tbs party making the charge not
being required TO swear iti Who, rsFsst y Esfs
would be under such q laH What were the real o.
jeets OF hs acA In these elauzes treason, doya
~ and the o hers do not know To ne Il seems %
be unreasonable TO suppose that Il was to reach rsa
traitors sud persons guilty Of the oenses stated For
that object could have bsen easily aeeompd8hd without
any such extraordinary power waa not A. Richmond
when the act passed heard none Of the discussions,
and knew OF the assigned either By the
President In asking ! or tie msubsrs or Senator'S
who voted fOr It. ! at houls PROSTATE with
disease, from which I have not yet recovered, and
by reason OF which address you with 30
much fssbsneE o. this occasion. But /
have head that one object 70 control certain cleo
tong aud expected RsssmAages IN North CarOns, 70
pus rnazzle upon certain presses and bit IN The mouth
OF esrtan speakers Ia that Ssats II this be regard
It the more dangerous TO public liberty. know moth
ing Of the politics Of North Carona-nothng Of the p0
sisoa Of her leading public II there be traitors
there. let them be constituti0ualy arrested tired
and puusheu- No fssu need be INDUCED Of bare
there anywhere else hreason Is left free 20 bat i
The idea Is neTsdlbls that msicrty o. the people Of
that gallant and noble Old State which foremost In
the OF the revolution in her memorable Meckisn
burg declaration Of ndspendsudencs can Il let alone
ever be induced to prove themselves recrsaut 70 the
pfineiplss Of Their fahars abandon our cause
ssp0uss the desp0sn Of ths North Her people, lead Of
al the Colonies first haunted in the breeze the Tag Of In
dePsndenee and State sovereignty She BE the
first 10 abandon ir-n0 nevsr IesunOt believe ~ II her
people were really inclined. however could
ton II would, and We ought notH could. OErs
is Govsrnment founded upon the consent q sovsr-
egn States, and vi be Itself Destroyed By the very
whenever attempts to mintsn perpe5usts us ex-
istsuca BY force over rs respective membsra Ths
sureEt way to chsek any inclination n North Carolina
20 quit ssterhOsd II any such really exist 20
the most lited eKtsHt among her people, i 70 show
them that the struggle b nusd il begun for
the msiutenanee Of constitutional liberty. Il, vi
this great truth ever bsfors them. q majority Of her
people should prefer dssP0tsm to 0srsy, would say
TO her. 10 "a WaTWard sister, depart in peace.
Another serious objection 20 the MEASURE sEeyFng IL
impslicy, Is the effect it will have upon cause
abroad have never locked 70 foreign inervsntiOa,
or early recognition, ana DO Lot now European gov
srnaents have no sympathy with ether side in this
struggle. They rejocsd % pT0fsssed repubii
cans cutting each Others throats and ins failure,
they think Of the great experiment of sefgoverument
this continent They saw tbat the North went Int
despotsm Immediately the separation OF the south,
and their fondest hopes sad expectations are that the
sane destiny awaits Us Tbs has usually been the
fats Of republics This IS the sentiment Of all the gov
srnmeuts in Europe. Bat have friends there, as
you heard las: night in the eloquent remarks of the
gentleman Hon. L. O. c, LAMAR who addressed you
foreigR relations and who has lately retufced
from those couatrtsB ThOse lends snXi0usy and
hopefully watching the Issus Of the pgrssnt conflict
In speeches. papers and reviews they defending
cause No argument used By them heretofore has been
more efsetusl than the contrast drawn between the
Federz and the Contsderates upon the sub set OF the
writ Of habeas cOrpus Here Notwithstanding our dan
gers and pes the military has always been kept subor
dnate to the civil Authorities. Here al the landmarks Of
English liberty have been preserved and maintained
y hle a. the North not vessgs Of them left. There
instsa Of courts of justice with open GoOrs, the
Try is dotted all with prisons and bssiss No bet
argument IA behalf Of people struggling for cous
tutonsl Hbsrty could have been presented 10 srouss
sympathy Ia our favor II showed that We were pass
ing through Aery furnace FOR great cause, aus pass
ing through uascsthed II showed that whatever may
be the state Of things AZ the North the South a.
least the great light Of the principles Of ssifgovern-
msnt, cIgil and religious liberty, established this
continent BY sucestors which WIS looked 10 with
encouragement and hope By the down trsdden Of al
nations, not yet sztnguished, but siil burning
ghty IN the hands Of their Southern burn
Ing the more brightly from the Intensity OF the conflict
In which engaged To Us, IN deed and In truth
Is committed The hopes Of the world the eapseity
and ability Of for SELF government. Let us see 81
Il that these hopes and expectations do fail Let
prove ourselves equal 70 the high msscn before u
One other view only that relates % The particularly
dangerous tendency Of tbs act In the present state Of
the country, and the policy Indicated By Congress
ConscriptO1 has been sxteaded to embrace ali be-
tween seventeen aud my yea or aEe. IL cannot be
possible that the intention and obi eel OF hal MEASURE
was really 20 call and keep Ia the field all between
those ages The folly add runOua consequences fPue
policy is too aPpsrunt. Details 70 be made aid
must be mads 10 large extent The effect and the
object Of this measure, thsreOrs not to raise armies
procure sJlder but 20 pat AL the population OF The
country bstWsen thoss sRss under military law What
the object was the effect is 70 pat much the larger
portion Of the labor Of tbs country, botl white snd
slave under the complete centrol OF the President p
der this sysem almost all the useful and nscess ry oc
.uDstonB Of Life viii be pstsy under the control uf
Ons man No one between the ages Of seventeen ari
sly tan Your leather make your shoes grind our
rain, shoe your horse, lay your plough make your
wagon rspEr your harness s1ps7Htsnd your farm pro
cure your ss or perform any other Of the necessary
yoeauons Of hfe except tsaeher5 preachers and ply
siciaus, snd very lew Ofhsrs) without psruissi6p
from the President. This Is certainly an eTfra
ordinary and dangerous power n this connection
:sks IN view this hsbeas corpus suspension act b.
which Il has been shown tie sttsmpt made to confer
apon him the power 20 order the GrreaE sn prs ant
Of any nan, wJmsE or child IN ihe Conisderacy on he
bare charge Unsup rted BY osfh Of any Of the acts fer
which arrests allowed to be mads Could the hol.
country be more completely under the power ana con
troll Of one man except to lie and lmbl Could dictate
rial powers be more complete In this connection con
sdsr, asos the strong appeals that have been made for
time past, by leading journss openly FOR dicts
tor Coming events often cast their shadoss before
Could Art % ingenuity have devised shorter or sursr
cut to thai end for all practical purposes than the
whole policy adopted By tie last Congress, and nov
before you for c0nsiderstionl As The obieetz or
motives, patriotism Of thsse who adopted that po
q, that Il not the question Tbs presentation OF hs
case ss 4 stands q what your attention Is called TO-
Nor ls the probability of the sbuse Of ths power the
question Some, doubtless think il for the best ints
ests Of the country to have dictator Such are no:
1nirsqusnty % be met With whose intelligence probty
and general good character IN private life are not to h
questioned, however maeh their wisdom Judgment and
principles may be deplOrsd In such lines when con
siderng the facts they exist and looking at the policy
In al It's bearings, The most itmsd deusiFe
and dangerous words that BE- uttered are can you
not trust the Prssidsatf Have you confidence IN
him that be viii not aegse the powers thus cOufsd In
hint To all such questions my answsris without any
reelection or nlput ticn sgsiust cur present Chief
Magistrate, that the measure Of my coudence in hin,
ard all other public officers is the Consfitution To the
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