The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-18

alone. But every ordinary means OF redress
has FIRST been exhausted; yet either by the
direct agency Of the Administration and its
subordinates, or through its influence OF
intimidations in the civil courts to meet
case which NO American ever in former
times conceived to belpossible here, all have
failed. Counsel applied in my behalf to an
unjust Judge for the writ of habeas corpus.
II was denied, and now the privilege OF
that writ is suspended gby act of congress
and Executive order in every State. The
Democratic Convention of Ohio, one year
ago, by resolution formally. presented
through committeeof Your ablest men in
persnn, at Washington, demanded OF the
President, in behalf of a very large minors
ty of the people, revocation of the edlct
of Punishment. Pretending that the pub
lie safety then required it, he refused, say.
ing at the same time, that it would afford
him pleasure to comply as soon as he could,
by any means, be made to believe that the
public safety would not suffer by it. One
wear has elapsed, yet this hollow pretense
is still tacitly asserted; and to day | am
here to prove it unfounded in fact. l ap.
pealed to the Supreme Court of the United
States, and, because Congress had never
conferred jurisdiction in behalf of q citizen
tried by tribunal unknown for such pur-
nose. to the laws, and expressly forbidden
by the Constitution, it was powerless to
redress these wrongs. The time has, therer
fore. arrived, when it becomes me, as cit
izen of Ohio and the United States, to de-
mand and by my own act to vindicate the
rights, liberties and privileges which new
err forfeited but of which. for so many
months, have been deprived. Wherefore
men of Ohio, I am again in your midst to-
day. owe duties to the State, and am
here to discharge them; have rights as a
citizen. and am here to assert them; wife,
and child, and home, and would enjoy all
the pleasures which are implied in those
cherished words. But am here for peace
not turbulence; for quiet, not convulsion
for order, law, not anarchy. Let no man Of
the Democratic party begin any act OF vlo'
lence or disorder; but let none shrink from,
any responsibility, however urgent, if forced
upon him. Careful of the rights of Others
1 let him see to it that he fully and fearless
! " exacts his own. Subject to rightfu
authority in all things, let him submit tt
excess or usurpation in nothing. Obedlen,
to Constitution and law, let him demand
and have the full measure of the protection
which law and Constitution secures t
| him.
MEN OF OHro-You have already assert
ed your right TO hear. 1t is now my dnty
to assert nv right to speak. Wherefore a
to the sole offense for which was arrested
| imprisoned, and banished free speech II
criticism and condemnation of the Ad
ministration- Administration fifty de
scribed in recent public paper by one OF it
early supporters, as marked at home by dis
regard of constitutional rights, by its viola
ton of personal liberty of the press, ant
as the browning shame, by the abandon
ment of the right of asylum--a right espe
cially dear to all free nations abroad.
repeat it here to-day, and will again an
yet again, so long as l live, or the Consti
tuition and our present form of government
shall survive. The words then spoken, an
the appeal at that time made, and now en-
forced by one year more of taxation an
debt, and of blood and disaster, entreatinl
the people to change the public servants an
| their policy not by force, but peaceably
through the ballot, I now and here reiter
ate in their utmost extent, and with al
their signi6cancy. repeat them, over all
in no spirit of challenge or hatred, but a
earnest, sober, solemn truth and warning t.
the people.
Upon another subject allow me here
word
A powerful, widely spread and very dan
gerous secret oath bound combination
among the friends, of the Administration
known as the Loyal Union League, exists
in every State. Yet the very men wht
control it, charge persistently upon the
members of the Democratic party, that they
have organized-especially in the North
W ea-the Order of Knights of the Goldtl
Circle or some other society, reasonable
or disloyal,' in its character, affiliated with
the South, and for the purpose of armed
resistance to the authorities of the Fedora
and State Governments.
Whether any such ever existed, do not
know; but the charge that organizations
Of that sort, or having any such purpose
do now exist among members of that party
in Ohio or any other non slave holding
States, is totally and positively false. That
lawful political or party associations have
been established, having as their object the
organizing and strengthening of the Dem
ocratic party and its success in the presi>
dental election, and designed as counter
movement to the 30 called "Union Leagues, u
and therefore secret in their proceedings, is
very probable; and however Objectionable
hitherto and in ordinary times, recognize
to the fullest extent. not the lawfulness
only, but the propriety and necessity of
such organizations-for "when bad men
combine, good men must associate" But
they are no conspiracy against the Govern
ment; and their members are not conspi-
rators, but patriots men not leagued to-
gether for the overthrow Of the Constitution,
or the laws, or still less, of Liberty, but
firmly united for the preservation of these
great objects. There is, indeed, 'conspi-
racy' very powerful, very ancient, and l
trust that before long, may add, strongly
consolidated, also, upon sound principles,
and destined yet to be triumphant"