Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-21

l. W. nv intention still further TO improve and
sreng ben the organization by forming the indepen-
dent companies into regiments and b-gsdes, as re-
serve cree ioS future contingencies. As to
nv gat 20 d. care martial law did not nor do now,
~ re shadow Of doubt Preeederts bad been
81 Hcmman6ing generals in everg part OF the Jon
feGet y found /; in force over the city OF Little
Rock BY IN order Of General BesuregaTd
East Of The Mississippi martial Law bad been proclaimed
s, divers places by General Bragg; and al Aurtress.
boIo' during he re rea. from kentucky Prcelameo
&c snd vas fuly sustained by General Albert sidney
Johnston. Blu Il there bad been no precedent AZ an
erOuii nevertheless have taken the responsibility,
RS ng myself uPol the justice o. my country, ana 'ne
rscituds o. my motives.
- General Hindmln presently proceeds TO say "As 70
nv rigtt % zee ere martial Law, l did not, nor DO
nov, entGr.afi the shadow Of doubt" Afer citing
various instarces Of martial laE having been declared
AZ different times By certain Of our Generals whom he
ncmes he ssys: Ea5i Of the Mississippi, martial law
had bse7 proclaimed a.. divers places By Gen. Bragg,
and as EureesbcrO curing the retreat from Ken ueky
proclaimed t. and fully sustained by Gen. Albert
d1sy Johnson; but, if those had been precedent
al all should, nevertheless have taken the RESPONSE
biEy OF rzkng myself upon the jlstice Of my coun-
try and the Teed,Udl Of my motives"
l. correction with this SUBJECT ought not to omit
70 menton here in ilustrsiou o. she strange and M
sted noticus which military men Of high mark are
tomemss found have in regard to civil rights, that
l,t summer las Is Prov satisfactorily before COM
and scco npshed man, Hr Lnsbaugh, one OF the edit
t1ss he Memphis Appeal TO be arrested at midnight
a Place san niles outside Of bis laes, upon the
ant ority Of en- unsigned telegram, changing toe etUs
O-i &c Of treason and thruss nm into dungeon with
co umon ftlons where be fingered for some ten days
vaeo obtaining o. Judge Bull Of Ca, writ of habeaS
sJrpgs, the miiJsry persons holding him in custody
took upon themselves to disregard the writ spirited
Mr. Line apgh eff TO Gen. Braggs headquarters, where
be detained for some line unHl the issuance
OF pToeess Of contempt against these e'tode-' induced
o.. m % III hJn hacz again, when ne aa' carried
beioe Juoge Bull for examination, by whom his case
vas looked TO and net only he found TO be entirely
ianoce but nc dared 70 confront him GecUssr
J. would be very easy TO cite other very striking
facts connected vi the progress o! this war OF ma
tu-e mere OF less resembling those 10 which the atten
lion Of he BouSe has just been called, but iorbsAr
mcre ron regard % the particular circumstance which
sgrr.uud "a tfau q Gny other consideration. l shall
oorcu5e by urging ia; so far from beng restrained
from the bold sud manly exposition Of acts OF che al
DELINQUENCY BY the state OF war now existing, and
which perchance may continue 10 exist for years yet to
come / considered the psesent moment the most sp-
uropra,e o1e Tor the Tree Interchange Of senime1t
90 here and oleFtere in regard TO al matters vitality
connected With he pending contest Of arms
However 10 may De with others, 1 have the fullest
e0i eace in che virtue end ntelg nca OF our pscpe.
am no. a all ARA to exhaust them with the con-
s5e alton Of every thing aDperainng 10 their own lib
ertV and Independence j know them 70 bs united to
an exCnt thai no other people have ever been IN q
struggs Ike the present one feel that AZ this crisis
We have Two paiR ard unbeatable duties 20 perform
These duties we're dis, city presented 10 us three years
ggO AMI position in regard 70 them both has not
a. al changed sioee Tee fast of these was and If:
To zee that Safe righs, State sovereignty and popular
feelCm ere cCt overthrow BY the accused deeposm
i, Wsshcc tou civ Our second duty undoubtedly was
AID s To see thas especial and limited agency"
created by the nov secsdsd States substitute for
che former Federal Government, should ever be per
mtted 20 exercise those dangerous powers IL resstaJce
of whed We have dared nOby 20 ineur all the mui-
Piled hazards OF var. viii add kere, taAt it vas rea
sonaby 70 b. expec ed that the people Of the Coneder
a.e States Who mad tbus enlisted in for the Vind
cation Of Stale sovereignty and popular freedom, YOU'D
have been careful IN guarding agai5st such sggres
sOns on the part of their Government, IS had just
pUvoked th resistance. IRE tyrAnncA acts Of In
c,a and his assoc Washington city the utter dis
rezsrd Of all restraints; the mulpedex-
ampes Of arbitrary Imprisonment which had occurred,
or we're occurring uacer the authority OF lhe Federal
government at the time when We resolved 10
Eight tor cur liberation tcm oppression; the
foreb!e suppression of the writ OF HGbsdS Corpus and
thous nd and ether Snornit es OF kindred ChArac sr
sh1u have adponishsd Us taat hare vas at least
DOS ioty that similar eXpeGients ght be resorted 10
bY acv Government Hhicd We might institute. Besides
it well hnoFn bis.orc maxim that Govern nents
ne Y organized in the midst oil FeVJu ioniry influences,
aud sckil he moral prestige supp lied BY Gnestnsss OF
certain fierce energy OF acton for the WInt OF the
Gust med respect Of m nkind And in addition 20 this
We sloUld have ref.cysd, and trust that we viii nov
prove ourselves wisely mindful OF the fact that
t,ns9 state Of has ever been found extremely "a
p-optious 10 the maintenance Of free civil Institutions
All informed and taiaking viii agree With me that
to- much regard scarcely be paid 70 this view OF the
sIfsel Ph losoDhic statesmen tom the days Of Ars
t,,le 70 thCse OF the most profound champions Of
s ares r gbts which cur eounCy has produced, John
G. Cslhoun, lave united in holding forth the salu-
AIRY language Of warning on this head 20 all
lac fien1s cf Republican Freedom. Mr.. Celhouns
dad OF the detrimental aAneaes Of state Of var in
ulde ming the organization OF representative govern
men, yes ofelunes Ceclayed 10 bis speeches IN tue
Congress Of che United States aud Will be found solemn
" recorded in rs great work on government SHALL
not d4s upon tas fertile topic uaduly but AXE leave
70 assert 10 confirmation OF what has just been "a d.
tat scarcely remember instance, irQm the days Of
Gurus tue Great 10 he present moment wherein free
pecDe tys bsel ated eiDesience the loss Of their
liberties when it Gid not msnifsstly appear that such
j3ss vas mainly TO be attributed 20 too long con
tinued state Of war Toe earliest instance which shal
cite Is hat Shch occurred ia Jewish annals, when,
manesy, in Consequence Of the cause Just stated the
mid and pA.erIa rule Of The judges was made to give
way the sterler sway Of monerchs Who though more
0f less distinguished for certain spsciss Of pety
not slwsys regsIdu either Of rights OF their sub
is-,s or Of the maxms Of ia tice and mAgnAnimiy.-
Amirg the a'es Of classic G eeee, more than dozen
striking exampl could be easily cted IN Illustration OF
ths "a Al tendercy OF military Haences too long pro-
tr ctsd IN their Op, raton in transforming free nstu-
ito lsrto gVsrnments OF the true dSsPote stamp. The
M "a imt ofug OF these examples thG. memorable
ons Eten Paiip Of Asescou after hsvirg been al bis
life engaged 10 carsying on vars OF conquest, and
in em6roiTng his negh5OFs ia hOstilities With each
other, uaaaged a. lsskto persuade the Amphictyonc
Council 10 choose him eoumander-in chief Of ell the
mary forces Of Greece f3r,he invasion Of their an-
cient enemies Of the Perrin rscg and Philip dying be-
fore TIE grand scheme Of conquest bad been conauu-
ms.ed LIZ il 10 be executed BY lis son Alexander,
whose comoete gu Cess az commander Of armies was
such tht lbsry cannot be truly sad TO have ezhted,
in name ter l- tine in all that beautiful and re-
noEasd region where it rad SO lorg houished lplss
BY hout special remark tie noted case o. Dyonisus
tie tyra-t Of Syaeuse and vsrous instances besides
which might be made equally productive of wholesome
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