The New York herald., 1864-11-27
10 lS Accused Of EndeavsYing 60
Make Himself Dictator.
A Storm Of Indignation Aroused by Hi
Wholesale Consumption Pslisy.
1t ls Declared to be the Overthrow
Of All Civil Liberty.
ALL SECRET SESSIONS DENOUNCED,
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Dictator-The Rshei Congress Essay
ing - Form Powerful Central Dos-
From tue Macon (Ga.) Intsllgsncsr. Nov. s.l
Anticipating the operations OF the Confederate Con-
matter OF vital interest," which safety
psoplsto w.t. the secret sessions Of Congress. There
much that 10 dangerous tie liberties Of e people and
unjust ~ the irregular workings Of secret spislaon hat
Ia: os0. as.c.!y nsrs to sss ." ss rss'aSs srpS
no:nus @ .hs Country 0A gained BY
Congress legsating in secret session ID evident
In the fact that tho enemy With their perfect system
and, BY promptly acting upon their knowledge. they
have and will continue, % apply u 70 our detrmens
Our internal enemes the harpies and heartess specua
tors Of the land manage 70 discover the legislation Of
secret sessions and thus furnished with basis OF
knowledge with which they enrich themselves and ruin
the masses Many radical changes will DO sgitatcd BY
the next Congress- and that body chiefly made up
Of mon who have decided military predictions which
they have absorbed during their military career We fear
they oiA essay 10 make strong government and cast round
the aructure Of confedraey great and pooertn cen
mels that have hitherto been tho safeguards Of our
freedom, and invested with republican beauty tho sim
pie structure on which our palladium Of liberty ID
Already tho alarm has been sounded tina. unwise men
are on the Of our Confederate halls Of ezs
laton They threaten to destroy not only the rights
and liberties Of the citizen but the privileges OF tho sol
der We havo been the sport Of military domnotion
long that legislators anticipate success and the pldudM @
tAe army in their attacks upon eiuil oertu They pre-
sumo that, by nuring the public mind to constant
encroachments, small IN themselves but immense and
become 70 the despo,ism that they hops TO
establish in tho temple We are erecting. Already the
indscreton OF Of the sangune has intimated
the they have determined upon. Some by insnu
aoD and others 10 unnistaEabe senences, have said
that Dictator needed for the country and that the central
tsdtion Of poUer under such head u foregone con-
eiusion.
these They have touched the matter lightly during
the past two SESSIONS aud merely sounded tho pubic
avsssd OF much Of i.s hdeousness BY manipu
ang with The mystery Of secret sessions on tho su bic ct
they nope to sl tho voice Of the people, and by tho
sudden display of foistng military dictator upon the
country they expect to overwhslm all opposition and
obAge the people 10 submit to that which is accom-.
plshed presum that thoy will succumS they DID to
the ouIrages Of tho Conscription act. This spe.
ces OF legislation cannot be submitted 70. The
vital interests OF tho conrederacy are not In the
hands Of safe men and wise senaors when such trsa.
to the civil principles Of the republic is perperaet
therefore It Is matter Of serious interest TO- the people
that this question OF despotic government especially
shall not be agitated in secret where men dare
to perpetrate deeds the preliminary ncusson OF which
Further tamperng with tho chr sncy, tho sweeping
conscrpton that threatens All c'as a. will doubtless be
sacred rights and liberties That in the ntoxcation Of
supreme power. in subsection TO their dctatorai
and seIf.wiled men in score, counci subject
importance must feel Intensely and act for veal
- svden, from ,he axpressed tens Of the scope 1ho
have already suffered TOO much.
We are well aware. 100 that the restriction o. the
givers. 10 plainly evident that the object Of any fur
thor legislation this triple mailed power OF the realm
10 to prevent Influences from bsing effectively
rated against The mad schemes OF establishing an auto
cratic military dictatorship AZ the present moment
there 10 not battalion CT mon engaged in tee printing
business aud DO not bo!eve there are hundred
md rfty abe bodied men exempted by tho press
who could make campa Sn. 1hon evident thai tno
printers do constitute the object OF the whoesAa
destruction that threateas but u is tEe free spokea
power the press that they de,erm ned TO curaN
There Is a mora Q ward.ce sxhbued 10 this promise
OF censorship aud suppression which s panfu 10 Goa.
templste A number or the leaders on this question
haze darIa rnnr fhan hptr infe
tons OF ostracsn and. forgefu that they were mado
by the very they now would strange aud destroy
they furious their csmor for the ann hlaticn OF
the press Conscious that their designs unjust and
that rrevocabe contempt and odium would attach
10 their actions they the advocates n secret
. ous-in the dark they would assail our Liberties and
asssssnate rights as rsemen Let the people hurl
defiance a. these political taags ana aemAna ,ner rsna'
claim abroad the land ws have consecrated with
blood and the best years OF our lives that We will
be slaves to tho insolent will OF absolute military
power Let the people, the people OF the confederacy,
hiss into tho OF those who would destroy honor
burning words OF warning that viii restrain them in
their mad projects and unwse legislation.
Davis Wholesale Consoription . Blow
nt Ctvti Liberty.
From the Montgomery Appeal, Nov. o1
There is political maxim fuller Of truth and warning
ths few" More partcuay is this The case times ike
the present. when the country involved a war and the
people wrapped up IN the idea OF achieving their liberty
and Independence apt to sleep upon their rights until
they eoctualy undermined or usurped BY the gov.
erning few.
and Secretary Seldom is plain that the subject OF
wholesale conscrpton 70 DO revived At the present
session OF Congress- by which only services and
persons OF people Of all classes, but the conduct
OF their trades professions. pursuits and occupations
are to placed under ths sole and exclusive contro
Of the military power It assumed that the system OF
exemption by Congress 10 wise that every In tho
couederacy capable Of military duty should be enrolled
that the civil pursuits OF LIE should be carried by
detailed men from the army Our pulpiss must be 6ed
by detailed preachers schools By detailed teachers
sttona Aat~si
detailed mechanics and newspapers must be carried
by detailed editors and printers
will be perceived at glance that fuch policy srtkes
al the uy Of cp Liberty, and places all power in the
hands OF the military II any minister OF the Gospel
mons dec.rnss dsts,erul 20 the bowers that BE- or
any editor should become too outspoheu In the
exercise Of bis constitutional rights in vindcaton Of the
freedom OF the press revocation OF their details would
very soon silence them u the editor himself should
not be subject TO military duty would be an easy mat
ter to stop bis paper BY revokng the details Of his en-
We bsseech our authorities Richmond mot 70 be too
graspps in er demands for power aod dominion, and
Con0ressmen na TO be too hosfy sn has
rendering the rights and liberties Of their cowstisu,n1 into
a. hand. , o. Ms m."a,y p0.r there ., any who
weighed we'll the consequences Of t for such policy
shalt prove successful. II will not require tho Ken OF
prophet 70 predict that In the event hcCsllans cleo
tIon, the Chicago platform viii very muster .
strong, u not predominant, party 10 these Con.
produced BY the extra constitutional legislation Of
Congress and tho harsh which its laws
been executed oy military ohcae and We can assure
the President and hts Secretary that they but playing
Into The hands VI Mr. Boyce md his followers by their
continued erasp,ns after dsspotc power The germs Of
dssenson are already too painfully visible, and 10 can
but dcprecae the adoption any policy like this that
can but hasten them into full fruitioa.
Under the inhuman and barbarous manner IN which
Lnooln has wased the war the people have sab
mitted without murmur 70 much from their own gov
that would have under other
circumstances and they will doubtiesss confines 70 bear
under whatever burthops be imposed upen them
In the event OF The reelection or the Ape; but alro
smbs for s fac at awaSts dstSde1 SosaA NM the un
wise recommendations OF Mr. Seddon shall become aw
upon shs hssls Of McClslans success
Davis Attsmpe 70 Muxals rhe Prsss-
Convention OF the Rebel Editors 60
oppose the Usurpation Proposed.
Prom the Augusta Chronicle and sentinel, Now 10
We are glad TO that press Of the South very
generally speaking out against the unconstitutional pro-
position OF the President TO aoSsdoe M freedom BY snec
ing " 10 his ocr drttfydyv control Even the pre er hs
the