Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-04-08
A Pointed Rebuke.

both parties that no man can be arrested
without "due process Of law" and that
military trials are mere mockeries, uncon-
stitutional Unlawful, and yillainous.--
Conness, the miserable creature who mis-
represents the great State of California in
the Senate, expressed himself 10 favor of
illegal arrests and trial by drunken mill.
tary courts. In his speech on the subject
he said be cared nothing for the Cons.i--
tuion." Senator Trumball Of Illinois.
who i. strong Republican partisan, but
unlike mos, prominent men Of that party
opposed 10 infdelity, perjury and wicked
ness, replied to the expression used by
Conness, and in doing so literally skinned
the poor California lnfdel alive. We
quote from the Globe
Mr. Trumball. A word or two, and
only word or Two. as to the Senator from
alifornia, Mr.. Conuess,] who modestly
ASSUMES so much patriotism and if pa
trotism consists in noise and 5luster, be
certainly is possessed with great deal, f,
He made himself heard most certainly, and
he talke Of "croakipg' and OF towards"
and says that he cares nothing for the
Constitution, so that he has country
lie had better emigrate to Dahom ey, or
somewhere else, where there is country.
care, sir, for the Constitution and for
liberty, and | think u country or life it
self,scarcely worth having without liberty
without liberty regulated by law. But
he is bold and brave bold enough to VIC
late his oath and defy the Almighty ! Yes,
cir, bold and brave, aud would sink the
Government, would vote against all ap.
propriations, sooner than not have the
power to try man by court martial or
military commission That great patriot
would stand here and vote-vote against
appropriations for the Army or anything
else, if he could not arrest somebody and
try him in loyal state, where the courts
are open by military com mission or court
marital He says substanti ,lly, 81 will not
appropriate to sustain our soldiers the
rebels may come hero and tear down the
Capitol and destroy the Government, be.
cause |, the Iufde Senator from Calfor-
nia,cannot be permitted to have somebody
arrested-no, not arrested but cannot
have somebody tried by court martial
and that is bis p ptt,iottsm, th at is his love
of country ! An he says no provost mar
shall arrested him. Why, sir, those who
"crook the pregnant hinges Of the knee
where thrift may follow iawning" are new
er arrested.
Mr. Conness rose.
Presiding OFFICER Dose the Senator
from Illinois give way!
Mr.. TrumbulI: When am through
the Senator can talk if he wishes. He
need not expect to be arrested oh no,
sir But the liberty he talks of is the
liberty of the highwayman. Disregard
law How is he any better than the
brigand who meets you at night and calls
upon you to stand and deliver. No re.
gard for law; he cares "nothing for the
Constitution so that be has country
and he talks of towards, croakers Sir,
am not brave enough, thank God am
not bold enough to walk up to that stand
and lay my hand upon the words Of
Eternal Life and promise, calling God to
witness, TO maintain the Constitution, aud
then say care nothing for it am not
bold enough to make such a declaration.
| hope | never may be Sir, if nothing else
should restrain US from treating with con.
tenn the Constitution of the country, the
oath we have taken should restrain US, the
appeal we have made 10 tho Supreme Be-
ing, should Withhold US from such decla-
ration. | say that l do care Tor the Con.
stitutiou and for law and for liberty, and
that | am for preserving them all, and
the country and the Union also for it is
the Constitution and liberty that make the
Union worth preserving. Without them
a Union forced by arbitrary power, a
Union such as is brought about by the
heel Of despotism is not the Union | am
struggling for. 1t is not the Union th ss
the brave soldiers of the republic are fight
ing for. They 60 forth to battle for the
purpose of maintaining the Constitution
under which they themselves have enjoy
ed freedom, and handing it down for the
protection of their posterity' It is for this
we are fighting, and not simply for power,
or to try man by court.martial or a
military commission.
! have no disposition to prolong the de-
batr. 1 do not desire The bill to be lost
but have felt it due to myself, after the
remarks made by the Senator from Cali