The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-28

has power. - COURT 70 declare the cutHS tv nv
:Hs~s ), sss Is.rss1 sss:isss- Haa ben ss:s
.hs sssrs sss. . s.c's ;ns scsm Of the army may
Ne erdsss q NE IL cSss disobsy sst them
..ss. sps e.eclars then nullity and q usurpatons
~ ne nsd osanss seems % have great reverence for
ny be pardonsd for saying that the objection
which ss against the possibility Of judicial trbu
n.eh les saieisy deciding The proposition that 1t has
no legal exsfenes court and thai the appointment
usarsen and without authority Of law, has been
esa-~ hat eourt sayshc acceptance Of the judicial
cnce recognition of the authority from which IL Is
f~hssh~r he authority of tho government which estab
I<hsi exse~l and should the conclusion that
.s ~ % ~, rseS =. hi ncansSs Of pro-
rsusens jadeis, decision upon the question Il under
,cek ~ ny ndscdss ii ALL a. . court IL nsosssary
governments snasr which i y exercising judi,
cal power "-ussher Borden, Howard lo)
nss "a NJ Argument h requires no very profound
legal sttsnn apply the ruling OF tho highest JUDI
s sns e this sssnsr va =, cited no mt rTa s
eoars sxsss Isdcsl tribunal By authority only OF
shs rrr<~n' cfthe United states; the Accepance OF
snthcrisy oo~f~sg ~ end " the President had no su-
usoEitv - order direct and Constitute this court 70 w
A. p-rsrrn an aScon-fi,ufiossi and iiesal act neccs
rAry r~sue nza the order OF The President 10 void ana
- % ss os'sr s,s ,os s1S sSs,e s0' mem
ee~ arr iararsbe q pronouncing judicial decision
sp.a she sus~sios pressnssd There Is marked DIS.
r.s~.a by pl~s 10 ne junsisctsn or tribunal whose
erssIpce coms n neither questioned nor denied
s-as,ss and ss,,ssases lawyer Cha, the order THE
President ~ whose authority alone This court consul
,ss ,rssns, q military jn.ses = unlawful n ;,.a mn no
epar therefore ths body. mol being court can have
power . ocurs % decide any question what
thss thev An not IN TART ~xf4 II is maxim OF
shs common bw-she perfection Of human reason that
~ co.s,s sns, ,ad,ssi tribunal ~ can decide the
question shss does nos exist any more than rational
~ On dee'ss thss he doe not ssiss'
Before passing from the consideration Of the PROPOSE
sen Of The learned senator that this % not court
n that should that another Of the counsel for the
ecascd lxr Ewing has also advanced the same opinion,
e~rssnly With MIRO drsctness and caneor and without
srs no eear Under she eoas,,a,ioe THIS remark Of
the gentleman csnnot fall IN sxrite SURPRISE when ~
remsmher.d ssaf ~ e~f'>~ss, nj maay aoah' s.'c.,
As sJsfs>~ ~ a. wes pv.issms6 sad ,sf~csd maviaI
Lsw ~ a. gsass - sEsrv svb~sais fv NE Trial 81
V~siss-s s-rs-s n, ~s.ss n Ss.~.sae~ j1sly ps-sss
cob t<serr ~Gfsrs osrt, AID sersydtagfy h psss1ed
comes - ss rssass~S fs sns.s ss~sd anssn.aiionsi
ss-anpsons Of ~er th.s be w scs have N answer Tor
mors sas-e s'sxes sois'ens ofsh rights Of ci,isens
~ Illegal sr~ts sanvctons and executions than any III
the mem,er o. ,hs eoaf In support 81 his opinion thai
this s no court. me gentleman s~s The third article 81
q TIE United shall Nc veeA y sas supreme Court,
sAd r',rh infsrr cosrts - caBgr~s esiassh the
bshssar his sass,sus sa-wes 70 say 70 me gentle
ts the power of this government ~ try aud pun
ish military offences b, wiissry tribunals No psr' 81
The Judicial power af thu Tinted sisfes" Under the
third arhie II The conssasion Bat power confsrrrd
by the eighth section Al she ARA article aud " hes
N Ho~srd. ~ NJ tbs pcx~s b 81 conferred nv the
eighth section, military coar snhovized bv s"neresr
and constitutes q ,his h.s hs-a. O Wy al rsrsos.
no, eser,lslns 'the jsdsisi power" provided
for IN M ths.a srsee, y sss~rhsles- court
Inssnuch tho gentleman senersi Eslnrl fr whonn.
personally have hlsh regard ~. the nisry CON
rise under The order 81 fbe chief ~ the
army of this power te arrest snd try military chendefs
net "a The land 80 naval f"rres - The Tinted tsfes aud
atty ~ the law ~ virsse % No nilsr, psr-ic'ion
Wish 10 know whether no pruros. ~ hs Proclamation
.ions iudIr al aashss,, 'ha, Ne h-ss s.r No -ae
iected 10 ths same stern iadgeni whrh ~ invoke
ausrered for infc,Ins me ssssns rsnsHss y hs s~
upon cx@ns ~ the United ~ssee "a Violation 81 the COO
rrv1Rpr Sm>ssss asorsssr yeasucsl sss-
Ar-pr~sen'sve - IN. reopie and ~ The fsh's q N"
dent and which appointment neither sought ~
nor desired cannot allow all that hs teen here Ead by
S :. =, ,,. 2, 40. r 10 a.
occasion BY the learned ooan.ei w yehnson :. r..
'esr, NOT 70 dessdA, ec'sa ssy s-rrsr, rs % nat.
hSronsss, paaf'aa pod sssiss .s gs,>vs~enf ard
country aud tsrs's sw.H hs n 40 ernsd bsssss -
.saA ~ ss~ M, ~ ..a ~ a. Ia.
talrs n iA> p>y ~sh assA AZ The h~ fsri'ds asers
tor cf the rni,ed states "a evc compeusson ~ fse
for defending In before cis MILITARY eornrnp
sions the gentleman volunteers make speech be-
fore this whh he dcnn1nees Tho action ~ he
martial Law agsins, rcbes their siaers and sbe
tors usuns,ien and a vranny J aesm
!, my duty 70 reply % shs asnansi.ilsn- NOS
ton for the decision of thu court Zoe ! have
shown ths, the Argument of The gentleman rs~sen,s
as NAV be able. the unius, ssrsrsca attempted 10 Ne
cast upon the az our Dad fresdcnt nnd uTon
the o,cal conduct Of his spccesscr M p'-a ,sfev
public cossidercfscs add psiise condensation
wooo ps~r~ssp
Let the people slso note that while the leorped eeaee
man INF Johnsonl ~ volunteer, without pay, thus
condemns usurpation The means employed 80 e6sc
Yorf Ners scAoe pvpvseos Bss,smss Wssa g Show ~
tn fe'Gpsory ~ your sscoga b. Aoc> vrerrs6 from Ne
SS ss 2, =, ,ssn 's =, n,s'o.s 49,, s.'.A
and c'sror ~ Joroivns b ne kf,r ~ ctfsCar, tsr
,oarsn, and r'i'A grsa',- pasn~,~ II ssel s~s ~.
ror ,nfnsifed dHia>- Ly, ts,n'y a., ,Aossasd asyn
veesg a. and me hop, II wv aeaessrrt No cnsrf o
usurpsfen cwd Threatens me mewbr, ssa ns sesssl
Quencss.
nv omrr ~or ssrr
The Argument of the geuileman To which the Court |
has listened 50 patiently and ~ long. is bit an stscmpt
the United States 10 arrest upon military order and try
before military tribunals. and punish upon convection,
in accordance with the a~s Of and the ussg~s ~
nations all criminal offenders acting AID ~ the exisf
ing reb lion II does b. that the speech. Ia 10
tone aud temper y the same that which the country
has heard for the last four years uttered by the armed
rebels themselves and by their apoogsts svcrrne that
II Unconstitutional for the government of the tnitrd
states 10 defend bv arms it, own nghfu authority ana
the supremacy Of IT, laws II T. clearly the right az
the republic TO live and to defend lie life until forfsb
SOL Our n
right by crime ! make argument a. snrpovs this |
proposition. Who there here elsewhere ca cat The
reproah upon my country that FOR her crimes abe must
deY Youngest born " the nations! 10 she not immortal
by all the dread memories of the paby that sublime
and voluntary sacrifice Of the present IN which the
bravcst and nobet Of her have laid down their lives
that she might live giving their brows 10 the dust
Of the grave, and lifting their hands for the last |
assume, for the purposes Of this Argument |
that selfdefence is clearly the right az /
nations NJ Il n tho acknowledged right Of men, and
that the American people do In the defence and