The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-24

| ment Ihpy deemed the right to public trial vital
to the ,ecurv Of the citizen, and especially and sb.o
nel, nesc"N to his gro.,eGn ss.in., Executive
they theIeiore secured In general aud unquAnei
| ,erme. What gould thee s.at men hnye .aid had
rv hscn tstcd 20 10 qualify the terms 80 to warrant
| Its rciusu unnct any crcuinstsncesf The ncmter
no made the inquiry would have teen deemed
traitor 70 liberty OF insane What would they haVn
tive would v able legally TO n'po-c Il as incidental
TO the executive povetS II not received with dori-
ZION, 1t would have bten indilnsutly rc cced as an
imputatou upon those, who at any time thereafter,
should lcsslly fl the Office.
The ptovitions VI the Constitutou clearly MAIN
t'in The same do,trinc. The E1ccuiiv, hiss
NJ AutlioriN to declare war, 10 raisc aud
surpou ailuic. to provide and uainn navy"
OF to make mo. for the rovornmsnt and ~.
'ul.sOn' q. either torcu. These powers
coiu.Ncy. 70 Couers.. The am, caunot Lc
rr,.ei OF have tsv iori. rc,c-nmcut and rcri-
iat.on 'i,!tt IS ,oustess sh,h provide. he
wi,hoi, ob0ec'ion in Enrlsnd, the Kips. a. the
AtutIniit 'nl9 Q, tht Nh'e knsdom, has ,till sole
and fcSus'cd 'or itself Hut With ". g wn. thourht
H,',. 70 ti'c the entire ro~cr 10 Colere'e. since
o. Inflicted 90 the mete will ot the Executive. l.,
tlu or An, riuti,rfe,o' ON thr ,'or.tituion line,
hHr intimN'ci that c,en this Cong ional power
riin- o. nav. Tho r0ucr riycn IN Con@r,.s 4. TO
lpiJ uud unvai 'orrc. No eftGc, on inscnuj,, can
mlc ucc vo.ds include those Who Il, not belong
to tc construed 10 exclude AZ others, as 4.
~ r"e Wo'ds &. tina Eject mad been added And
uis j. not only the obvious meaning ut the terms
c"u'tfc.rI hy tlCm.elves bus ' d,ilonsttaile fuin
ohcr provisions oi tie Cous'utiu... 80 jealous we're
oui sntct'o's 0i uugrantci power and vi tlaut 10
protect hc citizen ngains' ~ hat thev werc uuwi!.
lln' t' i'ivo HIM 10 she sstrsuaris whiSh proper
ci, hitn shed. Ia this thoy ., .oved that nn,Ling
rholld 1, len ,n doubt They tciefu ned therrioto,
uut AirIh.t tourIcs-inuu tbu.s. with this view
hcN aiWrd tie sab cou-'ituaona amendment,
eve. for capital or othc ,. infamous crime unirs.
On r"rh,ment, og iudictlncut, OF Grand Juty.
Rctp ih chof aisinr In tc l.ud or naval orcti, or
lh emiiila when ia ncu' .civi,c IN time of war
o. pubic dahgrt" THIS view is elaborated ~
g., cou ttut ouai questions are discussed At icuruI.
he s'Nth umcnlui,nt, ~h,ch OUT 4.thets Thought
'iuncntJ prosecution h. bit deAd lttt toa Iy Ia.
eih'rht iof its Vi.r1s,, ~hoh,ycr I'll" s0veruilcnt
i''''o' go 'u't sue 81" iinc' ths Ntp an
fincr OF 'tccin,n revolt. n has no Correlation Tut
u No" pr'ucp.r of unte.trainci tyrtnnIc poScf aud
indeed nation oi slave, nd aoi Of ur'men.
ne tornsel then pru>, ads TO cV mime s,h somc-
i",in tn" Jurisdiction OF thi- ,pmmissiOn r main.
rmen utri oontonds IN the scc'ui place, tnat ii the
iN ~ ~" .uciill' ' lnn ui,oeI lht authority tup-
ps'd io r Fvtn 10 tie Prsidcnf ,u certain case ~
lu'l tad ia. writ Ot usucA- go pus aud to d.ca.s
dcntlf untenAbie.
Iue net OF $50 e-tAblishins tue Article, OF Wa,
prov a., l9' no mlits, couu lkn thi- aud it ..
maintained that II dCos not embrace the crimC.
ens'sed rgtinit these larti', the paI no th.u-
tNr- und UNI. ~ rh,lhun b. ~ not 4N.fe th't
Ihctcnt construct on iutiu4uted II ~ t.s
'ht hrlNN nun ol fih ffiFinun
In 'l' cputsc o. thus pgnoigt. arGumeut Nt. John.
son says NJ counsel Tor one Of the parties. shuud
ST irt YTg l a2 aSa2i[f go, y , S'g.et To- rss.ae
AGAINST hrf - deny,ns the Iu1siictiun ot the
Luieye 10 be- sound. And IN Whist Ihayo done ihsve
,'o NOR i IN ths to"ne" Of NJ sultstt Inan tho
respect her cIuse IL the cause ca a..-y ,.,yon sni
lie, MOI le supl,iod that am seekins to e.,
lonid crimes OF the nght OF the l4th April over
these the cv ,outts oi ana dstIict La, Aylo Iurs.
and 100 iAtttl fFfffifF ~ u TIE
VII ~ To them and IT gui't n legally established
,toI foiI1 aWurd u, pruishmeut kuoWu % the Ave
10 the black catGIogb y-'uts shouli 40 unpuu shed
Lo esteemed the isfkest ami dtclHNe f"rsNer
by rinuius mau, and IN common with the civilized
| world 10 1 wish that ever legal pur-hiuent
may be legally inflicted uIon all who patici,,
tt1sntiny YOU Tor yout kind attention, ,hsll have
/ done. have not remarked ON the evidence ih lhc
case OF Mis surratt, IL II my pul pee. but It Is
| plopsr th.I i,isr TO her cass IN particular To-
( in. 10 moment. lbntH woman, "ell educated ana
!, ~, he "yidsntc devont Christian ever kind A.
/ fectunate ana charitable with no motive Disclosed
to us that could have csu.ei total chsnte In her
- nailt. could h ivc participated n The crime. In
| question, " is almost impOaHih+ 10 behcte' Tuth
beisf can onl, he forced uponA reasonable unru,-
pec,ing uup,, ,Judiced mind, by dif'ct and uncon'
! u,dicted ryuence' coming IRON pure anl pcileotp
d.nc. uocontfadcted' Are the two ~itne.s.-
| " Wechmnr and Lloyd, pure and unsnsy.etedt ot
te palticulAr of then evidence sa' t0thiut lnty
| vii Ge btousht before you hy NY associates But
this eoncl lusion IN rosAI u shete Nlhes.oa muat
| s,Ionsly h pressed upon my owu, ihst # the ists
Shicn The, tnomreive. ,tate AZ " their connection
| with Booth and \ n' ar trle, ihelt hn2s! lse G'
th Ir pu. to commit the crimes, anu their pilic-
na,iun IA III M are much moe satisfactorily -thl-
hh,a III. de aiSrti know cdre aud psitc patton
OF VIA rurlat' A. lar, gent enien ne am cjncerL-
ed, her cSsr IA nov IN yOui haho''
an nutI NoE ~ HApoiD.
r. Stone 81 counsel for Harold. being nero-sNily
Alrent. ID. arsumeni prepared ly him VA read b.
ar lame. T. Murphy, one Of tho official reporters Of
tho court It commences b. saying thsts the
eancs. reluost o. the widos cd mother and e'nah.u
listers of the accused, he had consented 10 act as hi
counsel Ancr deny ing the Jurisdiction of the court,
N counsel saws tho chsrlc ia THIS case eoh,ht. o
| s.y.fsl distinct hud UpgTAte offences emhodlci ln
/ one charge. The parties accused ave ehaHeh WIN
eousplrsry IN aid ol The f,beu9h' ith
IL II extremely doubtful from the LANGUAGE oi th'
cuaIbe and Iho speolhcation und.t l'.n OF tn,
, fol Owlng crimes the arcused, Ha od "a ArrAFre
and nov on his trial, vizi First whether ne ot
, tria! Tor conspiracy ovtrhtO- the so'cfnmth %
tue United sthtc'r pnlshanie hy ths a' o o' ~ ~
, 3ist OF July, lSeli or ,ecyld, N.r,.eI n' y
on hs tt!A ior giving aid snd coiniort N the c'
i.tng rel eon, a. pinishHb.e bS W. s "
paced the ltiL 0i Jhy' l@ns' qI ~. .n, ~ ~
Il on his trial for aiding aud abeunk me n,urdet .
Abraham Lincoln fIesldenI oi no N&Hen & LAY, ~ !
: | His counsel nel uudcutands Ihe losh lehAIuon y p
tIr thl ea crimes above mentioned. but does not ull
4 de- erpt4ad that either tO the common law oi " ~
h la. of var I. known any one offence c"upfis'N q
the three a mes mentioned in this chArga lie thO"
a "a no one cIlme oi cOintpii My 70 L9iu'i 81 ~
m m,r.i ,,' 10 an Ia AID Of the reteliion distinc
. and sspIAc truil the well known And dehned cllln
. oC trIa ot oonspiary ~ AID Of the Ie'"ll9 o.
/ giving Aid ant comfort 20 the rebellion ~ denhrn
tho Tt Of ConFIyf'; II sp.a hs .HSS lie n,gr
n der OF tho President Ot the pitsd sHtt'
"A not referred TO us Tue Inerr ILtaile ~ shN mn ~
% cousp yai0f. CAV" AID ana ,oWlotl " We h
c sLrther IL ~ not msfoy the overt ac W Hneh IN
4 cIim, OF aiding tue rebellion Nas complete, ana
4 Flr.t A. y The crime OF c)nAfrHc, cpuussl ave
] iuy he