The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-18
WEDNEsDAY MORNING. JULY IS.
THE Hon. CharIes j. FauIlner ves-


THE Hon. Charles j. Faulkner yes,
terday concluded the argument on be
half Of the applicants who desire to
practice law without taking the oath
and the case was afterward given to The
Court which may or may not decide
upon the merits of the issue this term
Mr.. Faulkner does not stand as ont
ofthe applicants himself Heis within
the bar Of the court, having got there
by fortunate change in the law which
enabled him to swear that since the 2Ott
day Of June, 1883, he had not partici,
pated in the rebellion. He Is, however,
in his own case an illustration of our
remarks yesterday, viz, as TO the
probable course that will be pursued
by leading rebel lawyers after they get
possession Of the courts. He appeared
yesterday as the spokesman of all
who unlike him remained in the
rebellion until it was overthrown.-
he was able therefore in the bOldness
of his speech to take step beyond any
that they had dared to take. He bold
~ took the ground that treason was not
such crime as should lose any man
his privileges in profession or in So
oiety; that the commission Of treason
was altogether compatible with an
honorable character, and that man
was not to be de-sOcialized or disfran-
ehised in any respect for having COM
mitted treason. Apparently, as if to
strike away all necessity for meeting
the arguments on behalf of the State
as TO preOedents at common and statute
law for DISTINGUISHING lawyers, he bold
~ attacked the hitherto undenied posi-
ton that treason was a crime, the COM
mission Of which did unfit a man for
the privileges of society. BE spoke Of
Washington as having committed what
would have been treason had it failed
Of success, and essayed to show that by
the very nature of international regu-
lations, such as extradition laws, tEea-
lies, &c, political revoIutionists were
not chased as criminals, but as having
the right OF asylum and protection.
The animus Of the speech was plain
enough, and as such it was a truly rep
reaontaflve eHort. Itcontained exactly
the defence that must be made for the
late rebellion if ever It is to be defend
ed successfully. Tie whole point to
which every speech must hereafter
tend 3 that rebellion is not crime.
but political right which men may
exercise In crisis, they themselves
being the proper Judges Of the ustifca-
ton Of their attempt. This doctrine is
All summed mp in that couplet which
tells MS that s5-F.5
NoroEue ere felt the halter draw
Milb good opinion OF the laW.p
Elsa monstruus doctrine, because
the admission OF Il would be 70 weaken
the obligations OF men to society and
70 government. Every lawyer and
every student Of political history knows
that treason Il justly held mall nations
70 be the highest and chiefest Of crimes
because it involves; more than any 9th.
ef crime, the interests Of society. A
man may be murderer and bring
death and ruin into only one bonse-
hold hut when be becomes sedition-
ist and an instigator OF rebellion, he
stEilsl q ones at the whole body OF so
eietyy The purpose being 70 substitute a
neis oEdsf Of hinge for that already
existing.
RntWa did mol aIlnds 10 Mr.. Faullz-
nes,ss spe9eh for tho purpose of any
elaborate nOtice OF II. Our object was
TO point ont its ESSENTIAL Es6turetbe
kernel and,gist Of lt--tHs fnsidi5us and
seditlous nature. Of the Views which
such men o6 he hold IN reserve as ne
CARDS ne msEtts Of the FSbelIiOn IN
which they were engaged, and the line
Of deienoa which IN the future they in
tend 20 adopt In order to tpEestaIl IL
possible not only theyerdict q history
bat Judgement o. the present gene
Tation. Thls5s sort Of argument IS All
them ore noticeable in Mr.. FaulknSs's
case l1E tie reason that sincshis return
Nfihin ON iineS before the end OF the
war, Sc has pEolSed himself as mover
having been an apologies for the rebel
lion dsrnsVeE ting Bsens -pkftieIpa-
Tor in It inithe .Flbpes ssnseI Of that
word, and as.neyes having been in ac-
cord Nith those Who 5e an & OF IISaeed
Il. There 3 spmething very ineonsistz
ent IN The loyalty which AIF. EaniiInor
q undeFztood g have warmly 4 ed
amer his return, both 10 the National
Cow Inlalp 6ndi the nsiiF sats WIN
The position which he took yesterday.
This case 8 ll5l6lolS Of Ill others the
one that let ILLUSTRATES the necessity
Tor some euall lac "A ana which he 81
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young Prince q Edihhar IS Il5ndoh.
he Lord Mayor in his address csiied
ne attention ofIhe Duke tothe Il Tint
when he inscribed his mama upon the
roll Of TIE city freeman, It would be sins
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