The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-02

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VS.. Sir Chas. Gould, 2. Il. Black. SO, says:
martial law, such as is described by Hale,
and such also as it is marked by Mr.. Justice
Blackstone, does not exist at all IN England. J"
In the Earl of Lancaster's case, upon pc
tition of error in the first Paliament OF Ed
ward 3rd., it was declared,
list. That in time of peace, no man ought
to be adjudicated to death for treason, or
any other offence, without being arraigned
and held to answer. s
2nd That regularly when the Kings
Courts are open it is a time ofpeace in judg-
ment of law
| 3rd. That no man ought to be sentenced
to death by the record of the King, without
his legal trial per pares.
Neither is any such authority bestowed by
the constitution of the United States, but,
on the contrary, if it had been the intention
of the trainers of thai instrument to Mega
tive any such construction, words more APP
posite could not have been used.
Art. 9th. of the amendments to the Con-
stitution declares, that, /" No person shall be
held to answer for capital or otherwise in
famous crime, unless on presentment or in
dictment of grand jury, except in cases
arising in the land of naval forces, or in the
militia in actual service in time of war or
public danger, nor shall any person = = : :
be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
without dine process of law =
1t is not commended that petitioner was
ever in either the land or naval service of the
United States If he was in either service,
then a court martial wonld have had inris,
diction. but this court. RECOGNIZED and Imi
ted by the Constitution to the trial of those
in the military or naval service ia very diff.
ferent. as we have shown. from military
commission which assumes to trv civilians
But IT is said. that the jurisdiction was
conferred under the act of CONGRESS ratified
March Sd. 1868. and the proclamations of
the President. declaring that the privilege of
fine writ of habeas corn,1s was SUSPENDED IF
this were 90 still as the suspension of the
PRIVILEGES of the writ of habeas corpus was to
continue !. throuohout the duration of the
present rebellion" see proclamation 18th Sep
TENDER, 1868, as the rebellion " is at an end
and is henceforth to be so regarded" such
jurisdiction is now gone.
But did any such Jurisdiction accrue The
only right of which the.suspension of the
privilege of the writ of ha6eas corpus de-
Drives a citizen. is that of being admitted TO
bail. where the offence is bailable. and he is
still entitled nnder article q of tbe amend
ments to the Constitution {. n q sneedy and
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!. lhis subject receVed my uhoiviae't atten-
lion L al at I''at eile; anu supsequen1 lenec'ioh
nas o9' ''ehs'leneo 'i'e views 'nen OK
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