The Placer herald., 1867-03-30
Democracy Sustained.

Forney having denounced in bis "scanda
lous Chronca" the Supreme Court Of the
United Stares as NESTING spot for traitors
and "hatching place Of treason" the Mis-
ouri Republican throws into his foul carcas.
the following load Of dark" shot:
THE opinion, lately expressed by the Su
preme Court, asserted the suf1iciency of the
Constitution for the period of war, as we'll a,
a time Of peace, Significantly admonisbes the
people that the instrument should not be
strained to suit emergencies, and that oul
liberties and free government depend upon
the maintainance of the Constitution in al
its integrity, now and in all future time. II
is this unanimous decision of the Supreme
Court, which carries with it such rebuke Of
Radical lawlessness and outrage, that it has
stirred up the bad passion Of Forney and
others like him, who grow mad under legal
restraint, and led to the defamation OF the
Court "nestling spot for traitors and a
"hatching place for treason"
1--WE are happy to notice the widening sig.
ni6cance of the terms 'disloyal' and rebel
and traitor and the gradual narrowing Of
the range within which loyal can now be ap.
Piled" "Dsloyally" and "treason" now EN-.
brace the supreme tribunal of the nation
the guardians of the Constitution. 1t is Rad
cal term used to designate those who perform
their sworn duty in procamiug the funda,
mental law the land. 1t includes all those
who regard law and order, and who believe
in liberty regulated by constitutional and le,
gal provisions, rather than in the tyranny Of
fanatics who come into places of power to be
| hQi n -,
Of military officials acting under no other
authority than that of force. Even some Of
the blessed Radicals are now among the
'disloyal"-not up TO the "loyal Tone"
Radical Iowa has disoyal Constitution.
The term loyal" is held and appropriated
now as if by divine right by the extreme
wing OF the fanatcal Radicals to agree with
whom in ferocty of passion and malignity
Of motive and hatred of the Constitution is
to be more orthodoxy "loyal"-to disssu,
from whom is to be altogether disloyaI and
fit to be hanged.
That our readers may see who are the
traitors and who are engaged in iucuba;ug
treason, we present the names Of the Judges
OF the Supreme Court who have united in
the decision named above, much to the dis.
comtilure of the Radicals who are staunch
advocates of military rule, provided they can
hold the musket and the sword in their own
hands. We give the names with the year Of
their appointments:
1s63.-S. Z. Chase, Ohio Chief Justice.
1851. M. Wayne, Georgia
l845.-S. Nelson, New York.
1s46-R G. Grer, Pennsy vania.
1s5s.-N. Clifford, Maine.
l8G2.-N. NJ. Swayne, Ohio.
le62.-D. Davis, Illinois,
ls62.-S. F. Miller, Iowa,
1865. J. Field, California.
1t will be noticed that five of these Judges
were appointed by Mr.. Lincoln and confirm
ed by Radical Senate, so that majority
of the Court constituting "hatchng place
for treason" are Radical appoin,ees. 1t will
be noticed also that eight of the nine com.
posing the Court are from Northern States
The Conservatives and Democrats Of the
country may we'll indulge in emotions Of lri'
umph upon the rendition of this important
decision by the Court of last appea in the
land. They have never hesilated or wavered
in denouncing an outrage upon sacred indi'
vidua rights and as subversve of the funda-
mental principles of Ameaican liberty, all
arrests and trials Of civilians by military
tribunals, in any place or region, where the
functions of civil government were not sus-
pended or obstructed in their exercise by
superior physical force. The sna'chiog Of
citizens of Missouri and Iowa and Illinois
and Ohio, and every Northern State By Mili'
tary force, and hurrying them of to military
bastiIes. and dragging them before military
courts to be tried and sentenced Conserva.
tves denounced as criminal outrages and
it leraLle wrongs, and because of this they
were viifed and Knocked as "Copperheads,"
rebels and traitors
But Justice has come at last, and Rad-
cal Supreme Court declares that Conserva
tives we're right, and that the Radical tram.
piers upon the Constitution were acting with
as little right or authority as buccaneers, or
banditli, or robbers. And not only may
Conservatives take satisfaction in this decis.
ion because it maintains the authority of The
Constitution were in protecting the citizens
from illegal seizure and trial by unlawful tri.
bunals but for still other reasons. The Radi.
Gals have on foot various schemes of revenge
against the South, which can never be con-
summated without riding, roughshod, over
the Constitution itself. This decision inspires
the belief that the Supreme Court is yet un
corrupted, and stands immovable as the bull
wark of protection to American liberty. So
long as it remains so, the Radicals may frotb
and rage But there is no unconstitutional
work they can no that the Supreme Court
will not undo. Thank God for that.
MAX ON NAp.-A correspondent Of tho
London Times says:
There has lately beeen much conversation
and conjecture in Paris concerning circu'