The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-03-18

ment, suspended Legislatures and declared
themselves invested with the power to leelslate
for us IN all cases whatsoever"
This catalogue of crimes long as it is, is not
complete. The Constitution vests the Judicial
power of the United States in one Supreme
Court, whose jurisdiction shall extend to all
cases arising under the Constitution and laws
OF the United States. Encouraged by this
promise of refuge from tyranny, citizens of the
United States, when, by order of military
commander. given under the sanction of a cruel
ana deliberate edict of Congress, they have
Deen deprived of their constitutional rights. of
liberty OF conscience, and freedom of the press
ana OF speech, and of personal freedom from
military arrest, and of being held to answer
Tor crime only upon presentment and indict-
ineht' or Tor trial by jury with the writ of ha-
peas corpus and the protection of the civil and
constitutional Government, the citizen, thus
deeply wronged appeals to the Supreme Court
ior the protection guaranteed TO him by the Or
game law-and ut once fierce and excited
majority, by the ruthless hand of legislation.
stripped the ermlne from the Judges, transfer
red the sword of Justice to the General. and
remanded the oppressed citizen to a degrade
hoh ana bondage worse than death 1t will be
recorded as one of the marvels of the times
that party, claiming for itself monopoly of
consistency and patriotism, and boasting its
unlimited sway, endeavored by costly and de-
llberate trial. to impeach one who defended
the Constitution and the Union, not only
throughout the rebellion but during his whole
term of office as Chief Magistrate, but at the
same time could find no means at command to
bring on the trial even of the chief of the re-
belhon. Indeed, the remarkable failures of
this case have often been repeated that for
proprlety's sake, if for no other reason. il be-
came at last necessary TO extend 10 him an un.
limited pardon. What more plainly than this
illustrates the extremes of party management
aud engineering on the one hand, and faction,
vndictivrncss aud intolerance on the other
Instead ot seeking 10 make treason odious. il
would, in truth, seem TO have been the purpose
rather 10 make defense of the Constitution and
the Union crime; and TO punish fidelity to
an oath OF office, If counter to party dictation,
10y any means at their command
One Of the reserved rights of the States is.
that each may declare the qualification of cleo
tors. 1t is assumed that Congress can control
tbs right, which can never be taken from the
states without npalrng the principles of the
Government When deprived Of this preroga-
tlve The States have no power worth retaining
but Will be subject to the arbitrary will of
Congress. The Government will then be cen.
traIizrd. This proves that ;hc people should
require these branches of the Government 10
act within the Constitution.
] look forward t" the Young men, upon whom
Will d"v"lvc the duty of pcrprtuating the Union
The Constitution should be- studied. Young
men not under the control of party, resist cen
trazatlon
In reviewing calmly my Administration, |
have nothing to regret; | have defraudcd none
apPcas"d none; have received no bribe
My thoughts have been those of peace. Let us
return I" the hrSt principles OF Government,
and nntur! the banner of the country and in-
scribe thereon the infalliblc characters: The
Constitution and tnlon-one and nseparable."