, 1876-04-18

Stripped OF all tho loyal tochnlcalitscs With
whlch thu chse was developed, the ablsat and
flankoss men on both aEdca admitted this MAS
tho issue. The Jurisdiction Of tho House in
contonpt was alternately regarded ~ question
apart from that OF making lawful return 10 tho
writ. AZ tho dobato progressed, tho question
aeomod to
iNcngAsE IN GRAVITY AND IMPORTANCE.
At ono time. wien political allusions had o1-
probable TINT tho Denocrats, Dy .
Gs,tSE tIo SE sos s eoG, Tea s'a.q .r2o, 70
but tho n1oat conservative and conalstent of tho
BoutLorn mon recognized tho danger Of placing
tllctr party IN such attitude. Ite5 foit thst,
should thoy do this tho charge Of tho Aopubl,c-
ANS TINT tloy had insisted unon rights whom in
tho minority which thoY deny who' in power.
aud that thoy ~ 8 party could mot avoid tho i'm
putatIon of political rhAtsBoeism. It was d.
cidoa, therefore, by the conservative Dcmo-
ss' House '' as aeanst gin to Eout5oss, ' sas @ the
Hight Ut Tho writ OF habcaa corpuB
should bc mansalped, and tho Magma
Charts Of American, liberty DO prcsorycd in
7iolato. BonbAsh tho discussion thoro was
tho conviction, which ia becoming moro prev
a1cnt, that the power Of tho Hotisn OF Repro-
sensatIyea Ia not tho supreme law Of tho land,
aud that 1aw-mnltoss should roapGcs tho Consti-
tuition and oboy tho laws aa we'll as tho hulnboat
citizen.
Thla days action copfutcs tho hombastio pro-
tensions uf many ConBtcBsrnen, that there Ii no
limit to tho power Of oven ono branch Of Con-
greBa to restrict tho constitutional r1ghta Of tile
clsizons, except tho inability TO coutrol major
ity Of the yotos- II WAS conceded that tue logic
Of tho arguments Of tho leading mon vino fnvor-
oa the minority report WAS that It would DO iu
tho power of the Senate. a continuous body,
TO fMrnI9OT FOE LIFE.
for an unlawful CAUSE my American citlzcn. and
tint tho courta would BIO power!oaa 70 prevent
tlle. But II, In ono rcsroct, the Democrats
avoided committing serlona political bIunder,
cotton how in tho days before Tho War tho
Southern local authoritios, mud oson eonthorn
PoHtuasters, maintained tho right to dictate
what should bo read by Tho c'tizens Of any cotn-
muuity, aud 10 exclude from tho mail the Now
York tribune and other Northorn Journals which
opposad Hlavory. Thoao wore tho days Of Tho
lottcr Of Amoa Koudall postmasser. General,
who, in an Official communication, dec!dod that
eyory Postmaster may constitute himself 4 judge
tion whenever, in hia supreme discretion,
It silali seem proper. Thoso woro tho days Nlcn
Dyory Northern newspaper WRB regarded ha an
internal machine, whom there wRs revolution
in eyory coiInr. but il lna hardly boon supposed
at the North that the South had como bseK to It's
fathos'a house,
AND COME TO STAY,
aa Den Hill said, TO dcu1hro auew tho doctrine
censorship OF the press In its
worst possible form, by allowing
oyory two-ponpy Postmaster through the
country to 10 judge Of what speciea. Of intcl!t-
CONGO It is proper to circulate, and what to will
ho!d from tie people. Yet theso sttnngo and
startling doctrines wero today announced oil
tho iloor Of the House by Randolph Tucker. OF
Virginia, ouo OF the very abtost Democratic
was made IN Tic co,ree Of heated controversy
with Dln,no tho subu.au,ia. parts Of which Tero
tlloso:
nIr. Daine-Tho gentleman twits mo with not being
to scee that oca! 1stiecs Of iho leacs iu vr2ini4
can - my aac toeuro nn s mpih< ~ ~ ytn,t
nnror re.So .tr ,n"1,nn IND ,h1t ~ ,cfarc ia
yI,s. WIZ. ANN' 'Nss' Ne~'~'''
alr. Tucker-1 tul,stsncc. tho former Attorney
General Of Fircintn before tho War dd dccldo that.
and these uess Lila exact wor.ls "Ihe question What
matchmaker i9o etzen q 5tas sha.4 s feeel'o 10
Gr S% o,, M n . nod aha shas ~ b
pnasclt1eo DonarttnSut could b. iutosforrd With by
io,ni Jmsticca nf thu pracr.
iii. Tuokor-That wau betoso tito War, aud bold
tho sumo opinion to-day.
This opinion WAS Eiyon by 1Ir. TucEos bcEose
tho War iu caao wilere tito Now York Tribune
had boom excluded from tue malls on account Of
f7b the .4ssoctattd Frtas.1
THE DEBATE IN THE MouaE. ...
WAsniNoroN. D. c., April 17.-rho debato on
tho kilbourn haboas corpus caBo today wss In
corrupted by tho House proceeding In body to
tho senato to sttond tho impeachment trial Of
tho lata Secretary OF War; aud, returning thsre-
from, tue discussion waB resumed.
1lr, Hooker said Mr., Kibourn huld tho koy OF
tho priaon in hiB own mouth. aud Whenever he
oboycd tho order Of tho iIouuo l,o could walk
out \ floe man. Ho appealed to tho House not
to furaah nuothor e1amp.e Of tho ehso viii,
Which tho highest tribunals Of tho lald eau ho
eot at defiance By those whose wcalsfl enables
them to employ Grent iawyesB, aud to array a
strong body of 1r1enis at thoir back.