The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-24
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It'A GOIysr.
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G,t, ..f fa's On All these Subjects

ttpent' on All ''''
er.t ;..,s. 1 q. M war; 0A''
.,,x.-I have thought for
lfi'' ', ..,,, hat we should ., soon reac
ahoitII..,,s.' our political disous, ,on
,Pst ' !.i,,. mainly to the past; wher
ssoi , 'sis' d i' some politicians Of tn
~ 's 'salg 'lss bygopes be Oys 1s ''
'So9 9i,i,. Of our time would l00l
Sue P'a ,ss future; but the presence
sttl % ". Scb as have transpiret
drai "sa ~, few days in one Of ouI
l 's' n. to fear We must n ag s, dis
w. ' sa.. 10 connected with the war
et.'.fT' ' .Soold prefer TO discuss I, thai
tHt ~, ' questions Of public policy i,,
d S'a ~ public speeches there ha.
naE y, - , nj personal discussion .is
" ". y 20 o, make my public life as sim, i'm,
JHHsd +" .,bls. Init the course taken
~. y .t Sl Of this district ius ,lt
g 1,sist, in departing from the Ota i,,.
y Il ..d / shall discuss tonight mainly
1ns ... W , somewhat personal charac'
co. s,s e ds,'pIacs 1 recognize 1t . as a
v !, ii important elementin our Amer.
aanat a. that the full blaze Of public
. p, Y. Investigation and inquiry con-
,s .a9 men who serve the public is a
s'ss A. /, our Institutions | do not Of
ss IN 4 sometimes the fierce light oil
- N D,ess burns rather than en-
~. g.9n' Hal perhaps is one Of the nee &c
Hns ij tu 10 A full discussion oil IN;
= ia s,aS Communities. lindorse and
taia \. ,5s principle Of the utmost indl'
f it 4 sTy Fl Judgment about all men, ne,
Y. .... soslt tbeir station and career. The
I 3; \ oiynte judgment is absolute EN- n
~ q p ,';.Sn ci,iEeu. | find no fault
e ga nan for exercising 1t upon me
ia ~ , XII i shaII be exercised upon me
20 ~. .sa mi \ Tor The sake Of truth. When
IN Nd exercised for any other PURPOSE p Y e,i
w lny other spirit, perhaps y % a. T..
/. , = - for the man who so exercises y;
IT w. ~ n tbat case q right to respond.
NJ !, n roSe q here tonight to reply toa
Class OF CRITICISMS
..s,,s been made upon me during the
!. M ,e.rs. When l have fully stated
=, have to say on any one OF these
',sIipvite any man, friend or enemy,
=, ,,v Question he chooses concern
\ ,SS uoint. am, Of course, ad.
IL, Ryself TO all who are In the
49, 49,. bnt there is one class OF men
H. / 10 moi care to address, mean
" y. rbo Are Glad to find me wrong.
4 ,bo would be unwilling and grieyed
- Wv y, a., No, wynnO That class
IN I 10 not address with any hope Of
S,,Io, auy sentiment they may bold
-.stDISg me-. But there is a class into
~ hearts and minds, for the last
iSieen months at least, q series OF re-
,tJ ,rusations against me have been
r:rtI anil they have come to think
N tS.s must bs some truth in the
S,rss. I have great sympathy for that
n Il men. They have been made to
IN Ihere they formerly trusted, and
Is1rr bat one side, came to believe
In ~ no other TO that class l adj
a. urlell with the utmost desire to
In ,5ta know what am and what my
llsis lie has been. and to give them
IsrEer Information l may possess on
u pdnt touching that career.
iilame up stairs tonight a note was
4, INTO ny hlud which has led me 70
lie y The trt point what ! did not in
n % notice until at a later stage OF my
mia 10 the year 1884 l argued a case
~ Suppms Court oil the United States,
nlAs ia that | did so gave offense TO q
NJ n,uy rood Republicans Of the Nine.
,s.l6 district. refer to the case OF
AIudilnl conspi:ators.
Ewlrs AND &uLIoAS,
, ls4, we're arrested on The charge OF
aspiring to prevent the enlistment Of
,aa into our army, and with giving aid
slssnbn to the enemies Of the Union
lIbruing a secret organization to resist
b Government, Those men were ar
,SAG their homes In Indiana, tried by
/, ltly court and sentenced to death,
II President Lincoln committed their
s4,, e 10 imprisonment for life. A writ
ihb,H corpus was Issued, and an appeal
made To The District Court OF the Uni
i Sia,es in ut.Iiana, TO determine
I.sAa he Military tribunal had q right
~ them. The court was divided in
saOl AL the case came 10 to the Sa'
RasCout Of the United Stat s IN 1850
ii lbout that time there had L>eeh 10
l2Ets very considerable discus NON
1.sfliHgthe arbitrary conduct OF sons
In sHaB in carrying into civil com.
,lta The military Jurisdiction and rule
ass than they were warranted by the
snt1ton, and | had taken strong
as u Congress against the exercise
islHly power in States not in rebel:
q . beng generally known that ] had
aSd Hhat some OF the more extreme
'EoVa party thought the military au,
ATne' might safely do. / was asked Il
'yih Be willing to argue the case o.
Wis and Milligan before the SUPREME
a. llnSWered that il the case turns
re Justice Of those men being punish
vii not defend them in any way
lrsVeFr IOr believed they deserved The
.Ee,' punishment; but that II tue case
md on the question as to who has the
'IT !oiy those men l believed tina
IN u 20 authority under the Constitu
g and laws Of the United States 4
al; iuIen OF Indiana not o soldier ant
aFaFtG military tribunal to his home y
] lad punish him. So Important did
'pd this principle in that exciting tim,
We future Of ibis country, that with m!
u open to the fact that | took q yer,
NJ political risk in defending, not Bowie
u Aillinu, but the right Of every citizel
ilaVtl community where war Is not "a
lts'o Be tried by the courts Of the coun
4 and before jnries Of his own land, an
Np Be dragged away outside Of his ow
en- TO BE- tried by a military organizi
= brought from 4 distance. ] made th
Isla@ent now complained OF. I believe
~ having put down the rebellion, ha'