The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-11

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patient as we'll as preserving until pub
lie intelligence has been reached and q
public Judgement made no. An appeal
70 force before that hour Is crime not
only against the government Of existing
laws, but against the cause itself.
with the questions behind present
occurrences therefore We have, % min.
listers Of tho law aud citizens Of the re-
public, nothing 70 do. The law as it is,
must first be vindicated before We turn
aside to inquire how law or practice, as
us It ought 70 be, can be odectually
brought about Government by law is
imperIled aud that issue is paramount
THE LAW SUPREME.
"For the purpose Of protecting itself
and its authority az q government the
United States hos enacted that every
person who entices, sets on foot, assists
or engages in, any rebellion or insur.
rection against tho authority Of the
United States, or tho laws thereof. or
gives aid or comfort thereto; and any
two or more persons In any state or
territory who conspire 10 overthrow,
put down or destroy by force the
government OF tho United States, or
70 levy war against them, or to oppose
by force tho authority thereof, or by
force to prevent, hinder or delay the
execution OF any law Of tho United
States, or BY force to seize, take or
posscas any property Of tho United
States contrary to the authority
thereof shall DO visited with certain
penalties therein named.
"Insurrection is rising against civil
or political authority; tho opon and &C.
tive opposition OF q number Of persona
to tho execution Of law in a city or
state.
''If It shall appear to you that any
person or persons havo willfully OBJ
atructed or retarded the mails, and that
their attempted arrest for such o1cnso
han been opposed by such number Of
perrons as would constitute general
uprising in that particular locality, and
ns threatens for the timo being the
civil and political authority, then the
fact OF On insurreCtion within the
meaning Of the law has been estnb.
lished. Il is necessary, however, that
tho rising should be In opposition to
tho execution OF tho lave Of the United
States and should be SO formidable as
for the timo being TO defy the authority
of the United States.
orPESsEs AGAINST TIE GOVERNMENT.
"The malls aro In the special keeping
Of tho government and laws of the
United States. To insure their un-
hiuderod transmission it is made an
oflonse to knowingly and wiltulIy OBJ.
ssruct or retard the passage Of the mai!
or any carriage. horse, driver or carrier
carrying the same
ut is also provided that II two or
more persons conspirc together TO COM
init any otiense against tho United
States aud ono or more OF such parties
do any act 10 effect the object OF the
conspiracy all the parties thereto shall
be subject to penalty
"The constitution places tho regula.
ton Of commerce between the several
states and between the states and for.
Jci9n nations within the keeping Of the
United States government. Anything
which is designed to be transported for
commercial purposes from one state to
another and Ia actually in transit, and
any car or carriage actually transport
ing or engaged in transporting such
passengers OF thing, are the agencies
and subject matter OF interstate com.
merce. and any conspiracy. in'restratnt
OF such trado or commerce in an otonse
againGt the United Statos.
"What 10 criminal conspiracy2 II 1t
shall appear to you that any two or
moro persons corruptly or wrongIully
agreed with each other that the trains
carrying the mails and Interstate com.
merce should be forcibly arrested, OBJ.
structod and restrained, such would
clearly constitute conspiracy.
"It It ehall appear to you that two or
moro persons corruptly or wrongfully
agrco with each other that tho ON.
ployes OF the several railroads carrying
the mails and interstate commerce
shonld quit and that successors should
by throats, intimidation or Violenee be
prevented from taking their places,
such would constitute q conspiracy.
RIGHT OF LABOR TO ORGANIZE.
"I recognize, however, tho right Of
labor to organize. Each man in Amer.
lea is n free man and 40 long as no has
not ipterfored with tho rights OF otherG
no hos tho right to do with that which
is his what he plcases. Ills right to
choose q leader, ono who observes,
thinks and wills for him-a brain
skilled to observe his interest," is no
greater prcteution than that which is
recognized In every other department
OF INDUSTRY. So far and within reRson'
ablo limits, associations Of this ch4rac-
ter aro not only lawful, but are. in my
Judgment, beneficial. whom they do not
restrain individual liberty and Aro un.
der enlightened and conscientious Lead
crship.
"But they arc subject to tho samo
laws as othor associations. Tho leaders
to whom arc givon tho vast power oil
Judging and acting for the members aro
simply, in that respect, their trustees.
"fot mo illustrate:
"Twenty carpenters are engaged In
building O house. Aside from contract
regulations they each can quit at pleas
ure. A thirteenth and fourteenth man,
strangers to them. by concerted threats
Of holding them up to public odium or
private malice, induce them 10 quit and
leave tho house unfinished. Tho latter
IN no sense represent the former in
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