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COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT
CDi-rr.o by Lnn tate, rnorntETon
BLOOMSliURO, PA.
Saturday, June 9, ISO!.
Democratic Stato Convention.
PV?.?iVK?iT-,n.,J''.7!u,lon.!,'Ioi,.,r'1 Vy ,h9 n";
crallt Mate Central Committee, (lie I 'on von t Inn of
matVVviu niseinbia'ai ,h ncmt1,' ,hrl,E"ol
nnrrisbtirg, on Wednesday JllUO 17l!l,
iMntiOo'cjofk, a. M.,tonoininnto caniiuinici fo)
pomc"? ih" frK
Tha convention win, niso, divo expression to tlio
sentiments of the Democrats of tlio Bute, who, whllo
lrir policy would hfivonvcrtril present disasters, will.
nevertheless, devoto tho historic patriotism of our i.,n mnrnSnrr nf tlm "'lil llm rnninv linvi'w ' enrni
great pattr to rescue tho Constitution nml tho Union- ,u0 InorDlng 0' l'10 JU) '"c tUCtliy, liavi.lg . Surer
i.m.rrallon-ll,oo
rott.vinefjTayBara?''' s""tCcn''r' c"""'"-
"Vallandig ham and Liberty."
Wc placo at tho head of our paper to- check by our artillery, and Col. Jones
day tho motlp "Vallandiquam and 'succeeded in petting all his men and pris
LiBBRTr." oners insido of our lines, and at ouco
The nrrcst by military authority, of commenced firing upon tho cnotuy from
this groat advocate and defender of Con-1 his breastworks. Desiring to take a view
stitutionalliboHy, liia trial by a tribunal of tho enemy's positions, Col. Jones rose
not having, by tho provisions of tho con- breast high above his works, when he re
stitution which is thc suprcnio law of tho ceived a ball in his breast, which killed
land, jurisdiction in tho case, and his im-1 him instantly. Col. Jones is spoken of as
prisonmont, when it was not ovon asserted ! a brave and able officer, and au earnest
in tho otargo and specifications, much less defender of tho flag of his country. lie
proved by tho evidence, that ho had vio-! was on the list for promotion for valuable
lated nny provision of that Const itution, I services rendered whilo in tho service.
nor any law made, in pursuance thereof, is '-The family of Colonel Jones havo gone to
a dircot blow at tho liberties of a people j Philadelphia, his former icsidoncc, where
who arc rightfully tho source of political l"s remains havo probably arrived beforo
government and power in this Amofiean ' tn's l'mc ant' w'lcr,! 'hoy will bo inter--republic.
It is a direct negative to the rc
nnnninin Mint nnp fntlinra Snm-nfinrl I
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their bill of rights, that to secure tho ina
lienable rights of life, liberty and tho pur
suit of happiness, "governments arc in
stituted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the govorncd '
In (he constitution of government that May 30th, A. D., 1803, the proceedings
onr fathers instituted they explicitly pro-' were as follows : A quorum of tho Com-
vided that ''the right of tho people to bo mittcc being present 0:1 motion,
secure in their persons, houses, papers ' Jlcsolved, That, whereas tho Keprcsen-
nnd effects, against unreasonable searches ' til,ivc conference of this Representative
and seizures shall not be violated:' For . ?get sit.tin' nf LaPorlo1 S1ePI,omnbo,r lth
.... . ," 1802 unanimously conceded the Delegates
moro than eighty years wc havs enjoyed lo lhc DOst Slalc convention to tboOmin-
undislurbed that right, and it is only when tiso of Columbia and Wyoming, in con
Jeff. Davis and his legions on the one sequenco of Montour and Sullivan hav-
side, and the Northern Abolitionists on ''nS ,b Members of tho Legislature ; -,
. ,, r Now therefore, wc hereby select and ap-
the other, are engaged in tho overthrow of p,or En. and K. IIcr,,L,:ln.
our constitutional government, that its do -
mat by the rcdcral administration party,
fa established as a precedent.
Tn tlm Declaration of rntlenendcnco. mir
e iu . n.r,n f n.n so d i rect t b em to secure tho appointment
fathers asserted as 60ino ot tho onuses. , .. .. . . V, T i
, . , . , , ,, ... , by tho Conlcranco of Morrison hi. Jack-
which induced them to avail themselves ( S0Dj as lbc llcproJClllativo Delegate, eon-
of the right to institute a new government, ceded to Columbia county :
tho following: ''Ho," iho King of Great! Resolved, That ths Representative Del-Britain,-
'has obstructed the admiiiistra-, cfiato Confercnco meet at the Esehango
. i,. n(r,.,.inj , ,,i. Hotel in Hloomsburg, on Saturday, June
tion of justice-; ho hasjilteetea to render iso3 at IS A M
the military independent of and superior i (solveclt That tho Representative Del
to the civil power ; ho has combined with egatcs from Columbia county bo instruc
others to subject us to a jurisdiction for- ted ; and tho other Delegate from the
itrn to our constitution, and acknowledc
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cd by our laws; ho has deprived U3 in
many cases of tho benefits of trial by jury,
abolishing the free system of English laws
in a neighboring province, establishing
therein an arbitrary government:" Tho
poople of the American colonies engaged
in a seven years' bloody war against au
English Sovereign to institute a form of, mend to them tho formation of Dotno
govcrnmcnt for themselves and posterity, cratio clubs under tho following constilu
in which tho evils they complained cf Hon and by-laws, or something similar:
, ,,, , ... . . ,. preparatory lo the organization necessary
should bo forever provided against. Shall , k, ',i, fii ,.: J
wo now, without a word of defcuco of tho
constitution they adopted, admit that tho
patriots of tho revolution wcro in error
and that King Gcorgo was" right ?
It is not necessary that wo oppose these
infractions of our rights in a factious or
revolutionary manner. Our voice is
against such a movement, for the form of
our government docs not need to be
changed. It is good enough for all. But
it is necessary that our public servants
shall bo taught that it is essential to the
existence of that government that they
pay somo regard to tho letter and spirit of
our Constitution, and that they must avoid
the commission of acts of injustico similar
to those which caused tho revolution of
1776.
Abolitionists who despise tho Constitu
tion as our fathers made it, and huto tho
'Union as it was," arc expected to howl
now. Weak-kneed Demoorats who by
their contemptible vacillating course are
in a great measuro responsible for tho un
warrantable proceedings in Mr. Vallan
digham's case, are expected to bo tound
standing upon the street corners and in
public places, denying any sympathy with
tho cause of constitutional liberty,
and,
like tho cowardly Peter of old, cursing
and swearing, and saying wo ' know not
tho man." But tho sentiment " Vallan
digbam and Liberty" is tho sentiment of
a majority of the Democracy.
During Mr. Buchanan's administration,
farmers received $1 00 per bushel for their
wheat. Now, under the Republican ad
ministration of Mr. Lincoln, thoy receive
81 60. Abolition Exchange.
figr-Dunncr Mr. Buchanan's adminis
tration a dollar in nanor was worth 100
cents, now it is worth about 72 ; a yard of j presiding officer and psrlbrm all tho duties
shirt muilin was worth 10 cents, now it of President.
ia worth 45 ; a poor girl could purchase a 1 'Vho Scorctary shall hold his offico for
calico dres with ono week's wages, now.8'1 monlhs) nnd urjtil a successor is duly
ehe must work month to obtain tho samo d- 11 shttl1 bo ,,is dllty to kccP tho
articlor. a pound of coffee was worth 10 minutes of tho meetings of the Club, in a
cents, now it ia worth 40. The editor to bo provided for that purposc-a
should havo noticed the advance of those list of tho morabors and of all tho trans
and' many other artiolos brought about by a0'io8' lI sbaH tavo charge of all tho
the luppy change of administration. books and papers of the club, and hand
lticlltor Jonos.
Col J. lliciiTEn Jones, of llio 58th ' Iho President sign all orders on tlio Trca
llcglmcnt, 1'. V., and for somo years past, surer, and keep a ooncct aocount of tlio
ti citizen of Eagles Moro, Sulll-an Co., wo . number of orders drawn, of tlio amount of
learn with rauoh regret, wrp killed whllo each, of tlio porton to whom, and tho mat
in the performance of his military duties tor or thing for which tho tuonoy wns ox-
on the 23d ult , in tho vicinity of New-
born, North Carolina. It appears Col. ';
Jones, in command ot a Brigado made a
rcconnoisnncc, in the direction of Kingston
and on tho 22nd ult., surprised and routed
a rebel camp on Gum Swamp, capturing
Artillery, war munitions, about CO horses ,dcr of the President cauntersiguod b y tho
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md muIcs,ovcr two hundred prisoncrs,and , Secretary, and pay any unexpended bal-
destroyed ,uo rhel fortifications at that1 anec to his successor in office
point. Tho object of the expedition having j Every whits person who shall declare
been accomplished, Col. Jones left Gum .his ogreomcnt with tho objects of this
. Swamp on tho afternoon of 22d, to return
to lus cntrcnolimcnts tear lowborn. On
j,, str0g forco anJ pllrauea tl,C ro-
j tiring forocs of Col. Jones, opened on him
from two nnints. Thrtu mil nn rinliinrrn.
I - i j b-i
however, for their advanco was kept in
I however, for their nili-nnnn
Meeting of tho Democratic Slaiulin:
Committee oi Columbia County.
At a meeting of the Democratic Stand
ing Committee of Columbia county, held
j at tho Register's Ofiico in Hloomsburg,
' Hcpresontativc Conforcos from the Coun-
ly oi uoiumoia; aim direct tnem to con
cur in the selection mado by Wyoming
. county, by the abovo authority ; and al-
"'"n D. requestea to support wr nom
ination for Governor the Hon. Heistcr
Clynier of Berks county.
Ilesolved, That wc recommend to the
Democracy of Columbia County the pres
ervation of order, support of and obedience
to tho law and the Constitution ; knowing
that there is a sovereign remedy for all
ills at Hie ballot box, as long as that is
free and unobstructed : and wc rccom-
for tho fall campaign,
CONSTITUTION.
This Association shall bo called tho
' Democratic Club."
Its object shall bo tho inculcation of
tho doctrines and principles oftho Consti
tution of tho United States nnd of the state
of Pennsylvania : to disseminate informa
tion as to the propor construction of those
instruracnts, to instil into lb? public mind
a regard for their teachings and obedi -
enco to their requirements ; to oppose by
all legal and lawful ways and moans any
and all infractions of either of them, or
any infringement of Iho rights of citizens
under them; to maintain the just equali-
ty and tho constitutional sovereignty, of
tho States of this Union, and to defend
the samo frpra all illegal and unwarrant
ed encroachments from any quarter; to do
all and whatsoever in us lies to ro cxtond
the power and just authotity of tho Con
stitution and Government of tho United
States over our wholo territory, and to ro
unito iu fraternal bonds all sections and
portions and States of our old Union un
der our old Constitution.
The officers of this Association shall bo
' a Prcsideut, a Vico President, a Sicrela-
ry ana a i reasurer.
Tho President shall hold his offico for
six months, and until a successor is duly
olectcd. IIo thall prcsido at nil meetings
of iho Club and with tho Vico President
and Secretary shall call all special meet
ings. Tho Vice President shall hold his oflieo
for six months, aud until a successor shall
bo duly elected. In tho absenco or disa-
, Mlty of tuc President, ho shall
bo tho
tliem to Lis suoccssor in office. IIo shall
do alt tho cortcfnontlcnco. Ho shall with
ponded.
Tlio Treasurer shall hold his office for
six months, and until a successor U duly
elected. He shall receive all tho contri-
butions to, ami assessments mado on the
, Club : and shall pay out only on tho or-
Association and shall subscribe this Con-
stitution and Uv Laws, and pay tlio Trca-
shall bo n member of this
Club, and shall volo and speak, but no
ono uudsr twenty-ono years of ago shall bo
eligible to ofiico.
BY LAWS.
Thcro shall bo a regular meeting of tho
Club at somo point in the township to hti
t elected at tho previous regular mooting,
on tho first Saturday evening of each
month.
A special meeting shall bo held, if de
termined upon at a rcgulariuccting of the
Club by a majority of tlio members prcs
eiit j whenever and wherever in tho
township a majority oi nicmiicrs voting
hhall agree.
An address shall be delivered ot every
regular meeting of tho Club, whoso teach
ings shall be in acoordanco with tho de
signs of this associations ; but if no spea
ker can be secured, the Secretary shall
produce ami have read (if tho Club agree)
some speech of the kind above mentioned.
The Secretary shall send his iiaino and
addresi to the chairman of tho County
Democratic Committee, together with the
names and address of tho officers of the
Club.
The Club shall elect three of its mem
bers to audit the account of tho Treasurer
as oltcu as they judge it to be uccrssary.
It shall bo the duty of the President, or
in case of his disability, tho Vice Presi
dent and Secretary, to procure a house
and lights, for tho meetings of the Club
and tlio expenses shall be paid by orders
on tho Treasurer.
If the initiation fco of each member
and the contributions shall be insufficient
to defray the expedses of the Club, a reg
ular assessment shall be made on each
member thereof, for that purpose.
This Constitution and Uy Laws can be
amended by a vote of two thirds of the
members present at any rcgu'ar meeting 5
provided tho proposed amendment shall
have bee n put in writing and proposed to
the Club, at a previous regular meeting of
tho association.
J. G. Freeze, Chairman.
Irani Dorr, Secretary.
The rcat Electing Last Night.
Yes, says the Age, emphatically was it
the Great meeting great in numbers un-
nronrl r-r.f n,l -ri;i t in !ti n innt frrpnf in 1
, f.i i r
iho enthusiasm of its tons of thousands of.
Freemen, determined not
Slaves great in its moderation
with inficxiblc determination
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take especial pride, and not only in the
astounding numbers of Ihoso who literally
crowded tho vast Independence Square,
but in tho character of the men who par
ticipated in the meeting. It was presided
over by lion ISmjIS Luwis, late Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsyl
vania, eminent as ono of tho first iuristsl .
of tho country, aud widely known as a gen-!
Ilr,,n f tt.n n,,1,.,l ,ln. Tf
IIVMIUII Ul llIU UlUbV V, Alt I V V4 KllUl UL 4 "
was addressed by gentlemen who have cn-
joyed the highest honors that can bo be
1 stowed by the pioplo of tho city and tho
j State. Its officers compromised many of
1 Philadelphia's worthiest and inostectoemod
citizens, eminent in their various walks of
j life, and tho work-shop, the counting bouso
tho manufactory, the bar, tho bench, all
contributed to make up a concoursa of in
tell!gent freemen, such as has been rarely
if over equalled, and certainly never sur
passed in this city. Wo expected a largo
meeting wo knew something of tho tom
por oftho people and wc knew tho occa
sion called trumphet toiigucd for a more
than common town meeting but we were
not prepared for such a rally en masse as
signalized the oecasiou last night. To
those who stand up for tho law, for right,
and for liberty, it was indeed cheering;
while to those who aio laboring for the
subversion of tho Constitution and the
suppression of frco speech, it furnished a
most significant admonition,
Our reporters arc preparing an aeeount
of the meeting, nnd as it promises to be
very lull in its dotails wo givo way for them
hero, reserving somo further remarks, wo
havo to offer upon tho meeting and its im
port, and upon tho ludicrous efforts of tho
Jacobins for several days past to prevent
the meeting altogether, or to break its
forco.
Wo congratulate tho Democray of Phila
delphia, of tho State, and of tho nation,
upon this grand and glorious manifestation
this unequivocal and unuiistakublo proof
that THE PEOPLE ARE 1UGI1T ou tho
vital questions of
Free Speech,
Free Press,
The Constitution and the Laws !
Respect lor Law. '
Wo quoted, a few days ago, tha act of
Congress, approved by tho Proslticht on
tho 17th of July, 1802, providing for tho
trial and punishment by tho Unitod States
Courts of all persons who ''givo aid nud
comfort" to tho enemy in tho way charg
ed by Qoncral Uumsido acainst Air. Vol-
landigham. Wo have also published tho ,
law approved by the President on tho 3d
day of March last, making it tho duty of
tho Secretary ot Wnr to furnish to tlio ncCuscil nml to tho Constitution and laws
Judges of the O'rcuit and District Courts Ky ,;3 illegal trial and punishment. In
of tho United States a "list of tho names ei,n,t nf nnn Vnllondiithani. wo shall havo
of all porsons, citizens of States in which n thousand uttering tho samo maledictions
tho ndministrntion of tho laws has contin-(dm pushing to its cxtrcmost vcrgo tho
ucd unimparcd in the said Federal courts. J HCOnso of debato, and this only tho more
who aro now, or who may hereafter bo , vehemently becnuso of tho repression
held as prisoners of tho United States in sought to bo enforced by arbitrary power,
any fort, arsenal, or other place, as Stato guci, js mmn naturc all tho world over,
or political prisc-ncis.' ' Wo have shown ' nn,i especially in a country so long habit
that tho proceedings instituted by Gcncaal ' ultC( a9 0urs"to the practice of freely erit-
Jfurnsido against Mr. Vallandigliam nro
in palpablo violation of both theso statutcsr
enacted by the last Congress and approv
ed by tlio President to meet precisely such
a caso as that raised by tho alleged lan
guage and couduct of tho accused.
It i3 at this slago of these extraordinary
proceedings that wo nrc met by the fact
mat mo rrHiuuii, msiaaa o. t umiiidr u.o
ontiro indictment under which Mr. Val -
, , . , , . . . - , ,
andigham was arrested by Gen. Btirnsidc, 'drawn into controversy. It is as undoubt
in ignoranco of the law, has simply rom- (ed as tho right of breathing tho air or
muted the punishment illegally imposed , walking on tho carlh. Aolonging to the
, ,, . .... , .... , . , private lilo as a right, it belongs to puclic
by tho courtmart.al by submitting banish- fjtc as a dul nn(f Jt 8 tfQ ,a8tjuly vhich
mcnt to tho South for imprisonment in those who.-.c representative lam shall find
Fort Warren. And such decision on the me lo abandon Aiming at all times to
part of the President must of course givo , ue courteous and temperate in its use, cx
tbe sanction of the Iixeeutivo to tho mili- jept when tho right itself is questioned.
. .... 1 1 shall placo myself on the extreme boun-
tary jurisdiction asserted by Oon. Burn- ,hm) 0jmy ;ig, md m hj-Mncc lo my
side, in disregard ol tho law specially mado nm thut would move mrfrom my ground.
and provided for such cases. The Pros-1 This high constitutional privilege I shall
ident cannot commute tho punishment in- defend and exercise within this house and
flirted by a court-martial without assum-1 in all places, ji B 0icC, in time of
. , . , , . , war, and id all times. Living I shall as
ingor impbing thut that court-martial !sert it) nnJ shoultl 1 1(mo 0to0tljcr inbei-
was legally seized of tho crimnal and tance to my children, by tho blessing of
crime npon which it assumed to prouonucc
sentence.
If the President has como to any such
decision, and from intelligence elsewhere
given it would seem that ho has, wc arc
sure that he has forgotten tho law figncd
by him less than lures months ago, for
wo cannot believe that he would willingly
disregard thai law in a case which comes
so obviour within its scope that if it be
disregarded in tho person rf Mr. Vallan
digliam the intention of the National Leg
islature and the express tevms of the stat
utes must be practically nullified.
Wc all remember that when General
1 Fremont issued his proclamation of tlio
!a0lh of Au8ust 1S01t confiscating the
property and liberating the slaves of Rcb
els, Mr. Lincoin immediately advised that
officer that "the particular clause in rela
tion to the confiscation of property and
the liberation of slaves appeared to him
to be objectionable in its non-con-formity
lo the act of Congress nushed the Gth of
last August upon the s-tme subjects ;'' and
1 hence he ordered "that the said clause of
'said proclamation be so modified, held
! and constructed, as to conform to and not
to transcend the provisions on tho Same
. !
i bo published at length with this order.
Such was U.en the respect the President!
exacted from his subordinates for th? laws
of Congrcas: aud the lianUness and
promptitude with which ho interposed his
authority to rectify the error of a high
military commander impressed the public
at thu time with fresh confidence in Mr.
Lincoln's capacity, firmness and palriot-
14in" .
I SaTlV
If ho then asserted (as he still as
in behalf of the slaveholders in
it I 'lii 1 I it
i Missouri, an tuc riguis to which mu wtro
entitled by the existing legislation of Con-
gross, ho ought surely to bo equally tena
ciousoftho rights sceuicd by thc law to
the citizens of free States.
Tho orror of General Hurniide in as-
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enr ni, n mi itnrv 1 II risd I ft IOU OVCT a Cltl-
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zeu of Ohio for words of intemperate crit-
ieism spoko in publio discussion is even
more grave and vital than that committed
bv General Fremont; for it is an error
committed not only in violation of special
statutes, but of constitutional guarantees
as old as lhc rudiments of civil liberty.
to bo made- n( . , . fn nnin ,lrnL-i in and by the courts. If anybody gets sbments n the dse.etion of theoourti.
.combined I , , . 1 J ' down where there arc no courts, on the If Mr. allatijigliam h fiuilty, as the
' ncnH fni- , runrrpnt i nil n r v niirnnsp. nn- .... ....
magnificent , " 1 , ., 1 1 border, where the war rages, let tho mill- President must assume he is, H only re-
J .,., 'proveu augu.ni, xoux.auu iu. buiu au , ary power govern hllll .but It isnotquito mnis tn sav that loval and b,w nbidiiif
Iho last Congress supposed that it had 1 martial in tho Slates whero lhc conflict of all." President Lincoln has done all
provided for just such cases as that of Mr. arms do.s not 1-ng' , If General l)urn ide fn his power destroy slavery ! Truo
V..lKn.l!linn when it enacted the laws ' !y,w"h PrP"'ty Ignoro the civil courts indcc(i. If hc had dono half as much to
and to havo provided for them in such a arrest of every editor in New York who slavery we would not now becngagod in a
way as would preserve freedom of politi-, offbnds General Halleck by criticisms up war. He has trampled our glorious con
cinl discussion and action from degener-' VS (c?,ur.so;, For U mart bo romombor. , Mltution under foot ; ho has destroyed thc
ating into disloyal practices, or agitations elit Sft Sf f a 'T
. ... ., i . r , . '. . J. . ... 1 ho lias snuanuercd mil urns of I in mih n
act on loot wnu tno ucsiga oi giving am dozen oiilccrs can uo muiiu wno uuuovo
and comfort to tin enemy. It was thus that criticisms upon thc Gcncral in-chicf
that thc National Legislaturo, full in view j tond to evil in tho army, then your
.... i . Washington correspondent and tho cdi-
of lhc emergency that is upon us, sought L q( LnkjKJml may soonboscn.
to maintain tho constitutional rights oftho tcncccl to tho Dry Tortugasl Thcro uro
citizen in tho loyal States, and at the'snmo ' no liberties for tho citizen if tho now mili
timo protect tho rights and interests of the ' tary,doctrino prevails. Tho bettor course
M..:.i n f-, n :c:,ii ! is to stick to law aud order, and in tho
attacks, It was cxprcssodly ordained that M.vil court3 for t;oasonnb0 ttots, Tho
"cilizons of States in whioh tho adminis- experience of 1602 certainly shows this,
tration of tho laws has continued unim- Tho Presidents hesitates, and wisely.
paired in the Federal Courts,' should bo Ho doubtless dislikes to seem to shrink
put on trial for alleged politioial offences ! Jom a collision will, tho copperheads II
' , ., . , , , Vallandigham goes free again, all will
before tho said courts, nnd no longer held ngne tlmt u wng ft 0unaor tmt tno arrcit
by military authority. Suoh is uowiejwa3 mado; but tho President cannot
law of thc land, aud if tho President is cvado tho blunder, and ho is forced to de
bound to execute all tho existing laws, ho ' Mc upon its merits."
is corlainly bound to cxecuto tho laws ho It was to bo expected that lb? Domo
has himsolf approved, when tho very oxi- oratio press and politicians would cagorly
gcucy arises for whioh they were created, avail themselves of this 'blunder' to creep.
If such bo tho true theory of his duty,
as all will admit, it is qnito as certain that
a contrary couho is frauglil with practical
difficulties and disadvantages the most se
rious. Tho denial of a right guaranteed
by tho Constitution, and the illegal trial of
a party alleged to havo prostituted this
sight to tho purposo of giving aid and
comfort to tho enemy, so far from operot
jng nS!, torror l0 ovil-doors, only causes
tj10 pupuiar ,n;n,l t0 siim tho alleged of-
fcnco ; Bonso 0f (ho wrong douo to tho
ictzing its rule?, often, we aro sad lo say,
with moro of partisan warmth than of jus
tice or candor. It was in allusion to this
home-bred" right that Daniel Webster
onec spoke as follows:
It is an ancient and undoubted pierojj
alive of this people to canvass public
measures and tlio merits of public men.
it la u iiuuju' Ul u.ivi aii;ub
It is a 'homo-broad sight a fireside pnvi
,ogo It Latb bcon 0 -j j ,n mry 10USC(
, cottnrre nml cabin in tlm nation. It is not
od 1 will leave them the liiheriUucn of
free principles and the example of a man.
ly independent and constitutional defence
oi.iuein.
n gratifying .o ouscrvo nun many o.
t. . . f s . el
the political
l numic-ai incuus oi uic x rcnuuut nru;.
foremost on this accasion to deplore the
error into which has fallen by bis omission
to cancel the proceedings illegally insti
tuted by General Burnsitlo. Wc have
already cited abundant illustrations in
proof of" this statement, and wc find pleas
ure in saying that the attitude taken in
this matter by the great mass of the Re
publican press does equal honor to its in
telligence and its candor. Kven the most
embittered political opponents of Mr. Val-
landigham demand that he shall bu legally
tried and condemned, if condemned at all,
for his violent speech at Mount Vernon.
A correspondent of that extreme paper,
the Anti-Slavery Standaid, writes as fol
lows :
"I think there can be uo doubt that
Gen. Burnside committed a blunder in
paving anv attention to his (Vallandig-
ham's) stump speeches. He should have
boon indicted anl tried in "the courts.
I 'Pl.ni e ImltiiT in n frnn Sf:ift
For ono, I am not going to desert the
cause oi irec speccti am goon Roveruinuni.
lime yet to let ucn. jun uiuo uiiuciiiio
newspaper,; and 1 ,e P ltll,anS:? "T'
" 110 so' luu ncf,1 BlcP " ,or.
I Gen. Wool to suppress the newfpapers of
v , ,,' n -,.f;f ,lr, ,.,.,..
i r.i.., -v.. u..,i i, ,,;i,,i -- , j t
of Vallandigliam for making excited stump pacity, whore tho law affise-i a penally
speeehes, could not deny to Gen. Halleck moro comlH1.imr:ltc wUh thc offom.c. if
tho right to suppress every newspaper in
the country through his subordinates - tlic accuscc ought not to be illegally con
Gen. Burnside is the sole judge, accord- victed, it is equally true that in a matter
ing to this military theory, and of course bo grato as tho giving of "aid and cofort''
Gen. Wool would bo thc only judge in t0 tho cemy) licrc slc.uld bo no coin
New York. Ld us not admit ton much ,. .,, t , , , ,. , ,,
agaimtour own Hie, ties in this terrible pounding w.th.he felony ot sueh disloyalty
attempt to suppress thc pro-sluvery rcsolu M visiting upon its subjects the penalty
tions."
To like purport, the Washington corrcs-
j pondent of the New York Independent
writes as follows :
be dono
ii is yet uouuiiui wnac win
. . -. .
t. f. .1-1 ...1... !,
with Mr. Vollaudigliam.
It
is reportcu
1imn flint Mtv Son? !! nva if it? no n irrrvir
1 mistake for Gcu. Uumsido to arrest him-;
: that he should have been brought before
the courts and tried for treason. If this
nf
'Ho L a ueeLs
' rostinc citizens and trvina them bv court -
;l i.i ulil
I nnnnnfiil Sf'ifrta tn tiiriiinln mnn in tlm
ale a popular flonlimcntlo tho disadvan-
tago of tho Administration. This should
havo boon forcscon by Goncral Burnsido
wbcn ho entorod on such a thorny path
but most of all should it havo been foro-!
seen by tho President, if ho did not1
promptly interpose his authority to arrost
such irregular proceedings. Wo still hopo
that on tho return of Mr. Vnllandiglmm (
to his homo (for wo prosumo ho will so
return') the President will direct that ho
bo put on trial according to the Conslitu-
tion and laws.
In tho meantime, wo invito the atten
tion of all good citizens to tho observations
of Mr. Crittenden, as contained in his
roccnt specco published by us a few days
ago, and which corroitly defend tho duty
of a prtriot at ibis crisis :
"Neither on this nor any other occasion
has kbden my habit lo make any outcry
and clsmor; but which usurpations ui
power arc mado dangorour, and when
encroach incuts upon my liberty and tho
liberty of my constituent?, and upon tho
Constitution intended to guard tho liber
ties of us all, aro made, I would havo
every man havo spirit enough to declare
his opinions and offer his protests. With
out this freedom of speech there can bo no
lasting liberty The Rcpublio cannot ex
ist. If every man thould closo his lips,
and not venture even a word against vio
lated rights, who could maintain a free
government t Nobody. A people who
cannot discuss the public measures of tho
nation, and apply the necessary rebuke to
secure the correction or wrongs, csnnt.t bo
a frco people, and do not duscrvc to bo.
But it is not ncccsj.iry that it b-J done
with passion. You are a portion of the
poople of the United Slates ; act in a man
ner becoming your high character. Sodi-1
tion docs not become it; clamor docs not
become it. Action, al the prof cr time an i
in tho proper mannor, according to legal
and constitutional provision, is what we
wan, and what the woild has a right to
expect."
Tho enlightened friends of tho Admin
istration will find in the illegal tiial and
punishment of Mr. Vallandigliam somo
thing much more dcplorab e than its prop
ab'c died ou parties in giving to tho
President's political oppouents "a good
I cry. jt j3 o:lBy t0 perceive that many
,. - ; i,,f
, chami)ionaIlip of freo spCech," are serk
.,.., .t. ii,:la f,i
iii i . luruunuii; tut; njti nu v. J
than to promote the ends of justice and j
patriotism. It is from tho midst of siirll
mingled motives that, truth nearly always
- .. . ,. ,. . .
emerges, lor it is uuiicuuy to Fcparaiu a
.,,,. r. L JnfirnntJo r.t thr, men
j;vuu v.tt.unvy iiuiii mivi nun iiiinu
into whose hands ii is sutTered to fall.
15ut if the Administration will not do
homage to tho law, it mu3l be content lo
seo its opponents brcOi by such suicidal
recreancy.
Those who love their country and
obcv lbe I:nva itholll mpCct to parties
ill not regret what has been Xmic in tho
case of Mr. Vallandigliam from any sym
pathy with his political opinions, but bo
cause in his person the clear voice of the
i law has been disregarded. The law says
that all perssns situat.d as ho wjs, and
accils0(1 ,f 1C cl.imo laill nl his door
. , . . . c
slial1 be b' t,lc U"--'1 Suu's Cou3,s
and if found guilty, shall bo punished by
((iTiintinti tnnii t tm n form lint n finA i tiff
tcu years, or by a find not exceeding ten
.t101,,Iul joli.r, or ,.. boti, of ,.:d Dun
I .
mnn ..... . tn nmr,Wm nml.,iv r
the illegal iuridiction bv which he was
... . . 'f ... -.., ' ., ...,.,
tried and ot tho illegal penanj aw.nuea
. , nf , nl nor,ftlini
I of banishment when the law awards to n.
a penalty greatly moro severe.
National Intelligencer,
gCJ" Massa Greeley, in a r?eent appeal
nf his in tho Tribune, for more "nigger
. ., . ,, .,
'
I OUIUIL'I .1, BilYS ; --um VU lUli VOU II1U
0iemn trut" WuBn wc a tlul slavc,T 13
" hy no means dead yet, vnd that you
the negroes must help kill it, or it is not
parting agonic President Lin-
! olIlcrs "1Ust do lho rcst ani1 you 'osl
ho has squandered millious of the public
treasure ; ho has deluged tho country in
blood ; he ha made homes desolate, nud
filled tho laud with widows and orphans
Iu tho namo of heaven what moro must bo
dono in order to "destroy slavery !"
How much longer must tho war last, how
much moro blood bo spilled, how mny
moro men offer up their lives as a sacrifice
to accomplish this inforual abolition schomo
of negro cmaucipition ?
Dawson's Times ij- Union.
CQf Tho President has takon the re. I
spousibility ot changing tho sentence of i
iiuiuiiiuiuui in mo caso oi iir. vallanttig-
hnm In pvlln In llm Kt1. MM... iH!.l I
punishment of Mr. Vallandigham is an in-
suit so tho dignity honor and' prido oftho
American peoplo, that Will not loOff CO UU-
ilVCll-'Cd. "
Abraham L'iubjIu, stand fioiii under.
1V0C 10 U1C Buncrs-Tiiej arc no Korl
Who, sinco the war commouocd, havo
ono so littlo to end it? Tho sutlers.
Who havo preyed upon our bravo soldicu
taken their money by genteel robbery,
given n small equivalent for funds seized
upon in tho paymaster's hand 1 Tho sot.
Icrs. Who follow expeditions and armicj
Hko locusts, and cat up every green thing
;n tuo ghape of monoy I Tho sutlors. WLb
thought themselves free from tho draft, aj
secure from tho rude grasp of tho Provost
Marshal? 'J ho sutlers. Who tremble now $
in tho Department of Iho South, nud rutb $
wildly about, shaking with frantic gosturcs
their illy filled monoy bag? Tho sutlers',
Who nrc to be drafted within twenty dayj
unless they fleo from tho land of which
thoy havo polluted, never again to cheat
tho unwary contraband or grind out 4
huge profit from tho needy soldior? Tin
sullrrs.
Yes, it is oven so. Kvorybody is InugTi.
ing over it, from iho small contraband to
the most austere of military dignitaries. .
Tho order has been Issred, a copy of which
I append to this inttoduotion, nnd beforo
a month is over wo shall havo been rid of
as great a pack of thieves aaevcr did busi
nets outside of a penitentiary.
What an aeccssion to tho ranks of tlio
Union army theso sutlers be 1 Thoy will,
the first engagement thoy enter, cheat, tlm
Hcbols out of a victory. How they wi'l
fight for tho green backs they have got
and the glory ihcy will win. Can any
Rebels withstand their onormoua churgcx'
I think uot. Let thoir regimental Hag bear
on its gorgcom folds "Robber's Row,'1
and the enemy, letting their arm fall, nf
frighted will clap their hands upon their
pocket-books and beat a hasty rotr?cl,
giving us one oftho niost signal victoriri
oftlie war. Philadelphia Jmjuirrr.
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tjwnnlilp, ColumbU county, on Hit- 10th of .M ny, an
U IKON flR A Y MAnr, COI.T,
two or three years old, hnvnignnn
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InlnokHell as lbc iiatiiral teeth
Mineral plate ami block leetli manufactured nnd nil
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THIS work conialns lho principal Speeches ef Hon.
C. I.. Vi LLANDKJII.IM, on
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Stf,.
',' In thUm-tllon. Hhc riturns thanks for Iho lib
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" vi uiu wills;,
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