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a. !: h .i liionr value. It was written
iW. . v.i, of Nuvcmlj.r, lb iO, by Han.
! il ilt, tln'i) :i iin iiib- r i.t' President
:c!.ir:ai's t'abinef, to a lriiiid in the
;, aii'i ii il.i'ibtli'ss a f:uih!'t:I jiicture
11 ijl: li.-urt :U that time. Iu forciblo
'i:v. uinl vlit.it t exii-"njn, it is the
t r i'niiietiji of th.it vr.itil '
II 1. C ruiM'is to priph''lie
i,"ieitv. h l,r.:fV r!i.- itri t ot loyalty
ii so: of u.v.tJj'.:iu !avirb and
ii i'ul L.v.i.'rv uhi -h has broujit Mr.
it mi in lunr-ow boms before ll.e
ny I'li.I ulii-h ho!I i:.- co:irt ui o .
i":.:j vi .jar Cuis.i.'inioii. if,.
l-.-w ....,' suyr Jfr. I loir -
- ',! !-( u h,r,:ttt,j hope t'tiit
.Vr.. tc." ,i ja-f-t to t'u-South, and
Wr,
Mx.lifi,,!! brctliren whh !oiii
H"!t now exelianes litis, read this
' -.!! j.roiii by it. 'ili-i ajRistaev of
!i:i a t wfstkent-d truth or
;!.- M- waniin wrds. We :nav
!i t .iHn-.- tins Samson, who in his uii-
'i-K S th I;,s of Im terrible
r :ii iv;t the champion of our cri at
ilfMwvt.C ;;;!,
.Ays.
... , - ... ,
b'lkw.irt with .ivert-1 iraze
rons "J
' '' not anlloltt-itn n.M. . ' ,. . i ,
4:"CC, that tl.. V..l. - :n ... " I . . ... . .. . " . .
tni i e i ' ,uJ-,,l 1 'ii -in...-, ii
i St0p9 Wlilcli have ' bed of sleep and the helpless w
iica'u3t0 Vtfry brink of perdition, I cbildren ho has exposed to all
1 ts a feeling prov. inp in tlie 5
States
Mrs
THE BLESSIStSS OF GO VER XMEXT, LIKE THE
creasing bitterness, for the lasi thirty I
years. The country wanta repose, and is
willing to purchase it at any sacrifice
Alas, 'for the delusion of the belief that
repose will follow the overthrow of the
Government. ' '
T ,1 u . r - -i. .
sai'SfriPll,,u wul " reot'Iveci Ior a wuui uui, iroin me temper vi me
'.. ..r:o' than ait months, and no I public mind, that the Southern States trill
bu at liberty to discontinue alt be alloiced to withdraw jyeacefully ;
but when the work oi dismemberment
,:;.e.,uon . me eu or. .vuj cr. jns we 6h.lM bwftk f entg
; gibing I month-wil I cl:ar f ,,ntI, tft mrtt1l . tVi . ,
UoLL.Vi:, unless the money ' ", vv"-"-
:..,,. I unce with which we break the bread upon
prove and vital
questions
arise amonp these fragments
j of the ruptured Republic can be adjusted
ft lo V do ' Wit'u'"1 n-'sirt l arms, then we have
00 $5 00 i ,nae vast progress since the history our
nn nice was written. JHit tne tmtrie events
00 ot ''ie hour will show that we have made
14 00 no progress ot all. We shall soon prow
'20 0C ! up r race of chieftains, who will rival the
i nlitk-ul bandits of South America and
Mexico, and who will carve out to us a
j iiiiserabl-r heritage with their bloody
; sw crds. Tlte ina.ss"S of the people. dream
; iot of these tiling..
J They supKWC the IJepublic can be
J destroyi-d to-day and p.eace will smile over
itVuins tomorrow. Tliey know nothing
; of civil war. This marah in the desert
; of thr pilcniiuaire of nations ha. hajipily
brn f r thfin n so:iled tbiinta'.n. Tly
know not as others do of its bitterness,
j nnd tjjat civil war is a scourge that datk
' ens every fircsid.-, and wrings everv heart
. with r.nruisli. They are to l; oommise-
rated. for thev know not what they do.
: Whene.i all this? It has ctmvi beeause
ts." pulpit and ther, and the cm -iin;r,
; nnscnipulous r1itirians of t'te North have
taught th eople that they are responsi
ble for the dorr.r;ie. instil utious of the
I South, and that they can be faithf 1 t
, God oi.lv by ln'ini unfaithful ti) tlie com
: iaet which thy tiave made w tth their
i feilovv-mrn.
II'Mie.- tli 'Sf Liberty bills, which de
f n 1? th stntute l.Hks of sumo ton of the
free Sr:i!s. and are infested I y a rham
. io!;4io.s of the Federal Constitution,
' in a point vita! 1j Lcr honor. We have
been pres Tiled. fnm year to year, tu.?
l.uiniliatinp spr,-taeb.' of free and Sove-
'.-- roj, States, bv a solemn net of legislation,
j lc-ial:ln-i th- tht-i't o f tluir m-i-jhlun pro
' jTt. I say TiifcKr. since it is not the
l. ss so l-eause the subject of the despica
ble crime of chances to le a slave, instead
of a horse or bale of poods.
Front this same teaching has come the
. jjenw hifd agitation of the slavery question
; w hich Itts ru;.ri f the mintl n, ' the shire
' jn-inthiti"ii ! t'u' South, and ha rend-jred
every h "" ui that ilistracttl lamt mse-.
'-i. a. in.- fn:JJ w:t-i laves." riire. ThU is the feature of the irn pres-
iw kindly reiii-nilv-r his sotnl sible e. n liet with which the No. thorn
and iir,Ll 1 c-.ls in the tims that ; popl- are not familiar. In almost every
i'1 " i r.nr tl. W.ktitl Tiitrti'iiit f-iiiut"en b:ici
'1!L t 11. '-.'H.t.,i . - ...... -
, Ixvn' found, and poisoning, and conflaiira
; tion have marked their footsteps. Moth
ers lb-re lav down at nUzht tremblinp be
i side th ir children, and wives clinp to their
v- , busbands as thev leave th ir homes in the
VMx,.roN-, Nov. 3:.), 1SC0. Inorninp. " .
1 '! Ait Siij: I am in re-eipt of I have a brother residuur in Mississippi
ot (,,. 27th iust., and thank you who is a lawyer by profession, and a cot
J"ur km ii v allusion to myself, in con- ton planter, but has never had any comiec
"'j1 'i:h the fearful apitatioa that tion with pvilitics. Knowing the calm
t!:r. ;it-ij the dismemberment of om and coks r arive tone of his chtiractor, I
"t- I fliinti tl... 1 i..t. .... 1.i?n i week a Iiiee nnd imrilrtred
vaLI tuet with apjr.j!jation, but him to exert his influence in layinir the
rw' n-lJe l'l:it xt w'" aec jmpli.vh ' phrenzy of tin popular mind around him.
j't; iiioaeratiiip the iiiadnv&s that He has replied to mc at much length, and
ii'.'ur. The inilicat'uns are, that after depictiop the machinations of the
tU!!!"n l;as pa.d beyond ihe reach', wretches to whom I have alluded, and the
"in 'r.n'nL G(l alone can dis- ; consternation which roijms in the homes
v -c.yud of Its lijrhtninps. South ; of the South, he says it is the unalterable
15t cf the Union, and in ' determination of the Southern people to
v kiU "!'0rll'JU distinct nationali- ! overthrow the Government, as the. only
.ub.y bi-tore Christmas. Tliis is refupe w hich is left to tlu m from these in-
""''l U:tK-SM th.- ..C . t . ' ' . ....1.1. l. n.l.la . ii r
Li Kli': Ii"utn;it and decided, action the success of this movement depends my
oT'i rM:oP',c nn'l tm" Iecisla- ' everv earihlv interest the safety of mv
V.''"" or,'ier:T' Styt"s, thrf other rof from the firrbrand, and of my' wife
... TVi' foMow South Carolina in 1 and children from the poison and the da-
perr.
now SO doVOted to . T nn x-e r-ntt lila trorii5rft Keemio it
7, VVi11 "ger a little w hile, but 1 truthfully expresses 'the "Southern mind,
of t' rH vunUu t,,oIr fortunes with , which at this moment, clows as a furnace
u!'ir Suuthem sisters Pjnser- ! :.. : i.-.v. -v fi. u...o. r i.-.
lUOll ' lit 11-31 1 1 . 1 L I 1 VI 1 1 IMU .1HMII I IT 1. I L 1 - Ul lllVr
liave now no CTOtllld to Stand . infernal n-rit.itiona. Xhinlr von that nnv
can endure this condition of tLinps ?
,-. iiem liw th. rrnilti' om. 1 M'l .1- "V I .1 :,.
L-i. ;u.lilmous lepislatlon of the 1iU oa;onci the snlrit of assassin and in
I . j h-'.' I " lien lot .uiuuiii iix'jicuci tiiiua iiio
--- .v.,,.. , nun ,Wi cenuianes in ms-crusane aTOinsi slavery,
'Yir. ii win aci up to docs kc thutlc. as ne lies down quietly at
-mn resnonsiKil'itioa .i. i . , , . o. i L ...
, v,t mv. vuisis, niTiu, ot tne rouiuem nomes ne nas ron
omen and
the name
less horrors ofsrrrlle in.fiirrertiona
41 ... - - i - i 4 mil sibiti lot mc . -1 v i, v a tiaiu
. S. ' tliA A 1 . ..... ..
I am still for the Union, because I have
'Minrr tv Ul" fc" i yet a lamt, heKitatinp nop mat tne iNortn
iaar v pVy uwawaae. will do justi to tho South, and save the
8emenJ ? lho fruit of apfetc c- j Republic, before tho wreck is complete.
itu-l a weariness oi . But action, to be . available, must be
. KieSL Ct bctwwn orth 411(1 I proront If th free State will eweep
- -a ha$ cow ltM, with in- ' th litem- bUls fn-m their code', propow
DEWS OF HEAVES, SHOULD BE
EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1863.
a convention of the States, and offer guar
antees which will afford the same repose
and safety to Southern homes and proper
ty enjoyed by those of the North, the im
pending tragedy may yet be averted, but
not otherwise. I feel a positive personal
humiliation as a member of the human
family in the events now preparing.
I f the republic is to be offered as a
sacrifice upon the altar of African servi
tude, then the question of man's capacity
for self-government is forever settled.
The derision of the world will henceforth
justly treat the pretension as a farce, and
the blessed hope which, for five thousand
years, our race amid storms and battles,
has been hupping to its bosom, will be
demonstrated to bo a phantom and a
dream.
l'ardon these hurried and disjointed
words. They have been pressed out of
my heart by the horrows that are weigh
ing UIKMI it.
Sincerely vour friend,
J. HOLT.
-
IGallaut 1cc1 and a Clilval
roitN I&cturii.
In the recent movement of Sloneman's
cavalry, the advance was led by Lieut,
l'aiiu:, of the First Maine Cavalry. lJe
ing separated by a considerable distance
froiu the main body, he encountered un
expectedly a superior force of rebel cav
alry, and his whole body were taken priso
ners. They were hurried off as rapidly
as possible to get them out of the way of
our advancing force, and in cro-sing a
rapid and deep stnam, Lieut. Henry,
commanding the rebel force, was swept otf
his horse. As none of his men seemed
to think or care anything about saving
him. his prisoner, Liut. Faine, leated off
his horse, seized the diowing man by the
collar, swam ashore with him, and saved
his Hie, thus literally capturing his captor.
He was se:.t to Itichmond with the
rest of the prisoners, and the laets being
made known to Gen. Fitz Hugh Ia.c, he
w rote a statement of them to Gen. Win
der, th; l'rovost Marshal of Kichmond.
v.-ho entered th-.- Instant release of Lieut,
l'aiiv, without even parole, promise or
Condition, and, we presume, with the
coir.p'.inunls of the Confederacy. He
arrived in Wah:ngton on Saturday last.
This act of generosity, as well as jus
tice, must command our highest admira
tion. There is some hoje for nieu w ho
can b have in such a manner.
But the strangest part of the story is
yet to come. Iieut. 1'aiu on arriving at
Washington learned that the officer whose
life he had thus gallantly saved, had
since be n taken prisoner by our forces,
and hail juM been con!in.d in the Old
CopUoi 1'iis n. At the last we heard of
him !n n-;b on hi.- way to Gen. Martia
dale's. headquarters to obrain a pass to
Lil his b. r.efieiaiy and benefactor.
Such are the vicissitud.a of war.
We could l.ot help thinking, when we
hi aid this story, as the profound obser
vation of Mrs. Gimp: " Sich is life, vich
likevavs is the hen 1 of hall things
hcarthlv." We leave it to casu!ts tode-
tiJiiaini w hether, vh-n these two gallant
saldiers meet on the battle field, they
should light like enemies or embrace like
Christians. For our part we do not be
lieve their swords will be any the Lss
sharp, nor their zal any the less determ
ined for this haphazard exchange of sol
dierly courtesy. Waahiu-jhrn Chronicle.
The IXerRs County 31 as Meeting!
10,000 Dl:moci:ats in council!
The invincible Democracy of Old
Berks held one of the largest mass meet
ings, on Ihe 21st of April, that ever con
vened in that good old citadel of Demo
cracy. It was an immense gathering of
the staunch yeomanry of the county. At
least 10,000 persons were iu attendance
annd their determination to oppose every
unlawful aggression upon their rights from
everv quarter, was disecrnable in every
countenance ; defiance to usurpers and
tyrants flashed from every eyr. They
spoke in language that needs no interpre
tation. The meeting was organized by
the selection of Hon. S. E. Ancona, as
President, and one Vice President from
each township, borough and ward, and
eight Secretaries.
A series of spirited resolutions were
passed, from which we extract the fol
lowing :
Jlesoli-eiJ That we are equally hostile
to Abolitionists North and Secessionists
SouthJ We regard both alike as tending
to the same result : one is the openly
avowed advocate of a separate confedera
cy ; the other the advocate of principles
which must inevitably end there.
2d. That we regard the emancipation
proclamation, the conscript law, and the
confiscation acU aa clearly unconBtitution-
DISTRIBUTED ALIKE, UPJ.V THE HIV
al ; but while we pledge our united efforts
to lest them in all legal modes within our
reach, we will not infringe upon or violate
any law, whatever may be our present
opinions, until it is -pronounced by the
proper judicial authorities to be null and
void. It is better to bear many grievan
ces of a temporary character, than to
plunge our country into anarchy, ending
in military despotism, and destroying all
our hopes for the future,
3iL That resistance by force to an in
vasion of our personal freedom is a virtue ;
and if the insane threat of a distinguished
military chieftain, (distinguished more for
the petition he holds, than for achieve
ment in arms) to but his heel upon the
necks of Northern men, be attempted to
be carried out, we promise him a warm
reception. In order to tJlay any undue
excitement however, that might be occa
sioned by this threat, we deem it proper
to add, that ;;s this same authority has
informed us that we are not to be molest
ed until the rebels are first subdued, we
are of opinion, judging by past progress,
that the present generation at the North
can hardly feel themselves interested in
the question.
4 th. That we iveonimend open organi
zations in every township, ward and bor
ough of our county, in order to sustain the
Constitution, the Union and the lawe,
and at the same time resist every en
croachment upon our personal rights and
freedom, guaranteed by that instrument
and those laws.
oth. That wc are inftexably and unal
terably devoted to the Constitution and
the Union, with such additional guaran
tees as may protect the rights of minori
ties fivm all future aggression. We do
not approt p of this war as at present con
ducted. We never did of il in itself, but
accepted it in preference to disunion, an
archy and despotism, under pledges that
it should be conducted solely with a view
to the restoration of the Union. These
pledges have been broken, the war is con
verts! into an Abolition crusade, and we
are free from any obligations, except those
of obedience to law.
Oth. That we will patiently wait the
progress of events, until power passes
front the hands of the present administra
tion under the forms of law. We will
continue to urge upon Congress and upon
the States the repeal of all unconstitution
al acts, and the calling of a National Con
vention to amend the sovoreign rights of
the State of Pennsylvania, and in order
that she may be prt pared to exercise those
rights, we urge upon our fellow citizens
the necessity of organization, the selection
and election of o;ir ablest and best men,
for Governor and Legislators ; and in the
meantime we have no terms of peace to
ofirlr to any quarter, except ujKitt tlie
basis of re-union.
The meeting wai ably addressed in the
spirit of these resolutions, by W. Uo'sen
tal, Keq., Hon. J. Glancy Jones, Hon.
Hei.itcr Clymcr and dames B. Bechtel,
Esq., and tii.-u adjourned.
Threatencd Difficulty Ktcvvecii
tlte l ulled Stales and I rauce.
Fro u the New York Express of lost
Eveuicg.
Our Paris correspondent, writing under
date of April the 24 th, sends us informa
tion of very grave importance. From 1
sources of the highest authority, ho had I
learnd that the Freixh Government !
was profoundly irritated at the singular j
proceeding of our Minister t London, ,
Mr. Adams, in furnishing to certain Eng- !
li.-h shipowners a certificate to enable j
their verse's bound to Matamoras, to pass i
without molestation our blockading squad- i
roiiu the Gulf of Mexico. The iuterpie- 1
tatiou placed by the Imperial Government j
upon the passport to Messrs. Howell & j
Zirman, given by Mx. Adams on the Oth i
of April, was that of an official agent of;
the United States, assured that there was '
no intention to run the Southern blockade, I
had no objection of smoothing tlie way i
for an introduction of a cargo of arms into
Mexico It can scarcely be believed, in1
this country, that such was in fact the
purpose of Mr. Adatus ; but, unhappily,
the terms in which the certificates in ques
tion is couched, fully bear that construc
tion, i
Mesrs. Howell & Zirman," writes
Mr. Ailams, "have furnished me with
evidence that they are really bound to
Matamoras, with a cargo intended for the
Mexicans. I therefore very -cheerfully
give them this certificate, at their request.
It is not the disjiosition of tho Govern
ment of the United States to interfere in
any way with an honest neutral trade,"
&c , 5Lc .
After mentioning the fact to which the
Emperor's . Government had taken ex
ception, our correspondent continue as
follows : ' '..
11 AND THE LOW, THE RICH AND
" I have had an interview with a gen
tleman who speaks by authority, and
have learned from him that it is the pur
pose of the French Government to de
mand from Mr. Seward an immediate ex
planation, and a disavowal of the offen
sive passport issued by Mr. Adams.
Within the present week, the Emperor's
Minister oi Foreign Affairs had received
from M. Mereier a dispatch giving the de
tails of a conversation between the
French Minister at Washington and Mr.
Seward, in which the latter assured M.
Mereier of the strong desire of the United
States to maintain the most friendly re
lations with France, and declared that
they would preserve in all respects a rigid
neutrality in the war between that Power
and Mexico. These a-saf an cos had given
the greatest satisfaction to the Emperor's
Government, and the sensation caused by
the apK'arance of Mr. Adams letter was
consequently even more marked than it
would have been had no such interview
as that described by M. Mereier taken
piace. Instructions are to be scat out to
M. Mereier, in the course of the next few
days. They will be unmistakable in
their import. Our Government will be
reminded that the attitude of France
since the beginning of the civil war iu
the United States, has been .of strict neu
trality, and that she cannot be reproached
with a single act of a character to irritate
the North, or aid the rebellion directly or
indirectly. She has not hitherto, pur
suup a policy fim l-T o that of Great
Britian ; and no member of the Empe -
ror's Government has uttered one word
which could be construed into unfriendli
ness toward the United States, or express
ion of any other sentiment than the hope
of again seeing them united and prosper
ous. But if the strange doctrine implied
by Mr. Adams' letter of April Oth be
sustained, and the American cruisers in
the Gulf instructed to pass cargoes in
tended for the Mexicans, then the French
Government will regard the act as lend
ing assistance to the enemies of France,
and it is f ully resolved to retaliate ly aid
in j the enaniea of the United States.
o
Mr. Tallnudlgbuni nt Hamilton.
The Dayton Kmyire gives the following
sketch of what Mr. Vallandigham said in
his sjieech at Hamilton, on Gen. Carrinj
ton's "order No. 15 :"
I will not, said he sjicak disrespectfully
of Col. Carrington. He and I served
pleasantly together in the militta of Ohio
on the peace establishment, (laughter,)
and I found him always gentlemanly in
his deportment. I am glad to learn that
he is still so regarded at Indiana jnjlis.
How could he have issued such an order?
I knjw he is "great" on general orders'
but such' a one passes my comprehension.
I am sure he cannot want to wronp, for
he mut know, that two years hence,
uner the legislation of the late Congress,
a Democratic President or Secretary of
War- and who knows but that I may be
Secretary myself? laughter and cheers ;)
can strike his iiuiiie from the roll w,i;hout
even a why or a w herelbre. It would be
well for all ambitious military pentle-men
just now to recollect this small fact, and
confine themselves strictly to their legal
and constitutional military duties, and to
allow others to enjoy their opinions and
civil rights unmolested. But to the order.
I Ic-rc it is :
IIkaikji aiitlj.-.s U. S. Forces, )
Indianapolis, lnd., March 17, ISfui. j".
(ientTui Order Xo. 15,
1. "The habit of can-viiifi araii
upon the person has greatly increased "
, Well, so it has' and in times of threats
and danger like these,, it cujiht to, and iu
spite of all "orders," it will increase
" And is predudicial to peace and good
Sir, restore to us peace and good order,
and we will lav aside all arms, ai d be
glad of the chance. Great applause.
"As well as a violation of civil law"
I deny it ; but if so, who gave au
thority to this gentleman to Let nr. on
civil law in a "military order?
" Esjiecially at this time, it is unneces
sary, impolitic and dangerous."
Was ever the li-e heard or read of be
fore? "At this time" at a time whoa
Democrats are threatened with violence
everywhere, when mobs are happening
every day and Democratic presses de
stroyed ; when secret societies are being
formed all over the country to stimulate to
violeyce ; when at hotels and in depots
and railroad cars, and on the street cor
ners, Democrats are scowled at an mc
nanced, a military order cooly announces
that it is unneceseary, impolitic and dan
gerous to carry arui9 1 And who signs
this order? Henry B. Carrinton, Colonel
18th U. S. Infantry Commanding "
THE
POOR.
VOL. 10-NO. 23.
Commanding what ? The 18th U. S.
In fantry, or at the most the United States
forces of Indiana but not the people, tho
tree white Americans citizens of Ameri
can decent, not in the military service.
That is the extent of his authority, and
no more. And now, sir, I hold "in my
hand a general order also -aa order
binding on all military men and civilions
alike on Colonels andG-enerais and Commanders-in-Chief
State and Federal.
(Applause.) Hear it :
" The rijht of the people to keep arid hear
arms &hail not be in f ringed.
By order of the States and people of
the United States. George Washington
commanding. Great cheering. That,'
sir, is General Order No. 1 the Consti
tution of the United States. Loud
cheers Who now is to be obeyed,
Washington or Carrington ? -
liut I have another " order yet
. " Tha people have a right to bear arvu
fir their defence and security, and the mil
itary shall be in strict subordination to
the civil" power." Renewed cheering.
That, sir is General Order No. 2 tho
Constitution of Ohio, by order of tha
people of Ohio. Here, fir, are our war
rants for keeping and bearing arms, and
by the blessing of God, we mew to do
it ! And if the men in power undertako
in an evil hour to demand them from us,
we will return the Spartan answer,
" Come and take thetu."
But Col. Carrington's order proceeds :
i ne .siajor iencrai commanding tho
1 Department of Ohio'"
Commanding whom, ogttin I ask ?
Only the military forces of the Depart
ment of the Ohio, but aot a sinple- citizen
m i:
" having ordered that all sales of arm,
powder, lead and percussion caps bo pro
hibited until further orders."
Where, sir, is .the law for all that?
Are we a conquered province governed by
a military pro consul ? And to then it
has come to this, that the Constitution is
now suspended by a general order, No.
15 ! Sir, the constitutional right to keep
and bear arms carrier with it the right to
buy and sell arms ; and fir arms an
useless without poweler lead and percus
sion caps. It is our right to have them,
aud wc mean to obey peueral orders Noa.
1 and 2 instead oi No. 15 (Loud ap
plause.) But I read further : " and that any'
violation of said order will be followed by
the conjiacuiion of the goods sold and thj
seizure of the stock of the vender."
Is the man deranged? Confiscation in
deed? "Why, sir the men who are
clothed with a little brief aurhority, seem
to think of nothing except taxation eman
cipation, confiscation and every word end
ing in t-i-o-n. Laughter-
But general order No. 1 says "No
man shall be deprived of property with
out du process of lawr," and general order
No. 2 says: "Private property shall
c.er be held inviolote, and every person
for an injury dcne him in his land, goods
or person or reputation, shall have remedy
by due course of law.". And though th
writ of habeas corjtus may bo suspended,
the writ of replevin, cannot be. Cries of
" good good."
But order No, 15 proceeds:
" And said imler having been extended
by the M;jor General to cover the entire
department, is hereby promulgated."
Yes, promulgated " for immediate ob
servaiic-e throughout the State."
Can military insolence go further i In
this the way the military is to bo in strict
subordination to the civil power? And
does the Colonel commanding the Eigh
teenth United States Infantry thus uuder
take to " premulge " a general order sus
pending or abrogating the Constitution of
the United States and of Indiana? Are
wc living in America or Austria?
And now the fitting commentary on a!b
his attempt to disarm the whiti- man
w hile public arms are being put into tha
hands of the negro, is in the second sec
tion cf this geueral order No. 15, alluding,
to the recent destruction of a Democratic,
printing press by what the Colonel com
manding the 18th U; S. Infantry, draw-,
ing it mild alu-r the fashion of Sarah.
Gamp calls u popul ar demonstration,"
ai.d sot one of the perpetrators of this
outrage, although soldiers and under mil
itary la w, ha e been punished, nor ever
will be. Vet at just such a time of law
less violence, it is proposed that the
people shall de disarmed. Never. Loud
cheers.
Sir, I repeat now what I believe to b
the true programme for these times.
Try every question of law in your courts,
and evory question of politics before the
people and through the ballot box ; no re
sistance, to law ; but meet and repel all
mob violence by force, and arms ou tb
spot. Great and continued chawing, J