| Show from the new york herad what is treason Treaso ilk wilo who are arc traitors two generations have elapsed since the treason of burr brought home lome to the public mind an active sentiment of what constitutes treason and who are traitors and living under a free government about which every citizen is at liberty to 0 o say hat he ie pleases when hen he pleases and where he pleases the treason at harpers perry ferry fell at first upon a blunted sense in the public mind as to what thai ill heinous crime against a the highest interests of society really is but the people are beginning to 10 awaken to a sense ense of the true depth and hearing bearing of the treasonable abolition conspiracy and afir invasion of brown and his northern co traitors and look to the nd ministration of mr racha bucaan n an to defend the principles of docic society and the very foundations of government among us by bringing every one of the parties implicated to t the e bar 0 of f justice J u tice i the 1 tion lion of the sted united u states defines defies this highest crime against society in ia these the e words treason against the united states shall consist only in lev levying yng i war against ag a dinst them or in in adhering to their the ir e enemies n amies giving them aid and comfort 1 this has been further defined by the judiciary in several decisions bearing upon the point in question in the following clear and distinct terms to constitute a levying of war there must be bean an assemblage of persons for the mhd purpose of carrying into it effect by force a treasonable purpose 0 o S e C te ballman 4 cranch 75 in order to constitute the offence of treason against the united states there should be a conspiracy to resist generally and publicly by force and an actual resistance by force or orby by intimidation of numbers num beis against a law of the united states state united states vs hanway hannay 2 wallace r where war is levied all those who take any part in in it howler however minute or 0 r however remote from the scene of action andrii ho are actually leagued in the general consa racy are regarded as traitors Ei Ex parle parte bal 1 man 4 C cranch 75 here we have the law of treason and who are traitors clearly defined so accustomed have hav e thousands thousand of our citizens become to sit under tinder and follow the Illi higher gher law teachings of factious demagogues that they have forgotten their paramount duty to their country and the power which society must wield for the maintenance of its own existence seward cha chae e wade wilson giddings gerrit gernt smith greeley howe how e sanborn rn and numerous other accas saries s ries before the fact are equally with john brown amenable to the law and it is is the duty duly of e every ery branch of the government to defend the majesty 0 of the law |
