Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-30

DR. Daniel Breed, Of this city, was arrested
ON wednesday evening last, on charge OF
using sedtious language in reference TO the
acts Of John Brown az Harper's Ferry. We
are not informed as 10 The specific words he is
charged with having uttered, but We under
stand that the prosecution is founded upon
some remarks he made in the course Of a rather
excited convereaiion with DR.. Van Camp, on
Wednesday, in the presence Of Mr.. Stablsr 80
The case IS set for hearing before Justice Dom
at o'clock this afternoon.
Dr. Breed was an examiner In tho Patent
Office during the administration Of Gen. Pierce,
ana IS now engaged as patent solicitor
Washington Republic
The reault Of tho exsrinat;On was the hold
ing Of Dr. Breed to bail in the sum of $4,000
to keep the peace. Senator Stewards views
were the topic of conversation, in connection
with tho case Of John Brown.
The people of the North would like TO know
what sedition laws nre in force at the National
Capital. Are they laws of Congressl If SO,
if citizen Of the United States is denied the
right Of free speech on the subject of slavery
ia the District Of Columbia, the sooner the
laws are repealed, or the seat Of government is
removed to the free West, where the seat en-
pire now belongs, the better for the country
and the national credit II men cannot utter
their thoughts on slavery in Washington with
out being dragged to prison for sedtion, Oui
Reprblic might as well abandon Che name o
free government at once.
Justice Donn will be likely to have his handi
full to punish for seditious language wher
Congress oonveues, provided his jurisdiction
covers both Houses. Heretofore liberty o
speech in the Capitol has been limited to free
dom Of bludgeon, as administered by Bulll
| Brooks and his Southern associates.
Contemplated Treason by Gov. Wise In 1896
The Hon. VIM. NJ. Cory, the disIinguishe,
Representative from Hamilton in the Legisla
ture of 1856, has Just published in the Clncin
natl Commercial avery long, rich, racy, resda
bic, and exceedingly Corryish narrative of hi
visit in December, 1856, to Wheatland, and con
ference with Mr.. Buchanan on the creed of th
party. In his pilgrimage TO tie Democrati
shrine where wOrehippers did then cOngregate
| il CHANGED that our Western devotee fell in wit
Mr.. Banks, then editor of the Virginia S1uth
side Democrat, now editor Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and Mr.. Tyler, now an editor of tn
Richmond Enquirer, who were also on thei
way to visit Mr.. buchanan. The party trayele
and took sweet counsel together, and the Hon
VIM NJ. Cory says that the proposed treason b
| Gov. Wise was one of the subjects of their con
versation, as follows:
"There was another matter discussed oi
Mr. Banks motion. He told us the Soutl
would have dissolved the Union if Fremont haI
been elected President of the United States
that Governor Wise and the Virginia leader
were ready to take the field--march on Wash
ingtUn, sepose the federal officers, take tn
treasury, archives, buildings, grounds, DC, dC
clare the confederation de faetO overthrown
and the district to have reverted 10 Virginia
the purpose for whish she had conveyed it hay
ing failed He said the thing would have bee
easy There were 1000 men ready, 20,O0
cavalry, sets Of aecoutrements, &c. That tn
public mind was sufficiently excited to over
come all domestic resistance, and that the
could whip the n orth in the fight. He SCENE
to be perfectly cool and abstract in these de
clarations, and without doubt implicitly be
leved what he said"