Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-04-10
T. A. PLANTS. EoiTos
PRERoGATIyEs.

discussion, the various powers and pre-
negatives of tho various departments of
Goyennment under the Constitution
Among these is the extent Of the power
efrthe Senate aud House Of Representa-
tiyes 10 send their writs throughout the
Uaion and cempel the citizens to attend
on committees, and answer, under oath,
all questions which said committees may
choose to ask upon all subjects
We are not about to give an opinion
upon the right thus claimed. The prin-
ciple isundergoing thorough examina-
ton by many ofthe wisest aud best minds
in the land. 1t is certain, however,
il the right exists, it is subject to great
abuse, and the mode of its exercise ought
to be limited and defined by law.
The House of Representatives has
appointed a committee, and that commit
,se is exercising the power of sending
tor whom it pleases, and subjeeting them
TO its questions. The House, however,
is Republican, and the President denies
It's right to make such examinations, at
least into his conduct and Administra-
:icn. Butthe Senate, being Democratic,
has appointed committee TO investigate
the John Brown affair, and their manner
of doing it is likely to cause the power
to'be strictly scrutinised. They have sent
from Maine to Texas, and Kansas, for
Witnesses, but have failed totally to i'm
plicate a single Republican, But there
are one or two men, who, from their Pc
culisr notions, it was thought could be
used to make some capital.
One of these rs Mr.. Hyatt, of n. T..
Hyatt, is one of those singular minds
which won't do anything upon eompul-
sion. He moreover denies the power of
the Senate Committee to compel his at
tendance at Washington. OF course
tlisis a kind of dare, as Gov. Wise
would say and the Senate committee
won't be q dared to anything. They,
therefore, summoned Mr.. Hyatt before
them. Mr.. Hyatt promptly attends, but
protests that the Committee has no right
to compel his attendance. Mr.. Hyatt
says that he is perfectly willing to tell
aHshe knows. but denying the power of
the committee to compel him to testify,
lerefuses to speak q word under conf
pulsiDn, And SO the locomotion wheels
aresblocked Mr.. I'll. says, Gentlemen,
I am willing and ready to tell you all !
know, if you will just withdraw your
claim of right to compel me to do SO,
but if you will not do that, then I wont.
testify at all; for I deny your constitu-
tional power to force the citizen from his
home and business, and compel him to
answer questions when there is no case
OF any kind pending. And thereupon
the Committee sent Mr.. Hyatt to iaih,'
where he has remained month or SO
already, and says he will never come. out
until the Senate disclaims the exercise
of what. he calls an unconstitutional
power This case was about dying out
of the popular mind. when the Com
mittee made the discovery of the fact
that q certain Frank B. Sanborn, of Bos-
ton, was very much of Mr.. Hyatt 5 no.
ton Of things, and SO they sent after
him, with what result the following dis
patch will tell. It will be seen that, the
Suprelne Court of Massachusetts, have
discharged sanborn, and We suppose the
next thing will be to punish the Court.
Here is the account:
sBosroN, April 4.-F. B. Sanborn was
arrested at Concord, by the United
States officers, last night, under requi-
sition from the Senate Committee.
Judge Hoar, of the Supreme Court,
has issued writ of habeas corpus, and
the hearing is now progressing in this
city.a as
Watson Freeman, jr., Deputy u s.
Marshal, and Silas Carlton, Deputy Ser
geant-at- Arms of the U. S. Senate,
called at Sanborn's residence at 8 o'clock
last night. Sanborn IT fused to accom-
pany them, mhes. he aeos handcu6ed and
taken to a carriage at the door, during
which he struggled violently, and the
members of his family cried murder,
fire, &C. !,
The excitement spread, and the town
bells were rung, collecting large crowd
Rufus Hosmer, a citizen, died suddenly,
it is supposed from the excitement the
affair occasioned. Sanborn was forcibly
taken from the officers by the crowd and
kept out of their power until a writ Of
habeas corpus could be obtained. a
It is said that the writ has been pre-
pared for some time, in anticipation Of
the arrest, Deputy Sheriff, John B
Moore, served the writ of habeas corpus
and arrested Sanborn, which ended the
mission of the U. S. Marshal's posse fol
the time being.
The following is the writ of habeas
corpus:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts te
the Sheriff of our Counties, &C.: We
command you that theebody of Frank B
Sanborn, of Concord, In the county Of
Middlesex, by Silas Carlton imprisoned
and restrained of his liberty, as it is said
You take and have before Justice Of
our Supreme Judicial Court at Boston
in the county of Suffolk, Immediately
after the receipt Of this writ, to do ane
receive what our said Justice shall