Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-05-30
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land received orders Sunday night to march
to Grafton, and clean out the nest Of Scces-
sion robbers congcgated there, under the
orders of Gov. Letcher. The troops moved
Of early Monday morning. and were joined
at Bellaire by the Sixteenth Ohio Regiment,
under command Of Col. Irvine II is un-
derstood that the Ohio troops encampcd at
Marietta, including the Cleveland Light Ar
tillcry, will move up the Parkersburg
brapch Of the b. & o. X. r. simultaneously
with the movemcntfr from this neighborhood.
We learn that the Fifteenth Ohio Regi-
ment under Col. Andrews crossed the river
at Belaire this "Wednesday morning, and
moved towards Grafton. Capt. Wallace
company is in this regiment
The people. Of Western Virginia have been
considerably alarmed at the presence of Sc
cesson troops in their midst, and when the
Ohio regiments eame laundering upon them
in the cars, they were greeted with the wild
est demonstrations of welcome. We fcrvent-
ly hope our troops will drive the "brigands"
beyond the Blue Ridge at the point of the
bayonet. With Butler menacing Richmond,
and this movement upon Grafton, it is sug-
gested the Hsaered soilof Virgins" is suffer
ing terribly.
| BALTIMORE, May %.
st. Paui's street, fionting the United
States Court House, was crowded to-day, as
was also the Court room, at noon to-day, to
learn the proceedings ia the hdbcds corpus
case Of John Merrinan.
| Gen. Cadwallader having, as was stated
yesterday, declined to accede to the demand
until he could hear from Washington,
writ Of attachment was issued against him
for contempt to-day. The United States
Marshal reported that on going to Fort Nc
Henry to serve the writ, he was refused ad-
mittance.
Chief Justice fancy then read the follow
ing statement: ... =
Il ordered the attachment yesterday be-
cause, upon the face OF the return, the de-
tentien of prisoner was unlawful, upon two
grounds. lst. The President, under the
Constitution and law of the United States,
cannot suspend the privilege of the writ Of
habeds corpus, nor apth9rize any military
officer to do So I'd. Amilitary officer has no
fright to arrest and detain a person not sub
~
otfense against the Laws of the United States
except in aid Of the judicial Authority, and
subject to its control. If the party is ar
rested by military, it is the duty Of the Of
ficer to deliver him oyer Immediately to the
civil authority, to be dealt with according to
llaw L forebore yesterday to state orally
the provisions of the Constitution of the
United States which make these principles
the fundamental law of the Union, because
an oral statement nigh be misunderstood in
some portions of it, and shall, therefore,
put my opinion in writing, and file it in the
office Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, in
course of the week.
The Judge added that the military au-
thority was always subordinate to the civil,
that under ordinary circumstances it would
be the duty of the Marshal to proceed with
a posse comitatus and bring the party named
in the writ into court, but from the notorious
ly superior force that he would encounter
this would be impossible. He said the
Marshal had done all in his power to dis
charge his duty. During the week he should
prepare his opinion ip the premises and for
ward it to the President, calling on him to
perform his constitutional duty and see that
the laws be faithfully executed and enforce
the DEGREES Of this court.
BALTIMORE, May 90.
A special dispatch from Williamsport to
the American says the Virginia camp oppo-
site that place was reinforced by two pieces
of cannon and two additional companies -
Sundry mysterious movements have been
going on in camp during the past two days.
The terryman was warned to permit nothing
except the mail to pass after IL o'clock to-
day. The camp is guarded with great care
neither friend nor foe being permitted to Wis
it. Only two companies have been on parade
since Friday.
All this may be only mask to cover re-
treat to Falling Waters orit may be with
the view Of preparing to cross the river into
Williamsport. Our Home Guards keep
perpetual watch, and stand ready at any mo-
ment to dispute their passage over the river.
The camp is in AVERY unsafe position, being
in the toe of horse shoe shaped piece Of
! ground, where its provisions and all possibil-
ity of retreat might be easily cut off; and il
is evident that this is what Col. Allen fears
On Sunday night a deserter swan the
! Potomac and escapedNinto PENNSYLVANIA.
Bullmans Rock, at Point Of Rocks, IL
miles this side of Harper Ferry, has beer
, thrown across the track and into the canal,
and passengers are obliged to change cars Al
that point. No freight ears are running
!. The Virginians are using the track between
/. the Rock and the Ferry for transportation
Of troops and munitions. ~ 81 ..,..u
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