The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-09
FINDLAY, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1861.


its military power to put down al
armed insurrection too strong to b.
controlled by the civil authority.
The power is essential to the exist.
ence Of every government. and es.
sential to the preservation OF order
and free institutions"
| Mr.. Carlisle moved 10 strike on,
the eighth section, which provides
that the military commander cause
suspected persons to be brought be.
lore him to take the oath OF allie.
glance, and on their refusal to take
the oath he may detain them as
prisoners. He said giving great
power TO the military ommander
might do great injury. Men were
disposed to aid this effort to over.
throw the government and pay no
attention 20 the oath. He was free
to say IL he should be 80 unfortunate
as to be taken prisoner by the enc
miss Of his country, and could only
preserve his life by taking tho oath,
and II he believed It his duty to his
country and family to preserve his
life, then he should not regard the
oath rs binding obligation. morally
He cOntendeh that the President ia
justified in what he has done in sus
pending the writ OF habeas corpus.
1t was rebellion 20 overthrow Re.
publican institutions to preserve any
peculiar institutions. In regard TO
arrests, he said there were to day
many Of the hest citizens oi Western
Virginia imprisoned in jails and held
by secessionists. 1t was importan,
tina. the government should do some.
thing to remedy this great evil.
A message from the House, An.
nouncing the passage OF the Tax
bill. and the resolution to adjourn on
Friday, was received.
The Tax bill was taken MP and
referred to the Committee OF Finance
Mr.. McDougal douglas Demo-
crai), spoke at some length. lie
contended that the President w.s
perfectly justified in all he had done
10 time OF War necessity compcls us
to do many things which are right
and proper, and we must make the
war cover the case, and go have the
war settled once Ior all.
Mr.. COwan thought it was not
necessary to make a new law for
the military commander. The enc.
mics of the country have no rights
under the law Of the country, as they
have cut themselves off from all
right. The military commander
has bnt to carry ont the laws of the
conntiy as they arc. Rebel, have
no right to claim the benefit OF the
writ of habeas corpus. He was op
posed TO the bill.
Mr.. Bayard moved to postpone i,
ltilftOJBorrow.---
MI. Fessenden said il il wa. post.
poncl at at all he hoped it would be
Indefinitely.
Mr.. Bfeckinridge (Seceesion De-
mocrat,) said he thought that the
best plan. He thought il contained
the most atrocious provisions which
have been resisted by a FREQ people
lie thought the introduction OF sncl
bill to the American Senate mos
gloomy commentary on the dcgener
ate state OF the coun'ry.
Mr.. Clark moved to lay the bill or
the table. Lost.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to amen
the motion to postpone. 30 as L
make it tho special order. Ate
further discussion the bill was post
! ponei till to. morrow, and made til,
special order for ono o'clock.
A message was received from III
House that they had disagreed to tn
amendment to the Tariff bill, an,
asked a Committee Of Conference. =
A Committee Of Conference Wa
appointed.
Mr., Hale made a report from tb
Committee OF Conference on the bi
TO provide for iron clad steamers. =
A long discussion ensucd on agree
ing to the report, in regard to tn
amendment to include ships nc
yet completed, having reference t
} Stevens Battery.
On the question there was foun
to be no quorum. Adjourned.