The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-06-05

BALrIMlRs. My a7.
10 the Litor Of The Enquirer:
A wriof habras corpus was issued ngains,si
General adwallader. on Saturday last, teri
The pn'oss Of obtaining The release q Johns
lsIerEimn. Esq cadwnlI'dcr this mornings
.rsplie',ha, he wonli MT deliver W Merri-a
Imam, The Prrsden: had authorize him ics
lsussn I'd the llabeas Corpus Act Whenever
Ihehnks proper.
Oae OF the council II Dir. Msrriman Deb
sired 10 krow whether Colonel Lee hal pros
iuced the body Of Merrimaa as The VIII crm's
C1lonel L's replied that he had
not; that the extent OF his instructions we'ef
10 read The paper h. had subml'ted %;
the Court. Chief Justice Taney-"Gencr
AZ cadwsloder was, By thstwr commandedl
10 produce The body d Dir. Merriman bel
lore me this morning, that the case might,
he heard. and the petitioner either remanded
no his custody or be dismissed il held on IN Il
Sufficient grounds, but he has acted in DISC
socdience 70 iha, high writ, and direct thu
A a,tschnJnt Sc at once issued againHt him
sreturnabIe belpre me here lo-moFrow y
twelve O'clock"
BAL-Im,RE. Mar 2S
ITO the Eiitor or The Enquirer
The habeas corpus case Of john MSrriman
,Swss ended to-day, ns il was expected that 4
Swould be. Tho Marshal visited FoTt Nc
.sHenry 10 sefvs6pe writ. bu, vas denied 81
!uiuunce. ~, aSissr bad made hi
-1statemen, yk'ef Justice fancy delivered d
Following decision 10 The cssr:
4 So Gar as my power goes. The Canrt REL
,firs duty TO enforce rs protest against y
1.-The contempt comrilied. The miisry
ssubiect 70 civil Jurisdiction; end ! viii brief
1set down the course nteud 70 take. ] @
.edered he attachment yesterday. because
Eupon the face az the return, the deicnilo
III he prisoner was unlawful. upon Nv
.r.rrounr-: First. The P,esileni. under u
! -scons,iiuion and Laws y the United Stats
dean %, suspend The privilege 81 The VIII
-phabena corpus. or authorize any military 2
fticer 10 d. 50. Second. the military Office
shas no right 10 arrest and detain a persc
"s-uhjeci 10 the rules of articles o. var, I
!. gan ofIense against the laws Of ihe Unio
hexcept in and BY Judicial authority Or su'
Fisc. 10 III control; and # the parry J. ares
lsfsd by the military, il is the duty 81 the a
officer 10 deliver him over immediately 70 y
Eciyil authority. 70 be dealt with accQrJir
Eto law. "
forbore yesterday 70 state orally nc PROV
sSsions 81 the Constitution which mnketlr
Eprinciples the fundamental laws o. the Y
1yfion, because 1n oral statement nigh, be nj
AZ understood il some portions Of Il and | ~
= therefore pu. my opinion IN writing, and q
y /, with The Clerk il the Office Of the Court
i,he course Of this week.
bel IN relation to the present return The Gov
rnIsaid: With relation 70 the present return,
ediwculI state that the Marshal has the pow
si-s,o summon the posse comitatus, and "a
skiforcible possession Of the party attach
n-Hbu, % the force Is so large at the Fort
nsthis time the effort would be useless.
erl That being the case the Court hos
Ipower to direct the forciDle taking OF
bu, only has power under the laws
'utIshe land. when the party IL brought
e.ffore II, to force the liberation Of the price
hitler By an order Of the Court. imposing q
bic Yand Imprisonment upon the officer maxi
ed1the arrest; but II BY superior force I
-ypariy manages 10 keep out Of the reach
'reEthe Court. il can but enterits protest agai
adl,. I will reduce 10 writing my opinion
1.-The case, and having done 80 shall report
t,he President in person the facts. lay bef
y him the official documents IN the case.
n. IcaII on him 70 perform bis Constitution
duty, and urge upon him the absolute nee
EyIsi,y Or = proper recognition Of che conssl
lion and laws.