The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-12-05
Meeting Of Congress---The Presidents
Message

Both houses OF Congress met on MON
day last, and the annual Message Of Presi-
dent LIScoLS was delivered The same day.
Immediately on the organization of the
House, Mr. VALLANDIenAM, of Ohio, offer
ed the following resolution, which was
adopted:
ResoIred, That The committee on Judic-
iary be instructed to inquire into and re-
port to the House Al An early day by what
authority of the Constitution or laws, if
anv, the Post Master General undertakes
10 decide what newspapers may and what
newspapers may not be transmitted thro'
| the mails.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio, offered the following:
Whereas, Many citizens of the United
States have been seized by persons acting,
or pretending to act, under the authority
of the United States, and have been car
ried out of the jurisdiction of the States of
their residence, and imprisoned in the mil
itary prisons and camps of the United
States, without any public charges being
preferred against them, and without any
opportunity being allowed them &c learn
or disprove the charges made. or alleged
to be made against them; and,
Whereas, Such arrests have been made
in the States where there is no Insured.
ton, or rebellion, or pretence thereof, or
any other obstruction to the authority Of
the Government and,
Whereas, 1t is the sacred right of every
citizen cf the United States, that be shall
not be deprived of his liberty without. due
process of law, and when arrested shall
have speedy and public trial by an iu-
partial jury: therefore.
Resoloed, That the House of Represen-
tatives does hereby condemn all such ar
rests and practices as nnwarranted by the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
as a usurplng of power never given up by
the people 10 their rulers, and do hereby
demand that al! such arrests shall Eereaf
ter cease, and that all persons so arrested,
and yet held, shall have a prompt and
public trial according to the provisions Of
the Constitution aud laws Of the United
States.
Mr.. RTcuARDsox, of Illinois, offered the
following resolution :
ReSoired, 4 hat the President be request
ed to inform the House of Representatives.
what citizens of Illinois are now confined
in any forts or places Of confinement, AND
npon what charges such citizens were ar
rested, aud that The President also inform
the House of Representatives the names Of
the persons arres' ed in the State of Illinois
and confined in prisons outside the limits
} of said State, what the charges are ag'st
them. by whom charges are made and by
whose order all such arrests were made.
1t IS needless 20 say that the resolutions
of Messrs. Cox and RICHARDsoS were vot.
ed down by the black Republicans. who
compose a large majority of the presen;
Congress. Thank God, their reign expires
on the Alb Of March, after which time We
hope 70 bave all the rascaities and perse,
cutons practised by the presen. Admins
tration looked into.
The following is synopsis of the Pre>i.
dents Message:
He says the correspondence touching
foreign affairs, which has taken place dur,
ing the last year is herewith submitted in
compliance with a request to that effect
If the condition of orr relations with other
nations is less gratifying than formerly, i,
is certainly more satisfactory than a ma
ton SO unhappiiy distracted might have
reasonably apprehended.
A blockade Of 3 900 miles Of sea coast
could not be established and righteousIv
enforced in a season o. great commercial
activity like the present, without commit.
ting occasional mistakes and inhicting un
intentional injuries upon foreign nations
and subjects,
In clear cases of this kind have so far
as possible, heard and reoiressed complaints
by friendly powers. There is, however, a
large and augmenting number of doubtful
cases upon which The government is una
bic TO agree with the governments whose
protection is demanded by the claimants.
There are moreover many cases in which
the United States, or their citizens, suffer
wrongs from the naval or military author
tiles of foreign nations which the govern
ment of these states are not at once pres
pared to redress.
I have proposed to some Of the foreign
states interested, mutual conventions to
examine and adjust such complaints This
has been made especially to Great Britain
France. Spain, and Prussia. In each case
it has been kindly received but not yet Cor
maly adopted.
Applications have been made to me by
many free born Americans of African de-
scent TO favor their emigration with a view
to such colonization as was contemplated
in recent acts Of Congress. Other parlie;
; at home and abroad, some from interested
J and other motives have suggested simila,
measures. where on the other hand severa
Of the Spanish American republics have
protested against sending of such colonies
to their respective territories under these
circumstances.
: have declined to move any such colo
nv to any state without first obtaining IN
consent Of lis government, with An agree
ment on their part to receive, and Drolec
such eInigrants in all their rights as free
men, and | have at the same time Offered
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