Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-10
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SfFATE.-After our report closed yesterd.x
tHc Hsointion offered by Mr.. SALISBURY call
my my Si inioImaton relative 10 the arrest and
imprisonment Of certain citiz.ns OF Bcla VAR
was cetatco until the adjournment
.Wf. b6I- sald that II any citixens OF Della vsre
hso PEI aferier.d the courts wen still open.
6ho ne believed that the writ Of AuLeox ecr,,,
Was not dead. lie WAS not w filing thai ths
sthale fhould interf n v ith other depart,orn.x
ne m9Hed ts lay the resolution the table.
mr.: ClHrk stated that in hts State IN IA, \ a
Er- Bachedor had put him % N M the 6sad of =
o;:nd oi ma n and torn down the flag: ar a puh.
iic meeting had asserted that three four.hs of
u,', S,uu,eeis ., @ would hr killed and 20 toh-l,
sIo :! tIg tGwn " Quit do nothing for thprr fami
liz :. lie hac b en- arrested and writ ofhaL.a,
torr"s Procured, but tie Marshal refusrd 90
co.S II, acting under the directions OF the Sc =
Mr iison raid te peecssi: y OF these arnest.
-. "a, u. ne r+e1ett q, iut he did not think that
unS 10, a. mar would chai &c the President with
E"hloniE Violating the tights Of any CITIZEN
or II long time the ;esders had set here but no
aiIet i FAD ce' II made; hut N hen the war COM
NV ."et % u was n"cee sary: The GrEt arrests was
ioi - iiiag : un caps 10 th, enemy Will. th..
qttsiioh y" as thail the government survive or
peiish, ihe Congress Should not be q iudic,si
nltehai TO Try the Administration on techni.
MIR. salisbury stated that no doubt sor,. nv
Ie.'s We're jIstiiiable, but these men we're eiti-
i-eEs 80, oi Oe!Swsre whese Loyalty had never
The motion to lay Oh the table was disagreed
to-yeas s. nays 40.
Nj. / iels would vote AGAINST the resolution
ne nae Ecid that the President had the r.ghl To
suspend the hoLeus corpus. If thcr, is any com,
] iaIht u IS that the GOV ernmett is too Ienicnt
mr tayaI6 cort' nGed that the power tu sus
teEo 'he hateas corpus il not an rsecuii i W. act.
- lie IL elslaiurs had no right to inquire. then
the Prts siCrEt mir ht irnp;;sop ncn or 40 uhat
ht plt ased with Tia IN. ~
MI. herman was in favor OF adopting all
Iii N oi inquiry offered in good faith. He
teIeNfd The pcw,r was Ia Congress, but The
ise' Sohsrss had given the power 10 tae Pres
."' nj. MANY arrests w"r" great mistakes ana
k@. should all he reported 10 Congress, with
tht causes II This was umlimiu-d d. the Govern
ms nj would bsccnle oppressive The pronis
mao tn on" x'>l@rated at these arrests and IL
"ss cue ihat 10 man should he arrested Tor
light cause.
hr 1IUmhrll could not see any bene6, IN p.
atiaInt-e III passing thC resolution and was in
cni''c 10 NCt' AGAINST il. These arrests had
n'r II rnfor n,a's aid impolitic. The power of
Z sns prrding thr writ had been decided TO b., in
The leg islnuN1.
Nj. Powell commended that the President and I.
his ministers had 10 right 20 make these arrests
.:n usHr,,:tiop. ;
Mr.. Ftss-nd, nas krd il he (Mr. p) was At the |
Eeso O! Use troN'rnmrnt, and was satisfied thai /
any individual was ahout 70 commit a crime :
II he would not arr. 81 him
MT fo"eii.-lf lie Were acting as a spy he
&onia Lave h:n punished by the usages OF /
war, hu' IL private citizen he would hand him
ov' 10 tho civil authorities. ~
Mr.. Fcssenden repea ted the qunstiSn
hr. Powell sad lie would do nothing To yio-
tate ne Constitution. Ii he thought party was |
tou' dong wrong he wonid ha We him ,,ut under
soncs, ard n thrrr vas 10 law he would have I
him wVtch' q, and try and pass a law at the /
Le xt Congress. -
MI. CcIlam, r asked when the court proyid.s
tfaf fbe wit may be suspended if it does not !
imply mat man may br arr-s ted urlawf !
Mir Poweli.-The suspension only deprives |
blm OF the great remedial right of taking him |
out. ~
Mr- ooIlamer.-You never try a party for
quit or innocence on n writ of habeas corpus
Mr. Powell answered that IL does not. the
irdRe Is TO inquire into the causrs OF arrest /
lut Goes the suspens ion OF this writ ever an
Mr.. Collamer said the only que stion the court !
could entertain was, whether the process on /
" fit In the ART stF were made was = legal one.
Mr.. Powell contended that the people wished |
tht se arrests 10 cease, and recent elections
showed il.
Mr. Wilson said that no such question had
been settl, d by lie eiectiUns. The only thing
settled was that the Republicans had not men
enough 10 whip lie South and VOC down
Northern Democrats.
ErTsE-Afier cur r. Z ort closed
The bill authorizing collectors, assessors, &c,
under the Excise law, 10 administer oaths, and
also anne nding lhe law relating TO stamps was
amended and passed.
The consideration OF the hill for the admis.
sion Of Western Nlre inia in the Union
suIhed, and was d. bated by Mrsers. Brown,
ColfaX, Oln, Crittrrden, Nay nard and Stevens
until near five O'Clock, VIII, n the House ad-
iourred. zs-x-